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You look beautiful!!! I am so glad it worked out for you. Maybe brides seeing this will realize the Boycott is really not worth it.

No problem, I am just trying to make room. Thanks

I still have these items for sale if anyone is interested.

Quote: Originally Posted by carly Do you have sizes of the manzanita branches? I am making mobiles for our nieces and nephews for Christmas and they might be perfect... They are around 3 feet but if you need them shorter you can cut them down a little.

Quote: Originally Posted by destination Are they meant to be hanging lanterns or oculd they possibly be set on tables? I'm thinking this could be the start of a cheap centerpiece to bring to DW. They are so overpriced at my resort I want to bring my own! They are 8 inch in diameter and they hang.

My suggestion would be just do it. Don't plan ahead with the wc. Plan it when you get down there. They will accommodate large groups if you plan ahead a day or 2 in advance when you get there. Understand the wc are not part of the resort and sometimes do not know all the rules. Good luck.

I pm'ed you.

I am cleaning out my wedding room and have a few things I am looking to sell. The prices do not include shipping. Please pm me if you are interested. I have 23 red 5 x 7 picture frames. 13 of them I used as table names but the sign can be taken out and 10 have not been opened and are still in the packaging. I am looking for $1.25 for the opened ones and $1.75 for the ones still in packaging or $30 for all of them. I have 10 battery operated lanterns from B, B, and B. I got them for $20 but will sell them for $12. I have 5 spools of ribbon. 2 blue and 3 ivory. $3 for all. I have a never used Belleek Cake topper. The model number is B2215. I am looking to sell it for $115 but will consider less. I have 3 Manzanita branches I am looking to sell. I used 5 to make a seating card tree for my AHR but it was a little big. I got the idea from a wish tree and hung a few crystals on it. I am looking for $25 for all 3. I have one white parasol for free. I got it from another bride on here so I am going to pass it on if anyone wants.

We are TTC as of this month. I have read TCOYF about 6 months ago and I think it should be basic reading in health class. I learnd so much from it and love it. I went off BC because it was making me sick. I had more side effects than it was helping. So I have been charting about 4 months. Good luck to all of you guys and happy babymaking!

Very cool picutres! and unique.

Quote: Originally Posted by BandE2008 Thanks for posting your review Its sooo nice to hear! I apprecaite what you said about the negativity and not getting caught up - its easy to do when there is a boycott on this very site even. It has definately stressed me out at times, but with 2 weeks left to go for me ... your review could not have come at a better time. Is there any way you can PLEASE PM me the sand ceremony wording you used (the one that made people cry!) hahaha. I just learnt we have to do our own sand ceremony, and I am soooo swamped with things to do, I am not sure I have a ton of free time to write one! If your willing to share, that would be soooo apprecaited. Thank you again. Your wedding looked beautiful and I am so glad to hear you had a lovely time! I will try to send it to you when I get home. I did get the script from someon on here. I think people were crying more at the Hands poem then the sand ceremony but it was fun anyway. I am not sure if you can still try to get the plastic mugs from ebay. I would try there and hope you could get them in the next week or so. Good luck.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dreamgirl08 EXCELLENT REVIEW!!!! THANK YOU SO SO.. MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE US BRIDES-2-B ALL OF THOSE JUICY DETAILS ON HOW YOUR WEDDING WENT. YOUR WEDDING PICS ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, I CAN JUST IMAGINE HOW GORGEOUS YOUR PRO PICS ARE GONNA BE. I LOVED YOUR DRESS, AND CAKE, & YOUR DH LOOKED EXTRA COOL IN HIS HAT. I'M SO GLAD THINGS WENT GREAT FOR YOU GUYS OUT THERE. AND I GUESS EVERY BRIDE HAS AT LEAST 1 ISSUE ARISE THROUGHOUT THEIR WEDDING. IT'S GREAT THAT YOU KEPT YOUR COOL THROUGH IT ALL. I'LL REMEMBER TO DO THE SAME below are my questions.. 1. I'm not 100% sure but I think Valeria had told me that I couldn't order my flowers from anywhere else besides their LOMAS TRAVEL SITE. How did you go about ordering yours, and are they expensive? How did you manage to take them back to the states and keep them fresh? 2. In regards to the OOT BAGS, when and how did you go about giving your guests their OOT BAGS? Is it possible to have the bags delivered to each of your guests rooms before they arrive? I'm thinking I can either give it to them during our little "informal meet & greet" at the beach bar, or just surprise them with one when they arrive to their rooms. Hmmm thanks Thanks. It took me a while to put down my thoughts. They are not real even though they feel and look real. I do have allergies and am allergic to some flowers. I did not have any issues with EDR about them. They did not offer a fake flower option so that may be why. You can have the bags delivered for a fee. We met everyone in the lobby when they arrived (or tried to) and gave them the bag then. Those we missed we gave it to them as soon as we saw them or at the meet and greet.

Those are really cute.

We had a meet and greet on Thursday at the beach bar, very informal. Just cocktails before dinner. Friday we had a welcome dinner at Fuentes which was the free dinner. The only thing I would have done differently is not listen to the negativity. It was perfect and amazing. Don't let it get you down. The on-site team were really great. I am a bit of a control freak so I mapped everything out, brought down my own decor and flowers etc. I am not sure if that helped but I knew what I wanted and they executed it well. Good luck.

I think they all do.

Here is my reivew. The short version : I loved it!!! Any questions, let me know. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t31913

The pictures look great! You sound like it was a blast, congrats!

I love this picture of my MOH and I: Dinner table: The cake: TTD: My AHR: Crystal name card tree for the AHR:

OOT Bags: A+ Everyone loved these and thought we were so considerate. The best thing I put in there was the travel mugs. Everyone used them, in the pool, at lunch etc. I bought them on ebay and decorated them myself with rub ons so each on was different. Everyone knew who was whose and that we were a group staying together. People had a lot of fun with the disposable cameras too. Shipping USPS: A I shipped 2 boxes down there for around $100 and everything arrived in one piece. We also carted stuff down with us and others so it would have been too much if I did not. I would definitely recommend it!!!!! Hotels.com: D- We booked our hotel in Fort Lauderdale before our cruise honeymoon and they lost our booking. They were not real helpful in find us a place to say but did refund our money. Will never use them again. Honeymoon cruise on Holland America: C- I could go on and on. We had a great time but would not recommend HAL to anyone. Short version: they canceled 2 of our ports for no good reason and our A/C did not work for 4 days. They did nothing for us. If anyone wants to hear me rant, pm me. I loved my wedding and had the time of my life. There was very little that went wrong and I was expecting much worse. The tiny things that did go wrong like the shuttle to take me to the ceremony was 10 minutes late…not a big deal. EDR did a great job and I hope that anyone considering this hotel picks it. If anyone has any questions, please let me know. This was only a small portion of what I could write. I am waiting on the professional photos but have some more non-pro picts if anyone is interested. The ceremony:

Dinner reception - Tuscanes: A- We enjoyed the location and the staff were excellent. But as soon as we got there the mosquitoes came out and ate us for dinner. It took a few minutes to get some bug spray so it was a little rough. We had the family style dinner and everyone enjoyed it. I will tell you, the drinks were flowing. The cake looked great and tasted pretty good. We brought our own IPod so I LOVED the music. My husband was thrown in the pool about half way through and ended up in his boxers. There is not a lot of breeze here so it was warm but we danced away anyway. Hair: A They did a great job going off my picture. Not 100% what I wanted but it did not move at all. It took about an hour and 15 minutes. Also, my MOH and I got a sky cabin massage in the morning which was very good too. TTD: A+ We did this the next day at the resort and loved it. I only have a few pictures from my mom who followed us so I am excited to see more. It was so much fun and our photographer loved the idea. I would recommend our photog. (Once I find out if I can put his info up here) He is a friend of the family and we had soooo much fun. I wore my dress, which happens to be my mom’s when she got married 5 years ago. She had fun too and did not mind at all what I was doing. My dress was filthy from the wedding and it actually washed it going into the water (ocean and pool). There does not seem to be any stains or issues with it. Destinationweddings.com: B- We had a rough start with them as our first agent sucked. I complained, spoke with the boss and got a much better agent. She was not always the cheapest but it was easier to deal with one person to organize everyone. I made sure I was in the loop with everything so I knew to follow up with people if the quotes were high. I had a hard time finding another travel agency who was willing to work with me and who was not boycotting EDR. Overall, because I am a control freak, everything worked out fine. Welcome dinner at Fuentes: B+ Food was decent but the pork was dry. We took up 3 large tables. Not much else to say about it.

Now that my AHR is done I can finally write my review. Here it is: El Dorado Royale: A++++++ I can not say enough good things about this resort. Anyone even considering it should absolutely not hesitate. We had 36 people including us with a variety of rooms. We stayed in a swim-up casita and loved it. We had an opportunity to upgrade for a small fee but chose not to. The room was spacious and loved the swim-up. We did get a noise complaint around 2 in the afternoon by someone when we had about 8 people there. We really were not that loud but I guess someone had a problem with us. So we took it to the bar and were fine. There was a problem with the toilet that was fixed quickly. Otherwise, I highly recommend it. We stayed in the 28 building and the only real drawback was there was a 10 minute walk to get any where. We did catch the shuttle sometimes but we did get a lot of exercise. The resort is large, there is no question but I loved it. We had enough space away from our guests. The resort was full but you barely noticed. Everyone loved there room and there were no complaints that were not dealt with quickly. The resort is well maintained, clean and everyone is friendly. The food ranged from good to excellent. There was a wide range of choices and we loved Kampai the best. I can go on and on…. Wedding coordinators PRE: B+ I planned my whole wedding over email, which can be hard to do. Valeria did a very good job but sometimes things were lost in translation. They were quickly fixed. I gave a B+ because they did change the photographer policy after I booked which I felt was bad business and should not apply to already booked guests. However, this did not effect me as we had a guest of our wedding as a photographer. Wedding coordinators On-site: A+ The on-site team did an amazing job. There were absolutely no issues that came up. I brought my own centerpieces and décor and they set it up exactly how I wanted it. The girls are so sweet and went out of their way for us. They even offered to buy my centerpieces afterwards. I was nervous about the blood test but the needles were new and it was very quick. Ceremony – Gazebo 55: A+ This is my favorite of all the gazebos. There was a nice breeze to keep everyone cool. My veil was blowing but we just switched sides so it wasn’t in my face. It made my veil and dress look great in the photos. I added the hands poem and the sand ceremony and I think I had about everyone crying including myself. Cocktail party - Health bar: A – We did not get to the cocktail party as we were taking pictures. And we did not eat any food as it was all gone by the time I got there. People said it was good so I will take their word for it. We had Sonma Tharpe play and they were ok. Not worth the money we spent on them.

Here is mine. EDR did a great job and it was real tasty. I bought the cake topper from my aunt's store. It is real unique from Copenhagen.

thanks. I am almost done with writing my review. I am just working on the photos. I think it is just called the beach bar. It is just an outdoor bar with a patio behind it. But there is a great breeze from the water and one of the only bars that you can hang out overlooking the water. There are plenty of tables and chairs. Anytime we were looking for a place to meet or hang, we were there. It was centrally located too. We met everyone there for drinks at 5:30 and then people scattered for dinner. It was the first day that most people arrived so it was good to introduce everyone. The next night we had a welcome dinner to gather everyone too.

We had an informal meet and greet at the beach bar behind jo-jo's There is a nice breeze and plenty of room. It was our favorite place to hang out.

We just got back from our honeymoon last night. I just have to say that EDR is amazing and I am so happy we got married there! My wedding was better than expected and it worked perfectly! I hope to have my review up soon. After the wedding we went on a cruise so I have been out of touch for about 3 weeks. I am trying to get back into the swing of things. And I have my AHR in a week from today!