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Quote: Originally Posted by BlissfulMsMiranda Ooh ooh I want to know now!!! What name did you have?? Maybe I'll secretly call him that when my parents aren't around! Hehehe Well keeping with the whole Cuba and spanish theme, El Amor, it's spanish for love!

Oh man and here I had the perfect name for him!! He is SO freakin cute!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ayita Hey ladies ! So I thought I would give you a quick update ! Here everything is awesome as there are no problems here in Playa del Carmen (whereas there are problems in Houston so I'm actually better off here !) 10 of my guests have cancelled so we are down to 22. This is still a party ! We are getting married tomorrow as planned ! And I will have to stay away from the office for 72 hours when I get back. My parents were going to Cuba afterwards but had to cancel. Apparently all airports are closed in Cuba right now (which sounds strange to me but this is what I heard). And my brother are going to have to stay in quarantine for 7 days when they come back to Singapore... 7 days at home !!! Other than that, everything is fine. I hope the archeological sites reopen next week when we're on honeymoon... otherwise we might shorten it maybe. Did not decide on this yet. I'm so happy for you! You better give us a teaser pic afterwards!!

Quote: Originally Posted by calchik my canceled mexico wedding has turned out happy as well. it is now in punta cana at the same resort chain so bahia principe bavaro instead of tulum now. our guests have had to pay an extra $300-500 to fly from where ever they are in canada to toronto so we can get the package to punta cana. i think cuz we're legally getting married this weekend it makes getting a wedding there easier cuz it's just a renewal of vows. still leaving the same date and getting the same wedding date. other mexico brides, maybe this is a different location option? surprisingly there might only be 4 or 6 people out of 26 that won't be able to make it. everyone else has fronted the extra money and will still be there for my wedding. i love my family and friends!! finally i can stop crying. now i can go back to being stressed cuz i have a week to finalize my wedding stuff. Oh I'm so happy for you!!! That's so awesome everything is working out for you.

We don't have torrid out here either. I think I would have knocked the hair dresser out also!! I really wanted to drop weight before the wedding, I kept procrastinating. Once the holidays hit, I decided against stressing myself out. I'm one that as soon as I stress I gain weight. I'm glad I decided against it. Maybe once I work a real day job instead of my horrid nights I'll be able to drop my weight again. Please make the economy better someone!!!

If it's a really old commercial, it could be the VW one? Da da da....? YouTube - Trio - Da Da Da (clipe)

I'm the same as Estella. The bad part is I'm only 5ft tall!! You know how hard it is to find bigger petite sizes?! I tend to luck out most in Kohls, Target (shirts mainly), and Sears. I also shop alot for tops in Marshalls. Oh let me not forget NY&Co. I love the fact most of there dress pants come in petite sizes.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hartyt509 I'm still waiting I have no idea what is going on. One airline is cancelling until the 12th the other isn't!! So my very nice TA (get the sarcasm!) said well we can swap you flights etc but its going to cost you another 3k! I said well what about the deposit for the wedding - his response "nothing to do with us tough"!! wtf lol So I said well i'll wait if I can't go there i'll go somewhere else lol FI and I have agreed if we can't get married away we'll just bloody do it here at the end of the holiday lol I'm still leaning on sacrificing the FMIL to the swine flu gods! It can't hurt now can it?

Quote: Originally Posted by JennyK Thanks everyone!! Jean-Marcus really does amazing work..love him! I haven't posted the pro-pics bc I'm trying to figure out how to put them in a slideshow. If I can't figure it out be tonight, I'll just post the pics LOL Ok I thought maybe I missed something!

I used Business cards. Made the front up in publisher, the back I made up in word. Then detached them all, and laminated them. Used a hole punch and the plastic loops. Here's my thread of my pre wedding mailing. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t34742

Quote: Originally Posted by Vikki So many ideas...and only one ceremony. *sigh* We have opposite taste in music so having a non-traditional song we both love is tough. That being said neither of us find the traditional chords of the bridal march all that appealing. So after a couple hours of searching for a remix or cover or something of the traditional bridal march (there are some AWFUL techno versions out there) and one spiffy little spyware program I picked up clicking on the wrong link I found this beautiful one: YouTube - Jonathan Cain (Journey) Bridal March I'm still not sure but I think I'm leaning in this direction. If I don't pick something soon he's going to put his foot down and it will be the theme from Final Fantasy..... Is the version on itunes longer? I'm worried it won't be very long. I asked my dj friend to loop something, I'll see what he says. I'm changing my mind at the last minute!

Jenny they look so good!! Did I miss your pro ceremony pics? And how did hubby like the BD book?

Quote: Originally Posted by BlissfulMsMiranda And for all your non-American girls: If you can, see if you can switch your wedding to a Cuban resort! It's not much farther than Mexico and it's GORGEOUS and usually much more affordable. for you ALL ... I hope your FIs are being supportive and understanding throughout all of this as well ... and know that all your BDWers are here for you always!!!!! I so hope they lift the restriction for americans to go to Cuba. It is so pretty there, I'd go in a heartbeat!! Quote: Originally Posted by BlissfulMsMiranda What happened to all the May brides today?! Hope you ladies are all alright ... We managed to find a "replacement" for our best man ... and he's very happy to fill the position! Yay! Well, I had my final fitting for my AHR dress, my MOH's last fitting and my mothers. All went well except my mother who apparently lost inches and has to get her dress taken in by NEXT Friday!! I also had to pick up some last minute stuff for the cruise since we leave saturday for Syracuse. I basically get to come home from there, wash clothes and pack for the wedding! What fun!! I'm glad you found a replacement BM! I can't figure out why people wait till the last minute! Quote: Originally Posted by Hartyt509 I'm wondering if i'm still going to be a May bride lol Don't worry, I'm crossing my fingers for you! Maybe you can sacrifice your FMIL to the Swine Flu gods!! I think that's the best idea, even if it doesn't work to get rid of the flu, you won't have to deal with the cow!! Quote: Originally Posted by yoAzul ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH Im just so annoyed - my uncle and aunt are out b/c their work told them if they travel to mexico they cant come back to work for 15 days WTF (they live in Spain) Im so fed up - and im so sad i probably wont get my dress and my pictures - and we cant reschedule/postpone because we didnt go through a TA and our resort doesnt have any locations outside of Mexico so i wouldn't even know how to go about rescheduling anything. This is just so unfair. Yael, I'm so sad!! I can't believe they won't let them come back to work for 15 days, so lame. I'm crossing my fingers and saying my prayers for all you Mexico brides. I would have ended up in the looney bin by now if I was in your shoes.

OMG I'm SO sorry for you girls going through all this drama! My heart goes out to Blkatz. I can't believe they are making such a big deal out of this. I guess they don't have anymore stories about the presidents dog that they have to scare everyone with the swine flu. I think I would be more scared to drink the water in Mexico then a flu!! I hope everything works out for our Mexico brides, I'm saying prayers for you girls and crossing my fingers!!!

They turned out great!! He's going to love them!

Once it comes in next week I'll post and let you girls know how it is. I like the idea of a silk ribbon around it!!

I actually went with this. Acid free boxes - record storage boxes & negative storage Then I'll end up getting some nice wrapping paper or something I think. Thanks for all the idea girls!!

I have the album done, I need the box to put it in and wrap it.

Ok girls, what did you put your BD books in to give to your FH? I went to Michaels today, and nothing I could find was small enough. My book is an 8.5 x 11 magazine style book. I don't want to spend a ton of cash, but if it's really nice I may get it later on. I would like a wooden or just a nice heavy cardboard box. I have 2 weeks to get it, so I'm a little pressed for time!!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ Cofession- I use to play WoW (I know, please don't judge me). I use to play so much that I would have dreams about that damn video game! I'll admit I played from release up until almost 2 years ago. I also played EQ for around 7 years, and dabbled a bit in LOTRO. I met some really amazing people playing those games. Now I don't have the time to play anything, including my DS!! Quote: Originally Posted by paraisobeachbride2009 Stephanie - don't feel bad about WoW, DH and I were totally addicted to FFXI a few years back and played it all the time...sometimes in to the wee hours of the morning (5 a.m. anyone?) lol huge gamer dorks up in this house! lol I remember way back when I was laid off, I'd play EQ for DAYS!! Then back when we only had 1 computer, the FI and I would race home from work, whoever got home first got to play that night. Yeah, we're dorks!!

I love the 2 on the roof!!! And I totally know what you mean about not being at an ideal weight, but you look great!!! I felt the same way going into mine, but it was so worth it in the end!!

Very hot!! He's gonna flip!

Well I'm almost done all my DIY stuff! OMG! And I still have another week before we go to upstate NY the weekend before the wedding! I may have to find something else to do!!

Oh sweetie, I SOOO know what you mean!!! I get home around 4am, so by the time I actually go to bed the lawn guys are mowing, the kids are running around screaming, oh lets not forget last fall when they where putting the new roof on our townhouse!! I've chalked it up to nature of the beast. And I've learned between all the outdoor noise, AND the FI snoring in 1 ear AND the cat snoring in the other ear, ear plugs are my best friend!

Quote: Originally Posted by bridetwobee Hi, My mom's pushing for a cruise ship wedding, but I've got some reservations, and I'm not finding answers to my questions about it. Some help would be appreciated. Is it possible to do an in port, beach wedding, and stay late enough on the beach to get sunset photos? If you do the wedding earlier, what do you do with the rest of your day How accommodating are cruise ships with allergies (I have celiac disease, and I can't eat gluten - I desperately don't want to be sick for my wedding). How are the cruise ship wedding co-ordinators to work with? Thanks in advance! It is totally possible to do your wedding on shore. We are actually getting married in Bermuda at a resort while docked there on our cruise. We dock at 9am, however we're don't have the taxi's picking everyone up until 5pm, then the ceremony at 6pm. I wanted to be able to get sunset pics also, and giving myself time to get ready and such is a big reason we decided on 6pm. What you have to take into consideration with wanting sunset pics is picking a cruise that doesn't leave until night, OR something that stays over night in the port like what we are doing in Bermuda. I am using my own planner in Bermuda. All of the cruise lines go through the same company for there weddings, it's just called something different through each cruise line. There has been girls that have had great luck with them, however if you want any real say of what resort/beach you use and various other items, make sure you have your own planner not through the cruise line. I've also heard alot of horror stories going through the cruise lines planners. As for your diet needs. Here is the FAQ question from Royal Caribbean, which is who we sail through. What type of special meals does Royal Caribbean offer? - Royal Caribbean International Hope this helps!! Feel free to post any other questions. There aren't many cruise brides, but there is a few of us!!