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I can't stress enough what a pleasure it was having Roberta create my weddign bouquet! She is so easy to work with and she does an amazing job! And I think the most comforting thing about her is she is dedicated to making sure the customer is a 100% satisfied with her product. When Roberta and I originally spoke we had discussed a light pink rose to use in my bouquet and when she was having trouble producing that certain color she was upfront with me and did all she could to make me happy. I ended up going with a deeper pink and I am so happy! I will post my flowers shortly so every one can see how beautiful a job Roberta does. I would recommend Roberta to any bride!

I have a couple more questions for you, Erin and Beth. First, Erin you had said you had your brother play the guitar for your ceremony so I assume he also played as you walked down the aisle? Beth did you have any music playing as you walked down the aisle? I read some where in their wedding info they allow you to play up to 4 songs during the ceremony. I was just wondering if any one took advantage of it and how it turned out? Second, Erin when did you schedule your hair and make-up appointment? Beth did you use the spa for your hair and make-up? I was told by Yazmin my wedding planner to contact Martha via email to make an appointment. So I emailed Martha and requested an appointment (with a person that speaks English per Erin's advice) and she still hasn't responded to me!? I have also forwarded the email to Yazmin to ask her for her help and she too hasn't gotten back to me. If they wont be able to give me an appointment I wanted to start looking for other options in the area soon. I don't know what to do? Thanks ladies for your help!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by catandcleo Hey ladies... i apologize for being so intermittent here. I kind of thought life would slow down once the holidays were over, but January was busier than December and February is looking even worse!!!! Anyway, I used the resort photographer, and while the quality is probably not as good as some of the pro photographers, it wasn't as big a deal to me and i still thought they were really good. I can't be bothered to try to upload them here (i have never managed to make them work properly!) - but you can go to my wedding website to take a look if it will help you out. You can tell some are really great shots and some are just mediocre... I got enough shots that i thought were really good that it was worth it to me. If you tell the photographer some ideas you would like to try, he is really willing to work with you. If not, you get the "stock" photos. (We liked the idea of the pool balls showing our wedding date. That was actually my husband's idea - and some turned out great, some not so much. Once he figured out what we were going for, they were better and not so out of focus...) We are fairly picky people about those kind of things and we were happy with our resort photog, but it's all about your preferences. Our site is: Wedding Website - Jon & Beth password: murraywed Go to the "Photo Album" page and the album you want is "Wedding - official". These are the ones from the resort photographer. You can also check out the resort photos - i think i took photos of EVERYTHING on the resort property!!! Hope this helps! Please feel free to PM me if you need anything else!! Beth what photo package did you purchase? I am trying to figure out what would work best for me. Its just me and my fiance. I don't want to get too many but at the same time I don't want only 35 photos. Do you know if the photographer takes more pictures than they print?

Quote: Originally Posted by BachataBride Thanks Kelly! I left it to my MOH (since she was my only attendant) to get her own dress. I told her just make sure it is orange or turquoise. She actually bought two dresses - one in each color & a slightly different style. She got both dresses at Le Chateau for $100 each!! I love it too....she did a great job!! And you would never say it, but she is 11 weeks prego here!! I love that dress it sucks Le Chateau doesn't offer its collections for sale online. I live in Maryland so I don't think I'll be able to stop by the store any time soon. And WOW 11 weeks pregnant! I couldn't tell at all! She looks great!

Quote: Originally Posted by Rhonda I am happy to hear you like them! I just spoke to my hairstylist the other day and she recommended that I buy these exact ones. I've never done the "extension-thing" before, but plan to for the wedding. Quote: Originally Posted by edssbride09 I just bought the 23inch wavy one the other day, i hope it is amazing, i plan to use it for the wedding if so! I bought mine new on ebay for $55 USD (including shipping to Canada). I will certainly let you guys know how it works out! Rhonda, I am new to extensions too. My sister and a couple fo my friends have doen them before and it just didn't seem worth the hassel or the money. But my stylist recommended this brand to me if I was going to do something for the wedding. I am glad I took her word for it because they are great! It was exactly what I was looking for and they are relatively easy to put in. I am sure with some practice I will become even more comfortable with putting them in on my own. edssbride, You will not be disappointed! The waves are perfect! They aren't too big or tight they look exactly like the picture on the box! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Quote: Originally Posted by rach220 This is the link to the on-site photography samples that I received...hope it helps... Palace Weedings Photography Kelly...I'm curious to know if you got something different? Yazmin actually just sent me an email that had file attachments of various pictures that the photographer had taken of weddings at the resort. The website she gave you was what I was really looking for when I asked her who the photographer is and if I could see samples of his work.

Congrats and welcome to the forum! I love North Carolina! Me and my fiance are actually talking about moving down there in a few years. My family has been slowly moving from here in MD down to New Bern, NC. I am sure your wedding will be beautiful! Happy Planning!

I love all the pictures! They were great! I love the ones done with the night sky the best! lol When I saw the picture with you and your wedding party on the rocks it reminded me of an album cover. I dunno why?! Any way I love the pics! Congrats!

That dress was made for you!!! I love the back!

Congrats! You look beautiful. I really like your dress.

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Jena I have samples from the onsite photographer sent to me from Yazmin. They look pretty good. If you PM me your email I can send them to you.

It seems like many of us feel like fat pigs! I feel like one too! I just feel like I cant get in gear. I eat good but don't excersise then I'll exercise and not eat good. Grrrr I wanted to loose 30 pounds by my wedding day but I don't know if I will be able to make that goal. But I am going to keep trying and you should too. Don't be discouraged. We can do it!!!!

Welcome V! I think there is several factors involved in picking the day! The first usually is whether or not you are legally getting married at you destination and if there is certain requierments to get married such as how many days you must be at the resort prior to your marriage. Next I think the days you will be traveling also need to be taken into consideration. I know for us it was a significant price difference in airfair to travel on some days and not others. When we were planning on having guest we also took into consideration whether or not people would be staying a whole week or less and what would be the most affordable for everyone. But I wouldn't get too caught up in what day it is as long as all the legal requirements are met that is all that matters right! In the end we decide to elope and we are gettign married on a Thursday due to the legal requirement and when we will be arriving to the resort.

Your pictures were great! Thanks for sharing them! You look beautiful in all of them! My fav was the dancing one!

Awwww looks like you guys had fun in the pool! Your pictures are great. One question where did you get your MOH get that blue dress?! I love it !

First off welcome to the forum, maisy! I totally understand how you feel. Me and my fiance never pictured ourselves having a traditional at home wedding so we like the rest of the gals on here decided for a destination wedding. We wanted to involved our friends and family as much as we could at first. But then due to the economy and many people's job status we decideded we weren't going to be able to have the destination wedding we were originally planning on. So we decided we were going to elope to the Riviera Maya. Eloping was a hard decision for us both to come to. We really wanted our parents there but both of our parents wouldn't be able to come. We wanted some of our close friends to attend but we couldn't have some and not others. But most of all I wanted my 5 year old to be able to attend. But it just wasn't possible. We decided that our wedding was about us and while we wanted to include every one we just couldn't and every one understands that including my daughter. So we are considering having an at home "reception" to celebrate our marriage. I don't know how old your children are but there are several resorts that offer activities for kids to do while their parents are doing other things. That may be an option for you? Again, I don't know how old your children are but I also don't think I would be comfortable sending my child off on a flight by themselves unless they are older. But if other couples/family members are attending I am sure they would be willing to assit the children on the flight back if they are leaving at the same time. I also don't think its a big deal that you don't have the big reception or wedding party at your wedding. I think you can create something just as special with just you and your future husband. Me and my fiance are having a ceremony and cake and are doing a dinner. We are still having traditional aspects that are important to us like the dress, cake, pictures, ect. But having a maid of honor and best main were not priorities for us. All in all this is your special day! There is no rule book saying you have to do this or that or have this person or that person at your wedding so you can do whatever you want! I think you will find many resorts that will be accomidating to you and your needs no matter what your size.

I really love the terrace but Yazmin told me that it was only for private events. And to hold a private dinner there for just me and my fiance was $800!!! So I guess I will have to give up on it for right now. Maybe if I ask again when we arrive and she sees how bad I want the ceremony there she will give in and work with me on it.

Erin/Rach, Is the Pandero that brown "gazebo" in Erin's pictures? Is that an option for the ceremony? I am getting married in April and I picked the sunset time which is 5 or 6 I think. I can't afford to hire an outside photographer so I am stuck with the resorts, which seems to do a nice job, but in all the gazebo pictures it seems dark no matter what time of day. So if I could have the ceremony at the open area I think the pictures would turn out better. What do you ladies suggest/think?

The first dress has my vote!!!! Its flattering and looks beautiful on you!

Congrats! Enjoy Hawaii! Love the pics keep them coming!

Wow! Everything looks great! Love the flowers and you look beautiful in your dress! Thanks for doing such a great job of sharing everything with us!

I love the new BM dresses! I gotta get me one of them!

It looks like many of us hadn't visited this site so thanks. I am getting a bunch of great hair ideas from there!

It looks like many of us hadn't visited this site so thanks. I am getting a bunch of great hair ideas from there!