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I love the Maggie gown but I'm like a size 2 or 4....too bad though i would love it!

Quote: Originally Posted by Erika J I do this receipie a lot and it is super popular, people always request that I bring it. I also add chopped green onions chopped cilantro little cumin and cayenne pepper if you want extra heat Omg that sounds amazing...thanks for sharing! I am always looking for new recipes to try!

I'm going to my future mother/father in laws' for the 4th where we'll swim, drink, and eat all day I can't wait! The dishes I am planning on bringing are beer bread + some kind of dip, but I'm not sure yet...probably a package of some dip I have from Tastefully Simple. For drinks I'm thinking the Sangria mix also from Tastefully Simple!

Wow that is awesome! I'm jealous lol j/k but I hope I can find something reasonable like that...I'll be lucky to pay that nice of a price for just my reception pics.

Wow thanks for sharing! It amazes me how you took care of every detail...it was all pulled together perfectly!

Thanks for the info! I'm always up for sales too...especially now w/planning/paying for wedding stuff...

Those look great....I really like the simplicity of them. They are beautiful!

Those look great! Btw thanks for laying out how you did everything...I'm sure I'll use the tips when I start to create mine.

Well I'm going to join the team of lungers lol...it makes sense though to stimulate your muscles anytime you can.

Welcome to the forum! I was a little scared by the title....b/c I actually do have a stepmonster for a mom lol but that's great you are so supportive of your stepdaughter!

Quote: Originally Posted by kristmass Hi...I'm getting married on Siesta Key beach next May. The reception is at the Ringling. I'm not sure of too many other places...however, I'm planning to go there in August to see other vendors. I'll be sure to keep you updated if I find anything, and let me know how it goes. I do have a photographer and DJ booked too...but not sure if your having the traditional wedding. If you'd like I can give you there contact info! Best Wishes, Kristi Hey just curious...who are you going through for the wedding--as far as decorating (if any) and taking care of the ceremony?

Quote: Originally Posted by Jacilynda oh honey i'm w/ ya. I have a disease in my knees where they growth plates didn't grow right and makes it painful to run. But the best thighs of my life I got from lunges!!! I use to just lunge around the house, while talking on the phone or going to another room etc. Works wonders! Omg I have never heard of that disease but that has to be tough...I'll start doing lunges all around the house now....it'll probably help my abs too b/c I'll be laughing so hard at myself.

Quote: Originally Posted by jkcz0702 I do the video every other day but when I go downstairs and I see I jump on it for a little bit. The video is a mix of 1 min on the machine 1 min lunge the nit ends with some ab work. Here is a link to it Buy Leg Magic - Leg Magic Tightens and Tones Leg Muscles Faster Than You Thought Possible I think I have seen it in Bed Bath and Beyond then you can use a 20% discount. Thanks for the info. I have honestly never heard of it so I'm going to check it out...and I have a 20% off coupon right now so that would be great!

June 30, 2009 @ 9:48 am -Sitting on the couch procrastinating anything that requires me to move...but enjoying my day off

I was in cheerleading & gymnastics for years and since I haven't been in it for about 5 years, my once toned legs are not jiggly and I can't stand it! You better believe that I don't want that for my honeymoon! I just don't know what exercises to do to tone my legs up. I don't run--have always hated it & I have a knee that doesn't cooperate. I don't have a gym membership either...I'm just curious what kind of stuff I can do to get the legs toned--I do have dumbbells & weights. Help would be appreciated

Aw those are so cute...he did a great job!

The yellow/black is pretty, but I also don't really see it for a DW...but hey everybody's different so who knows. I just think Martha is wrong lol. I think I'm doing a seafoam or bluish color with chocolate and tan, but I keep changing my mind so who knows..

Just out of curiosity...how long did it take to do all of this?? I know it was probably over the course of many days....

It is all very elegant & stunning. I absolutely love the earrings...I think they are enough, but if you added a necklace or bracelet, it would look beautiful too. Where did you get the earrings & shoes?!

I just wish there was a miracle pill to take to vanish all away over not--or at least let me get rid of it via toilet lol

Well I'm just at the beginning stages...so in a way I haven't spent a lot yet. No more than $50 on teeth whitening, but it would have been hundreds more if I hadn't worked there and got a HUGE discount. I'm also going to count this in my expenses--I have wanted these forever but decided I needed them for my wedding lol....boob implants-$4000. So right now I'm probably around $4050...in the end I'll probably have my hair dyed or highlighted, mani/pedi

Quote: Originally Posted by Stay-C I too have a goal of 5-10K for my wedding but that is proving to be nearly impossible. Some of the things pushing my budget up include the fact that I am paying for all 6 of my bridesmaid dresses (which will double as their gift) and the fact that I am having two ceremonies (one bengali one in Toronto and then my DW). The two ceremonies include two different outfits for myself and the groom and we will be serving dinner at both. I am also pushing for a higher end resort to ensure that my guests have a quality time. However, I may just dumb that down a bit to keep costs lower for everyone. In any case, my budget is looking like it will be realistically between $11 - $13K CAD inclusive of taxes, gratuities, and all wedding related costs. The only thing not included is the cost of my e-ring at $3500 which came with a wedding band for myself. My fiance and I are footing 100% of the costs and are not footing the bill for anyone else's travel. We are adding very little to no extras to our wedding packages for which the cost is looking to be between $2000-$3000 inclusive of a semi-private dinner and cake for all 40 of our anticipated guests. No excursions or group activities have been planned that cost extra (will just do dinner reservations on resort and/or do group resort activities part of the all-inclusive). We will do basic OOT bags. I have allotted money for videography and photography although I may get BIL to do videography and save money. No DJ, no ipod; may just go to the resort night clubs to dance it up. I will do my own hair and make-up (my hair is short so it can't do the fancy up-dos anyway, and I have enough make-up saavy family that I don't need to pay for this). My bengali ceremony is probably the more fuzzy part of my budget since I haven't itemized pricing yet, however it is going to be very low key, private (<50 people), and prolly in my fiance's home so I don't see it running us more than $2000 inclusive of food (some ordered (~$300), some cooked by parents), decor (fiance's dad is pretty good with decor), drinks (non-alcoholic since fiance's family is muslim), outfits (~$720) and the Imam to do the ceremony (prolly $200-300). If there is room in the budget, I will "splurge" on someone to wrap my sari and do my make-up for $150, but I can do this myself anyway. My mom will drive me to his place and the ceremony will start While I have definately cut out a lot of things that I would have liked to have added, my fiance and I also need to save for moving out of our parents home into our own and we need to buy a car. And, if I am honest, I may even choose to turn the DW into a honeymoon just to keep costs further down if I see it is getting out of hand. Hope that gives some context to our budget. It is one thing to quote a number, but I think when you take everything into consideration (i.e. who is paying, # guests, what is included/not included) it is better appreciated. Ok I have been seeing this here lately--e-ring....what is it??

Lol I'm glad I finally found this post b/c I have been confused about all of this karma, etc underneath names...I didn't want to feel stupid & ask though hah.

Ouch...I'm in the very beginning stages so I'm not sure how much everything will be...I'm hoping no more than 10k.

Those are so cute & the packaging...it's just so perfect. I have yet to use Etsy--I hadn't even heard of it until I started planning my wedding but they have so much neat stuff on there. I can't wait to buy some stuff!