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That would be really disturbing to have a dead starfish in a bouquet!! Your post made me lol thinking about it!! Eewwww...

What's a candy buffet? Sounds like heaven!

So, I went to a Lia Sophia party last week and bought a few items for myself and am now hosting a party myself so I can get a discount on jewelry for my bm's gifts. It's pretty inexpensive and they have a buy 2 get one 1/2 off sale (the most expensive item is 1/2 off!) I thought that I would share this with you all in case anyone is interested in ordering for their bm or themselves without having to attend a party. Oooh, I also ordered a faux engagement ring for like $30 ('m super paranoid about losing my ring in Mexico). Anyway, here is the link and if you want to order, you have to put my name in there - Dawn Drapala to get it to got through. Happy Shopping! Sara's personal website Ooh and if any of you Chicago area brides want to come to the party, it's going to be next Friday in Lombard. PM me and I'll send you the details!

Oooh, that would be great.. who's Denise?!! Denise? Denise? If you're around, pm me!! BTW, what color is it? I'm looking for my 'blue'! But I can always use it for my borrowed right?! Quote: Originally Posted by Kat81 Hey I have one coming from Denise... I bet she could send it to you though then you could give it to me!

Oooh... I want to play too! Anyone have one available for a August 31st wedding?! And I could then pass it off to Kat since we're going to get to hang out at Dreams after my wedding and before hers!!

Have you seen these fake candle thingies? My mom had them at her wedding and they worked great! A lot of companies have them so check around for the best prices! Electric Candles: Led Candle, Flameless Candles, Fake Candle, Battery Candle by LampLust.com

Is it weird that my wedding is August 31st and i have a contract and daniella hasn't requested $$ from me yet? I'm okay with it of course but just think that it's odd. I'm going to bring the bubble machine and hope that it works and looks amazing. Hey Kat, you are going to be there when I'm there right? Do you want the bubble machine when I'm done?! One less thing to bring home! And seriously, when would I ever again need a bubble machine?! Lemme know! You may just need to bring batteries and extra bubbles to refill it.

Okay,so as many of you know, my mom gets all this weird random wedding stuff from her work. Well, yesterday she brought me over a bubble machine! It's small and runs on batteries and I was thinking that since it's windy by the gazebo and throwing silk flowers after the ceremony would just result in a lot of litter in the water... maybe this would be a better option. I haven't played with bubbles in years so am not sure if they would just pop right away with the wind or if they would float around and look pretty. What do you all think?

I think that you may have to pay $50 to Dreams for bringing in an external vendor and then just pay him his fees... this is what Daniella told me a few months ago when i asked her about bringing in an outside dj... this was before the whole 'no external vendor' rule though. But since I have the email from her, I'm going to hold her to it. Quote: Originally Posted by Princess402 Does that mean that it's ok to hire him and pay him directly at his rates, or does that mean that you have to pay the ridiculous rate the hotel wants to charge but you can choose him as the DJ? I really hope it is the former cause obviously that's a much better deal. I also really fell in love with some pics I saw on here of the lighted dance floor he has and would love to be able to get that as well!

Quote: Originally Posted by SIMBASIM Honestly, I would not book anything you cannot cancel JUST IN CASE! I certainly would not offer any knowledge that you are aware of the new policy. Maybe you should give it a test run and just "tell her" you already booked the DJ and ask her another question about external suppliers to feel her out. Does that make sense?? Good idea... What would I do without you girls?!

Quote: Originally Posted by Michelle&Steve Hey guys.. just a question that has me a lil nervous. I already hired an outside photographer, and i had mentioned that to claudia a few months ago. She didnt have a problem with it. The photographer is staying at the hotel though, so I dont know if that makes a difference. We are also having a band flown in, which are staying as guests as well... I had told Claudia this as well, and she said it was fine. This was a couple months ago. Should I be worried about this with the new policies? I'm in a similar situation... I emailed Daniella on March 8 and asked 'Can we bring in an outside DJ? Is there a fee? How much?'. Her response was 'The fee for external supliers is $50 usd each.' (this was on March 12th). I haven't actually booked a DJ yet and probably won't for a few more weeks but I don't want to get screwed on this new 'no external suppliers' policy. I figure that since she doesn't know that I look at this website and she never mentioned the new policy to me I should be okay... Right?!! Am I wishful thinking here?

Maura, i found a great lady in Elmhurst... about 20 miles west of the city... let me know if you want her info. She's been in business for like 25 years or something and was great... good luck! Oh, and if you know a great hair sylist, mine just moved to MI so I'm on the hunt for a new one... lemme know!

I don't think that we are going to use the mariachi band but I wanted to post this picture. I'm not sure if Daniella sent it to me or what but it just makes me laugh... I don't really know why, but every time I look at it, I just crack up! Is it just me?! Maybe I should lay off the caffeine!

HOT! HOT! HOT!

Thanks for the post... most appreciated!

That's the most bizarre looking caesar salad I've ever seen... I'd still eat it of course! Thanks for posting these, I am trying to make food decisions this week!

I got my STD's and invites through .:Hitched Invites-Custom & Pre-Made Wedding Invitations. Invitations. Inspired:. and couldn't be happier.

Okay you bikini waxing experts, I need your help. So I went about 10 days ago and got my first wax. I don't know if I didn't let it grow out enough beforehand or if I'm just a hairy sasquash or what, but my hairs are already growing back. The lady told me it's better not to shave it if I'm planning on making this a waxing a normal part of my grooming regimen (which I am). So what do I do? I'm sure as hell not plucking all of them out. Help please!

I just got my final proof back on my invites and I am absolutely in love with them!! What do you all think? I'm going to glue them onto a pocketfold like this: Sorry the pics are so huge... not sure what I'm doing wrong. I got them from the same place that did my STDs and I was 100% happy with them. Here is the link for you guys that are interested. .:Hitched Invites-Custom & Pre-Made Wedding Invitations. Invitations. Inspired:.

Those are adorable Maura! I really like the dots around the edges. Very classy!

I think that ribbons are 1,000 points and gifts are 500. If you go to the top of the page under vbplaza Menu and click on one of them, it will take you to a page that allows you to enter a member's name that you want to give to. Hope that helps!

My first waxing was a brazillian and now I'm addicted. I swear, if you go to someone who knows what they're doing, you'll be hooked too.

i think that tammy should start a post called 'they got banned because....'. I bet there are some funny stories!

Quote: Originally Posted by amyh Doesn't chocolate turn white after freezing (not completely white, but it gets discolored)? That was my thought first too. They get like a white chalky layer on them. I probably wouldn't be able to handle having bags of M&M's in the freezer for months anyway... they'd be gone as soon as I got a chocolate craving! mmm... now i want M&Ms!

My mom's b-day is on April fools day so my brother and I have a lot of prankster practice. Here a few that we've used and a few that are good for the office. - flip everything in the room,office upside down - open a can of tuna a few days prior and hide it really well - fill the room/office with bubble wrap or those popcorn packing things - with a pen, pop out a few keys on his keyboard and put them back in the wrong location - saran wrap over the toliet... my mom is still mad about that one - remove the contents of the salt shaker and fill with sugar... do the same to the sugar - add a few drops of Tabasco to the coffee creamer / half & half Thats all I can think of right now. I'll let you know if I come up with anything genius. After reading these, I'm surprised that my mom didn't disown me!