It’s going to be a long one…I’m sorry!!! BUT some of my past/ future brides tell me that planning the honeymoon was just as stressful as planning the wedding! You want to make sure you pick the perfect place, but it’s sight unsceen and you don’t know what to ask, what to bring, what would make…
It’s no secret that I’m probably one of the most “low maintenance” kind of girls out there. I don’t spend HOURS getting ready, I can get ready in 10 minutes or less-no joke-I LOVE my sleep! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE fashion, trends, and all that jazz…but I’d like to think I have a little…
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Which style of TOMS do you wear to shoot? I have terrible feet and am always looking for a comfy pair. Love your attitude & your work, Jen. You’re an inspiration.
Do you know that one of the number one reason that any wedding is running late???? HAIR AND MAKEUP! With that said, that doesn’t mean that it’s the hair stylist or the makeup artists fault-although, yes that is possible-but most of the time it’s because of poor planning and Bride’s not realizing how long it’s going to…
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Thanks so much Vanessa!!! haha! I fixed it! NOW it makes much MORE sense!
So true! But error in number 4. You need to tell jer to be tbere at ONE if it really starts at 2
OMG….I was biting my nails all day today. I logged on this morning just to randomly check and holy WOW was it close!!! And to think…..the whole idea for this contest stemmed from an experience I had from TEEN Magazine-which you can read all about by clicking on the picture below. So what was this…
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Congratulations to my little totem pole Tori!
You’ve had your session, you ordered your images and as you go to hang them, you realize they don’t quite fill up the space like you had hoped! For two days only (until April 13th) all 1.5 inch canvases are on sale. Simple email me what size you want to order and we can chat…
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Elizabeth - Hi Jen,
We took a trip to Jamaica last year… before we left, we realized that the resort we had originally booked was similar in nature, long ways from the beach. We booked another resort and it was cheaper and we saved more. One of the nice perks of saving some money, though, was that it allowed us to get private transportation from the airport to the resort…So no shuttles for us! We were greeted by our personal driver in a nice town car. He drove us straight to the resort and then picked us up for our return. This being our first trip, I didn’t realize that the airport shuttles stop along the way at each resort to drop off guests. We learned this from other guests later on. This would have taken us longer to arrive to our destination, which was about 1 hour away.
We booked through an online service and had an representative from that company each at the airport and at the resort. Great service and someone who helped us book and plan our excursions!! I’ll be happy to share the name of the company if you’d like.
Overall, great post!! You mentioned some things that I hadn’t thought about doing before and I can remember for our anniversary trip next year.
jen mcken - Thanks so much Kristin! I could possibly be completely wrong (it happens often) but I could swear that when we applied for Mallory’s passport 3 weeks ago the guy told us that it was “a new” requirement that was recently passed. It stuck out to me because mine expires in one year…so he told me to get it renewed at least 6 months prior or they will not allow me into our out of the country. Either way…I think it would be good to all the officials prior to traveling…..just to be safe! Being stuck in a foreign country could suck…or worse yet…NOT being able to leave on your expensive vacation would suck! haha!
Kristin - Jen, I totally agree with everything except the passport thing. I know for a fact bc we just went to Punta Cana this summer. My husband, one year old daughter and I had one room and my parents were staying in another. Two weeks before we were to leave, my husband’s grandparents wanted to join us…..but their passports expired 2 days after we would return (we left 8/6, returned 8/13 and their passports expired 8/15). Keep in mind these are 80 year old +++ adults. Our travel agent did not want to book them because of this reason. I called the United States immigration AND passport offices to ask if any such requirements from the US side existed and even after telling them the conversation would be recorded (in case We had any problems later) and they said NO such requirement existed, nor could I find any requirement on any of the passport requirement sites.
Likewise, I made the same calls to the Dominican Republic embassy and they said the same thing….there is no such requirement for the Dominican Republic.
As long as your passport is still valid the day you return to the country, by the official rules/regulations of both countries, it doesn’t matter the expiration date.
However, my husband’s grandparents were aware of the risk/logistical nightmare if a hurricane delayed return, they had a heart attack/injury/etc that delayed their return, etc but that was a risk they were willing to take.
I have personal experience in Europe that I know you don’t need extra time before expiration as my passport expired 29 days after I returned from Italy and I called US Passport and Italian embassy to verify no such requirements existed. They suggest having 3-6 months left but do not have requirements.
You just have to check with the country you are traveling to as there are some that want you to have extra time from your return to passport expiration.