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Congrats and welcome to the forum. Good luck!

Hi Jen, welcome to the forum and happy planning!

Hi Jessica, nice to meet you. Welcome to the forum and happy planning!

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your engagement. Good luck~

It's a really cute rhyme. I think your guests will love it!

Thanks for sharing this great find!

It is a wonderful idea! I don't think the attachment is working though!

they look wonderful

Hi Alaina, congrats and welcome to the forum. If you go to the Mexico thread you will find a lot of information on the different resorts and get to speak to a lot of lovely ladies who are also getting married in that region. Good luck!

Congrats on your engagement. The forum has lots of information to help you decide on where to ultimately have your big day. Good luck and happy planning

Thanks for sharing!

Law and Order Memorial Day Marathon! Yipee!

Mine has been trying to find a destination that will work for the people that we actually WANT to attend (because of circumstances beyond their control they wouldnt be able to if we had it outside of the US) and still staying true to me wanting to have a DW. I have gone back and forth about it a lot and it has driven me to almost pull all of my hair out. I overcame this stressor (and it took many many many months), we decided to have our wedding in Cape May, NJ. It is far enough to be considered a DW, and it is still in the US, which allows immediate family members to attend. I say just stick to it and do a lot of research but the most important thing is keeping true to what you want!

Everything is just amazing and wonderful. You did a great job! Good luck this weekend.

Thanks for the great review. Congrats!

Wow what an indepth review. It is really great. It looks like everything was just wonderful and you guys had a great time. Congrats!

Your day looks like it was amazing. Congrats!

Great review! Congrats and good luck!

Congratulations. Everything looked wonderful! Thanks for the great review!

Coco Malec, let me first say that you are not being ridiculous and is is as sad to me as it is to you. Unfortunately, your parents believe in giving gifts with strings attached. That is the first problem. They should be willing to give you the money with having to say it is "our money, do with it as WE please!" That is unfair and it is not a very nice thing. So I applaud you and your FI for doing what I think is the right thing, which is turning down the money and doing with YOU, the both of you, want to do. I know it must have been a terribly difficult thing to do, since you had already relied on that money to finance your wedding. But I believe, it is more important to have a day and experience that you will cherish forever, instead of having one that you will look back on and resent in the future. It is very unfortunate that your parents are acting this way, however, with your stand of independence they will see that you are serious about having your wedding your way and they have a choice to conform or to miss out on of the most important, if not the most important day in their daughter's lives. Trust me, your family will regret their behavior in this sooner or later. Sometimes it is difficult for people to backtrack after they have made a "grand stand" about something. That is what your parents will have to do now since you have proven to them that you will not be pulled in all directions like a puppet on a string! Many brides on here have stories of their families giving them a lot of grief about having a destination wedding. And they will all tell you the same thing, "it's our wedding and we did what made us happy." I say take that advice and run with it. Your parents will come around, and if they don't they will be missing out. You cannot allow them or the rest of your family to ruin what is supposed to be a wonderful experience for you. Your parents should know by now that you are not like your sisters (so I have gathered from your post). You are independent, carefree and adventurous. Therefore, you will plan your wedding not in the conventional sense but in your own independent and adventurous way. My advice, you will never get this time back again. This moment is all that you have. Enjoy it, embrace it, love it. It's your wedding, your time, your moment. So hold on to it and do it in style. Your style!

Hi Julie, congrats and happy planning!

Hi Harshi, welcome to the forum and happy planning!

Hi Leydi, I think that is just so cool! Congratulations and good luck!

Hi congrats and welcome to the forum!

Hi Marian, congrats and happy planning!