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it will get better once everything is figured out

welcome to the forum & congratulations on your engagement, hope this site helps... its been great for me

angie... congratulations in the engagement, welcome to the forum, we are doing cancun [dreams] in july...

adriana, my cousin's name is adriana, lol. welcome to the forum, it's a great place to find lots of info, let us know if you need anything, we are doing cancun in july!

great dress... thanks for the website

i would suggest going big cuase you can always make alterations accordingly...

First off… you are all very welcomed, I know you would do the same for me! JODEY- DOES THE LOBBY AREA LEAD OUT ONTO THE TERRACE?  there are these large sliding doors in between each “canopy” of the terrace, they slide open onto the outdoor terrace ARE YOU PARTYING ON THE OUTSIDE TERRACE AFTER THE MEAL AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT MUSIC?  Yes, since they clear out all the furniture from the outdoor terrace for your cocktail hour, it’s “technically” still available. If it’s really nice out we might just open the doors during dinner, do an indoor/outdoor vibe. For music we are doing an IPOD, we have a section on our website that is for music suggestions from our guests and a friend DJ how is going to make a “wedding mix” for us, we plan on just hitting play. ARE YOU HIRING OUT DREAMS SOUND SYSTEM?  For the actual ceremony, maybe [still debating]. For our ceremony we are only having about 30 guests and I was hoping that they would be able to sit within the gazebo [by the square blocks] so we might not need it, depends how winding it is in July. The reception, no; we are looking to invest in like a bose sound system [that’s semi-portable] so that we wont have to pay for the speakers and we can use it for our home. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU CAN PARTY TILL PRIVATLY ON THE TERRACE?  Our contract states that the reception will be over at 11:30 pm. The hotel [tower] lobby bar closes at 11:00, if the bartender stays [which I am not sure if he is allowed] then we will keep partying, no one is really going to stop you, as long as the noise is minimal. I think we would probably play it by year. FRIDAY, JULY 19th 11:00 am- Mayan Ruins with our guests- they can pay for themselves 6:00 pm- welcome dinner at Seaside Grill [all guests are invited] … we are going to try and pull the whole, we have 30 guests in our party, can you accommodate us? 8:00 pm- lobby bar for cocktails & live music! WEDDING DAY SCHEDULE [sunday, July 20th] 5:30 am- wake up and watch the sunrise with my FI. 6:00 am- separate for the day  6:00-9:00- have some time to myself to gather my thoughts and what not. 9:00-3:00- hang out with the girlies, eat/drink etc; I want to plan something with the girlies but haven’t decided on what yet… Dave will be taking the boys either deep sea fishing or golfing 3:00- start getting ready … hair, makeup 5:30- be ready to walk down the aisle 6:00- ceremony [we are getting legally married here, and having a “symbolic” ceremony there, one of our closest friends has registered to be a minister online] 6:30- ceremony is over … picture time.  I want to do the rose ceremony… there is a thread about this somewhere 6:30-7:30- cocktails & snacks 7:30-11:30- reception [ultimate package]  First dance after first course [clam chowder]  MOH & BM speeches after salads [Chinese salad]  Entrees [surf & turf]  Sand ceremony before desert- we want all of our guest to be part of it. So the vase will go around the table [because I hate standing up] and each person/couple will have the opportunity to give us some marital advice and words of kindness as the place the sand that will be placed by them into the vase Desert Cutting of the cake Dance till our little feet hurt *** MONDAY, JULY 21st 9:00-11:00- breakfast @ the World Café  Would like to go onto the strip with guests that evening, the hotel usually has “good” deals on Mondays… women in free, Men pay $40 USD, transportation is given by the hotel to the club, and you must find your own transportation back. ** for the guests that stay around for a week or so, a planned trip to Isla Mujeres paid by us. Isla Mujeres Tour --> we will be doing our honeymoon at Dreams, we already live together so we figured if people are making the trip we want to hang out with them as much as possible... and we are going to the Dominican Republic afterwards for my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary, so that would count as our honeymoon. hmuller19- im excited, how long are you thinking about staying at dreams

i dont know if you would want to include this but maybe a blurb about the bar being to the right hand side after you exit the airport... grab a cocktail while you look for your transportation

i really wish i could afford her!

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 I'm so glad you had a good time! Isn't everyone there wonderful! It's brings back so many memories seeing your pictures! What was the red carpet near the gazebo? Is that something permanently there now, or was that for a wedding? the red carpet is now an option with the package [not sure if all packages, but it is for the ultimate] still not sure if i wannt use it, our wedding colors are black&white, what do you guys think? Quote: Originally Posted by dmarie17 Thank you so much for these pics!! So helpful. I never saw the pic of the gazebo with the pool in it. It looks so close (could be because the pic is taken from so high up). Was this an issue for anyone? Were people swimming or tanning during anyones wedding? Or is it far enough away where it doesn't really matter? Also, it looks like the Terrace is right there too? Can people swim while a reception is going on? Maybe I'm just looking at the pics wrong... Alyssa: I love your dog!! So cute! dmarie- we are having our wedding @ 6:00 p.m. in July [just around sunset] to be completly honest i would go up to my room around 4 o'clock everyday cause i was so tired from swimming, eating, drinking etc. and wouldnt wake up till like 7 soo i dont know what time everyone stops swimming. however, there is a sign that says the pool is closed at 6:00... so im hoping that we i get married people abid by these rules. my FI and i meet paulav's now brother-in-law and were chating with him on night. We were asking him what the pro's and con's were to the wedding and he loved everything. He said it was a little windy, but he liked it cuase he could feel the water when the waves crashed into the cliff. We too were worried about people standing around so we asked him, i believe that during their wedding it was still sunny out and there were a couple of odd spectators in the background but paula somehow got like security or something to make sure that no one "crashed" the wedding reception. He loved everything, he said that it was the best wedding he had ever been to. I spoke to Claudia about my concerns and she said that they have not had any types of problems with hotel guest intruding on weddings, i mean people stop to watch but just because its a WEDDING lol... no one is inappropriate! and the terrance, pool, and gazebo are pretty close to each other, like the pictures suggest... hope this helps! ana <3

Quote: Originally Posted by SIMBASIM I FINALLY GOT A RESPONSE!! Unfortunately it is bitter sweet as seeing my date was NOT available..oh well..sent her a couple of more dates and told her to BOOK it! either May 30, 2009 or June 13, 2009. Also, she did send me a little note at the end of the email stating "Consider that the pkgs. prices are 2008 and may be changed for 2009". As long as they do not change too much, I am fine with it. CONGRATULATIONS! im so in love with this place, you made a great decison, if you need anything let me know

im joining the wagon as well.. i really wish i had a workout buddy that was my FI... he is 220 lbs and goes to the gym to lift, no talking allowed grrr

i would do whatever you feel most comfortable in... and sexy of course

mi nina [literal translation- my girl... means to say my daughter] by los toros band there are many different versions of it, bachata, merengue, balada... the balad would proabbly be your best bet

i love that show & those girls

thanks to everyone who has posted here... my FI came up with the idea of getting dry erase boards instead of notepad & pen for everyone's door and communication among the group

ooo, hunnie, they hook it up, of course it depends on their availability but they gave us $89 USD / person / night. WE only went for two nights and three days due to work schedules and such but the trip came to about $1,000... but it was well worth it because it put all my worries to rest. and it was nice to get away from these frezzing temps. let me know what you do

wow... i feel like im on the set of enchanted, i looks amazing

use vaporub... i know it smalls funny but i swear on my mopther that it works... 1. rub vaporub on your forehead, back and chest 2. warm up a spoon of honey with salt over the stove [be careful not to burn your thong] and shallow it before bed 3. along with 2 NyQuill [they make you drowsy, so you will be able to sleep]

adorable liz...

loves it! weddings are about having fun, lol, and there is a store in the lobby that sells allt he first aid stuff anyway !

very very cute, they look very wxpensive but it looks like you got a good deal, i say GO FOR IT!

#1 --> i love the black fish up against the blue water, AMZAING --> really like the rose petals and seashellls, very creative

great find monica, i think i might use this site, best price for the size that i've seen... thaanks mucho

welcome to the forum courtney, im a fellow mexico bride- dreams, cancun!