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i met with the wedding coordinator and sales coordinator early June...i have there weddign info but not in pdf form.. i can try to get it from the hotel. the ME is very different from dreams so it will be hard to compare them. 1 is all-inclusive, the other is not.

great site review...we hope to get La Reve on the forum to start participating and helping brides. I think it will be so awesome to have them on here.

i am just bumping this...there are revisions.

hi matt, glad you liked the upcoming changes...

Hi Everyone, I got a call from the wedding department at Dreams Los Cabos and they wanted to let me know that there is a new photography policy in place. Here is what was sent to me: Quote: Dear Dreams bride, In order to ensure a quality service, Hotel Dreams Los Cabos has built a new partnership with Photo Adventures, a very exiting photo company which will catch all those memorable moments on your special day. Starting from now, all wedding packages including photography will be covered by them. Please feel free to visit the following link in order to learn more about their photography and additional services: Adventure Photos - Adventure Photos For any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact your wedding coordinator. Mariana Martínez Alva Groups & Conventions Manager Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & SPA My understanding is If you book a wedding package that includes photography, Adventure Photo will be the photographer. You can still bring outside photographers to take your wedding pictures but you will need to pay for that photographer. I am not sure if this applies to weddings booked before this policy went into effect so you will need to contact the wedding coordinator you are working with to get more information.

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I love hearing raves about our BDW agents. I have hand picked them and they have been a true asset to the forum. I am so glad to see them getting the "props" they deserve!

Quote: Originally Posted by JanineA Just read every single post in this thread. Thank you Tammy, thank you mods for all the hard work you do to keep us DW brides connected and bring organization to the forum. YOUR HARD WORK IS REALLY REALLY APPRECIATED! Janine and Patourn, thanks for the support. Some days we get over 5000 posts a day, so it is surprisingly hard to keep the information on the site organized and useful. When people complain about the rules or that they should be allowed freedom of speech to post whatever they want, please be reminded that this is a private website. We do not appreciate spam on the forum. We also have rules about what is ok to post and what is not ok. Would you like it if people went on your wedding website and posted whatever they wanted? If you deleted a post in your guestbook from someone saying your groom is a jerk, is it not your perogative to do so? Also, there is a reason why we do not allow certain things to be posted, like sharing your photographer. We have over 22,000 registered members on the forum. What if every member decided to post that they were looking to share a photographer? Then when someone did a search on "photographers" the information would contain all the threads about people looking to share phtographers including threads made back in 2007. This information is not relevant to the site and not helpful to the majority of brides. If you want to share your photographer, post that info in your signature, that way when you have found someone to share you can remove the info from your signature. Or we do not like if you post the same thing in multiple forums. This is considered spam. 1. the information is repetetive. 2. which post do people respond to? now the information is spread in multiple threads instead of 1 central thread. Finally, whether you like the rules or not, they are in place and it is YOUR responsibilty to read them, understand and follow them. If you choose not to do so, you risk being banned and MAY NOT get a warning.

Quote: Originally Posted by hockeymom97 There are lots of great TA's on this thread...look at the top of your screen and you should see a little promo/ad that says something about connecting with an experienced BDW TA. I made the mistake of originally booking with another company that supposedly specializes in DW's but they really didn't. So I learned my lesson and this time have decided to work with TA Jennifer from this forum since she specializes in Beaches/Sandals resorts and that's where we are having our DW. Or if you know what resort or area you are interested in, you can look from posts from other brides - especially their reviews - and see who they used for a TA. Thanks for the kind words about the TA's on here. We do have a great group! Quote: Originally Posted by hockeymom97 I also wanted to comment about the whole upgrade thing....Obviously every bride on here (including myself) would love to be upgraded, but the fact is, it doesn't always happen. It seems like a lot of people (and not just brides...I have seen reviews on Trip Advisor for normal vacations as well) book the cheapest category room with the expectation that they'll be upgraded and then they pitch a huge fit when it doesn't happen. Sometimes the resort is fully booked and it's just not possible. My suggestion is to book a room that you would not be disappointed with if you don't get upgraded - that's what we're doing. We're not booking the cheapest room, and we're not booking a suite either. If we don't get upgraded, I'll be perfectly happy wth our room....and if our TA or the resort can swing an upgrade for us, that's fabulous too this is fantastic advice. Upgrades are NOT guaranteed. It doesn't matter that you are getting married at the resort. If someone has paid to stay in all the upgraded rooms, they may not be available to you! Quote: Originally Posted by pineapplebride This thread is very helpful! I just looked on the Dreams website and it looks like they are still doing the 6th room free promotion. I have a question though... when TAs book packages for groups do they deal with the resorts directly, or just through tour operators? Our package is out of Vancouver Canada and is through a tour operator... would my TA have to negotiate the promotion with Dreams, or with the tour operator?? Thx! Please note that these have to be rooms booked through the group block at that rate. Rooms booked via expedia,orbitz, internet sites, other TA's do not qualify. I work with both suppliers and the hotel directly depending on which will get my client the best deal. The tour operator will negotiate the promotions through dreams on behalf of your agent. hope this helps.

welcome back jenn! I am so glad things went so well. I loved working with you guys and loved meeting you!! I am bummed that I missed your ceremony by mere hours but my sister saw it and said it was beautiful. I WISH you had told me that you did not like your new room or at least told mariana. she would have been disappointed to know that you were disappointed in your room. I will let the hotel know about this problem. Unfortunately the receptionists have a hard time knowing who are VIP so your first line of defense is to let the wedding dept. know so they can assist you. now, more pics please!!!

bump. It really is the responsibility of the user to understand and follow the rules of the forum. if you break the rules of the forum you will get a ban. we do not usually give warnings, a temporary ban IS YOUR WARNING!

bump!!!!!!

boogie, monse is really great and actually really supportive of allowing outside vendors so i am sure it won't be a problem but def. keep that email just in case. i know that they currently allow some outside vendors but may start only allowing preferred vendors soon but not sure exactly when that will happen.

if you are getting married at riu palace you may want to see what vendors they will allow on the resort as they have a strict outside vendor policy.

either the resort can quote some costs for you or you can contact luenas de fuego (search for fuego, i am sure it will come up).

i just returned from my resort site visit in cabo and hope to get some reviews out soon...i met with the wedding department at Dreams, Zoetry, Hilton, Riu Palace, ME, Las Ventanas

well i book ALOT of weddings with dreams and have never had an issue securing a date. for me, they never differentiated between small and big groups and just took bookings on a first come first served basis.

alex, great review...so organized and thorough. teresa and i work together on most of my weddings so gals do not worry...she helped with my wedding as well. you are absolutely right that it is best to have someone on your side when things don't go as planned and you need help with the resort.

Hey ladies, i am going to leave for my annual cabo visit this week. I will meet with the wedding/events department at the following resorts: Dreams Zoetry Las Ventanas ME Cabo Surf Esperanza Hilton Please let me know if you need me to do anything while there, questions for WC, pics, etc. and I will try to get that for you.

i'm janelley's TA and i have the palace resort sheet attached to this post.. 1500 Vacation Dollars for your Indulgences.pdf

hi bop, have you tried one of the TA's on the forum. they all specialize in destination weddings? you can reach them by clicking on the banner at the top of the page.

it is the great members and mods on the forum that makes BDW so great...we have so many brides get married and still stay, get pregnant, have babies, etc...

here is some updated information: Dominic Los Cabos Contact to Paradise in Los Cabos Tel From US & Canada (949) 338-8075 Cell In Mexico 044-624-110-72-44 Email: [email protected]

also i am headed back down to dreams the end of this week if anyone needs me to ask the wc anything

hi ashley, we did do a webinar...but actually there are some things in the works hopefully between BDW and the bigger dw resort chains that hopefully will happen in the next few months. i can't share too much though.