**~Linda~**

My Etsy finds are super long! All my jewelry was from Luxedeluxe- She was amazing to work with and also had amazing customer service when it came to my lost mail problem! My veil was from brendasbridalveils- This woman has extremely classy style and makes the most gorgeous birdcage veils and blusher style veils around. She was also extremely helpful with my rhinestone request since i love my sparkle. For the AHR- I bought a cake topper from mudcards. She does spectacular work. Her detail is outstanding she made my dress right down to the T! Flower Girl Dress by tiarastutus- Super sweet lady makes any girl feel like a princess and listened to my every requests to get exactly what I wanted. Sweetgrassmill - All my hair pieces were made by this wonderful creative woman Jade. She did such an amazing job with my peacock ensemble and all the color and detailed combination's i asked of her. She worked solely to give me exactly what I needed and made various designs and tweeks to make sure I got it. Out of everyone I can honestly say this womans details gave such a wonderful touch to everything. I bought all the girls hairpieces and my own which were all different but went together so well. She also sent us an amazing gift with our purchase and which turned out to be a boutonniere for DH.

And why haven't i seen this thread b4! Urgh im so absentminded! !! Steph they are insanely amazing! Seriously look professionally done! I know what you mean about postage though we had similar ones for our wedding(bought im not a DIY girl lol! they would've looked like crud)! You did an excellent job!

Id also recommend having pictures on hand and bringing your own materials as well. If you like a certain base etc. Just because they do tend to have a heavier hand in things. Also from the experiences ive seen with make up artists they tend to be heavy on the hand because of the camera lighting etc and so that the make up "shows" on the pictures. So again id just bring a lot of pictures when your down there again so she sees exactly what your looking for.

Hillar! Completely ridiculous!

I'd love to hear what you ladies have to say about it. I've been completely tempted to purchase it! It looks like it can whip your butt into shape in no time!

My goodness sooo hard!

Good luck LADIES!!

Quote: Originally Posted by AishaB I don't think checking Continental's flight status every few minutes to see where his plane is doesn't help either. (LOL)! Lol naaa not such a great idea. I think i stopped checking after about the 3rd time he had to leave! Breathe and focus on the END GOAL! You will get through it I promise, the time will be here before you know it. Although I cant tell you it gets easier with time I can tell you that the reward is so much sweeter when it comes around

Lol you remind me of me a while back. My husband and I have been in a long distance relationship for the last 3yrs to say the least. We have accumulated tons of travel miles traveling back and forth and although it has been hard and it currently is extremely hard to be without him it has been all for the best. Due to employment reasons(DH is not fluent in spanish and is also an engineer in NY) and also having a 7yr old son who is currently attending first grade, we knew we wouldn't get to be together until after this school year is done for him. For now I try and focus on the times I do get to see him and also on the time when we will be together once and for all(which is May 28th!!). We have had to make alot of sacrifices to make our relationship work all I can honestly say to you is it has made me stronger and confirm more how much I want to spend the rest of my life with this man... Chin up, I know times are hard now but there will be better times to come your way and soon you will both be together! If you ever need to vent or just talk dont hesitate to PM me ! PS Saying goodbye to my husband after our wedding was the hardest thing we both had to do but it made us strive so much more to look forward to the day when we will both get to finally be together!

Gorgeous it looks amazing on you. I must admit i love the design ALOT!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~*Lisa*~ I SO know what you guys are talking about. Serious post-wedding blues happening here. I don't know what to do with myself anymore. We have our AHR in 2 weekends, so luckily that's been keeping me a little busy. It's pretty low-key though, so we're really not doing much. After the AHR is done though, I dunno! When Lisa ours is on the 20th !

Im also older than my husband and honestly I dont feel that has anything to do with much in regards to choosing your bridal party. An uneven number is not bad at all we had an uneven number as well and dont regret it. I think its all about who is important to you in your life. If you want to include them as part of your wedding you definitely should. Try not to see it in a "uniform" perspective. The day of the wedding you really wont care how many people stand on each side =)! For us as opposed to standing we sat all the bridal party down and we were the only ones standing in the ceremony which kinda made it even more special for us. Hope this helps!

You look gorgeous C! Gorgeous!

There are very little latin songs out there for the purpose your looking for but ill try to help as much as I can. Any of the songs from Chayanne Tiempo de Vals or Marc Anthony Preciosa?? I know these aren't technically "thank you songs" but they do both have meaning inside of them and are definitely(especially Preciosa) part of your heritage. Hope this helps ill try and look for more! Ok EDITED TO ADD THIS ONE : Por Ti-El Canto Del Loco this song is absolutely gorgeous I totally forgot about it and I cry like a baby everytime I hear it!

Definitely post pics!!

So not coming from any sort of a st patty's day tradition made this a hard one to find! Till today my SIL gave me a picture of my gorgeous Irish nephew!

ADDING ITEMS AND PICS Flower Girl Dress(purchased from Etsy)- Used Tutu Dress 18-24 months and I honestly believe it can go up to to 2 yrs with no issues. The dress has a turquoise and chocolate brown ribbon bow with pink daisies on the front and back of it and a splash of rhinestones all around the body of the dress. The back daisy is removable if so desired. $40 shipped *View with rhinestone splash* Pictures of the Bridesmaid Dress Davids Bridal Sz 2 Watermelon $60 shipped! For more items check out my things for sale. Make me an offer I cant refuse! =)

Amymarie- I love your dress its soo sexy and totally glam Christie- You totally picked the right one!

Did you already contract them? If so I would definitely fight to have the menu you signed the contract for and it shouldn't be a problem.

Good luck you can totally do it Take it one day at a time!

We are having a formal AHR and i will be wearing my wedding dress again.

Love your invites Dama!!

Lol if one is the only thing you left behind that was actually great! We do so many dumb things during wedding planning.. Our heads are just everywhere at the same time!

Quote: Originally Posted by butterfly4kathy2 Cute!!!! Heels in the snow! you are brave I was just about to post it!! .. Super cute Lind's i them!

YIKES! Must take out my sons passport asap!