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Congrats! There are lots of couples getting married in Mexico -- check out the Mexico threads for tons and tons of advice! Happy planning

That's absolutely horrible and soooo unprofessional! Please let us know if they find him. My heart goes out to your parents

Congratulations! Your wedding looked very elegant and you were very beautiful.

They're gorgeous!

What makes all of this worse is how the media has gone into a feeding frenzy. As if what her husband has done isn't bad enough, she can't even leave her home without being chased by a mob of photographers. Why is she the one that must suffer through the public humiliation because of what HE did? It's gross and completely unfair. No wonder she's going down the divorce route straight away. Why should she stay with someone who has turned out to be a complete stranger to her?

I'm so glad to hear your tour operators are stepping up to make sure everyone is re-booked. Phew! Best wishes to all of you for wonderful, stress-free (it could happen!) weddings

We used a picture mat set up on a table during cocktails and dinner. Our WC arranged to have all of our personal stuff (like the mat) packed up and we then picked up our stuff from her office the next day. Here's a pic of our mat:

Congrats!! I'm glad you had a wonderful wedding. DH and I went to the Riu Mambo for our 1st anniversary and I enjoyed walking down the beach to see the Bachata, which was 100 times nicer than the Mambo! Good choice

How incredibly rude!! I agree with michelle10 and lalanyc. Hopefully your invited guests can get the message across to these two without causing an all-out war.

Wow, my wedding has come and gone, and I've been a member here since 2008 and those invites and envelopes are probably one of the best (if not the best) I've seen yet. Way to go!!!!!!

Awwwww! That's so cute!

Have you tried any of the vendors on ebay?

Congratulations Lisa - you look so happy in the pictures!

So glad that things have worked out for you! It could have been so much worse!

We chose to forgo the bride/groom gifts. All we wanted was to be married on a tropical island and didn't feel the need for anything else. It's really tough too when you're marrying someone who has everything! Sorry I couldn't give you any examples, but I just wanted to share the thought that you don't have to buy each other gifts as you are already each other's gifts. Too mushy??

Your friend is very talented! My preference is #1 as well.

Quote: Originally Posted by [email protected] Just curious, what package did you have? DId you use the resort photographer as well? Hi Lynette, we chose the gold package and the food was good. We used a photographer from Nashville and shared her with another couple. I am no longer recommending her because of reliability issues. If you're not planning on bringing your own, you should see if Photosouvenir is available on your date. They're based in DR and their work is phenomenal. You will see their pictures all over this site. Quote: Originally Posted by EmmaGaussoin How scary for your mom! Thanks for the heads up. Great review and congrats on being a MRS. Yes, she was very upset by the whole experience. We just need to remind ourselves not to open doors to strangers, whether we're at home or on a tropical island!

THey're really nice! Good choice We packed ours in a suitcase and took them with us (along with rest of our OOT bag stuff). I had asked our WC about shipping them in advance and she advised us not to do this as this kind of shipment tended to go "missing". Even if she had said it was safe to do so, the shipping costs would have been ridiculous. You should speak with your WC about whether it's safe to send anything by mail or courier. It could very well be better in Mexico then it is in DR and if that's the case, you could send a lot of your stuff ahead of time. I only wish I had been able to do that!

You mentioned you've never seen him dance, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know how! A lot of men have trouble expressing emotion, but that doesn't mean they don't love you! May-be he really wants to share in this old-fashioned tradition with you, but is too reserved to talk about it. Would it be too uncomfortable for you to bring up the topic with him? May-be you can make a joke out of it and suggest you do some funky breakdance (yeah, showing my age) to break the ice and then segue into a convo about dancing with you at the wedding. If there's other stuff going on and you just don't want to dance with him, period, then it's going to put everyone in an awkward position because FI wants to dance with his mom. THis one is a tough one. WIsh I had better advice for you.

Also, not everyone gets married on the beach. There are pros and cons to consider. The beach is hot, noisy (from the waves), and open to curious onlookers. Not everyone is into that, and some of the resorts have absolutely beautiful areas set up specifically for weddings that aren't on the beach. So, before you decide whether to shorten your dress, I guess you would need to determine where the ceremony will be.

LOL! If my dad was still here with us, he would have LOVED to put on a show like that for the family. Considering my DH will barely even "slow dance", he would have been more than thrilled to hand over the show duties to my dad. Thanks for sharing the video; definitely brought a smile to my face

OMG - she's an alcoholic. Have you attended any al-anon classes for family? You need support and tools in how to handle her and how best to help her help herself. Ultimately, if she doesn't get help, you know that you will have no choice but to cut her out of your life. In the meantime, are you absolutely, 100% sure that you can trust her not to ruin your wedding? And remember, you and your guests will be stuck with her for a whole week where she could potentially be in your face (and theirs) causing all kinds of grief with no relief! What are you going to do if she becomes unreasonable? Are your parents any help at all?

I don't think the fact that you're having a DW should have any bearing on the guest list. There are plenty who won't make it to the wedding, but would appreciate giving you and FI a little something, so invite the shower guests as if you were having a regular at-home wedding. I've never heard of co-ed showers, but i've attended my fair share of jack 'n jill parties, and they were always fun (but the bride/groom forgo their individual shower/stag and have the jack 'n jill party instead).

Don't they accept Paypal or a credit card? It would be so much easier for you, and probably safer.

You shouldn't be worried about getting her a gift, you should be more concerned with how to fire her ass! Seriously, this is your wedding and your own sister is behaving this way? Sometimes we just have to realize that some members of our family are toxic and nothing we say or do will change that, so our only alternative is to cut the ties. Snip snip.