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Welcome. What kind of wedding/venue do you envision? Maybe we can help narrow down the many choices...

We have ours covered under our renters insurance. When you get married will you both be joining Joe's plan? I would just call your ins. companies and see what they each say about it - and if they both offer to cover it then see who will give you a better rate!

You could go somewhere and buy glasses (like for drinking - like highball glasses) -- and use them as vases?

Yeah I think I put that together in like January 2006 when we were on the old board.....

Jess these are amazing! I think I hear Maxim magazine calling for you. Actually, this is funny...before I noticed your tank top said "bride" I thought it just said "ride" which --- kinda naughty! lol

Tammy have you thought about doing the zip line tour? It's SO fun and there is actually some hiking involved too. I did a post on it somewhere here in the boards. Search for Canopy Costa Azul if you are interested.

Sarah - Phew I am tired after reading all that I am so impressed with your wedding and hope that writing the review was the final OCD touch and now you know you can just RELAX! And I mentioned this on the other thread but your makeup was FLAWLESS and so photogenic. Good choice on doing it yourself!

Because of the awesome reviews on TA we considered staying there too. Why would it make you nervous (like they are fake or something?) - I think it's legit. I think we ended up not staying there because 1. it's not on the beach, in fact it's up a steep hill if I remember right; 2. it was in Cabo and we liked San Jose and the corridor better; and 3. it wasn't as fancy/resort-y as we ultimately wanted for our honeymoon.

They get great reviews on Trip Advisor...have you checked there? (If you are talking about the place I think you are talking about at least...)

Awesome! I have been waiting for these all week! You look so happy. And your makeup was flawless -- who did it? What kind of makeup was it because I need to get to Sephora and buy it!

I have a Mac so I can't view it either. SO SAD!

Here are our two readings: Louis de Bernieres’ “Corelli’s Mandolin.” Love is a temporary madness; it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of eternal passion. That is just being in love, which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Those that truly love have roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom have fallen from their branches, they find that they are one tree and not two. poem by Pablo Neruda And now you’re mine. Rest with your dream in my dream. Love and pain and work should all sleep, now. The night turns on its invisible wheels, And you are pure beside me as a sleeping ember. No one else, Love, will sleep in my dreams. You will go, We will go together, over the waters of time. No one else will travel through the shadows with me, Only you, ever green, ever sun, ever moon. Your hands have already opened their delicate fists And let their soft drifting signs drop away; Your eyes closed like two gray wings, and I move After, following the folding water you carry, that carries Me away. The night, the world, the wind spin out their destiny. Without you, I am your dream, only that, and that is all.

awww you look so happy and pretty!

I personally always felt really safe in Cabo, but I don't know much about the rest of Mexico since I've never been. But then again I live in a city with lots more violence than some tourist town in Mexico so I would probably worry more about walking home at night than being at a Mexican resort?

So pretty Tammy! I loooooove the neckline. It's one of the most romantic dresses I've seen ever!

I don't know Cabo that well but if you plan on being in San Jose at all you could check out the Mega Store. On the corridor you could check out a snorkel beach (Santa Maria or the other one whose name I am forgetting) or Costco? These are just random ideas... The Hilton is so pretty you may never want to actually leave the property!!

The nice thing about Dreams (if you are the host of an event) is that because your guests pay a higher rate for all-inclusive, your prices are lower. There are probably a dozen Dreams Cabo brides on this board and I know several have posted their budgets too. This is just a total ballpark guess, but I think you could do it for $15K or less with that many people if you don't go wild on flowers and stuff. If you choose an expensive photog I'm guessing it would be more like $20K? Just an estimate.

Welcome! Tell us more about what you want...are you familiar withi Cabo? I'm sure we can help!

I chose #3 because the usefulness of them in June would be more important as fans than as placecards. Now if your wedding was during the winter I might change my mind but June is hot! However, I don't think you need to write on them or have people's names on them. You can just have a basket of fans and hand them out? Then use those pretty name cards as your placecards? PS LOVE what you did with the ribbon. So elegant!

It's very very pretty...but do you think that because people will actually be able to touch them and see them up close that it's weird they are fake? It's one thing to have fake flowers in a centerpiece that look real because nobody touches a centerpiece, but I dunno...I guess you'd also have to figure out just how much room they would take up if you don't want to squish them. But I love the color!!

I think the only vendor of mine we fed were the two wedding coordinators. The photog left before dinner and the DJ started after dinner, so I didn't feel obligated there. Turns out, the Cabo Surf didn't even charge me for the extra meals. I'm not sure how many hours you are having each of your vendors, but I guess that would make a difference. Also, for some of them you could just ask what they prefer or what they usually do? Maybe you or the Hilton could supply some high-energy snacks like nuts or Pria bars or something so they don't have to actually stop and eat for 30 mins when they are busy taking photos etc?

those look so professional. I love the beachy yet muted tones.

Congrats Edyta!!!!!! You look like a supermodel! Can't wait to hear the details, and hi to Sarah and Tammy too. So excited you girls are all there together!

I personally was not thrilled with HiveSpa...BUT that is because I didn't have Bambi. I have heard Neysa is great, although I didn't know she worked at Hive (maybe that is a new development?). I think if Bambi or Neysa is doing your hair, you will be just fine. My problem with them is that I *thought* Bambi was doing my hair until I showed up that day and she wasn't even in the country. (Even though I confirmed this MULTIPLE times.) Honestly, this is the one thing I still get a little angry about when I think of my wedding. Perhaps I should just let it go

As much as I LOVE smores and really wanted to do them at my wedding (Cabo Surf nixed my fire idea though) I do think it may be a bit much. I love the idea of doing it the night before though!