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Quote: Originally Posted by AprilandPatrick Hello, hello! My fiance and I have decided to also do the Cosmic Ceremony by Charlie and Maria. Question: Are you going through a wedding coordinator or are you dealing with them directly? I have contacted a wedding coordinator about the ceremony and reception. However, I have contacted the location of where we are having our receptiona nd dealing with the restaurant directly so that negates needing a wedding coordinator for our reception. I'm thinking that I may be able to pull of not needing a wedding coordinator, but don't know how to contact Charlie and Maria directly. Any information you or anyone else might have will be most appreciated!!!! Hi April! Well, we are actually dealing with a wedding coordinator in Akumal who uses Charlie and Maria for a majority of the weddings. I can certainly ask her if she has a contact number for Charlie and Maria, and let you know what she says. Where are you having your ceremony and reception? If you are able to handle everything without the help of a coordinator, then that's fantastic and helps out with costs so much!! I have a friend (who also didn't have a WC) have a close friend, who wasn't in the wedding party, help her out by acting as the WC the day of. Are you having someone do this for you too? It's def. a good idea so you won't have to stress about anything ~ it's your day and instead you can just plan on looking beautiful and soaking in every moment By the way I LOVE your dress in your siggy pic, it's gorgeous ~

Maura, WOW, you looked absolutely gorgeous! Everything looked so fabulous, I can't wait to see all your pics!!! Congrats

Quote: Originally Posted by PlayaWeddings Hi, my wife and I are treveling in Europe now on our honeymoon. We had a Cosmic Ceremony performed by Maria and Charlie and we recommend them with all our hearts. Our ceremony was fantastic and everyone thought it was really intense. Some good friends of ours who are a couple came to us a few weeks later to tell us they were so much more in love with each other after our wedding, a wonderful compliment. Here are the photos: htttp://www.delsolphotography.com/weddings/paul&rachel Because we film weddings we've seen both the Cosmic and the Mayan ceremonies. The Mayan ceremonies are cool but sometimes a little hard to relate to. The Cosmic Ceremony is easier to connect to. Don't be put off by the silly name. I am so excited to hear and see how wonderful your wedding ceremony was ~ your pics by the way are beautiful!! Charlie and Maria are actually performing our Cosmic wedding ceremony next June in Akumal. We were hesitant at first out of fear that our guests would be expecting something more traditional and find it too strange, but our wedding coordinator explained to us how family-oriented, touching and spiritual the ceremony can be. It's also great that we will be able to incorporate the local culture and traditions, while still doing the regular procession entry and exchange vows at the end of the ceremony ~ I am so looking forward to the whole experience!!

I say keep it! That dress is absolutely fabulous, you would look beautiful no matter where you wore it. And if it's the dress that you love, then it's the one for you! Barring of course any major concerns like comfort ~ is it too hot to wear at your wed site? My vote is for keep it and wear the hell out of it, the dress is gorgeous!!!

I've been getting my eyebrows threaded for close to about 10 years now. In fact I just got them done last week! Generally I try to get them threaded about once a month or until I start looking like Oscar the Grouch, tee hee. Threading is great, the look is so clean and even after all these years I'm still in awe as to how precise it is. The first time I got em done it hurt a little just because I didn't know what to expect. But after one session you should be good to go. It's a very popular method where I live (Cerritos, Cali), which is close to a strip that features mostly Indian retailers and restaurants. Great eyebrows for $5.99, hey you can't beat that!!!

You looked so beautiful and your dress was gorgeous! I love your rose bouquet, it's so classic and the color of the flowers and parasols looks so vibrant against the beach setting. Cheers to you both Congrats!!!

Congrats Amy ~ everything looked amazing and you're such a beautiful bride. You didn't just have a wedding it looked like an extravaganza!! That is so cool that you had so many people travel to be a part of the celebration, it looked like such a good time. And I LOVE the white board photos, def. something I'm going to try and do at my own reception. I hope they turn out as fun as yours did By the way did you have some sort of "instructions sheet" to go with the white board photos?? And if so, what did it say??

That was awesome!!! How incredibly creative, your guests will probably be even more excited after watching that. I'm def. gonna have to keep that idea in mind, thank you!

Amy your teaser pics are gorgeous, can't wait to see the rest!! And I absolutely adore the white board idea, how original and fun I def. am going to keep that one in mind!! Congrats to you both ~ glad to hear the weather and little mishaps didn't ruin your day. You're married to the man you love and I wish you many blessings for a lifetime of happines together

Hmmm...ok on the Riviera Maya, I've stayed at the Mayan Palace and the Grand Mayan which share the same grounds - both are not all inclusive. The Grand Mayan is the more modern of the two, but both extremely nice accommodations with kitchens. I can email pics if your friend wants some sort of visual reference. Massive resort, almost like a city in itself with its own medical clinic, HUGE 24-hour pools (about 20). And not a whole lotta wedding or couples activity going on, your girls would have a blast. Another great option is anywhere in Playa del Carmen because they will have close access to Avenue 5 - the boardwalk of shops, restaurants and bars and a fabulous beach ~ a great place to spend late afternoons and evenings with friends. Tons of singles here too!! Another great way to go is by staying at condos or villas. Akumal is a nice little town that is so beautiful, you'll pretty much forget all your troubles there. Fantastic snorkeling and swimming. But everything shuts down about 10ish, more so a daytime town. But the waters and laid-back feel here is unmatched in my opinion. TONS of pics of these places too Best way to get a feel for what the non all-inclusive options are on locogringo.com , a site that caters to the Riveria Maya. Hope this helps out your friend!! A visit to the RM is def a great way to clear her mind

Hey Tami, good to hear you're movin around!! Can you let me know how much for the tanks and and panties ~ I'd love these if they're not spoken for!!!! Thank you!!

It's a website that charts all types of accomodations in the Cancun/Riviera Maya, including villas, condos, hotels, bungalows, casitas, etc. Also has descriptions on what the villas include, photos, how many people it can accomodate, price list, pools, if it's on the beach, how far it's from the beach, etc. And you can make reservations right on the site! Hope this helps!!

If you've got a small figure and a need something that has a good fit (lucky girl!!!), try a gown that has a corset because that will definitely fit you like a glove. Some of the best corseted gowns that I've seen are in the Maggie Sotero line. Check out her website she's got a collection made specifically for destination weddings and most are corseted! Good luck and no worries, you've got tons of time!!!

Erin you looked so beautiful! And I loved the color of your bridesmaids dresses, it was the perfect compliment to your setting. And don't you just love having a super tall DH? FI is 6'2 and I'm 5'4, and the disparity in our heights always makes me feel safe Anyhow, awesome pics and Congrats!!

Girl, you are def. on the ball and on top of your shit! I can't believe you put all this together so quickly, everything looks so freaking good What program did you use? I LOVE the layout, it looks so professional like albums the photographer would make, but everything is so much better because you've personalized it. You seriously need to flip your talents into a career, or at least a sideline gig, you're stuff always looks so nice! And, I echo the sentiment that looking at beautiful pictures never gets tiring, it just makes me more excited about my own wedding day!!

You guys are just so cute together, it's ridiculous! It's an awesome video, and it's so evident how much love you two share! Congrats again Amy and Andy, you seem to have documented your special day wonderfully both video and picturewise

YAY, I'm so glad these guides will help so many of you! I totally forgot about these little treasures and when I remembered how handy and convenient they were, I realized they'd be perfect for our wedding guests because they contain all the necessary phrases needed to get by in a foreign country. I'm thrilled to be able to share it with all the lovely BDW ladies...and rare gents, of course!!

Ok, where do I begin? Wow, your pics are gorgeous! Are you planning on making a photobook or album, and if so, how the heck are you gonna choose which ones to use? There are so many wonderful images, your photobook is gonna be HUGE!!! You and DH looked like you were having so much fun together, especially when he was hanging from a...tree branch? lol. You looked beautiful throughout Morgan ~ congrats!! It seems like you had a great wedding and really nice vacay to go with it And Kristie O. was your photog, right? Well she did a fabulous job capturing every single moment of your celebration!!

I really like the wording on the inside of the front cover (might have to steal that when I'm ready to make mine !) And that's an awesome map of Cancun. Your guests are gonna love em, you should be really proud they turned out fantastic, really professional looking!!

These are so amazing Amy! They are all so fabulous especially the one of your DH standing behind you on the beach ~ so romantic Your dress was so perfect and you two are such a beautiful couple. You must be thrilled!!! I can't wait to see the rest

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyCheese OMG, is everyone out on the Raffia fans...Koyal Wholesale is on b/o, then yesterday I saw them on OTC and was looking for a coupon, now today it shows they are out of stock!! Asianideas.com is accepting back-orders. I guess I'm going to take a chance and b/o them since I still have a few mths. Any other places I can look? Hey girl, just wanted to let you know that I think OTC has got the raffia fans again!! I just ordered 10 dozen a couple hours ago and it says my order should arrive at my house by July 28 (standard shipping)!!! I'll PM you just in case you don't see this in time YAY fans!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by dsantos_07 love these, def gonna use how did you add the images to the pdf? Those photos are actually a scanned image outta a photobook my brother and I made of our trip. The colorful border was designed by him and he somehow layered the image and placed it into our photobook/album. So basically the printed guides aren't colorful like that, lol. He being the amazing artist, was trying to be creative for the sake of our album Hope that answers your question?

Quote: Originally Posted by GeminiLibra I already posted the cake I wanted but I changed my mind so here is my final decision. The bamboo will be darker and a little thicker and not as many flowers but here it is... Oooh I love that design!! It's very in theme with a tropical wedding, and so unique What is the bamboo made of? Intially I was thinking looks kind like pretzel sticks, but I see that some parts are curved?? Anyhow, I LOVE IT!!

Wow Rebecca those are fantastic. The logo looks so good, like you bought em that way. I can only hope mine end up looking just as good as yours!! Your guests are gonna love em