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Hey Mocha YEOWCH - that's a tough one. But I agree with you - Maybe you need to talk to your FI and just tell him that any $$ YOUR parents give you is to go to only YOU TWO - as a gift for YOUR wedding. I have my opinions on taking on someone elses burdens but I won't get into that - just I've been there and it's not fun and neither is it fair. If your parents give money is should DEFINITELY just go to to you and your FI. I mean this in the nicest way possible but if my parents gave me money for my wedding and I turned around and just gave it to someone else, they wouldn't give me money in the first place. I'm sorry you have to go through that.

It's all love! do you what you want to do! it's YOUR wedding. Do you what makes YOU happy

OOOH fabulous! I've been looking for someone who's tried those!!! thank you!

leave the girl OFF the guestlist and all her screws that are loose.

I love the dress Lua, The back of it looks exactly like the back on my wedding dress!

I agree with AnnR. No one eats the cake anyhow!!!! LOL One thing to keep in mind is the temperature change with the fondant. Make sure they fondant that the place you're using to make your fake cake can withstand the humidity and not slide off the styrafoam on your wedding day. If the fondant gets dry during in flight it could crack as well. Just some things to keep in mind.

They look amazing!

baileybride2b - next time you're in vancouver - you HAVE to go to this place called Social in Yaletown...Super trendy place that serves comfort food and cotton candy in their drinks!!!

MOCHA!!!! THAT.IS.RAD

Yeah....I feel the same way. We are having only family at our wedding in DR. My girls are putting on an a shower and a stagette for me at the end of this month but it's so disappointing that none of them can come. My MOH was in tears when she told me she couldn't come. Also....after reading a bunch of threads I know I'm not alone in the MIL drama....or my own family drama in regards to this. My FI and I have only been engaged since Dec and getting married in April - we've been talking about going away to get married for YEARS. Last summer we told our family to start saving as we'll have a quick engagement....but I guess they thought we weren't serious - My own mother has been the worst about costs etc (this is the woman who was thinking of going to Australia this april if I didn't get married. the FLIGHT ALONE to OZ is about the same cost all in pp for our wedding) - she's complained so much that I've told her that if it costs too much she doesn't have to come - then complained to my sisters that I told her not to come . I guess the hardest thing for me is that I thought all the issues were coming from my FI's family at the beginning however I went back home for a shower(I'm from Edmonton originally) and I found out that my own mother was being so underhanded and b*tching about stuff behind my back. Ignorance is bliss. I thought this was supposed to be a happy time and it's been stressful and extremely hurtful. If my FI and I knew what we were going to go thru, we would have eloped. I feel you, Tris. It's heart breaking and it totally sucks....Hugs from the west coast to you!

you look beautiful

very cute

very cool!

your dress is stunning and your invitations are amazing!

Thank you, Ladies!

krsmith - I hear you! i've been admiring sarahseven dresses from afar for at least a year and a half! I did find this designer on etsy that's a bit more reasonable. Not as flowy as sarahseven but still really nice! they were in the front running for my bm dresses but lost out to a BHLDN dress http://www.etsy.com/listing/61060848/c-o-l-l-e-t-t-e-charmeuse-halter-style

I think that idea is fabulous...go for it

wow - your pictures look amazing! i love sarahseven dresses!

Love your wedding band!

congrats! it looked like it was all so much fun

everything looks amazing

Everything looks great! I love love love your STD!

You are absolutely right! i guess in my situation it sucked because priorites were different but ultimately, she's my friend, I love her to bits - my FI and I wanted a very small wedding and that's what we're getting- it was disappointing to not have my friend there but she is still a "honorary bridesmaid" - I chose my 2 sisters after my friend backed out.

Hey ladies I ordered from this CANADIAN site and it was awesome! http://www.hugeweddingsavings-canada.com/ They have loads of stuff...i got my stuff SO quickly!

Same thing happened to me - we've been telling people for 2 years about our plans and to save their $$. However, my one and only bridesmaid decided to go to Maui last October because "we hadn't chosen a date yet" and "they can't put their lives on hold for us" - long story short, because they went to Maui, they now can't come to the wedding. And then she tried to twist it into my fault as we didn't give them enough notice and we shouldn't ask them to spend so much $$ even tho my FI and spent way above what she and her husband would be spending a few years ago when we went to HER WEDDING IN MAUI.