JOSIE

I have one guest (wife of a GM) that does not want to stay at our resort but I didnt tell other people or give them the option, I only addressed situations where they asked about. Lisa - - - <3 your dress, we're both maggie brides and so is Desiree!! yay! Kimmy- I slapped stamps on all of them, and actually i went to www.stamps.com and had these stamps made and thus far they are a HUGE hit!

Quote: Originally Posted by jetsbride shellk - I already posted photos of my dress and I want to make a link to it, do you know how to do that? Does anyone know how I can make a link to a previous posting? hmmm. i always just link to the thread. you can see what # it is and put the link to the thread and the post #, but I'm not sure you can link exactly to 1 post? hope that helps!

Re: survey*lets try it*have some fun!* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is your first name? Josie How Old are you? 26 Where are from? Lake Zurich, IL What is your occupation? Database Development Do you have any pets? Ray - cat Where is your destination wedding? Playa del Carmen, Mexico! (RIU Palace RM) What is your FH/Husbands name? Jason What is your favorite fruit? Mango What is your favorite movie? Crash What kind of car do you drive? Toyota Camry- Like Everyone else in the world! What is your favorite book? not sure, don't read too much What is your favorite season? Fall What kind of music do you like? Streamline stuff Any siblings? 1 brother Where is your favorite place to travel? Anywhere Tropical! What year did you graduate highschool? 2001 What do you do for fun? All kinds of stuff! Sports, sporting events, socializing with friends, wine club, etc etc When is your wedding? Nov 28, 2009

Hey girls Just stopping by to say Happy Monday! Desiree- I'm so glad to hear about your fun weekend I know you're leaving for MX in a few and must be EXTREMELY busy....so just want to say have a blast and thanks for all the help you've given us! I know your day will turn out perfect!! Lisa- A suprise bridal shower! How exciting!!! That is so awesome and sounds like you had such a great weekend! Kelly/Katie: The OOT bags we're thinking about are from: Promotional Tote Bags | Custom Tote bags | Custom Printed Tote Bags and are super cheap my mom likes this one:Design Image

so excited for you girl Have a blast!

OMG that is funny.......but so bad!!!! They do look awful!! Poor guy, he was trying to do the right thing

Desiree - Thinking of you today!!! Enjoy your legal day and have a great bachelorette weekend!!!!!!!!!!

Fred & Ginger hehe... thats what are copiers are named at work!

First of all, IMO you DO NOT have to justify your choice for a DW. What you do have to understand though, is that not everyone that's important to you will be able to make it, able to afford it, or willing to sacrifice plans in their own life. If you try to make everyone happy, you wind up miserable yourself and if you search through the forum you will see TONS of posts about peoples father, sisters, MOH's, etc all backing out from attending. Try as hard as you can to not let it get to you. Also consider that a lot of people fuss, but in the end they do end up coming and they have a great time. I think that you over reacted a little but mainly i just think emailing made it worse because you both were taking previous emails too personally. i completely understand how you feel and that you want it to be the best day of your life and of course you want everyone you love there.........its just that certain people ALWAYS have something to say. I stressed forever about my date and finally decided to do it over a holiday (Thanksgiving) so people would already have time off work (and school) etc.......but i kind of regret focusing so much on everyone else because the truth is.....your wedding is about marrying jon!!!!!!!! make that the biggest thing to you and don't feel the need to justify your plans!!! ITS YOUR DAY!!!!!!!!

Jannae: Just to answer you really quick...my TA from DW.com was really honest with me and she told me that she can get the best deal on rooms, but we could probably find better air-fare on our own. So I passed that message along to my guests. Out of 37 thus far, 32 have booked at least rooms with her, so I assume she is very competitive in that regard. To answer both you (LadyTrunck) and ShellK, the quotes provided to me included round trip transportation to the resort and often times trip insurance was included too. All in all, I've had at least 10 guests email/call me to say that they are extremely happy with my TA. I gave guests the option of booking on their own if they felt more comfortable, but most of them found it a hassel trying to coordinate everything. So, long story short, I've found that most like her and book through her! hope this helps! DES!!!! YOU'RE ONLY 8 DAYS OUT AS OF TOMORROW!!!!!!! SO CRAZY!

wow.......

I like the black suit Most of your pics will be you and FI, so it shouldnt be too much of an issue! )Plus I think black and tan look nice together

night club: vegas

I'm glad to hear you got some resolution.......all your stress trying to get this resolved was worth more than $50........IMO! Definitely better than nothing

Natalia - Forgive me for a second for going a little therapist on you. I was a sociology/psychology major in college so I tend to get really analytical and once in a huge fight with jason when I was at my witts end, I googled something like "getting over anger" and I got this link : Anger/Aggression After reading the article I literally (no joke) went through and highlighted things he does that make me feel upset, and vice versa....but the moral of the story is, it really helped ME IDENTIFY what REALLY GETS UNDER MY SKIN and how to change my own behavior to re-direct those emotions and confrontational situations. Maybe if you read it something inside you will click and you'll be like "oh, i can see why she does that" or vice versa. I almost believe its to the point that you need to sit down (or email) FMIL and get to the bottom of this because she will be involved in your life forever! Feel free to PM me if you want to chat more.....sorry for the psychological answer just trying to give you a different angle PS: The one point that stuck out to me was "Underlying anger is caused by a perceived loss of control over factors affecting important values." Maybe FMIL is acting this way because she feels like she's losing control over FI's life...because you're his main priority now... just a thought!

Quote: Originally Posted by NaM Haha this thread is fun! It drives me nuts when: -He never cleans the sink after shaving so there are little tiny hairs everywhere -He always forgets to put fabric softner in the laundry -I bet when I get home tonight the George Foreman will still be dirty from his supper last night It drives him nuts when I: -Hit snooze 8 times in the morning -Always leave a little bit of drink in my glass instead of just finishing it -Never want to drive. I hate driving so I always make him do it Seriously.......when FI and I moved in together I made him throw out the foreman he shared with his roommate. They literally never washed it and there was so much grease it was ruined! sick!

we're doing the traditonal thing and making it a Saturday.....mainly because thanksgiving is the thursday before our wedding so people could technically have a 3 night 4 day vacation without taking off any work which was a big deal to us

Kelly- I can totally relate to your excitement on the photo contest!!!!!! I originally wanted to do a personalized coozi with a welcome letter rolled up and presented inside (cute, with a bow or something) and that would be their gift upon arrival. My mom really wants to do bags, thus comes the issue of getting them all down there...which is my main concern...but also that a lot of our family & friends are flying down on monday, and we don't arrive until wed. My mom thinks we can "divide & conquer" and have multiple people involved in transporting the bags, IE: Jason's family brings the bags for their side, I bring my friends bags, my mom brings family bags, etc etc...I guess that's not a bad idea but it seems like a bunch of work to coordiate and I'm stressed out about people forgetting to bring bags & then some people are left out and all that good stuff....wow sorry that was so long! About Jewlery: I am lucky enough to work with an awesome woman who is going to make the jewlery for me and I believe its her wedding gift to me. So she's gonna make necklaces & earrings to match the BM dresses perfectly...which I am very excited about! I think this might be my only gift to them and I will probably present it to them at the Spa Day (before the wedding) that i'm paying for (i think)....I also bought their dresses!

Diane- That is the worst!!!!! Sometimes they jump up huge amounts too....errr! Good Luck, maybe it will come back down

That is so creepy and weird. I feel bad for her. She's already such a huge icon in the sports world just for being a hot girl who loves sports.....now people have crossed the line and violated her privacy in the worst way. SICK!!!!!!!

wow!!!! who does that! hilarious!

For now, I am detering the convo with my mom about OOT bags because I can't process it and I'm actually in a wedding on 8-1 (Desirees date!) so I have a lot of stuff to do for that... Katie, there are so many cute ideas for OOT bag items. I like the idea of hangover kits, coozis, possibly even towels? Are you going to put jewlery in there for them? That's something I'll have to do too Kelly- I didnt even know you won a photo package, that is awesome news!! How did I miss that?? ShellK- I am officially all moved in, well almost, still have to finish cleaning the old place but definitely living with Jason now and I love it! For anyone that had questions about destinationweddings.com here are some threads you might find helpful: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t46172 there are two but they have the same name: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t43260 maybe that will help your decision

We decided to do a welcome dinner on the friday night before we get married. All of our guests are flying in at different times so the only time I was SURE everyone would be around was the friday night before....but I know a lot of girls do an excursion or other events, but I personally did not I hope to see my guests after the wedding but haven't planned anything specific because a lot of them are flying out that day

Sooooooooooooooooooooo excited for you des!!!!! You're the best and i can't wait to hear about your trip!!!!!! Tyler is so lucky, you'll be an awesome wife!

I think thats a great idea and love that there is a story behind it. Maybe you could even tell your guests the story if you feel weird just randomly dancing to it...I don't think the dance HAS to have father daughter lyrics to make it special I told my dad he could pick our father/daughter song........who knows what he'll come up with but it shoud be interesting!