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Wowie! All these Bach party stories are making me nervous! No... ours will be fine. We are having them on the same night so we dont have to think about each other while 1 of us is sitting at home. Thankfully Ben doesnt drink so they are just going golfing and then going back to his sister's house to play poker. Us on the other hand, we're going out to a bar but I dont plan on drinking too much and I want to make that clear to everyone before they start going "shot" crazy. The next day is Easter and I'm sure all of us have somewhere to be and I certainly dont want to spend that day hung over. Good luck ladies on the last month of planning. I hope all is well!

Tracy- Holy cow! I would be freaking out about the room thing if I were you too! I'm so sorry you have to go through this...... I hope it all gets straightened out for you and you dont have to go through too much more. Hang in there

Quote: Originally Posted by caribbeanLover Tara, I am so happy your MOH has booked her flight. Next up her room and dress, and she'll be set to go for your wedding. Like meghan said try not stress to much over her and how she'll be at the resort. I am sure she'll also meet other guest and wont feel so alone. My spacy BM is going alone.. but she loves drinking.. and she can be a real 'slute' and she'll admit it herself (I am not talking behind her back here lol) so I am a little worried of her making a fool of herself, or of me. But I decided not to worry about it. She has a little bit of sense, hopefully she'll use it. Besides I bunked her with another single person (a guy) but the are each others type so hopefully he'll keep her in check lol (they did it this way so neither of them had to pay double occupancy) Meghan, lol good advice.. have a bottle of alcohol to take a shoot to deal with her calls. I should do that lol. I had to laugh about your MOH.... I actually have the same situation going on too. We have a single guy and a single girl that have never met before and they are sharing a room to save on costs. They however both would consider themselves 'slutes' and we have no doubt in our minds that they'll end up hooking up. In fact, I bet the first night they'll get drunk and end up in the same bed..... we'll find out! Stay tuned and I'll let you know what happens. :smile:

Attachment 4633 Hey all... I'm just about finished with my welcome letter. I thought I'd post it for everyone to see/steal I have a couple of changes to make regarding my times etc. I stole this from someone else on the site so I figured I'd pass it along! Enjoy welcome letter.doc

Quote: Originally Posted by echo2_62 Tara - Well as much drama as your MOH seems to be causing, at least she's making good steps towards getting everything booked & ordered right now. The main issue is just getting her there and having her a part of your wedding and beyond that, there will be all your other guests to keep you both distracted and so much else going on that I doubt you'll have problems with her once you get to the resort. Try not to stress too much about her over the next couple months and maybe keep a bottle of liquor near the phone so that you can take a shot before answering so that you can deal with her calls better LOL!!! Lol.... yeah a shot before she calls would probably be nice!

Update on the spacey MOH! She just got her taxes back and has booked her flight!!!!! She is going in to get her dress this week and is coming over this week so I can help her with her hotel room as well (The hotel requires that you book with a scanned copy of your photo ID). It "seems" that all is good until I got a call from her this week. She is single which is totally fine. There are 2 other singles coming down as well. She didnt want to have to travel alone so she asked if she could bring a girlfriend. I said that was fine. Then the next day she calls and asks if the friend could bring her boyfriend but that he wouldnt come to the wedding. I asked her why she would even be cool with that since the whole reason she wanted her girlfriend to be her date was so that she didnt have to travel alone and be the 3rd wheel? If he came, which I was not ok with, she would be the 3rd wheel and that would suck for her. We are approaching 28 years old and this girlfriend of hers is 20 and so is he I think. It just has trouble written all over it. She agreed that it was best to tell the friend he couldnt come. I told her to grow some balls lol....... She is becoming so high maintenance I dont even like answering the phone when she calls in fear that its going to be "something". I hate to say it but I cant wait til we get down there so she can run off with her 20 year old friend and leave me alone..... grr....

Quote: Originally Posted by echo2_62 Hey Tara, I'm really sorry to hear that you're having troubles with your MOH so far down the road! Is there any way that you can have a talk with her and give her some (immediate) deadlines to work with as far as booking and buying her dress? Let her know that if she can't take care of these things on her own, and won't let you help her with it, that you might be forced to make some difficult decisions as to whether or not she can even still be involved as your MOH? It's not fair at all for you to have someone that seems to be so totally uncommitted. In my case, my sister is my MOH and she only booked her trip yesterday but I never had any doubt that she would book it when she was able to. So unless you have the same certainty I think you need to seriously consider what other options you have, even though I hate to say that!! Otherwise, would she be accepting if you told her that if she wasn't able to take care of at least part of that list (such as her dress) then you were going to go ahead on her behalf and she would owe you the money? I'm just thinking that if money is the issue and she doesn't want to admit it, then knowing that she might be in debt to you could get her to actually say something. I think basically you just need to be upfront with her that you have the feeling she is NOT able to handle it like she keeps saying, and that with only two months left she needs to step up or admit that she can't. Good luck and I hope you get it sorted out!! *sigh* I've somewhat had that talk with her. She assures me that she will for sure be able to do this etc etc. The only thing I can think of is that she is waiting for her tax returns. I however was the one that filed her returns for her this year so I know she has them by now. I just had that talk with her about a week and a half ago so I'm thinking that I'll wait another week or 2 before I have the "ultimatum talk" with her. By that time we will be exactly 2 months out from the wedding. (We all leave on the 17th of April) She just keeps telling me that she'll pull it all off in time and that it is such a huge honor to be my MOH. Ugh... I just wish she'd book and be done with it already. Its just super frustrating.

Hey all... sorry its been a while since I've posted anything on this thread. Work has been crazy busy and its been hard for me to get on... I need to vent..... My MOH is usually a little spacey. I expected that. However, I'm really starting to get annoyed! We are 2 months from the wedding. I've been engaged for over a year and she has not booked her flight, hotel or bought her dress or done a single thing regarding the wedding. I have asked her if she can afford it and truly wants to come and she always says yes, she can afford it and she wouldnt miss it for the world. I am just getting so worried that she is going to bail on me. I dont get it. I even offered for her to come over and we'd book it all together and still no. She can handle it she says. Its just really starting to irritate me. Anyone else running into issues like mine? If so, how are you handling it??

Hi there... I'm pretty sure I started a thread a while back regarding Isla Mujeres weddings... no biggie. I didnt really find anyone else. I'm getting married there this April. I'm super excited. We're getting married right on North Beach. We're very excited!

Hi there... I'm pretty sure I started a thread a while back regarding Isla Mujeres weddings... no biggie. I didnt really find anyone else. I'm getting married there this April. I'm super excited. Where exactly are you getting married? At a resort or on North Beach?

Hey all!!! I havent been on for quite some time but I wanted to let you all know what is going on with me and my planning. First I want to let you know that I was planning ahead of time and put a deposit down on a catamaran for the day after the wedding. I put my deposit down in June and find out that the guy that owns it died in October. I cannot get my money back because of this timeframe. I have just accepted it and have moved on. I'm now looking for a different company to take us out for the day. Luckily it was only a deposit and wasnt too much money lost. We have made most of our choices for the wedding including flowers, attire, food, reception set up and music. The only thing we are waiting on from the planner is to find out if we can have 2 choices for dinner since we only have 15 people coming. Things I still need to buy consist of: wedding shoes, jewelry and gifts for our attendants. Still need to get a few things for the OOT bags too. Happy planning all!

Quote: Originally Posted by s_katrese I have not gotten my dress, but I know I will be getting it from light in the box I have already chosen 2 styles that I have fallen in love with. I am in need of a photographer and have been spending the past few days e-mailing trying to get info on one. Any recommendations I am getting married in Mexico and I'm using Cecilia Dumas. Just search her. She is great and her prices are fantastic. Weddings Isla Mujeres Mexico, Your seaside wedding is customized, wedding parties, or intimate private ceremonies, creativity and ambience for the perfect wedding experience. has a whole bunch of her work on their site. Good luck!

An amazing story.... my cousin is actually going through the same exact thing only he is the second groom in your story and the first groom was in the military and died overseas. The two of them formed a very strong bond as he helped her through her tough time just like your story. Things like this do happen and I'm so glad that you two are as happy as my cousin and his now fiance. The two of them are only 23!

Welcome girlkin! We have the same wedding date!!! I agree with the other ladies, DWs are as stressful as local ones I think. Good luck planning and if you need help and/or advice, there are so many threads with answers!

Quote: Originally Posted by swizmp Hi All! I too am a April 2010 bride (April 22, 2010)! So far we've signed and sent off the wedding contract for our Moon Palace wedding... but that's about it! We're looking into photographers right now and I think we've decided on Tammara (Tamm's Photos - Wedding Photography Intro) I heard she's good and I've read some great reviews, right now I'm still trying to talk my FI into it. Any other april 2010 brides using her? Congrats to everyone and good luck with the planning! Tiffany HEY! Same wedding date as me!!!!! I'll be on Isla Mujeres. Its comforting a little bit actually to know that I'm not the only one getting married that day. If you dont know where Isla is, its a 15 min ferry ride from Cancun. Good luck and congrats. Are you going from Sat to Sat? How long are you there? That was a huge issue for us as to when we would go and which date during the week we would get married. Do you guys have anything fun planned for your guests? I'm so excited to have someone that is getting married on the same day in the same place! (well almost the same place)

Quote: Originally Posted by ebredhawk so glad that you like it! it's beautiful.. very elegant! how perfect that you know that you'll have a dress you love regardless. is this one your backup or do you have another too? I dont have another one in mind. The one that was my backup plan was going to be my main dress in case I didnt like this one. I love it. It is simple and just perfect for what I wanted. I'm not sure if I'm going to wear the same dress for the AHR or not. I probably will.

Thanks everyone for the support! I will at some point in time try to get a picture posted.

Quote: Originally Posted by vlynnw It's beautiful - I'm glad you found your dress, are you still keeping the short one for the AHR? No I'm not keeping the short one. I just plain out didnt like it. I might wear the same one for both since this one is floor length without a train. I havent decided yet.

Hey everyone.... I've been searching for a wedding dress and had a backup plan that I really loved if the "right" dress didnt come along. I saw this dress online at the David's bridal site and thought what the heck, its returnable if I dont like it. It came today and I love it!!! David's Bridal - Side-Drape Embroidered Dress BR1009

I found my dress!!! I got the original one and didnt care for it too much. When I was online returning it, I saw another one for $199! It was my style so I ordered it and it arrived today. I love it!! David's Bridal - Side-Drape Embroidered Dress BR1009

Is anyone else having the same problem I am? I just feel like I have nothing to do at this point. I have the location/wedding planner booked. The photographer is booked. Our hotel/airfare is booked. I have to buy my dress still but I know exactly which one it is. We bought Ben's ring already. I found a great deal for OOT bags on ebay so I scooped them. The STDs went out. I've put down a deposit on a catamaran for the day after the wedding. I dont know... I feel like there is nothing left for me to do... Anyone else feeling that way?

Quote: Originally Posted by shorty thanks tara i have finally booked with them!!! how is wedding planning going for u do u find maria easy to work with do u find shes really set to her prices that she quotes you?? thanks again for all your help!! krista So far I've found Maria very easy to work with. She has more than answered all my tedious questions in a very timely manor. I find that people in MX operate a littler slower than we do. We are used to sitting at our email all day long and quick to get back to people but it doesnt work the same down there so dont get frustrated if it takes a little more than 24 hours for her to get back to you. Wedding planning has been going ok for me so far. I've found that there isnt much to do right now besides help people along with booking. Other than that, I have to wait a little longer until it gets closer to the time of the wedding to plan the final details according to Maria. I'm fine with that. Happy planning and whatever else I can help you with, dont hesitate to ask!

So..... I bought the more beachy dress today. Here is my thought..... When it arrives it is returnable. I will try it on and if I dont like it, I will go with the dress I know I love.

thanks all. Its been a frustrating day!

So I thought I had my dress all picked out for our Mexico beach wedding. Here is the link David's Bridal - Chiffon A-line gown with side draped bodice, beaded lace, and lace up back. . I tried this on and it was awesome. I love it. I kicked around the idea of having something more beachy. That is initially what I wanted. I wanted something real flowy and short or floor length without a train. I saw this dress and loved it. Then for the AHR, I was thinking I could get a dress to change into to be more comfortable for later. I emailed my FI a picture of it and he was like, "THATS THE DRESS!" He loves it and thinks I should find something more like that. I honestly really like it but it only comes in a size 2 in white which is not my size. I'm a size 6 in dresses. HELP? Here is a picture of the one he loves. David's Bridal - Short Chiffon Dress with Strapless Sweetheart Neckline