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Quote: Originally Posted by lenka14 After reading this thread, I HAD to get one. I ordered it from Skincare : Strivectin, Skinceuticals, Philosophy, RevaleSkin, Kinerase, MD Forte and more Skincare Products at SkinStore.com. It's free shipping and if you use code ADD10 you get 10% off. My total came to $26.10 Thanks for the info. I just ordered mine.

I have a couple different copies of the sand ceremony and all of them mention that you have just exchanged rings and kissed. Is the sand ceremony done at the end? Did the minister say anything after that or how do you know when to walk down the aisle? It seems like such a hard stop to the ceremony. I'm also working on my programs so I want to make sure I have the ceremony in the right order and am trying to figure out the appropriate place to add the sand ceremony since it is not in there currently.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tropical Imaging I worked for 5 years when I got out of university as an investment manager/fund trader. Made great money, loved the fast paced environment and did really well with clients and money management. However, I put everything into work and never had time for anything else. So at the age of 26, I quit my job, sold my house and car (and pretty much everything else) and moved to the Caribbean to be a master dive instructor. Big switch in lifestyle and pay. Loved every minute of it. Met my husband and ended up buying an underwater photography/video business and filming and shooting dolphins/sharks/ whales etc and teaching underwater photography occasionally as well. After a few years we kept getting requests from businesses on island to do commercial work and then family and portrait work (sharks are a breeze compared to small children...LOL) and weddings. Now thirteen years later, we only do about 10% of underwater photography. Love every minute of it. I highly recommend following your passion, I find that if you love what you do, everything falls into place! Krys That is awesome! I would love to just do something random like that.

Kenny Chesney - Beer in Mexico

That is so sweet! I love the one about your friend and all the drinks. That sounds just like me and my best friend/MOH. We've known each other since 1st grade.

I'm on there. I never went on that much, but now that I have the app on my iphone I go on all the time!

I don't really think there should be a rule about how much one should spend. My FI and I had talked about marriage early on in our relationship and neither of us were in a hurry to get married. I initially thought I wanted a big huge ring and would joke about it, but when it actually came time to pick out a ring the big ones looked ridiculous on me. My main concern was that I had a say in the ring as it wasn't worth spending the money if it was going to be something I wouldn't wear. We did a lot of shopping and research and found a great deal on a loose stone, and then had my ring designed together months later. I am so happy with my ring and I rarely take it off. It also looks like it cost a lot more than it does and I get compliments on it all the time. I don't think you need to spend a fortune to get a beautiful ring. I think some people are in such a rush to get engaged or compete with their family and friends that they don't think rationally and spend way beyond what they can afford.

Congrats on the new car! Can't wait to see pics from the bachelorette party. Have a great time!

Congratulations!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by SoontobeMrsE Then for the wedding I was thinking to pull it back off my face (Sort of like Glenda's) and leave the sides and back down - but then Good old Oprah - the stylists said that pulling your hair completely off your face with hair line exposed is not flattering. SO THEN... I was thinking bangs! But I know from past experience, me and bangs never get along. I have no idea how I am wearing my hair for the wedding. I already bought an expensive veil and I am definitely wearing it. UGH....decisions....decisions! How are you guys wearing your hair? Any thoughts? I was going crazy with my hair being so boring while I was growing it out so my hair stylist gave me bangs. I liked them at first and got a lot of compliments on them, but they are driving me crazy! I'm growing them out now so they will be longer for the wedding. Right now they are in my eyes, so I usually just pin them up or wear a headband! I have a few pictures saved of hairstyles that I like, but my hair will be all up in the back, but low. My bangs will be parted to the side in the front. I have a veil and ordered a head piece (which reminds me was supposed to be in this month, need to call on that), but haven't decided it I will wear that or just a flower. My stylist is going to do my hair trial with a couple different options and then take pictures so I can bring those down with me to Mexico for them to recreate.

Quote: Originally Posted by JODEY Well.... I've been thinking about changing my career for a while as I don't feel very challenged in my current job, I'm no longer learning anything and seem to be stuck in a rut, basically I do administaration. I used to work with horses which I loved but unfortunatly had to move on as it don't pay well. I'm now looking into training to become an electrician. My brother has his own comany and my uncle is an electrician too. I would have to do 3 years training at college plus practical work but its in the evenings which means I can carry on working full time. Does any one know of any women electricians ? I'm a real hands on person and think I would get great satisfaction from this. Fingers crossed, I'm waiting to hear back from the college because the course starts September 15th !! That is awesome! If it is something you want to do I say go for it. I have been thinking about changing careers for the past few months, but haven't figured out exactly what I want to do. Since you have relatives that are in the field, could you shadow them for a day to see if it is definitely something you would enjoy? I took a pastry class last semester as that was a career I was interested in. I absolutely loved it, and would like to take more classes after the wedding. They offered a class on Saturday which is the only day I could take it since the classes are 5 hours! I would have to miss 2 classes right off the bat this semester with the wedding so I couldn't register. If I did decide to go the pastry route it would be something I would have to do on the side or as a part-time job. Right now I am the bread winner while FI is finishing up school and not making much money. Once he gets a better paying job I will have more flexibility to go after what I want to do without worrying about taking a huge pay cut that we can't afford right now. Ideally, if there is anything I can do without having to go back to school for an extended period of time that is ideal. I majored in journalism, but have been in recruiting for over 5 years. I'm kind of pigeon holed for a recruiter job now so unless someone is willing to take a look at transferable skills or I get another degree I might be stuck.

Quote: Originally Posted by SoontobeMrsE Here's a pic of my invites: Okay - so last night I decided to dye my hair. Let's see if this pic works... Side view..... Front view... My daughter thinks it's kind of orangey - I'm not sure. FI hasn't even seen it! What do you think? I love your invites, very pretty! Your hair color doesn't look orange to me. I wish I could get my hair to look so full like yours. Now that it is long it just hangs! I can't wait to chop it after the wedding.

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek Michelle, how did your dress fitting go? I can't wait to see your dress. I'm sure it's gorgeous! Erica, you just reminded me about the Welcome booklet i have to start on. Are you handing yours out when you get done there or before you go? My dress fitting went pretty well. It zipped so that was good, but it is a little tight in the waist. I mean tight as in I can barely breathe! I'm going to have to continue to watch what I eat and exercise to make sure I don't gain any weight and if I lose a few pounds that would be preferred. I had forgotten what it looked like since I got it last December! It is so pretty though. I didn't get any pics this time around because it was all pinned up since everywhere, but the waist needs some major removal! I wanted to have her take the netting out underneath the dress because I didn't really want a poufy dress. She recommended that she take in the sides first to see how I like it since she thought it might be looking too poufy since there was so much extra material. She also wouldn't be able to put the netting back in once she took it out so she wanted to make sure I like it. I have to go back in two weeks for my second fitting and take my sister with so she can be measured for the flower girl dress. I will get pics then so you can see what it looks like once it fits me better!

For the bachelorette parties that I have planned or been invited to, there is usually a per person cost if you are going out somewhere. That cost covers whatever the bride would have had to pay. If it is at someone's house the bridal party will usually split the cost of food and drinks or whatever is involved with that. I personally didn't want to have a bachelorette party because I only have two girls standing up, and didn't want them spending any more money. I wanted to just spend time with them in Mexico, however, they felt it necessary to throw me a bachelorette party. I don't know what they are planning at this point, but I fully intend on throwing some money at them to cover my share. If they take it from me will be the question.

Very cute!!

I am going for my first dress fitting tonight! Yay! I went shopping the other night to look at the Spanx, but when I tried them on it didn't make me look any different. I think I was hoping for some kind of miracle! Like I walk into the fitting room, put on some spanx and walk out looking like Heidi Klum! Ha ha! So I decided that I will probably just have the boob cups sewn in so I don't have to worry about a bra. I could probably get away with a regular one, but I don't want to have to worry about straps, etc. I found some cute panties at Victoria's Secret. One say Bride to Be on them and the others are just blue. I figured that will take care of my something blue then. I also found another pair of earrings (this is now the 3rd pair!), but I think I like these the best. I'm going to bring the jewelry with so I can try it on with my dress to make sure it looks alright.

That's awesome!

I do those thigh machines all the time, and never felt like they did anything. Nice to know I don't have to waste my time anymore!

Quote: Originally Posted by catandcleo Yeah, that's the way i do it too! Laura - i think you are now officially our hero. I believe (and someone jump in here if we haven't actually agreed to this!) we are planning on the multi-coloured (frosted to assorted rainbow colours) with the second logo (about half-way down the first page of this thread) in black. Is that correct ladies? So, just to re-iterate, as far as numbers, we have: catandcleo: 100 beachbride08: 50 tracy: 60 davematthews16: 25 niels408: 70 for a big whopping grand total of: 305!!!!!! Tracy, Can we each PM you our shipping info? And can you do PayPal, or would you prefer some sort of check/money order? Yes, that is correct.

I actually like the second ring you picked out better than the first one. I mean you can always keep that one, and just wear it sparingly to make sure it doesn't fade much more than it already has.

That is really nice!

Quote: Originally Posted by vtello Hello everyone.... OMG... I have a couple of months left and I still have not gotten around to purchase some of this items... I was looking for a couple of items if anyone have some left over or know a good place to order from? I'm looking for: aqua sand 5 white or aqua paper parasol small white cake boxes 20 luggage tags thank you You still have time to order these items. I ordered sand for my message in a bottle STDs from coloredsandart.com I assume they would have aqua. Someone on the forum posted a link to cake boxes. I bookmarked the link on my computer at home, but maybe if you do a search for cake boxes or cupcake boxes the thread will come up. I haven't ordered my parasols yet either so I can't help you there.

It looks like a fun shower, and those cupcakes looked very yummy!

Quote: Originally Posted by ethrondson Oh yeah, I got some BD teasers today. Here is the link http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t27898 Your pics turned out great! Quote: Originally Posted by Chiquita My weekend kinda sucked. Jayson's father had a massive heart attack (he's okay in hospital though) and while he's waiting for surgery, he also found out he has bladder cancer. Needless to say, it's pretty positive he won't be coming to Hawaii now. I hope everything turns out OK for Jayson's dad. How horrible. Hopefully, you can figure something out so you can have a ceremony that he can be a part of since he can't come to Hawaii. Quote: Originally Posted by SoontobeMrsE Hey Danielle - there's now 100 pages on this thread! Does that make us.... ? I'm sure a few pages are just from me when I was posting all my pics. Plus, I type how I talk which is a lot! Quote: Originally Posted by SoontobeMrsE I forgot to tell you guys...I had 3 orders come in yesterday: I'm glad you got all your orders this time and your neighbors didn't steal them. That is weird about the M&Ms. I was thinking about ordering them, but I was afraid they would melt on the way to Mexico. Plus, they were a bit pricey for something I didn't really need.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tracy Hi girls - I spoke with Andrew today...and he can actually ship them to multiple destinations from his shop (rather than paying the shipping to ship them all to me, and then paying me to ship them out to you...I thought this way would be easier). He will give you shipping costs, once we figure out who is in, and what everyone's zip/postal code is. For now, we really need 1 more person. I'm not sure how to include a "thread" in a post...but if someone can tell me how to do that, i can post this opportunity in my December 08 Brides Forum....are there any other places? If we end up at only 235..which we are at now, then I know Catandcleo offered to take the extra's and I can take a few extra's too....i want to get this order in as I know there are some weddings coming up soon That is great, and definitely makes things easier. Let us know how we should pay and what we owe once the shipping is calculated. Thank you for arranging this! You just have to copy the URL from this thread and paste in the reply on the other thread. It should automatically change it to a link. That is what I do, but there could be an easier way that I'm just not aware of. I'm definitely not a forum expert! Ha ha!