Maura

Happy wedding shower day Katrina! Love you! Hope you have a really wonderful day with your guests. Don't forget to post some pics later! Us other June 7th shower gals will be looking for them :-D

Dear Sarah, You have been through so much recently... I hope you have the MOST wonderful day EVER; you & Kevin truly deserve it! May today be everything you dreamed of and then some! Happy Wedding Day Sarah! we love you and cant wait for you to get back to show us pics of how beautiful you looked today!

haha guys.... i actually hated the apricot to begin with, that was the original color she gave me. the bright orange of it just looks too harsh against my ivory dress with beads, lace and pickups. the peach color looks way too streaky because she's retinting flowers that are already apricot color so the pink doesnt look right on the peach ones. i ended up telling her to do the coral/apricot so we'll see what happens....

what does legal have to do with it?

AMY! put the coffee down! i can totally identify - im having a bridezilla month hahahaha

trust me i know, fiances' friends are stupid as hell.

amy just a thought but why would he want to stay at an AI if hes going to go to dreams and pay for the day pass anyway? then he has 2 AIs he's paying for. it would probably be smarter to just stay at a regular hotel, wouldnt it? here's a link that has a bunch of maps that show where hotels are in relation to each other Cabo San Lucas Maps - Los Cabos Maps

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Yes Rachel I am having a formal catholic wedding with all the kneeling and standing. I hope I don't pass out! LOL. another good reason to get the wrist loop - you dont want to trip when you try to get back down the aisle after repeatedly kneeling and standing over and over!

danielle, wtf is her problem? your brother needs to address this with his wife STAT. YOUR PARENTS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE THERE JUST AS MUCH AS HER PARENTS DO. if she is so concerned about bonding with her baby, then why did she allow her friend to hold/change/etc etc the child, but then not allow your parents? does she have some kind of issue with them?

my dear rachel, i am so sorry your family is suffering like this right now. the substandard care your aunt received at the first hospital must be dealt with. when you are ready to contact the local media, let me know. i will help you since obviously this is my specialty - i know people and can make calls and give you contacts to get this aired prominently on television and in the papers. there is NO excuse for what happened at the first hospital. i am praying for your aunt that she can at least get some rest. do you know what the cause of all the stress is that is causing this kind of physical breakdown?

angela (cheese_diva) had some great ones http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t10415

honestly, if i had to do it all over again, i wouldve not had a bridal party at all and just made my two best friends "honorary BMs" all of the stress and drama is just NOT worth it. plus everytime someone backs out of your wedding, you will always be uber disappointed. that feeling is TENFOLD when its a member of the bridal party. to have honorary BMs, they can still get ready with you in your room and all that jazz, they just dont stand at the altar with you. i wouldve saved much time and frustration if id decided to not have a bridal party. i love my SIL and two best friends who are all still in the bridal party, but most brides do not TRULY understand that not everyone in their life is as excited for their wedding as they are. this causes a lot of disappointment to the bride when the BMs "let her down"

let me tell you why the mexican postal service is 100% unreliable: it is 100% VOLUNTEER. mail carriers are not paid like here in the US where its a really decent job. there are NO actual fedex offices - fedex transfers your package over to a "local ground shipping" company, so once the package leaves fedex's hands, there is ZERO accountability or guarantee that your package will arrive ANYWHERE safely, let alone in time for your wedding. you would spend less money to bring an extra checked piece of luggage than to ship it anyway, and for the peace of mind, dont you think it's worth it?

ive had a couple "close friends" do this to me too over the last two weeks. i wouldve been a whole lot less peeved if they had just come to me right away. the fuckery is just not ok. so i feel ya girl!

Quote: Originally Posted by DreaW girls, no fighting now....Everyone has their own opinion. i dont think anybody's fighting here... im just saying that around here we don't judge. to each his own. end of story. everyone is entitled to their own opinion - without being made to feel bad about it. this forum is a safe place to express opinions/feelings/thoughts so long as they are not at the expense of other members. we are a very respectful community here, i'd like to think. Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan ....So I've made an effort to pick better words. Mostly because after grad school I'll probably have a job when I'm the boss of someone. I'd hate to know I'm called a B just for being the woman in charge. And I want to clean up my language for when i do have a position other than grad student. I'm trying to stop saying "that sucks" too. I'll even say it during a presentation. Not that professional. Just a concious effort to clean up & professionalize my choice of words to not offend anyone. I don't think we should be censored, but in a workplace it would just be easier if I didn't have the habbit of saying certain things. morgan, in the newsroom where i work i regularly hear cuss words. oftentimes, worse things than i would say myself! haha. i'm sure if i worked in an environment where i didnt hear it everyday, i'd be more likely to sound less like a trucker. that being said though, i think most workplaces use professional language at all times and i fully agree with you not liking the use of the word bitch to connote an agressive woman in the workplace.

1. I don't know if anyone will be able to alter it in time for June 28th. G, to have it let out like youre describing, i think youd need to go get your alterations TODAY in order to get it back the week of the wedding. lets be realistic here, you want to pick up your dress a few days in advance. 2. The dress has a train so I need a bustle. But I am only wearing the dress for the church so I don't know if I should even bother getting one. if you are only wearing it to the church, you dont need a full bustle. you can take it to a seamstress/tailor/drycleaner even that can attach the wrist loop i was telling you about yesterday just in case you need it 3. The dress is empire waist so its loose fitting everywhere except for the bust area. I'm wondering if I should even get it altered since I have already managed to lose 3 pounds (I have faith I can lose the rest) and if it zippers already. i personally think you should not bother with the alterations. i know you, and i know you will drop a couple more pounds between now and june 28th because of all the stress youve been going through lately and how hard you are working to lose a few extra pounds. i understand your concern -- but as long as you manage to not GAIN any weight between now and then you should be totally fine. also -- pick up a pack of diurex from the pharmacy and take them the week leading up to the wedding. you'll shed any additional water weight and should have no problem zipping your dress xoxo

des, your MIL sounds like the mom from arrested development and how she treats her son buster. i dont think youre being unreasonable given the history between you and his mother. but i think you should let this go. i agree its rude to invite yourself anywhere no matter who you are and what relation you have to someone. if she comes and gets out of line with you in any way, you tell her that her opinions are hers alone and that she has no right to criticize you in your own home. you MUST stand up for yourself. then again she may pleasantly surprise you and realize now that you are married to her son you are not going anywhere!

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild LMAO! I cuss like a trucker so I'm right there with you Maura! And I think the "c" word is terribly under-used...a special breed of woman fits into that word and sometimes you just have to go there! i agree with you here jamy that its a special class of women who deserve to be called a "see you next tuesday" -- i can think of a few off the top of my head -- my coworker who sits across from me who verbally abuses our staff and myself, my sister, my ex-friend jill, my batshit crazy mother... you know the story behind all of these people so i dont need to justify them to everyone else here. i don't use the word frequently; i reserve it for the utmost despicable, hateful, horrible women that exist in my life. Quote: Originally Posted by melody I guess I am in the minority because I would never say the "c" word or maybe it's just a generation thing. I think "we" women have come such a long way but still want some respect. And the way to get it IMHO is to respect ourselves:) Quote: Originally Posted by melody You may be right, but t is a sad day when a woman uses that word to describe another. melody, i dont think that i am disrespecting myself or womankind by using a word you find too offensive to use. i dont know what generation you are of so saying "maybe it's just a generation thing" leaves a bit to be desired. regardless, we dont judge others for their opinions here at BDW. so i say to you: to each his own.

here are the retint choices she just sent me. please be honest and tell me which you like best. i need to tell her today so she can ship my flowers monday! here's what the apricot looks like as a full bouquet and here's the original look i was going for

kelly, why dont they want to go?

adorable pics amy, as usual i love everything -- incl your blonde hair! when did that happen? LOL it looks great!

oh sweetie, i am so so happy how it turned out. i am so sorry you had to go through this. big hug to you & your FI. and your little ones too. how scary and violating an experience for both you and them. your sister is going to rot in hell.

rach, did they take her to a dif hospital?

i cuss like a sailor. i try not to, but it just comes out. LOL

rachel, i havent read the whole thread but i am so sorry your family is going through this. please keep us updated on the progress -- your aunt needs to be receiving excellent medical attention. is it possible for her to go to a different hospital for observation while she waits to see a specialist?