*Krista*

By the way Sue, you crack me up - Canadian sentences end with hey...lol...they sure do! Or eh, I think that's an east/west difference. I noticed my relatives out east (I was born in Newfoundland, raised in Toronto), say hey? or right?, but out west, we say eh?....lol... I lived in Korea for 3 years, and I met people from all over the world, and it's really interesting to see how different we talk. It's true that we all have "accents"! My favourite people to talk to were from the UK or Australia...sexy accents and unique words/sayings!

Quote: Originally Posted by teshy1 I don't have a picture right now of my dress that I can access, but here is the url address to the website page with the dress. It's an Exclusive by Allure, style 2174. I loved the dress because it's chiffon, so very "flowy", and the style works well with my figure. I'm wearing silver wedge sandals with the dress. Exclusive : Style 2174 From AllureBridals.com 2 months to the day of our wedding! Beautiful! That will be perfect for a beach wedding - elegant and flowy!

Renee your dress is gorgeous!! I love how flowy it is! and you got it for cheaper! YES! Good work! I'm studying to complete my Masters in Counselling Psychology - going to be a shrink - lol!!

Quote: Originally Posted by taranyc Thank you Krista. We are still mulling over locations for reception, cocktails, etc. We actually had our date set for 9/26/10 at Dreams Riviera Cancun and were down there for our site visit and just did not like the place. So, the day we were flying out, we drove down to Tulum (we visited there in the past) and set the date, etc. Anyhow, we're kinda starting over...but we are leaning toward the beach for the wedding and the dolphin pool area for cocktails and reception. This site has been so great...there is sooooo much to read. Congrats on your upcoming wedding and thank you again! tt I'm glad to hear that you have chosen Dreams Tulum! I've heard lots of wonderful things about the resort, so it doesn't surprise me that you liked it when you visited. I'm thinking about doing my reception at the dolphin pool area as well, or beach, I can't decide. I like the idea of my feet in the sand while I'm dancing, however, it may not be so practical. You will definitely find lots of information on here! If you have any specific questions you can't find an answer to, just post them, and there are lots of upcoming/previous brides who can help you out! Good luck with your planning!

Quote: Originally Posted by teshy1 I see there are a few Alberta brides on here -- where is everyone from? I've finally thawed out my fingers long enough to do some typing on BDW! Today's -17 weather seems almost balmy... A little about myself so you girls don't feel like you're chatting with a perfect stranger: I got engaged in February of this year in Australia while my FI and I were on vacation. Our wedding is at the Occidental Grand Xcaret near Playa del Carmen on Feb. 16. We're actually doing a symbolic ceremony, as we wanted to get all the legal stuff out of the way here in Canada (much less stressful). Right now, it looks like we'll have around 30 guests. We're keeping everything pretty low-key; that's that way we prefer it. I'll have to figure out how to post a pic of my dress. It's very beach-appropriate, I think; something I envisioned from the get-go. Great to be part of this group! Welcome Teshy1! Today's weather -20 in Sask seems balmy too!! I heard that the only place colder than Edmonton this past weekend, was Siberia!! YIKES! -58.4 - WHAT IS THAT? I don't think things can live in that temperature, but apparently we do! lol.... If you have your dress posted to a website like photobucket, etc. you can just copy and paste the link into the reply box and it will post a link and/or the actual picture. Maybe there is a better way that someone will suggest, that's just how I know how to do it. Nice to meet you!

Great idea for the dry erase board Brooke!!I Love it!! Can I "steal" your idea?

Hi ladies! How is everyone today? Sue - that is a wonderful story - I'm glad she didn't tell him, would have caused more humiliation in the end...you are right, some things are better unsaid Teneil and Timberly - have fun in VEGAS! WHOOP!! I wish I could be there! And have fun at your boudouir shoot Timberly - You'll be beautiful! Shells - can wait to see a sneak peek of your shoot! Brooke - I'm sorry your kitty's paw is hurting... I hope he gets better soon! As a side note, I bought one of those Christmasy collars for my cat last night...she didn't look too impressed when I put it on, but it's still on! It's red and fluffy and has a jingle bell shaped like a goldfish with fake diamonds - it's so adorable!! Chris - Have fun in BC! And I definitely think the dress is worse than the shoes! Who wears that dress?? or those shoes!! AWFUL! Maybe if your wedding was a "themed" wedding like halloween, and the bride was going as a stripper?? LOL Krista - great idea for the room number/guest list! that will definitely help everyone!! I want to use some of these smilies - here's my smily for today because I'm feeling strong today!

Thanks for the info herefishie and sherib!! I appreciate it! I have contacted lots of TA's now, so hopefully one of them will be able to help me!

Thanks ladies! Yes, it is good to save money, especially when you are student!!

Quote: Originally Posted by jmb0902 Hey girl-- we did our cocktail hour at 5:00pm on the beach right off of the Dolphin pool (where our reception was being held). They had champagne readily available, there were several waiters taking drink orders (they were great!), AND the bar is right there if people don't want to wait for the waiter (it wasn't private technically but no one else was around). During the reception, the waiters are great about getting drinks, although we had lots of people walk to the bar to take shots, etc. That's why I thought the Dolphin pool area worked out the best of all the locations I had seen- it was accessible to bar, bathrooms, etc. I hope this helps you out! Thanks for the awesome info! And the information about the $150 fee for setup. That is very helpful! It's good to know that we can bring all our extras and have them set up for a small fee!

Quote: Originally Posted by pinayflava wow everyone's dress is just beautiful! here's mine: this one is blurry though Gorgeous dress!! I love the bottom!

Nikki - I went back and saw your dress - it's beautiful!!! I don't have any pics of me in my dress either because it's hidden away as well! My mom hasn't even seen me in it! I love to keep things surprises!

Quote: Originally Posted by taranyc Hi everyone. We just visited Dreams Tulum yesterday and set our date!! Saturday, Sept. 25th at 5p. So excited! xoxoxo, tara Congrats Tara! How was your site visit? Have you decided based on your visit what you would like to have for your ceremony, reception, etc?

Quote: Originally Posted by svetayasofiya guys- I thought it was time to share my dress with you all! I have been nervous because I still have some weight to lose... but this was me at my fitting last month.. it's more of a cat suit than a dress but it just seemed so beach wedding appropriate! love it! love it!

Quote: Originally Posted by staceysbride I love your gown. I wanted that style for my own but for some reason, my shape and the ruffle type gown bottom just don't go together well. Have you already bought it?? Yes I was able to buy it from a shop in California that was having a sample sale. It's still in mint condition, and it's my exact size, and due to the wonderful corset back, I don't have to have any alterations, except taking up the bottom a little (I'm 5'3...). Because of the sale, I was able to get it for about 1/3 of the price of what I would have paid in a shop here. I'm very happy with it!! Have you found a gown that fits your shape?

Quote: Originally Posted by SheriB I have just started working with TA Lindsay from this forum. So far she has been fantastic to talk with. Lots of ideas and experience to draw from. She just gave me one quote that was easily in our budget and since we have changed from Nov to Feb I really thought we would have to be changing resorts to keep it in the budget. I think she is actually in Regina too. Good luck! Hi Sheri! Thanks for the suggestion. How did you get ahold of her, because I tried by clicking on the link at the top of the forum, and I heard from Tammy, who said she would put me in touch with a Canadian agent, however, I haven't heard anything from anyone yet. It's becoming frustrating quickly! I'm trying another TA here in Regina, but of course I want to have the best rates as possible for my guests, as they are paying to come to my wedding.

This is my dress. I know it's big, but I tried a few destination dresses, and none seemed right. I've always been a princess dress kinda girl, so even if I'm hot, I'm okay with that! Lol...This is my first time posting a picture, so I hope it works! Parisia - by Maggie Sottero

These ideas are all so great! Thank you to everyone who has contributed - I really appreciate it!!

Hey July 2010 Brides! Nice to meet you all! Here's my info: Name: Krista FI Name: Sean Wedding Destination: Dreams Tulum, Tulum, Mexico What made you choose this destination? Good prices, wedding packages, beautiful remote location, but still accessible to shopping, etc. Wedding Date:July 10, 2010 What made you choose this date? We are both masters students right now, so summer is least busy time! Have you decided on your wedding colors? If so, what are they? Deep teal blue, deep chocolate brown, bright pink accents What is something unique about your wedding? Most of my family is newfie, so it will be involve a lot of drinking! Tell us anything else about yourself and/or your wedding: I'm so excited and I have lots of planning to do!!

I'm also getting married at Dreams Tulum. I'm getting one of their packages, which includes everything, however, I am bringing my own photographer, as pictures are one thing I am not willing to compromise on!

Quote: Originally Posted by Woodsylou how come some of you have a limit on guests btw? if you have more do you then have to start paying like a 'by head' basis? I have a 20 limit because I have a package that is for 20 guests. Anything over 20 I have to pay per head for food, champagne, extra chairs at the ceremony, extra cake, etc. That seems silly to me because they are already paying to be at an all-inclusive. So I'm trying to keep around the 20 mark. Also I like having a very small intimate ceremony and reception so the 20 cap works for me!

Quote: Originally Posted by lisa_k Hi! The FI and I created an activities page on our wedding website with some ideas for people in and around Tulum. We are going back to Tulum for a site visit in November so we are going to check out more restaurants in the area and may add to that part of the site. Link is below. Lisa and Jon 2010 Hope this helps! Thanks Lisa! Your site is great! Very helpful!

Quote: Originally Posted by TeNeil Raykel- YIKES fire! I had a similar scare today....was helping my FI boost a car, chatting away and not paying attention to what I was doing.......accidentally touched the two cables that I was holding......Wholy $#@! sparks everywhere! Oops! lol...Teneil that is funny! I've done that too...not funny at the time, but funny when I think how about how I did it...I can be kinda careless and a clutz. (is that how you spell clutz?)

I too had to deal with this problem of people inviting themselves. We also had to tell our single guests that they couldn't just "bring" someone, as our package only has room for 20 guests. Usually when you explain that you only have room for 20, and that you aren't even inviting children who are related to you (as was my case), because of the lack of room, they understand. I let my guests know that they are more than welcome to bring their children/friends, etc, to the resort, and they can join us for drinks afterward, but the wedding is only for the 20 invited. It's hard but the way I see it, it's your day, and so you should have people you really care about around you. When I was sending my invites, I would pose this question to myself - Is this one of my top 20 friends and family? If the answer was yes, then they got an invite.

Hi everyone! I'm a Dreams Tulum bride - July 10, 2010. I just found this thread and there's lots of good information on here! I'm only 6 months out, and right now I'm struggling with TA's and getting packages booked. I've been trying for about 2 months now, and it's not going so well! YIKES! Anyway, once that's taken care of, it will be smooth sailing - I hope!