TammyWright

hi, i'm tammy...i have to be very honest with you...the grand mayan is probably one of the most uncoorperative hotels to get a room block. for one thing, most of their rooms are timeshare rooms so they have very few non-stimeshare rooms... and alot of the rooms are suites, which are great for families, but not so great for couple as they are expensive. hope this helps.

Quote: Originally Posted by gkashmira awwwww... you guys are making me blush! Thank you so much for all your kind words - I am lucky to have such good friends (you guys!). Sorry, the dress is already sold! Thank you all for your amazing and lovely words! Love you guys! well we love you right back!! did you get the price you wanted for your dress? are you happy now that you got it?

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride ok, this might be a stupid question... don't laugh... what is a frittata? I only started eating salad about a year ago, I am a picky eater and wouldn't try anything new, now I love them! lol its like an italian quiche but w/o the pie crust... its eggs, veggies, cheese...yummy

kash, you are wayyy too hard on yourself...you look gorgeous!! just perfect! i love the sepia pics and the b/w one of you with the flowers...your eyes pop!!!

i think juan carlos was also getting some cabo pictures to let our brides use...not sure where i saw that or if he emaield it to me.

here is a recent review of a wedding at EDR: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ew-5-07-a.html and a slideshow http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...slideshow.html

Quote: Originally Posted by jpkw I didn't even know you could look at it in Gallery View to see the individual shots - thanks so much for letting me know!!! Now I can look at each picture in detail...! well i guess we know what you will be doing today

Quote: Originally Posted by jpkw I just got home and saw it now! I was jumping with joy and have watched it 3 times already! WE LOVE IT!!!! Juan Carlos - thank you so very much! It is fabulous!! I'm off to watch it again... thanks for all of your hard work (and your patience with us too...) Jen & Keith i was going to call you again and let you know but steve was like, you are not going to call her...do you know what time it is...? Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB YEAH JEN.. Ok Happy dance time.. The slideshow was awesome you looked amazing and so in love. And the kids in your bridal party were too cute for words.. OMG Jen seriously your baby is going to be so cute.. Juan, Yet another amazing job. OMG OMG OMG.. mine are next.. ok everyone leave Juan alone so he can work his magic.. :-) tammy, you must be getting so excited!!! Quote: Originally Posted by JUANCARLOST Your photos will be great I know! The photos that I loved where the ones with Scott with he's son in the room while they where getting ready, you are going to love those big time. I will give you your money back if you dont like those or any of your photos! And if anybody emails me before Tammy's photos are ready dont let her know about it because she will get all over your case!! haha juan, i feel so sorry for you...these woman are naughty! Quote: Originally Posted by JANET1111 Awwwww I love it!!!! Okay so I am biased because that was our wedding song, but still, the pics are great! me too...it is on our slideshow and when i was playing it, steve was like "are you watching out slideshow agin?!"

has jenn seen these? she will be so excited...she looks beautiful...YAY tammy, you're next~!!!! ps. how cute is keith...he cannot hide his love for jenn~!

not only did the airline let me carry on my dress, but they treated me like a VIP and let me board the airplane first and put my dress in the locker for the stewardesses/pilots. i dont think there is a list of airlines that will have something this specific but you may want to ask when you book your airfare if they will allow you to carry on your dress and/or give you special considerations.

my DH wore a linen suit to our wedding...there is a short season on linen suits...they mainly show up around february/march...we found his at jcrew

karla, they all look great!!! congrats!

Quote: Originally Posted by naughie doh. any other ideas? (thanks!) what about having someone from your wedding MC...maybe a funny friend...its not much work

just so you know...dj antares does not MC at all so if the reason you are looking for an english speaking dj is to MC he may not be the best choice.

we did 2 nights/3 days and it flew by...if cost/time off was not an issue, i'd have done 3 nights...

one of our members, Leigh Miller, is actually there right now shooting a wedding... i looked into getting married there but the room prices would have been too high for my guests it is a fantastic place to get married...i'm sure when leigh gets back she can share some insight and pics.

Quote: Originally Posted by gkashmira But I think I'm a very lucky lady for finding a renaissance man who can cook and clean! I HATE to clean - i mean really HATE it! kash, i really hate to clean also...i dont know why...i like to vacuum and do the laundry but not clean. i think i have an aversion to sponges because no matter how often you change them, they smell funny. luckily, steve'es nickname from his friends is "sanitary steve" so i let him clean...and our housecleaner do the yucky stuff like showers, toilets, floors....

hey thats what my ring looks like...not like i have seen it in forever since my fingers are too fat to wear it. congrats and details please

great referral!

i had a friend like this...as soon as i got engaged you could see how jealous she was...telling me "too bad no one will be able to make it to you wedding" (we had almost 60 people...stuff like that. i finally had a good excuse to dump her and it was the BEST think i ever did... no more having to make up excuses not to see her to dread when my phone rang...i was FREE!

no tipping..yes to the testimonials... i tried to tip my videographer and he flat out refused...so i asked if i could at least tip his assistant and he agreed to that

kash, trust me it is so hard to get my fat ass to prenatal yoga... find a class that you really like...like they have a strip-arerobics class that i will take once i have the baby... maybe have a gym buddy that will meet you for owrkouts so can't flake for the smallest reason (i used to just make up reasons not to work out). schedule it into your week...i liked to schedule mine during work because it was easier choosing between work and working out...instead of choosing between working out and sitting on your couch. and lastly, treat yourself at the end of the week if you have met your goals...whether it is a frozen yogurt or a massage..

Quote: Originally Posted by frinzed Wow! I have more to do than I thought. I haven't been in contact with the WC at our resort, but will do that. My thought on the photographer is that the scenery is enough and most people I talk to (non DWers) say that most of their best pics came from their guests. Did you get audio from the band at the resort you were at if you were at a resort? I never though of that! Thanks for the info!!! gosh, that is setting your standards low..no, none of my good pics came from my guests...i got some cute pics but nothing i would put in a photo album from my guests...i wanted them to enjoy the experience as well... and yes, the scenery is beautiful BUT if you do not have an experienced photographer to capture that beauty you are not going to get nice pics....look at some pics by sol, leigh, or juan and compare them to the hotel's photographer...there really is no comparison.

some people opt to just plan everything when they get their and use the hotels standard decortaions etc... others choose to be a little more hands on so it depends on what you are happy with...alot of us gals also did a site visit to meet with the WC and nail down some of our wedding details. let me see if i can answer below: What should I be doing/planning? Hiring a photographer or use the resort's? i would most likely hire my own photographer...rarely (never) have i seen a hotel's photog anywhere near the quality i would want for my pics....but photos were important to me...may not be to you Hire a band or use resort's? i think it would be fine to use the resorts BUT they may be charging more than what you can hire on your own...i know i hired a mariachi that was differnt thatn the hotels and it saved me a few hudnred dollars Wait to choose flowers until we get there? for me, i asked the hotel to send me samples of what flowers they provided and honestly the bouquets were not what i wanted for my wedding...so i sent a pic of what i wanted...good thing i did because the resort did give me a price for the flowers that i wanted but i ended up getting them for 1/2 the price someshere else What songs to choose? Walking down the isle/first dances/wedding party...this i planned way before my wedding and i made a CD of the songs i wanted for first dance, etc...and coordinated with the DJ if he did not have the song i wanted, so this is not something i would have waited until i got to the resort to work on/decide i guess most of my planning (95%) was done before i even got to the resort...i just finalized small details once i got there...most gals on this forum did it this way...we just wanted our weddings a little differnt than what the hotel offered....

congrats! you will have a stunning wedding at the O & O...it is gorgeous!!