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I would love to see these as well - might be handy as our lot are all flying out in just over 2 weeks time. I will PM you my email address

Lyndsey - your photos are absolutely incredible. You both look elated and sublimely happy! Congratulations to you both!

Best of luck Michelle! Im sure you will have an amazing day and all that hard work will be worth it. Cant wait to see the piccies when you you get back. Safe travels MRS!

Nope - if you email him regarding your requirements he will tell you all about it. He drops them off at the venue and they let him in as the flowers are "A gift from home". It made me a bit nervous but Marvin says he does it all the time.

We have 10 weeks to go until we fly out from London. I am very excited but feel pretty busy right now! Has anyone decided on their table arrangements? I think we might just have one long table and miss the place cards so that people can sit where they like. Katie from Zuniga is organising bamboo table runners for it and we will just have candles and short vases with white flowers. Would love to hear if any other girls have arranged any thing funky through Zuniga? Mel xxx

Thanks for that. I havent heard from him since March and I have probably sent 3 emails since then? Only because I have not had responses. I managed to get Moon Palace to let me use him for my centrepieces too as I am having special tropical flowers that we have at home in New Zealand. Im probably just panicking and hopefully will be able to sort it all out when I get there.

Hi ya, Just wondered, is anyone else having communication problems with Marvin? I have been emailing him since the start of the year and all was great. Then all of a sudden he stopped responding? Am I being a worry wart or is this common practice for him? Thanks Mel

Wow! You have done the most amazing job! I loved your brochure and looking to do the same sort of thing. Do you think you could message me your template so that I might be able to have a read through it close up? My email address is [email protected] Thanks so much for posting this - it really helps us other MP brides to be out loads!

OMG - its all happening! 1 and a half hours and Nicy will be married and Lynsey flew out today! So so exciting! Michelle - you need to stop for a second and take a breath my love. Everything will come together. If you havent got certain bits well heck, so what, I bet you wont notice it while you are out there. All the hard and important stuff is done now and you need a chance to enjoy all your hard work! Get those girly friends of your sto take you out for a cheeky cocktail! Great news about the braces and I hope your little girl feels better soon! Im sure a holiday in a hotel with a very big pool will sort her out right quick smart Your kids are gonna have the best time out there eeeekkkkk! So exciting! xxxxx

Herbie - we fly out on Saturday 30th July until 13th August. Our wedding day is on the 6th at Moon Palace. Starting to get a bit excited now! I love your welcome brochures! They are A . MAZE. ING. I was wondering - would you be terribly offended if I poached some of your wording from it? Mel xxx

Heres a link to the fans if your interested? Love a bargain I do! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-8-12-24-Sandalwood-Fans-Wedding-Favour-Gift-Box-/250785443106?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Celebrations_Occasions_ET&var=&hash=item80101d6223

Oh Nicy! You did a great job on your planning thread - its awesome! Made me get all goosey with excitement for you. you were one of the first people to welcome me on these boards Ausust 2010. I think you had just made your barefoot sandals. Now look at ya! Its nearly here! Welcome Lopey! Congrats on the upcoming wedding! There's girls are whizz's and everyone will try to help as much as they can. Herbie hun, what are your dates? I think we are pretty close by date wise? I'll meet ya at Senior frogs for a cheeky frozen Margarita! We brought some gorgeous sandalwood fans in a bulk lot off ebay. They smell fab and they look a little espana which is cute. I got tags wuith our wedding date to tie to them and we only brought ours for the ladies. Total cost £25 for 25 fans Bargain! SamCalv1 - dresses are lush hun! No wedding plans this weekend. I feel really guilty but I just want to be in the sun! FMIL and FFIL have been complaining - "ooh its too hot". i darent tell them to add another 10 degrees heat for the end of July in Mexico . He he he. Oh dear, poor buggers 'll fry! I was wondering who has done welcome brochures? I am really stuck for some wording. we get married at Moon Palace and I was wondering if any one had any guidance on how to do it? Im scared and have no idea what to write! As it turns out the rules seem to be changing all the time at Moon palace anyway. Have a happy Easter gorgeous girls xxxxx

Hey girls! Hows it all going? Havent been on for ages as its been chaotic at work but I shant bore you with all that! Just wanted to quickly get on and say WOOOOOOOP WOOOOOOOOP Nicy! Not long to go hun! get that planning thread draughted as its gonna be a whopper! Cant wait to see all your gorgeous pics when you get back. you are going to make such a lovely bride! 14 weeks till we fly out. Starting to slightly cack myself. Desperately trying to drop some more weight before dress fitting - I am determined to not be Jabba the Hutt over there. Enjoy your long weekend beautifyul ladies - meant to be some cracking weather again this weekend! Take care Mel xxxx

Thanks for posting this! Its great to see all your hard work and to share it. Thanks again - hope everything went well.

Wahaha! That wedding dream is hilairious! I havent had any yet - did you have cheese before you went to bed? Sending lots of positive thoughts your way Michelle - fingers crossed its not stones. If its an infection in your kidneys they might need to stick you on an IV for your antibiotics. I cant believe they still have you on them? I usually notice a difference by day 2. Make sure you get back to your GP ASAP hun. Cant wait to see your pics Lyndsey! Amurka - I think this is really common in Mexico. Im at Moon Palace and they do the same thing. Its been a nightmare. But I have squimred my way round things. Great news that you wont have to compromise though No wedding planning this weekend - off up town for high tea with my girlfriends. MOH - Mrs Flaky - has dropped out last minute as per usual. She doesnt know it yet but I dont think I will even bother ordering her dress. I have no faith in her whatsoever and she's showed no interest. I've cc'd her into the dress email asking for measurements but she never responded to the last one so I doubt she will to this. The swatches for the dresses came today - the colours are just perfect! So pleased I picked an infinity dress so that they can decide how they want to wear it and what length - I just made sure I got to pick the colour! Still feeling like I havent done enough in preperation today. Good news is I had my weigh in - another 2 pounds off. Thank god. I dont think its humanly possibly to eat any less or excersize any more! I was certainly a lot happier fatter WAHAHAHAHA! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend - another week on the countdown bites the dust aye girls? HOW EXCITING! xxxx

Wow! Beautiful photos - your wedding looks amazing. Absolutely love the fact that your guys wore black trousers and flip flops. We are thinking of doing the same thing as everyone else wheres linen all the time! thanks so much for sharing!

The photos are amazing - you made a truly beautiful bride! Thank you so much for sharing - it really helps us destination brides to be out! xxx

Thanks so much for sharing - you made a gorgeous bride and I got some great ideas and helpful hints from your review xxxx

Just a quick one! Michelle - I am really really prone to urine/kidney infections and I never ever notice it until I get a sore back or in some worst scenarios, end up being sick! I completely sympathise with you! What antibiotics did they put you on for it? They tend to work pretty quick and make sure you drink heps and heaps of water to flush it out of your system. Sometimes when I can feel it coming on, I can knock it out myself before it gets to bad by drinking gallons of cranberry juice. You just have to make sure its not from concentrate otherwise its no good. I hope you feel better real soon honey, and I promise once you've got the water works sorted, all the other bits will seem a lot less stressful! Be kind to yourself and try to get some rest I hope you get a better nights rest with the kids tonight? Poor little family at the moment! I didnt manage to get the pics on as I went to the gym last night. Weight loss is going OK at the moment - I'm down 7 kgs (1 stone) since Christmas. I notice it in my clothes now but my mind tells me Im massive. I just cant seem to shake it out of my head I am working my butt of in the gym but Im so concious about how competetive my stepmum is me with weight loss that its starting to panic me. Amurka - the lady I designed my invites with did the fan tags. I had a look at them yesterday and I just love them! I promise to try to put photos up as soon as I can so you can have a look - I hope they inspire you some. I love the idea that maybe my ideas might get used as I have pinched ideas from ALL of you girls! I was thinking of having pashminas as my favours for the girls. I have a bit of a difficult colour - aubergine and I was wondering if any of you guys were thinking of using pashminas and where you got them from. Geesh! Cant wait for 150 posts. I desperately want to look at everyones templates for their brochures and it takes me forever to get my posts up! Take care girls xxxxx

Phew Charmaine! What a hectic time you are having aye? Im glad the last few days have been so much more bareable - you sound a lot happier! Well the invites arrived today - I love them! Some tags for my fans came through to which I LOVE! I will see if Chris can help me take pictures and stick them on here tonight as I am completely cack handed at this sort of thing. Anyone using vista print for stuff at the moment? I was thinking of creating some brochures but I dont know where to even start? I would love to see some of yours if you wouldnt mind? Im also looking at doing luggage tags and maybe envelope seals but Id like to see them first! I want to put the seals on my individually wrapped cigars for the mens favours. Any help would be great? Thanks dudes! Mel xxx

I havent been to any wedding fairs but I tell you what, with the amount of brides getting married abroad these days, I reckon you could make a right brilliant little business out of specialising in things like that! I also think for destination wedding attire - i.e. natural fabric wedding dresses etc. I sit there thinking that all the time! Dont steal my idea - I'm patenting it as we speak! LOL Havent had any injections as I had all those when I first arrived in London. I believe those are standard innoculations thaat everyone has to have and if you havent had them in a while they just renew them. Tetnus sucks - feels like someone has given you a dead arm! I am looking at getting these dresses for my bridemaids as they are all different ages, sizes and different countries! They are a great price I reckon and you just pick the colour. I have been in contact with the lady and she is right awesome and super quick at getting at getting back to me. Just thought I would share some info incase it might be suitable for you! http://www.etsy.com/listing/66488639/infinity-bridesmaid-dress-made-to-order xxxx

OOOhhhh - I also forgot to tell you all! My cake sale managed to raise £250. With only £30 staff members I thought that was pretty awesome! Anyway - my company offered to match it so we raised £500 in total. 2 weeks wages for some poor sod in NZ who has no job or way to pay their mortgage. Thank so much for all your beautiful kind words and support. It was really sweet and really appreciated.

Wow! Laurel will be leaving by now? HOW EXCITING! Best of luck chicken How was everyones weekends? I had an OK one, I went to my MOH's in Kingswood, Surrey. we had a nice, albeit drunken time so I am back on the detox today! It's only 3 days of hard slog and then it eases up a bit. While I was there we talked about hen nights. At this point I had had quite a bit to drink and and she managed to talk me into having it at her house - just a BBQ, a few games and lots of bubbles. At the time it seemed like a great idea but now I would much rather just a night away in Brighton or something The thing is - she's a bad hermit and getting her to leave the house is like pulling teeth. I dont know what to do? I found the coolest frame for my sand ceremony over the weekend! thought I would show you. They're quite expensive but so worth it as they are something to keep forever and I think they are lovely. I contacted the lady on the site as it says only US and Canada and she was so so excited aout the prospect of it going to the UK! Anyway, here's teh link if you are looking for some cute ideas. We arent having coloured sand - we ar egoing to sneak some from West witterings and some from my beach in New Zealand and combine NZ and UK sand instead. http://www.theforeverframe.com/ Nicyx: Your post box is awesome - you are so arty farty it meakes me green with envy!! it looks fab hun. Michelle - I hope your back is feeling better - whats the bet you just over done it? maybe give it a couple of days of no excersize and see what happens? You'll be much better for it if yoiu give it a rest! Gom4good - I too am lookingat maybe getting some stickers that you can print your own logo onto. I was thinking of putting them on to shot glasses? Let me know how you get on? i havent seen any personalised travel mugs along my travels Im afraid. Lynsey: So so funny waht your OH did! I would have gone mental! LOL. I think Im gonna go without a cake topper and just have fresh flowers. If anyone stubles across some nice ones let me know? I like your nicy but I dont know if I fancy letters? TOO MUCH TO PICK FROM! Take care for now! Mel xxx

Georgia - we are using La Luna as well - Matt Adcock is A MAZE ING. So professional! Have a look at the website and I can promise you will be impressed!

Oh and I wanted to ask - how is everyone getting on with caketoppers? Im a bit stuck? I brought one of these yesterday - V EXCITE! xxx