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Thank you!!!!

Honest opinions please !!! I'm having a hard time picking a necklace to go with my dress. Can you ladies give me your opinion? Don't mind the bad pictures of me. I didn't know the pics were being taken. Any advice for something different that would go with my dress would be great too!

I was going to do this. That's a bummer!!!!!

Any Riu palace riviera maya brides out there!!??? I've decided to do a semi-private dinner at chillis at the first seating. I am going to pay for a private cocktail at the Daquiri bar after the dinner. This is where we will have our DJ. Just wondering if any brides did this. Or have been there. I'm not sure how far they are from one another. I just want a smooth transition. Since we won't have our DJ until after dinner I guess we won't be able to walk in and have a bridal party introduction :/ I would love to have everything in one location but this is saving us a lot if $$$.

Wow thanks for the tips!!

@Vanessav53 so people only have problems shipping? I won't need receipts just bringing it on the plane right? Thanks for the heads up. I had no idea!!!

How is everyone getting their oot bags to their destination? Shipping ahead of time? Bringing in an extra suitcase? How about your wedding dress? Shipping or bringing on the plane?

Just wondering if anyone had any cheap wedding gifts for our parents. They are not helping to pay for the wedding at all. Are we obligated to get them a gift? I would like to get them something little but I can't come up with any ideas.

Does this website take awhile to deliver?

@@angie04 me too!! May 31 When is your wedding? I just emailed with the wedding coordinator about the officiant. She told me that you don't meet with the minister before the wedding. The minister will typically talk with the groom 15 min prior to the wedding to see if there's anything special we want them to say. Does this seem right to you?

@@angie04 She told me it would be $50 for this http://www.floresrivieramaya.com/eng/weddings.php So it's really expensive!!! Are you doing the Riu palace in riviera maya?

@@soontobeawalsh I have always been a procrastination with everything. For once in my life I'm trying to stay on top if things. I don't want to stress last minute about little details.

@@csho I have my sister, sister in-law, and another friend standing up. The sides will be a little uneven now but I would rather have that then deal with all the stress Thanks for your input ladies!!! I will definitely take your advise and have a talk with her and just tell her it's best not to come. Good luck with all your wedding plans

I've tried to get her to bring a friend she can't find anyone. And the day fee is for people not staying at the hotel. It's $80 which her room would be around $144. So I'm thinking she's just trying to save $? I'm really hurt over all this. I would do anything to be there for her on her special day. Or I guess I would have. If she's coming for just one day I would rather her just stay home. Not to mention it would be nice to have her help prior to the wedding. I get that it's expensive and if she would've told me from the beginning she can't afford it I would completely understand. But to do this to me 3 months before my wedding!? Ugh!!!! So frustrating!!!! And I brought up the flight situation to her and she said Florida the only state without flight cancelations. I find this hard to believe that any airport can promise this. Anything can come up! But I agree I think I'm just going to continue forward without a MOH @@csho

Okay I need to Vent!!! I'm sure my friends, family, and co-workers are all sick of hearing about my issues so I need to come here. I chose my best friend of 8 years to be my maid of honor. She lives in Florida and I moved to Illinois about 5 years ago. We have kept in touch throughout the years and nothing has changed with our friendship until now. Even though she was so far away that didn't bother me. I can be a control freak so doing all the work was okay with me. Especially since I had 14 months to plan this wedding. I probably waited about 4 months to even ask anyone to stand up in the wedding. I wanted to be sure that these people were coming to the wedding so they wouldnt feel obligated. My maid of honor was thrilled to be in the wedding and we talked on the phone and she helped me where she could. My wedding is May 31, 2014. My MOH has been hounding me for 3 months to find her a roommate. Everyone coming to the wedding has a roommate. This should not be my issue. But being a good friend I didn't say anything and asked around for her. Two weeks ago she finally realized that she was most likely going to have to room alone. Now all of a sudden the excuses start pouring in. 1.She is starting a new job in april and wont have pto for 90 days so she probaby cant come to the wedding now. (remember this is only 3 months before my wedding!!!!) Also side note... She already works at this hospital part time and is going full time. Shouldn't she already have the time requested off and just take the vacation no pay? I mean she did have 14 months to prepare for this wedding that she is the MOH in. 2. She thinks she has tachycardia (heart beat over 100bpm) Did I mention that she couldn't tell me this herself but her mother had to facebook message me? Her mom said she can't come now because she can't fly with her "condition" Well she did a holtar cardiac test and guess what!!!??? the test came back normal and nothing was wrong with her. Oh and everytime she gives me an excuse she always ends it with my wedding party doesnt contact her back to see if she can room with someone. This definately shows me that all it comes down to is she doesnt want to spend the money to room alone. Money shouldnt be an issue when she had 14 months to save up. 3. Now she wants to come for one day. She wants to fly in on my wedding day and leave the next morning. Did I mentiion that she doesn't want to pay for a room and just stay up all night. She said when everyone goes to bed she will just hang out in the hotel lobby. I asked her why she didnt just stay for 3 days? She could come after work on fri and leave mon. her response was that they needed her on the weekends cause it was the "busy" time. okay i get that but she would already be missing sat and i know she wasnt going back to work sunday after traveling and not sleeping. So once again it all boils down to $$$$$ heres the kicker...the straw that broke the camels back!!! 4. Since she wouldnt be paying for a hotel room she would have to pay $50 each way for transfers from hotel to the airport and vise versa. She had the audacity to ask me to pay for these transfers instead of giving her a "materialistic" present. All she has done is cause me stress and hasn't helped me at all. So I don't know why she even feels entitled to a present. Shouldn't I be the one to get a present? Granted I was going to but still who has the nerve to ask the bride to pay for anything? My FI wants me to kick her out of the wedding party. I've definately been leaning towards that even though it will ruin our friendship. She has done nothing but be selfish and make everything about her. And if I even mention once how this is my day she says Im a "bridezilla" Ive been biting my tongue the whole time. She has not seen any bridezilla yet. Any thoughts on what I should do???

@@weddingaway can you send me a pic Liz_hund@hotmail.com

Thank you!

Eeeek!!!!! I only have 100 days and I can't seem to find the perfect wedding jewelry! Any brides know of some good deals anywhere? Where did you all end up finding your jewelry???

Do you still have the bamboo table runners for sale?

@@marooon13 where did you find your organza runners?

Thanks ladies!!!! I originally wanted the moms in my wedding colors so our wedding pictures will look nice. Now I'm not sure it really matters to me.

Hi, Just wondering what everyone is having the mother of the groom where? I was going to put my mom in the same color as my bridesmaids. Not sure what to do about the mother of the groom. My colors are coral and turqouise. Should she wear turquoise? Or just anything she wants?

Awe thanks

Are the small starfish still available?@@elissae

Can you email me a pick of the table runners? How much do you want for them? Liz_hund@hotmail.com