Jackie

Welcome to the forum. I'm no help with the Hawaii aspect but hopefully Edyta, Christine and Sherri have sent you in the right direction.

Welcome Tracey!!! There is a lot of great info for Dreams Cancun brides here. Let us know how we can help.

Jill, thanks Ive never seen that site before

Thanks Leigh, good advice. If we do OOT bags I plan on keeping an eye on Target all summer, they really do have some good deals.

Quote: Originally Posted by CABOBRIDE200 I have a room block. I'm glad I did it now, the rooms are booking for over $300 a night now through the resort website, and I have them blocked at $175/night. The way my block works is that I have to book at least 10 rooms for 2 nights, because I'm getting married on a Saturday in resorts Palapa area. The room block is not a problem for my group....I'm expecting many guests. The rooms that are not booked in my 40 room block by my release date are released back to the hotel. (except 10 rooms must be booked, as mentioned above). The money I put down for the deposit of the block goes toward the cost of the reception, or can be credited back to my room or my credit card while we're staying at the resort. So the deposit is sort of a savings account for the reception, by my view. OK, that makes sense.

I believe that all the Dreams resorts work the same. They are unlimited everything. However you may need to make reservations for restaurant dining, I'm not sure. Someone around here will know though.

thanks I'll have to remember this thread when I get ready for the STD and invites.

OMG how stinking cute is she....and the dress to. Good find Sarah

Yeah Elizabeth I'm so glad your here. I e-mailed you today and was very close to telling you to check us out over here. I'm so glad you joined the forum.

Good info Margaret!

Hmmm, I'm not to sure about all of this. But I though maybe you didnt pay for roomblocks unless they dont get booked before the release date in which you would release them. I could be totally wrong though. Maybe if Tammy sees this thread she will have some better advice. But just from reading previous threads I do know that room blocks are always a good idea. I am also working with a TA (Tammy), but have never used one before this, but seeing as though its a wedding and Tammy and most TA's are so much more knowledgable on the subject than I am I thought it would be safest to use one.

Yup, went to the gym a whole two days in a row so far this week and am aiming to go again tomorrow and Thursday. Wow it does feel great, but its hard to drag your but there in the AM.

Sorry to hear about that. What a downer. At least you are in the right frame of mind of making the best of it. When will you know the flight times, that could make the biggest difference.

I will be booking my wedding resort and date before my site visit. But I'm doing the site visit in September 07 for a May 08 wedding. I think you could definitly do your site visit and than start the booking process. You will still be a little over a year away from your actual date.

Very glad to hear you had a good time and great review very thorough!

Welcome Paula, I agree June might be tough if you are planning on 2007 but maybe possible if you can do it on a weekday. If you tell us a little bit about what your looking for in a resort we might be able to lead you in the right direction. A couple of the more popular Cancun Wedding resorts would be Dreams Cancun Moon Palace But there are so many more so let us know if we can help!!!

Hmmm, I probably wont. I dont know I feel like I maybe I couldnt concentrate if Ryan was there for some reason. The dress doesnt have to be a total surprise though. Ryan really wants us to get ready together before the ceremony, I havent decided on that one yet though.

That sounds awful, sorry to hear things went so badly. Thanks for the warning.

Sherri thats a great idea, it is exactly what I did when I was one of the few RM brides on the board. As I would find info about resorts I was interested in I would just start posting it...even if no one else was looking at the stuff at least I knew I had it here to look at like my own little journal.

Jill, great work, we cant get enough of the slideshows!

Quote: Originally Posted by JANET1111 Jackie, you can definitely get a gorgeous ring for less than that. Here are some ideas to keep the cost down White gold instead of platinum (you said this already I think) Spend more on getting a nicer color diamond, less on clarity (in my opinion, you'd rather have a brillitantly bright white diamond with one or two tiny flaws than a yellow-ish diamond with no flaws. It's just easier to see the color from afar.) Pick a diamond that has a really wide surface area on top but not as much depth. My diamond looks more like 1 carat when you look at the top, but it's acutally only .7 because it has less depth (which you can't see anyway because it's in the setting) don't buy a name brand/designer ring. Like others have said, the markup is incredible! Janet, you always have the best advice. I would never know to concentrate more on color and what a good idea to get one with a wide surface and less depth. Thanks Quote: Originally Posted by Nrvsbride Ask the person who sells you the ring if they will give you a break if you pay cash. Most jewelers will not charge you tax and/or may be willing to give you the ring for cheaper if you pay them cash. (Assuming you have the money when you buy it) I am so excited for you and can't wait until you get engaged!!!! -Glenda We will be paying in cash so this is good, I didnt know that could make a difference. Quote: Originally Posted by Adamsgrrl If you haven't already, check out Bluenile.com. That's were I got my ring. I agree that color is the most important aspect over clarity.... as long as you keep it in the VS range, it is not noticable, and I would say go no more lower than G color (D-F colorless, G is near colorless). I would spend more on the quality of the stone and mount it in a simple setting, but that's up to your taste. Mines an Asscher Cut, VV2, F, 2 carats, platnium band, a little over $16 for the stone, and $600 for the band. OK I am so in the dark. I just dont know a damn thing. I will definitly be looking for D-F range. Thanks Quote: Originally Posted by AQHARIDER This is because the diamond itself is not the most perfect diamond, but ideal cut and the flaws are covered by the prongs. He said he made 4 different trips to the jewelry store to look at 1.5 carat ideal cut diamonds until he found the best one for the best price. So, if you're not worried about having a flawless diamond (I couldn't care less- I just didn't want to see large flaws, but my diamond is "eye clean" when mounted. People can't believe what the actual stats are on my diamond when I tell them (it's G color, ideal cut, 1.51 carats, SI1) because the flaws are hidden and the ideal cut + color make it look really good. Sarah, it sounds like you got a real good deal, and the ring sound gorgeous. Thanks girls!!!!!! With a little more research I should be good to go and I'm hoping that I can come up with something around 4 grand or so. Lately I am just not seeing the validity in spending much more than that.

El Dorado Royale Resort LocationLocated between Cancun and Playacar, just south of Puerto Morelos on Punta Brava Beach. Distance From Airport25 miles to Cancun International Airport

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon to be Mrs. Hull Jackie for $6,000 you can get a beautiful ring. My ring is just over a karat total weight, but the way they set the center stone most people think its a karat by itself. My ring is white gold, and came with the matching wedding band. We bought it at Jaredjared.com - home and I have been really happy with their service, I get my ring cleaned every six months for free and over Christmas time I lost a small diamond they replaced it for free at a store in another state. We actually bought Will's ring there also and have had no complaints about our rings. Total cost for my ring was $2700, we wanted to stay under $3000 and we almost managed to do that including his ring which was just over $400. I think with your budget you can get a nice antique looking ring, your wedding band and his band. You might have a little extra left over even? But that is just my opinion. Oh thank you thats a great site. I'm actually hoping that we dont spend that much. For a long time I wanted this big ring fund of like 10 k but as time gets closer to buy I am feeling so guilty about 6k. Its just so much money to spend on one ring. So if I can build something I really like for under that then we will definitly do that. Quote: Originally Posted by BEACHBRIDEMA My ring was around 8K. It is white gold, total ring is about 2 carrots (sides and centre stone) It is a very good colour and cut dimond. I would recommend getting it made. Thats what we did, the mark up in stores is huge. Ricky saved a ton by getting it made privately Hope this helps Sarah Yes we are getting it privatly made. Thats the only part we are sure about. lol.

Ok, this may be to private of a question and I totally understand if some of you dont want to answer. Incase some of you dont know Ryan and I are not engaged yet. We are going to be designing a ring soon (end of Feb beginning of March ish) and I was just wondering around how much your rings cost you. Again I'm wicked sorry if that offends anyone and feel free not to answer. We have a 6 thousand dollar budget for my engagement ring. I am actually hoping to come in under this but quality is kind of important to me as its the only "nice" piece of jewelry I will have ever owned. What I am looking for is most likely white gold, yet with an antiquey style to it. I just dont know the first thing about rings. Is this an average price for an engagement ring? Any help would be great.