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Those are great. Tammy, I think you need to change careers and become a photographer. You seem to have a real knack for it and a good eye.

WOW! The teasers are AMAZING! I can't wait to see the rest. You looked beautiful. Congrats.

Those are some sexy shoes. I just looked at your dress (beautiful BTW!) and I think they would go perfectly since it looks like there were some crystals or something on it. Very nice!

My co-workers threw me a surprise shower so since I didn't know I didn't get them anything. However, my aunt and cosuin are throwing my big bridal shower. I think I am going to get each of them a gift card to Nordstrom Spa for pedicures. I know they both like going there, and that way they can get their feet done before the wedding. Otherwise, I thought of Bath and Body Works gift sets, but I wasn't sure which scent to get.

Quote: Originally Posted by karahmia I would love to receive the whale watching excursion or cooking classes from my registry. I would want those too. How fun!

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyCheese Hello my fellow November 08 brides...I have been MIA lately but Ive been trying to catch up with all you ladies who have been very busy these past couple of weeks...wow!! Is anyone for hire?? LOL. I have so much to do but its like I lost my momentum, either that or I'm just plain lazy right now. Good news is that my dress FINALLY came in, my first fitting is Sept 20!! No time to be lazy, I have lots of weight to lose. Anything that I lose will be a big plus right now! This past wknd I went to my bestfriends wedding in Naples, Fl...here are a few pictures: My daughter collecting seashells at a Naples Beach My daughter was the flower girl at my bestfriends wedding...this is right outside my friend's room at the resort. Me, trying not to trip on my dress! Her cake was simple yet so pretty My mom took this picture and obviously they weren't ready, LOL, but I love the sunset in the back Welcome back! It looks like a very nice wedding. All the dresses were really pretty, and your daughter is super cute.

Congratulations on the house! I hope your surgery goes well. At least you found out now rather than when you had really started making plans, and you'll have plenty of BDW time while you recover from surgery.

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek I've never been there before, that's a good idea. If i got her a gift card for $25 for build a bear would that be enough for her to make a bear? I dont want to spend too much this year since i'm strapped from the wedding stuff but i don't want her parents to have to put more money into the gift. I took my brother (4) and sister (almost 6) to build a bear about 2 weeks ago. The bears are around $18, but there were some other ones that were a little more. You can get a sound effect for a couple bucks more. $25 is definitely enough for the bear. I got them the outfit and shoes with the bear and sound effect and it was about $45, but the outfits are all different prices. They both loved it though so I definitely think that is a good gift idea.

I bought the pineapple one when I was in Hawaii because the luggage tag I had broke when we got there. They are made of plastic, and they are pretty big. You definitely can't miss my my suitcase with the giant pineapple hanging off of it! Ha hA!

We only have FI's brother to buy for, but he is the guy who has everything. I was thinking about a leather passport holder, and FI may just do an excursion or something with him in Mexico as a thank you.

I mentioned this in the November thread, but my co-workers threw me a surprise bridal shower yesterday. I got one of the items I was hoping I would get and my FI got something he was hoping for. He wanted the countertop oven and I got a cupcake stand. Our family shower is a few weeks and the big item I am hoping we get is the Kitchenaid mixer. Is there an item on your registry (big or small) that you are hoping you get? Former brides, what did you or didn't get that you really wanted?

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek Thanks Michelle. So i was updating my bedbathandbeyond registry. I was signed in, for some reason I didn't think it showed you what was already bought when you were signed in BUT it does. So i found out that someone bought the dyson vacuum i registered for that i'm dying for. I've been wanting one for two years. It's the only thing that I really really wanted badly. I'm so psyched. Now i wonder who bought it for me? I dont' even think the invites for my shower went out yet, my family procrastinates big time so i'm thinking its someone who already knows where i'm registered like my bms, my mom, fi's mom. I'm so happy! But of course i have to hide my excitement i dont' want anyone to know i found out. Now i'll have to stay off my registeries so i dont' see what else is bought. That is a great gift! I did the same thing with my Crate & Barrel registry. I went on to change some things and noticed there were purchases. That was well before our shower invitations went out so I thought that was odd, and I was dying to know who bought stuff already. Now I know that it was for the surprise work shower since some of the items I got yesterday.

I'm getting married at Iberostar Paraiso Lindo this November. If you need any info or pics of anything while I'm there please let me know.

I'd just do a holiday card like Alyssa suggested.

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek If i can figure out when my shower is lol, I plan on wearing this dress: Anthropologie.com > Lush Arroyo Dress Sorry it won't let me post a pic from the anthropologie site. Very cute!

It sounds like talking to the FMIL is not an option. She already seems to be a difficult person and not very nice. Since your FI and FFIL are so close, why doesn't your FI just talk to his father about the money situation. He can just say that you initially planned on helping them out with paying for their trip and paid the deposit. Then just say there have been other expenses come up and you are over budget and can help them out with X dollars toward their trip, but they will need to pay for the rest. Leave the FFIL to deal with the FMIL, maybe she will just stay home.

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek Thanks girls I'm glad you like the dresses. I really love them. The girl in the pic is my sis her dress was a little too small they have to take some out but besides that they were exactly what i wanted! Those aren't the shoes Michelle. I bought barefoot sandals for them to wear for the beach ceremony and flip flops for the reception. I forgot to bring them both to the bridal shop. For the CDs since they are for before we leave we picked songs to help people get in the mood for a vacation and we have an older crowd coming so i couldn't put anything too crazy on it: 1. Here Comes the Sun - The Beattles 2. Jamming - Bob Marley 3. Red Red Wine - UB40 4. Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet 5. Kokomo - The Beach Boys 6. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes 7. Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money 8. Vacation - The Go-Gos 9. Holiday - Madonna 10. Soak Up the Sun - Sheryl Crow 11. Hot Hot Hot - forget who sings it 12. Waiting on a Sunny Day - Bruce Springsteen 13. It's 5 o'clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffet 14. Two Pina Coladas - Garth Brooks Good selection. I like the idea of sending a CD out before the trip. I was trying to decide if/what I should do. I've been thinking of a letter and luggage tag, but maybe the CD would work too. Hmm, do I want to do another DIY project?

Definitely A! We have that song in our playlist as well.

What about black magic or baccarra roses? Those are almost a maroon/burgundy color.

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek Here's my bm dresses: My cake topper And the cds for my departure gift bags, i'm not finished all of them yet: The dresses are so cute. Are those the shoes too? They looked like the blue matched, but maybe just a coincidence. What songs did you put on your CD?

Those dresses are really cute!

They put those bags on sale all the time. I actually ordered them, but I think I paid $14.99 or somewhere around there and didn't have any issues. I did go right to the site and placed the order when I got the email though. Maybe you tried ordering too late.

Quote: Originally Posted by Opice34 Are you guys exercising? I had grand plans of being in super shape, but as the day draws near, I'm just hoping to be in better shape than I am now. I need to get on a serious workout plan...have you guys started? I have been totally slacking in the workout and diet department. I'm so mad at myself because I wanted to lose so much weight before the wedding, and haven't lost nearly as much as I have wanted to. I'm thinking about getting a personal trainer to whip me into shape in the short time I have left. I can't stand to look at myself in pictures now because I feel so fat and I know I will be really disappointed in myself if I hate our wedding pictures. It's not like we can retake them ya know? My FI is always telling me that I don't need to lose and blah, blah blah, but that is not the point. It is the way I feel. Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 Danielle, I hear ya about the pictures. I keep wonder if doing the TTD is a mistake, will I feel too fat and not sexy enough to make them work. Ladies, I will not be on tomorrow. I am having more injections. The two discs above my fusion are failing so we are hoping to help the situation with "bi lateral facet joint injections". I'll miss you. I hope the injections work for you. It just sounds like you are having such a bad time with your back, I feel so bad for you! Quote: Originally Posted by zoeysmom1204 Is anyone really nervous abuot how soon we are getting married? I'm definitely more excited! I can't wait for the planning to be over and just having a relaxing vacation with my FI that I do not get to spend enough time with. Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek I'm sure your dress will be beautiful on you! I just got back from lunch and my cake topper was here waiting for me. I love it!!! I'll post pics of it tonight with the bm dresses, see it worked out that i couldn't post them last night hehe Oh and i should post my gm shirts since i never did that either. I can't wait to see the pics. I feel like I missed so much yesterday! I wasn't able to log on at all, but it was for a good reason. I am a recruiter and work from home most of the week, but go into the office 2 days. I work in our downtown Chicago office now, but I used to work out of our office in the suburbs (Schaumburg for the IL ladies) where our HR department is located. There is a point to this story I swear! So yesterday I was supposed to go to a meeting in Schaumburg at 1:00. My team was all supposed to meet in the lobby since my boss was the only one with a badge to get into the HR floor (they took mine away when I stopped working out of that office). Normally, I'm early, but I was the last one to get there event though I was still early. We get up to the floor and my boss says just go in the conference room. I was the first in line and I heard people talking so I thought maybe it was another meeting that hadn't ended since we were a little early so I just kind of cracked the door open and peaked in. All the HR people were sitting in there, but there was a tablecloth on the conference table and all these luau flip flop beach decorations up all over and everyone was staring at me. It took me about a minute to realize it was a surprise bridal shower for me! I was so shocked and I felt like a total idiot because I'm looking around trying to figure out why there are these decorations up for our meeting. Event they were like she doesn't get it. Of course they all thought it was hilarious, and were happy that I was truly surprised. I literally had no idea. I had invited a few of the people I worked with in that office that I was close with, but didn't invite everyone, and I did invite the staffing team I work with downtown and most of them are coming to the wedding and my real shower in a couple weeks. I didn't even think they would throw one on their own so it was really sweet. We got some great gifts. We got all of our glasses, and some our bar glasses, vases, a cupcake stand (which I really wanted!), BBQ tool set, and the Kitchenaid countertop oven we registered for. They didn't get any pictures of me walking in, but one of the girls took some pictures of me opening gifts on her camera phone so when she sends them I will post them. Yesterday totally confirmed my hatred of being the center of attention though. I started to tear up after I realized what was going on, and started sweating! I was such a mess! I don't know if it was because of being surprised or being nervous or a combination of both. My FI was off yesterday so I ended up getting home early with a car full of gifts so he was really excited. He was hoping we would get the oven and BBQ set since those were two of the things he registered for.

Those are very cute!

I said yes, only because I think it would be hard to pick a swimsuit out for someone else. I have trouble finding the right fit in clothes let alone a swimsuit. I would suggest a coverup or maybe a gift card that they can use to pick out their own swimsuit.