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Ok so far here is a list of dates for upcoming Dreams Brides. thought this may be good to have- let me know if i got something wrong or who i am missing: MAY: Edyta - May 3 Sarah - May 7 JUNE: Jenetta - June 16 Natalie - June 22 Sarah M - June 28 Nicole - June 29 LALA- when is your date? MARRIED DREAMS BRIDES: Tammy - May, 27, 2006 Rebecca - November, 12, 2006

Quote: Originally Posted by JANET1111 oh darn! Well maybe if they don't have clients as it gets closer they might change their minds? We watched the footage from a friend's camera this weekend and although it wasn't perfect, it was still pretty good. Definitely better than nothing, if you end up going that route. Good luck! thanks janet! i guess i will have to wait and see

hi ladies! i am a Dreams bride with my wedidng on June 29, 2007. this is a great post- cant wait to hear for others!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by JANET1111 Nicole, I only paid $50/hr for raw footage. We watched it for the first time this weekend and it was great! Talk to Marci (BVP) on the board. She and her husband Enrique did it for me and they were fabulous and so affordable. i did and she said June was too busy with clients who want the full video that she can't commit to doing a wedding just for raw footage at this point. i was disappointed because $50 is a fantastic rate! thanks though!

yeah- they are wearing blue dresses and matt has a blue tie- i think these shoes are cute!

thanks rebecca for the advice. i will just have to wait to see how many people end up coming and how much extra money we will have in the budget. thanks again for the advice!

OK i had to do the open and repair thing too but it worked. thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by SarahMc I haven't decided where to have the reception yet, we'll probably have 30 people. I'm going at the end of January for a site visit, so will probably decide then. Have either of you decided where you're going to have your reception? Sarah M our reception is at Cascade Terrace and we are expecting 60-75 people. please keep in touch as our dates get closer, since our weddings are a day apart

good advice rebecca. i am having a personal battle with myslef over the cost of a videographer right now. they are just really expensive and i dont even want a really fancy video- just raw footage, which they won't do due to June being such a busy month. i am even thinking about purchasing a video camera myself and asking my uncle to video everything- he loves that stuff. ahhh- a videographer just does not fit into my budget! what should i do?

Quote: Originally Posted by host i made these little cards and enclosed them into our invitations so people would remember to check out our website. I printed them on these cute silver embossed cards that were the size of business card and printed them myself. hey tammy- could not get this to work. is it my computer?

Quote: Originally Posted by JANET1111 Here are mine, from costco at the fabulous price of $280 for 100 (including reception cards, lined envelopes, and printed outer envelopes - and shipping) Janet- By chance do you remember the name of the font for your invites? There are SO many to choose from and i really like how your look. were you happy with them? did you have them send you a mock one first? thanks!

OK another question- I go by my middle name- so on invitations do i put: mr and mrs lastname request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter kathryn nicole to........... or can i put: mr and mrs lastname request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter nicole lastname to......... it just feel really weird to list my legal first name on the invite because NOBODY knows me by that name. what do you guys think?

whoa! thats a lot. i didn't price too many flowers since i am just going with simple roses but i DO know that $363 is way too much. isn't there a new florist girls have been using? let me see if i can find it........

thanks tammy you are right- she messed up with me too and i asked her like a million times if it was per hour OR per night (knowing that she meant it was $150/hour)- and she emailed me saying it was $150 per night charge- so i am printing off all my records and bringing them because i know i will probably get charged per hour! i am prepared to fight for my money!!!!!!!!

i am jealous- i want to do that! i am (sort of) training for a half marathon in January. I will be doing really good for about 2-3 weeks but then i get burned out- i ran today for the first time in 2 weeks and i was so depressed about how fast my endurance is decreased. oh well gotta keep it up.

here are mine- i think- havent totally decided on the exact color of blue yet

let me check to make sure- i think it was $150 for the speakers and $200 for speakers and microphone for the entire night. its so weird because it sometimes seems like there isn't a "set" price that they charge for stuff it changes all the time...........very convenient

Quote: Originally Posted by gkashmira jackie - how much do the speakers cost? i can't imagine they'd be as expensive as renting them! It's ridiculous. may esaid the price is: $150/ hour for system $75 for microphone (I htnk this is flat but I'm not entirely sure) $60 technician to set it up (again i hoe this is for the night and not per hour!) ______________ 5 hours = $885 for the night A DJ is quoted by maye as $215/ hour so 5 hours =$1075 So for an extra $190 I guess we coul dhave someone sitting there running our iPod instead... Christa - do you think the speakers are loud enough to compete over the surf? I'm just nervous the music will be lost in the air if we don't get a big sound system. BUT it sounds like it was verysuccessful at your party! Toes - I can't wait to hear if it works at your dad's 60th! Are you having an outdoor party? kash- that is RIDICULOUS- i think mariana quoted me $150 or $200 for the entire night (i would have to check for the exact cost) and that includes speakers and microphone- my young cousin will sort of be in charge of it- but its pretty easy. but i know april had a problem with this when erika was at Dreams. Erika told her $150 for the whole night and then when she got her bill it was $150/HOUR- luckily April brought print out of all her emails and got the system for $150/night.

i dopnt have any answers for you but i wanted to tell you we are getting married on the same day!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Natalie M sounds good! I'm emailing Mariana about it!! Sarah where is your reception at? that works for me- let me know what mariana says. and sarah- welcome its exciting that you are the day before me- how many guests are you expecting?

welcome to the site!!! you have come to the right place for all the information you could ever want- please let us know if you have any questions

Quote: Originally Posted by Natalie M ~Nicole you are getting married a week later so I could leave them down there for you!~ Are you getting a Wedding Coord.? natalie--oooh yeah that may be a good idea about sharing the lanterns- we need to keep that in mind if there is anything else we need to share. everyone- i am not sure this is clear- but there is ALWAYS some lights on the palm trees- meaghan just brought extra and left them for rebecca. mariana also told me that they set up a few extra spot lights to add extra light to the occasion.- so there will be plenty of lights. just wanted to clear that up! THANKS AGAIN LADIES!!!!! I am not sure where i would be without this site!

awww- thanks for the pics. i like the chair covers from the reception- which ones are those? and i LOVE all your lights and lanterns hung everywhere- did you bring those or rent them? also the centerpieces turned out beautifully. were the rose petals done through Maye also? i was thinking about trying to get extra petals from costco or cost club before the wedding in an attempt to save some money- did you ever see the quality of the flowers from either place? did you rent the hurricane vases? ok i am SO sorry about all the questions- please enjoy your holiday and i will grill you for full details later! haha! oh yeah- the honeymoon suite looks perfect! thanks again- you are awesome. Nicole

Quote: Originally Posted by host ok, here's my schedule... i was at the pool until 3:30-4pm...i know...so bad but i was having somuch fun...my nose got burned...BOO! run up to get ready because juan is coming at 4:45 but meeting with the boys first but should be up at my suite at 5:15.... i am frantically getting ready because i had to do my own hair and my foundation no longer matched my face because i was sunburned...shoot! 4:45 juan shows up to take pics of the guys. 5:15-juan takes pics of me, my sisters and family. 6:00-ceremony 6:30-cocktail hour starts (steve and i go take couples and family pics) 7:30 people starting to sit for dinner and orders are being taken. 8:00-8:30- speeches while dinner served and eaten 8:45-first dance, then parents dance 9:00-garter toss/bouquet toss/cake cutting 9:15-11:00-dancing...cake cut and served while everyone is dancing. i was EXHAUSTED by the end of the day. thanks Tammy- this is the exact timeline i am going to use as our wedding starts at 6 also - thanks again!!!!!!!

Rebecca-you are so crazy! you looked amazing in your dress- enjoy the married life!!!!!