Vancouverpetunia - Now Sapphire - April 7, 2016

[Wafflesmom]

I'll pm you his info when I get home. That's a fantastic idea for an anniversary gift

[kcm2516]

Hi all!  I'm new to the whole BDW thing but I skimmed through some of the posts on here and they are really helpful and interesting!  My wedding is Jan 9th at Now Sapphire so we are approaching crunch time!!  Have you girls got your photographer booked?  I went with Octavio Montes who serves the Cancun area.  You should check him out!  Very affordable and his work looks awesome.  I don't know what you ladies have experienced but a lot of people I looked up in the area were super expensive and didn't even e-mail me back right away.  So I was really pleasantly surprised at how quick he got back to me and how easy booking was.  His website is www.octaviomontes.com if you want to check him out!  I believe he's doing a 10% off deal as well

[vancouverpetunia]

Wow! It's been a month since I last posted an update. I've managed to knock quite a few things off the list in the last month, even though it doesn't really feel like it. 

• Invitations and reminder email sent. We've only had one update in terms of attendees since sending the invitations. Someone confirming that they will not attend (they were a maybe). Otherwise, no change so far. I don't expect much to change though. Our payment deadline is early December which should solidify most guests.
• I was in Toronto for work, so stayed the weekend to visit with my sister & her kids. While I was there, my sister and I went to David's to try on different styles, etc. so she can find what she wants to order from Azazie.com. We were both surprised that she liked and looked best in some strapless dresses, so trying to find something similar on Azazie. 
• My other BM ordered her dress this week (same as the one above).
• We're almost ready to book honeymoon resorts.

Last weekend, Jeff and I both took 3 days to chill out and get some wedding stuff done. We usually only have 1 day together over the weekend, so 3 days felt like a week!  We spent Saturday picking out our wedding bands - which was quite easy, actually. Then we went to the Bay and registered. And then we had a really nice dinner at the Keg (using gift certificates!). It was a really nice day 

 

Here are photos of our rings (the sample rings at Spence). Jeff's is pretty simple. My engagement ring is probably actually an anniversary ring. It doesn't have a "feature" diamond, really. I love it for it's simplicity and because it's low profile. But I wanted to some more bling, so I got channel set diamonds to add to the sparkle 

 

 

 

BTW, I'm really behind on reading other threads and responding to things. Work has been crazy and it feels like I have no time for anything lately! 

 

 

[acw271011]

Happy that you're knocking things off your list. Very satisfying! It sounds like your Toronto time was productive.

 

LOVE the rings! You're right about the simplicity of yours - the two go together beautifully! Love the Keg too for a nice quiet dinner together. The food is good and it just gives a chance to connect. It's one of our favourite places.

[nkavanaugh]

_{@@vancouverpetunia I am so behind on all threads and all things wedding, I just can't seem to prioritize and working two jobs is making me crazy but I wanted to say how excited I am you were able to make that flight from Cancun to San Jose work!!! You both will love Costa Rica I am so happy your going}

[vancouverpetunia]

@@nkavanaugh - Two jobs?!? I can't keep up and I only have one job  Hope everything is going well for you, despite the craziness!

[vancouverpetunia]

Ack! Just got an email that my TA is on an immediate leave of absence for personal reasons and someone else is taking over. Final payments are due in exactly one month. Hope this transition goes smoothly! 

[vancouverpetunia]

Well, the new TA seems alright. She's been responsive to my emails and just emailed to our group about the final payment deadline in early December (well, I know at least 3 of us have received them). So that's a relief and hopefully everything goes smoothly. 

 

We had dinner last night with Jeff's family. It was his dad's birthday and his parents' 40th anniversary. 5 of the 6 of us are going to Mexico (his brother-in-law will stay home with their kids - unfortunately the whole family can't afford to come). It was fun to talk about the trip and listen to them discuss the things they want to do and the research they've done on the area. They are excited!

 

I picked up our rings today. Whoo-hoo! I know I already posted pix, but those weren't the real deal, so I'm posting again 

 

 

Oh, and we booked our honeymoon resorts. I've already mentioned we are flying from Cancun to Costa Rica. The first three days will be at Tulemar, a resort with a private beach, on the Pacific side of the country near Manuel Antonio National Park. The second three days will be at Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel & Spa, in the interior, up in the hills. Our last night will be near the airport (not booked yet). We're really excited about the trip! Maybe even more excited than about the wedding?!?   

Edited November 12, 2015 by vancouverpetunia

[calgarybride2015]

Glad everyone is excited. Enjoy these moments they are special

Bahaha wrote this long post about us almost doing costa rice for our anniversary then realized I meant Belize. Both are on our list so a review please I know everyone raves about the place.

Beautiful rings. Hehe love my spence box is that sad??

 

 

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[vancouverpetunia]

@@calgarybride2015 Hahaha too funny. Actually the original plan was to go to Belize, but it was too tough to get to from Cancun (go figure - since it's practically next door).