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We chose not to select an AI resort. We had a room block at a more budget friendly option, and a few stayed at AI resorts. Also, I have family with places in PV, so they obviously stayed in their homes. We went out of the hotel zone every night. The resorts are fun, but not fun enough. In PV or Cabo, the downtown has clubs of all sorts, and the younger people will really enjoy it. Yes, they will pay for drinks, but even getting off campus for a few hours will be a lot fun. I guess in our case it was different because we didnt get married at a resort. Not sure if that helps...

Quote: Originally Posted by DallasAshli I might have the minority opinion here, but I think that the trip is their vacation too. At least that is the attitude I'm taking with my guests. I get my wedding day, not their entire vacation. Since people are spending quite a bit to go on a vacation that I picked out for them, I'm ok sharing with what they want to do. If your friend really does want to get engaged on a beach and cant afford to go on another beach vacation, this is her only chance. I agree. It is hard for people to have the cash or the vacation time to get another beach vaca this year. At least, I didnt have the cash at 25 years old! Anyway, its your day, but its their vacation too. Quote: Originally Posted by DGG I agree it would bother me also - at least because she didn't ask if it was okay.. and she is the one pushing for it.. If I were you, I would try talking to her about it - or you could ask your friend that pointed out how it was inappropriate to talk to her.. Yeah it is their vacation, but if they are close enough to make the trip down, I think they should care about your feelings and your wedding weekend.. I think that this could have happened even if your friend wasn't pushing, which is how engagements typically go, right? She seems to have a lot of say in the matter, down to which day it happens. If the guy is anything like my hubby, he might make her think its going to happen and do it another way... I know mine did that because he thought i knew too much. So it could happen earlier in the trip too, which is probably something to be prepared for. All in all, its not the best timing, and its a shame they have it so planned already. Its so much nicer when it happens organically. Maybe hint that her way!

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With regard to the dress, I would wear whatever you have always dreamt of wearing. The one caviat that many girls would disagree with...For me it was important to find the dress I wanted but not spend too much. I feel that I got everything I wanted, but didnt go couture or designer. I have never really understood the difference anyway, which I know some girls with a heightened fashion sense might, but look like a princess if that is what you want. But here's the thing, my dress was filthy at the end of the night. The bottom is brown. If it would hurt you to see that happen to a $5000 dress, don't pay that much. Also, I was pretty rough on the dress because I wanted great pics. I never got around to the TTD (boo hoo) but I did get awesome wedding pics of my friends and hubby and me in the water up to our mid calves with the waves crashing around us. So great!!! If you think a pricey dress will make you afraid to really enjoy the wedding, then that is another thing to consider. I really love that I got what I wanted for under $500. I kind of like that my dress has the scars to show. Like a photo, I will always remember my beach wedding! Unless the dry cleaners can get it clean again...lol! Oh, and while I wish more people could make it to the wedding, I wouldnt trade it for anything. From what I hear, there wasnt a dry eye in the house (DH and I wrote really intense vows for each other, plus the setting was so gorgeous). People are still commenting on how this was literally the most beautiful memorable wedding. And while it was very expensive on a per head basis, it was a lot cheaper over all. It was paradise. And I married my Superman. Okay, sorry, still in Mexico and feeling sappy about it all!

Long line bra, and jc penny spanx. I had a crinolin but couldnt bear putting it on in the heat and it was so uncomfortable. My dress had a full skirt anyway. Oh, and I wore old thongs under all of that! I never even wore my crinolin, and am so happy about that. Also, it would have made it hard to lift the dress to run around the sand etc too.

We used them for a few things, advil, dramamine (boat trip to las caletas) sunscreen, and a deck of cards. Reasonably priced, reliable, etc. Highly recommend.

I know I am putting in my 2 cents late, but this happened to me too, with people saying they were in for sure and then just not being in, and most people didnt send back RSVPs even! Here is what I noticed, since my DW was just a few days ago... 1- People who say they are in might not be, and the awkward part is the people who book because they think others are booking end up in Mexico without the group they thought would be there. Sounds okay, but I ended up with a couple of guy friends who were kind of on their own. 2- The people who come dont always give gifts. We are SHOCKED at how a few of the people who came didnt give a gift. We even checked with the wedding planner. I think people think that their presence is our gift. And it is...but you know what, like any wedding, we could sure use the gift to help offset some of the wedding costs, including over the top OOT bags etc. 3- I invited a lot of people that I didnt expect a gift from, because they were the people I would invite if it were a local affair. Like collegues. But beyond that, we are pretty shocked at the amount of people who did not send gifts. And even those collegues, had it been a local affair, would have come and possibly bought clothes, paid for sitters, and given a gift. I know I sound so selfish and I swear I am not. Its just something that I didnt expect. And it does kind of hurt, when I had been to some of these peoples weddings, even stood up in some, and then on my special day, nothing in return except a congrats on facebook. I guess I just want to warn other DW brides out there. Some people might dissappoint. Or maybe my friends and family just suck. ;-)

The cleaners was open on Christmas day, so I bet you will be fine. And about the internet, what can i say, hubby and I are not easy to unplug! we spent the evening sitting in our little cove watching episodes of always sunny in philadephia on hulu, which we had to bypass using a hotspot shield so it didnt know we were in Mexico. It was still incredibly romantic, since we can actually see the ocean and hear the waves from our bed! So sad we go home tomorrow!

Im here now and oh my god I think this is the most remote, beautiful place ever. Hubby and I actually skinny dipped today because there is NO ONE around. Well a few other visitors, but way down the private beach. Our camera stopped working, but we might buy a disposable one, so we can accuarately depict this place. We are in the panorama suite. Its tiny where you sleep, but the kitchenette is outside on the gorgeous terrace, and we just so happy here. Its kind of rustic tho...like many places in Mx, including Las Caletas, you cant flush tp so DH and I were kind of grossed out at first, but its fine, and really common outside of PV. Even in downtown pv some bars and restaurants had this. so far, I really recommend this. There are a million places to stay here in san pancho (tho I dont know how you rent them since I dont know where they are online, but this one is the most remote and furthest away.

Hi ladies, was married at LC a few days ago, and it was wonderful. I am actually still in PV, actually San Pancho right now, but thought I would pop on here. Turns out my private little oasis here in the middle of no where has wifi, yay! Anyway, LC was wonderful, and the guests are still raving. My mom and grandma were saying to others that they tried to talk me out of LC and they are so glad they couldnt. I just knew it was the one. I told my mom in Feb prior to seeing the place that it was the one and I felt the same way about it that I do about Duke (my new hubby). Ok, so as far as walmart goes, yes they sell Liquor and mints and stuff. We had little boxes that I wanted to fill with mexican candy and stuff and ended up not doing it because they dont have a mexican version of M&Ms or whatever. They do have regular american candy tho. I did think that the prices were high at Walmart compared to at home. There is also a store called Mega in town which has everything. And, if you get there and your dress is wrinkled, I recommend the Martinizing cleaners in the Plaza Mexicana Commercial. Nicole recommended it, and they steamed it in 24 hours with no problems. The best part? My dress, veil, crinolin, and 2 king size bed sheets (for my parents condo) cost about 20 bucks! So if any upcoming brides have questions, pm me or reply on this thread, and I will try to help. I feel like I have been to a ton of the stores here. Again, full review coming later...

I was thinking I would do a bouquet toss. For my little bouquet from my Vegas wedding, we drove to Long Beach and went on a cruise, and I had them in water for the cruise in our stateroom. At the end of the cruise, I got rid of them. They looked like crap by then anyway, but I was so sad. We got good pictures of it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Debs Why the heck wouldn't they marry you if you were infertile anyway? That's just sad That is sad. Or even if you do have anemia or something else. If you have disclosed health issues to your SO, and they want to marry you, its so sad to think that they would deny you. I didnt have to worry about this, because my secret wedding was in Vegas, and my lord do they make it easy to get married there!!! I can totally see how people get drunk and do it!

Veils I am coming to find out are THE BIGGEST RIPOFF. The one posted above is beautiful and was under $10. Davids bridals and some of the other boutique really capitalize on people who havent done this before and probably didnt think much about the veil until they are wearing the dress. Mine is one tier and probably fingertip, and was $175!!!!! Because once you find your wedding dress, they bring up the veil and then you feel all bridey. I guess some veils are worth it...mine is so not worth the $$. Okay, am I ranting? Sorry...

I bought my BM's their shoes, cause they werent sure they wanted to wear necklaces (the dress has some sparkle) and I am getting them massages the day of the wedding. So that is it. No gift at the wedding itself.

Yep, I leave tomorrow and need to pack TODAY. I am so disorganized. We are having and MC with ipod instead of a DJ and I never imagined how difficult playlists would be. So I am behind! But it will get done. I travel a lot and pack pretty well. My lovely soon to be hubby is planning to pull an all nighter to pack, because his work suddenly got ridiculously demanding. So we leave tomorrow morning (12/24) if not delayed. Hey Chi Town ladies, werent we supposed to get 8 inches last night? Doesnt look like it out my window!

DH had a hard time with the first one we bought, because it was thick and not tapered on the edges and a bit big. So as soon as he got home, he took it off. The new one fits him better, so he wears it all the time, and its tapered. It was so funny, with the last one, he would take it off to have <ahem> marital relations. He said he felt unbalanced. I was like whoa that might get in the way of the moves!

Mine was a Visa, but when I asked if I used it as a bank card instead of a credit card, they said it would still charge. You know, I joined that crappy little bank when I graduated from college 10 years ago, and stayed with them even tho I knew they were not the best. Now I wish I moved to another bank! I guess thats what Loyalty gets you!

How fun! TRAY

Welcome! Your English is better than my French!!!

Is this common? I just paid the last $8000 of our wedding, in 2 payments on my bank card visa. So I was checking the balance, and one of the payments is still pending. But the one that is complete, has a $118 service fee associated with it. I called the bank, and they said that anytime you use your bank card as a credit card, debit card, or withdrawl from ATM, it is subject to a 3% fee. I asked who applied the fee, and it was the bank, not some international commerce organization or the wedding company. Is this common for Mexico weddings? Or, is this something crappy that my bank does? When the 2nd payment posts, I guess another $118 will be attached. Thanks in advance!

Getting there, still not packed though, and I need a mani, pedi, and hightlights. I leave the day after tomorrow! Yikes.

Hey, can you share? This would be so helpful!

Thanks Ladies, I will give a review when I get back!

I will, I know this whole year whenever an LC bride came back, I just was so hungry for pics!

I'm glad to see budget brides out there like me. I have seen so many planning threads with such beautiful expensive invites etc, I started to feel bad that my stuff was a little lower quality. It gets the job done, right? =)