TammyWright

Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Tammy you keep showing me all these places and it makes me want to change my mind everyday! LOL. -Glenda karsima hotels are all pretty amazing. this one is very small and quaint. a great choice for anyone (but expensive)

Quote: Originally Posted by MagsieMexico This place looks lovely! Azul beach hotel boutique. All inclusive cancun mexico resorts Karisma Hotels Mexico vacations Has anyone done more research into this one? this is owned by karisma resorts and they do GREAT weddings. i have a bunch of info on their weddings that i have been meaning to upload. i will in the next day or so. if you want more infor now, you can email me [email protected]

i got married before mexico. i am super practical so it made sense to do it so i could get on his fantastic medical AND dental insurance plan.

if you are on a tight budget and would like to host a welcome dinner and brunch then AI is the way to go... we had a welcome dinner ceremony/reception brunch with newlyweds and it was pretty inexpensive. i spent $14,000 for almost 60 people.

welcome to the forum. there is another newbie considering costa rica. let us know how we can help. my first choice would probably be guancaste. there are alot of AI's there and it has the best beaches in costa rica.

Quote: Originally Posted by eychoi We were hoping to make several bookings for our friends. We don't plan on more than 50 people at the wedding. However, in Maui, we've noted that most places require a 14 night stay. Are there exceptions anywhere, or is this policy uniform? Also, we were very interested in Kauai, but were concerned about rain. We like Grand Hyatt, which is on the south side of the island. Do you have any experience with weddings at this site? Have any been in the winter? Finally, as a travel agent, have you booked group rates for airlines and condos for Hawaiian destination weddings? Thanks. Ed the dates you posted in the first post are PRIME holiday dates so it would not be advantageous of condo owners to break those dates up because they know they could probably rent them for at least a week at a time. it is not impossible to find a condo for less than 2 weeks during the holiday season but be prepared to pay a lot for this luxury and also know that you may not get the condos you want. if it were me, i would NOT plan a large Destination wedding in hawaii at this time of year. not only is lodging expensive and hard to find BUT airfare is high....just my 2 cents regariding kauai...it is wetter in the winer but the rains are pretty scattered throughout the day (not all day long). the south does get less rain than the north.

Quote: Originally Posted by eychoi We were hoping to make several bookings for our friends. We don't plan on more than 50 people at the wedding. However, in Maui, we've noted that most places require a 14 night stay. Are there exceptions anywhere, or is this policy uniform? Also, we were very interested in Kauai, but were concerned about rain. We like Grand Hyatt, which is on the south side of the island. Do you have any experience with weddings at this site? Have any been in the winter? Finally, as a travel agent, have you booked group rates for airlines and condos for Hawaiian destination weddings? Thanks. Ed ed, i have to run and meet a client at starbucks but will be back on in about an hour and will answer, kay...

hi ed, i am in the process of planning a wedding for a friend at grand wailea. what would you like to know. regarding, holiday travel in hawaii....it is soooo hard to find condos and rooms during that time w/o planning far in advance so this is nt great for a Destination wedding when people like to wait until the last moment to book.

i posted this one on the main site http://bestdestinationwedding.com/htm/checklist.htm

that is a great deal...originally we looked into getting a giant villa BUT our numbers grew too big

Quote: Originally Posted by tifNrog Wow, do I dare ask why? Well now I have to know.. WHY? Please let me know and thank you for your post. oh gosh, i will try to explain but hubby has started our movie...i swear i am not purposely trying to be suspenseful.

destinationweddings.com has not been that helpful to most of the members on here that were using them. i guess you got lucky.

you may want to ask jackie (RYJAXS19) the moderator of the RM forum is she has any leads...

well, that is an easy trip to cabo or PDC! let us know if we can answer any of your questions to help you decide!

congratulations on the engagement and welcome to the forum!! Sarah (aqharider) is also from Lansing! we have a few other punta can brides on here. it is a great spot to get married!

welcome to the forum Kristen! we have a bunch of info on both cabo and playacar... 1. where are most of your guests coming from? 2. how many people?

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM See now why didn't someone just say it was a wrap.. lol... Cute idea.. I'll have to think about it.. pashmina=fancy wrap=burrito thingy

ann is on a roll...2 in a row!

here's a thread with bm dresses http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t721

sharedink is actually moving away from selling retail to non proffesionals. 90% of their business is pro photogs. my book is fantastic. i have taken it to work and it was passed around for days before i got it back...who knows how many people looked at it. the binding is neat and clean. when i went searching for reviews, theu continued to come on top. i think some of jonathan's books are probably amazing as well but, like he said, probably not available retail.

hi rebecca, when i was first researching photobooks, i found them but read reveiws and the quality wasnt great. shutterfly is better than picaboo.

welcome to the forum...we do have a greece bride and i am helping a group in florence. let us know how we can help.

Quote: Originally Posted by salsa_bride I think that my ideal plan would be to have all my guests stay at the Riu, and do the church ceremony at the Sheraton Hacienda - does anyone know what the distance is between these two resorts? How hard would it be to transport guests over? it is about 15 mins apart. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t726 BUT dreams is a little closer to sheraton. what about villa del arco? it is pretty inexespensive to stay

Quote: Originally Posted by Bella When I try to attach photo is says that it's invalid. What am I doing wrong? it probably means the file it too large...they need to be about 500-600 pixels wide only...can you resize you image and try again? if not, send it to me [email protected] and i will do it for you,

bella, that sound so wonderful...do you have any pics of the hacienda?