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Quote: Originally Posted by ~Angela~ Haha! Funny thing is, he actually uses that same product!!!!! However, his hair doesn't quite look like that. He might put it in when it's wet though? I don't know ...maybe that's the trick... I'll pass along the message! Your hair looked awesome for the wedding too ....just not sure I could pull that one off! You look like you have such confidence!!! I'd love to do it and that way I could keep my hair shorter..... I cut it off in September but have since started growing it out again since we're getting married next July. We'll see though! I'll have to experiement. Tell him to apply it once the hair is dry... if it gets to thick have him wet his hands. FI said if his hair is not staying up... use a small flat iron and that will do the trick for sure... I say do it, its your wedding day!!! You will feel like a princess

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Angela~ Haha, Sylvia, I just showed my FI your pics and he said he wants your husband's hair! LOL! I love all the pics!!! hahah Ok lets start with the product for the hair!!! lol Its all in his hair product, it works miracles and it doesnt fall.... If you want the name of it its Fiber by American Crew.. Here is the link if you want to buy it online Amazon.com: American Crew Fiber: Beauty you apply it to your hair once its dry then wet your hands and rub it in... spike it up play with it. lol Wow, Im a hair stylist now! hahaha Im under no responsibility if anything happens. HAHAHA

Quote: Originally Posted by LCLIVINGSTON Hey girls, been reading through this thread... Is it true that DJ Mannia is the DJ used in the package for Dreams Cancun?? I'm getting married on 14th July 2009 and have booked the DJ with Dreams Cancun, they are charging $924 for 3 hours... Does anyone know whats included in that price?? By the sounds of it they do a good job though! L x Sounds about right...I would definitely ask for the 30% discount. I was able to get it, they add the dance floor and the DJ together then give you the 30%

I just wanted to share my experience using Carlos with DJ Mannia. At first I must admit I was a little hesitant using him considering the amount of money we were going to spend on a DJ and illuminated dance floor. MY FI thought I was crazy but I was set on hiring him after reading such good reviews. Well, his reputation stood true. He was very cooperative with me from the first email to the day I arrived and he called me to go over everything. I sent him a list of songs that I wanted played during the reception and he played everything. There was NEVER a dull moment at my wedding. He announced cake time, toast, garter and bouquet toss. My husband found a special song that hasnt been recorded yet that he wanted to dance with his mother and he was able to upload it and he played it for him and his mother. I would recommend Carlos to anyone looking for a DJ his work is amazing, he played Spanish, English; everything was danceable, there was never anyone sitting down. The illuminated dance floor was worth it also... I am attaching a picture of it. If anyone wants any further information on him just PM me. Thank you Carlos for making my wedding such a memorable one. Carlos also provided me with a copy of my songs in a cd and I just though that was the icing to the cake. I listened to it on my way to work this morning and it brought back so many memories of cancun. Thank you once again

Quote: Originally Posted by nickicolb123 More pics please!!! hahah OK OK, LET ME GO HOME AND UPLOAD MORE, HERE ARE SOME FROM MY FRIENDS CAMERA the ring bearer holding a little bag with the rings.. he was scared to walk alone so we had my son toss the petals that claudia gave me for free.. dad

Quote: Originally Posted by SIMBASIM So glad I found aloe vera at the dollar store to include in my OOT bags. Everyone always seems to forget it. NO COCONUTS!!! Now the whole drink thing... what do you mean it gave everyone the runs Just regular mixed drinks?? Would this set be available to everyone because my only problem with the sand ceremony is hauling the vases there?? The Aloe Vera is a MUST.... Everyone will be grateful. lol. Well most of the drinks they had there were like milky, like bahama mamas, mango margaritas blended... anything blended with milk was a nono. lol So get drinks on the rocks without milk. lol Those blended drinks really dont get much alcohol in them so make sure you order double shots on all your drinks. There is a drink in the back bar that is called a spicy mango margarita with salt on the rim... tastes like candy it was soo yummy I loved it but most of my guests drank cadillac margaritas and those were the only ones who were able to get anyone buzzed. I took candles for my ceremony but Im sure if you take just the sand, Claudia can lend you what she loan me... they were pretty and then you can just bring your sand home in a ziplock bag. I didnt have sand so my color sand was blue... Let me see if I can find a pix and post it Also, they close the pool at 6pm... they kick everyone out!! But the jacuzzi is open 24 hours.. we did notice that security turned off the heater in the jacuzzi at 12am though to kick us out but we complained and they turned it back on supposedly. Although, the water never got hot again!

Quote: Originally Posted by SIMBASIM Yes it is and after seeing your amazing wedding I am running out to Michaels today and getting "my style on"!! Make sure you get the 3" satin ribbon to tie the flowers together. Then get very feminine looking fillers, I even recommend just greenery.. you can twirl it and it will look amazing kind of like my bouquet... yaaaaa!!! GO GIRL, GO GIRL, GO GIRL.... *SINGING* Also, make sure you request colored napkins for your wedding. I think there $1.50 each from the hotel. Have them fold them over your plate.. soo pretty! also CAKE LETTERS... get some letters to place around your cake table, its looks beautiful and classy

Quote: Originally Posted by Sensatori Bride Your pictures are gorgeous! Congrats on becoming a Mrs. : ) How much are you selling your feather hair peace for? Mesita I think the feather piece is sold already, Im waiting for a bride to be to get back to me on it but I will keep you posted.

Quote: Originally Posted by Michelle613 I LOVE LOVE LOVE your review! Sylvia you are absolutely gorgeous! The bridemaid dresses are also beautiful and I woulddd love if you uploaded your video. I'm glad you had an amazing time! I am having one of my co workers upload the video for me... tomorrow it shall be done hopefully. Its beautiful!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl ladies i'm swamped at work and still so much to do for the wedding ... Just wanted to pop in and say sylvia, your pics and review were fantastic! Thanks so much for doing it so quickly that i had a chance to see it. Everything was amazingly beautiful and very chic. And your hubby is a hottie too! Congrats! phillybride, i've been slapping together the last-minute stuff, so it's not at all what i'd planned, but it's *sort of* getting done. Welcome brochure became just a card, that sort of thing. I started packing last night and was amazed at how much crap there is, when i know i made a point of not buying big or heavy things for oot bags, lol. I leave saturday!!!!! Aaaaaahhhhhh!!! do not overpack... I lived in three sumnmer dresses and a pareo/cover up all week literally. There is a little shop by the pool that sells cover ups for $11.00 i bought a white one and a black one and i lived in them all week till night, then changed for dinner.... Make sure you take some type of aloe vera for your skin if you burn because the sun is hot hot hot and if you burn you need that to sleep comfortably... Good luck!! And bty, there were no coco locos available the entire week... No coconuts available... Booooo!! Drinks were kinda watered down also, my guests started to drink cadillac margaritas with an extra shot and that did the trick after the fourth day of being there... Everything else gave everyone the runs. Rofl!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Michelle613 The discount for the dj was only if he was booked in april rite? 6,000 is amazing! I was beginning to think a wedding here would have been cheaper. I really love all your pictures! Keep them coming. Michelle, when you are there... fight for that 30%. I did it last minute. She added my DJ and dancefloor then she subtracted the 30%. You need to remind remind!! hahaha

Quote: Originally Posted by nickicolb123 six grand that is awesome. I was estimating more like 10-12 with the same number of people! that is great to hear. I would love to see your breakdown We also estimated about 15,000.00 max and we did 6000.00 plus the photographer. So it was a little over 10,000.00 all together including the tips for the DJ, photographer, and WC

Quote: Originally Posted by SIMBASIM Random Question... If we do a sand ceremony how well does the sand travel home?? Won't it be all mixed up?? Like I said random thought? It does mix up.... I just put it in a ziplock back to bring it back home. If you do candles there is NO WAY that you will be able to light a candle up there. I bought two huge pillars to light and it was not going to happen. So last minute, Claudia put together the sand ceremony set and gathered sand up for me.. it was beautiful.

I just wanted to share my experience using Carlos with DJ Mannia. At first I must admit I was a little hesitant using him considering the amount of money we were going to spend on a DJ and illuminated dance floor. MY FI thought I was crazy but I was set on hiring him after reading such good reviews. Well, his reputation stood true. He was very cooperative with me from the first email to the day I arrived and he called me to go over everything. I sent him a list of songs that I wanted played during the reception and he played everything. There was NEVER a dull moment at my wedding. He announced cake time, toast, garter and bouquet toss. My husband found a special song that hasnt been recorded yet that he wanted to dance with his mother and he was able to upload it and he played it for him and his mother. I would recommend Carlos to anyone looking for a DJ his work is amazing, he played Spanish, English; everything was danceable, there was never anyone sitting down. The illuminated dance floor was worth it also... I am attaching a picture of it. If anyone wants any further information on him just PM me. Thank you Carlos for making my wedding such a memorable one. Carlos also provided me with a copy of my songs in a cd and I just though that was the icing to the cake. I listened to it on my way to work this morning and it brought back so many memories of cancun. Thank you once again

Quote: Originally Posted by June_Dreams WOW you did them yourself!! I love it!! At this point I am a disaster with my colors..lol My Engagement party was like yours Fuschia and black but now I dont even know.. I cant beleive you made them yourself!! I love all flowers honestly not really picky.. Did your Bridesmaids buy their dresses at BEBE too? They look sooo much like my girls.. We didnt know what to do about shoes and now thanks to your picture we are def. getting silver shoes!! I also have the Fuschia shoes for myself your my wedding Idol..hahaha PS how was the swine situation down there?? God knows Im still hearing about it on my end!! Either way you looked great and your pictures looked awesome so I know you guys all had a blast!! THERE IS NO SWINE FLU down there and everyone down there laughs about it. The girls dresses were bought at the Outlet for under $30.00, and their silver shoes were from Michael Antonio, under $30.00. My shoes are Christian Louboutin those were $400.00, I know I splurged. Those will be sold on ebay soon. For your flowers, why dont you do white flowers and add hot pink fillers to them?? and a hot pink satin bow. Its really not difficult, you just buy a bunch of flowers, put them together tie them up with some green tape they sell at Michaels and then wrap them up with satin ribbon. I was also thinking of being creative and having them carry white wooden letters but I had to many girls to do that. I DO!! and just decorate the letters with ribbons. Would look so cute in pictures

Quote: Originally Posted by nickicolb123 so let me get this straight... you tipped Claudia at your initial meeting? I tipped her at the initial meeting as soon as I got there. I joked around with her and I negotiated EVERYTHING to the tea. I even asked her if I paid for everything in cash would I get a discount? lol She gave me 30% off the DJ and dancefloor together and then she cut my price again for the extra timing that I wanted at the end of the reception. She was super nice, I think being nice to her and joking and tipping really pays off. She did mention that alot of brides email her like 6-9 times a day and she gets overloaded with emails, I told her I would tell everyone to cut it down to two and she just laughed. Seriously, everything can get done there in like 30 minutes. She recommended alot of things to add to the wedding but within my budget, little things that would make it look pretty without the cost. I ended up paying less than 6000.00 for the entire wedding, including DJ, dance floor, 36 people, extra extended hour, hair, makeup, massages on the beach, list goes on.... Like I said I have the entire breakdown if anyone needs it...

Quote: Originally Posted by bbpacco absolutely amazing!!! I love your dress~ and I love the centerpiece on your sweetheart table!! Did you need to pay for that? The color you picked is so pretty! I can't wait for mine now... I had 7 tables and Claudia comped me 3 centerpieces and I paid for 4. She gave me an exchange of makeup, hair, videographer and photographer for the three centerpieces, but once I tipped her I got the videoagrapher, hair, makeup for mom and a deal with dj..now that I think about it. lol I have my file with all the prices and information if anyone needs me to be exact

getting ready to go outside cocktail hour in the garden area.. I asked them to place the chairs in a square shape and place the food and trio inside... it looked amazing. the gifts for the all the men...moneyclips the gifts for all the female guests were starfish necklaces

personalized menu cards dance floor the ring Ill keep them coming...

Quote: Originally Posted by simbasim your style is absolutely amazing! Cannot wait to see more. Thanks for the great review. omg your day is around the corner.... Awww i just got chills

Quote: Originally Posted by June_Dreams WOW sylvia everything looked sooo great!! I am also a fuschia bride and going insane with how to work these colors in!! I have about 3 weeks left and I am freaking out!! You looked beautiful every lil detail i saw was sooo nice!! I love the idea of the big flower, please give me details as I have been racking my brain since i have 8 bridesmaids and all need bouquets which are pretty $$.. If you dont mind telling me where you got them if it was here or from the hotel? Congrats again and wish you all the best!! Cant wait to see more pictures!! I made those bouquets out of flowers from Michaels and fillers.... Then I purchased ribbon and wrapped it around the handle and tied a big bow. What colors are you doing with fuschia? Maybe I can help you with your bouquets.. What is your favorite flower?

Well when we got there we left notes for everyone, and instructed the guy at the check in to please hand them out and he did. We had guests coming in at all times and it was a special touch. Just 2 simple sentences. The details like fans and stuff, we did out here and I just packed them. The centerpieces, I showed Claudia a picture and she worked with it. She also gave me a boutonniere for my dad and one for my son and 2 corsages for the mothers. I had a pretty simple wedding not alot of detail but everything can be discussed within 30 minutes of being with her I didnt hand out OOT Bags. I just handed out the small notes in envelopes that said welcome to Cancun. Thank you for coming out to celebrate this special day/week with us. You mean the world to us.. Now get your bikinis on and come have a bahama mama with us in the pool

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 Welcome back & Congrats!! Thanks for your great review! Everything sounds like it went great...And I will be sure to Tip Claudia well, she seemed like she was really accomodating to you. I can't see your pics from work, but I can't wait to get home to check them out I have a question about the CD you made for your ceremony music, did you just make one CD and label which song was for what? I was going to make diff CD's with one song each on them, just so they wouldn't get mixed up. Anyway...Thanks again for the review and I am so happy you had such a great time:-) Make one cd. Put the songs in order. Claudia will stand with you and has a walkie talkie and she is communicating with the sound guy. She tells him when to play what songs. With me she said play song 1 then she told him stop, I need the bride song now because she is coming and he played it... it sounded very smoothe. I say put them in order in one cd dont do too many.

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