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Quote: Originally Posted by host thanks carrie...i swear i cant take any of the credit...juan is a miracle worker! He is fabulous, but the pictures ARE of YOU and your hubby! I want a renewal too, Mark will kill me if he finds out he has to do it AGAIN!!! haha : )

Quote: Originally Posted by A10CALGAL Great packing strategy! I feel like I would be to nervous about something happening to the dress to put it in a checked bag though. I was a little nervous, but everything worked out fine, lucky for me! It's still a great way to pack all of your other things. I just leave most of my stuff on hangers and use dry cleaner plastic bags fold it all in half and go. That way when I get to our destination I just pull all of our stuff out of the suitcase and hang it in the closet. Downy wrinkle release is always good too!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by DARCILYNN Hi Girls, I am looking into The Sheraton, Casa Del Sol and Lazy gourmet catering right now. Such a hard decision and I am so busy at work that I don't have time for a site visit right now =( I have 170 on my guest list YIKES!! But am hoping to get about 100. Any suggestions would be great!! Thanks and Happy Friday! Darci The Sheraton is beautiful!!!! We got married at Dreams, my friend stayed at the Sheraton because she got a good deal with work. The all incusive is a nice plus, that's why we chose Dreams

Quote: Originally Posted by andreslove Hi everyone, My name is Lenita. I'm getting married March 3, 2007 in Cancun, Mexico at the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort. I'm glad I found this forum, as I struggle to find in depth destination wedding information. I look forward to communicating with you all. Thanks, Lenita Welcome to the board!!! We stayed at Cancun Palace (in 1999!!) and loved it! the rooms were nice and the service was great! If you guys get the chance to do any excursions we did this little two seat speed boat/snorkling tour, it was awesome! Except Mark wouldn't let me drive!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by KELLID Thanks. I think I'll look into the fabric store idea. I can't imagine how expensive that would be to rent in Cabo! It would probably be about the same or more to rent, I think? I know that you can get some great deals on Fabric. If you have a Jo Anns, check there, they always have a HUGE variety of $2.oo per yard fabric. The Walmart by my house always has a good selection too. If you don't want to sew, you can always use pinking shears, it would add a decrative touch, and by using them it prevents fraying!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by soon2bFranco I am woo hoo!!! I go this weekend to look at chapels... Any suggestions out there that are within a reasonable budget? I live in vegas... that being said, there's a million places to get married on a reasonable budget. What are you looking for? Something small or are you looking to get married with a big "to do?" If you want just a chapel wedding I would say the "Little Church of the West" is a great choice. They have been around forever, and it's actually a historical monument! here is the link to their web site http://www.littlechurchlv.com/ It's not a cheesy las vegas chapel. Not that anything's wrong with cheesy chapels, but the Little Church of the West is on the strip and has nice landscape around it. Where as most of the other chapels are downtown with not so nice landscape. You would be able to get some nice pics at the little church of the west. It's also right across from the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign that is shown in movies and tv shows and stuff. (also right across from Mandalay Bay Hotel) If you're looiking for a place to get married and have a reception, let me know and I can fill you in on some great places for that too. If you're going to do that, give me an idea of your budget so I can send you in the right direction. If you have any questions, let me know! I would try and book something pretty quick if you have your mind set on that date cause all the good places will fill up quick! However, most of the chapels do probably 1-3 weddings an hour!!! (aren't you planning on 7-7-07?) Let me know if I can help you with anything!

Tammy I just love your dress! It is beautiful... you look much better in it than the picture!!! : )

Quote: Originally Posted by KARLA I loved your pictures! I'm so glad everything turned out so well after the hurricane... You both look so happy :-) We were so relieved and thankful that the storm missed Cabo! It would have caused so much damage. We had such a great time that day! I was really upset right before the ceremony, cause it rained for the hour before and about 10 minutes into the ceremony. Juan put our minds at ease, though. He said that the clouds were perfect for photographing because we didn't have to worry about the sun and shadows and stuff, he was right, they turned out better than I could have ever imagined!

Quote: Originally Posted by SPRKLZ224 Carrie- Your pics are absolutely amazing. You looked beautiful and everything turned out soo well. If I had any doubt in mind about wanting Juan Carlos, yours and Tammy's pictures have completely convinced me! Thanks for posting! thanks! Juan is great, I'm so thrilled that I got to meet him! he is a great person/photographer! He captured moments that I didn't even see during the ceremony! I wish I could have hired him for the whole week while we were there!

Quote: Originally Posted by AQHARIDER Thanks Jenetta. I just love his work and an soooooo excited for the wedding photos. I booked him for 4 hours for the wedding, and am wishing I could budget more. We had him for an hour and a half for these photos and I really wish I would have done 2 hours or more, it was so much fun and he had so many great ideas- we just ran out of time. Doesn't the time fly when you're taking the pics We felt like we barely had any time and we had him for two hours!!! He's an amazing photographer! I guess we should give credit to all of the couples too, with out us there wouldn't be photos! haha! I can't wait to see your wedding pics!

your pics turned out fabulous!!! Juan does a great job we're all so lucky to have found him! I love that you can see the arch in the distance, they'll all turned out great, you're gonna have a tough time chosing just one for your STD!!!! I think the one with you guys sitting by the date in the sand would be cute!

Welcome Darci!!!! You'll find a ton of info on this site, if you don't find what you're looking for, ask and someone will help you find it! If you're hiring a photographer look into Juan Carlos Tapia. He is awesome and books fast!!!!!

Tammy, so glad that you posted more pics!!!! I love them! Once again, you both look fabulous!

Thanks Tammy!!! We had a great photographer!!!! He definately captures every moment!

Quote: Originally Posted by LIZAGEHL Your pictures are so beautiful! How long did you book Juan for? Is he easy to work with? I just put down my deposit today! Thanks! We booked him for 3 hours. He came one hour before our ceremony start time. We were supposed to take some pictures at a golf course prior to our ceremony, but it was raining!!!! If it hadn't rained we would probably taken at least a hundred more!! He is an amazing person to work with! Makes you feel comfortable about what you're doing, he has great vision, you won't be disappointed!

I saw that advertised! I'm a huge acrylic fan, I do pink and white french manicures. however, I was wondering about using it on my toes!!!! So glad to hear about it from someone who has used it!

That sounds great! I'm all about doing things myself. If I were you... I would check out my local fabric store and see what kind of deal I could get on yards of fabric. Those would be easy to make, even if you can't sew. Before I learned how to sew, I can still only know how to sew a strait line, I used that stitching tape, fabric glue, and even sometimes my glue gun, depending on the fabric. The stitching tape is pretty easy to use. All you have to do is iron a crease in your fabric, open the crease, put the tape inside, close the crease, and iron.

that's sooooooo funny! I made something very similar to that for my unity candle to stand on!! I thought I was being original, dang it you just rained on my parade! haha : ) I bought a big bowl, turned it upside down, glued sand on it, then glued shells and starfish all over it! It turned out pretty awesome. It was pretty cheap too! I bought the bowl on sale at Jo Anns for $2, the sand was like $3, and I got the shells at the dollar store!

I know that this doesn't have to do with flowers, but it does with centerpieces. For our first reception we (I) bought the little round bowls, with scalloped edges, from walmart for 97 cents. Then I bought strings of "pearls," the kind you get on a roll in the craft section, cut off about a foot or so and placed them in the bowl with some black rock and filled them with water. Then we bought black gold fish for 10 cents a piece and put 2 fish in each bowl and topped it off with a white floating candle. My wedding hall had round mirrors they let me use so we placed the bowls on top of the mirror and used and laid more of the pearls around the mirror. Each centerpiece only cost about 3 or 4 dollars. I know your guests can't exactly take them home, but we put a couple pinches of fish food in small "dime bags" from the tobacco store and tied cute sayings to them. I.e. "We know when you leave you might be in a rush, but please take the fish or they will be flushed!" We had a great response! It's also a great idea if you're planning a party to celebrate your wedding when you get back to your home town. My friend used the same idea later for her "celebrate our DW" reception except she didn't use the pearl or candles. We used cool blue marbles and used sand on the mirrors. Anyway, just an alternative ( a cheap one ) to flowers!

Well, there's pros and cons to both ideas, packing and carrying on. My girlfriend carried hers on the plane, but there was no room in the first class closet, so she had to put hers in the overhead compartment on top of everyones things. She said that carrying it through the airport was terrible as well. I called my airline ahead of time to try to make arrangements and they told me it depended on who ever was working the desk at the gate and the flight attendents. so if someone is having a bad day or the flight is full, you might get screwed. She (the airline person that I spoke to) actually got married in Mexico and she packed her dress. I actually packed mine and it was fine. The only con is that it could get lost somewhere along the way. I took the chance! To pack it... I left it in the dress bag and right before I went to the airport I laid the bottom of the dress bag into the suitcase leaving the top out. Next, I laid some other items of clothing on top of it. Then I folded the top half over the things in the suitcase and zipped it up. By placing things between the fold you avoid a crease. This is a great way to pack dresses, mens suits, or just about anything you would hang when you get to your destination. Another key is to keep each item of clothing seperated by plastic, like the plastic that covers your dry cleaning. I took my dress out as soon as I got to my resort and it didn't even need to be pressed. (Marks outfit was done the same way and his was fine as well) I know Dreams will press your dress and your FI suit for free when you get married there.

The "beachy chic" and "dressy resort attire" both sound great. I've been to a couple of beach weddings and really don't remember being told anything and noone was dressed inappropriately. However, I do recall getting questions about dress shorts with a "Tommy Bahama" type shirt. That's one thing that should be clear to guests. You might want to check some hotel or cruise ship web sites to read their dress code for their nicer resturaunts. They always have good wording when it comes to appropriate attire, especially for men. They're harder to dress at a beach resort!

I'm always interested in seeing jewelry!!! I'm a visual person so without a picture I have a hard time! As some of you know, this is Mark and my second wedding (to eachother) so this time around we picked our rings out together. I actually opted only for a so called engagement ring with no band... I went with an "all the way around" eternity band, my finger has been the same size for as long as I can remember, (at least 7 years) so I'm not too worried about it not fitting later. Worst case... I'd have to have the ring remade. Resizing isn't always the best thing to do anyway, so says my jeweler! My last ring had lots of "stuff" around the center stone and it took focus of the diamond itself. This time I wanted all of the focus to be on the diamond and not the band. Who knows, maybe one day I'll change my mind and add a band or something.

I'm not too sure how to upload my pics, so here is the link to my shutterfly account http://www.reasbeckspictures.shutterfly.com/action/ I know there are a lot to look at, sorry!!!! Juan just did such a great job

so true!!! and most of the time they're all gross and sweaty!!!

We'll see what happens!! I somehow have a way of getting what I want, if I try hard enough! (if you know what I mean! haha) I think it would be a riot! We also talked about getting a party limo and doing the drive thru thing!