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OK - so that's what I've got so far! There are somew more pics but they're similiar to what I've posted above. Yay! I love looking at thye pics and especially watching the teaser video Marci posted up - it's so fun to relive those moments! Also here's the "teaser" video from BVP: Cabo San Lucas Wedding Video Demo Baja Video Productions I literally watch it like 3 times a day

OK, here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Quote: Originally Posted by DREA14369 Very cool....did you see them walking around by chance? I love seeing famous people... LOL So when I saw you post Kash I thought you were posting your pics.... Can't wait to see them. I'm working on it - I promise! We don't have our professional pics yet but I'm going through the galleries people have sent me and I'll post some up today!

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild Yeah Christine I forgot about that....we wanna know!! It was the FIREWORKS! They were awesome - perfectly timed for us! The sort of funny thing was that from where they were being set off on the beach it was right over our wedding and everyone had a great view - however all the smoke from the fireworks ended up blowing right into the the poor people at the other event however (the one who paid for the fireworks). By the way, this was the other event at our hotel... the one who paid for and provided our amazing fireworks... hee hee hee 'Two and a Half Men' star John Cryer weds Lisa Joyner in Mexico - Reality TV World - News, information, episode summaries, message boards, chat and games for unscripted television programs

We didn't have any GM/BM so we did a "family" procession where it was my DH and his mom, my mom & brother, his dad and sister and then finally my and my dad.

I should have prefaced my review by saying that on the day of the wedding everythign was perfect. We all had SO much fun, the weather was hot but beautiful, the food was delicious, the ceremony and recption sites were gorgeous! My DH said to me that night, "I can't imagine it being more perfect." It was only the annoying behind the scenes money stuff that gets to you. But it was winderful. I'll get you guys some pictures early next week - I promise! In the mean time check out the video marci posted!

Hi Ladies! Well our honeymoon is slowly winding to a close I am at my DH's (weird to write that!) friend's place in Prague so i thought I would take the time to write my review. American Airlines - A+ Normally I would skip this part but i just wanted to note that we had bought our tickets using frequent flyer points. It's not possible to upgrade these types of seats. However when we walked onthe plane and hung up my dress and Dan's suit in the closet the stewardesses congratulated us and asked us where we were sitting. After the doors of the plane were closed they actually came back and got us to move us up to first class. It was a lovely treat for an early morning flight. Hilton - Average grade: C but I really need to break it up into areas ad then you will see why they averaged a 'C' even though the wedding was perfect... RECEPTION FOOD - A+ The food was awesome. We used the Caribbean menu and substituted some vegetarian dishes. We also added the pasta station which was awesome and served smoked marlin quesadillas during the cocktail hour (I never got one). he servers were great, everything was delicious and our guests raved about the food. HOTEL & ROOMS: B+ The hotel and the ground were really beautiful - perfectly kept, very clean, very luxurious. The only reason they don't get an 'A' is that though we were upgraded to a "junior suite" the only real difference between our room and let's say my parents room was that we had a king size bed and then a small sofa to the side. My parents room had two queen beds but no sofa. However the weird thing was that the rooms were pretty much the same size. Our shower was a tiny bit bigger and our balcony was bigger but really there was very little difference. However that said, the bed was so amazingly comfortable it was ridiculous. We were treated spectacularly. The night of the wedding they sent up champagne, spelled out "congratulations" on the bed in little flowers and had balloons over the bed. At check-in they bring you a margarita and have you sit in the lounge while they check you in at the front desk. WEDDING SERVICES: D OK, here's where the negative part of the review starts - basically all the problems have to do with unfair or even possibly dishonest practices in regards to cost: 1. We had originally had a room block in place for our guests. The price per room was $260/night. A few months later a friend of mine went onto the hotel's website and they were offering rooms at $215 and $249. I was really annoyed and a bit embarrassed that I had been telling people to book only under our room block for the best deal and instead they were actually being charged more. I did email Emeline and all our guests (including us) were given the lower $215 rate in the end. However it raised a red flag to double check everything and I am glad we did. 2. Closer to the event we were sent the Banquet Event Order from Emeline. We had originally asked for Open Domestic Bar by consumption. while I was looking though the BEO I noticed that where the drink prices were listed that all of them were higher than the prices we had agreed to originally. Each drink was about $1 more - which would be a lot of money at the end of the night! so again I brought this to Emeline's attention and the BEO was fixed. however i was told that the cash bar (for items we were not offering) would be at these higher prices. Again i had to fight to have the original quoted prices used in case any guest decided to order something special. 3. We had set a open bar limit at $3500. It was actually a lot more than we anticipated spending and didn't think we would even come close. someone was suppose to let us know when the bar was abot to reach this number and in that case we could decide if we wanted to keep it open or close it. Anyway the end of the evening came and went and no one ever said anything and that seemed reasonable. My parents were checking ou the next day and all the remaining costs for the reception were suppose to be added onto their room bill. Anyway there was a tiny balance due for the food but no one could give us the drink totals. We had them call around, we of course wanted an itemized statement but no one could help us (it was a Sunday so the banquet department was closed). Anyway we paid the bill and left. A few days later my father saw a charge on his credit card for around $4600! He emailed emeline about the charge and our contracted agreement to cut the bar off at $3500. I don't actually know what happened since I'm in Europe. However I know my father however so i am sure the issue was resolved - even if it meant instructing the credit card company to only pay $3500. The worst part is I had had a conversation with emeline prior to the event saying that i wanted copied of the waiters receipts or something to review before we paid the bar tab. the fact the the bar tab was never given to us, no one could find it and then charged without permission (or signature I might add) in an amount that was over the agreed price was highly annoying. CUPCAKES by Jennifer Hatton (via the Hilton) - B They were tasty but a bit dry. MAYE CORTINAS - B+ Maye did a great job. I used her for basically everything - mariachi trio, photographer, flowers, chuppah, decorations, DJ, booking welcome dinner spot & transportation to welcome dinner. everything was done perfectly. the only thing that would get on my nerves was during the planning process she wasn't great at keeping track of what we had discussed. She would think I was doing some things I wasn't and forgetting some things I wanted. However we went over everything in detail and in the end there wasn't a flower out of place or a single thing wrong. her assistant Paulina was also there and she was very sweet and helpful. BAJA CANTINA for welcome dinner - A+ This is a beautiful location. The food is awesome, the open bar is stocked. It's a little hard to find but Maye had arranged a bus for our guests which was possible the best decision I made throughout the whole process. It was pretty affordable at $21/person for a feast of a taco bar plus $30/person for 3 hours of open bar. Well worth it and really has the best view in Cabo. FLOWERS via Maye - A+ In the end I did a bouquet of gerber daisies and mini roses. It was simply gorgeous. I felt sad leaving it behind! The gerber daisy centerpieces were simple but pretty and Dan's rose boutinere was perfect. DJ RICARDO - A+ OK, so DJ Ricardo was a savior for us. We had hired him at a reduced rate of $160/hour for 4 hours to run our ipod off his system. we also rented our microphone for the ceremony and the reception from him for $80. Half way through the reception the ipod froze... yup that's right. the music stopped short and the ipod stopped working. DJ ricardo had another song on in less than a minute and the dancefloor didn't empty until the end of the night. We had a MARIACHI TRIO for the ceremony and the cocktail hour. I have no idea how they were to be honest. TOMAS BARRON - PHOTOGRAHER - Unrated - I will wait to get the pictures before I rate him. He's a nice guy but his English isn't great. I was a little disappointed that we didn't get the portrait shots I wanted with friends but I think that was more due to a lack of time than lack of skill. BAJA VIDEO PRODUCTIONS - Temporary rating of A I haven't seen the final product but I like the teaser video Marci sent me (and posted on here). She was very sweet, enrique and tomas worked well it seemed to me so I think it's going to be great. they also ended up staying a bit longer than agreed upon to catch the "tossing of the bouquet" - I appreciated that very much. NATIONAL RENT-A-CAR - B The pick-up of the car was easy and the car was in good shape. However they failed to mention that they don't open until 7;30am and when i went to drop the car of at 6:30am there was no one there. In addition there was no drop off area, no key drop and no indication as to what should be done. So in the end I just parked the car in front of the returns department, locked the keys inside the car and slipped a note under the door. however it was annoying anyway. MARBELLA EN LA PLAYA - A The Hilton was pretty expensive so we directed a lot of our friends to stay at the nearby hotel Marbella en la Playa. The rooms were large and cool, the pool area and beach were nice and I think everyone loved it. In fact we even went there after our welcome dinner and all hung out on the pool level and had drinks, etc. It's a wonderful place to house guests who can't afford the larger resorts. TROPICANA - B+ The last night of our trip we and all our friends and dan's parents went to the San Jose restaurant Tropicana. The decor was cool, the food was good. However there was a dead lobster inside the "live" lobster tank which was freaking me out and it annoyed me that they refused to give us tap water and basically made everyone order bottled water...

I just saw it - Marci it looks great! I had to watch it without the music because we are at a friend's apartment in prague and I didn't want to mess around with his computer. Thanks for posting the teaser up for the ladies - I've been feeling bad about not having any pictures to show yet. I'll be back next week - talk to you all then! Thank you all for your beautiful and kind words. we really lucked out with the awesome fireworks (they were for another event that was also happening at the hotel) but they worked out perfectly for us too! PS Dan said I looked was very beautiful and sexy in the dress.

i posted mine on craigslist and continue to get inquiries... you could try that too!

Quote: Originally Posted by RAENJAY Have a wonderful time Kash! I know everything will be perfect. You too Stephanie! Have the best time ever!

Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB Kash how long are you going to be gone for? We're going to be gone for a total of 3 1/2 weeks - yippppeeee!

nuh-uh! He can't see the dress at all!

Thanks you guys! I couldn't have planned it all without you guys! I feel so bad - poor Maye and Emeline - I keep changing things on them! It's not my fault (it's my parents who are changing their minds) but they must think I'm a total bridezilla! Well, I'll keep checking in today but then I'm out of here early tomorrow morning! Thank you - all of you - I'll drop you a quick update line from Europe

I picked 3 and it worked for me! weird...

I think traditionally the groom's family pays for the rehearsal dinner. however normally the rehearsal dinner is just the wedding party and immediate family. We are having a welcome dinner and my family is paying for it. We were the ones who decided to expand it beyond the normal group who would be invited so we paid for it. However you FI could just ask them if they'd like to pay or perhaps just contribute but only if you both feel comfortable with asking.

Well I think a lot of people have a very difficult time going on vacation and to weddings especially alone. She probably feels that everyone else is bringing their significant other and therefore she should be allowed to as well. Honestly, just because she IS your FSIL maybe you should just let her bring him. Otherwise she will remember this forever and it could tarnish your future relationship with this woman. The wedding is only one day, but the marriage and the in-laws are forever! If she is THAT mad then it may not be worth fighting over. What does your FI say - it's his sister so maybe leave the decision up to him?

Quote: Originally Posted by A10CALGAL Oh, I'm so excited for you Nicole! And Kash, and Jenetta, and who else?? This is serious wedding season ladies! YAY! - ME TOO! I can see the pics and they are fantastic! I wish we had time to go to Todos Santos also. I really liked San Jose when we went for our sight visit... though I doubt we'll be spending tons of time there this time...

I no - that is awful! I am so glad you DIDN'T go with that look! You would have been beautiful anyway but I have a feeling you may have regretted it in years to come...

We bought ours at Rite-Aid and have just been sending them out as we receive gifts... so I guess I'm no help! hee hee hee

awesome pics, MRS. TammyB!

Those are awesome! What a fantastic idea! i can tell you are spending a lot of time and effort on each one - your guests are going to LOVE these!

Quote: Originally Posted by Nini_Bride Are you really expected to give a gift if you don't go?! Yes, I know it's tacky for her to post this on her website... but if she didn't, would I have been expected to give her something even though I'm not going?? I think it depends if it was a close friend then I think you should give a gift. I don't think it's EXPECTED because no gift should really be expected! In fact reading this post made me go to MY website and add the following at the top of the Gift Registry page: "You friendship and love is gift enough. If you can make it to Mexico we will consider that a very special gift - as your company on this special day is the best thing you could give us! Please don't feel like you must send a gift - we are just thankful for having you in our lives." It still lists out BB&B registry but I don't want people to think they have to buy us a gift! God, i would be SO embarrassed to write what that girl wrote! i think my parents would disown me!