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Quote: Originally Posted by Rebecca&George Hey Chantel, My wedding is June 29th too - and I think I have the adult poolside reserved...I'm not 100% sure though. That was just the location we requested when we sent in our deposit. But we aren't getting married until 5pm so I don't know how they work these things Does anyone know how long a typical reception lasts?? receptions usually end at 10:30 (one bride was allowed to go to 11pm) as that is the time music has to end at (so as to not bother the resort guests). If your ceremony is at 5pm you are probalby doing dinner at 6 or 7 right? So probably about 2 hours for dinner and then 2 hours for dancing or something like that? It depends what you "do" at your reception. Some people have speeches or other activities going on.

You can't post your photos as attachments, it takes up too much of the forum's bandwidth (or whatever it is that keeps this thing running) You need to create an account with photobucket. It's super easy to use. You upload your photos, and then you copy the link (the 3rd one at the bottom of each photo) into your message here and voila, photo appears! Here is a thread about it http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t16832 Alternatively, you can use any other online photo album, and just provide us with the link (as well as username and password if necessary, depending on which one you use). Personally, i used photobucket to post like 20 of my favorites, and then I provided a link to a Picasa Web Album (no username or password required) so that people could see all my photos.

There are several threads about the mexico security issue. It would probably be best to discuss them there rather than have that take over this thread which is specially about Dreams Tulum. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t38042 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t37896 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t33752 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t33363

I've seen a ton of threads of people talking about this, perhaps somebody could start a mega thread for people to discuss concerns, advice etc to keep it all in one place and the other threads could get locked I was just doing a search as people on the dreams tulum thread wanted more info, here are a few of the threads I found although there might be others too http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t38042 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t37896 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t33752 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t33363

Another local photographer option is Moments that Matter. They are a vendor on this forum. They recently moved there (from Canada I think).

Another local photographer option is Moments that Matter. They are a vendor on this forum. They recently moved there (from Canada I think).

Quote: Originally Posted by JeninVirginia HI all. I just got back from Dreams last night. My wedding was absolutely fabulous!!! Dreams was everything I had hoped it to be. You and your guests are in for such a treat!! Natalia- the wedding coordinator is wonderful! I will be writing my review soon. Here are a few things to share: The resort was completely booked while I was there and a Manager that we got to know said the next few months they are at full capacity. Friday, Sat and Sunday are huge daus for weddings- 3 every day. They do a good job of scattering everyone. All of my family except for 1 room all booked in the Dreams side - which I recommend. The Hacienda side has very nice rooms and even good views but the mosquitoes are really bad! I had my hair done with Trinidad- she did an amazing job! The Seaside grill is awesome for the ceremony- super romantic! ill post my review in the am. Oh and if you want to book spa treatments for your guests do it when you arrive. each day there is a sheet put in your room for the days events and spa tratments are like 40 % off in those! They will let you book treatments in bulk. Carlos the Manager is super nice. Congratulations! We'll all be waiting for your review and photos with anticipation! There were no spa discounts advertised while I was there, lucky you! I have read elsewhere that sometimes resorts offer spa discounts when the weather is bad, as they know people will be looking for something to do off the beach. Could this have been the reason? Otherwise, perhaps it's just something new that they are doing, as no other bride has mentioned this before.

If you don't want the dance floor, you could dance in the sand, or maybe next to the pool, or you can head to the disco (which is usually empty or almost empty so your group can "take over" and you can give the DJ your music) You have to pay 150$ for the speaker system, which includes hook up for an ipod or a cd player There is an attachment on page 1 that has the price list for the spa (make sure to save it when you open it because it uses points every time you download it). If you are paying for everyone, your discount applies to them all (if everyone pays their own, I'm not sure if they all get the bride's discount).

Yeah, like I mentioned in my last post my husband will be starting in the spring. He was suppose to do it last year but he broke his ankle. I can't wait for them to start, I think Charlie will love it.

Thanks for the advice Heather! I was also thinking we will start being more careful about showing that we are "pact leader". We did this much more in the beginning but less now. He used to not be allowed on the couch and now he is. He's also allowed to sleep in our bed sometimes. I'm gonna stop the bed. I might try to do the couch by invitation only thing. He does it for the bed (he sits there and waits for me to invite him in the bed) but he doesn't do it for the couch. He is trained by treats, but he listens without treats too (i.e. he expects to get one, but sometimes we don't give him one). My husband is going to start agility training with him in the spring (i.e. obstacle course type stuff) which will be fun for both of them and may also help with training/obedience.

Honestly, I would like to just put him in his kennel during the day. He is used to it and he sleeps there and we use it for travelling etc. So I think he's be fine in it all day, and I agree that if he is anxious when we are gone, then it will help. But I can't convince my husband We recently got my dog a new kong type toy, he loves it and it takes a bit longer than the kong, about 5-10 mins versus 2 with the kong. I was concerned about giving him more food treats because, like I said, we have to have to watch his weight carefully, and he doesn't eat much so it would be difficult to give him more without him gaining weight. But I just had the thought of carrots, he loves them and I've read they are good for dogs. I could probably stuff mini carrots or carrot chunks into the food toys. Thanks for the ideas for teh other puzzles, I am definitely going to get him a few more different ones. And I read one of the review somebody said they put carrots, celery and peanut butter and freeze it and it lasts more than half an hour, so I'm giong to try that. I had tried peanut butter in the past and Charlie wasn't that interested, he wanted something hard and crunchy, but I will try to mix the two and freeze it and see if he likes that. I've always thought his destructiveness was more out of opportunity than out of anxiety/boredom, i.e. he sees something (usually it is something that is not usually lying around, although not always) and he chooses to destroy it because it's fun. I thought it was more about training him not to do this i.e. teaching him that it's bad and that if he does it there will be consequences. But all the responses here are starting to convince me that it may just be a way for him to manifest boredom. I honestly didn't think he was bored as he seemed to adapt well to being home all day. But I guess the truth is I guess I don't know, I would need to have a video camera on him to be able to see what his day is like and how he acts.

Quote: Originally Posted by binzer The fact that your dog is frequently getting away with this kind of stuff while you're at home indicates that you're not paying him enough attention (no offense). Until you get his behavior under control, you're going to need to keep things like bedroom doors closed so that he can't run off and get into trouble. Getting away with that kind of stuff while you're at home just reinforces that he can do whatever he wants, and I'm sure you don't want that! While I really appreciate your advice (honestly, I do and I will take it to heart) I think you should be more careful with your words. I don't appreciate being told I'm not paying him enough attention. This dog is our baby and gets a ton of our attention. Aside from walks we play with him inside the house and I spend lots of time cuddling, petting and just talking to him. I mentioned that the destructiveness while we are home happens maybe once or twice a month. I mentioned this happens sometimes, for example, if my husband is on his computer and I am gone shopping. I think both of those are normal things for us to do (it's not like we are expected to play with our dog 24h/d) and yes, when we are not actively paying attention to him, we will gate the upstairs, close doors and we try not to leave things laying around that we know he might destroy. we try very hard, but being human, sometimes we forget a door open or something lying around. I don't think the solution is to do this less as we are doing the best we can. Like I said it's only maybe two or three times a month, not every day. I know with puppies, you are told that if you are not paying attention to them then they should go in their crate. This is not something I think we want to start doing at this stage in his life. Also he does not "get away with it". Like I said, in the beginning we didn't discipline him if we didn't catch it until later, because that is what we read in dog training books that we should do (and I've read a ton of them) because they say the dog won't remember their actions and make the association with the punishment. But at this point we do discipline him when we find things destroyed, even if it's after the fact (obviously not like way later, but if we get home and find something destroyed), or find something in a room we know has been destroyed in the past hour. Not only do we tell him he's a bad dog but we ignore him for about 15 minutes (he hates this and will try hard to get our attention). I would like to do more to punish him but I don't know what. I would be open to suggestions. I am hesitant about putting him in his kennel (which he sleeps in and enjoys) because I read that this can teach the dog that the kennel is a punishment spot, and he won't like his kennel as much (and it's important he likes it as he gets put in it when he is left alone while we vising our parents who live out of town, and also to take the plane). I've thought about maybe locking him in the bathroom for 5 minutes as a punishment Kinda like a kid's time out? Anyways, we will try to walk him more and pay attention to him even more than we do now and see if it helps. Obviously a dog can't get too much exercise or attention so it can't hurt.

I honestly don't really think it has to do with exercise. I think people may have missed the part where I say he is a very low key dog. He sleeps a lot. When we get back from our walks he normally falls asleep right away, he seems pretty tired out. When he's at home, most of the time he just wants to cuddle on the couch. When he turned about 8 months it's like he became an adult dog. Most people who have seen him in the past year couldn't believe that he was only 1 year old as they found him to be very calm. I'm not saying it's not exercise related, it may be, but I don't think so. Aside from the walks twice a day, on weekends we bring him to the dog park to tire him out more. Summer evenings I can take him there too but not in the winter as it's dark and too dangerous to have him offleash. I also don't think it's seperation anxiety because as I said he does it when we are home too (and yes we try to keep an eye on him at all times, but like I said, maybe once or twice a month it will happen that he gets away without our noticing, usually when I'm not home and my husband is on his computer and didn't gate the upstairs, and he destroys something) and because he isn't as worked up when we get home as he used to be. He used to whine real loud and jump around, now he's quite a bit calmer. And like I said we pretty much already do what we can to reduce seperation anxiety. He can get anything out of a kong in less than 2 minutes, and we can't give him more than one or two as we have to watch his weight carefully (beagles have a tendency to be fat). He does LOVE getting stuff out of his kong though (he's way prefer spending 2 minutes getting something out of the kong, then just getting the treat directly), I just wish we could make it last longer. We have been considering getting a 2nd dog. We know that beagles (well all dogs in general but especially beagles) are used to being in packs. On the one hand, we may have double the problems. Also more expensive to get a sitter when we go away (we have no family nearby, and so we have to pay to leave him somewhere when we go on vacation, go away for the weekend and fly home to visit my family). At first I thought my husband was crazy for suggesting a 2nd dog. We'd have to get a bigger car as our current small sports car hardly fits the 2 of us and the dog when we make the 10 hour drive to visit his family!!! But lately I've been becoming more convinced. My husband is going to try bringing the dog to the dog park every morning. It will mean double the walk he normally gets, plus he's off leash and gets to play a bit. I just honestly have trouble believing that my husband will be able to keep this up long term.

My beagle is almost 2 years old and has destructive habits. We thought he would grow out of it but we are loosing hope. The past week has been way worse than usual and we don't know why or what to do about it. A bit of background... Our dog was never crate trained, my husband didn't want to. I know people have different opinions about crate training, some think it's so good for the dogs and they actually enjoy it (they are calmer than if they have the run of the house) others think it's cruel. In our particular situation, we didn't think it was a good idea because we are gone for long days (we are away for about 10 hours a day, although for the first few weeks my husband would stay home for half the day, and the next 2 months we paid a neighbourhood girl to come let him out midway through the day, although it still wasn't enough, he coudln't even hold it for 2-3 hours for the first couple months. But he has been house trained since being 3.5 months old). So the dog was kept in the entrance with baby gates (it's large enough that he has plenty of space to roam around). After about 6-8 months we started letting him have the run of the 1st floor (baby gates blocking the upstairs) while we were at work because he was getting better and not destroying stuff as much. So from the time the dog was about 1 year until now, he has been destroying stuff a few times a month, like maybe an average of 2-3 times a month. About half the time it's when we are home (i.e. he'll go in another room and eat my bra, my husband's hat, a book, earphones, etc). We try to keep an eye on him while we are home but once in a while we forget and sometimes he destroys stuff. The other half the time it's when we are not home. We are careful about not leaving stuff lying around (we "puppy proof" the house before leaving) but sometimes we miss something, for example pens, a pad of paper, etc. We never leave clothes or shoes around when we are not home. The good thing is, he never touched the furniture or stuff that is always in the living room, like the wii, dvd player, stack of movies, remotes and phone which are all on the entertainment unit or coffee table well within his reach. So last week he ate the phone (Very unusual, it's always been there and he never touched it). Saturday he pulled a bag of bagels off the counter and ate them all (somewhat unusual, although he does often "counter surf" so if I left them within reach on the counter it's not totally unusual). Monday he ate a remote control (very unusual, it's always been there and he never touched it). Yesterday I had left the pantry open and he destroyed 2 boxes of ziplock bags (not all that unusual and luckily cheap to replace). So the weird thing here is that it's happened 4 times in a week, and that 2 of those incidences were items he never touched before even though they were always available. We can't think of any reason that would have made him act out this week (no changes in the routine or anything unusual at home). So we decided to go back to restricting him to the entrance with the baby gates. We are really disappointed it has come to this, as he has been allowed on the main floor for almost a year now. It's very inconvenient (putting up the gates, which chip the paint at the edges, and also the pillow lying in the entrance) and more importantly it's sad that he has regressed to this point. We don't know what to do to stop this behaviour. When we catch him doing it, we let him know he's a bad dog in a stern voice, but we don't hit him. We used to only discipline him if we caught him in action (as we were told that dogs don't understand if you are punishing them after the fact) but now we never catch him anymore, it's always way later, so we do punish him by showing him the destroyed item/mess he made. He's got several toys to chew on (nylabones, real bones, other toys), he gets lots of exercise (walked twice a day for 20-30 mins) and we do what we can to minimize his seperation anxiety (try not to make a big deal out of depatures, give him a treat in his kong to distract him as we leave, and don't go overly crazy with hellos when we get back). I don't think it's seperation anxiety related (although it could be) I think it's more than he loves the feeling of destroying stuff. He still loves to chew and he loves to play tug a war and hear his rope or blankee rip. He loves to rip paper (obviously I don't let him, but when he gets his paws on some) and was really bad about making a mess out of toilet paper, before I changed all the garbages to ones with lids in the past couple months. Does anyone have any other ideas as to what we could do about this? Overall I would say he is a fairly well behaved dog (some say very well behaved and others think he's average). He listens very well to commands (sit, stay, go to your mat, comes when called, although sometimes with a bit of a delay!) and is a fairly calm dog (doesn't jump up on people too much, doesn't run around like crazy unless playing, sleeps a lot,). The destructiveness is by far the worse thing about him. The only other bad habit is that he begs/jumps up for food (i.e. sniffing what's on the counter although he can just barely reach, hangs out in the kitchen when I'm preparing food, bugs us when we eat on the couch).

Quote: Originally Posted by Adlergray who is the good stylist at the resort...I read it once and didn't write it down and now I can't find is name...I think it started with an R The one many of us have used and been happy with is Trinidad (a she not a he!) But maybe you are thinking of somebody else.

Quote: Originally Posted by Denise L yea-I was thinking the same thing about the candles. Hey Sunbride or anyone else...if we decide to have the dinner at the wine cellar is it downstairs? the reason I ask is my mom can not do steps at all and I wonder if this will be a problem. No it's only one floor

I got married only 4 months after getting engaged. But I only invited immediate family so it wasn't as big of a deal. My SIL and her partner couldn't afford to go but my ILs generously paid for them. It was a little tight for my sister to save up the money but she managed.

Quote: Originally Posted by SBlake hey ladies, i finally posted my review. check it out, tons of pics! http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...716#post701814 Yay! I was worried you'd be too discouraged after the part 1 that you posted the other night got deleted (I think I was the only one who saw it before it did.)

Congratulations! Everything sounds and looks awesome. Thanks so much for taking the time to write the review (again! It sucks that the part 1 you wrote a few nights ago got deleted somehow). Great pictures too! You did get a steal with your photographer. It sucks that you didn't like the ceremony. I had Landy translating and she was really easy to understand (people who are concerned can check out my full length ceremony video to hear). At the time the other coordinator was Sandra and I did find that she had a stronger accent. I did find the text they read not particularly touching, but I still thought it was okay. We added our own vows so I guess that was enough to make a difference. In retrospect I kinda wish I had taken the time to add a reading or two (which I had planned to do, but I just never spent enough time looking for something and then gave up). Overall, I was happy with our ceremony, but I do agree it wasn't as emotional as it would be if you add a lot of your own special touches. I don't want other brides getting too worried, but it is a good warning. If I had read your review first, I probably would have taken the time to find a good reading, which would have been a good thing

thanks! I recently uploaded my full length wedding video to youtube (took a while for me to get around to it as my husband had to reformat it and then I had to cut it in half since youtube allows a max of 10 minutes). YouTube - S&JY wedding video part 1 YouTube - S&JY wedding video part 2 The image quality is poor due to the reformatting. Overall the video I received wasn't as great as I expected (mostly the sound quality, one of his 2 sound recordings wasn't working at the beginning so we only have the coordinator's mic for the first few minutes. Also the fact that it was bumpy) but at least the highlights video was excellent. Paul told me the full length one would have been better if I had hired a 2nd videographer, as then they would have had extra footage to use for editing.

WOW, they are amazing. There aren't a lot of photos I like better than mine but yours I definitely do. Your photographer is amazing. And you guys look like models.

It looks like you just put labels on the mini kleenex pouches which is a great idea. I thought people usually had those custom made (maybe not though, I don't know, only seen a few people do it before) and I thought that would be so expensive for what it's worth, but your idea is really cute and cheap, I wish I had done that.

Quote: Originally Posted by KylesBrideToBe I am wondering where amy and mike got there logo of tulum with wedding date for totes, shot glasses and stationary? I love it and really want to do that....let me know if any of you know the answer to this question... I feel like I am getting behind in planning and need to pick up the pace a little. You should send her a PM, I'm sure she'll reply. Most people get emailed notices when they get PMs so even if she's not on here she'll likely see it. Quote: Originally Posted by Blkatz FYI LADIES!!!! So I just got a call from one of my best friends that the resort is totally booked!!! I just called my mother in law who is a travel agent and she confirmed this. I am shocked because I never thought it would fill up like this in the 1st week of May. Any suggestions Has your group booked? I assume most have but there were a few holding out for last minute sales? I guess guests will have to stay elsewhere. Tulum has a lot of hotels, but no all-inclusive resorts. The 2 all inclusives that I can think of that are pretty close are Dreams Puerto Aventuras (very close if I can remember correctly) and there is the Bahia Principe Tulum/Akumal/Coba which is I think like 10-15 minutes away and fairly popular and the same price range. Your guests would need day passes for the wedding and any other events (welcome dinner, etc) though It's probaby not the whole week that is booked, but just a few days (the weekend). Maybe they could stay at Dreams Tulum for a few days and then go to another resort for a few days. That way they are still with your group for part of the vacation.

okay, I can't believe I wrote know instead of no Hate not being able to edit stuff after an hour

Quote: Originally Posted by KylesBrideToBe Hello... I am new to the Dreams Tulum forum... can I just say how much I love this forum and how helpful you all have been. Seriously some of you should get a paycheck for this, even after your wedding is over you continue to help other brides in needs. THANK YOU for all you advice and information. Questions... 1. Can you exchange for anything if you are not using there photo or video? 2. Do you know where the best place to meet for a group of about 20 for a dinner rehearsal/meet and greet? 3. How did a lot of you carry your extra decorations and favors from your homes to the resort? 1) Officially know, but they have been known to be flexible. I wouldn't say they will exchange for anything, I think most people have been most successful at getting more photography or video, but I don't know about exchanging it for something completely different. I would say don't count on it, but if you are successful consider it a bonus. 2) Depends how much you want to pay. If the answer is nothing, then your only choice is the buffet. If you don't mind paying a 20$ per person service charge (for regular menu) or 55 or 65 pp (silver or gold menu) you could have a dinner at any of the restaurants (since your group is only 20). 3) You get your guest to bring some and/or just pay extra. Don't ship stuff in advance. It's a pain and expensive and people have had trouble with getting stuff through customs. Welcome! I do sometimes think I should try to get a job with Dreams. I'm sure I've helped them get a TON of business with this thread Quote: Originally Posted by KylesBrideToBe Oh yeah and if anyone has extra points they are not needing...I could sure use them...thanks in advance!!! Tammy has asked us not to donate points, but don't worry, if you start participating you'll get some soon http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t29202 Quote: Originally Posted by jennyjean7 Hi everyone! It's coming down the last few weeks and I had a quick question regarding the size of tulle that everyone ordered for the beach gazebo? I'm on the website that ya'll referred: Tulle Fabric , but don't know what size to order...do I get the large ones, 54"x40yard or 2 of the 60"x10yard? Will this be enough? Thank you :-) two of the 52" x 40 Quote: Originally Posted by Rebecca&George Does anyone know if DT will supply a pinata? And if so how much it costs?? Thanks a bunch ) Nobody has ever asked that before, you'd have to ask them. But if you want to make the trip you can probably save a ton of money by picking one up yourself in Playa Del Carmen, maybe at Wal-Mart.