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Those are too cute. Thanks for sharing

Congratulations on your engagement and welcome to the board!

Yay! Jackie!

I'm really torn between #1 and #2. My favorite color is pink, so I was naturally drawn to #1, but I like the boldness and uniqueness of #2. You can't go wrong with either one. Sorry, I'm not much help.

Quote: Originally Posted by gunde Thanks, do the resorts have DJ's that you can hire?? I just want to shake my butt till wee hours in the am!! Yes. In fact, you have to hire their DJ (which can get expensive). I'll attach the DJ information that they sent me. Another alternative is to bring your iPod and speaker connections and do your own music. DJ_Package[1].doc

I don't think I'm doing programs. I think some of our guests will just leave them after the ceremony is over. However, I love the fans and am planning on doing something like this.

Wow. What a great sale. Thanks for sharing.

Welcome to the forum. You've come to the right place for help getting organized. Good luck with everything.

Wow. I've been so inspired by all of the unique invitations. Thanks for sharing. I've finally figured out how to upload my invitation pictures. I don't know how good the pictures came out, but hopefully you can get the idea.

Carol, thanks so much for the pictures. I'm getting married there on March 3, 2007 and pictures really help! Gunde: You can do a private reception in the ballroom, garden or terrace. Or if you don't want to do the private reception, you can always have dinner in one of the restaurants and then I hear that they have a disco that some people go to. I will be doing the private reception and hiring a dj (but bringing music just in case).

Hello and welcome to the forum! I'm getting married outside of the hotel zone at the Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort on March 3, 2007. I also spent countless hours looking at different locations. You should be able to find alot of information here. Let us know if we can help in anyway.

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks for the replies everyone. We did offer to pay for her. As I mentioned, we were trying to fit the day pass in our budget behind the scenes but to have her ask like that just threw me for a loop. Anyway, I appreciate the feedback.

Hi Andrea, Welcome to the board! I'm getting married at Moon Palace on March 3, 2007. Afterwards, I will be posting a detailed review of my experience. In the meantime, let me know if I can help in any way. We were originally expecting 50 people also. Now, the number has grown to about 60 or 65 (we're still receiving responses). I did end up using a travel agent, but what Moon Palace doesn't always tell you upfront is that if you book between 10-30 rooms with them they will give you a free cocktail reception. However, they must be booked directly through Nancy at MP. Travel agent reservations won't count. So, my guests are only using the travel agent for non-MP hotels. Welcome again and feel free to contact me with questions.

Hello, I need everyone's opinion about a situation that's bothering me. Before we decided to do a destination wedding, we had planned a traditional wedding for June 2006. Well, it became so stressful, we had some issues that needed to be resolved, and the guest list was a little over 300 people, so we cancelled our wedding. Originally, I had bridesmaids and they had already ordered their dresses. They put a $100 deposit down on a $200 dress. After we cancelled the original wedding, the bridal store still wanted us to purchase the dresses, so my FH paid for the remaining balances of the dresses and everyone was pleased. Now, we're doing the destination wedding in March 2007 with about 60 people in Mexico (no bridesmaids). The wedding is going to be at the Moon Palace and they will charge anyone who isn't a guest at the resort $75 for a one day pass (it's all-inclusive). Our guests are well aware of this charge. Some people are staying at the resort while others aren't. Well, yesterday my cousin who, in my opinion, doesn't like the whole destination wedding idea or maybe it's Mexico, but nevertheless, she hasn't really been excited or supportive of my wedding, she asked if we would pay her $75 one day pass fee. She hadn't said if she was coming or not but I guess my answer would help her make up her mind. She was one of the original bridesmaids. Her asking me to pay hurt my feelings because I felt as if she didn't really want to go and was just looking for any excuse why she shouldn't. She also said that her taxes for her home were due in March (she doesn't have an escrow account). Just to give you the demographics of my bridesmaids...2 are attorneys, 2 are pharmaceutical sales reps, 1 is marketing manager with MBA, 1 is college professor...I could go on. The only broke person of the crew is my friend who is a student (which we paid her deposit). Did I mention that I too am finishing my MBA? Anyway, my cousin is one of the sales rep and is very successful. She is always traveling! I can think of 3 countries that she's visited this year alone, not mentioning all of the cities in the US. So, basically I just felt like if she really wanted to go she could go. What she didn't know was that we were trying to see if we could afford to pay for everyone anyway and surprise them. But to make it seem as if my answer was the deciding factor of whether or not she would go and that her house taxes could be an issue just irritated the mess out of me. So, should I pay her and others $75 or not because they decided where to stay? Sorry for being so long.

Sorry about that. It wouldn't let me post the image. I think it's too big or wrong format or something. So, I just put it in a word document. I'll try and figure it out. Thanks.

Wow. Very beautiful and professional looking. Thanks for sharing.

Just did a quick google search on down payment options. Sun Trust bank offers the down payment registry. Too bad they're not in Chicago.

I haven't registered yet. I really didn't want to, but I would be interested in the cash registry or down payment options. Thanks for the suggestions.

Thanks for the thorough review. It gave me some more ideas to incorporate.

Quote: Originally Posted by NATASHA 1) Ditto on the dress - spent way more than I ever planned. Don't regret it, though. 2) Ditto on the family drama. I was shocked that it happened. Remarkably, I was able to not let it bother me but my poor husband was mortified well into the honeymoon. 3) Be stressed the days leading up to the wedding. Gosh, it was so tough to have fun in Cabo until the wedding. People were annoying me left and right with all of their repetitive questions (oh, and they were previously answered in numerous emails, websites, invitations, and personal conversations) and I was trying to please everyone (am I spending enough time with my mom vs. my dad, etc.). Plus, I had a virus so that didn't help. Natasha, did you get sick from drinking water or eating fresh vegetables in Mexico? Or do you think you caught your virus before going?

As others have mentioned, I said that I wasn't going to care if certain people couldn't come. But of course I do, especially if I know that they can afford to come. I also didn't want to become obsessed with this wedding and focus on the marriage. I'm still trying to focus on the marriage, but it's been difficult not obsessing over little details of the wedding.

Welcome to the board Glenda! We've all felt the way you feel and at times still feel overwhelmed. This board really helps though. There are plenty of Cabo brides to assist you. Let us know how we can help.

Welcome to the board.

Attached are pictures of my invites. We put them in clear mailers. The pictures don't do the invite justice, but hopefully you'll be able to get the idea.