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Everyone's rings are so beautiful! What a fun thread! Here is mine, using stock photo because I don't have my band yet. It is made by Precision Set http://www.precisionset.com and the setting is FlushFit Three Sided Pave.

Hello! I have a question about shipping items to Mexico prior to the wedding. I've read other reviews that recommend FedEx, and my resort recommended I ship any items a month in advance of the wedding. So, my question is this: Some others have said that if you ship items from Nature (ex/ seashells), they can get "stuck" in Customs. Well I don't have seashells to send but I do have Palm Leaf Clutch Bags that will be used for the welcome bags - here is a link if you are interested: http://www.blissweddingsmarket.com/store/000334.htm Certainly these qualify as being from "nature" so I'm just trying to figure out the best way to get them down there. Should I just pack an extra suitcase for them? Or do I face the same issue with Customs if I do that? Do I just need to plan for more time to ship because they are from Nature? Also any other tips & tricks you can offer for shipping is welcomed. Thank you in advance for your help...it is much appreciated!

Hello! I have a question about shipping to the resort. I've read other reviews that recommend FedEx, and Cecilia recommended I ship any items a month in advance of the wedding. So, my question is this: Some others have said that if you ship items from Nature (ex/ seashells), they can get "stuck" in Customs. Well I don't have seashells to send but I do have Palm Leaf Clutch Bags that will be used for the welcome bags - here is a link if you are interested: http://www.blissweddingsmarket.com/store/000334.htm Certainly these qualify as being from "nature" so I'm just trying to figure out the best way to get them down there. Should I just pack an extra suitcase for them? Or do I face the same issue with Customs if I do that? Do I just need to plan for more time to ship because they are from Nature? Also any other tips & tricks you can offer for shipping is welcomed. Thank you in advance for your help...it is much appreciated!

Congratulations!!!

Thank you so much for the kind words Ladies!!!!

We went to San Diego in April 2010 to celebrate our 5 year anniversary. We stayed at Hilton San Diego Bay, and had an awesome view of the bay and downtown from our room. It was a weekend full of adventures and good food. We had breakfast at Green Flash on Mission Beach, which reminded us a lot of our favorite place in Austin, except for the beachfront view! We went hiking at Torrey Pines State Park. The weather was absolutely perfect and the scenery there was breathtaking. We also visited the zoo while we were in San Diego. Our favorite animals were the Chimpanzees and the Orangutans. They were hilarious. The last day, we toured the USS Midway. We took the bridge tour and learned all about the history and crew, got to see the admiral's living quarters. It was cool! After the tour we were running short on time, and needed to get to the airport to catch our flight. But, Darren wanted to take one more picture by a large sculpture of a sailor kissing his girl, which was right next to the aircraft carrier. We drove around and got parked, and got out of the car. As we approached the statue Darren asked a girl, who was with a friend, to take our picture. We attempted to mimick the pose that the statue was representing, then, Darren took both of my hands, and said he'd had the perfect weekend with me, and couldn't have imagined sharing it with anyone else. Then he said he couldn't imagine spending his life with anyone else. He got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. It was the best day of my life.

Julia, thanks so much for this review! You are right, there are not many listed here for Capri. Congratulations!

Me again - sorry about the 3 posts in a row. I'm obviously having a rough morning. I just found this on the Dreams website: "Mexico requires that you be in the country at least four business days prior. Saturdays, Sundays and Mexican holidays do not count. Your arrival day does not count toward the “business day†requirement. You must arrive four FULL business days prior." So that answers my question above, that we'll need to arrive Monday. I do not understand why they don't put all of this together in one paragraph.

Hey folks, I have a couple other questions that really is just some clarification on my end: The Dreams website says "Bride & Groom must arrive four business days prior to the ceremony! (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays do not count)." *If we arrive on a Tuesday, and are getting married on a Saturday...this meets the requirements - yes? Secondly, has anyone on the site recently sent wire payment to photographer Cecilia Dumas? If so please Private Message me, I have a question... Thanks so much!

Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl just checking ... you're doing a symbolic ceremony, right? legal ceremonies can't be held on weekends. Hello! Um, I had no idea that Legal Ceremonies couldn't be performed on weekends. My contract with Dreams says "Legal" for the Ceremony and the date is Nov 14 - which is a Saturday. Where did you find this info? I'm a little worried.....HELP!

Samantha thank you so much for the awesomely detailed review. I got so much out of it. You are a beautiful bride - Happy Holidays!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kat81 Thanks. Just an FYI for next year. Snapfish makes it really easy and they send your design straight to Walgreens to pick up so you can get them the same day. Pretty cool lol Ditto on the Christmas Cards! I love the big white snowflakes with your dress. It looks great! I can't wait!!!

Please help! For those of you who have already gotten married at Dreams - I have a question. I've heard a lot of people say to not fret over the slow response time from the WC's because most everything can be settled upon arrival on site. My question is - what do you suggest having settled before hand and what should we just not worry about? I'm assuming the obvious items below you should have prior agreement on: Date Time (is this somewhat flexible?) Ceremony & Reception location # of guests Photographer Music What types of things can wait until you are onsite? Here's a list I've come up with and please feel free to share your thoughts/advice on if these should be settled prior: Ceremony decorations Reception decor Food Flowers What am I leaving out? Thanks everyone!

Sylvia - your wedding website is awesome! Thanks for sharing. Emily

Laurine - thank you for sharing your video! I'm sorry you are not feeling well. I have only been able to view the first 4 minutes of the video(connectivitiy issues I hope) but I can't wait to see the rest! Just a couple of questions - did Dreams do your flowers? They look awesome, were you happy with them? And secondly, what time was your wedding? Thanks again! Get well soon! Emily

Jenn thank you so much for cleaning this up. I'm the Emily of Emily & Darren on 11/14/09. I added myself, then got dropped, added myself again, got dropped again so I just stopped worrying about it. Hopefully from here on out people will use the most recent list to add their names too!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ryan & Valerie i am getting married november 21 2009. congrats to all of the 2009 brides!! jodey, looks like you are getting married the week before me. Hi Valerie & Jodey - My date is 11/14/09...so I'm in the November club! What have you guys accomplished so far? (So I can make sure I'm on the ball!)

Hi! I'm reposting because my date got dropped off the most recent addition...hopefully I've captured others, please confirm! July 2008 Deitra & John Bell - July 19, 2008 ANA (tlomlad) & David Lee - July 20th, 2008 August 2008 Amanda & Michael - August 20, 2008 September 2008 Kathi & Ryan - September 7th, 2008 October 2008 Stacey & Ely - October 14th, 2008 Laurine (dancingdolphin) & Jim - October 26th, 2008 November 2008 RJ & Stephanie (lucy106)- November 8, 2008 Trish (flygirl) & Matt - November 9, 2008 Kristi & Neil - November 10, 2008 Samantha S & Damon - November 20, 2008 December 2008 Brianna & Danny - December 6, 2008 January 2009 Kristy & Mike - January 16, 2009 Michelle & Steve - January 18, 2009 February 2009 Reilly (soon to be Mrs. Glasser) & David - February 23 March 2009 Angel (Angel) & Sanford - March 1, 2009 April 2009 Lyndsey (lynds) and Nick - April 17, 2009 Diana (dc22173) & Anthony - April 25, 2009 May 2009 Jaymie & Ales - May 4, 2009 Jenn -Jenn3878 & Mike - May 8, 2009 Kelly & Joe - May 13, 2009 Marie (hartyt509) & Scott - May 15, 2009 Lisa (mummergirl) & Tom - May 28, 2009 June 2009 Jen (simbasim) June 13, 2009 Tracy (skye15) June 30, 2009 October 2008 Stacey & Ely - October 14th, 2008 Laurine (dancingdolphin) & Jim - October 26th, 2008 November 2008 RJ & Stephanie (lucy106)- November 8, 2008 Trish (flygirl) & Matt - November 9, 2008 Kristi & Neil - November 10, 2008 Samantha S & Damon - November 20, 2008 December 2008 Brianna & Danny - December 6, 2008 January 2009 Kristy & Mike - January 16, 2009 Michelle & Steve - January 18, 2009 February 2009 Reilly (soon to be Mrs. Glasser) & David - February 23 March 2009 Angel (Angel) & Sanford - March 1, 2009 Kelly (KellySC) & Brian - March 20, 2009 April 2009 Lyndsey (lynds) and Nick - April 17, 2009 Diana (dc22173) & Anthony - April 25, 2009 May 2009 Jaymie & Ales - May 4, 2009 Jenn (Jenn387 & Mike - May 8, 2009 Kelly & Joe - May 13, 2009 Marie (hartyt509) & Scott - May 15, 2009 Lisa (mummergirl) & Tom - May 28, 2009 June 2009 Tina (cweigner5) - June 12, 2009 Jen (simbasim) - June 13, 2009 Gen (gen moriya) & Josh - June 14, 2009 Jenn(PhillyBride09) & Joe-June 24, 2009 Tracy (skye15) - June 30, 2009 November 2009 Jennifer (Keiperwedding) & Chris - November 7, 2009 Jodey & Simon - November 12th 2009 Emily (epargin) & Darren - November 14th 2009 Valerie and Ryan - November 21, 2009

I haven't responded! Although I'm at the waaaay bottom... October 2008 Stacey & Ely - October 14th, 2008 Laurine (dancingdolphin) & Jim - October 26th, 2008 November 2008 RJ & Stephanie (lucy106)- November 8, 2008 Trish (flygirl) & Matt - November 9, 2008 Kristi & Neil - November 10, 2008 Samantha S & Damon - November 20, 2008 December 2008 Brianna & Danny - December 6, 2008 January 2009 Kristy & Mike - January 16, 2009 Michelle & Steve - January 18, 2009 February 2009 Reilly (soon to be Mrs. Glasser) & David - February 23 March 2009 Angel (Angel) & Sanford - March 1, 2009 April 2009 Lyndsey (lynds) and Nick - April 17, 2009 Diana (dc22173) & Anthony - April 25, 2009 May 2009 Jaymie & Ales - May 4, 2009 Jenn (Jenn387 & Mike - May 8, 2009 Kelly & Joe - May 13, 2009 Marie (hartyt509) & Scott - May 15, 2009 Lisa (mummergirl) & Tom - May 28, 2009 June 2009 Jen (simbasim) - June 13, 2009 Gen (gen moriya) & Josh - June 14, 2009 Tracy (skye15) - June 30, 2009 November 2009 Jennifer (Keiperwedding) & Chris - November 7, 2009 Jodey & Simon - November 12th 2009 Emily (epargin) & Darren - November 14th 2009

This question might be better suited for another thread - if so please let me know! But - I'm wondering if any of you all have had or are planning to have a Catamaran/Trimaran Tour to Isla Mujeres for your wedding party while in Cancun? We visited back in May and did the tour and it was a lot of fun. I'm considering chartering a private tour for the wedding party and am looking for suggestions as to what company to use. Many thanks - as always!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kat81 Here is mine... not much to it. I am also including some other things that I will add Hey Kat - I must tell you me burro esta muerto! LOL Thanks so much for sharing your stuff! I saved them all to get inspriration from when we get closer to the date. If anyone else has things like what Kat posted and are willing to share, please do! Inquiring minds want to know...

Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl those are the only two allowed by dreams cancun. i would at this point write that you had already hired and paid for cecilia dumas, and ask what you will need to do to get them to allow her on property that day. it may be as simple as paying the guest pass fee. That's interesting, just last week Gaby replied to my email that explained why I'm NOT using Juan Navarro and she said that was fine. So I haven't gotten any grief yet! I'll keep you posted if this changes...

Thank you HardyT and Samanta S! I really appreciate the quick and helpful responses.