Maura

awesome thanks tammy, do you want mods to start moving old planning threads into the wedding journal section?

erica, i hope you & jorge have the most amazing time! i cant wait to see all the photos when you get back!!! xoxo safe travels!

I changed into a second dress once I got to his parents' house. It was turqoise blue silk dress. Unfortunately as soon as I got there the bartender gave me a glass of water and he spilled an entire blender full of liquor onto my dress. This is me not happy about the situation at all: The food was delicious and once I get more pics of some other stuff I will be sure to post. I also have some other pics I need to upload. All in all it was a good time and I'm sooooooo glad it is over! Also I will post pics of all my stuff. I would be more than happy to share shoes, jewelery, dresses, whatever anyone needs. -------------------- ***Ok that's everything G sent me***

Here is a pic of my bouquet which I also loved. I had one of those memory frames with a pic of James' grandfather in it. I also wrapped my communion pearl beads on the bouquet and I placed the starfish pin which our very own Alyssa was kind enough to lend me. I will update with a close up of the bouquet later. In the end I gave the bouquet to James' grandmother who was really touched by the gesture. My friend Tiffany got bubbles for all the guests so they blew those when we left the church: Now I get to the good part. I didn't hire a photographer b/c I just didn't have enough time. I tried contacting our very own Leigh Miller but she was booked for that date already. But I was able to get a last minute photog...Drum roll please....our very own JASON! Yes BDW's Jason was kind enough to offer to take some pics of my wedding. He came down with Karen and I couldn't be happier to have met one of the greatest couples! They truly are so sweet and you can tell they are so in love. Btw Jason my parents are OBSESSED with you. LOL. Here are some pics of Karen and I: Here is a pic of Jason and me: I should also mention that I wore red shoes to my wedding. I absolutley loved them! Here is a pic: (Please don't mind my nasty feet I got bit like crazy by insects the day before) Here is a pic of James and I in the limo as we left the church. (Please don't mind my boobs practically coming out of my dress) After the church we headed over to James' parents house for a backyard reception. Everyone kept saying it felt very "Father of the Bride" b/c we had lots of white tents and round tables. Here is a pic of the cake which was chocolate w/raspberry filling: I also had cupcakes which were made by my best friend Tiffany. I absolutely heart these! They tasted amazing! They were funfetti and they were gone in like 5 minutes. She made over 300 of them and everyone devoured them.

***Glenda asked me to post this for her because she can't upload pics at work, so she sent me everything to upload and post.*** ------------------------------------------------------------ Hi girls! First of all let me say that I am so thankful to all of you for your help, advice, well-wishes and most importantly your friendship. I don't know how I could have planned a last minute wedding w/o all of your help! Although I started out as a Cabo bride, in the end I ended up getting married in good old NYC. LOL. No beach but there was def lots of sunshine. (It was scorching hot with temperatures in the 90's and humidity through the roof). In typical NY fashion it would not be a NY wedding if there wasn't drama along every step of the way. I had a lot of bumps along the way but in the end I married my best friend and I couldn't be any happier. My day started with a hairdresser who warned me that he has trouble getting up in the morning. Ummmm okay. LOL. Luckily though he woke up on time and I can't rave about him enough b/c he is absolutely excellent. He is so nice and he did my make-up and hair exactly the way I wanted. I did my hair half-up, half-down with soft curls. He did a light bronzer on my face, pale lips and a pinkish eyeshadow that he somehow made look smokey when blended in with black eyeliner. I had that whole Kim Kardashian smokey eye look (except it wasn't so dark). Here is a pic of my hair and make-up: My best friend Tiffany gave me this great white Juicy Coutoure sweat suit to wear while I got ready. Instead of the usual soon to be it just said "MRS V." which I absolutely loved. Not to mention it was so comfy. Here are some pics of the sweatsuit: Then there was the issue of the limo driver. He had a little bit of attitude but in the end he really came through for me when I was abandoned by everybody. LOL. In the morning we had him drop me off first to the hairdresser's house and Tiffany and my sister went to the local deli to get breakfast. Well it turns out it was my hairdresser's b-day so Tiffany wanted to pick him up some coffee and breakfast. Then they had the limo driver drive them back to the hairdresser's house. Well the limo driver proceeds to ask Tiffany "How long do you think your going to be b/c I TOO would like to eat some breakfast." LOL. I guess he was upset that Tiffany hadn't offered to buy him breakfast. Whatever, in the end everything worked out fine. We then left the hairdresser's house and headed in the limo to the church. Here is a pic of me in the limo with the fabulous veil that was provided by our very own Maura. It was so pretty...simple yet elegant! So we arrive to the church only to realize that James is in the car right behind me! I freaked out b/c I didn't want him to see me but then I realized that the limo windows were tinted. CRISIS AVERTED. LOL. Then upon closer inspection I notice that there are a ton of black cars outside the church. I had no idea what was going on so Tiffany calls James and asks him what is going on. He tells Tiffany that there was a death and someone is having a funeral. I felt awful that a family was inside grieving for their loved one and here I was all chipper. Then I found out that b/c of the funeral my wedding would be pushed back. Which normally I wouldn't care but unfortunately the limo driver had to get me back by a certain hour b/c he had another wedding to go to and apparently the bride is a Bridezilla. Tiffany told James to get lost and he decided to drive around for 20 minutes while I got settled inside the church. Well then more drama ensued. I didn't know where the bridal suit was b/c I didn't have a rehearsal. And I couldn't exactly ask the priest b/c he was clearly performing the funeral mass. So I ran to a religious office hoping someone was in there to tell me where the suite was. I don't know if this guy didn't know where it was or if this was actually the "bridal suite" but he took me to the confessional room. Which is creepy enough as it is, but the door was see through glass. So I had to change in a room where people confess their sins and the door is see through. LOL. I did my best to change as quickly as possible. And I'm happy to report that after all my many quick fix diets, the dress FIT! Thank goodness. I looked pregnant which is a whole other issue but at least it fit! Here is a pic of the dress: And the back of the train: Finally when the ceremony was ready to start I realized that I had no idea what was going on b/c we had never had a rehearsal. I am looking everywhere for my priest and I can't find him. Finally someone from the church comes up to me and informs me that my priest had a heart attack in the church during the funeral mass! I couldn't believe it. So they rushed to get some priest from another church to do my ceremony. Not only had I never met this priest before, but he wasn't a presiding priest at my church so he had no idea where anything was. LOL. So I somehow finally make my way down the aisle (and this is where the limo driver saved the day and fluffed my gown for me and told me when to start walking) and my father who had recently had knee surgery starts whispering that I'm going too fast. So I try slowing down but when I glance at my dad I notice that his face is pale and his eyes start rolling in the back of his head. He was this close to fainting but somehow he made it through. Needless to say the ceremony was a disastrous mess. I don't think the priest had ever married anyone before. When iI was saying hello to people during the receiving line the priest grabbed me and dragged me to the side. He had forgotten to ask me to sign the marriage certificate! Ahhh! I almost left the church w/o being legally married! But again somehow we made it through. Here are some pics of the flower set ups. I had lots of bows and candelabras and they were absolutely beautiful. The funny thing is that I never saw any of my flowers before the day of the wedding. I made an appointment with the florist but he forget and stood me up and we had to do it by the phone. I had no pics with me, I just figured I would walk in there and he would show me stuff and I would pick what I liked. But since he didn't show up I just made up a vision of what I wanted. I honestly had no idea what I wanted beforehand. So everything turned out beautiful w/o me even ever seeing the flowers. LOL. Here is a pic of my sister's bouquet which I thought was gorgeous:

ok as of this moment, i am still missing weigh-ins from: alyssa terri laurine denise erin janet jessica m ladycheese marie sam shannon robyn mumford saraha sandra christina (twinkletoes)

ladies- i got really busy at work this morning and have been away from my desk - but PLEASE send your stuff to me and NOT to ann today. if you dont already have my email address, PM me your weight with a link to your photo in photobucket or something. i will check in periodically when i can today.

christina im so glad to see you back on the forum. ive been a little worried about you lately -- i hope to see you post all your DIY stuff in the august brides thread, we have really missed you! you are such a strong person -- look at you -- you went through all that shit and came out on the other side. great things are bound to happen for you really soon, i can just feel it! :hug:

Quote: Originally Posted by Just Martha Yes, we are too. ....except you're getting married in Tulum.

i am! my legal ceremony is next weekend, and my religious (huge catholic) wedding is august 9th in los cabos.

Quote: Originally Posted by lauren c. rachel, i'm actually debating a boyfriend on the side. then i can be a fabulous skinny wife and girlfriend, lol! LOL lauren you are too funny

you know it!

Quote: Originally Posted by melglnh2o I may use some latin songs since my husband is hispanic. I really like Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor (Juanes) and Tu Amor Me Hace Bien (Marc Anthony). Hmmmm. So many choices but I also want everything to hit just right! What a project. well you didnt tell me he was hispanic before.... LOL, what kind? how about some miguel bose?

i noticed she was online a little earlier today!!! amy where are you

i wont post the winner until i get EVERYONE'S weigh-in. so ya better send it to me asap tomorrow so nobody gets mad i didnt post yet! arent ya just dyin to know who won? LOL

i already know who the winner will be unless there's a huge upset there is one person who did a stellar job and is well ahead of everyone else thus far.

abbie - thanks for the tip-off, i just let the beverage reporter know about this and she hadn't heard about it yet - we've already been scooped but she's working on a story as i write this now. oh and BTW -- i am not surprised starbucks is closing shops - their second quarter profit dropped by 28%

steph, dont they realize you are going to take unpaid leave for your wedding whether they like it or not you are being discriminated against - you should talk to your HR dept.

we're using a song called "first day of my life" by bright eyes -- check out the video below to hear it (video is weird, but its a great song) - this is also the song we are using for our first dance. YouTube - Bright Eyes "First Day Of My Life"

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie wow i can tell you it has taken a LOT of patience! poor doug. he is just DONE with the whole thing. i just have to laugh. he constantly walks around with a deer-in-the-headlights look, ever since he saw my planning pictures, and realized how much work i've actually done btw, with 11 days to go for our legal day, i am starting to go crazy too. i am mostly nervous about the fact that our parents have never met and my dad has a big mouth and always says embarassing stuff! i actually cant wait to get my planning thread together to show jose so that he kisses my butt the whole time we are in mexico because i really think he has no idea how much work i have put into our wedding!

omg erica i am dying laughing right now. i totally am going to adopt this. earlier this week, this girl who i am not even close friends with asked me to have brunch with her the day of my civil ceremony.... well you know the whole ordeal with my CC that it's basically a mini wedding, and i totally felt like screaming iiiiimmmm the briiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide! at her! why must people be SO stupid?

Quote: Originally Posted by tvt 6lbs is awesome Maura!!! Ok, I REALLY want to do this, but I am REALLY scared!! I'm not what you'd consider a person with lots of self control.... someone talk me into trying it! tara - if you have little self control - i will tell you honestly do not try it. if you surpass the fat proportion significantly, it will be nothing short of horrible for you. you WILL get gas AND have anal leakage. BUT - if you seriously want to try this, you have to have some self control. i am the kind of person who used to not think twice about eating a donut for breakfast with my coffee. now, i wouldnt dream of touching a donut for breakfast because i dont want to leak grease at work. theres nothing else i can really tell you... if you've read everything i wrote then that's about all the convincing i can do...

breathe abbie - i am sure trevor & trish will get there in time! but how freakin annoying about the shirt & shoes - it is not nice to tell the bride that stuff at the last minute!!!! is there anything i can help you with? or do you just need to be talked down off your ledge? haha

by the way, now i am dying for some potato salad!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by cmmdee Everything looks beautiful! When do you leave she left today!