LCBride2007

can you guys all buy lottery tickets now? or anything else?

that's the great thing about this forum, it's all brides that have "been there, done that" - granted, some of them "were there" and "did that" a year or two ago, but that doesn't make their advice and information any less valueable! if you want more current reviews, just read the date on the thread and ignore the rest! the search function also allows you to search within a timeframe.

It's almost LC Wedding Season again!!! WOOHOO! Yari, I am so excited for you ... I can't wait!

Quote: Originally Posted by Chicagogirl Hi Jillian, I see you are from Park Ridge! I live in chicago, in Lakeview! Anyways, what offsite location are you planning? How did you find it? I am also thinking about using a TA, let me know when/ where you find one! We are planning on Fall of 09, but do not have a resort yet!!! Talk to you soon-- Jen BTW, there are several VERY talented TAs on this site (TA Jennifer who just responded is one of them, so is Tammy (host) who runs this site, each of them specializing in different areas/resorts. Many of them are DW brides themselves. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t10706

OMG - LOVED my wedding at Caletas. Best decision we ever made - it honestly was my dream wedding. And all of our guests say that we have ruined them for any other wedding because they had so much fun. Does that help? lol Take a look at the links in my siggy if you need any more help!

Quote: Originally Posted by Owensmiley Getting married in Caletas April 2010. Any advice? YES! That's my advice - do it! lol No advice other than to just relax and enjoy the ride. I am so not a planner, and everything turned out better than I had hoped. Kelley and Nicole rock - so you don't need to worry! Just start gathering pictures/descriptions of what you like (flowers, decor, cake, colors, etc.) and eventually hand them over to Nicole or Kelley, and they will take care of it.

** WEEK 2 WEIGH IN RESULTS ** Congratulations to .... KLC77 (Kelly) -2.597% !!!! (she's baaaaaaaaack ... ) jkcz0702 (Jennifer) -2.589% LALA (Kate) -2.507% jpitts78 (Joanne) -2.442% mummergirl (Lisa) -2.410% Kathie -2.273% SBlake (Sarah) -1.773% jrodsgirl (Rosel) -1.576% hillary1 -1.550% jessygrl75 (Jessica) -1.429% Morgan -1.325% amyrak (Amy) -0.888% EricaG -0.799% Becksy (Erin) -0.561% DanielleNDerek -0.362% Christy335 0.000% yamille 0.000% Christine 0.102% amesharpe (Amy) 0.288% TA Jill 0.342% SgtPepperette (Melissa) 0.612% carly <didn't receive anything> Dlyteful (Davina) <didn't receive anything> JulieG <didn't receive anything> NotYourAverageDW (Sabrina) <didn't receive anything> Bisha (Sabina) <didn't receive anything - let me know she was out this week> For those of you that didn't send me your weigh-ins, remember that 2 weeks in a row of missing the weigh in (w/o giving us a legit excuse) gets you disqualified! Or is it just 2 weeks in general?

Thanks, ladies, for helping Jillian out ... selfishly I want her to have a kick-ass wedding, because we hope to be there! Jill is a good friend of ours, so I'm trying to help all I can ... but I'm not familiar with the RM at all.

these might help your hunt as well ... http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t14777 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t13834

Doing a really quick search (just like Lindsay did) for Caletas on this forum will give you so many pictures. Same with Dreams. There is a link to mine in my siggy.

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR I still have all of my PM abilities though. nanny-nanny-boo-boo

I still have all of my PM abilities though.

I pretty much can't do anything involving points under the vbPlaza Menu (lottery, donate, gifts, etc.).

d'oh! i'm a regular player - i'm addicted.

I just tried to go to the lottery - and it says I am not allowed.

Funny, I am good. I rarely shut down my computer or close the BDW screen so it's been on for a while if that makes any difference. Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan ok so it isn't just me. i suspected ann blocked my ability to send PMs somehow MWWAAHAHAHAHAH!

Ok ladies, we have a late entry to the competition! Christy335 just joined the forum and really wants to join BDW Biggest Loser 4 ... I told her she can, I hope that's ok! Basically she will send me her weight on Wed. and I will use that as her starting weight, and this week's weight. It will look like a 0% loss this week. Then she will be in line with everyone else. And she'll then really have 1 less week to lose her weight ... so she has to work extra hard! lol Welcome, Christy!

Right - budget is a huge factor. I bought mine at Belle Vie in Chicago, and I also went to White (they sell "once worn" or sample dresses).

that is true - well, they can come by but they (or someone!) need to pay for a day pass. no idea how much those are these days! but everyone in our group ended up booking at Dreams - other than 1 family that had 2 small children. they came to Dreams for the welcome dinner.

Morgan, you're kicking butt ... good work! You have some great ideas to stay more active. How did everyone do this weekend? It's so hard (for me anyway) to eat healthy on the weekends when we're usually out and about. Pizza for dinner last night!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan it's weird, i can see that post now. i guess you started to see i was on to you so you changed your options. i think there is an option to block a certain person's post from showing up. it might be one of the things you can buy that doesn't actually work. i spent a lot of points on stuff that didn't do anything. you got me! now i am curious about who you were blocking! Quote: Originally Posted by Kathie Do we have a final court on how many girls we have? good question. and here's the answer ... as of right now, there are 25 girls signed up (list below). however, i still need 3 more payments to clear from girls on this list before they're "officially" in - so the jackpot is currently sitting at $330. but assuming those payments clear, we will have a jackpot of $375 here is the list of participants ... amesharpe (Amy) amyrak (Amy) Becksy (Erin) Bisha (Sabina) carly Christine DanielleNDerek Dlyteful (Davina) EricaG hillary1 jessygrl75 (Jessica) jkcz0702 (Jennifer) jpitts78 (Joanne) jrodsgirl (Rosel) JulieG Kathie KLC77 (Kelly) LALA (Kate) Morgan mummergirl (Lisa) NotYourAverageDW (Sabrina) SBlake (Sarah) SgtPepperette (Melissa) TA Jill yamille

Quote: Originally Posted by KCHISM I was wondering if anyone is thinking of having their guests go to the Rhythm of the Night show after their ceremony and dinner? We are having a small wedding 15-20ppl. I thought it would be fun entertainment for the wedding guests but I'm not sure if we should or not. Any imput? I haven't heard of anyone doing this on here, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been done! But not sure the timing would work out - but I've never been to the show, so I guess I don't know. I just know that the fire dancers, if you have them, come over after the show, which is at the end of the reception. Maybe if you skipped the reception and hurried through dinner you could make it? Not sure. Quote: Originally Posted by abandcraig A question for all you you upcoming (and past) las Caletas brides. I just made the decision to get married there as well - we are putting the deposit down on Monday. However, now we may have to change our hotel choice. Where are all of you having guest stay at? We were going to stay at Barcelo Mismoloya but are now concerned that it might be too far to town (for those that want to venture in) and then the ride to the marina would be quite long from what I hear. Just wanted to get some advise from some other brides. I want to get everything booked now! We are learning heavily towards an all-inclusive but I think we are still open to any suggestions. We think we will have about 40 people and the hotel has to allow children. Thanks so much for your help!! We, and the majority of our guests stayed at Dreams.

OOOHHHH - I am so excited for you! You will LOVE the Marriott, it was amazing. If you want a fun and yummy desert, get the s'mores at the Grand Wailea next door. So simple, but they were so good!

thank you! we think she's pretty darn beautiful as well. ahhhh - i remember this place so well! this is what it looked like when we were there, i think they only had the infinity pool left, and maybe some rooms. we had some legal wedding pics done in front of that pond, then the ceremony on the grass overlooking the ocean. everyone was SO nice!

This is where we spent most of our honeymoon, and had our legal wedding. A link to my review and probably some pics are in my siggy!