MarieSam

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie wow thanks for the link to this thread, i dont know how i missed it! your wedding is going to be absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!! and awesome too ........can i come ? OF COURSE your welcome to come Abbie!!!! hehehe, when should I expect you and the family?

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie mariesam and jac, WOW i am already SO jealous of both your weddings, they are going to be stellar!! MS i ran across CEA during my vacation research, HOW cool are you? thats an awesome idea Thanks Abs, when you go to Akumal you will see the CEA Center and wonder what the hell I'm thinking, lol. Girl it is SUPER GHETTO looking, but when decorated it's magic I love when something simple and not so attractive can be transformed into something beautiful ~ I'm hoping that will be the case come my wedding day!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by kwbride2010 MarieSam - I'm just in the beginning stages of planning my wedding (not till next year) but we're going to have ours in Akumal, and I've been in contact with Jenn about catering and having her plan it... how's your experience with her been so far? Where in Akumal are you having your wedding? We're doing ours at one of three villas (I can't decide!) and Jen seems to be pretty helpful so far... Would love any tips/things to watch out for if you've noticed anything! Hi there! Totally cool that you are planning to have your wedding in Akumal ~ there are not many of us on the forum, so WELCOME!!! Jenn has been great with us thus far, but I must preface that by saying that I have done a lot of the legwork because of all the ideas and guidance I have received from this forum. But by all means, whenever I have needed something from her, she has always jumped on it and followed up. Most of my comminications with Jenn have been via email, a few phone calls, and we got the pleasure of meeting with her in Akumal for several hours and also met up with her in Cali when she was visiting family. She is very hard working, and always looking for the best deals for you -- she does not take anything off the top, so you can feel secure knowing she's getting you the best rates possible and will always be willing to work with your budget. Have you seen her new wedding website yet? Here's that link: Marry Me Akumal, "Planning Akumal's most Celebrated weddings" is the Akumal;and Riviera Maya Wedding Planner ServiceAkumal, Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Sian Kaan; and the Costa Maya As far as wedding locale -- we are actually having our ceremony on the beach in front of the Las Casitas Villas on Akumal Bay and the reception at the CEA Center. Here's a thread link to all those details: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t31355 We are actually spending a week at a property that Jenn showed us while we were in Akumal -- the Casa Romero compound. Luxury Villas and Townhouses on Yal Ku Lagoon: Akumal -- which consists of Casa Romero villa, and the Blue Tang and French Angel townhomes. There will be 30 of us staying on the entire property for a week and we are so excited!!! Our guests about 40+ will be staying at some of the nearby condos/hotels in Akumal. I know Jenn has done at least two weddings at the Casa Romero property and they have looked absolutely wonderful!!! This might be a place for you to really consider as I know she has a great rapport with the owner, who is also very kind and extremely reasonable on rental rates. There are some photos of a recent wedding that Jenn did at Casa Romero on New Years Eve that you can view at the blog for photographer Jay Reilly -- here's the direct link to those images, it takes a while for the complete set to load but just keep clicking the pics and you'll see parts of the wedding there: jay reilly weddings ::: :wedding images:::: san diego based wedding photographer, editorial wedding images Please feel free to PM me if you have any other questions ~ Akumal is such a beautiful place, your wedding is going to be amazing!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by jmb0902 MarieSam- Did you end up personalizing your candles in any way? Like with a monogram or anything? Thanks! Hey Jo Ann, I am certainly planning to put something cute on the lid of the candle but haven't gotten around to doing it yet. I'm soooo behind in all my DIY projects but definitely planning to do something, hopefully this weekend! Will share once I get it done I was thinking about some sort of poem -- I saw a really cute one on the forum a while back, I think I wrote it down but need to go find it, lol. Quote: Originally Posted by Soon To Be Mrs. Gomez Cute find. You find great deals. Thanks girl, I think it's just a product of me constantly shopping (much to my FI's dismay, hehehe)

Thanks gals, hope these help give you some ideas -- they are so easy and cheap to make!!! Quote: Originally Posted by merocket59 Great idea, those card boxes look familiar, are they the ones from Michaels?? Yep the card boxes are the ones from Michaels And the other cards are ones from OTC.

I've ordered lots of wedding stuff from Ailana Kai ~ they've got really good products!!!

Absolutely beautiful Steph ~ I live in Cerritos...where are those pics taken at? FI and I are doing our engagement session on April 19th so we're still looking for a great location to shoot them at!!!!

Aww thanks everyone!!! It truly is an honor to be B2B member of the month Finding BDW has been such a blessing, honestly I don't even know how I came about it, but I can certainly say without it, I would be a total basketcase right now! So again thanks to everyone on here for making BDW such an awesome community full of great ideas, plenty of sharing and so much inspiration ~ you gals and guys are the best!!!! And lest I forget ~ Congrats to my fellow MotM Amanda!!!!

Happy Wedding Day Ana!!!

YAY Kerry ~ I'm so excited for you!!! Safe and happy travels and many wishes for a day full of sunshine and joy. You are going to be a beautiful bride and your wedding will be amazing I'm sure!!!! Oh yeah, and lest I forget, don't you forget to bring us home lots of pics!!

YAY I am so excited that the new season starts tonight (March 31st)!!!!! I am such a fan of this show, mostly because I'm in the same line of work as PJ and because the show is so cleverly written and just so damn funny!!! Can't wait to rev up my tivo and watch tonight's first episode Anyone else a fan of My Boys?

just simply beautiful!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie cool jac thanks! whats the name of that place? how do you have a reception at a snack hut? oh, and jac and mariesam, i keep meaning to ask you girls WHERE are you getting married/staying? i keep seeing akumal everywhere, but dont know the deets! I think Jac was referring to Lol Ha ~ Akumal's most well-known restaurant. And I heard the food there is delish too!!! As far as my wedding locale, here's the thread I posted a llllooong time ago with all the details http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t31355 We are spending our first week in Akumal, renting the Casa Romero Compound (the villa and the Blue Tang and French Angel townhomes for about 30 immediate family members here) on Yal Ku Lagoon ~ super excited!!! Here's that link: Casa Romero: Akumal villa, Yal ku lagoon, Riviera Maya, Mexico Oh and our second week will be spent at the Grand Mayan Resort on the Riviera Maya. Aaah can't wait!!! And YES Abs, the owners of TBC are so sweet -- Jen and Bart. You MUST eat there breakfast, lunch or dinner is fantastic!!! And yep, they got free WI-FI woot woot

Where (hotel/resort) are you guys staying by the way?

Duplicate post --- sorry I hate when that happens!

Awesome, do you have a link to the video? I'm sure lots of brides would love to see it

WOWZERS!!!! Good thing I've already booked my photog and put down the deposit, I'd be so tempted, lol. What an amazing deal!!!!

Those look great, Misti is awesome!!!

We are having a circle set up but primarily because we are having the Mayan/Cosmic Ceremony, which entails that format because of the elements of nature and energy involved. At first I was kinda weary about it, but the more I think about it, it will make for some amazing pictures and a neat experience for everyone. And no seat will be a bad one I love that inspiration picture, and I say go for it!!!

Safe travels and have a wonderful time Ana ~ your day will be fabulous so soak in every moment. And damn it, bring us lots of pics!!!!!

I am obsessed with the idea of "branding" our wedding, so this time it's a sticker label to put on the playing card box/container that we will be including in our OOT gift bags for our guests. I saw a similar idea on a website but was shocked to see how much it would cost to order personalized playing card stickers -- so of course when you're cheap like me, make it yourself I used my wedding colors -- canary, latte, terracotta, and red -- for the symbols. You can use whatever cute saying you'd like -- mine say "Two of a Kind" and "Lucky In Love", I also like "The Perfect Pair". IMPORTANT TIPS or MUST DO'S: 1) Use a paper cutter to make sure your labels are cut straight -- you will be able to fit 12 to a sheet. 2) Do lots of test labels on regular paper to make sure they fit before printing on full sheet sticker paper, which can be bought at staples for about $10 for 30 sheets 3) The fonts I used are "Freebooter Script" and "English" -- if you use my template, first you need to download these for free at dafont.com or the template will not show correctly. 4) The template is designed for stickers that fit perfectly on the cards w/container currently being sold at Michaels OR the playing cards sold by the dozen on the Oriental Trading Company website. If you adjust the template, the margins and dimension will start moving so fix accordingly. It's a super easy project that gives your cards a fun, personal touch!!! Here are the pics: Playing_Card_Label.doc

Ooooh weeee, yet another gorgeous teaser. I LOVE your outfit Yolanda. Can't say it enough, all you ladies who shot with Kamilla are HOT like fire!!!

That's an amazing deal for those dresses ~ I've seen those at both Macy's and Nordstroms for about $150. And I LOVE the color, great find!!!!

Yamille, I LOVE it!!! That pic has a lotta fire and attitude to it ~ you look beautiful and your shoes are so sexy!!! Ok ladies so you do realize all your men are gonna go bonkers when they see these images right? Y'all better be ready for some serious "bow chicka bow wow" action

Now that's what you call a real steal and it's beautiful!!! Congrats