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Quote: Originally Posted by KARLA Oh, I'm confused... so when we send the gift we're not supposed to reveal our identities? it would be fun to reveal it all at once on the forum... Quote: Originally Posted by NHPT how do we send it without a return address on there? confused? maybe just do an address w/o a name?

great to hear and welcome back....can't wait to get all the details and pics! Quote: Originally Posted by NATASHA I worked with Maye and the hotel had an onsite coordinator as well. I really liked working with Maye and highly recommend her. She did a great job pre-wedding and during the wedding she supervised the vendors that she contracted. If your hotel has an onsite coordinator - all the better. I clearly delineated jobs for our onsite vs. what Maye was doing. The hotel coordinator was the face on the ground (coordinating the photographer with us cutting the cake with the fireworks in the background starting as we cut the cake) and Maye was behind the scenes. It really went smoothly.

i voted #2...if money is an issue, you can always have a fabulous honeymoon later like i am

Quote: Originally Posted by Ali0624 We have narrowed down the choices to Cabo Sur, Hilton, Sheraton, and PB Sunset (still a lot I know). We will have between 60-75 guests. I haven't started seriously looking for a dress. We are planning for May 3rd, 2008, so when should I begin the dress hunt? those are some good choices...there are a bunch of hilton and PB sunset brides on... hilton: mariaelena(just got married) kashmira kristie (hbbride) PB sunset: natalie (toesndthsnd) woowoo

Quote: Originally Posted by Stray It's too bad you didn't get to see Dreams. It's true that their security is very strict, in part because they do not make their guests wear the little plastic bracelets. When we toured the resort this summer, they made us leave our drivers license at security, which made us a little nervous. Once you get inside, it's a very impressive resort. Great for families! One of the things I like about Dreams is that they will host full reception dinners on the beach with fireworks and everything - something RIU won't do (unless they've changed since then). Dreams has great wedding services, and excellent ceremony and reception sites. So don't be totally turned off just because security wouldn't let you in (although I understand how annoying it would've been. If you came from Nuevo Vallarta, it's a long drive!). thanks jonathan, i agree...if i were to get married in PV, it would be one of my top choices.

Quote: Originally Posted by jjwilla220 Hi, planning my daughters wedding for Memorial weekend 2007. This website has been a big help. Has anyone used CTA wedding consultants? They are affiliated with Beverly Clark and the group that I have contacted works Riviera Maya/Cancun exclusively. I would love any comments people have. We are expecting 100 guests, no kids, and are overwhelmed at all of the choices of all-inclusives in this area. We thought CTA might be able to help us decide which place is best. Any advice would be welcomed. Julie and Mallory well, honestly, some of those bigger companies are not very great...they are not very customized and you do not have a face of someone you are working with. i would never use a company like that to plan my wedding. why don't you let us know what is important to you? location? food? luxury? what is your budget? what are you targetting as your per night/per room rate? we have alot of RM/cancun information on this site.

hi alison, there are tons of cabo/mexico brides here...let us know how we can help. where are you getting married? when? how many people? have you found your dress?

that is horrible that dreams did that too you BUT not too surprising because i heard it is a very private resort with a private beach so they are really strict about access...guests only. but for the WC to screw up like that...it is very surprising...where did you decide to have your wedding?

Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA Tammy (host) why did yous suck? what didnt you like about it? it just wasnt as fun as cabo...it was bigger and more stressful...and all my parents friends...and a bunch of people i did not know that well or didnt want to invite to cabo...

Quote: Originally Posted by REBECCA Have I mentioned that I should have done your bouquet. My bouquet sucked. i'm sure you won't be able to tell in pictures...i got my flowers from maye as well and they were perfect...maybe it was a bad flower day.

Quote: Originally Posted by LALA I have a Dreams wedding coordinator question. I have been emailing wedding coordintors about prices. Emlee from Baja Weddings said $6000 for full coordination. That seems totally crazy to me. Would most of you agree that with Dreams and their coordinator the most I would ever need if I got an additional outside person would be a day of coordinator? kate i think that with this forum the most you would need is an outside coord...also mariana the head WC at dreams is GREAT! i sent her the cheaper florist info and she said she would start getting bids from them. also she really wants to do a great job. $6000 is WAY TOO MUCH $$!

hey there, there are quite a few riu cabo brides on...look for kristen (sprklz) and stephanie (raenjay). we are all here to help you so let us know!

well, what about having a moment of silence to honor those that could not make the wedding...we did that...steve's best friend and my aunt had passed...that is a way to respect the bf and make his mom feel good...also, maybe in your fiance's speech he can mention and say something about his bf and bf's mom and how important they are etc... i just don't know how the moms are so i don't know if they will feel slighted. Quote: Originally Posted by VALERIE That is a really neat idea. Thanks! My next question - My fiance has a really close 'Mother' figure coming along with us to the wedding. She is actually his best friends' Mom, but is like a 2nd Mother to by future husband and a really close family friend. Two years ago, Casey's best friend passed away and we have all become even closer than before. I'd like to do something special for her as well. However, I don't want to diminish or hurt the feelings of our 'real' Mothers. Should I or shouldn't I?

i think it is nuts not to have a room block especially if you are doing dreams...dates in may and april are already completely booked at dreams. Quote: Originally Posted by REBECCA I agree with Tammy. A room block is a must. Dreams was totally sold out and I still had rooms on my block. In fact Dreams kept trying to get me to release the rooms I had left and I wouldn't. It helps to send Save the dates early. I did this and got verbals from a lot of people. I estimated 65 - 70, so I blocked 35 rooms and gave a $2500 deposit. I had to make my first room reduction by April. So I sent an e-mail blast to everyone asking that if they know for sure whether or not they are going to stay at Dreams, to please book their reservations by April 30th, so we can get a good estimate of how many rooms to hold on to. And that if they are still undecided, we understand that they can't book their reservation at this time. I blocked the rooms through a travel agent (and paid the travel agent my room block deposit) and gave them her contact info. About 80% of our guests booked by April 30th. That got me through our first couple cancellations. Each deadline that approached, I reevaluated and maybe send another e-mail. I ended up reducing to 33 rooms and ended up filling them all in the end!

one of the gals posted something that was very sweet...when the bride walks down the aisle, to stop and pull one flower out and give it to the moms... i thought that was really sweet. i had the mothers wear corsages.

sarah, your book is FANTASTIC! it looks so beautiful. juan's pics are GREAT! a few things: pg. 6 the broders are a little small-with the book crease and the cutting they may be even smaller..you may want to take this into account pg. 9 same thing. pg. 11-did you want this full-bleed? because that would be the obvious thing but i saw little itty bitty borders.

i had an AHR (at home reception)...over 200 people...it SUCKED! sorry...that was mean..but it was really for my parents and all their friends...

welcome sarah...we have a few sarah's on! congrats on the engagement!

one of our brides tara had this but it ended up breaking

i agree...i didn't even start thinking about flower prices until about 2 months in advance... i just started compiling pics of what i wanted then sent them in...shopped around but did not finalize flowers until 3-4 weeks before the wedding.

$400 for the whole night? that is a great rate. Quote: Originally Posted by Cabo Wedding Coordinator Hello everyone! I know you are all skared about DJ´s down in Cabo I have recommended DJ Mijares and so far my clients have had no problems with him, and at the end they are very happy, if you contact him, and mention this forum he will give you a special price and send you his Dj file with the list of songs he usually plays, also in case some of the song you like are not in the file you can tell him and he will have them ready for you. He is very professional and works with very important hotels, wedding companies, and wedding planner in Los Cabos area. He can also get you all the equipment to conect your IPOD the price includes 2 JBL EON G2 speakers 400 wats in each canal 1 neomark IDJ2 mixer to conect the IPOD 1 cordless microphone 1 person service that will be there during the event to check the equipment, control the volume, etc . $400 dlls for all the night. I can guaranty your IPOD will sound like a real DJ. You can contact him at [email protected]

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Quote: Originally Posted by SuperLauraAndSidekickCody I just made a wedding website. Wondering what you all think of it. Welcome laura you wedding site is GREAT!..one thing...in the about uspage for some reason the image links were broken... i love getting to know the brides here.