riokayak

I think you can go either way. I'd probably only send it to the people that are going, have expressed an interest in going or those you know are on the fence about it. Most of the people I'm inviting are not going to actually go, so it wouldn't make sense for me to send them more information.

You can probably sell it on here if you can't return it.

I'm looking for a photographer for Todos Santos on February 19th. Any suggestions?

Sounds similar to what a coworker is constantly dealing with. A crazy ex and a husband that won't stand up to his ex. The coworker has the stable job, so she is the one spending money on lawyers to get the child support/custody figured out. He doesn't take the initiative to file paper work, call the lawyer, etc. She's doing it all on her time and dime for his kid. (NOTE: she loves the step-son, but has been drug through the ringer because of her husband) After seeing her go through all this for the last 4 years (I've known her 4 years) I swore I would never get myself into a situation like that. I think too many women settle because they either don't have the confidence to move on, want to be married so badly and think that marriage is some finish line and suddenly all will be perfect or are too concerned with what other people will think. I only know you from this one post, so I don't feel right telling what decision to make, only that something needs to give. If you decide to move on, do so with open eyes. Desperate people will promise anything to keep you in their web. He's proven he's lied (other woman) and that he doesn't do what he says he will (paternity test). So I know I wouldn't trust him. People change, but that's pretty drastic.

Mine came in the mail yesterday, so I need to watch the intro video and see what else is in there. Do you need to start on a certain day or just jump in and go? I mentioned it to my coworker and she said she just bought it too. So we're going to keep tabs on eachother! I think Fi will start with me and join when he want's to, but I think I need to keep myself motivated.

Oh, I guess one other friend did it where they took care of all the picture that didn't require the bride and groom to be together. So all the bridesmaids with the bride, all the groomsmen with the groom, groom with his family, etc. and then they had a short session after the wedding where they took all their photos together. So, that's another option and it won't take quite as long to get from the ceremony to the guests.

I've always liked the idea of him not seeing me until the ceremony, but every wedding I've been to/in has had the pictures before the ceremony. Having it before allows you to go right to the party vs. an hour of "smile". I don't know what I'm doing yet... I don't have a photographer yet. My friend got married in Mexico and that was one of the things she said she would have done differently. She had her photos after the ceremony and said all she wanted to do was celebrate with the guest.

I just bought this. I did a boot camp last summer and a coworker said this was very similar. I think FI will be willing to do this with me, but who knows if it will work for us. I'm pretty competitive. We did yoga together once and I had to keep pushing him over because he was so much better then me. :-) Looking forward to getting started. I was talked into a half marathon in a few weeks, so I need all the help I can get.

I agree! There is a ton of helpful information on this site, but its a little overwhelming because there is so much. If I'm away for like 5 minutes there is suddenly 70 new posts... now what do I do? :-) It seems like there are so many rules... and I see a lot of "banned" posters. The other thing I'd like to see is what various acronyms mean. Some are pretty obvious, but others are way over my head.

Wow! I think it's really beautiful. The flower makes it a little more unique.

I bought a house last spring. It was probably the most stressful event of my life. I felt like I was having to yell at everyone to get anything done. My advice is to make sure you have all your financial documents ready. That's what can end up taking a while. My BIL gave me that advice and it was a huge help to just email it to my processor as soon as he asked for it. I didn't have to spend a ton of time tracking things down. I didn't get my final HUD until a half hour before closing. It can be crazy, but suprisingly the mortgage process can close pretty quickly.

Angela, that's totally what I'm finding out! Even with the short engagement we haven't run into any problems... yet.

Hey Jen, I've sent you a PM with my email so we can keep in touch. Hopefully we can exchange some info along the way. jpickell thanks for the site. I looked at it a while back and found the information on transportation really helpful.

My good friend didn't have any attendants. It was just the 2 of them and their dog. It seemed a little strange when she told me, but it was really beautiful. It was a really small wedding, so I think it helped to give it a more intimate feel. We threw around the idea of doing the same, but ultimately decided to have 3 on each side. I wouldn't hesitate for a minute to not have any. For those that have agreed, they can still help with the prewedding stuff and you can still have people do readings or speaches.

I agree SusieQ... we are emotional. eec129, I say keep your date and move forward as planned. If they show up great, if not the day is really about you. Also, learn from this and try not to run to your family with every concern. I think it can be tough, my family will take my side on most everything so it's a great way to make me feel better about situations, but it doesn't help FI and I work together to solve things. It can just complicate the situation by haveing too many people involved and really backfire like it did for you. Hang in there.

Hey Jen! I'm getting married in Todos Santos in February 2010. Your vision sounds a lot like mine. :-) We getting married at at private house on the beach. The owner of the house suggested Hotel California for catering and some of the rentals. We just got engaged, so I'm still in the researching/planning process too. I haven't had a ton of luck finding Todos specific info on this forum, but do a search. There are 2 different threads I remember seeing and both had photos.

Glad he came around! All the TTD pictures I've seen are beautiful.

User Name: riokayak Name: Sean and Kelli Location: Private villa, Todos Santos Wedding: February 19, 2010 in Cabo: 02/13/10 - 02/27/10

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie i heart jim and pam <3 but sadly never get to watch tv on thursdays we watch massive amounts of the office on TBS reruns so i didnt even know they were together "again". i think the last current episode we watched she was engaged to someone else. Abbie, you can watch current episodes on hulu.com I'm definitely hooked on the Office!

I watched the preview and decided I can't watch this season. I didn't like Kristen on Laguna and I didn't like her in the preview. I realized that Lauren was the only one I really liked, Lo was entertaining, steph issues and all seems pretty genuine, but too much of the show is drama. The girl fight argument in the preview was just too over the top... maybe I'm getting old. The low drama, interesting stories are leaving/left the show (LC, Whitney and Steph) and the attention starved, look at me types (Heidi, Spencer, Audrina) are getting more air time.

Quote: Originally Posted by Patti Congratulations and welcome to the Forum. You'll find tons of helpful information here. Totos Santos? I've never been there, but have always wanted to go. I'm getting married in Cabo and will be there for 6 nights. Hopefully, I'll get to make the trip this time. Have you been there before? Do you have any suggestions on places to go while there, such as restaurants, shops, etc.? Thanks Patti, I haven't been to Todos Santos, but a good friend recommended it. We didn't want the resort type wedding, so when she recommend Todos Santos it seemed like a perfect fit. I've done some searching here an have only found a few posts that mention the area. Every one I read raved about it and several had good suggestions of places to visit.

Quote: Originally Posted by super19 Hi Kelli - Congrats and welcome to the forum! Happy planning, Jen Jen, I'm headed to MSP next week for look for a dress. Any shop suggestions? Thanks, Kelli

Thanks all! I'm looking forward to it...

Hello, I'm Kelli and I thought a short engagement was a great idea. Now I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with so much to do with so little time. We're getting married February 19, 2010 in Todos Santos Mexico. I'm basically starting at square one and any advice is welcome.