AlmostMrsForbes

wow ... i'm dying laughing right now - that is too funny! yea for nibblet - he's an involved little ferret!

I saw it last Friday and loved it! Did anyone think Big looked different? I think the actor that plays that character (Chris Noth) has had some face work done. I watch him on Law & Order, too, and it looks like he might have gotten a face lift or something ... I miss the old Big ... he looked different in this one

I feel you on this one. I had my makeup done at a salon before the trip, and loved everything. So, I went out and bought it all and spent @ $250. I used to buy drugstore make-up, but I'm a total convert now. I loved the ways it looked, felt, and the fact that it lasted, didn't crease, etc. I do think there's a difference ... DH almost had a heart attack. I told him it was kind of like his "golf habit" :-) have fun!

i can't see the pics, but here is my two cents. you can probably find someone to altar it - my lady did some serious alterations in under 2 weeks. if all else fails, I would suggest spanx or something else along those lines. they really can trim you a bit. good luck!

yeah - i think some people can't deal with confrontation - even in the sense that they can't stand telling someone bad news or something disappointing. my original moh did something similar she needs to grow up a little, though. when and if you talk to her about it, i would just tell her that you can understand her not being able to come, but avoiding you hurt you worse.

you're right ... the other thing is that she has this weird thing with DH. she divorced his dad when he was 1, and has never had another man in her life. so, she's pretty much tried to make DH "her little man" -- weird, weird, weird. she puts 100% of her emotional attachment on him, and then acts manipulative and whiny. gross. sorry ... i'm in a hater mood!

Hi, Girls! I am about to pull my hair out. As I've told some of you in a previous thread - my MIL drives me NUTS. She makes veiled nasty comments about everything from my weight to my family to choices I make in our home. She is very critical, and I am not used to that - I come from a home where my parents were very supportive/loving. Anyways, DH always thinks that I'm too sensitive and that I overreact. He says that she acts that way to everyone ... like that makes it OK! Anyways, we just got married in May. She sent DH an email asking him whether he wanted her to visit the weekend of July 19 or 25. The only problem is that we didn't invite her!!! I find this to be so, so, so rude. DH says that it is his mother, and she can visit whenever she wants (within reason - not every weekend). I say that she should wait until she's invited. Do you girls think I'm out of line here? Plus, she has pretty much been stand-offish and cold to me since the day I met her (4 years ago). During the wedding week in Jamaica, however, she was a sweet as pie. I don't know what was going on - I don't know whether she thinks that she might as well play nice since I'm not going anywhere or whether she was heavily medicated or what. DH thinks I ought to just be happy and embrace it. It is hard to forget 4 years of bitchiness, though. I really want nothing to do with her - other than when she's visiting DH. We've been fighting about this for 2 days! I hate it. I need to hear girls, if I'm being unreasonable - its easy to get caught up in the situation and not see the "forest for the trees" so to speak. Thanks in advance for the advice!

Oh, Mo! I'm so happy for you. I can't wait to hear all of your exciting updates/news over the months to come. Congrats!

DH and I are both attorneys with degrees from the same school. He makes about 2x what I make, though, because I work for the government and he's in private practice. I have the better hours, though! :-)

That is kind of what I was going for with my wedding. We went with a sage and navy color scheme with the bridesmaids' bouquets in hot pink/sage. I posted my review (with pics) in the wedding review section. good luck!

i use bobbi brown in medium. it is a little pricey - but excellent. i think it has spf20

Thanks, girls! I got the necklaces from Macy's - they were super cheap - like $16 or something. Also, the wedding was @ 2pm. The waterfalls were on the way to Ochee (and Evita's). I had to climb down the side of a hill to get there, though. Let me tell you - that was a fete in a wedding dress!

I upgraded when I got there as well. I did cream roses with duoderum (or something like that) orchids. I think it was in the $170 range - correct price in my review. It was a lot of money, but they did a fantastic jobl.

Oh ... and I got hte pins from the place I got my dress - Cincinatti Bridal & Formal

My dress was by Mori Lee - I think there was one or two other girls on here with the same one. It was also reasonably inexpensive - the best part!

Tami - this all looked so great! cupcakes are my weakness ... I LOVE your starfish cupcakes!

Dougsgirl - thanks! and, I don't mind at all! I was totally stressing about my hair - it's really thick and wavy. Nicole at the salon was amazing, though ... I loved it!

All are pretty - but i picked #1 - so elegant!

oh my ... i am so sorry to hear that. please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you, your fiance and his friend's family.

Niki - you looked beautiful! I think we just missed eachother!

Sorry, girls ... I forgot a couple: The Photoshop @ Riu - Videography -- B Gary did our videography, and it turned out pretty well. I was kind of upset, however, because his cell phone went off like 4 times during the ceremony! Also, he didn't use the beautiful trio music that I had playing ... he set it to some pre-recorded music. You can't hear the trio at all, unfortunately. It is kind of cheesy ... he tries to make you do some cheesy poses ... but still nice. The Renova Spa - A+ Nikki @ Renova did my hair, and i loved it. One piece fell down right before the ceremony (you can see it in some pics), but i didn't know about it until i got the pics - no biggie, though. She was funny, and easy-going, and listened to what I wanted!

I put a lot some pics in my wedding review, but you can see the slide show by going to Brian Design - Photography & Website Design by Brian Nejedly - Ocho Rios, Jamaica. then, you click on "private wedding galleries" - the password is "evitas"

Thanks so much, Alyssa! I can't claim the programs - I had prim & pixie do them - i think they were $2.50/piece.