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Quote: Originally Posted by CND_Redhead Vallarta- The first one you said (VS A line) is exactly what I was thinking for my BM's. Did you find that it was still a good purchase/deal with the shipping/duty costs? You answered my questions before I even got a chance to ask them regarding the style and look. All 4 of my BM's have diff body types (very thin, to tall and curvy! ) and I was hoping that a convertible dress would work as they could make it look best on their body! Thanks for the post! I'm definitly going to show this to them and see what they think Cheers We actually shipped them to a friend in the states who them sent them to me. I saved money this way because I was able to take advantage of some of some of the promo's they have which are only good in the states. I'm not sure about the A-line, but the flirty dress is very flowy and although the material is Jersey/cotton it doesn't cling it just flows away from the body. If you can, I would do the test dress thing on ebay - if you're bridesmaids are in the same city as you. Good luck!

Sorry - we didn't get the A-line, we got the flirty convertible dresses: Victoria's Secret - Flirty Convertible Dress

Quote: Originally Posted by meldal101010 Yeah, definitley not wanting to have them wear those anymore. I've decided to go for this one instead... Victoria's Secret - Daytime jersey A-line Convertible Dress in solids Its still beachy and they can wear it over again, and seems to be the perfect length. Plus it can be worn 7 different ways...Bonus Thanks for your help everyone!!! We ordered that exact dress for our bridesmaids in Blackberry and they all love the dress and I have a couple of girls who aren't super thin. The dress is very flatering and they can wear it any way they want. Some of the style options are really nice and will look very pretty on the beach. Before I ordered them I found a dress in the same colour on ebay for $70 that I bought as a test dress so the girls could check it out and then decide if it was for them. Well they all have their dresses now and can't stop trying them on to figure out which way they want to wear them!

As much as I love the design of MAC, I have to go with PC - you just get way more bang for your buck with a PC.

Our suits are arriving tomorrow too! We ordered the English beige suits and my dress is a light ivory or off-white. We ordered the straight leg for all of the pants so I'll post pictures as soon as I can! Yay they're finally here!!!

It's funny so many of us wanting to stay below 10K and then parents laugh at us and reality sets in! lol Although I must say my budget has been pretty good. With everything included, rings, dress, wedding attire, reception after the wedding, at-home reception, I'm looking at 15K.

When did this happen? White chair covers are included- you only have to pay for table decorations and chair sashes or table runners last I heard.

Test, test.

Yay for June brides! Congrats to all those who have had their weddings! March 2010 Melissa & Mark, March 3, 2010 - Iberostar Bavaro Jennifer & Cory March 13 2010- Palma Real Punta Cana Amy & Robert March 13, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Kim & Ron March 17, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Diane & Devin March 25 2010 - Paradisus Palma Real Anna & Lawrence March 26 - Majestic Colonial Erin & Pat March 27 2010 - Dreams Palm Beach JenP March 27,2010- Moon Palace Lindsay & Seth March 28 2010 - Paradisus Palma Real April 2010 Ken & Carla April 12, 2010 - Grand Oasis Marien Courtney & Michael April 13, 2010 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana Tracy & Mike - April 13, 2010 - Grand Palladium Royal Vanessa & Eddie April 16, 2010 - Majestic Colonial Steph & Jason April 16, 2010 - Grand Palladium Palace Punta Cana Alli & Darren April 19, 2010- Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Tammy & Ryan April 19, 2010- Grand Paradsie Bavaro(Alli were getting married next door) Mylène & Jenrené April 19, 2010 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana Crystal & Tyler April 20, 2010-Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana Jennifer & Trevor April 21, 2010 - Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana Helen & Scott April 21, 2010- Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana Dianne & Adam April 21, 2010 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana Jess & Aaron April 22, 2010 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Stacey & Eric April 22, 2010 - Dreams La Romana Holly & Shawn April 26, 2010 - Bavaro Princess Erin & Jeremy April 28, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Amanda & Craig April 28*, 2010 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana May 2010 Lara & Mike May 3 2010 - Majestic Colonial Jennnifer & Trevor May 11th 2010 - Majestic Colonial Nicole & Matt May 13, 2010 - Majestic Colonial (Hey Jennifer, maybe we'll see you there!!) Rosa & Larry May 15th, 2010 - Excellence Punta Cana Heather & George May 15th 2010 - Dreams La Romana mary & joey may 21st, 2010- dreams punta cana Lauren & Nate May 18, 2010- Majestic Colonial Sara & Adam May 22nd, 2010 - Indecided, Punta Cana (Palladium, Dreams, Iberostar or Excellence) Iris and Mike May 27, 2010 - Majestic Colonial Rebecca and Hector May 27, 2010-Grand Palladium Punta Cana Shanelle & Michael ~ May 28, 2010 ~ Paradisus Punta Cana Susan & Roberto ~ May 28, 2010 ~ Dreams Punta Cana Valerie & Jake May 29, 2010- Dreams La Romana Melissa & Jason~ May 31, 2010 Paradisus Punta Cana June 2010 Heather & Grant: June 2nd, 2010 Majestic Colonial Bobbi And Tyler: June 4th 2010 Majestic Colonial Jen & Joe: June 5, 2010, Dreams Palm Beach Nikki and Stacey: June 10, 2010 Excellence Punta Cana Kate & Devon: June 12, 2010 Paradisus Punta Cana Lynette & Daniel : June 12, 2010 Dreams Punta Cana LaToya & Micah: June 18, 2010 Dreams Punta Cana Michelle & Wesley: June 19, 2010 Moon Palace Casino, Golf & Spa Resort Punta Cana, DR Sungoddess_08: June 28, 2010 Grand Palladium Punta Cana, DR July 2010 Natasha & Benjamin - July 2, 2010 Dreams Punta Cana Jessica & Hudson - July 5, 2010 Dreams Punta Cana SabBrew- July 6, 2010- Ocean Blue & Sand Asheley1316- July 8, 2011- Bahia or Majestic Lynette and Darnel July 13, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Tracy & George- July 16, 2010- Paradisus Palma Real James and Jessica- July 17, 2010 -Paradisus Punta Cana Laura & Zach July 15, 2010 - Majestic Colonial or Grand Palladium Palace Jenn & Andrew - July 21, 2010 - Majestic Colonial, PC Liz & Miguel - July 26, 2010 - Undecided location {Santiago, Puerto Plata, or Punta Cana August 2010 Jeanette & Julio - undecided Punta Cana, (PPC or PPR) Aug 2010 Linda & Robin: August 3, 2010 - Paradisus Punta Cana Jess & Eamon: August 7, 2010- Melia Caribe Tropical Denise & Julio: August 7, 2010- Punta Cana- Melia Caribe Tropical Ashley and Eric: August 31, 2010- Paradisus Palma Real September 2010 Nadia & Serge: September3, 2010- Dreams La Romana Jennifer & Elvin: September 4, 2010- Dream Palm Beach October 2010 Autumn & Dominic - Oct 16th, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Michele & Andrew - Oct 19th, 2010 - Majestic Colonial Luciel & Emil - Oct 23th, 2010 - Catalonia Royal Bavaro Monica & Brandon - Oct 29, 2010 - Excellence Resort Punta Cana January 2011 Ashlee & Daniel - January 12, 2011 - Paradisus Punta Cana July 2011 Ashley1316- July 8, 2011- Bahia or Majestic July 2011/ 2012 Yvonne and Andrew- last week of july 2011/ 2012 (money dependant), dreams la romana

Quote: Originally Posted by butterfly4kathy2 Did you just reply to the email that they sent you? I replied to them on thrusday the 4th and I havent heard anything. I just hope that I did things right Yeah we just responded to the email they sent to us. If you don't hear from them today re-send your message to confirm if they got it. They usually respond within a day or two.

Quote: Originally Posted by butterfly4kathy2 I didnt get all of the measurements that they needed when I first placed the order. They emailed me to let me know that I needed to get them. So I was going to contact them to get them the rest of the info but there is no phone number, so I just replied to the email that they sent.. but I have no heard anything since. Has anyone else had to do this also? We also got an email asking us to re-measure one of our groomsmen for the jacket because based on their charts the numbers didn't jive. We re-measured and sent them in via email and they responded right away to say thanks and that it was in production. I think a lot of their emails will come in later in the evening because of the time difference.

Beach! I can't ski worth beans! Would you rather have sand in your underwear or your bra for an entire day?

They do have a swim up bar. If you look up the Colonial on Trip Advisor a lot of people have posted pictures of the resort with their reviews and a lot of them have shots of the swim up bar.

So has anyone figured out the iPod fading situation? If I'm reading this right it could have to do with what version of iPod you have... perhaps this is a newer feature for newer iPods...

Thanks everyone for your positive and honest comments. I asked her to call me last week and of course she hasn't. And I never got all of her contact information, we only dealt via email. BIG MISTAKE! Always get phone number information.... oh well lesson learned I guess. I'm sending them to another real touch vendor who is kind enough to fix them for me at cost and I like the idea of using the banana leaves like the olympians bouquets. Great idea nicole! I'll be sure to post a re-vitalized bouquet picture when I get them!

Just ordered our suits!! 7 suits and two pairs of pants total. can't wait to get them. Thanks for all the feedback ladies!!

Did you get the pants lined too?

I just got my necklaces and they look awesome!!! THANK YOU!!

I'm not sure if I had the same type of laser treatment you're getting but I recently had a scar treated on my chest, right below my neck. I'm very fair and even after 6 years my scar was still pretty red. I had laser treatment and now my scar is the same colour as the rest of my skin and blends in a lot more. To me it felt like having an elastic band snapped against me. You can put on topical numbing cream to help with the pain but I felt it was pointless. It's over quickly depending on how large the area is that is being treated. Bruising was bad for me as well but it was worth it in the end. It took about 5-6 treatments for the colour to be where I wanted it. Hope that helps!

Hi - we're just about to put our order in but I have a question for those of you who ordered the light beige - did you get the satin lining? Did it make a difference?

Sure why not? I was actually thinking the same thing because my wedding colours are purple and green and those two colours won't look very nice in my house. Unless I did plain sand and green and then it might work. It's your picture frame so make it something you'll like. The last thing you want to do it switch out the sand when you get back!

Quote: Originally Posted by bahiabride2010 I ordered from here as well...it came quickly and is the real thing! Just need to get some coloured sand! How much do you figure we'll need? I'm not sure. I haven't got mine yet so I'll have to wait to see how big the space is.... probably not a lot though. Are you doing one colour or two?

Ok. So here are extra pictures from different angles. Please be honest and let me know if you think I'm crazy for complaining about the quality... I finally got an email back from her where she basically I signed a contract and I am SOL and that she won't return any more of my emails. I've asked her to call me to at least have a chance to discuss this over the phone but I'm not holding my breath... This is the first time in the whole planning process that I've felt stressed and wanted to cry....

Congratulations! Review and picture pls!

Quote: Originally Posted by nsbride2010 punkie if you could post that site here it would be much appreciated! I just ordered my sand ceremony frame yesterday from this company. Urbane-Canada's Online Umbra Retailer With tax and shipping to Ottawa it came to $37.70. AND their a Canadian company!