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I love all the 80s movies suggestions! On that theme, I have to add my favorite move of all time: Dirty Dancing.

W-O-W, Michelle you did such a freaking awesome job with that album!!! You made that bad photography fab! You must be so happy with the results

Quote: Originally Posted by Abbie wow. if thats back fat, im in serious trouble. Lol, this is exactly what I was thinking!

Quote: Originally Posted by Laura22610 So, I received my pictures from Claudia Rodriguez a while ago but I just got the link to my online slideshow the other day so I thought that I would share Laura & Don | February 26th 2010 | Dreams, Cancun Mexico Yay!!! Everything looks so beautiful! You look so beautiful! I have to say, I really like your bridesmaids dresses - do you mind me asking where you got them?

Welcome to the forum Abbey!!! I'm a December bride as well! For so long now it's felt like so far away, but now it's starting to creep up faster and faster, I know! Good luck with all your planning, you came to the right place

Welcome Bridget!!! There are so many great resorts to choose from in the Riviera Maya, it almost a bit overwhelming! Dreams has a great reputation as far as weddings go, is fairly upscale (but not necessarily TOO pricey), and is family friendly. I wanted my two nieces to be my flower girls so family friendly was a must for me as well. Good luck with all your planning

Welcome, and good luck to you in finding the perfect place for your wedding! I'm also getting married in the Mayan Riviera (and am also a December bride) so I know how many great options there are, and how hard it can be to decide!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by kriztie707 Hey Ladies! I was just wondering when everyone was planning on sending out their invitations for your wedding? We want to give people enough time to still book their vacations and are trying to think of when would be a good time. I was hoping to have had mine sent out already (a little embarassing, I think, that so many people have booked their trips and I haven't even sent out the invites yet!) but school and work have been keeping me so busy the last few months that I haven't even finished designing them! Arg. We did send out save the dates though last fall, and all the booking info etc is on our website, so it's not like people are totally out of the loop or lacking information. But some people are not too Internet savy so don't seem to realize that they can find out everything they need on our website, or for whatever reason seem to be waiting for an "official" invitation before making their decision as to whether to come. Realistically I guess I will be sending my invites out sometime in May!

Quote: Originally Posted by TrvlrsChick Hehe, don't worry, I wouldn't leave it on all day! But for a 20 or 30 minute ceremony on the beach, it might save me from passing out from the heat. I'm a little bit of a wimp. Here's the dress! I searched for it for a month to try it on, sadly when I finally found the ONE sample on the east coast, it wasn't in my size and I had to have a very tiny friend try it on. But I still love it: Wow, that's gorgeous!!! It doesn't look that hot, but I guess I will have to take your word for it! Who's the designer?

Omg, too funny!!! That could be a silly idea... or it could be a BRILLIANT idea! Lol. Not sure. I can't see having that on you all day, but it could save you for a little while I bet! As long as it wasn't actually ice, just one of those cold packs that you activate by popping or whatever. Can you show us your dress? I'd love to see this beauty that's worth sweating over!

Hey girls, I have a random question... what are you doing for shoes? Especially for those of you who have already been there, what would you recommend? I'm definitely thinking flat or wedge sandals for the beach, but would like to kick it up a notch for the reception with a fun pair of heels! We are having our reception on the pool deck though and I started wondering whether heels would be a problem in terms of getting them stuck between the slats of wood on the deck... am I being crazy or should I be wary of a skinny heel for the reception?

You sound just like me when I joined! Don't worry, this forum will help you figure it all out Congrats on your engagement!!!

Congratulations on your engagement and welcome to the forum! You have totally come to the right place to plan a destination wedding! Hopefully I will see you on the Dreams Riviera Cancun thread. Tons of useful stuff there if you are able to set aside some time and have a read through. When are you planning to get married? I will be there in December

Quote: Originally Posted by JKL_WeddingMexico Oh my god. I tried this Private Label by G dress on. It is an amazing dress. I absolutly loved it. The only reason I didn't go with it was because it was quite heavy. Totally agree, I tried it on yesterday and it is stunning!!! Even more so in person than in pictures. It was significantly lighter than the Maggie Sottero Ambrosia dress (which was the dress I first fell in love with) though so I felt like I was doing well actually! But you're right, it still is a lot of dress for the beach. Anyways, back to yesterday though, I have an update... when we were on the way to the changeroom with the Private Label dress I spotted another dress on a manequin that really caught my eye and asked the consultant if I could try on that one as well. I tried on the Private Label dress and as I said, it was truly beautiful, and looked great on. Very figure flattering. But then I tried on the other dress that I had them take off the manequin and that was it, I was truly in love! I think this was fate, tracking down the one store in the Vancouver area that had the Private Label dress, and they just happened to have this dress on a manequin for me to see, otherwise I don't know if I ever would have found it! It's a Blue by Enzoani dress, style Caldera: It's a little pricier than I would like, but really I got the feeling that it was "the one". And how do you go back from that? I'm going to shop around a bit anyways and see where I can get the best price. I am planning to have it altered to have a corset back and sweetheart neckline. I knew that I wanted the perfect dress regardless of how heavy, non-beachy, etc, it was, but now I feel like I've found the perfect dress and it is light and perfect for the beach! The consultant even got goosebumps when I tried it on! So glad my Private Label search led me to this

Welcome fellow December bride!!! Good luck with all your planning

Quote: Originally Posted by somethingblue We won a FREE trip to DRC with flights through out TA. FI and I are going down for a site visit May 9 for 5 nights. We are so excited to be able to see the resort and all of its beauty before we get married Dec 6 2010. OMG congratulations! We were in that draw too (the first entrants) and were REALLY hoping we would win... lucky you!

Well I finally found a place to try on the Private Label dress! So I'm going to go do that on Saturday, and will let you know how it goes... can't wait

Quote: Originally Posted by LynnieS Heres my FG's dress, I highly recommend this seller on ebay. Very reasonable dresses and high quality. Plus the dresses came in three days! (I have two FG's) and here are the shoes they are wearing too, from payless eBay Store - 87sweetgirl: Flower girl dress, co5 white dress, co5 ivory dress Oh my gosh, that is so cheap!!! Thanks for posting this! Most of the flower girl dresses I've been looking at online are over $100 each!

Quote: Originally Posted by michelle2011 I love your dress. It is beautiful!!! Can't wait to see a pic of you in it ) here is mine... I'm having the train made smaller though as it's too long for me i think... Ambrosia - by Maggie Sottero I hope you don't mind me asking, but how short are you making the train? Are you just chopping off length, or are you actually having the roses/pickups, moved up as well to keep it all in proportion?

Quote: Originally Posted by Angie1017 Etsy :: Ivory Whimsical Hair Flower Etsy :: Ella Earrings - Swarovski Special Occasion Earrings, FREE SHIPPING, E244B08CRL ANTAYA - women's fashion flats sandals for sale at ALDO Shoes. I can't figure out how to post pics, but here are the links, I hope they work! I'm a bit worried the rhinestones on the sandals might catch on my dress since it's lace, but I'll test it out WOW, I absolutely love everything you've chosen!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by dee414 Do you mind emailing these attachments to me at [email protected]. I am not able to open them, it says that I do not have enough member points =(. Dee, please be careful asking people to email you things - this is against forum rules and could get you banned! Here's a link to the rules, and will also give you info about points opening attachments: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...k-forum-32313/

Aww you guys are a cute couple

Quote: Originally Posted by msglave Hi Ladies! I am getting married on December 11 at The Royal Playa del Carmen! We've got 16 booked so far and are in the process of booking the D.J. and photographer. I'm almost done with our OOT bags but I can't seem to stop shopping!!! I'm sooooo excited! Congrats, The Royal looks SO amazing!!! Very happy with my resort choice, but if I wasn't having kids at my wedding, that's definitely where we would have gone!

Quote: Originally Posted by JNagan2011 Remind me again of what OTC is... I have been thinking about doing fans but haven't looked into them. Were they fairly reasonably priced?? OTC = Oriental Trading Company The fans were very reasonably priced (under $1 each). Here are the ones I got: Refreshing Fans You can get them quite a few places online but OTC seemed about the most reasonably priced, especially if they have a a free shipping or other promo on.

Quote: Originally Posted by Angie1017 On another note...what are you all doing for favors? We are thinking of doing drinking mugs for everyone in a bright color. We thought since some guests won't know each other, this would be a good way for guests to "see" who is there for our wedding. I also want to do palm fans to put on each guests seat at the ceremony. Then again I also really like the idea of macaranas (to be bought in Playa)... This forum makes you want to do everything! I am doing palm fans for the ceremony (bought at OTC) that will have the handle wrapped in ribbon and a program attached. We are also doing OOT bags, not too over the top or full but will probably include playing cards, first aid supplies, gum, golf balls for the boys and starfish necklaces for the girls, etc. Also thinking of putting mugs in these, but from what I have heard about Dreams it seems like the glasses are big and they refill them often enough that your drinks don't get cold. Still I think cups are a cute idea, like maybe stadium cups, which would also be easier to pack. Alternately I was thinking custom water bottles (like that they could use for excursions off the resort). Not sure if we are going to also do favors at the table. I love the idea of doing maracas, or I have also seen starfish wine bottle stoppers that are lovely. But on top of the other things I'm sure guests won't be wondering where their favor is at, and I'm not sure we can afford more gifts (or have room to bring them all!).