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Congrats~ can't wait to see your review, and more pic!

Thank You Sunita! The reply you posted from the new WC, looks like her English is definitely better than any of the ones I worked with before! I sent Gaby an email last week and wanted to make sure they still give me credit for ceremony sound system, by not using their photographer. Haven't got any reply, and I thought, she might be swapping out. I'll wait and see when they gonna got back to me.

Quote: Originally Posted by PaulaV When I met with Claudia on-site she had a file with all the emails and pictures I had sent them and my contract printed out. So they are pretty organized no matter who receives your emails. When we met she knew what was in the file, my concerns, she had recommendations, etc. Very thorough. Thanks Paula, I guess I'll ask Claudia to be my WC once again rather than using whoever-gonna-be the next WC, should make my life easier~

DING DING DING! I got my first response from Claudia, then handed to Daniella, then handed again to Gaby... and now another one? how many more on the go before my wedding?? How can I not be stress out

I got some ceremony music questions... I am given credit from Gaby to use their sound system for ceremony, but not sure if they will provide the music, or I have to bring my own?? If I need to bring my own music, what format should I prepare? Mp3 player/ipod, cd or dvd? What else is included other than sound system an mic?? Does anyone know? thank you!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kat81 I used this site Cancun Airport Transfers | Unbeatable Rates For Cancun Private Transfer They picked us up in a Lincoln SUV. The guy was super nice and it was a private transfer just the two of us. Went straight to the hotel and he gave us a lot of history of things as we went. I would totally use them again! And they picked us up at the hotel on time and got us to the airport quick. thanks for the info share, i've been looking into it, another one i found is called Mexico Hotels, Mexico Travel Destination Guide, Mexico Vacations it seems like they are pretty good among feedbacks on this forum

Quote: Originally Posted by TA Jill You don't have to give them anything to prove that you're married and you're family and friends won't know the difference. They still have you have 4 "witnesses" sign it and you get a certificate. You would never know it's not a "real" ceremony. Hi Jill, quick question, for the '4 witnesses' who sign, are they going to be my guest/parents, or provided by Dreams??

Great review!! the WC problem is the major one that i've been concern... however, your wedding turns out really nice, congr!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 Ok....So i have 2 questions...for those of ou who have used o had contact with Cecilia Dumas, About how long did it take her to get back to you?? It's only been a couple days, but I feel like i'm on pins and needles waiting. If she doesn't have my date available, I need to find someone in the same price range o just use Juan Navarro. my 2nd question is...For those who had their reception on the terrace area..Is there a way I can hang lighted paper lanterns over there? I would really like to hang some around the "Dancing" area, from that awning thing that's there...But I;m not sure if that is possible since I haven't really seen it. Have you seen this done? I may just buy them and if I can't use them after I can always sell them on here. :-) I think it took her like a week to reply me. She'll get back to you, don't worry.

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 Wow..I gotta tell ya, when I first saw the prices you posted for her, I was so excited, because i was going to book her....Then I saw your second post, but even with her raised prices....I still think I want to book her. Thank you so much for posting all of that!!! I think you should contact her asap. I emailed her, and she said she'll not be available for my date (Aug. 1) because she will be on vacation.

wow, this is so cool! Loving it! great job~

Quote: Originally Posted by Samantha S Thanks everybody-- my head's getting too big to fit through the door! :-) We got the groomsmen shirts from Haband. They were awesome and only $12.99!!!! We couldn't believe it!! Here is the bad news, I looked recently and couldn't find them on there. You could try calling and asking about them. They were perfect and almost free. Hi Sylvia! Your hair looks smokin hott!! I don't know how to post the video!!! Its too private to post on youtube-- any ideas? I would definitely get the video over the gazebo drapery- you'll have the video your whole life. I still cry every time I watch it-- you will not even remember the drapery. The suit was a steal too-- he got it on Amazon for $152 after shipping and it looks like its cheaper now-- good news, apparently you'll save $1,104 on the suit and get it for $95. Amazon.com: Beautiful & Brand New Italian Linen Mens Suit in White ~~ Hand Tailored for Perfect Fit 3 Button Suits ~~ Perfect for Cruise , Wedding , Summer: Apparel. It looks a little cheese-y in the pic online but it looked great when he got it. He had the shirt already, it was from Saks but a year or two ago. Yes, he was the one included in the package, i.e. the resort hired him-- however, we had the dreams of love and swapped the photog for the videographer. I really will send it out if there is some techie on here who can tell me how. Samantha, you can open an account and upload your video to Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket. After the file is done, they will give you links which you can send to people to share. If you have a google account, picasa has similar function that you can set your file private, and people can't access to your file unless you give them the link.

Thanks for the review!! I've been reading a lot of review regards to Gaby wasn't as helpful as I wanted her to be, and thought of changing to Claudia. But your review eased my worries! BTW, just to confirm, the video guy you had, is he the one included in the package?? Can't wait to see your video! Congr again!!

Quote: Originally Posted by STACEY I did up grade my package with Juan. He stayed until right after the cake cutting. I believe it was about $1200 extra? I'm not 100% sure though. Did you talk to the WC about upgrading or you talk to Juan directly? thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl crap. not exactly what i was hoping to hear ... for that much extra, i might as well hire claudia rodriguez for 3 hours for $1500. problem is, i'm having a hard time convincing tom. *sigh* Same thing over here, if I have to pay that much extra, I would rather get Claudia R. Ummm.... Since I don't really care much about photos from reception (I have another reception party a week after at NYC), I am thinking to upgrade to get one extra hour from Juan for $470, and pay to get the DVD with all pictures.

Just saw your professional pictures from Juan, they look good. But I got a question... I am getting the Ultimate Package, and Gaby told me that Juan will be there around 2 hours. But looking at your pictures, seems like he stayed long. Did you pay extra to upgrade your service so Juan stayed longer time? I wanted him to come early to snap some of the preparation moment, and Gaby said there will not be enough time... I am a bit worried.

Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl did you pay for a bunch of extra photographer time? it was my understanding that you only get him for about an hour with the package. I asked this question to Gaby, and she said the photographer actually will be there for 2 hours (Ultimate package).

Quote: Originally Posted by dancingdolphin Hi Everyone, Sorry for not responding to your questions, but I've been on the couch for the last 2 days. Went to the Dr and I have an ear / sinus infection. Got some antibiotics yesterday and hope by tomorrow I will be feeling better. As for the wind, Claudia said it was abnormal, but out of the 11 days we were there, only 1 day wasn't very windy. The wind at the gazebo varied and the day of my wedding was probably the worst we saw it but we weren't generally at the gazebo at that time each day. The other days weren't quite as bad, but still pretty bad. I had a veil too but made a game time decision not to wear it and I'm glad. We used it for some of the pics on the beach where it wasn't nearly as windy and even then, it came out of my hair a few times (it had a comb and it would feel fairly secure when we put it in). I won't get my professional pics for another week or two. We can't wait to see them. Some of the other non-pro pics are on our facebook pages. I will post when I feel better. Quick question, did you bring in your own photographer? I am always worry about how long they will give me the photos since I have a reception 1 week after, and want to put those pictures for projection.

Great review, and I can't wait for Tammy to help me more when my date is closer!

Quote: Originally Posted by dancingdolphin Hi Everyone! I just wanted to give a quick update now that we're back. Unfortunately, I knew on the flight home on Sat nite that I was going to get sick - could just feel it in my throat - and I was unfortunately right. Because of that, this will be short. The wedding was wonderful! Weather wasn't the best (had to postpone the wedding 1/2 hour for brief rain shower and it was EXTREMELY windy) but can't control that. Claudia was easy to work with once I got there. I switched my photographer without making prior arrangements and when we sat down, we extended the videographer. The video was AWESOME - I'd recommend extending it instead of the gazebo decor! He came to my room before hand, video'd FI, the ceremony, and most of our pictures. FI spent a good part of yesterday converting it to put on his facebook page. Not sure if you'll be able to see it without being his friend, but here's the link: Login | Facebook Claudia's mom is sick, so she's been very distracted with that. We had to move my initial session a few days (which I was mad about) because she had to go to the hospital (not sure the problem w/ her mom). A day or so after the wedding, we had our appt to finalize the billing and she called me crying saying she had to leave because of her mom. Someone's wedding was going on at that time too so I felt bad for that bride. She stayed through my reception and there were a few times I needed her to find things / do things. Overall, I would also recommend being very organized. I had everything written down and all items labelled in bags (i.e. items for bouquets, sand ceremony, all guestbook items together, etc). I wish I could give more details right now, but I'm going to try to get more sleep. I really don't want to be sick - I'm suppose to be going back to work tomorrow and have SO much stuff to do today. Welcome back! Great video!!! Can't wait to hear more about the detail, rest now, and tell us more later~

Thanks! I guess I just skipped that thread =)

Hi all, I never been to Cancun, and heard some crazy stories about the airport. Since I am going to have my wedding at Dreams Cancun, and not a lot of guests, something like 20 people, I am thinking to provide private pick up services. I did some research online, and found this one: Transfers Cancun Did any one used this company? Or, if you can recommend one for me? Do they all dress up in appropriate attire, and hold big banner to pick up?? thanks!!

Quote: Originally Posted by kristi Does anyone know how many can be seated at the long tables? Also has anyone used the sound system?? Is there someone running it? Can you tell me anything about it? Thanks! I'll be leaving soon....I'll try to answer whatever questions I can when I return... I read it here about the sound system that someone from the resort will run it.

Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 For anyone who got married at Dreams but had their legal ceremony before they left...could you tell that what they call their symbolic ceremony is different? I mean I wrote out our ceremony before we ended up having to get married here before hand so now our ceremony there is just symbolic. Thing is, most of our guests dont know we are already legally married. I still want to do the ceremony we wrote. I want the ceremony in Mexico to have every element of being the legal one minus the blood tests and all. Can anyone lend some insight? Thanks so much! As far as I know, everything at symbolic is the same as the legal one except that u don't have the 'legal' format marriage certificate from Mexico.

Great pictures!! Can't wait to see more~ How as the wind at the Gazebo? It wasn't that bad looking at your picture.. is it?