*Karla*

What type of BB do you have Heather? I've never had any problems getting BDW on my Storm.

Yup! I think there were 5 of us that did that marathon...Me, V, Cassie, Steph, and Linds.

Tammy is incredible! I had such an AMAZING time at the April marathon in Chicago! PS. The first pic is me .

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icky! : opinion

Happy Wedding Day, hope it's everything you dreamed of and more!

massage : relaxing

travel : airplane

Oh, wow. Just Wow Nikki!

Are we still doing this? I haven't seen one in a while, but I wasn't sure if I just missed it.

They came out beautiful, your FI will love them!

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Thanks Tammy! The new site sounds like it will be pretty amazing! Thanks for all you and the Mods do, I know many of would not have been able to pull off our DWs without BDW. I'm kinda bummed about the siggy pics, but excited to learn about all the new features .

More gorgeous pics as always!

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That's the other one I had heard of V! I actually did some checking around too, in the days before we were really looking for a ring. I wanted a Canadian diamond just to be safe, but we ended up at Robbins Bros. I don't remember where the diamond came from, but I do know they made a big deal about saying they did not purchase "blood diamonds," but I guess you never really know...

Cute story , and gorgeous ring!

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Interesting....I wonder how the price compares? I guess it would be sort of like cultured pearls vs. natural pearls?

Quote: Originally Posted by Thomasjsgirl I have to agree with you and found there were more than a few key shots missing from ours. Now, when I compare my pics to some of the other couples on here, I realise just how amateurish mine are. She was inexpensive, and it shows in the quality, substance and style of her shots. I can't say that even one was original, and I hardly have any of just my husband and I and of those few, I can truly say none wowed me. NONE. Hiring her was the biggest planning mistake I made. As for the $150 refundable deposit -- I missed out on that too! GEESH!!!!! Quote: Originally Posted by rach220 It's funny that you mention the "amateurish-ness" because when we first got the pictures I thought the same thing. And then I looked through them again and was like ok, I guess there are some good ones. But the more I see pictures on the forum, it makes me want to cry. I was on a budget and I wish I hadn't sacrificed my photos because of it. Looking back now I would have payed anything to have amazing pictures. I thought I did enough research at the time, but I guess not. There are some pictures I love, but they are not anything different, and I wish there were so many more. I guess I have to be happy to have something, and I just hope we are able to help someone else and save them from disappointment. And I am so sorry that I didn't post something earlier. You ladies have perfectly said everything I have been thinking. Especially the bolded part. I actually had no problems getting my CD within the expected 30 days or so. But, there are ZERO pics of DH getting ready before the wedding, and tons of other "key" pics are missing. As with you ladies, we only got about 300 pics. Misti was really nice, but I am so sorry we didn't rearrange our budget to allow for a better photog. I really did like her pics in her online gallery, but I guess it's easy to pick out 5 good pics from one wedding to post online. I get so sad/upset/disappointed when I see everyone else's fabulous pics . DH has already agreed to a vow renewal somewhere down the line, and we will get a fabulous photog then! One of the things that is most upsetting to me, it that I thought I did enough research before booking Misti. Unfortunately, the mass of bad reviews didn't really come out until right before and right after my wedding .

An actual diamond? B/C things like diamonique and CZ have been around forever and are considered "man made" diamonds. But no, I have no experience with them.

"Chub-rub" ( I love this expression, LOL!) Sucks. I honestly wear spanx under EVERY skirt or dress b/c of it. I HATE the feeling of my thighs rubbing together and getting all sweaty. sorry, that's gross.

Well, I hope you get some more opinions, 'cause right now it's tied up, LOL!

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lime : lemon