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Fell in love with my dress because of the beautiful flowing skirt! (Sorry, no pics of me in the dress yet to post)

I've put off wedding stuff for a bit and been away from this thread, so just catching up...thank you ladies so very much for the kind words and support re: lame bridesmaid. Still kind of hurts, but am focusing on the positive lazarach, that is so smart! I must look into whether I can save money this way! Anyone else notice the 2013 pricing has gone up even more? Anyone have Erika Torres as their WC? I had Amanda previously. Hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday

Just ordered these! Had to incorporate my love of pink into the wedding somehow

You also have the option of being Dr. X professionally and Mrs Y in your personal life- a lot of my MD friends have done this. I'm an MD and have no plan of changing my name, but I foresee problems in people assuming I'm Mrs (FI's last name)- haha, nothing is ever simple, is it?

Change of topic, but what your mom's doing for their dresses? My mom and I can't seem to find anything decent, and when I do hear of something it's usually a matter of the purchase was made in the States. Any suggestions?

cinnagirl, I had the same problem- finally the asking for the +1 has died down. Like jello suggested, we told people that due to a tight budget we wanted an intimate affair and couldn't make an exception for them as then we'd be obliged to give everyone else a +1. We stuck to our guns and didn't budge. I was actually surprised at the amount of people asking for a +1- I thought it kind of rude actually because I personally wouldn't ask for a guest if a +1 hadn't been indicated on the invitation. I know of some people that might still bring a guest to the resort, but I'm not going to let myself feel bad that they will be left alone on the wedding day- that's their own perogative. Stand strong girly!

Ladies I'm quite sad and hurt today...thus I need to vent a bit and figured you'd be likely to understand. 8 months into the planning process one of my supposed good friends and bridesmaid told me she's not going to be able to make the wedding; she made the choice to pick to go on a medical trip to South America over my wedding. Being in the medical profession we are forced to make sacrifices in our personal lives to further our careers, and sometimes vice versa as well, but I thought that my wedding would have been higher priority. To date I don't think she had even booked her trip or ordered her BM dress, so it makes me wonder if she ever had intention to go. Throughout this process, I've learned some of my "friends" are not truly friends, but I didn't expect this from one of my supposed closest ones. Given the general lack of excitement for this wedding abroad from others in conjunction with wide spread criticism, I am feeling disheartened and at the moment would rather elope....Sorry for the long rant, and thanks for listening!

Do any of you ladies know what flavours are available for wedding cake? Any past brides with feedback on their cake?

Can any of you ladies recommend a place that does spray tanning well? Thanks!

Hey jreist, At this time my approximate weeks' events schedule is... Sunday or Monday (everyone arrives either Saturday or Sunday) 8-10 pm: Welcome Smores Bonfire Party on the beach Wednesday 6 pm: Rehearsal followed by family & wedding party dinner Thursday 3 pm: Wedding Ceremony 6-7 pm: Cocktail hour 7-11 pm: Reception Saturday 10 am: Farewell Brunch Hope that helps!

Beautiful flowers!!! I love the colour and texture composition of this bouquet. I don't think coral would necessarily clash, but I think it may take away from the beauty of the flowers as they may be drowned out by the vibrance of the coral. What colours are other aspects of your wedding? How about a lighter pink or champagne or gold coloured dresses?

new brides to be!!! I decided against doing a complete OOT bag. Instead I ordered cotton tote bags and am ironing on a different design for the girls and guys to be used as a beach bag. I'll be giving one to each guest as they arrive along with a welcome and thank you for coming card, which will include a schedule of the weeks events. At the reception I am doing beeswax taper candle favours. I am bringing so many other decorations down with me that it'll be a miracle if I can get it all there, haha!

new brides to be!!! I've had great experience with the travel agents through Flight Centre in the past, and now I'm working with the TA's in their wedding department, and they've been excellent! If you need the name of one in particular, let me know! Enjoy the planning process

Kathryn, I just had a thought on how you might be sneaky and get away with bringing in these decorations into the resort- can you arrange a meet up with this vendor outside of the resort in one of the towns? Then you can bring the stuff back yourself and say you bought them while you were out shopping!

Michael's sells white starfish- they are replicas and not real though. Not sure on the price. I've looked online and found real ones for reasonable prices- I've yet to order.

MishMash, congratulations on your wedding! Can't wait to see pictures GinaP, you have to let your WC know your guests' entree choice selection 30 days prior to your wedding.

Welcome travelgal!!! How goes your wedding planning?

I booked MegaDJ through Lomas for $1000 for 4 hrs. $1000 was worth not having the headache of having to put together my own playlist and making sure it runs smoothly!

Amanda, looks like you had an absolutely fabulous wedding day! You have a great set of photos to remind you of all those amazing memories made for years to come Thanks for sharing!

Hi Jenya, I have not yet gotten married, but after a lot of research I found Dean's website, and I reall like his work and thought his prices were very reasonable. Check out his website at www.deansandersonweddings.com and click on Blog to see various weddings he's photographed!

Hi Nicci, check out the following website. If you click on question #2 it will direct you to various Vital Statistics offices within Canada that can help you out! http://www.voyage.gc.ca/faq/marriage-abroad_mariages-etranger-eng.asp#2