MarieSam

Welcome!!!! I got married in Akumal, Mexico about a year ago. It's a fabulous place and definitely one to consider

I got married in Akumal and had the most amazing welcome dinner at a private villa on a lagoon and then married on the beach. It's a small fabulous town and either location is PERFECT for a wedding. Our wedding involved 75 people and our budget was similar to yours, which included one week stay at the villa and our plane tix. Hit me up if you want more details!!! Congrats by the way

what beautiful colors!!!!!! They are awesome and you are *gorgeous*

This thread makes me sad for all you brides who got disappointed by her unprofessionalism and poor ethics What she did to you guys is really terrible, but I'm a true believer of karma!!! I'm glad you are all speaking out because it will be a huge help for brides/grooms planning their big day. BDW is a great source for research*

I know, I saw that and was ssssooo sad I loved them together because they never searched for publicity as a couple, both are hilarious and are so cute together. Sucks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jess P.S Ours is a lot more than just travel costs now unfortunately though...MarieSam totally scored!! But she was worth every penny We got so lucky Jess. And I've seen your AMAZIN pics, I think she was worth it too We woulda paid whatever was necessary too, Stephanie and Isaac are incredible! Quote: Originally Posted by krista.baird I, too, am flying my photographer in. I'm from Canada, but I had an awesome photographer recommended to me from a friend who lives in Arkansas. She's from Louisiana and she does awesome work! I'm so excited to meet her and she's doing my welcome dinner, all wedding day and next day TTD for the price of hotel and airfare. It's waaaaay cheaper than most of the photographers in the Mayan Riviera, and she does awesome work! her blog is Kaylynn Marie Photography By the way MarieSam - I love your pics! Congratulations on a beautiful wedding! Thanks Krista ~ your photographer looks fantastic. Can't wait to see your photos

We flew our photographers to our wedding and it was THE BEST decision we could have possibly made! Unfortunately, the photographers in our area -- the Riveria Maya -- were not in our price range for the type of photography and services we wanted. So we lucked up finding a pair who was willing to shoot our welcome dinner, wedding day and day-after session for costs of travel/accomodations only. This ended up being right in our price range and they were AMAZING photographers as well Here's my link to my post-wedding pics: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ography-46544/ My best advice is to figure out whether it is cost efficient for you to fly your photographer out to your location and most importantly, if the photographer actually fits the needs and style you are looking for. Like the other gals have said, make sure your venue allows outside photogs to document your wedding because some don't or require some sort of fee to be paid. Good luck on whatever you eventually decide!

I got married on June 26th last year (2009) -- we stayed for two weeks and had beautiful weather. There was a storm that passed through the area for two days, but in all honesty whenever you're in a tropical climate, showers and rainfall are bound to happen at some point. Nevertheless June is a beautiful time to visit the area -- I've been there twice in June and it's not too hot and a little rain also helps clear the air. If you want to marry in June, I say go for it! I did, and have absolutely no regrets

y'all are just gorgeous

AWww thanks girls, doin a BD was so much fun. I definitely wanna do another one in the future for the hubs Heather, I've seen yours girly and hello Ms. Perfect Bod!!! *Jealous* And Ms. Carly, I had noticed your siggy pic a while ago and wondered how come I've never seen that one -- you look angelic, but dangerously naughty GORGEOUS!!!!

Hahaha, now it all makes so much sense I was wondering why there were so many sexy siggies lately!!! You ladies are all so gorgeous and hot, hot, hot!!!!!!!!

These are fantastic pictures and your wedding looked like it was a blast!!! You were gorgeous and I absolutely ADORE your reception dress Congrats to an incredibly beautiful couple

YAY for the Akumal brides!!!! Nicole and Chelsea ~ I've spoken to you both before and am so excited for you guys :hugs2: It's great that you have an Akumal bride thread up We are few and far between, but I think Akumal is just the most fabulous and dreamy town to have a wedding!!!! Can't wait to see all the pics and more brides join this thread

Quote: Originally Posted by marny61 Marie Sam - I wanted to thank you for the information on Jenn at Turtle Bay Cafe. I did contact and decided to have her coordinate my daughters wedding. We will be leaving next week. Again, thanks for your help! Marny, I'm so excited for you and your daughter!!! You guys will have a wonderful time, I'm sure of it. So glad Jenn was able to help you ~ just remember to let her handle all the stressful moments and you guys enjoy and soak in the rest! Can't wait to see the pictures Best wishes to your daughter and her soon-to-be hubby, I'm sure everything will be fabulous

I haven't checked in for a looong time, so didn't get a chance to vote. But you ladies are both very deserving *hugs*

Melissa you looked amazing and your wedding location was super fabulous!!! Congrats

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Melissa~ MarieSam - yes yes think away :0) Plus you would get to meet myself and tammy! BONUS!!! Exactly!!!! I'm gonna see what the work schedule is like ~ I'd so love to do this and hang out with you girls!!!!

congrats you gorgeous gals

I'm so so sorry hon Prayers for lil man, coming right up. Keep your faith, life is full of miracles *hugs*

ooooohhh I wanna do this!!! You gals are offering such a great deal and will have such a blast I'm seriously gonna think about this one!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Sweetpea_Mtl Just got engaged in October so I've just recently started looking into DW locations and having been to the RM/PDC a few times I know I want to have it in this region. However I'm not sure I'm sold on the AI commercial "feel" of most resorts for "our day" and would like to look into more private offsite locations for the ceremony & candlelight dinner such as Haciendas or ruins or historical church or something like that. We plan on having somwhere between 50-70 guests. Any ideas? Any local photographers here that might know of such venues? I got married at the CEA Center in Akumal, which is in between Playa and Tulum and one of the most beautiful little towns in the world!!! The place is completely private and requires a $500 donation to the town's ecological programs to use the venue. Here's my initial post when I visited the place: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ns-pics-31355/ We hired a videographer -- Playa Weddings -- to cover our Mayan wedding ceremony and reception. He created a 10-minute wedding movie that captures the essence and main events of our day and that can be viewed online. You can watch it here: MarieSam & Tommy's Wedding Day Edit on Vimeo We also have a few teaser pics posted online from our wedding photographer here: Mariesam + Tommy | wedding Stephanie Williams Photography Blog I have tons more pro pics, but have yet to post them on here! The place is really perfect if you're searching for a non-resort alternative. We also had our Welcome Dinner/Mexican Fiesta at a nearby villa, Casa Romero, which was equally fantastic! Having our wedding on Akumal Bay and our reception at the CEA Center was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding -- although are wedding as a whole was really perfect for us and we wouldn't have changed anything if we had to do it again! If you have anymore questions, please feel free to ask!

Quote: Originally Posted by Boo sorry this might be a dumb question, but she sends the flowers? do you have her send the flowers from US all the way to Mexico? her flowers are stunning just not sure how that works...puzzled No question is dumb Roberta mails your artificial flowers to your home address and then you pack and take them with you to your destination. Her work is AMAZING!!! I would recommend her in a heartbeat

Quote: Originally Posted by JuneWeddingDreams KLC 77 - my colors are purple and I would be afraid the pink would clash with my colors but thank you so much for the offer. MarieSam - how many cake boxes do you have left? I am very interested in purchasing them from you. Let me know - thanks! I have 31 left and selling them for $9.00 plus shipping costs. PM me if you're interested!!! Thanks

I still have some leftover cake boxes, I'm trying to sell. Here's my post if you're interested! http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...art-one-52213/

Quote: Originally Posted by JuneWeddingDreams Can someone send me the playing card template to this email address [email protected] - I cannot open it and would love to us it. Thanks! Hey Lindsey the template is actually mine I believe the forum rules are that you need to have at least 150 posts in order to start downloading templates ~ it's really quite easy just to post or read through stuff and you will be there in an instant! So be patient and just enjoy the forum, there's so much here you will love! Tammy, the owner of this forum, has established these rules to keep it running smoothly and without problems. FYI ~ asking for a template to be sent to you to "work around" the forum rules is against forum rules and can lead to a banning. So just keep that in mind in the future!