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Wait... you post here before you even call me?? Oh, that's just not right.

 

But CONGRATS!!!! I'm so excited for you. And can't wait to lay claim to the guest room!

I can highly recommend the fabulous woman who did my makeup. She's in Queens - I actually flew her down to Mexico for the wedding - it was one of the best decisions I made. Actually, DH made the decision - he took one look at me after the makeup trial and asked her to come down. She's really amazing.

 

Her name is Alisha Rogers. I'm pretty sure she doesn't want her cell and e-mail posted on a public forum, so I'll PM them to you.

I think you used the html code instead of the image code from photobucket.

Don't sweat it. I've been married for a year and a half, and I still make reference to "my boyfriend". Fortunately, DH thinks it's hysterical.

if your perforator is a handheld, just dump it. They are miserable to work with.

 

Get a Michael's coupon and go pick up a rotary trimmer with a perforating blade. At 40% off you can probably find something for under $20. Something like this would be fine, just make sure it's long enough to fit the width of the cut you're wanting to make (so if you've got 8-1/2x11 paper, and you're cutting the short length, then 9 inches is enough. If the other way, go with a 12-inch cutter.

 

 

Good luck!

Jannae - here's another idea, because I suffered from the same sorts of symptoms for weeks and weeks before a secondary symptom took me to a different type of doc.

 

Acid reflux can have these symptoms. I had no symptoms of acid reflux, except really, really intense shoulder, lower back and neck pain - especially on my right side (I sleep on my right side). It went on for so long without easing, then (thank god) I started getting a weird tickle way at the back of my throat. I went to see an ENT, he stuck a scope up my nose (sorry if TMI), looked around, pulled it out and asked if my back and shoulder hurt.

 

Amazing. So for months I was in excruciating pain. He told me to try a 14-day regimen OTC prilosec, cut back on acids and coffee and see how it went. The pain was much better in about 4 days and gone in about 10. Now whenever I get a sore shoulder, I pop a prilosec along with my Advil.

 

Maybe that's what you're experiencing, maybe it's not. But the $15 investment in a box of Prilosec can't hurt.

Does your printer have a manual feed option (like if you were printing on legal or something?) If so, give that a shot. It sometimes also helps if you stand there and put gentle pressure on the sheet to feed in into the rollers.

 

Also, some printers have a slot in the back that allows for "straight feed" printing.

 

Short of that, if you are using metallic or some of the glossy finishes they can sometimes be too slick for your rollers - try opening up the printer and gently rubbing the rollers with an old nylon stocking - it adds a little friction to the grip. (And please don't ask where I come up with this stuff... )

Hi Jessica! Worst case, you can use glue lines (get them from Michaels next to the glue dots). They stick to everything. They are stretchy, so you can stretch one from corner to corner of the label and then wrap it around the chapstick.

 

Good luck!

Oh sweetie. I'm so sorry you have to go through this. It's so wrong.

 

All the advice you've been given is good. I'd suggest what others have said and explore some counseling. And talk to him. From what you've shared, it doesn't look like it's innocent, and given that he's told you he'd ceased contact with her, there aren't any excuses.

 

But figure out what's really going on and follow your instincts. I hope that there's some way through this for you, but if there's not, I'm glad you found out sooner rather than later.

 

Big hugs!!!!! We're here for you, whatever you need.

I like that Morgan! It has a vaguely slate-like texture, it's too bad it's not just a little bit more mottled in color or it could pass for slate.

 

And where you wanted to dress it up, just put an area rug on it.

 

But wow, I didn't realize that rubber flooring was so expensive! $8 for a square foot is a lot - you can get tile for less than half that.

I personally don't like vinyl. My mom does. She likes the fact that it's easy to keep clean (especially if it's regular vinyl with no cracks). She also likes the fact that it's cheap to replace.

 

Personally, I've seen it curl, discolor, stain, get cut, and the cleaners and stuff you have to use to keep it looking nice and shiny are often toxic to pets. Don't get me started about the swiffer wet jet.

 

There are so many other options - ceramic and porcelain tile, stone, bamboo flooring, cork flooring (which is really awesome, especially if you're after something a little softer), hardwoods. They even make flooring from recycled tires.

 

My suggestion is to go to a really high end flooring shop and look at the stuff they have - and then buy the same stuff somewhere else for cheaper.

A quick bit of advice. Don't resize your ring until you've worn it for a full summer. It's a whole lot more expensive to size it up than to size it down.

 

When I first got my ring, I took it off every night. Same was true of my wedding band after I got that. It was a "me" thing - I had always taken off my rings. Then about September of last year, my rings were suddenly more snug. I hadn't gained weight or anything, it was just like my knuckle had gotten big. So much so that I was getting caluses from squeezing them off and on. Then one day I actually got a little cut, and it hurt to put them on or take them off, so I had to quit wearing them for about 2 weeks.

 

Now I wear them all the time. I've learned to deal with getting my e-ring stuck in my hair when I wash it (a bandaid helps), and being careful when I do dishes. I'll probably get them sized up a half size after it warms up, but I'm not sure as then they'll spin freely around my finger...

I struggled with this one too when I first joined. to the best of my ability to figure out, the profile pic goes into a big black hole, never to be visible to anyone.

 

If you want a picture up to the left below your user name, upload the pic as your AVATAR picture - you may have to shrink it down a bit. The size limit is pretty small.

 

If you want a picture (or whatever) appearing below your replies and such, you want to upload a picture into your siggie.

 

Both of these can be found in your userCP.

 

Good luck!

Congrats to both Jaccat and Lisa. It's amazing to me how many of you are having your weddings all about the same time.

You'll love it - they do a wonderful job!

When we were there (a year and a half ago, now - holy smokes!), the beach was GREAT, full sand (save the pebbles and what have you) a few rocks here and there but definitely not "rocky". They did get quite a bit of seaweed washing up, but they have a tractor that comes along and picks it up.

The rooms are nice, spacious and have all the amenities you'd expect from a higher end hotel (minibars, hairdryers, robes, irons and ironing boards, safes), the beds are comfy. And they are happy to accomodate you - if you want more towels, more whatever in your minibar, etc.

Normally when my clients want to do something like this, I use two areas for responses

like

 

RSVP

 

For the wedding celebration

___ yes ____ no

 

For the day after catamaran tour

___yes ____ no

 

(obviously something a bit more polished, but you get the jiist)

Lindsey, thanks so much for your kind words! You were so easy to work with and I absolutely love the design we came up with!

 

Your pics aren't showing up, so I hope you don't mind if I add them on your behalf!

 

 

 

 

 

One option is some sort of newsletter or pre-travel brochure. I've also designed luggage tags that clients send to their guests after they have booked to keep up enthusiasm and so on.

If you're just doing symbolic, you don't need anything... except your credit card.

We went this route (legally married at town hall before we left), and I don't think they even asked for our passports.

Take a look around there are lots of places that sell metallic papers that are okay with laser printers. I know that the Stardream and Curious Metallics are okay for both injet and laser printers - assuming your printer can take the thicker paper.

 

Good luck!

Cassie - Love your monogram!

While most of the current generation would "get" an e-vite (nice graphics help), many people do appreciate receiving a phyiscal invitation. And if you put together a nice graphic, you can always print those on cardstock and send them to people who would prefer something on paper.

 

For what it's worth, if you don't want to DIY them, you can find several invite designers on this site who can put something together for you fairly inexpensively.

 

Best of luck!

Congratulations Vanessa! Everything looks so fantastic, and you were a dream to work with!

 

Can't wait to see the pictures!

Ack! That is so dumb. Do you have any friends/family in the US? You could ship to them and have them send the shoes to you.

I checked zappos (my favorite for shoes), here are a few I found - I wasn't sure how flat you wanted, so there are a couple with low heels.

 

http://www.zappos.com/bcbgeneration-neena-silver-metallic-kid

 

Type Z Corinne at Zappos.com

 

rsvp Rayne at Zappos.com

 

Touch Ups Dominique at Zappos.com

 

Bouquets Meckenna at Zappos.com

 

CARLOS by Carlos Santana Sparkle 2 at Zappos.com

You absolutely deserve a vent!

 

The reality is that everyone has an opinion about your wedding, and the hardest part is not letting them get to you. I can't tell you how many times I had to tell someone that Iappreciated their desires for us to have a wonderful wedding, but it was our wedding and we were going to do it just the way we wanted.

 

If its any consolation, in hindsight these things make the funniest stories. Keep that in mind and keep your chin up.