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hahaha...I swear Ann and I don't miss an opportunity to spread the Caletas love...so funny!

Welcome! Of course I'm going to suggest Las Caletas but I'm a little biased...lol. Their planners actually are American but live in PV. In any event you'll get more than enough advice here. Happy planning! Just in case: Puerto Vallarta Wedding Planner for Mexico Destination Weddings

Quote: Originally Posted by sanchez0014 I've also heard great things about Barcelona Tapas. I'm actually having my welcome dinner there. Get out! It will be quite memorable, to this day my guests talk about the WD as much as the wedding. Have you been in touch with Bill? My brother designed a contract for him to use for future welcome dinners...wonder if he's using it? lol

Yes!! Barcelona Tapas. I should be getting paid for all the PR I do for them, lol, but honestly they have killer food and spectacular views. Best food I've had in PV yet. Go just before dusk so you catch the sunset. Once it's dark you see the fireworks shows too, it's breathtaking up there. Make sure to have a few tequila creams for me )

Beautiful! The pin matches to a tee )

I don't remember fifteen but I do vaguely recall Welcome freshman. I know what you mean about wanting soooo bad to be in high school. Head of the class used to do that to me!!

I guess you can do it both ways? When we were eating at Mammee Bay there was a reception next to us (a small one) but there were two tables. But what the heck do I know, I'm not a RIU bride I just horn in on your threads...lmao!

I love love. Thanks for so candidly sharing your joy and your pain. Life isn't easy but it's a hell of a lot more pleasant with true love by your side. I wish health to your families and a happy marriage to you both. Peace and blessings to you )

Awww Kash you look amazing, you should be very happy with your photos. I love the black and white with the colored flowers...nice! They're all nice, you know what I mean.

I'm glad you found a place for your doggie...that would have freaked me out too! Have a fabulous wedding )

Sweet...C&O's is Will's sweet spot too. Anywhere that gives massive portions of pasta is great with him. So you, me, Drea, Jen, and Kash are out here.....I'm forgetting people?

Yay! I say guys too (unless anyone is opposed). If Erik goes then Will surely will go...he just won't want to be the only guy - been down that road before..lol Definitely a Friday or Saturday, right? Those work best for me & hopefully for everyone else. And yes everyone and anyone is invited for sure!! Let's try a date in August or September at the latest. Are we still cool with C&O's by the beach in Marina del Rey/Venice? Any other suggestions?

Oh yeah...MMC was cool! I was a member..haha, it cost like $15 and I had to save my money to join. I got a membership card and a bunch of garbage, ha! Kids Inc. was one of my childhood favorites too! It had a bunch of kids that grew up to be famous - Jennifer Love Hewitt, Fergie, Rahsaan Patterson, that Martika girl but I don't know what happened to her? You can't do that on television came on Nickelodeon and was a kids variety sketch show. It was pretty darn funny too.

Once you said Carrusel it all came back...un carrusel de ninos, un carrusel de amor...LOL I do remember Quincenera, funny. My friend just told me XuXa posed in Spanish Playboy....I didn't know that! Okay how about You Can't do that on television or Kids Incorporated? Anyone remember those? A few stars came out of those shows.

OMG!!! Carrusel...that's it!!! I don't believe you found that!! That clip almost made me cry, it makes me feel so little. Awww thanks Amy!! And yes Xu Xa was so fun, look what I found: YouTube - Xuxa Park España, Danz do Paloe

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulaV Mexico City. Very cool. Okay, I have a 80's Mexican televison question for you & Amy. Did you guys used to watch Carnival? I don't know if I'm spelling it right, but we used to watch that show after school, it was like a novela for kids...hahaha we learned a lot of Spanish from that show...lol And we used to watch Xu Xa? I know I'm spelling that wrong, but she was hot and had a talk show...so funny. Please tell me you remember those Hey it's not Carnival it's Carousel....or something like that?

From what I saw at Mammee Bay it is a 8 person table, no big long one.

Quote: Originally Posted by AmyInMI Thanks for all of the advice guys!! You are all so AWSOME!! I plan to talk it over with our parents and then go from there. I also do not think it will affect any of the wedding planning at Dreams, but thanks for pointing that out Debs, I never thought about that. I was also wondering for those of you who bought your dress, once you bought it did it make everything seem so much more real? I have been so giddy about this wedding since I bought my dress. Maybe it is because my mom was here for 4 days and we got some things accomplished for the wedding, or maybe because we decided on and confirmed our resort, but I am really getting geeked!! We did ours in CA 2 weeks before Mexico, really only because we wanted the marriage license for our honeymoon perks at both resorts..lol (FYI - Dreams required a copy before they would decorate the room, give us the special dinner, etc. The RIU Ocho Rios did not.) Also we wanted to relax when we got to Mexico and not run around to get the paper/bloodwork done. (and they don't take blood in CA - woohoo!) As for the dress, I didn't take mine home until less than a week before I left for the wedding so while it seemed more real, I didn't have long to mull over it. When I brought it home FI was gone so I hung it up and stared at it until just before he got home. I didn't see it again until I got to Mexico and showed my friends.

Tres leches is this super moist kind of white cake. It's called tres leches (3 milks) because it is made with milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk. You basically let the cake absorb the milks. It tastes pretty much like vanilla and is soooooooo good. Tara if you get the white cake at Las Caletas that is what you'll have - well unless you request something else. I make my own but it's never as good as the bakery...of course!

Quote: Originally Posted by akh i didn't intend on it originally, but at the last minute (at the advice of miss Jamy) I did bring a 2nd dress to the wedding. i changed into it way into the evening, about 20 min before the boat left. i didn't want to - but i wasn't feeling well, and was a little warm. it was a white sundress-like dress, came to about the knee. it was nothing like my wedding dress! you've probably seen a zillion pics of me in my wedding dress - there are some in my siggy. but here is one in my "other" dress later in the evening http://www.leighmillerphotography.co...urce/1242.html (guest/herrick) Guilty as charged, lol. I also love to dance and knew I would get hot fast in my formal gown - and I did! I brought one just in case I was really hot and I was so glad I had the option to change. It was a white cotton halter dress with a handkerchief hem, also came to about the knee. Super simple and lightweight. Maybe get something inexpensive and bring it in case you get to a point where you want to change?

Cool...where did you grow up?

Good find, I wish I knew about it for my bm's...they went out to Pinole!

Quote: Originally Posted by Waiting_for_Sunshine I have read so many mixed reviews on the food at the Barcelo. Nothing else is really bothering- ie. it being outdated, but I do want to have good food at an AI. I just don't want to pay for 11 days worth of food that I think isn't very good, then end up eating out every day. Does anyone have an opinion on their food? You know what? That was my friend's only complaint when she stayed there. She didn't get ill (but I read about that online too) but she did say it really sucked, even the Mexican food. I think she said breakfast was the best. She said it is beautiful though, but when there are so many good AI's in PV with great food it's kind of hard to justify.

Heidi is on it!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry guys...my little cousins myspace me like 3 of these a day! ♥January♥ 1. Who kissed you on new years? DH when he was FI 2. Did you have a new year's resolution this year? nope 3. Does it snow where you live? no, probably not in 300 years 4. Do you like hot chocolate? yes 5. Have you ever been to Times Square to watch the ball drop? never been to Times Square for anything ♥FEBRUARY♥ 1. Who was your Valentine? Will 2. When you were little did you buy Valentine's for the whole class? usually 3. Do you care if the groundhog sees its shadow or not? I don't follow that 4. Is Valentine's Day the only cool thing about February? No way! The annual Bob Marley Day Festival is in February, it way tops Valentines's Day! ♥MARCH♥ 1. Are you Irish? nope 2. Do you wear green every Year on St.Patricks day? nope 3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2007? Made enchiladas and drank Guiness at home 4. Are you happy when winter is pretty much over? there are no seasons here...sniffle ( ♥APRIL♥ 1. Do you like the rain? yes! 2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year? no 3. Do you get tons of candy on Easter? as a kid 4. Do you celebrate 4/20? earth day is everyday...hehehe 5. Do you love the month of april? sure ♥MAY♥ 1. What is your favorite flower? anything orange 3. Finish the phrase "April showers...": bring may flowers 4. Do you celebrate May 16th: National Piercing Day? never heard of it but maybe I will next time 5. Is May anything special to you yes! cinco de mayo, parents' anniversary, nothing bad has ever happened to me in May....I love May ♥JUNE♥ 1. What year did/will you graduate from high school? 1997 2. Did you do anything fun during this month? Hell yes, I got married!!!! 3. Have a favorite baseball team? Oakland A's baby!! ♥JULY♥ 1. What did you do on the Fourth of July? grilled out at home 2. Are you going on any vacations during this month? no 3. Do you blast the A/C all day? pretty much ♥AUGUST♥ 1. Are you doing anything special at the end of your summer? getting ready to get married....again 2. What was your favorite summer memory of '06? Our annual kickass BBQ @ the park 3. Did you have a sunburn? no 4. Did you go to the pool a lot? yes ♥SEPTEMBER♥ 1. Will you be attending college/school? no 2. Who/was is your favorite teacher? Ms. Proehl, she was 25 and taught us how to prevent hangovers in 11th grade..lol 3. Do you like fall better than summer? depends where I am ♥OCTOBER♥ 1. What was your last Halloween costume? playboy bunny 2. What is your favorite candy? See's Candy 3. Whos birthday is this Month? Jordyn & Vanessa 4. What was your favorite thing about this month? I got a lot of wedding planning done ♥NOVEMBER♥ 1. Whose house do you go to for Thanksgiving? Mine..I cook for everyone I know with no family in L.A. - there are a lot of us! 2. Did you know GoofyAuctions.com was started this month? no, it sounds goofy 3. What are you thankful for? mi familia 4. Do you love stuffing? mmmm...cornbread stuffing...mmmm ♥DECEMBER♥ 1. Do you celebrate Christmas? yep 2. What is December 1st, 2007? no idea 3. Have you ever been kissed under the mistletoe? yes 4. Get anything special last year? a diamond ring 5. What do you want this year? to be somewhere so cold we can't BBQ Christmas dinner for a change 6. Do you like cold weather? yes 7. HAVE YOU EVER LICKED A FROSTED POLE AND GOT STUCK no because I've watched A Christmas Story my whole life