Karen&Rene

I'm keeping it simple with these roxy flip flops. You can't beat the price... on sale right now for $9.24. And I got free shipping with the coupon code: roxywelcome http://www.roxy.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4010662

Alright ladies, so I officially ordered my TTD from babyonline. So far I am really impressed with the communication. They asked a lot of detailed questions and even caught a mistake I made when I called a "chapel train" a "cathedral train." Here's a photo of the inspiration dress: I'll post photos of the replica when they email them to me.

I agree that you should have no regrets when it comes to your wedding day. If you know in your heart that the lace dress is "the one" you should go for it! I had so many doubts about my first dress, but then fate stepped in and the bridal shop had to cancel it... so now I have the dress of my dreams!

Very cute! My cousin just got married in Riviera Maya last year... and I'm currently planning our wedding in PV. Can't go wrong with either location!

Awww, got teary eyed when reading your engagement story. Congrats!

That's adorable!

I may need to borrow some of your hair inspiration pics... that's the look I'm going for too. And your E-ring is gorgeous!!!

Everything looks amazing! What a great deal on your centerpieces, nice job!

Everything looks beautiful! I love your ceremony dress and the bridesmaids dresses!

Aww, what a cute proposal! I met my fiance on match too!

Beautiful photos!!

Wow, Ginger, it looks amazing on you!!!

So this is the replica dress? Or the original? The bridal shop background is throwing me off, lol. Either way, it's gorgeous!

Yay, can't wait to see the photos!!!

Monica Bridal is on dhgate.com under the name "wywedding." You need to sign up for a free account on dhgate in order to contact them. http://www.dhgate.com/store/monicabridal

Just so I am understanding correctly, she was planning on coming to your wedding, but now that she is engaged, she is no longer going? I can see how that is disappointing, and then to top it off she booked her wedding for a weekend when she knew you weren't available. I think I can relate to both you and your friend. It was really frustrating for me to find a date that worked for all the people close to me... I had to switch dates for things like my dad had a conference scheduled or it was super bowl weekend, lol. Eventually, I was getting to the point where I was just like, screw it, I'm choosing this date and everyone else can just deal with it. I fell in love with a specific venue (even though I still have never seen it in person!) and was not willing to compromise on it. So, I can see where your friend is coming from... but like everyone else has already said, she cannot expect you to attend. I can definitely also see why you're frustrated with your friend... my cousin was planning on coming to my wedding, but she has since gotten engaged and no longer has any interest in going. Not really sure why that is... maybe she'll be too busy with her own wedding planning or can no longer afford to go? Either way, it was a little disappointing. I'm trying to imagine if one of my best friends scheduled her wedding on a day I couldn't go, and sure, I would be upset. But I don't think I would necessarily be upset with her. I agree that you should go to the dinner and try to be happy for your friend. People can be a little weird when it comes to weddings, so you don't want to ruin a friendship over something like this.

Overall, I think it looks very nice! I do see what you mean with the flowyness of the skirt; what fabric was the inspiration dress made out of? I think the belts are cute, but I agree that they are way too wide. I would go ahead and ask them to make changes to the belts/make new ones completely. Maybe they can just adjust the flower one so that it's skinnier. Or do you not like the feathers?

Nice job on all the hand-made stuff. You are super talented!! Looks like it was a beautiful wedding!

Sorry for the delayed response, but I ordered an ivory dress from Monica Bridal. It was pretty close to white actually, not yellowy at all. And just an update on my dress situation. I ended up selling my china dress because I fell in love with a different one at a local bridal salon. Now I'm thinking of having a copy made overseas to use as my TTD. Not sure if I'm going to use Monica Bridal again or Babyonline... getting quotes now!

Thanks ladies!!!

Wow, good to know.... thanks for posting!

I agree with some of the previous comments about just lying and saying that you changed your mind and you're getting legally married in Mexico. We already got legally married and we didn't tell anyone and didn't have anyone present. And it doesn't feel like we're married at all. I actually can't even recall what we said in our vows, lol.

Wow! You look AMAZING! I love the beach ones. I think your photos have just inspired me to get into shape for my BD photos, lol.

Here is my dress!!! The designer just finished making it, so I had to stop by the salon to try it on and take some photos. The designer is Vwidon, a husband and wife team local to Chicago.

I have to agree... you look so much happier in this dress! I ended up going way over budget to get my dream dress and am planning on selling it afterward. I have no regrets! Plus, you could always wear the dress at your AHR too so you get more use out of it. Also, you may want to consider having the second dress made in China. I'm getting my TTD made in China for $150! Granted, it's unlikely that it would be EXACTLY the same, but it should be close.