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very nice, makes me wish we had done an engagement session.

Fantastic! I love the group shot, I wish I had one of those! You look stunning! Good Job Nathaniel!

We were married at The Gallery Inn, which btw I would never recommend, on Norzaguray St. Since many of the streets are blue the picture will be easy to recreate. Our El Morro shots were taken by a friend several days after the wedding. The fort closes at 5:00 so no sunset pics unless you are outside. There is a small gift shop outside the gates with a restroom and also several turrets if you want to change there. I would suggest all your biggest guy friends stand in front of the opening to shield you .

Fun! Work forgot my DH also so now he is jealous!

Welcome Cindy!

Welcome and Congratulations!

I saw this on Martha and just had to post. I am buying the ingredients Friday and trying it out. Mexican Chocolate-Pudding-Filled Cupcakes Makes about 1 1/2 dozen 2 1/2 cups cake flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 ounces unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup egg yolks 1 cup milk, warmed 2 1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Mexican Chocolate Pudding Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Gold petal dust (optional) Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees with rack set in center. Line 18 standard-size muffin cups with paper liners; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add butter and mix until well incorporated. Mix together milk and vanilla in a small bowl. With the mixer running, add milk mixture in three additions, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Add egg yolks and mix until well combined. Fill prepared muffin cups 1/2 full with batter. Transfer to oven and bake until cakes spring back when lightly touched, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cupcakes cool slightly in their tins before transferring to a refrigerator. Refrigerate cupcakes until chilled. Using a 1-inch round biscuit cutter, cut a small hole in the center of each cupcake, pushing cutter down about 2/3 of the way and using a twisting motion to release cake; reserve scraps. Fill hole with pudding and cover with scraps to enclose. Place buttercream in a pastry bag fitted with a star tip (such as Ateco #822). Pipe frosting in a zigzag pattern across the top of each cupcake. Sprinkle with gold petal dust, if desired. Serve. Mexican Chocolate Pudding Makes enough for 15 cupcakes 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 3/4 tablespoons cornstarch 3 tablespoons sugar 1 pinch salt 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 egg yolks 1 cup milk 3 ounces Mexican chocolate, chopped 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 1/2 teaspoons unsalted butter Directions Place cocoa powder, cornstarch, sugar, salt, heavy cream, egg yolks, milk, and chocolate in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until mixture comes to a boil and begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer set over a medium bowl; discard solids. Immediately stir in butter and vanilla until well combined. Place plastic wrap directly on surface of pudding to prevent a skin from forming. Transfer pudding to a refrigerator until chilled, about 4 hours. Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Makes enough for 15 cupcakes 2 cups sugar 1 cup egg whites (about 6 large) 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 16 ounces dark chocolate, melted and cooled slightly Directions Place sugar and egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer set over (but not touching) a pan of simmering water. Whisk constantly until mixture is heated and sugar is dissolved. Attach bowl to an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and continue whisking until cooled and stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. With the mixer running, add butter, one piece at a time, until completely incorporated. Continue whisking until a light, fluffy cream has formed. Stir in chocolate until well combined.

Rebecca, You are beautiful! I specifically looked for your pics since I knew I missed your big day. Looks like everything was great, congratulations.

I was married in PR, not all inclusive. My guests stayed about a week and spent around $2000 each for airfare, hotel, excursions, meals, alcohol,etc. We paid for two dinners and two excursions, airfare for parents, groomsmen outfits and OOT bags. Needless to say, we tried to keep expenses low for our guests.

Planner: A+ for Anibal, C for the company overall. I cannot say enough about Anibal. He arranged for our transportation to and from the Demographic Registry, collected the needed documents for the wedding license, translated for us and also arranged the hairstylist. If we had found him sooner, we would have had him do so much more. Anibal even showed up on the day of the wedding to make sure his referred vendor was on time and to wish us a happy wedding. He was very good at communication and easy to talk to. We never were pressured and he had many ideas. That being said, Anibal has left WedAffair to start his own company in Orlando and the staff that has replaced him has been horrible. Daphne was supposed to send the license to us and has failed to do so. She has made many excuses and even recently said it was not part of the service, even though I have it in writing and also have an email from her confirming this was included in our original fee! Daphne has also not refunded a service we did not use and said she is not going to. When we put a dispute in on the credit card, she became very defensive and claimed she was sending a check all along. Mind you we have emails from her saying she was not doing this. Anibal Torres WedAffair - Index Hair stylist: A Caridad Vidro, independent artist. Caridad was reffered by WedAffair. She was prompt, quick and very professional. She was also very calm even though I was half and hour late. Caridad came to my hotel and did my hair and my MOH’s hair. She was able to do it exactly as we asked. MOH’s hair never holds but it stayed all night long. She also does make-up and told us she works on Puerto Rican television shows doing hair and make-up. [email protected] or 787.449.3333 Site: F-The Gallery Inn I have put off writing the review because I was and am so angry with The Gallery Inn. Michael and I found The Gallery Inn online in 2007 when we first started planning the wedding. I emailed twice requesting a site visit and received no response. In March of 2007, we visited while in San Juan even though I had not received confirmation of a site visit. We were able to wander the property however no staff offered to assist us and Jan (the owner) was present but also ignored us. Even though there was no welcome, I LOVED the place and had that warm fuzzy feeling. I chalked up the response to them being busy setting up for a corporate dinner. Michael and I returned home and started trying to make it happen. My emails were still ignored so we called the front desk. We were told that email was the preferred method of contact and given a personal email address to use in lieu of the Inn’s email. Our initial banquet supervisor assured us that no budget was too small (we were hoping to work with $5000 for no more than 50 people). We reviewed the banquet menu, made selections within the budget, etc. We declined wedding cake and asked for coconut ice cream like what is found all over San Juan in the street carts. We had a date in mind, a Thursday, which would leave the weekend free for other events. Based on their suggestion, we also chose a classical guitarist for a fee of $450. Then, no news or responses. Several emails and calls later, we contact Jan, the owner and are told that this other woman no longer works for the inn. Ok, we are upset that we were not contacted but Jan assures us that all is well, our date is still available and yes she can produce this event for around $4500. A new person, Jan’s granddaughter will now be in charge of our wedding. So, things seem to be back on track. We start all over because there is no record of our previous conversations with the other banquet manager. Again, we are assured that things are great, the small budget is fine. So we are now working with JanMarie who was very good about communication. JanMarie informed us that it will be no problem to get the ice cream I want but the classical guitarist is no longer available because the man is not reliable and the inn is no longer working with them. JanMarie instead offered a trio for the same price. So after working out all the details-location, food, drinks, music, etc a contract is sent to us for an estimated 50 people. All that was left to do was give the final head count which we agreed to do by April 26th. JanMarie asked for a fifty percent deposit and then the final bill would be decided based on the actual amount of people. Well, a month prior to the wedding, we sent the final headcount as agreed. We then receive a new contract that was significantly more than anticipated and no longer had the trio. We call, and Jan informs us that the previous contract was wrong and should not have included the alcohol bill nor would there be a reduction in cost for the final head count of 31 people. We argued based on the contract and all the emails we had that explicitly stated alcohol, decorations, food, ceremony, etc were included in the cost. Jan said “No, this is not correct†and that she would not honor the contract. The kicker, JanMarie was no longer working for the company. According to Jan, JanMarie and one of the musicians from the trio ran off together. So, the new cost is much higher than our budget will allow, our planner is gone, and the musicians no longer available. I email Jan directly imploring her to reconsider. Jan calls Michael asking why I am so upset, DUH, I explained that with a month to go until my wedding I can no longer afford my venue. More emails, we try to press the contract and Jan gets nasty. Michael and I look at other venues but don’t feel we can pull it off with so little time. I call Jan myself to acquiesce and pay for the venue. Jan was so nasty to me, she belittled me for being unhappy with the price, refused to honor the original contract, and even said “well, I am not lowering the price. I will have you know that a chair at my table starts at $100, I can take the seven year olds chair away if like to reduce costsâ€. I hadn’t asked for a reduction in price, I had merely pointed out that three of my guests were children and would not be drinking alcohol (she wanted $25 an hour for an open bar). The seven year old in question is my daughter! I told Jan that the seven year old most certainly would have a seat. I hung up so upset and shaking after the conversation. I didn’t want to make waves before the wedding becuase I did not want Jan to ruin my day so after some consultation with my BDW friends, I decided to push the contract after the wedding. So wedding day, the location was beautiful but sparsely decorated. See Pictures. At the rehearsal Jan again made mention of my “cheapnessâ€. Whatever. I was also admonished for reducing our stay at the inn from two nights to one. We did this due to our budget, we were already paying the reduced rate of $350 a night for our room at the inn. Dinner was fantastic thanks to her chef however she used a child waiter and did not have the coconut ice cream. This was never an option, all communication including the rehearsal mandated the coconut ice cream. Instead we were served vanilla. Also, my guests were to have appetizers and open bar for pina coladas and wine. They “ran out†of pina coladas for over an hour, the wine was tighter to get than my size three jeans and the appetizers were gone before most people saw them. I also myself saw staff drinking the wine that I was later charged for. The staff also quickly cleared the tables and many of my guests felt rushed away. All of the place cards were thrown away so none of my guests were able to take them with them. The next day, my bill was even HIGHER as I was charged for several things I should not have been. I argued, was told nothing could be done and so I left. We emailed and called trying to get a refund and were ignored. I now need to dispute the charges with my CC card. Overall, a very nasty taste was left in my mouth. There were some other small things but I think the general picture is clear. I have threads on the delays and also the contract issues when they first started. Musician: A Jimi Velazquez, quatro player, guitar and classical musician. Jimi has a large range and is the one who suggested the song I decided to walk down the aisle to-El Viejo San Juan. Jimi played all the songs we asked him to and also added many Puerto Rican favorites. He is also one of the featured musicians for the Puerto Rican Music Festival each year. Music is important to Michael and I so we were glad to find Jimi. Jimi was also quite fun and wanted to party all night long! His fees were reasonable though he did charge us to attend the rehearsal. Untitled Document More to come soon....

Glenda I am totally bitching with you! For the past month I have been looking for a job in the town I recently moved to. Mind you it is a city, I have a Masters degree and five years experience and I was just finally hired yesterday! Yes my husband is working but between my student loans, cc debt, wedding debt, rent, utilities, his car payment, his student loan debt, groceries, and the move we are flat broke! Since it took so long, I will have to put my daughter's back to school clothes, supplies and the first month of day care on credit. GRRR!

El Morro is right around the corner from El Convento. If you want to take pics outside there is no charge. There are still many walls and turrets you can have in the background as well as the ocean and cemetary. I totally recommend it. I actually just brought my dress and changed there. I also brought along a kite and we got some great shots on the lawn. If you aren't afraid of pigeons, las parque de palomas is down the street and could make for some artistic shots.

Welcome! I love the Porta Del Sol region of PR! There are so many areas that would be fantastic for a wedding in that area.

Oh how I have missed this thread. When I saw the update in my email I just had to log onto the forum!

Ladies, the Eden dress and Mary's dress are both still available. I sold my TTD dress already. As for the first dress and a better pic, my camera still has not been unpacked so I would suggest going to the website if you need pics now.

Ok, I have again been MIA for a bit but my goodness! 31000 posts and a new format, there are so many things flashing at me I'm lookin at the ads instead of the posts! I don't think I'll be able to catch up this time!

Hi, there are a few brides getting married in PR. I think I am the only active bride to be married in PR, I was just married June 26th. I don't know about El Conquistador. I was married at The Gallery Inn in Old San Juan. The weather is beautiful in April. No storms to worry about, a balmy 85 degrees most days. I used WedAffair for several things and LOVED Annibel. He took care of my paperwork, transported FI and I to the Demographic Registry for the license, and arranged my hairstylist. Again, I loved Caridad who did my hair. PM me if you have any questions. I will post a complete review soon.

I got mine today! Thank you Amanda (amandalovesryan)! I am watching Love in the Afternoon as I type. Amanda added to my Audrey collection ( I adore Audrey Hepburn) and also bought me the Kite Runner and a cute book with love sayings.

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome Christine!

There is a box on the bottom of the page under user cp that says latest reputation points. It is directly under the box of threads you are subscribed to. When someone has repped you,it will list the person's user and the thread. You can then click on it to read the point. Christi, I added to your reputation so you should be able to see it now.

There is a box on the bottom of the page under user cp that says latest reputation points. When someone has repped you,it will list the person's user and the thread. You can then click on it to read the point.

Thank you all. The sad thing is last night new hubby and I spent our first night seperated. I still live two hours away from him and won't move to Rochester until August due to my job and day care

Penmarie, can you please take a picture of your furbaby with dreds or a rasta hat? It would mean so much to Morgan!

Thanks ladies, when I think of sexy TTD pics I think of Kelly and Everett! They still top my list of all time steamy action! Mel, yours are pretty steamy too.