DanielleNDerek

Of course i had to look at your pictures. You looked gorgeous. And you both look very comfortable in the pics. I'm so glad you booked photosouvenir, they were great for my wedding too. And the resort has so many great places to take pics. Glad you had a great time. Also glad they didnt move your guests to another resort and they got upgraded. Congratulations on becoming a MRS!

Have a great time!

Wow i'm in shock that i actually know the song. i hardly listen to new music anymore.

okay Lisa you called me out. lol hi girls. i've been stalking this thread. I know i definately couldnt meet up until after tax season (actually probably not till May) that's why i didnt say anything. Oh wait I could meet on April 16th because i'll be taking that day off of work. I wasnt planning on getting out of bed that day but for you girls I will. Oh and i'm the worst person with going to Philly. I have no idea where anything is. so i have no advice on where to go.

That sucks Greg could barely move around. Were you able to do your first dance?

Quote: Originally Posted by GracieBebe Hi Everyone, It's been really interesting to read everyone's responses! I think you're right and we may have to rethink our AHR budget. But I'm hoping I can still keep it close to the original budget. We have a friend who works for a food distributor and so he said he can get us a huge deal on the food. Liquor might cost a bit, but none of our friends are really big drinkers so I'll have to really think about that. As for soda/drinks, plates, and utensils, we plan to get in bulk at BJ's. I can get a 200 fork box for about $10-15. I can buy 8 boxes of pasta in bulk for a total of about the same price or less which should easily cover 200 people. I'll have to see how good of a deal our friend can get us on the rest of the food. I plan to prepare most of the food myself and then we'll hire someone to man the grills for 3-4 hrs so our friends and family won't be working/cooking during the party. I guess I'll figure out more as I get closer to the date. When are you going to have this AHR (i mean how soon after the wedding)? It seems like after the wedding most girls dont want to do a lot of work for their AHR. You will be taking on a lot of work if you plan on preparing the food for 200 people. I couldnt imagine doing all that work. I'm not trying to be a debbie downer I just wanted to make sure you know what you are getting yourself info. I dont want you to get yourself all stressed out. Goodluck with everything.

it depends on the resort. the wedding cordinators contact info is probably on Iberostar's website. I would check it out.

Congratulations! Great review. The ceremony gazebo is gorgeous that's where my dh's sister had her ceremony. And i really like your reception choice, it looks so cool lit up in the pic.

Happy Birthday Julie!

Congratulations Betsy!

Happy Birthday. Glad you had a fun party.

Quote: Originally Posted by ErinB I will say that I was, and still am, disappointed from the lack of support we had from DH's family. Only his parents and brothers came to our actual wedding and AHR, out of 40 people who were invited. Only 2 people sent cards or in any way acknowledged our wedding. I just found out that all of his aunts and uncles are planning a big family vacation to Hawaii this September, about 12 people are going. Every time I think I'm over it, something like that happens and it pisses me off all over again! No one had any money to come to our wedding and went as far as to call me selfish for even wanting a DW, but since then there have been new cars, new boats, group vacations, home remodels, home theather systems, etc. I'm sorry Erin. It just goes to show you that people have money for the things that are important to them.

Hey Married Ladies. I feel like Sunbride that married life is the same for me and dh as it was before. But we also lived together for 2 years so maybe that has something to do with it. the only thing different is I get the "when are you going to have kids?" question constantly. which is so annoying. especially since we are or were trying and will start back up again. I was so consumed with wedding planning before the wedding that i didnt know what to do with myself after. And everytime someone gets engaged, i try to convince them into having a DW. Just so i can help them plan. lol I had a friend join the forum she's getting married at Moon Palace (shout out to Betsy lol) but i dont think she's as into as me. Which is probably a good thing because i was wedding obsessed. Life has been pretty boring since the wedding. Working a lot but since i have long hours at work i'm able to log on here to check in quite often. I keep up with the shout box thread, the mommy to be threads, and try to look at planning threads as much as possible. there are hardly any Palma Real brides on the forum for me to help out. so i check that thread about once a month to see what's happening.

great idea. good job

great pictures. cant wait to see more

gorgeous setup.

your welcome. could you get your fi to go to Kohls or mens wearhouse to try on a tan suit and bring the shirt with you so you can kinda see it . goodluck. i'm sure it will look great.

Has she been going to the bathroom nonstop lol. she's probably going to regret this.

Hi welcome to the forum. I was married in Punta Cana and I love it there. Goodluck with your planning!

Yeah she always plays the victim. any rational person would see that 3 people all had pretty much the same complaint about her and there is gotta be some substance to it. But no she thinks she is being innocently accused of things and people.

I sent them out to everyone. We did have 1 other person book after we sent out invites. I think with a DW you can more do what you want and not follow proper etiquette. So in otherwords do whatever you feel comfortable with.

Morgan i'm glad you blocked her. it just would of been a back and forth thing without her even listening to anything you were trying to tell her. its a waste of your time.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jess oh we know who the mole is - she has already been banned - twice I know who you mean. Ugh! Quote: Originally Posted by Jess unfortunately you can view these forums without logging in also - I guess that has its negatives and positives Really I didnt know that. I always thought you had to be a member to read the posts.

Yes you did it! I love it. You look so cute

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Andrea~ What makes me extremeley annoyed is the LOSER who took a screenshot of your post and stuck their nose where it didn't belong. Talk about needing to get a life and showing your true colors to people you called "friends". that is really fucked up. We are always on the shout thread talking about stuff and i would never think some loser would take a pic of our convo's to use against us.