Mandy

Oh, and write vows, and pick (and download) all the music for the reception and buy and iPod and speakers for the reception. I'm doing a DIY hair trial with my stylist sometime in the next few weeks. I need to find a hair flower and buy clothes for the honeymoon, find wedding jewelry and shoes, buy a wedding band or a new setting. We do have our OOT bags done, and my dress and Isaac's suit are hanging up ready to go, and everything is set for the resort.

Yay! Congrats!! I can't wait until we're legally married. I am just now working on my invites (well, I was until I got on the forum), but they're technically for our AHR June 6. I also have to make our guest book and also the welcome books for the guests at the resort. I think there's a bunch more to do, but I can't think of it right now. I'm on the forum, not working on wedding stuff!

By the way, I think this answers the "do we tip the wedding coordinator?" question...

Sorry, girls! I am back, and have been scrambling at work ever since. You know how that happens after a vacation. Apparently my doctor has decided that since we didn't work for that week, we have lost money and need to make it up now. Anyway, we had a great time! Because of Semana Santa (Holy week), everything closed for 2 weeks. Don't ask me, I guess Mexicans don't like to work in the springtime. I didn't find a job, and Isaac didn't get to talk to the school, but we did look at a few houses. Most important, Isaac realized that it may be a better idea to rent a house rather than buy one. I guess he had to figure it out for himself! We also rented a car and found our way around the city. By the way, it's a huge city, if you weren't aware. I'll try to re-locate my camera tonight and figure out how to post pics. We'll see how this goes. Thanks girls!

I've been away from the forum, so I'm a little late to this game. My theory: EDR has been less than accommodating. I have only paid the $100 deposit. If they try to jerk us around now, we change our venue completely and all stay somewhere else. If they wait until we get there to give us trouble, we simply do not pay for the wedding and either have a ceremony location elsewhere picked out, or simply walk a few steps down the beach and have our symbolic ceremony off of EDR property, minus the gazebo and decorations. I'm not doing enough for this to really hurt them with the loss of money, but it will make me feel better and they will see my point. I may just have my dad or FFIL (or both) prepare something to say for the ceremony just in case.

Quote: Originally Posted by lovefreddy Oh this is cool...so many interesting jobs! I am a Surgical Device Sales Rep and sell products in the OR. What company do you work for? What do you sell?

Welcome to the forum!

Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl Doug ALWAYS calls it the "tur-let" like in a backwoods kind of an accent. as in "ahv got to git to da tur-let real quick like". he will even say tur-let when he is just casually talking to someone, like blah blah blah, and i had to turn off the water to the tur-let, blah blah. I find it funny that he's often talking to people about toilets in casual conversation!

Welcome! I'm 25 too! We can't wait to hear more of your wedding plans!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan Ha Ha my huge ego! Did you say that because I offered to autograph pictures of myself for your OOT bags? Oh, you were going to send signed pics for all my guests? I had forgotten! How silly of me!

Quote: Originally Posted by Stormsong origami doves? I sense a story there! <laughs> Creative director huh? Hmmmm......i might have to look into that! <grins> So, what are you doing for YOUR wedding mandy? Any ideas I can steal. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t17320 Read it if you dare. Let's see, we're "borrowing" most of Morgan's templates (check out her blog), as well as lots of stuff in her OOT bags. She has a great letter to guests on the Cancun airport, as well as a welcome letter. Hence the member of the month logo under her name. (Now, who's got something to bring Morgan's ego back down to earth?)

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan Perfect for the money birdcage. You could just train someone how to make them for your wedding, and when someone gives you a card with cash, you simply take the cash out and finish your decorations!

Quote: Originally Posted by mexicobrideIndiana are we suppose to tip the wedding coordinator? or the judge or the photographer?? valeria has been my WC but i think i heard somewhere that once we get to the resort there are different people we deal with. do we tip them all, or not at all? and if we tip them, how much? Here's a discussion that started on this topic. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t17331-2

Quote: Originally Posted by Stormsong Well Morgan...when you get back from YOUR wedding and start getting bored...you can help me with MY wedding! <grins> Seeing as mine isn't for 5 months AFTER yours!!! (Actually, not so much needed help...as giving me ideas to do for my own!) I LOVE those background images for your book. I should try to see if i can create something like that as well. Though, i better check with FI first....see what he thinks about it. (He still in under the delusion that this is going to be a SIMPLE wedding! Fool!) She's already creative director on my wedding and doing a fantastic job! Just keep her away from origami doves.

Quote: Originally Posted by timelsel Yes, there are a ton of different poems on there, and I only checked one website. Obviously most people prefer to get dollars rather than gifts if there is this much space devoted on how to ask for it. I have made a decision that I will forevermore only give cash to couples who are getting married. This is my solemn vow. Everyone, repeat after me......... Yay, cash for me!!! Wait, I guess you are paying for my wedding. LYMYMI!

Maura, I love the new siggy! And you've turned Mexican for sure!! Uyyyy? I haven't heard that since I've been back in this country!

Quote: Originally Posted by Mandy Wow, I go to the hospital for a few hours, and you guys just get everything all figured out for me! So is the thread hijack over and we're now back on topic? Wait, nevermind. We will NEVER be on topic around here, what with the doves and cages and money and such. And by figured out, I mean you are both hopelessly-out-of-control-and-everyone-needs-to-go-to-bed-now-before-I-actually-end-up-with-origami-doves-at-my-wedding!

Quote: Originally Posted by timelsel OK, I had to go get a kleenex to wipe my tears I was laughing so hard. I'm thinking maybe we can hang the doves from the gazebo and have a bird cage nearby for people to stuff the cash into. Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan That is a perfect solution. We found something to do with those BB&B inserts & a way to get your daughter some money. Wow, I go to the hospital for a few hours, and you guys just get everything all figured out for me! So is the thread hijack over and we're now back on topic? Wait, nevermind. We will NEVER be on topic around here, what with the doves and cages and money and such.

Quote: Originally Posted by timelsel I think you girls ought to take all the registry enclosures and make some of those cute origami doves out of them - they are supposed to bring good luck for your wedding, you know! Only in Hawaii, and I'm not sure BB&B cards are "official" origami size. All I'm saying is if you want origami doves at my wedding, we're buying the real paper! You're making me nervous that DIY-itis is spreading across the web!

Quote: Originally Posted by mauraw hahahhaa no i didnt recycle them into a DIY project, i mean i literally threw them in my recycling bin and put them in the recycling compacter in my condo building so they wouldnt go into a landfill Oh, good. That makes me feel so much better!! So maybe it is time for that intervention for Morgan!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan Your mom would disown you if you staged a DIY intervention So true! We'll just keep this to ourselves...

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan Bed Bath & Beyond gave me those little enlosures. I should have gave them back because it seems so wasteful to trash them. Hmm, wonder if I can do a craft project with them. Stick something on the front over the words like it's a piece of cardstock... Morgan, I was going to suggest a DIY intervention til I read this: Quote: Originally Posted by mauraw I recycled my BB&B enclosures! Now I'm just sad for both of you! (But Maura, we want to see pics of what you created!)

Those are super cute! If I were a guest, I might have to put my mark on every single page!

Thanks for the review. Makes me glad I'm working with Valeria rather than Monica!

Welcome, Stephanie! Check out this thread and see how many other girls on here have been dating their FI seven years or longer. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t17107