Maura

Quote: Originally Posted by Floreria Rayen Hi Abbie, Both beaches, Santa Maria and Chileno, are still available for everybody who wants to go. The only thing that change is the entrance to Chileno Bay, but you'll see the signs once you pass the big bridge called "El Tule". Good luck! Abbie actually got married there yesterday, and since I didnt get a phone call from her screaming, I assume they found it okay and had no problems

Amy (amy&andy) had a really cute dress she wore to dance in - let me see if i can find it for you... here it is! http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t24506 scroll down a bit into the reception photos to see her cute little dress

We've received word from Karen that Jay is out of surgery and doing well. Mandy, he has Trigeminal Neuralgia and had microvascular decompression surgery today. Karen thanks everyone for all their good wishes and will check in when she can.

aw, matt is so adorable! you are a lucky girl carly d!

my stepmom's dress before alterations: i will upload a photo of my MIL's dress tonight when i get home.

no news yet lizzy, technically if everything went smooth, jay should be out of surgery by now because it was a 4 hour surgery. we will let you know when we hear any news!

ok karina is TOTALLY awesome - i just asked her about 10 mins ago if she had any kind of map of the grounds that i could put in my welcome packet for my guests so they dont get lost around the resort and she replied right away with this great map that is even numbered with the locations in english! i am going to ask her for a spanish one too. i am attaching the full size jpg file inside a word doc in addition to posting the image from photobucket in case anyone else wants to use it! Westin Grounds Map English.doc

omg i know, my MIL is such a saint! i cant wait, we leave for cabo 3 weeks from today! dont worry, i will write the most thorough review of everything that i can possibly do. i already have a plan on how im going to do it LOL i started an outline of all the things i need to review so that i can do it on our plane ride home. i think we are going to end up taking a laptop with us to load photos from our flashcards, so i will be able to type up my reviews on the way home and then post as soon as i get back LOL OHHHH by the way.... for those of you girls who are only having your reception at the westin, please realize that you will automatically be charged higher rates for everything than those of us who have a huge room block reserved. my group was required to book a minimum of 10 rooms, and we far surpassed that - i got the final list of guest reservations yesterday from karina, and we have a total of 28 rooms booked (which accounts for about 55 of our guests, and a total of 89 nights' stays between all of our guests, the avg guest is staying about 3 nights just FYI)

I am stepping in to answer some questions, because things are getting out of control with members asking people to email them files. The reason I'm stepping in is that I've had numerous requests from brides who have posted templates to let people know how this forum works because they dont have the time to email everyone who requests the file that doesn't have enough points to download it. Later today, there will be an entire thread posted on the forum with some new rules and clarifications of old rules for all the members to follow since it seems people need to be reminded of how this community operates. #1 - the person who created this file (and thread) is named Rebecca, not Becky. Her username is Becks. If your name was Jennifer and you hated being called Jenny, how would you feel? #2 - if you do not have enough points to open the file, the protocol is to bookmark this thread and come back to it to download it when you have accumulated enough points. BDW is a participatory community, which means you have to PARTICIPATE and give back to the community in order to reap the benefits of downloading attachments that so many generous brides have provided. Rebecca, nor any other bride on this site, wants to spend all their time emailing the documents to each and every one of you who do not have enough points to download the document. Each time you download an attachment, it costs you 50 points. Period. If you do not have 50 points, you do not solicit donations for points either. You go and you post and you earn your points fair and square. In the case when a document is showing up as a read-only file for you when you download it, that means you do not have the same version of the program that the person used to create the document. There is no amount of emailing that will fix or change that. Quote: Originally Posted by OROBride1008 Becky, Do you think you can email it to me at [email protected] I don't have enough points to open it and I would love to use it. Thanks a bunch. Quote: Originally Posted by ericaandsy No idea why I'm not able to open this..it said it was a read only document?? Quote: Originally Posted by ericaandsy Becky could you also email it to me [email protected] THANK U!

barrie, can you post yours, or email it to me and i will post it for you? i am working on mine still so its not done (yikes i better hurry)

Quote: Originally Posted by sassybride Maura: What kind of decor will you have at the church? Did you decide? I'm thinking just flowers on the pews. Do you have pics of the flowers you will have? none to my knowledge, unless my MIL arranged for something without me knowing - we are only doing the thing at the church at noon with our parents, none of our guests are coming to the church and they dont even know about it. the guests will only attend our big ceremony at the westin on the beach, and we've got the banquet chairs with white covers and a white aisle runner with rose petals. then my FMIL got two floral arrangements for the "altar" on the beach, one for each side, made with white calla lillies and who knows what else. i wasnt involved at all in picking it out, i just told her i trusted her taste and asked her to pick whatever she liked. so i dont have any photos of floral arrangements at all, sorry!

i had mine custom made by an etsy seller

Hey Ladies, As in the past, here's the official chat thread for you to gab about the Biggest Loser Season 3 contest. Good luck to all! Remember, Ann is your hostess Updated 7/24/2008 to add list of participants and jackpot amount. *one person on this list hasn't paid yet, and if they do the jackpot will increase by $15 Jackpot: $510 2bebridejamaica (Amanda) alex amesharpe amyrak (Amy) Becksy (Erin) Betsy Bianca ButlerGirl08 (Alex) Cabo OR Bust (Susan) dainanewell (Daina) DanielleNDerek ErinB ethrondson (Erica) flygirl (Trish) jamaicabride09 (Alicia) jkcz0702 (Jennifer) jrodsgirl (Rosel) K&Rwedding (Kathy) Kathie KLC77 (Kelly) Leslie-Xcaret09 lucy106 (Stephanie) michelle08 mummergirl (Lisa) nikkianddean (Nikki) Robyn Mumford SgtPepperette StephanieMN T&N (Tamara) tchuchuca (Tati) Tracy yamille Yari

jac, my OB/GYN prescribed Ponstel for bad cramps, its basically just a prescription strength NSAID, and they're a miracle drug i tell you!

please use the search function - there are probably at least 100 other threads on this topic. i'll be shutting the thread down this afternoon.

erin, i added a poll to the thread for you. and i vote for #1 - its a gorgeous cake, and its not going to look identical. i think it would be cool for your guests who werent in jamaica to know that thats what your cake looked like, plus you already know the bling will match

Quote: Originally Posted by sassybride Maura: I'm lookign for Karla V's reception setup file..it had the round tables, bar dance floor etc..Ican't fnd it and it's driving me nuts! do you want me to resend it to you at jon's email address? Quote: Originally Posted by hoffa02 Hi there - We're new to the forum and are trying to work with Karina on initial pricing. I've read most of the thread here and feel like the pricing we've been given by Karina is much different and much higher than what's been expressed by everyone here. Can you ladies give your thoughts? BEACH CEREMONY: Wooden avantgarde chairs: US$ 14 each White aisle runner: US$ 100 Hoopa with fabric and flowers: US$750 Flower petals: US$ 60 per dozen Flower sachets: US$ 50 each RECEPTION Wooden avantgarde chairs: US$ 14 each Rent specially-colored linens: aprox US$ 35 each (price may vary depending on final selection) CAKE $12 US$ per person We had originally signed with a different Starwood property in the Caribbean (and they know that) so I feel like they're trying to take advantage of us. Can you all help? thanks!!! Hi - proper introduction from you first please, such as your names, the date you are planning to get married at the westin, etc etc, so we know who we are talking to. I honestly can't help you with these prices - my MIL is paying for my reception so I haven't seen the BEOs with any prices listed on them because she doesnt want me to worry about what it's costing. Perhaps some of the other gals can chime in though. I do know that the white avant guarde chairs and specialty linens have to be rented from outside the westin, so they are going to charge you an arm and a leg for them. ANYTHING that has to be rented from outside the westin, just assume there's about a 500% markup. the very few things i was involved in with my reception of knowing how much something cost (i.e. centerpieces), any time i wanted anything that had to be rented, it was ridiculously priced. its best to use stuff they have in-house because its way cheaper, and in some cases, no charge at all. for the cake, please realize that everyone gets quoted a different price - it all depends on the number of guests you have and the style of cake you want. so cant really help you there without more details from you. if you are unhappy with the cake price, you dont have to get the cake from the westin. you can order it from someone like jen hatton.

thanks for the update dino, please let us know anything you hear!

btw, Leia, i changed the name of the thread to fix the spelling of boutonniere in case someone goes searching for stuff relating to boutonnieres, it comes up

another member, Mandy (well mandy's mom made it, her user name is MelanieS), had an awesome welcome book and she got married at EDR - you should check hers out, melanie posted the template if you havent already seen it.

leia, ill be honest, i think it might look weird on the bout. i think it would be much nicer to sew it on a hankie or inside his suit jacket or something like that.

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...l/CIMG1053.jpg http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...l/P7122311.jpg http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...l/P7122341.jpg http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...l/P7122359.jpg

or glenda, at least get a little cup with a top that you could just fill with milk and protein powder and shake it up and drink on the way to work ill send you a photo of the one i have

My MIL came up with a cute idea for favors and she brought me a sample bag of these Mexican mint candies shaped like hearts to put inside little white organza favor bags. Bless her heart for coming up with this idea and telling me not to worry about bringing the candy down - she will do that. All I had to do was order the mini prganza bags! Here's what the bags look like: http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...anza35inch.png Here's the candies: http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...l/CIMG1054.jpg http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...l/CIMG1055.jpg I'll put little TY tags on them, which is my DIY project for this weekend. My inspiration for these is from Angela's (cheese_diva) planning post. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t10415 Angela's tags on the left, our logo on the right will go on the tags. Will either do the circle ones (unless they end up being a huge hassle) or i will do them as squares. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...l/Picture2.png

glenda do you have a fridge at the office where you could keep milk? you could keep protein shake powder at your desk and milk in the fridge so if you didnt eat breakfast because you were in a rush, you still can have something nutritious so you dont go starving til lunch?