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Maura

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  1. hey jamie, i used my real wedding dress. i did my ttd with a local photographer once i got home. my dress was both satin & lace. there was no water damage & i went in groty lake michigan haha. the sand shook right out of the lace pretty easily too. i have been meaning to post a slideshow of my TTD session, i just hadnt gotten around to it yet. hopefully i will be able to soon! my dress was definitely a bit cleaner after the TTD than when we got back from mexico. actually... i could take a pic to show you if you want bc im so lazy that i still havent taken my dress to be cleaned yet, and it's hanging in the closet in our den!
  2. i can sympathize with ya, sister. my inlaws live in a different country, & we bought plane tix back in september - and paid an effing arm & leg for them. my parents, who live in the same city as us, were offended that we chose to go to mexico for christmas. our logic is that we live in the same city as them, and can see them anytime. plus when my MIL thought we werent coming for xmas because i almost had to work on the 26th, she flipped out. but my parents' feelings were still kinda hurt. i dont know that we will ever find a solution that will make both sets of parents happy!
  3. welcome kristy, i had a friend who got married in key west last summer, if you'd like i can copy her itinerary & send it to you so you can get some ideas for activities
  4. i did my TTD about 4 or 5 weeks after my wedding...just sayin.. haha its never too late!
  5. we love our directv - comcast is evil AND expensive. and if you have to have a phone line for your house, consider something like vonage. waaaay cheaper.
  6. we invited around 300 knowing a lot of people wouldnt come; we ended up with a total of 86 guests on the wedding day.
  7. Quote: Originally Posted by katrina i just used Your Trusted Advisor For Everyday Services - BillShrink to figure out the best cell phone plan for dh and i. we were definitely overspending here. only problem is that billshrink does not account for blackberry service
  8. hi jess! i got married at the westin in august. it was wonderful & we really loved it. all our guests loved it as well. we stayed an extra week for our honeymoon & i am already wanting to go back for an anniversary trip. feel free to ask me any questions!
  9. welcome gwyneth! please take some time to read our vendor rules - http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t921, http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t32288, http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t29013 and if you click the FAQ link in my siggy and scroll down, you'll find these and other FAQs for members & vendors. please feel free to PM a mod if you have any questions about the rules. we're happy to have you!
  10. 1) she told you to pick a day - you didnt pick a day that was in either of the two months she was considering 2) if january is the only time when your family from europe can come, then that is the only time! that's what's best for you. she should have NO bearing on your decision. she told you to go ahead and pick a date- now she doesnt like the date you picked. someone should be telling her she cant have her cake & eat it too. instead she should be happy she has someone to go through this with who is on a similar timeline. you two could really help & encourage each other if she would drop the bullshit act.
  11. I would also like to mention that when Tammy & the mods feel you deserve to know about a banning, we post. When it is really none of anyone’s business why a person gets banned, we don’t post any explanation, and we typically won’t answer questions about it either. But rest assured that every member (bride or vendor) who gets banned – there is a chain of evidence, so to speak, of their bad behavior leading up to the ban. Nobody ever gets banned “just because.” We don’t want any of you ladies thinking you will get banned for voicing any opinion, but often when it comes to banning, we just don’t air the dirty laundry. I know that sometimes that looks one sided, however, it’s in the best interest of the forum to not create any drama where it’s not necessary. If we don’t post why someone was recently banned, you can assume that it’s not your business to ask and it was done to keep the forum running smoothly because that person was breaking rules, harassing the admins or creating havoc in some way. On a day to day basis, we deal with lots of vendors either breaking rules or spamming. This is something you as a regular member usually never witness, and so of course you don’t know the backstory when someone gets their first warning & what they did/said after the warning that may have gotten them banned. Of course, I want to also address the fact that some of you keep in contact with banned vendors or members after they are no longer welcome here – let me just say that those who are banned know exactly why, and when they tell you that they were banned for “no reason” or that they “never got a warning,” that is an outright lie. Some of those people choose to write facebook notes or make facebook groups and things like that to “let everyone know why they were banned.” I have to tell you, I’ve read several of the notes that banned members have written both in the past and recently, and they completely twist the facts so people feel sorry for them. Don’t feel sorry for them. They knowingly & willingly broke forum rules which led to their priveleges being revoked. We run a tight ship with vendors so that you DON’T get spammed, solicited, etc. etc. We do this for YOU – to make this a safe & productive place for all members. When there are people who disrupt the community by breaking rules, plain & simple, they will be removed. Also as Tammy stated above, please remember the following: Quote: I also wanted to add that any attitude or snarky behavior to the mods or admins will not be tolerated. this is a free forum. we volunteer our time to make the forum run smoothly and i am sure the way it is moderated is why this forum is so great. the LAST thing we need are pm's, posts from members being snarky. Especially about things they do not fully understand.
  12. hi girls, just wanted to let you know we've had 4 lucky ladies sign up so far! 5 spots left for the budoir shoot on saturday, and we've only gotten one entry for the engagement pics so far. marrieds, we'd love to have you too, so please dont hesitate participating based on that! and, if any chicago area gals want to enter the engagement photo contest only, we're okay with that too.
  13. happy birthday shel!!!! hope you have a great day!!!
  14. have you tried ebay? like this one: Precious Moments Wedding Musical Cake Topper - eBay (item 280287533146 end time Nov-27-08 15:16:03 PST)
  15. Mandy, there are lots of threads where people posted their TTD photos. I suggest searching the forum first. You can also google trash the dress, and a lot of great hits for ideas will come up.
  16. celina, im sorry about the photographer - you should really write a letter to Riu corporate and let them know about this, as well as to the hotel manager. They should know the kind of people they do business with.
  17. Quote: Originally Posted by chickadee024 Hiii! This is awesome. Did you girls get my PM? we did! one of us will get back to you today
  18. oh yay jessica! happy to see you around here again! how are you? we'd love to have you sign up!!!!
  19. josefina, can you please post the photos directly onto the forum instead of as an attachment? it costs girls points to open attachments and less people will be able to see your photos if they stay as an attachment.
  20. omg that is so cute, please tell me one of you can dig up an old photo or two over the holidays to post and show us how cute you were playing together!
  21. Quote: Originally Posted by lilmisssunshine How fun! This is so great of all of you to offer this! I hope you got my PM and Im not too late:) yep we got it thanks! we will contact you shortly with more details.
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