TammyWright

hi everyone...thanks for letting me vent. i guess i should make him pay for my rental...i just hate dealing with this stuff..

hi kerri, we have quite a few canadians...sweet edyta above, being one of ur most vocal.

Quote: Originally Posted by jasonsgirl That slide show is so beautiful! Does anyone know whose it is or how they had it done? Does the EDR have a photographer that does pics/slideshow like that, or did they get the digital pics and then just make a slide show? I'm just starting to plan my wedding for june 08 at the EDR but we're having a big reception when we get home and I wanted to play a slide show like that for everyone that wasn't at the wedding.....Any ideas, please let me know:) Thanks soooo much!!! that slideshow was done by one of our members, Leigh Miller Profile she does amazing work...el dorado has a policy that if you want to bring your own photographer, they will have to stay at the resort as a guest...

hi shiloh, welcome to the forum! cancun is wonderful...the water is so much nicer than in cabo.. there are so many cancun/rm brides that we are waiting to get married so we can ooh and ahhh over pics. regarding docs, your WC at riu should be able to help you with that!

welcome to the forum. sarah (aqharider) was recently there for a site visit. also, there are quite a few riu cabo brides on here (kristina(sparklz), stephanie (raenjay)... here are some pics: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t727 some info: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t1347

welcome to the forum lidsay...you las caletas brides are taking over!!

hi brenda, i planned them before i got down there. i wanted to make sure i had a tour with prices nailed down with transportation figured out. what i did was put a page on my website with info on the different events, price, etc. and asking people to RSVP for certain events. i had deep sea fishing, spa day for ladies, snorkel/sailing trip, brunch with the newlyweds. some of the events were pretty loose in terms of have RSVP (brunch with newlyweds) but some were more strict with RSVPs like deep sea fishing (we needed to reserve the right size boats.) hope this helps. tammy

oh my gosh, this sounds so fun!! break out the champage!

i think alot of people are under the misconception that because it is an AI dinners should be free....if that were the case, why wouldn't EVERYONE have a private event for all their meals...it just is not feasible. The fee is mainly for set-up of your private event, the extra staff that is hired to cook and serve your event... have you asked claudia what your options are? can she set aside a part of the restaurant for a dinner? some of her reservations doing this may be that she thinks you may stay too long and other resort members will not be able to diner there...if this is the case, maybe say that you will just use it for 1.5. i guess you have to look for a solution by trying to figure out what their reasons for not accomodating your requests are: ie. the extra wait staff, taking up space in restaurants etc....and then find a way to minimize these issues.

if you legally get married in the states first, you can skip the whole legal part in mexico and just have a symbolic ceremony.

Quote: Originally Posted by MagsieMexico Oh, I just found it on Ann's one sheeter! Ann, I love your one sheeters, so easy for seeing it all in one place! My fiance says to give you a kiss from him because he can't handle all the different information sources, and so he'll only look at you're one sheeters! So, here you go (hug, not a kiss thank you very much): wasnt it so sweet of her to put that together!

welcome to the forum cari! i think it is so normal to have these feeling when you first plan a destination wedding. Also, there are so many great resorts in the riviera maya so that makes it harder. take your time picking a resort and let us know how we can help!

YAY!! great job christa... i love crab and artichoke. i had that for dinner a few weeks ago and it was delicous! and so great because we just threw the leaves and shells on the butcher paper on our table... yummy!

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welcome to the forum! i am a dreams cabo bride but brenda and jilly are both dreams cancun brides! let us know how we can help!

Hi Jennifer, welcome!! there are quite a few PDC brides on here that i am sure can help. Where were you thinking of getting married? AI or non AI? kids or adults only? approx. how many people will attend? approx. per night hotel budget? these will all help us find a great resort for you.

you dont need to know what i think of the pics... just perfect!

kely, these are adorable!! which one did you choose?

welcome to the forum...let us know how we can help.

welcome to the forum trish! do you know which island? how many people? sherri is getting married in oahu and another member (tara) got legally married in maui

rachelle thanks so much for sharing...what a sweetie! i bawled too!

Quote: Originally Posted by evonut I booked directly with the resort through their online website because I heard it's less expensive this way and I've found that communication is pretty OK with the sales coordinator there. We've called and emailed many times and she has always been able to get back to us by phone/email within a couple of days. 95% of the time it is more expensive to book through the resort than through a TA. ex. dreams cabo was offering a bride $400 per night, the rate i got was $349 per night el dorado was offering $420 to the bride direct but we negotiated it down to $334 per night Moon Palace cheaper rate AND we negotiated all of private events at no charge to the guests who booked through the room block negotiated by me

great info ann...love the new avatar!

i think it will be so grat from all the las caletas brides to help and support each other.

Quote: Originally Posted by NATASHA Both of my 89 year old grandmas came. We couldn't get one of them out of the pool! They both had a great time and loved talking to all the guests (they don't get to be around a lot of people very often). One of my grandmas (the one in the pool - she's a firecracker) even got up and gave a toast. didnt it seem like they had a great time. steve's grandma was so cute...she hung out by the pool with us..went to giggling marlin with my parents. she loved it.