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Awww - it was nice to see that people had nice things to be happy for today! That made me happy!

I sent my STDs out as soon as i got my date confirmed at my hotel with a note "details to follow". This way everyone knows a) you're getting married and when and it's a destination wedding and they should start saving. Once you get the pricing for the hotel, you can send out another communication with that info (I did that by email). My prices went down about 3 months later, so I sent another note out with the good news. Then, when you send invites out (if you choose to) you can send all of the definite info out in that. Hope that helps and congrats on booking your date!

I only had a Welcome dinner + the Wedding planned. It worked out that most of my 22 guests spent a lot of time together - we all ate together every night and smaller groups of us did breakfast and lunch. I didn't want to regulate people's vacations, and i didn't want to stress myself out any more that I needed to!

DEEP BREATHS. You are in the home stretch and everything will be ok - if you read through all of the different threads, especially the :What I would and wouldn't do again" one, every bride says they would stress less. You will be in a beautiful place and getting married no matter what - as long as you have your wedding clothes and a bathing suit, everything else is superfluous. If you haven't, make a list of what has to get done and just do one at a time and check them off. completing tasks always feels good. We bickered a lot too right before - my now DH didn't like seeing me so stressed out - that upset him. Good luck - I know you will have a beautiful wedding - Jamaica is amazing!

Quote: Originally Posted by diamondpooch that's right Heather! I had it on the tip of my tongue but couldn't remember! thanks! I got mine from an Etsy seller for less than $20 and they are way prettier than the ones on the regular sites and way less $. The seller was Les Yeux de Chat (LYDC). You can see them in my slideshow.

Beautiful story! Congratulations!

Quote: Originally Posted by hoyt75 Thanks Nat, every once in a while he says/does something sweet that blows me away! Tracy, I'm really hoping that your surgery goes well for you. I know how stressful house shopping can be, try to enjoy it! We've definitely been through our hard times, and moving in with someone, regardless of how long you've known them, can be challenging. I wish you the best of luck Nat, and I'm sure it will be just fine. Honestly, DH and I moved in together after knowing each other just a little less then 2 months. At the time, I was living on a ranch, breaking colts and living in a train (yes, I said train), and DH was living with his parents working as a delivery driver for Coors. We both desperately wanted to go back to school and finish our degrees, and it's sad to say, but we both saw each other as a tool to get to where we wanted to be. I assure you that the only reason we stayed together that 1st year was because we signed a lease. After that we moved into his parents house and it's because of his parents strong relationship that we learned how to communicate and be a little more sensitive to the other person's feelings. That 1st year was unbelievably rough, but if we can survive that, we can survive anything. Their is nothing left for us to argue over, I'm pretty sure we've walked down almost every path possible. Communication is essential to a successful relationship. I really like the idea of saying something positive about each other every night. We have friends and they have a sign over their bed that reads "always kiss me goodnight" and I think that's really important too. If you make a point to always be positive and channel frustration and negativity differently, I think we can all be amazed in how different the results are that we get. Since we're on the subject, we were given a really good book called "The Love Dare". We just started the book and it's 365 days of devotional readings to work towards true love. HOWEVER it is a Christian book, and I understand that not all of us have the same beliefs, but if you're a Christian, it's an excellent book to work through together. Enough of that, has anyone heard from Erin lately? Has she disappeared? You aren't alone - we actually got engaged 1 month after our first date, and were living together pretty much after the first week of dating. It was a HUGE adjustment for 2 very independent people who were very used to space and alone time. And then, when I gave up my apartment to live in his house, it was another huge adjustment. And we argued and fought, and we also have the "always kiss me goodnight" sign over our bed. And we have both learned and grown a lot - we still haven't been together 2 whole years yet! I think an important thing is learning how to argue - arguing isn't always bad - you aren't always going to agree on everything, but you can agree to disagree, and you can take a break instead of screaming at each other. Natasha, I hope it goes smoothly with your hubby moving in - it's been interesting living with mine - there are certain things he does now, that I just shake my head about...not worth a fight, just the silly things ike not putting new tp on the roll, when it's in a little holder RIGHT NEXT TO THE ROLL, or he tells me we're out of it, when there are 15 rolls in the closet, JUST LIKE I TOLD HIM THE LAST TIME. Or when he finishes dinner and just leaves his plate on the table instead of putting it at least in the sink instead of the dishwasher....but he does all of the cooking so I don't say anything! I think Erin is in the process of moving and changing jobs so she's probably super busy these days. I'm meeting up with the Jersey brides this weekend - so excited to meet everyone!

My mom has had the balls on her E-Ring for years - and she was really glad she did that rather than resize bc now, at 66, she has arthritis and her fingers are swollen - if she'd had the ring made smaller she wouldn't be able to wear it. I've lost about 15lbs since I got my ring and it's definitely looser, but i'm holding out on doing anything permanent till I'm done losing weight. I'd do the balls over resizing unless it looked really ridiculous on my finger. Also remember if you're getting married in a warm climate, and/or you're drinking, you're fingers will swell a bit.

awww, what a beautiful story! Congratulations!

I think if you have a good photographer that does BD you will be fine with either, but it's what you are personally comfortable with. Also, I know my DH and I have very different opinions on what "sexy" is. A man might have a better male perspective...KWIM?

I paid for his - like the other ladies said - it was way less than mine and I'm so happy he picked a nice one!

Congratulations - beautiful pictures!

I LOVE the idea of a Love box. Maybe instead of only opening it when you have a problem, you can open it on special occasions too, so you can remind each other how much you love each other in the good times too. If we make it to 50 years we will be 90 and 91 years old....OMG LOL!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by tiffandmarv Jerseykitten, I have a couple of questions if you don't mind. I see you did OOT Bags, which I am planning to do as well. How did you distribute them to your guests? Also, I am trying to have some sort of Welcome Dinner for my guests. I expect to have about 55 people. Nina said she could reserve a space (tables of 10) for us at the Negril buffet resturant, but do you think that venue will work for a group my size? Would you happen to have any other recommendations? We are having the welcome dinner on Friday, which is the same night as the outdoor Beach BBQ I hear they have every week. Maybe if a lot of people go to the BBQ the Negril buffet resturant won't be very crowded?? Any help is appreciated. One of the smartest things I did was give out as many of the OOT bags as possible to people BEFORE we left. i made them up at home and dropped them off at local friends homes, or by their offices, etc. One of the other BDW Brides did this and it made my life so much easier. i did remind them to bring the "big cup" (a 42oz glow in the dark cup) with them, because the drinks are served in very small plastic cups...everyone was glad they did. As for the other bags, I brought them unassembled in a suitcase, put them together when I got there and as people checked in, I would find them and give them their bags. When I checked in I found our from the front desk who was staying in which room, so that helped too. Negril Buffet will be fine for the welcome dinner - I would make the reservation for as soon as it opens to make sure that they can have the tables ready for you - I only needed seating for 22 and i gave the hostess $20 - we had awesome service all night. i don't think any of the other restaurants could accommodate that many people except for the other buffet restaurant Mo'Bay - and that's pretty much identical. Hopefully they will have the lady that makes fresh crepe desserts there - they were delish! Feel free to PM me with any other questions!

At first I was totally against seeing my FI before walking down the aisle - but my photographer set up a private "first look" moment that they captured on film, and then we took a bunch of pictures before the ceremony, which was also nice so we had some time to ourselves before having to go into "wedding mode". After our 4pm ceremony and cocktail hour, we took some other sunset pictures, but definitely wouldn't have had time to take a lot of formals between the cocktail hour and reception if we hadn't had the earlier pictures taken first. Feel free to look through my pictures and you can see our "first look". http://www.pictage.com/829817 Also, Carolina24 is right, the sun set very quickly - it was definitely down in less than 30 minutes.

Stunning! Congratulations!

Congratulations!

I can tell you that I trashed my dress Saturday morning and by Monday it was dry enough for my mom to take home (folded into a garbage bag, no less). It was also spotless. I wore it again a month and a half later without even cleaning it! My mom hung it up as soon as she got home and left it hanging till I wore it again for my AHR - all I had to do was shake the sand out of the crevices! MY TTD pics are AWESOME and it was so much fun!

Great pictures - love your colors. Congratulations!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You look amazing and happy! And I also hate mushrooms!

OK ladies - are we still on for Saturday? I hope so - I can't wait to meet you all! Let's make a list and copy and paste into the next posting - this way we'll have an accurate count so maybe we can make a reservation before hand or at least whoever gets there first can get a table. I'll start it off. Michele aka Jerseykitten

I used Weddingpaperdivas.com for my invites - I found them to be very reasonable. The one thing I didn't pay attention to and I wish I did was the actual size of the invitation - they were a little smaller than I expected. You can see them in my planning thread. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ts-pics-57521/

Gorgeous pics! i love your bouquet - very vibrant!

That's awesome - you're so lucky you can do that! You'll love it there and be able to see everything for yourself!

Quote: Originally Posted by mswhatever Jerseykitten, You looked so beautiful!! It gets me so excited for mine. I love your TTD pics. Do you remember where the beach shop was at? If you make a right out of the resort, it's on the right hand side. there are tons of little shack/shops all over the road on the way there from the airport. We were a bit pressed for time so this was the first one/closest to the resort. the beach was also off the resort but right next to it, but we had to be very careful - it was really rocky - we were really glad we had our water shoes!