TammyWright

just a quick note. I do not know mrs. stivers but she is a very new member of the forum with only a handful of posts so use your best discretion.

sascha or del sol

i wrote in bold Quote: Originally Posted by merby06 HI Ladies- I'm getting married at Dreams on September 11, 2010 and feeling really nervous. First- My planner is David Ruiz from Dreams and I haven't connected well with him and super nervous about the wedding. Does anyone else have experience with him? I've heard great things about other planners there and upset I didn't get one of them David is great. He has been with Dreams for years as a concierge and he was great at his job so they moved him to the wedding coordinator. Also the dreams wedding dept. works as a team so I am sure you are in good hands. if you have any questions, just email David but I am sure you will be happy with him. I met with him in June and he was totally up to speed with how to deal with brides, wedding situations, etc. Second- My parents and the grooms parents have yet to meet in the 3 years that we have been together. We will all be in Cabo thursday night but his family is staying at Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Resort and I'd like to have all of us go out for dinner. Any suggestions on restaurants near that Resort (not to pricey). They will of course be at Dreams for the wedding on Saturday but just coming for the day. there are alot of restuarants downtown. Alot depends on what your budget it. Third- Too expensive and takes up too much space for us to do OOT bags for favors. Any other thoughts? We were thinking of getting up early on Friday and going into town to buy gifts for everyone? We have 23 guests coming. 10 guys and 13 ladies. We are thinking of Picture frame or album for the girls but no idea about what to get the men? HELPyou really don't have to do anything...alot of people do not get any gifts at all. if you REALLY want to do something, what about small bottle of tequilla and shot glasses. Or if you have any other ideas or comments on something other than things I need help with I am all ears. Love to hear everything. Thanks in advance-

what about jorge allocco on the forum? Punta Cana Wedding Photography | Wedding Photographer from Dominican Republic

i am glad bliss chimed in...they are members of bdw and wedding coordinators. you may want to send them a pm on their pricing.

do all the traditional stuff like first dance, garter/bouquet toss, speeches early on while people are eatting (well, maybe not the toss part), that way when that is out of the way, people can get smashed and party. compromise.

i second La Reve. It is such a great choice. A boutique, luxury resort at an affordable price and also available for a buy out situation which would make your wedding AMAZING!

did you guys see this for july brides: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ml#post1353342

great pics....i can't wait to see the rest. also to add that Sascha is one of our platinum vendors on BDW and he has always been honest, prompt, kind in all of my correspondence with him.

matt, just sent to my client that is getting married at moon palace...

I just wanted to post this for those getting married in San Francisco, Bay Area, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Wine Country and are looking for cupcakes for their wedding or special occassion. Chef Tina makes super delicious, all natural cupcakes and has even made Hello Kitty cupcakes for Lady Gaga! I can vouch that her cupcakes are delicious. I especially love the strawberry and lemon ones and they would look fantastic at a wedding. here is info from her webpage as well as a link to her site and contact info: Little Piggy Cupcakes: cupcake bakery in San Rafael, Marin: birthday cupcakes,cupcake cakes,wedding cupcakes,baby shower cupcakes,best mini cupcakes Chef/Owner Tina Fredericks Call (415) 572-3483 Email [email protected] Quote: Little Piggy Cupcakes believes that taste comes first. All our products are made from scratch, using all natural flavorings, fresh and quality ingredients. We put as much attention to the cake as we do with the frosting, creating a perfect balance of flavor, texture, and sweetness. We offer 20 delicious cupcake flavors and continually create new flavors to meet the need of Marin County's diverse tastes. Our most popular flavors are Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Cupcake, Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcake, Lemon Buttercream Cupcake, Red Velvet Cupcake, Carrot Cupcake, Strawberry Cupcake, and Mint Chocolate Cupcake. Little Piggy Cupcakes also offers specialty cupcakes such as Vegan Chocolate-Vanilla Cupcake and Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcake. Try free samples at the Sunday San Rafael Farmers Market (year-round) 8am – 1pm. You can purchase cupcakes in singles and smaller quantities at the Little Piggy Cupcakes Farmers Market booth. Order cupcakes now through our online order form. Approximately $1 per mini cupcake, reduced price the more you order. $2.25 per regular-size cupcake. See the order form for exact pricing. Also offering custom cupcake toppers, inscription, and pick-up/delivery options. Read about what people think of our cupcakes on Little Piggy Cupcakes Yelp page.

we had a family member attend our wedding that has alzheimers and dementia and yes it was a little work but we were all so happy to have her. she had such a blast and years later even when she could not remember the most basic details she always remembered the wedding and told me how beautiful it was. i am really grateful that she was able to make it and it was one of her last more lucid trips.

this sounds like a great chance for some lucky brides!!

juan has gotten some great reviews and is one of our platinum vendors on BDW... here is a review http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...grapher-58933/

Quote: Originally Posted by cinny726 The Now Jade is one of our top runners as we decide on a resort. I hate to hear about the cake, flowers, and not telling guest where to go. =( well the wedding coordinator is new and this was one of her first weddings...hopefully it was the first and last time she will make this mistake Quote: Originally Posted by AishaB I just love reading reviews. Thanks for sharing Tammy. no prob Quote: Originally Posted by msglave Thanks for sharing this with us Tammy. I had never heard of mediamorfosis and have been looking for someone to do our video. there are a few videographers in cancun/riviera maya...paul shrank is another one Quote: Originally Posted by biehnbag Thanks! A review finally! So good to know the good and the bad. I am getting married there in November. Tammy, is there a way to contact your client that wrote this? I'd love to find out a few more things and see her website with photos! That would be great Thanks! Carly if you want to email me at [email protected] i can forward the email to her to see if she wants to respond...

Dino is right. it is worth the extra $$ to hire a photographer that specializes in weddings...

rachel, they are foolproof and could not be easier...just make sure the chicken is covered in oil so that it crisps up the chicken skin.

this is part of my 5 ingredients or less recipes...super easy and fool proof: Tammy's Culinary Adventures Blog Archive Crispy 5 Spice Chicken Drumsticks

here is the review from my bride that got married end of may at NOW Jade. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...8/#post1341730

Hi Ladies, Here is a review from my client that just got married at the resort end of may. Quote: The positive feedback: When we arrived, the resort was very accommodating. They already had our names and brought us to the preferred lounge to check in. They upgraded us to one of the preferred suites. Pilar came to greet us and we scheduled a meeting time to discuss the wedding plans. We did a walk through with Pilar for the wedding locations. We actually ended up moving our reception from the poolside restaurant to one of their ballrooms. I definitely felt more relieved after meeting with Pilar. One really nice thing they were able to do for us was reserving a whole restaurant for our welcome dinner free of charge. They had a nice salad bar and dessert table set up. We were also able to choose the entrees for our guests, they also were able to accommodate our vegetarian and special diet guests. We were even able to pick a specialty drink to serve.The welcome dinner was really great. We had the opportunity to see all of our guests before the wedding and thank them for coming. I give a A+ for that. The food at the resort is really good, which is surprising for an all inclusive. Most of the time the food is sub par. My sister who has been to Mexico quite a few times said that she had the best food there. The resort was a perfect size as well. We were worried at first because we thought it may be a little cramped and I read reviews that there weren't enough chairs by the pools. We had a 100+ guests and we had no problems getting chairs and we didn't feel cramped at all. Some of our guests hung out at the preferred pool, some by the regular pool, kids pool and others at the beach. On the wedding night, they decorated our room with a honeymoon sign on our door, chocolate covered strawberries, champagne and rose petals. That was a really nice touch. Now on to the complaints: We had given Sandra our budget for the wedding and she said it was definitely not a problem but when we got the quote from Pilar, it was a lot higher than we had expected. I scheduled multiple phone appointments to review the quote and she failed to call. As you know, we had to reach out to the the general manager and director of sales and then I finally heard from her. At the end, the quote was revised to our agreed pricing. I didn't actually get to see my flowers for the wedding until the day of. Pilar bought them to my room to show them to me. They weren't what I had picked but they turned out nice. I would've liked to see the samples earlier or at least pictures. After the cocktail hour, no one told my guests where to go. Luckily I showed my parents where the reception was so they had to lead everyone there. We didn't get to meet our DJ/MC until right before the reception. Pilar told me over the phone that we could schedule a meeting with them but when we arrived she told us it wasn't possible. She did send them my song list and they called me to confirm the songs. I had included a table for my vendors at the reception but they didn't set up a table for them. I had no idea until my sister asked if I was planning on feeding them. I had to request for them to set up a table. They forgot to serve our wedding cake to the guests! So no one got to eat our $600 cake! This is the one thing I'm really upset about. Overall I would say the wedding turned out fine but it was quite unorganized. I'm not sure if that's common with destination weddings. I just had to overlook the mishaps and enjoy the moment. Hope this info will be helpful to you and the other brides. Let me know if you need any additional info. Feel free to share my review with the other brides. You can also give them my email address as well if they have any specific questions. The forum was super helpful to me when I was planning the wedding so I would be happy to give back. I used Fernando Fuentes for my makeup and hair and he did a wonderful job. I also hired our videographer from Mexico, Christian Pinto and his team from Mediamorfosis and they were AWESOME. I cannot praise them enough. I will share the video with you when we get it. We posted pictures of the ceremony (from the resort photographer) on our wedding website. He was included with the wedding package and were surprised how nice the pictures turned out. We actually flew in our own photographer from NYC but if we knew the photographer at the resort was that good we would've just used him.

bump for all the newbies

I also wanted to chime in the the NOW Jade was called NH Riviera Cancun. The wedding department was run by Sandra Casillas who used to be the WC at Dreams Tulum so she is very experienced. She is currently on maternity leave and Pilar is working as the WC. I just had a bride get married there at the end of may.

my grandfather was sick and couldn't make it to my wedding and passed away before i had my baby. i always have so much regret that i did not spend enough time with him. i am so sorry for your loss.

Quote: Originally Posted by jenjen181 Is anyone having trouble contacting the TAs from BDW? I'm sent two requests (by clicking on the link above) within two weeks, and I have not yet received a response. I've heard nothing but good things about the TAs so I'm surprised. It could be that they're super busy, so I'm still looking for a good TA for cancun. jen, we did have an email glitch for a couple of days where no emails got through. we just got the email back up but only were able to get emails from yesterday so i sent your request to TA jill

it does depend on the resort. usually there is a fee for 3-12. most of the resorts are free for under 3. dreams has been running a promotion for kids to stay free but it depends on the dates