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Keep the sign ups coming ladies. It really is so nice to have other people who have similar goals and are going through the same struggles to support you.

Welcome to the forum Carlos!

Meredith, I hope you're having a great time at the Paradisus and hope that your wedding day is fabulous!

Yay Meredith~ Happy wedding day! I hope its fabulous.

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR Have you seen her thighs? lol She carries her weight where her mommy does! That was me when I was a baby. Rolls in my thighs. Its cute when you're that age. Not so much now... lol Janet~ I love the bikini badges. And that more people seem to be signing up. Come on ladies, let's make the pot bigger! Alyssa~ I'm with you. I just keep gaining since my wedding. I gotta get this heading back the other direction.

Hey Janet, what about fat sea life, fish, turtles, seas horses, whales? I like fat babies too, except that every time I look at Ann's little cutie (so not fat btw) it makes me want one. I'm afraid if we have cute fat babies in everyone's siggy I'll really want one! lol

What a great deal!

Ladies, you've all been blogged! Kamharrisphoto’s Weblog And look fabulous. So, I might be up for one of the summer shoots in NYC. Anyone want to pick one of the dates and try to get a group together? One of the July dates would work best for me.

Stephanie, this sucks! I would totally say something to your EX, but in a non-confrontational way like others have said. Just tell him that her attitude is not necessary and it makes a difficult situation that much harder. Maybe he will agree and already knows she is out of line, but just doesn't say anything to her to avoid a fight. She may be his FI, but they aren't her kids and in the end her opinion doesn't really matter.

Congrats Shannon! Great job! Great job to everyone who lost. I still think we should flip the list upsidedown! hahaha Can't wait for BL6 to start!

Those are great photos. And you have fabulous hair! :0)

Wow, you can definitely see a change in your body. Its must be so great to be able to see your results! I just sent in my final weigh in. In the end, I've gained several pounds, but at least I didn't quit. I'll be more motivated for BL6 and signed up for that 5k just to make sure I have a goal in the next few weeks. Although, I started my running program yesterday and I'm pretty sure that my ass and legs are filled with lead. I felt so heavy running. Blah.

Congrats ladies! IDK where I was, but I missed the whole thing. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by drtracy Yamille ~ Traditionally for every wedding anniversary the gift is to be made of a certain material. For the 1st anniversary the gift is supposed to be made of paper. Here's a full list: Wedding Anniversary - Traditional Gift Ideas Totally off topic, but I just read this list and I have to wait SIXTY years before I get to diamonds. Clearly a man made this up! lol I might just modify it and print it out for DH. I think 10 years is long enough to wait for diamonds.

Quote: Originally Posted by yamille It's 2 weeks till we get the proofs and then we choose. i have only gotten 1 teaser so far. I think something went over my head. what does everyone mean by "Paper"? do you mean money? Heehee, no every anniversary has a "traditional" gift and the first anniversary is paper. So, I figure the pics are printed on paper and that would be my first anniversary gift.

I think we should turn the list of % upside down so that I win! lol Just kidding. I have no idea who will win. I was thinking Jacilynda. I'm excited for the next season to start so I can get back on track. Good luck ladies!

One more week sounds good to me. Except I'm going to lose weight before then which stinks it won't count. But oh well, the point is to get healthier right, not win money. lol So, that puts the start date at April 15th?

Are we sure we have a long enough sign up period? I don't want to put off starting, but if we need some more time to get the word out it might be better. I'm off to pay now... if I can remember y paypal password.

Quote: Originally Posted by drtracy Ayita, I'm with you, I'm thinking definitely for the first anniversary, that gives me well over a year to get in model shape! Plus, it is paper, right? That is exactly what I was thinking. They are paper. Casey~ that last picture you posted is fabulous. Your FI is going to seriously pass out when he sees them. Question for you ladies, how long does it take before you will have the final product?

Quote: Originally Posted by Fanny Welcome Brooke! Is anyone hiring an outside makeup artist? Or using the one at the resort? Ahh, I am stumped as to what to do about this... I did my own makeup. I went to someone at home for them to teach me how to apply it for the wedding.

Hey girls, with all the crap going on for you with the whole dj thing, I thought I'd post a couple of pictures from my day to get you excited about your wedding location. All photos are by Del Sol Photography del Sol Photography The deck Reception area We had a fabulous full moon slip out from behind the clouds during our reception

Quote: Originally Posted by navarrabrooke Thanks, Kelly! Great idea with the Bose. We're planning for about the same amount of people - around 30. Where was your reception? We're doing ours on the Reef Grill deck - the Chill Out chic package with buffet. Our reception was in the same place. We didn't do the chill out chic package, but we did have a buffet. It worked out really nicely. We did the Wish package and then customized it to have what we wanted. I found this was less expensive for us, but we weren't interested in the loungy beach seating. That looks really cool though. If you go on trip advisor and search Paradisus there is a bride on there who wrote a review and did the chill out chic package. She has pictures on there and a video I found a while back. It may take some searching since I found it while I was planning my wedding and I'm sure many reviews have been posted since then. Actually, I think her video was on youtube.

Quote: Originally Posted by navarrabrooke Hi there - I am new to the forum and also a Paradisus bride. We just firmed up our date and location earlier this month with Perla. Now we're starting to concentrate on the details - in particular the music. Instead of doing live music (which would be our first choice) or a DJ, we are considering going the iPod route. Though I did receive a quote from Luis at Swank for $1466. But after reading some of the earlier posts, does this mean even if I don't use them I will be billed for 15% of the original quote? Also, is $1466 for 4 hours reasonable? We would love to do live music, but $1200 for 45 minutes is unfortunately not within our budget. Is anyone doing live music and able to find a better deal? If we do go with the iPod, can anyone tell me what arrangements we will need to make? We'll need a sound system of course. We also would like to do a projection screen so we can air a photo slideshow during the cocktail hour and buffet and then play our favorites music DVDs for the dance party - sorta like a concert experience. I have asked about this from Perla, but have not heard back. Do we use Swank for the equipment or does the resort take care of that? Any advice you can give is very much appreciated!!! Happy to have found and be a part of this forum! Thanks! Brooke Hey Brooke, welcome to the thread. I used an ipod for my wedding because the costs for a dj or live music were just out of our budget. We brought down our bose docking station for the ipod and it worked great. We did have a smallish group of people~ 28 so for us the ipod was the perfect thing. And the bose was definitely loud enough. I believe that Swank provides the equipment for a slideshow. One of the other brides on the thread is using the same thing. I can't remember who off the top of my head...

FLgator, don't worry about butting in. The more info the better! Keep it coming ladies. And thanks...

Lisa, don't be too down on yourself. You deserve to have a good time! When does your dress come in? That will definitely keep you motivated. I'm in for season 6 as well. Since I gained this time, there's a chance I might even win the next one. Competition really motivates me. Although, I am sick of losing the same pounds over and over again. Yesterday I signed DH and myself up for a 5k in May (without his knowledge lol). He needs to exercise and we both keep putting off being consistent with it. I figured this would be a good way to get us going. I HATE to run, but maybe if I have a goal I will learn to love it... well at least not hate it.