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Hello, welcome to the forum! I'm getting married at dreams cancun! Jill(JSFNIXON) is also looking at Dreams Cancun, I'm not sure if she made her final decision yet. There are some pictures in the Riviera Maya thread and I also posted some menus & stuff yesterday, I think under general wedding info. If you pm me your email address I can forward all the stuff I have to you, I just emailed it yesterday to the other Jill, so I can just forward them on to you. Let me know. Good Luck with planning!

This is some information that the WC at Dreams Cancun had sent to me regarding sample reception menus, photo packages, & video packages. I know most people are bringing their own photographer, but I figured I'd post them anyway in case they can help someone. ACTUAL WEDDINGS MENUS RECEPTION FOR 2007.doc Photo Packages Marlene Dreams Cancun 2006.doc

Thanks for the tip Tammy! I think this would be nice because you'll be able to see it all the time. I thought about the plate too, but I'm not sure where I'd put it.

Has anyone done or thought about doing the matte frame with your picture in the middle and people sign all around it on the matte? does that make any sense? I was thinking of doing this.

Welcome Mel! I'm sure you'll find lots of helpful information!

You must be so excited!! I can't wait until I only have 6 weeks to go, it seems so far away! I don't really have any advice for you, I just started planning, but I'm sure you will get a lot of great tips from everyone, everyone is very helpful!

Jill, I'm all about keeping this simple and stress free! Nope, I'm not going down beforehand, I don't care too much about the cake or flowers either, but the photographer is important. When I look at the packages, most of the things included I do want, so even if I got the package and had the resort photographer and my own, that would probably be okay, I'd have lots of pictures!

I was wondering about the same thing with guest count, we're not going to have a ton of people, but I think its going to be tight coming in under the 20 ppl mark. We'll see, I guess I don't have to decide right now, I'll look around and try to find information on everything on my own and then if I need a package I'll take one.

Tammy, those are super cute, I love them! Where'd you find the pics?

I debated over doing the 7 night stay just to get the free package or staying 5 nights and just paying for the package, because it works out to about the same cost and I want us to be able to go somewhere else for our honeymoon and theres no way I'm going to be able to take more than two weeks off, so I had to keep that in mind. So I'm staying in cancun for 5 nights, and then we'll be off to whereever, haven't decided that yet. I am trying to keep things simple, hmmm, I don't know!

Ann & Sarah, my mom had that tape when I used to live at home and I used to do all the time and I lOVED it! Oh and I hear you on the sore thing, I remember when I used to do her tapes that I could barely sit on the toilet, thats how bad my butt hurt, and every other muscle in my body!! Its funny that you brought this up because I was just thinking of asking my mom if she still had it so I could steal it. I think they're may even be two videos, I think my mom had the second one, not sure, I'll have to check. I really like to feel something after a workout so I know its doing something.

the dreams of love package was my original choice, but I really want the mariachi or the trio, so with the cost of that added in, it's almost the same as the ultimate package, which has a couple of other additions as well. Decisions, decisions! I wasn't originally going to do the dinner either, just a cocktail hour and then go to dinner, but when I figured out the price of the cocktail hour, it was going to be almost just as much as the package that included dinner, so I figured why not just do that. I don't know, I'm so awful with making decisions!

Welcome to the forum! I've heard great things about El Dorado, I'm sure you'll find lots of helpful information on the forum!

Ann & Tammy, this is probably a dumb question, I'm sure I've seen it somewhere on here, but are you staying at the same place where you are having your weddings?

Tammy that's actually not a bad idea, I'll have to check out my gyms schedule to see what they have for later classes, motivating myself to leave the house in this awful cold weather will probably be the hardest part. Ann, I'm so not a morning person, I actually started taping all of the workout shows on tv, with our dvr and was planning to do them in the mornings, but about a week ago our dogs ate the remote and we haven't got a new one yet, so that's the end of that idea for now!

Welcome to the forum!! You will find so much helpful information here. Tell us a little bit about what is important to you in a resort and we can better direct you. I'm getting married in Cancun, there a tons of cabo brides, and also riviera maya and puerta vallarta brides, so everyone can give you tons of advice.

I am trying to decide between the three packages that dreams offers for weddings. Did most of you choose a package, or did you get the minimum package and then do everything else on your own? I just can't for the life of me figure out which one would be best for us. I've been looking at what's different about each one and the costs and I honestly think that the differences in price don't seem that bad, so I was going to go with the most expensive one, because it includes either the trio or mariachi and obviously a bunch of other stuff. I posted the three choices below, maybe that will help. I'll stop rambling now! 2007 “Dreams Wedding in Paradise Package†Reservation of a ‘Honeymoon Suite’ or higher category for a minimum of 7 nights stay is required for this complimentary package. This package is not combinable with the Eternity honeymoon package If you don’t qualify for this package, the selling price will be $ 699 USD The packages apply also for Vow Renewal Includes: •Service of Judge or Minister •Wedding Organization and personalization of our Wedding coordinator •Preferential Location of the room in the category reserved •Preparation and ironing of the wedding dress and grooms tuxedo/suit •Complimentary room for the groom the night before the wedding (based on availability) •Use of the Wedding Gazebo located in front of the ocean •Bride`s Bouquet •Boutonniere for the groom •Wedding cake and one bottle of sparkling wine for up to 10 guests •Special turn down service at night •10% discount on all Spa treatments (product purchases not included) •Honeymoon Package (Bottle of Domestic Champagne, Fruit Basket, Flower Petals) •Late check-out for Bride and Groom (based on availability) Restrictions/exclusions: Subject to Availability Occupancy for Double Only 2007 “Dreams of Love Package†The selling price of this package is $1500 USD Includes: •Services of the Judge or Minister •Wedding Organization and personalization of our Wedding Coordinator •Preferential location of the room in the category reserved •Preparation and ironing of the Wedding dress and grooms tuxedo/suit •Complimentary room for the groom the night before the wedding (based on availability) •Use of the Wedding Gazebo located in front of the Ocean •Bride’s Bouquet •4 boutonnieres/Corsages for the bride, groom and witnesses •Natural Floral Centerpiece for Brides dinner table •Wedding cake and one bottle of sparkling wine for 20 guests •One hour Silver cocktail party with Hors D`Oeuvres •Special Silver Wedding Dinner party (maximum 20 guests staying at the hotel) •Special turn down service •24 Full color photos (5x7) •Bride`s hairstyling for ceremony •Make-up application for bride •10% discount on all Spa Treatments (Products not included) •Honeymoon Package (Bottle of Domestic Champagne, Fruit Basket, Flower Petals) •Late check-out for bride and groom (based on availability) Restrictions/exclusions: Subject to Availability Occupancy for Double Only 2007 ‘Dreams Ultimate Package’ The selling price of this package is $ 2400 USD Includes: •Services of the Judge or Minister •Wedding Organization and personalization of our Wedding Coordinator •Preferential location of the room in the category reserved •Preparation and ironing of the Wedding dress and grooms tuxedo/suit •Complimentary room for the groom the night before the wedding (based on availability) •Use of the Wedding Gazebo located in front of the Ocean •4 boutonnieres/Corsages for the bride, groom and witnesses •Natural Floral Centerpiece for Brides dinner table •Wedding cake and one bottle of sparkling wine for 20 guests •Special turn down service •Additional decoration for the ceremony •Upgraded Bride's Bouquet •Natural floral table bouquet for ceremony •Caribbean or Mariachi Music Trio (45 minutes) •24 Full color photos (6x instead of (5x7) •Wedding Photo Album •Video of the ceremony (15 minutes, unedited) •Special Gold Wedding Dinner party (maximum 20 guests staying at the hotel) •One Hour Gold Private cocktail party with Hors D’Oeuvres •Love Birds Spa Treatment (per couple) •Bride`s hairstyling for ceremony •Make-up application for bride •10% discount on all Spa Treatments (Products not included) •Honeymoon Package (Bottle of Domestic Champagne, Fruit Basket, Flower Petals) •Late check-out for bride and groom (based on availability) Restrictions/exclusions: Subject to Availability Occupancy for Double Only

I bought a treadmill a few months ago in hopes that it would motivate me to exercise more, its not working. Oh Tammy, I would defintely go to the gym if I had to come home to Marty! My problem with getting to the gym is that steve goes to bed so early because he has to get up so early, so if I go to the gym after work, by the time I get home, he'll be in bed and I'll never see him. I even got up early this morning when he left the house, he was like what are you doing, why are you out of bed, I said I'm going to go use the treadmill. Well I got down to the treadmill and I looked over at the computer and I said, email sounds better. He's going to yell at me later!

I think we all have the same problem with self motivation, I've been paying $50 a month for my gym membership and haven't been to the gym since March! What a waste of money! I like group classes too, the rest of the stuff I can't keep myself motivated to do.

Kash, Tomorrow is a new day, at least that's what I tell myself when I self destruct! It will be so worth it when we all look & feel great in our wedding dresses! What happens to me (I know this sounds strange) but one week a month I am the same as you, sooo hungry, nothing fills me up, and then I have a couple of weeks where I can be disciplined with my eating and then my period week is the week I am usually not very hungry at all, and then the cycle starts again, probably why I'm so hungry the first week, because I didn't feel like eating anything the last week. I don't know what my problem is!

I almost forgot to post today, since it was my weigh in day! Well, I lost 1.4 lbs., I was hoping for more since it was my first week, but looking back on the weekend, I'll take the 1.4 I'm going to start doing fridays instead, so I'll have two weigh ins this week. I can't wait to hit 10 lbs, then it will feel more real.

I just checked them out, I love them, and if I don't do the bottle ones I actually found another one I really liked, thanks again!

Welcome Kellie! You know the best thing about this site, besides all the great advice and ideas, is that no one on here ever gets sick of hearing you talk about your wedding! I love it!

I haven't decided yet on my decor, but I want to keep it simple and cheap. I definetly want fuschia, but haven't totally decided on the other colors, I'm thinking either a bright orange, maybe some white. any ideas?

I actually decided on 3 for our ceremony, they said sunset was around 530, so I figured a half an hour for all of the ceremony stuff, I can do the cocktail hour til 430 and then do some pictures, or even a little before that. Just my luck someone will spill something on my dress!