brittbrodin

The wedges are definitely the way to go! I advised my bridesmaids against the whole heel idea, but in the end they chose the looking good option and went with the heels!!! :-) I give them credit though, no one fell!!

Quote: Originally Posted by alliegrenier We were tight on our gift budget as well. We were going to do a few small things, but once I saw Mishka's designs then emailed back and forth with her....we just had to. We emailed her our invitation design and she's going to use it as a theme. She's doing two different color pallets to coordinate and is hand writting our names, date and location. I am soooo happy with our choice and can't wait to see how they turn out. Also...as someone mentioned before...she's located in PV, so she'll hand deliver to the hotel. It was totally worth it. You definitely won't regret it!! We absolutely loved how everything turned out and she really has a way of capturing every detail and your style w/o even meeting you!!

Absolutely LOVE the rhinestone idea! Congrats!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by smith3576 Thanks Brittany!! By chance, do you have a picture of your shoes or can you say where you got them? I have been searching everywhere! Congratulations!!! I'll have to take a picture for you! In the meantime I got them from DSW, trying to remember which brand they were...I'll get back to you!

Gorgeous!! We had beth shoot our wedding and TTD too so I'm SO excited to get them back!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by edna Your cake looks amazing and yumy... I am still craving for cake LOL and you are right I live in Monterrey, we don't have any confirmed flu cases yet but the number of people with sympthoms is increasing Schools are closed since Monday until May 6th and I was hearing on the news 5 min ago that authorities are planning to send everybody home and work from there too, but I haven't received a confirmation from my company yet, they are trying to reduce the risk at max. Thanks - is was sooooo good!! Bummer to hear about all the closings. My 4 year old nephew who lives in Monterrey called my mom and said, "Grandma, I DON'T have the flu. And how do you fix the flu so I can go back to school" He is so darn cute and loves school so much, so he's pretty bummed. Anyway, hopefullly conditions improve quickly. Good luck with the cake choices...and enjoy taste testing! :-)

The one I posted is the only one I have so far. I'm sure I'll get more once we get our professional pictures back (which is ANY day now!! so I'll try to post more. On a side note, Edna - I noticed you're from Monterrey. My sister lives there and she said the schools are closed for now. Any new developments? I hope everyone is staying flu free down there!

I just wanted to update all you guys on how the whole shoe situation turned out. I wore 2 1/2 inch wedges and never had to even look down they were so comfy and not a bit wobbly on the woven mat. Most of my bridesmaids wore heels since they felt frumpy in flats. One girl even wore 4 inch spiky ones!!! Needless to say, no one fell but they were looking down a lot just to be on the safe side. Plus, when they got to the front there was no mat so everyone sank in the sand!! :-)

As always...AMAZING work Mishka!! Can't tell you enough how much we LOVED everything you did for us!!!

i got married at Las Caletas and requested a cupcake tower with a one tier cake on top, just for the traditional "cutting of the cake" It looked amazing and was DELICIOUS!

Congrats, Andi!! I'm so happy to hear everything was so amazing! It's pretty hard not to go so smooth with Nicole and Kelley running the show...LOVE those ladies! Enjoy the rest of your time there and I can't wait to see all the pics!!!!

Jamie - Can you still not get ahold of Beth? What email are you using?

Beth Lloyd was our photographer and she was absolutely AMAZING to work with. Can't wait to share the pics when we get them back!

Can't wait to see all the pics and have SO much fun!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by ashey063009 Wow, Klila-- May 22nd is just around the bend!! You must be so excited! I missed this ol' forum!! What a friggen' God send this thing is... I wanted to ask all of the Dreams PV brides which they were doing: Having OOT bags delivered to the rooms before hand ($3 a pop) or if you are all handing them out to your guests. I think FI and I have decided to deliver the OOT bags to the rooms personally, for a special touch and a bit of cash saved. Rebeca mentioned that we could request room info / numbers from front desk with no problems. Has anyone else considered doing this, or do you think that having them delivered before hand is a better option? (Keep in mind, FI and I will be there a week before everyone-- hooray for backward honeymoons, lol) We also decided to hand deliver our OOT bags. You're right, it does add a nice personal touch plus you get a chance to greet everyone! :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR ok girls - here are all of the "spring" Caletas brides that I have written down! brittbrodin ~ Brittany(Brit) ~ Saturday, March 21, 2009 Rachelle ~ Wednesday, March 25, 2009 CODestBride2009 ~ Andi ~ Friday, April 24, 2009 munnjeni ~ Jennifer ~ Saturday, May 02, 2009 Mrs. McKinley to be ~ Angie ~ Saturday, May 09, 2009 JaimeLynne ~ Sunday, May 24, 2009 I week, Andi....WOO-HOO!! When do you leave? Take it ALL in and have so much fun!

Hey Erica! Kelley or Nicole take care of so much of what you're asking for, plus so many girls have posted there set-ups on here as well. I borrowed so many ideas from the ladies on here! It's such a great resource, you just have to spend some time looking. :-)

A couple people have asked...and I'm still working on the Beth Lloyd review. I'm waiting to get back the professional photos so I can add a link to my review

Quote: Originally Posted by Andi cool! First glance shots are a great idea! So yeah Nicole told me today not to worry about the sunlight for photo shots after the ceremony because Mexico just had their "daylight savings" or whatever they call it down there and so she said the sun is not setting now until at least 8:30!!! so after hearing that I think Reggie is just going to come over with the rest of the guests and then we can do shots after the ceremony...also too we don't have a wedding party so we won't have any of the pics with the wedding party....I am kinda nervous about doing most of our pics after the ceremony because I dont want to totally miss the cocktail hour! Although I am sure I can find someone to bring me drinks while we are taking pics hee hee hee! I totally forgot that Mexico's daylight savings time is like a month after ours! Then, you'll definitely have enough time, especially if you don't have a bridal party.

I must have missed that part in my review. I would definitely recommend having Reggie go over a little earlier. We were really fighting for daylight after the ceremony; especially since the boat over was running like 45 minutes late (thanks to my notoriously late family!! :-) Beth, our photographer felt pretty rushed and I really wished we would've been able to take some pics beforehand. I know Beth still captured some AMAZING shots, but she too was working against the sunset. We should be getting our professional pics back soon, so I'll have more insight then!

Quote: Originally Posted by matcek Holy cow this is the longest thread ever! :-) So I am almost finished reading the 150 some-odd pages of posts here but currently have 2 questions to ask before I finish: 1. Did the cup order ever go through?...am I too late? 2. If so...does any one else want to go in on another oder? Unfortunately, we did already make the order for the cups. But, I'm sure they'll be some other who will want to do it. They turned out so awesome and all of our guests thought they were so neat!

Quote: Originally Posted by Pazoop Congrats on your wedding Brittany! You looked stunning and the wedding looked perfect! Just FYI, I posted the link to my pro pics web albums along with some samples here http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...644#post757495 Thanks, Julia! You're pictures are AMAZING! I can't wait to get ours back from Beth!

Andi - 2 WEEKS...I can't believe it! You are going to have such and AMAZING time!!! So excited for you!

Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR beautiful pictures - you made a GORGEOUS bride! Thanks, Ann! Can't wait to share the professional photos

Thanks...I posted more pics on the LC thread at: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...156#post752761