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Quote: Originally Posted by taylorwd Meghan, That's interesting your reception could start at 5:30pm. Our contract with Karisma says that private events can start no earlier than 6:00pm and end no later than 11:00pm, giving very little wiggle room to vary the reception time. hmmmm....i have not been told yet that I could do that. Amy suggested it and said that is what she is doing. Amy, have you been told that you can start your reception at 7?

Quote: Originally Posted by Afrommert Meg, Looks like your sunset is not until 730, you have plenty of time Thanks! Your dress looks gorgeous by the way!

Quote: Originally Posted by Afrommert BTW, im having the majority pics taken BEFORE ceremony. excpet for my fh and i. What kind of of pictures are you having done before? Just pics of you?

Quote: Originally Posted by Afrommert Megan, Im having a private reception as well.... So I pushed my my ceremony time to 5pm since sunset for my wedding date is about 5:40, then quick last pics and having my guest meet at the mojotio bar at 6pm-7pm for drinks, then our ceremony starts at 7pm for dinner and dj. So my reception will end at 11pm, which is when I heard the noise curfew is anyways. At which time those guest who want to keep partying, can choose a disco and hang out there after 11. Im not having a cocktail party, through them, we are making our own lol from 6-7pm haha. NO WAY IM PAYING THEM ANYMORE MONEY. That's a really good idea....do you know where i can find sunset times? I'm getting married in July, so it will most likely be different than yours.

omg I just realized that the reception for a private event is only 4 hours...I thought it went to 11 pm! This means if our reception starts at 5:30, our party and dancing is over at 9:30!! If we want to go later we have to purchase an extra hour and half....god only knows how much that will cost. Has anyone else been told about this? Is anyone doing a cocktail party? If so, how much is costing you per person approximately?

Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz Yes! I hate the silly stress arguments!!! And I am SURE I am the cause of it...haha Ryan calls me "Negative Nancy" or "Moody Mona" when I get in my mood! haha hahaha those are funny names...not laughing at you, it's kinda cute lol

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Nicole~ Haha Amy, I was dying laughing at your explanation of trying on the vest. That is my DH to a T! I remember I was super stressed and I had spent hours and hours researching some things I was intersted in. His flip flops came in (yes, I ordered them online lol) and I asked him to try them on. He jumpd off the couch and said "Holy F*CK, why do I have to do everything?" I looked at him like, what are you talking about... you haven't had to do anything! LOL. He was so put out. Oh and he made a huge deal about putting his pants on so that I could pin them, drive them to the cleaners, pick them up for him a few days later and give them to him. Geez, so much work on his end..... idiot lol. P.S he never tried them on after they were hemmed to make sure they were ok... it was "too much work". haha that's really funny about your DH getting upset about trying on flip flops lol. I made Matt feel really bad about not doing the invites like he said he would, and when I woke this morning, he had a whole bunch done that he had worked on last night....guess you just gotta put your foot down and let them know how upsetting it is when they don't do things they say they will. I think they just don't get it and it's not as important to them. I have set time aside to get them done now. All tonight we are working on them and he is not going anywhere till they are done!

Uggghh, I am so stressed today...I think the most stressed i've been in quite a while. We are making our own invites (supposed to have been sent out January 1st) and they still are not made. My FI was really excited about them in the beginning and had an idea of what he wanted, so I let him basically choose what we did for the invites. Over christmas I said we needed to get them done, and it never happened. Then he promised that he would work on them this weekend and get a good chunk done (I have been working on the already pretty much on my own)....that didn't happen. Last night he said he would do them....he cut 10 pieces of paper and glued them, and some of them he even glued on crooked! He is extremely artsy and probably more capable than I am of making them look nice. I'm so frustrated because I went with his idea for the invites, and he isn't even making much of an effort to do them! Sorry for ranting, but just needed to vent. Aside from that, I have such a stressful job this year and when I come home from school and see that the invites weren't done, I'm not in a good mood!

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart I chose the song and FI loved it so much he won't go with anything else now. The song is Paramore (I know, I know) "The Only Exception" The lyrics are kind of bitter and jaded but that's how FI and I were about relationships when we met... both out of looooong relationships and swore we'd never be in another one again Are you doing a specific type of dance? FI and I are taking dance lessons and are doing the rhumba to michael buble, everything, however, my dress has a huge skirt, and i don't think it's going to be easy to do a rhumba in it! I wish I had thought about that before.

Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz Ok girls here is the scoop on the dress... I have decided against the dress that Heidi Elnora and I designed. I found one I LOVE! The designer is Junko Yoshioka. Check out her website to read her bio and see her dresses. Home - InStyle also has her featured and has a lot of her Spring and Fall 2010 dresses on their website. The dress is 100% silk mikado with a mermaid/fit to flair silhouette. It is fitted (and I will make it more fitted!) down to my mid-thighs and then has a big skirt with ruffles (not sure what they are made of and kind of asymmetrical). The neckline is sort of sweetheart, and the dress has a natural waist. BUT the best part of it is this fabulous sash by Amy Kuschel that I am tying around my waist. It's beautiful, and it gives my boy-shape figure some curves. The dress and sash are pretty trendy, and I am sure I will regret this 10 years for now. But, oh well!! I love it!!! I can email yall some pictures I took at the salon...of course the dress is way too big and pinned up, but maybe you can get the idea! I would love to see a picture of the dress!! sounds beautiful

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Quote: Originally Posted by Afrommert I totally used vista print postcards for my AHR! LOL, i got 100 for FREE, after all said and done, i paid $22.22 hahaha!! I will post a pict, they should arrive wednesday!! My AHR is very casual, Cocktails and hor'orderves, 100ppl approx., we hired valet, a HOTTIE aucustic guitar player, lots and lots on candles, very romantic ... And we are a "goin green"family so we did an online RSVP Sounds like it will be a great party!

Quote: Originally Posted by daniepps Tiffany sent me the packages they offer and that was the cheapest price. I didn't know it was an option to bring in a DJ. I can do $500-600 but anything more than that is out of the question! I was quoted $1500 as well.....never heard $500-600. I'm using an ipod. One of my guests was nice enough to offer do the music and brother will be the MC

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart I just finished my invites... OMG, I've been working on them since August!!! Just wanted to jump up and down for a second, that was harder than the STD's and I'm not even making them, hired someone to make them, just all the info and design ideas whew... Ok I'm done, happy Friday, I'm home sick! congrats on getting something else crossed off your list! Invites are a way bigger job than I expected. We are making ours. They were supposed to be sent out Jan 1st, but that hasn't happened lol. I'm working on them right now, so better get back at them!

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Thanks girls!!! Katie, you are going to rock it don't even be embarrassed to show us, I'm so excited to see yours! My photog said I could choose as many or little as I wanted and he'd make it work but he told me 35 would probably be best for the size of book that I am getting. Lindz - you can show your photog of course! I am going to actually have it delivered by my MOH on wedding day while he's getting ready. I want a picture of his reaction Amy - That's one of my favs as well! I asked my photog what one of his favorite shots he had taken of other BD photos and he told me about that picture and I told him I wanted that done as well because it sounded amazing. I think that should be the first or last picture in the book, what do you think? My photog showed me ooptions of books, I'm having a nice black leather book made, I'm so excited! I think it would be best at the end of the book.

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Alright girls, so forgetting my makeup at my photogs house (40 miles away) was a blessing in disguise! I showed up and he handed me a cd with all the images from my BD shoot on it! Big surprise! So I went through the 255 pictures he gave me and narrowed it down to show you ladies. Some of my favorites and sassiest are topless or moreso so until I can figure out to black out my ladies I can't put them up. Here is the link to my Photobucket album, I hope you enjoy!!! BD Shoot pictures by johnnygirl777 - Photobucket Wow, gorgeous! Your fiance is very lucky!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Afrommert fyi.... my ticker is abooouuuuutttt to say 30 d a y s ............... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh very very exciting!!

cute sandals amy! I like how they are casual and they will be super comfy!

Meghan''s to do's: We've finally got our wedding bands so that can be scratched off the list! 1. 3rd dress fitting on the 17th 2. finish invites already!!!! 3. write thank you cards for wedding shower 4. make a decision for center pieces

Meghan''s to do's: We've finally got our wedding bands so that can be scratched off the list! 1. 3rd dress fitting on the 17th 2. finish invites already!!!! 3. write thank you cards for wedding shower 4. make a decision for center pieces

Yes, Amy, I am also very excited to hear about how your photo shoot went as well!!

Quote: Originally Posted by lolo Okay girls I have had one hell of a week.....this is not a movie!! Wednesday my boss came in a told the staff that we have until Sat and then we are enemplyed. She is shutting down ( i work at a hair salon) Think that's bad enough.... One of my BM grandfather died that same day. Think that's bad enough..... My MOH told me last night her BF is in jail......in COLOMBIA. Holy F!%# I don't even know what to think. My problem doesn't seem so big. OMG lolo that is insane! I don't even know what to say, so sorry about your job though

Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda OK girls, I am second guessing my wedding dress. I do love it, but it was more like everyone else's first choice and not mine. So, I ordered a new one today! Crazy I know but it's whiter which I think looks better on me. I wont get it until I get back to MD early April for my bachelorette party but wanted to show it to you guys to get your thoughts: Here is my current dress which is beautiful but I feel like it might be too ivory... I get washed out in ivory. I guess I have 3 months to make the decision, but I am kinda excited about the new one. God I need to stop being so damn indecisive I think both are beautiful, hard to tell though without seeing you in the first dress.

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart I was told $80... why are we all being told different prices?! $80 is what it says on Loma's site as well, last I checked at least. I am not 100% sure that it was $75, but that is what I remembered her saying...could have been 80. It was around there.

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart I bought some from Whole Foods! I actually got the moisturizer as I figured I'd get better use out of it and it was only $16.99. My legs look better already, thanks so much for the recommendation! Glad to hear its working!