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Posts posted by philanab
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I'm with everybody else, I love the dress you already have. The beading is going to look beautiful and sparkle in the sun!
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Hey ladies, my fiancé and I stayed at the RIU Palace Punta cana back in March and took a walk through the palace bavaro. I don't remember much about it, but the one thing we both remember is the lobby!! Picture ultra modern, chrome, yellow and hot pink!!! My fiancé says it looks like someghing Elton John designed??? That being said we've chosen to have our wedding at the RPPC.
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No it's not, all open concept, but it's breezy because it's close to the water, and cooler once the sun goes down anyways.This really helps thanks. Is it air conditioning inside? -
Hey ladies, check out my personalized wedding dress hanger tutorial! http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/80563/diy-wedding-dress-hanger-tutorial#post_1787412
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We are getting married at RIU Palace Punta Cana, please do share your secrets, I need all the help I can get!!!Thank you!!! the RIU was great!! the wedding was flawlessly run and Keisha was awesome! we didnt have any issues in contacting her or getting things done. if you do decide to go with the RIU let me know and i will give you all the little secrets i used to save money with her and the RIU!! THANKS!!! We LOVE LOVE LOVE the pics!! we cant wait to get them all!! we were there for 10am (opening time) we had to pay the 20$ entrance fee each and no prior arrangements needed. we just hoped in a taxi and headed over with our photog. Going at opening time was perfect cause it wasnt busy at all!! thank you very much!!! it took a lot of convincing of my husband but once we got there he loved it and had a lot of fun! -
Sosodj, no you still pay per stamp, however Rexall has 5-10% off stamp sales once and a while, but you just get the regular canadian ones.Do you know if you buy stamps in bulk if it is any cheaper? -
Wow, your pictures are beautiful! I see you got married at a RIU resort, how was that experience??thank you ladies!!! we LOVE LOVE LOVE the pics..... we are still waiting for more to come (she sent us the cd with all the pics but it didnt burn properly so she is resending it to us!!) so yaaay more pics to come!! yes he is a hottie and i am definetly keeping him around!! lol -
Thanks again for your help everybody, I went back to the store the next day and bought dress # 1 instead, Allure 8815. I have no regrets, I'm really happy with my decision now, and can't wait till it comes in so I can try it on again!! I'm making my own veil, bought the tulle a few days ago; anyone else have experience with a diy veil?
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Hi ladies, I've made a tutorial. Check it out http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/80563/diy-wedding-dress-hanger-tutorialWould you be able to post a tutorial? -
Hello ladies, I love the custom wedding dress hangers and considered buying mine from etsy, but couldn't bring myself to pay $20+ knowing I could make it myself for only a few dollars each. A couple ladies asked for instructions on how I made mine, so here it goes, my first tutorial ever... Please let me know if you have any questions. What you'll need: Wooden hangers (preferably without the wooden dowel) - bought on sale at Zellers 12 guage aluminum wire - from Michaels in the jewelery section (3 yds is enough to make about 2 - 3 hangers) Wire cutters Lipgloss or something else round Paper and pencil Drill and some sort of glue (not pictured) Decorative flowers - from Michaels, or ribbon First I had my fiancé help me pull/break off the wooden dowels from all the hangers Then drew a template by tracing the bottom edge of the hangers onto paper and drawing my letters to fit Using the template start to shape your letters using your fingers. Make sure you leave enough straight wire at the beginning that the top of your first letter will not touch the bottom edge of the hanger. You may want to have some extra wire on the side to practice with, if you make a mistake on your project it is very hard to unbend and get the wire straight again. Use the Lipgloss to wrap the wire around to make circular shapes Leave enough straight wire at the end of your word that the top of your last letter does not touch the bottom of your hanger. Next you drill a tiny hole on each end of the inner side of the hanger. Cut the wire so it will fit in the holes and put a tiny bit of wood glue on the tip of the wire before putting it in the drilled hole. Add your flower, these ones come with a sticky backing, or tie on a ribbon and voila! You're done, now make one for all the ladies in your wedding party. Please let me know if you have any questions, and post pictures of your creations. Have fun!
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Hello again ladies, so....yesterday I went to try on dress #3, this time I got pictures because I picked it, I put down a deposit, but now I'm having second thoughts. I've called the store back today and asked them to put a hold on my invoice. I keep getting the feeling that I chose the wrong dress. I feel like I'm going crazy!! Did anyone else go through this?
Anyways, here are pictures of me in both dresses, any differing opinions now that I have pictures of myself in both dresses?
Here is dress # 1 again - I've only tried this dress on once, but it was my first day of wedding dress shopping almost a month and a half ago. I love the shape it gives me, I like the beading on the top, the true sweetheart neckline and the fact that it is a corset back. It also looks good with my mom's pearls.
and the back...
Now here is dress # 3 - found towards the end of my shopping experience, this is the dress that made me decide that I wanted the mermaid/fit-and-flare sillouette. I like that it's different - I haven't found pictures of a bunch of other girls wearing it. It does come with the flowered belt, but I can remove it and add my own jeweled belt like I've done below. It has a zippered back and is very light weight. I think I would make it into a slightly deeper sweetheart though.
and another...
Any thoughts? I wish someone else could make the decision for me!
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Thanks for your votes and comments everybody, I've narrowed it down to #1 and #3. The issue is that I tried on #1 in Michigan where they let you take pictures of yourself in the dress; I tried on #3 in London, Ontario and they will not let you take pictures until you buy it. I feel like I need to compare side by side pictures of me in both dresses to really make up my mind. Thanks again ladies, I'm getting closer to choosing!
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Hey ladies, I didn't realize that I was so picky and indecisive until it came to wedding dress shopping. I've narrowed it down to 3 dresses, all with a sweetheart neckline and mermaid/fit and flare sillouette. Please help me choose!! I've got less then 10 months until the wedding and really starting to feel the crunch!
This is me in dress #1
Above is dress #1 on a model
Here is dress #2, now imagine it without the shoulder strap and slightly less ruffles.
And below is dress #3, all tulle, to which I would remove the flowered belt and put my own smaller flower or jeweled belt.
Please let me know what you think, I'm really lost!
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Ooh these are nice. I'm hoping to achieve the same effect using vistaprint.
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Yay! Save travels! Have fun!
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Here is the first hanger I made for my Maid of Honor, I still need to find a pretty ribbon or flower to put at the top. My Mother of the Bride hanger is going to have two rows. I got 8 hangers at Zellers for about $5 because they were on sale, and 12 gauge wire at Micheals for about $3.50 with their 40% off coupon. That's almost $1-2 per hanger, I plan to make one for all my bridemaids, mother of the groom and myself as well.
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Hey ladies, I just wanted to let you know that Canada Post has new commemorative stamps out for spring featuring daylilies! I was so excited to find these because the flowers look tropical and are pretty fuchsia and orange colours, which are my wedding colors. I'm going to stock up because my STDs are going out soon. These can be purchased online or at the post office
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Hey ladies, I just wanted to let you know that Canada Post has new commemorative stamps out for spring featuring daylilies! I was so excited to find these because the flowers look tropical and are pretty fuchsia and orange colours, which are my wedding colors. I'm going to stock up because my STDs are going out soon. These can be purchased online or at the post office.
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Hey ladies, I just wanted to let you know that Canada Post has new commemorative stamps out for spring featuring daylilies! I was so excited to find these because the flowers look tropical and are pretty fuchsia and orange colours, which are my wedding colors. I'm going to stock up because my STDs are going out soon. These can be purchased online or at the post office.
Dress doubt - help requested!
in Destination Wedding Dresses, Wedding Attire & rings
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I did the same thing, I put a deposit down on one dress but had doubts and wondered if I chose the wrong dress. The next day I called the store and asked them to put a hold on my invoice (luckily before the order was put in). I went back and ordered the other dress that I couldn't get out of my mind. Now I'm happy with my decision and have no doubts at all! Feels good doesn't it?