Jackie

Tammy, I love your new pic. You guys look so cute. Geez, shes moving right down the street. Oh well at least shes not in the bedroom next to you. But my goodness right down the street. YIKES!

OK, here is the package I was sent. OK never mind. The file is way too big to upload. Maybe I can e-mail it to you and anyone that needs it for that matter. I suppose we will call it The Elizabeth Madina price quotes for local RM/Cancun brides. If anyone is in need of this PM your e-mail address and I will send it to you.

Quote: Originally Posted by akh Ok, just to make sure, I went back to look at my email. I've been communicating with a few photographers, so I could easily get them confused! This is from Elizabeth's email: "I am including my current package information. I am located in Yucatan, which is quite far from your wedding site, but my travel costs are included in the package prices. Please let me know if you have any questions." I am guessing that she didn't charge you her whole "destination wedding" fee because she could just drive there or something, so you only needed to pay for lodging. I am assuming she has to fly to Puerto Vallarta, which is why it's more travel costs. I just wish I could find someone that has used her before! Yah, I was kinda thinking she might have giving you a different package price list. She probably does have two packages set up one for DW and the other for local. HMMM shall we compare... I will try to find the stuff she sent me and attach it. hold on.

Quote: Originally Posted by amyhmartin I wonder if you would still need to cover hotel and air/ground fare? I love her style. Quote: Originally Posted by akh Travel costs are included in her package prices! Has anyone used her before? Or know anyone that has? She told me that I would need to provide her hotel fees. She said she was 4 hours away form RM. I thought she was out of Cancun but I guess not. Or maybe Cancun is that big. However I aslo had asked her if she would do some day after photos of us.... So maybe that was why she needed to stay the night in RM. I'm kind of confused but I never e-mailed her back again because I dont have an exact wedding date set yet. Her photos are phenominal and I've read some good stuff on her around the other forums.

Tammy I didnt even realize she had purchased a condo. Thats great. UM what is her dad thinking. I'm sure he would change his tune, If she was living with him. Its so easy for people to say stuff like that when they arent in the situation. So have you already started packing her stuff for her or what. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA Jackie, I said 2 also just because there would be no way that I could go alone because people would start coming even if they weren't invited...as for me I am having a very small wedding just my parents and close friends but I think the only person that I really want there would be my mon cause she's the one that has been doing everything with me to prepare for the wedding... but... one of my friends got married in St.Lucia and it was just her and her husband....they ended up having a reception when they got home and had a video playing of their ceremony at the reception, it was beautiful... she told me she had the best time ever and wouldn't of changed it, so Im saying that if you were considering it I dont think you would regret it but do what's right for you what ever will make you happy Thanks Edyta . I think Ryans mom would probably invite herself if we had it just the two of us anyway. She is super cool, but Im not sure how I would feel about Ryan Me and his MOM on our private romantic weddingmoon. lol

Good pics. Both The El Dorado Royale and Dreams have good reputations as far as their weddings go. Another one to consider might be the Palace resorts they are also known for good service when it comes to weddings and I believe are adult only resorts but I could be wrong about that. Here are the links to there resorts in the RM/Cancu area; Aventura Spa Palace Riviera Maya Palace Resorts - Welcome to the Official Site - Aventura Spa Palace adults only resort offers relaxing spa vacations! Playacar Palace in the Riviera Maya Playacar Palace Xpu Ha Palace in the Riviera Maya Palace Resorts - Welcome to the Official Site - Enjoy an exciting vacation in the natural setting of the Xpu-Ha Palace Resort! Moon Palace in Cancun Palace Resorts - Welcome to the Official Site - All inclusive vacations at the Moon Palace Golf Resort in Cancun, Mexico You might want to just check the guest capacity on them. I kind of think the moon palace only does small weddings. But at least you have a few more good resorts to look into. Tammy will know much more than me. I think a good start would be to e-mail the Wedding Cordintator at the resorts you are most interested in and they will give you more detailed information for your wedding. I believe the packages that the resorts list on their website are just sort of a general package that fits most peoples needs. I'm pretty sure most resorts let you customize your own package. Good Luck

Good Morning TammyM, I really think I do want a SMALL wedding. I was just getting nervous with all the stress everyone is going through with their guests, and thought screw that lets just have a stressfree private romantic weddingmoon instead. But after reading all the nice replies, I do think that dealling with a little stress might be worth having a few of our friends/fam there.

Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA Sarah - that's a great ending pic...dont know if you could add writing on the pic but I think this would be a cute idea but you guys might think it's totally cheesy.... but something like: The end is still being written.... I don;t know somthing along those lines just better wording...sry im not too good with words Edyta, you are really comming up with some good ones. What a good idea.

Quote: Originally Posted by JANET1111 I thought we had one other Canadian? I forget though.... I think your right. Maybe she just isnt doing the secret santa.

Quote: Originally Posted by burnsd Sorry, I'm still trying to figure out this web site...Im so excitied I can't wait!! But I'm really starting to get nervous, I just hope things work out. Should be a really good time. I just wish I could find more info Las Caletas, I'm sure it will be good. I still can't belive it's almost December Im getting married so soon!!! Hi there, welcome to the forum. We love excited brides.

Amy, good find. I just looked for RM weddings and they dont have any but they do have one Cancun. I wish I could turn the volume up and listen but Ryan is still sleeping. ;(. Oh well, I suppose I can wait.

Quote: Originally Posted by LALA I'm super late the convo but I say #2 also. It'd be nice to have someone to talk with about what happened at the wedding besides your new husband. More people to share the memories. And the whole vacation thing is bonkers! Hopefully things will get better for him in January. Thanks, yah I cant believe not one girl has picked #1. I guess I was crazy for even thinking of it. You just see some of the ladies around here putting up with a lot of unwanted stress because their guests cant commit when they said they could to begin with. If we keep it small to our 10-12 dearest fam and friends who we know are definitly comming than at least we will not be dealling with that stress and also have them there to share the experience. I'm so glad I posted this poll. It definitly cleared my head and made the decision a pretty clear one. Thanks everyone.

Yah Tammy, I saw those when I was loggin in from school. The forum is really growing hah. You must feel so great to have started something so small and now its just blowing up. Pretty soon youll have brides on hear from all over the place. ')

Quote: Originally Posted by host great idea ladies... how about the saturday or sunday befor ex-mas...like around 4pm pst (so 7pm est) Sounds good

I initially e-mailed the groups manager at the Occidental by mistake which might be why it took her so long to reply to my confusing wedding proposul. Anyway I finally e-mailed the wedding cordinator for the resort Edith this afternoon and she e-mailed me back with in hours. Yeah!!!! Bad news is she didnt have much info for me as they are putting together new wedding packages and their 2008 stuff isnt out yet. Anyway. she did at least send me a couple gazebo pics. Ok so I tried to post them and the pics are too big. So if any RM brides are interested in seeing them PM your e-mail address and I can send them to you.

Quote: Originally Posted by AQHARIDER hehe- that's ok, most of the time I feel like screaming! The problem with Jeff is that he says he doesn't care, but he really does. He waits until I decide on something, then questions my decision- drives me CRAZY! Sorry to but in here dreams girls. But Sarah I swear this is every man. Every time Ryan and I go out to eat he says in his sweetest voice "you pick hun anywhere you want", and then ofcourse I pick and he says "Hmm, how bout xyz instead" its like for goodness sakes why go through the hassle of asking me to pick everyweek when he is going to ultimatly tell me he has a better restaurant in mind and we will end up going there because truly I dont really care where we eat anyways. MEN. I tell ya.

Quote: Originally Posted by akh I am in Raleigh right now (I work here during the week) - you never know, maybe I will send it from work! Heehee oh, your sneaky. what a good idea

Quote: Originally Posted by KARLA Ok, so you want to set a "rule" of sorts to reveal the secret santa on the forum and just put a return address? We could even do a guess who sent it to you!? (By the way, I think my return address will be pretty obvious, but no biggie....) I think mine might be obvious too. I'm up for whatever though. What are the chances that the gift gets returned though. Tammy would it be possible to use one homebase return address and then if something ends up returned to said place that person can be incharge of reshipping. Ofcourse that would mean we would have to pay that person somehow. Ya that might be a bit complicated. oh well, just a thought.

Quote: Originally Posted by AQHARIDER I agree Christa- it's really cool! Did you make it yourself? I know you've talked about where you got it before, i just can't remember. Very classy looking! Sorry Jackie! No worries, I have been known to hijack a thread or two myself. Sometimes its unavoidable.

I agree wit Tammy, before hiring a big company like that why dont you look around at the all inclusives, narrow them down to a few resorts that interest you the most and then ask around here for opinions on them. Honestly, see how much free info and advice you can get from this forum and you might find out your a little less confused and dont need to hire a big company like that. Those big companys often dont personally know the resorts anyhow.

Quote: Originally Posted by A10CALGAL I voted for #2 option - I think you would really miss having all of your close fam/friends there. Also, are you freaking kidding me about that vacation situation? Hello?! That new owner is rediculously stupid thinking that a 16 year veteran is going to be happy with losing an entire month of paid vacation. WOW! Christa, I love your new signature!!! Thanks girls!!!!! I think you all are right. Besides I suppose having a honeymoon to plan after the wedding will be fun. I really couldnt imaging the wedding without Ryans parents there. His whole family is wonderfull and our close friends have known us both for years now and I couldnt really picture the wedding without them either. I think I was being a little selfish wanting the really fancy room at the other resort and figuring I could go without any wedding guests to get it. Wow reading that really makes me look bad. I'm not selfish I swear. I was just having a moment.

Quote: Originally Posted by AQHARIDER Jackie, I also voted for #2, for similar reasons as already stated. I would want my parents there and my best friend- besides that, who cares. Also, you can always take a honeymoon later and that means two trips! Woohoo! That totally is unfair about the vacation. I don't understand how the new owner thinks that is acceptable- is it going to change any time soon? Is this just something temporary? It's awful! Supposedly all the employees are getting yearly reviews in January when things are "going to change". We shall see.

Quote: Originally Posted by JANET1111 I think either would be great...but they are totally different from each other -- are you sure you don't have a preference deep down?? Do you love your friends and can't live without them or would this be done mostly to please them? Would you feel like your wedding was complete if it was just the two of you? Do you guys have to decide yet? And yeah, that new owner sounds like he needs some business sense knocked into him! This is truly my problem... I just dont know. One day I think I have made a final decision and think about all the good aspects about that decision and the next day I completely change my mind and decide that the other option is the way to go. LOL. No I guess I dont NEED to decide yet per say, but I'm a planning control freak and we are going to be customizing the ring after the holidays and then engaged by the end of the winter and god dammit with all this planning and research I should at least have what type of wedding and the location down by the time we get engaged. And YUP, the new owner is just some very wealthy man who wanted to tell his friends he owned a Harley Davidson shop. He knows nothing about bikes or business.

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM Jackie I pick choice number "2". I think even if your friends fly in for a couple of days to see you get married you'll still end up with a few days alone with Ryan. Well, I'm not too shore that Ryan and I will have any days alone, our friends will probably stay the week. But that could be lots of fun too. Quote: Originally Posted by host i voted #2...if money is an issue, you can always have a fabulous honeymoon later like i am Yah, there are two issues. Money is one of them and the other is that Ryans company was just bought out last year and he now has his 4 WEEKS of Vacaton time taken down to 0. Can you believe that. WTF! The man has been with the damn company for 16 flippin years and on top of that he is an examplery employee and has never even taken his full vacation time. Now when we finally need to take a couple weeks of for our once in a lifetime wedding we cant. AGHHHHH!!! I could kill the new owner. I wont even go to his stupid Christmas party I am sooo annoyed. Anyway there goes our two week stay in Mexico. Were going to have to hope he at least gets a weeks vacaiton paid by the time we get married if not we will go without that income for the week.