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Quote: Originally Posted by diamondpooch Spoiler alert! Just kidding. I have it TiVo'd, and I'll watch it tomorrow (when my FI isn't next to me complaining about having to watch two hours of dancing he doesn't understand ). sorry if i was a spoiler last night when I posted! I forget that not EVERYONE watches the same time i do and/or tivo's it! Quote: Originally Posted by Miss Lighting Bug I agree that I don't agree with some of the choice. I loved loved Anthony and really liked the first guy cut. I didn't care for the last two dancers at all. I will say I am not a dancer at all and I found myself tearing up. I love this show. yep i am not a dancer at all either but i do love this show! I think secretly I want to be as good of a dancer as they are!

I haven't commented in this thread this season yet..... I love SYTYCD but seriously a top 11 so that Billy Bell could be included?! WTF?! I really don't agree with that at all. Don't get me wrong, he is a good dancer and all but come on, it is time to move onto new talent! they let that Anthony (guy from Harlem with the injured hamstring) go over Billy Bell?! I just don't agree with that...not only was that Anthony guy a GOOD dancer but he was nice to look at! So far I am not liking this top 10 thing, although I am excited to see the all stars come back. However I do have mixed feelings about that too! Why do the "all stars" have to come back? why have they not moved on to bigger and better things? like for example Kayla who is now dancing with Jennifer Lopez, and also all of the one that are now on dancing with the stars? hmmm I just don't know about this season! sorry for the rant I just was a bit worked up over this top 11 thing tonight!

there are already many threads on the forum about OOT bags. Try searching the forum first http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...k-forum-32313/ here are some threads that are out there http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...e-items-28059/ http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...nt-used-35759/ http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ictures-59940/

Quote: Originally Posted by Boo I just booked a trial with Fernando. I am kinda nurveous though, maybe ladies who have already used him can comment - I would really appreciate that for my sanity, as my hair that day is very imporant. Hi, for those ladies who have gotten married already, I just sent a deposit, only to find after the fact that when Fernando said that he has no other weddings that day that I misunderstood and infact, he has already booked another one some time ago. Now my ceremony is at 2 pm, the other lady is on this forum and her ceremony is at 3:30. Mine is at Secrets Maroma and hers is at The Royal, PDC. We are both freaking out, I called him and he had indicated that this Saturday he has 3 and that this is typical. I just don’t know what to do, I thought I would splurge as hair is super important to me and now I am worried its going to be a rush job for multiple of what I would have paid else where. Yikes this is just too stressful. Thanks for all your input. Quote: Originally Posted by angelov321 I just spoke to Fernando the other day and I had the same issue. Fernando felt really bad for having another wedding to attend to so he recommended his teacher to do my make-up instead. He assured me I wont be disappointed. Im scheduling a trial for the day before so I could have professional make-up and hair done for my welcome party. If it doesnt work out, then I will be out $150 and will just use the resorts salon for hair and make up. Quote: Originally Posted by Boo Yikes, thats allot of stress a day before, hmmm food for thought. Boo and Angelov, I am not sure this is the same Fernando? this thread is for the Fernando that works out of Nuevo/Puerto Vallarta and who Las Caletas uses a lot for their brides. I see you both are in the Riviera Maya? I think the scheduling conflicts you are having are with a different Fernando. I just wanted to point that out to the PV brides

Beautiful pics! I love all of the details and your flowers are gorgeous! Congrats

congrats on booking lesley, now onto the fun stuff!

there are several threads out ther already on this very topic, here is one of them: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ns-here-41334/ be sure to use the search function first! http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...k-forum-32320/ Mods, can you merge/delete this?

congrats to the new Mrs.! welcome back and I can't wait to see your pics! Kathy your siggy pic is great! Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR ahhhhh - i want to go back! it never fails, whenever someone comes back raving about their LC wedding, I want to go do it all again. our 3 year anniversary is coming up, and this STILL happens to me! oh man! that feeling doesn't go away huh?! I was hoping that over time it would start to fade away but I guess it never will!

CONGRATS MRS.! you looked BEAUTIFUL! Quote: Originally Posted by miss di if any of you ladies are headed out to your wedding...don't let go of the fact that this will be the ONLY time all the people you are with on your wedding day will ALL be together in the same place, same time. if you can - acknowledge that...i wish i did. i dunno if that makes sense to anyone...but i had to say it! OMG this is so true! I think about it all of the time, just to have all of your close family and friends with you on a vacation...WOW, I wish I could do it all again! sadly though, we will prob NEVER be with all of those people at the same place and same time again...so yes i agree...ENJOY it!

no problem!

did you try searching the forum? there are some threads out there on BD books already http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...r-pages-37855/

Ahhh thinking of you at the LC bridal casita right now! I hope you are enjoying your day with a drink in hand! congrats Mrs!

I booked just about a year out too but the date I wanted was available. I would think you would be fine waiting til February. Although it wouldn't hurt to contact Kelly sooner...maybe in like a month though when wedding season is over for her. Also there is the online calendar on the vallarta adventures website and it shows what dates are taken.

I selected other for honeymooning at casa velas. I selected palace resorts beccause that is where we stayed for the wedding but was actually married at las caletas.

Hi Hannah, welcome. wow, 2012?! you will have a long time to plan your wedding. Can you even book a photog now for that far out? Especially with not even having a date locked down at Las Caletas? Have you spoken with Kelly over there already?

Nathaniel thanks for sharing those actual slideshows! they are great! I am jealous you will be there twice more in the near future! Be sure to come back and share those pics too! I never get tired of looking at LC pics!

LC wedding I just found...these pics are GORGEOUS! Nathaniel Thompson's Photography Blog: las caletas destination wedding in puerto vallarta - erin & collin Nathaniel Thompson's Photography Blog: puerto vallarta destination wedding - trash the dress session - erin & collin

Quote: Originally Posted by Karen&Rene Ok, so I promised Kelley I wouldn't pester her with emails until after her high wedding season was over (not until June), so I was hoping you ladies could help me out. My FI has an aunt with rheumatoid arthritis, and uses a wheel chair almost all the time. I remember reading about the "all terrain wheelchair" that Las Caletas has on hand... but does this mean that they will never have walk to get anywhere? What about the boat... is that wheel chair accessible? Thanks! oh yes you are not til april 2011 right? you have plenty of time to email kelly questions later...actually you probably won't really need to talk to her until a couple of months out. She is the only coordinator there now so I am sure she is SLAMMED. in the meantime you can ask all your questions here on the wheelchair, they can get the wheelchair on and off the boat just fine. I have pics of my grandma sitting in the wheelchair on the ride back and she is on the boat. The only place they won't be able to get the chair is down to the actual ceremony site on the beach. there are maybe 10 stairs that will have to be walked down. also maybe to get to the main bathrooms behind the reception. there may be a few steps there too but you can always have her use the bathroom that is on the second floor of where the reception is. to get there i do not think there are stairs. Basically I would say 90% of LC wedding site can be accessed with the wheelchair. that is on the low side of my guess. I had my 2 grandmas and great aunt who are all well over 70 years of age with bad knees, etc who couldn't walk great distances and they did just fine. just have your people in the wheelchairs take their time and also going back to the boat they will have them walk over first from the reception so they can take their time.

Quote: Originally Posted by Alohachik3 Hello everyone! I have a request and I do not know if it is possible... we will see. Is there any way AnnR, or whoever else is in charge, could repost some of the links to Bride's wedding pictures? I am having a really hard time finding pictures of people RECEPTIONS. I have found a lot of "coming in on the boat" and "ceremony" pictures but I have sifted through tons of slidesshows and cannot remember who had the most RECEPTION pictures. I am needing these pictures to help convince my family and fiance that LC is absolutely beautiful and worth the effort! Can anyone help? Does anyone still have the link to the old thread that had all the picture links on it? Or does anyone have any reception pictures that they could email me? Any help would be GREAT!! thanks everyone! And BAREFOOTBRIDE cannot wait to see your pics and hear more about it! Congrats and welcome back!!! also - Ms. Havisu.... we are dying for your pictures still!! Thanks everyone! - Rachelle did you look through all of the pictures on the very first post of this thread already? what exactly are you looking for that you can't find? maybe that will help us point you in the right direction. In other news we just returned from our anniversary trip back to PV...it was really last minute and we were only there for 3 days BUT it was amazing yet again! Didn't make it to LC this time just because we weren't there very long but PV weather at the end of April is PERFECT! zero clouds in the sky! I heard from Miss Di (diane) who got married at LC last saturday and she said that it was "INCREDIBLE!" I don't think she is back to the states yet but I am sure she will come back here once she is and give us all the details of her day!

Are there any Riu Palace Pacifico brides on here? DH and I just decided that we are going back to PV for our anniversary this weekend and I think we are going to stay at the Palace Pacifico! If any B2B's need anything, like pictures or info on how something is set up, let me know and I can check it out for you!

I started week 7 today! 25 min running stretches...YIKES! so I am doing ok...my goal is obviously to run 25 mins without walking at all but I did have to walk once today for like a minute...not too bad I know but STILL I really want to go the full 25! oh well maybe tomorrow!

very cute! I was just looking for bridal shower favor ideas for a friend of mine, I am going to suggest this! thanks for posting!

Quote: Originally Posted by hoyt75 No offense taken Tammy. The way I see it, I've already offended plenty of people by doing a dw and then deciding to have our ahr at a brewery, so tickin' off a few more isn't a big deal. We don't really care what people think about us or what they're going to say. People will talk regardless of what happens. I think their are plenty of us out there at use the term ahr loosely, ranging from full blown fancy reception to backyard bbq with family and friends. I agree with everyone else tho - if you're going to have a big ahr and want to be more formal then it's not right to stick the food cost on your guests. In our situation we're still paying for all the food, we just asked a handful of people to make the dishes that they're well known for. Example, we have a close family friend that makes the best brisket we've ever had. We asked before hand if he would be willing to cook if we were willing to pay for the food, and he said okay. But, he does this kind of stuff all the time for lots of people, so it probably wasn't a big deal to him. My point is that you do whatever makes you feel comfortable, regardless of what your family, friends or bdw thinks. Nobody said you had to follow the 'rules'. Wow I honestly couldn't have said this better. Like you Hoyt, we too offended a lot of people by having a DW in the first place but guess what, we didn't care, it was our wedding and our day and quite honestly we do not care about what people think of us or say (behind our backs or not) about our decisions. AHR was a term used VERY loosely for us as well. To each your own, I think everyone should do what is most comfortable for your own situation. For us it was a potluck, and if given the chance again I wouldn't change a thing about our wedding or AHR.

Wow I guess I am in the minority on this one like Hoyt75. I had a BBQ/Potluck AHR and it was just fine. We provided the main BBQ meats, hamburgers, hot dogs and steaks and then my dad manned the grill and BBQ'ed it all up. We then said in our invites that it was going to be a VERY informal celebration of our recent marriage and each invite had a small card in it suggesting that they either bring a side, drink, or dessert. My family is pretty close anyway and even at holiday functions, it always turns into a potluck type of thing so this was just on a bit larger scale. Unlike the people who think it is "tacky", I am on the other end of the spectrum, if it is planned to be an informal event then I say go for it. Now on the other hand if it is going to be a more formal event then it probably isn't something you would want to do.

Have you tried using the search function? There are numerous threads out there about the details on these.