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Hey! That's so funny! I picked the same dress! I'm also looking at Dreams too! Are you from Winnipeg?!

Hey! That's so funny! I picked the same dress! I'm also looking at Dreams too! Are you from Winnipeg?!

Hey! That's so funny! I picked the same dress! I'm also looking at Dreams too! Are you from Winnipeg?!

Thanks Matt, Le Reve does look pretty amazing. Unfortunately we need a resort that allows children. I have been looking at The Beloved, have you ever been there? Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks!

I went to book my wedding there this week and found out about it! I've had my heart set on Ceiba since summer! I would love any other suggestions!! I really don't want to do it at one of the big resorts!

I put descriptions of the pictures but for some reason they didn't come up! The first picture is of us the night we met (us on the right). The girl on the left is the girl that first approached Alex. The second picture is of us before leaving for Oprah. The third picture is from Harpo of us getting engaged!

Alex and Jenna She says… Our story starts December 31 2009. I didn't have any plans for New Year’s Eve, everyone I knew was doing something I didn't really want to do. Some of my close girlfriends were going out with their boyfriends to a New Year’s Eve social (a fundraising party for their friend's soccer team). I didn't really want to go but had to do something for New Year’s and of course I wanted to spend it with some of my best girls! I reluctantly went and ending up having a blast and meeting the love of my life! He says... I was planning on going to the bar with my friends. On New Year’s Eve day I changed my mind and decided to go to the social that my friend’s family was putting on. She says...My girlfriend and I were having a drink, chatting, looking around the party when she asked me if I thought anyone was cute. I told her immediately no (I was not looking to meet any guys, at that time I was planning on moving to California to nurse)... and then I looked across the room and seen this tall dark and handsome man with gorgeous dark eyes laughing with his friends. I told her "Oh I think that guy is pretty cute!!". Much to my embarrassment, she went over to the guy and started talking to him. As she did this I immediately went over to some of our friends to try to pretend I didn't know she was talking to him about me. I felt like a big loser, I had never ever approached any guy before, let alone make my friend go talk to someone for me, I felt like a little fifth grader! He says...Her friend came up to me said hi and introduced herself, and asked what I did for a living. I thought she was flirting with me and then she said "my friend over there would like you to buy her a drink". I looked over and seen Jenna, I noticed her earlier in the night and thought she was the most beautiful girl there. I figured I had no chance so I didn’t even approach her. I told her friend, "Wow, I definitely will!". It took me a little time to get up the courage to go talk to her because I didn't think she would be interested in me. She was dancing with her friend and I asked her “how come the prettiest girl in here doesn’t have a drink in her hand?â€. She smiled, and hesitated! She says...Not too sure why I hesitated, if it was the martinis, or that I didn’t want to jump and say YES!! We went and got a drink and he asked me for my number. I told him I didn’t want a relationship because I was moving to California in less than a month. I still gave him my number because I liked him so much and wanted to get to know him more even though I was leaving. He says...After I got her number we went to the dance floor and danced. I asked her about her life and what her plans were for the future. I got to know her and I knew she was the one for me. She seemed so genuine, sweet, selfless, hardworking, dedicated, and smart. Not only was she gorgeous, but she had all the qualities I wanted in a girl. She says...After talking to him for a while I went back to my friends and danced with them. He went out mingling with his own friends. A short while later the countdown was about to begin. He says...I looked around and was too nervous to ask Jenna for a midnight kiss. All of a sudden I see her come through the crowd and grab my hand and pull me on to the dance floor. The countdown finished and we had our first kiss. We danced the rest of the night until the social ended, I said goodnight to Jenna and she got in a cab with her friends and headed back to her side of the city. She says...I had such a great night, I liked Alex a lot but I was still a little sceptical. I didn’t fall for guys too easily. He was wonderful but I thought he must be a player, there is no way someone could be that smooth and handsome and not even know it. He says...I knew I met the girl of my dreams. The next day I was at my sister’s house and told her and my mom about this amazing girl I met. It sounds crazy but I knew Jenna was the one the night I met her. She says…He texted me two days later and asked me to go on a date with him. Our first date we went out for drinks, we talked until the place closed. We were inseparable from that night on. He says… I wanted to spend as much time with her as I could, in hopes that we could keep in touch when she went to California. She says…A few weeks in I knew he was the one for me, he was everything I wanted in a guy. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was. A few months later my nursing license and work visa finally came through, by then I had changed my mind about moving. We have been together ever since, he keeps wowing me to this day! He is so thoughtful and kind and is always finding ways to surprise me. He even planned a huge proposal at Oprah’s surprise spectacular show in Chicago this past spring (I adore Oprah)!! He is my best friend and the best person I know. I’m so thankful for him and for my friend helping us to meet that New Year’s Eve!

Thanks so much for all the help everyone!!! I really appreciate it!

Hey girls! I haven't picked my resort yet but I really like all the information I have read so far from you guys! And the pics look beautiful! The only thing I am really worried about is the fact that you have to bring in your own vendors. For those of you that have had your weddings already did you have to set anything up or does the hotel staff do it? I was also wondering if you hired an event planner or picked all the vendors yourselves? If you did use an event planner was the cost reasonable? I would really like to use this resort I am just concerned that all the costs will add up quickly and it will be too expensive. I also don't want to have to worry about setting anything up! Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks so much!

Thanks guys! I'll look into them!

Hey ladies!! My fiance and are signing our papers Dec 31 2012 because we wanted to get married on our anniversary! We will have a ceremony down south some time the first week in January! I am having such a hard time deciding where! We need a resort that allows children, and would prefer a 4 or 5 star. My biggest concern is that I would like the ceremony to be private. We are considering Huatulco or Mayan Riviera based on travel agents recommendations for that time of year. We are totally open to other destinations as well! I have heard of some weddings where there are tons of ppl in their swimsuits watching the wedding! I don't mean to sound snobby but I don't want some pasty man with a beer belly in the background of my photos! I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions of somewhere that we could have a more private ceremony? I would love to do it on the beach but I am open to all options! Any help would be great!! Thanks so much!

Wow! Everything looks great!! Thanks so much for posting! I'm just starting planning now so it's a lot of help!

Hey everyone! My fiance and I got engaged on May 17th 2011. I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE fan of Oprah!! I always wanted to go see her show and never had the chance (I live in Canada in the middle of nowhere!). One day I was on her website and clicked on a link about being a fun enthusiastic fan and wrote a quick blurb and sent in a few pics. The next day I had an email asking me if I wanted two tickets to see two of her final three shows. Of course I quickly jumped at the offer and immediately called my then boyfriend and my parents telling them the exciting news! I had a hard time choosing who to take but my mom loved Oprah and has done so much for me so I had to take her! My fiance and I have an adorable baby boy together who was 7 months at the time. We loaded him up and with my parents left a week later to go to Chicago to see Oprah! We had to be in Chicago a few days ahead of time to pick up our tickets. The day I picked up our tickets I was shocked to learn that we had center stage front row! I was soo excited! After we got our tickets we headed to do some shopping on the magnificent mile, we needed some new Oprah outfits! I noticed my boyfriend was acting kinda goofy while we were shopping he seemed super hyper and kept wanting to go on his own and meet up later. The day of the show we did a little shopping and had some lunch. My mom kept saying she had a headache so we went back to the hotel so she could lay down and try to get rid of it. I started to get ready for the show and she was still lying down. I kept trying to give her a cool cloth for her head, and water and tylenol, etc. (we're both nurses), but she kept saying "oh I just took something!". Finally she said I don't think I can go do you think Alex (my then boyfriend) would want to go with you? I was really disappointed, I felt awful that my mom had made the 12 hour drive to go see Oprah and went to all the trouble to get a perfect outfit and now she wasn't going! Alex quickly got ready and we went to the show! We were waiting for the show to start, one of the producers was up on stage (it was at the United Center) talking to the audience telling us what to do during the show, and just making jokes, getting everyone excited! All of a sudden she said "Where's Alex?" and all of a sudden my Alex popped up and jumped on stage! I couldn't believe it, the girl beside me was like "is he the Alex she was meaning?!". It was crazy. She started making small talk with him and asked who brought him to the show. He told her and she invited me on to the stage. I could hardly make my way to the stage, I was so shaky. I got up and Alex told me how much he loved me and got down on his knee and asked me to marry him. I was doing the ugly cry big time! I was so shocked! After I said yes he picked me up and swung me around, the audience was cheering so loudly! (There were 13000 ppl in the audience!) It said "will you marry me Jenna?" all across the screens around the stadium. It was such a great moment! I wish I could remember more. It wasn't on the final shows but I'm hoping maybe it would be on the behind the scenes show! Either way it was great! Our pic was on the website too so we have a nice photo of the proposal. Oh and I should mention, Alex didn't know he was going to get to propose until the day before (he found out while we were shopping that's why he started acting so weird). There is a whole big story about how he managed to check his email but I've gone on long enough! He took my dad out for drinks that night and asked for his permission and asked if he thought my mom would want to give up her ticket or not. (Alex had tried really hard to get another ticket for my mom but couldn't). After they got back from drinks Alex asked me to go out for dessert, I was downstairs talking to the concierge and he said he forgot his wallet and went up back to the room and asked my mom. He told her he had another proposal planned for fall which was almost as good but my mom said absolutely not, tomorrow I'll have a migraine! So both my parents were in on it and everyone fooled me! Anyways it was an amazing trip for us and we'll love sharing our story with our kids some day!