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Quote: Originally Posted by mimi73 Did anyone get married before going to DT? Do the legal stuff in your city and then have the symbolic ceremony in Mexico? I am thinking that is what I want to do now. Any thoughts? We got married 2 weeks before we left for Mexico. It was much easier to do it at home-plus we are Jewish and it was really importnant to get married in front of a Rabbi for us.

Quote: Originally Posted by OceanWonderland I'm going to be doing the 'free wedding package' and was wondering if we will still get a champagne toast after the ceremony? We are NOT having a cocktail hour, wayyy to much extra costs for no reason, but I would still love to have a celebratory glass of champagne right after saying 'I Do'. Do they serve champagne at the bars upon request, and is that free? We had the free package and yes we had a champagne toast and the cake. The cake was amazing actually! It was enough for way more than 10 people

we have an Amex Starwood card. We love to travel and with the Starwoods card you can stay free at hotels-no black out dates at all. We went to Hawaii for free pretty much and stayed at really nice hotels (Sheraton, W, Westins)

Quote: Originally Posted by L&A2010 Does anyone have any safety concerns with everything going on in Mexico? Everything I read seems to point to the risk and violence being contained to the north near the boarder, but I don't want to be responsible for putting anyone in danger if I am missing something. Several of my guests have emailed me recently to tell me to beware. Anyone else concerned? I havent been on here for a little while but I wanted to respond to this because we had very a similiar situation last year (before the swine). The violence is near the US boarder which is like 1500+ miles away-it is like saying I wont go to Philadelphia because there are gangs in LA. We went to Mexico 2x last year and unless you go off by yourself or go into a shady area you are totally fine. My brother in law actually went to one of the cities near the Texas border last year and said it was such a pretty city and it was really sad all the media hype about it.

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsTO i tried on a million dresses....and here's the one. I cant wait till i get it!!! i LOVE my dress! told FI he might come home one day after the wedding and find me sitting on the couch w the dress on! not fair we only get to wear it once A few months ago I actually decided to wear my dress around the house. My husband looked at me like I was insane. I laughed and wore it around the house for about an hour

Quote: Originally Posted by Amymarie Hey i haven't heard any brides talking about a hair trial. Do they include that with your appointment or do you have to pay extra. I am still unsure if i will get them to do my hair or have my MOH do it for me. I didnt do a hair trial but I brought a few pictures with me and I LOVED my hair!

Quote: Originally Posted by ourvm Hi: My fiance and I just returned from our site visit and have confirmed a date (and will be posting my details next)! We are so excited that we found the perfect place. I was at first a little worried about the distance from CUN and it took us 1.5 hrs ride instead of 2 hrs so that was great. Our driver from Dreamsday was great (Marc Anthony) so it made it fly by too. We decided to have the ceremony in the chapel. I've been searching and searching for photos of wedding ceremonies in the chapel with no success. Can past brides please PM me with photos for inspiration? (pretty please?) We haven't quite decided on reception dinner yet - we are thinking the wine cellar (indoors) and we are only expecting around 20-25 ppl but I don't know where and how we could have our first dance! Any suggestions? Check out Dreams425-she got married in the chapel and loved it.

I used an outside photographer and I actually had to buy them passes. I used Claudia Rodriguez's team and they charged me for them.

Quote: Originally Posted by AmyandRich My fiance was floored that the resort wouldn't ask kids to get out of the pool during dinner receptions.... He imagines us sitting down to dinner and being blind sided by a giant splash!!! The kids did stay at the other end of the pool and were behaving.... so as long as that is the story at my reception, I'm sure I can deal!! Both pools are lit with changing color lights which are pretty... so that will help the ambiance for you. When I was there in April/May I never saw any children in the pool that late. Most receptions dont start until 5:30-6 and there were no kids in the pool that late. My ceremony was at 4 and at around 5:30 we jumpe into the pool and no one was there.

Quote: Originally Posted by OceanWonderland Did you have to make the menu template for guests to read during dinner or does the resort do that part? How soon do you have to pick the menu items? Yes you have to make a menu template. I think we picked our menu about a month before the wedding.

Quote: Originally Posted by angie_tx Does anyone know if there is room to dance if your having your reception at the dolphin pool terrace, and if so should i rent a dance floor or is that pointless because there's already a hard surface to dance on? Also does ayone know if you should keep all reciepts for goods that you bring down in your suitcase? Is there a max of $200? Thanks! I definitely had all of my receipts just in case they asked. They didnt ask me but better safe than sorry.

You are going to have a problem finding someone down there. The problem is that most Rabbis want to make sure the place is kosher etc. Your best bet would be to bring someone down with you or contact Cantor Debbie on here-she has done weddings down there. Good luck-we decided not to bother and just get married by our Rabbi before we left.

Quote: Originally Posted by VA_Bride I have only been engaged for a week and a half, so I thought I would ask around to see what others think about something... I LOVE my ring. Its perfect. I hate taking it off. I also worry about losing it. It fits pretty well, but its awfully cold out and some times its a smidge loose when I am cold and my fingers are at their smallest. What I am trying to ask you ladies is, do you keep them on all the time? Sleep in them? Shower in them? Take them off for cooking/cleaning? Just wondering what others do about it. Thanks for your thoughts... I take mine off when I am preparing dinner and when I put lotion on and when I go to the beach. Other than that, I never take them off.

Quote: Originally Posted by AmyandRich If the airline won't allow me to hang my dress in a closet and I end up having to fold it up and put in in a suitcase....how good is the resort at steaming out the wrinkles? Any problems? You will be fine. I didnt have my dress shop steam mine because I knew that they would do it at Dreams and it came out perfect.

OMG! I want to be a guest at your wedding so I can get one!