meghan

Jenni, it looks like you had a beautiful wedding. You looked absolutely beautiful. Congratulations!

Just wondering what people are doing for dinner and cocktail reception (or what brides have already done). For those who have gotten the $11 meal, did you think it was good? For those of you who have gotten married, did anyone not have a cocktail reception? If you didnt, what did your guests do while they waited?

Quote: Originally Posted by jean-marcus hey meghan.. the couple that had me there didnt have a problem and that was just like 6 weeks ago that i was there. I think as long as you have your photographer stay at the hotel with you they don't care. of course they want you to use their photographers but you can bypass that. ask mitchell.johanna on here if you have questions about if she had any problems or hoops that had to be jumped through Hi Jean Marcus, Thanks for your response. What do you charge for doing a destination wedding. If we paid for you to go on the trip, would we also have to pay for you to do our photos?

Hey everyone, I'm trying to figure out what to do about a photographer. I don't know if I should use the ones provided or bring one with me. First off, are we even allowed to do that anymore? If we are, for those of you who have done it, how much did it cost you? For those who have used the ones provided, were you happy with them?

Hey lilmisssunshine, those pictures are absolutely gorgeous!! Did you bring your own photographer in or were they provided by the resort? If they were from the resort, how much did they cost, or were they included in your package? I would LOVE to have photos as beautiful as those ones Quote: Originally Posted by lilmisssunshine Hello Everyone- Although I have not received all of my photos, my amazing photographers Nels and Anna Akerlund sent over a slide show to our first song. Its awesome and I love every picture. My photographers are a husband, wife team who were such a pleasure to have along with us on our weddingmoon. I would highly recommend them to anyone. It was the best decision we made and are so happy with our choice. You can also see some pics of our ceremony set up on the beach at the sensatori and our reception at the new plaza. We were the first to have our reception there:) Some of our TTD photos are included as well. i just want to warn you there is a semi nudi pic but all of our parts are covered. There is a nude resort down the beach and all the girls had a day of pictures and one we were pretending to be on the nude resort. Hope no one is offended. I think they are cute and funny. Enjoy. http://nelsakerlundweddings.com/cont...ord/index.html hope this link works, Im horrible with computers:)

Thanks so much Trayce. So, with the cocktail reception, do you just pay for the appetizers and are drinks included? That seems interesting that they didn't charge you any extra to have a 3 tiered cake than a 2 tiered, because on the spread sheet, a 3 tier is more. Do you know why they didn't charge you extra? Quote: Originally Posted by trayce2222;801660 Hey Meghan~ Yes, that's the new plaza. In the slideshow, there is a pic of the whole plaza not decorated. It's a lot bigger than you would think! I think it's the perfect place for a reception! The beach gets very windy.....honestly, it just feels more like a reception at the plaza rather than on the beach. I can't recall what we paid for the cake. It's in the amenities pkg price for 20-30 people....I just asked for a 3 tier rather than the 2 tier. It was still the same price. I asked for a square cake, but that's what I got! lol It was plenty big.....we had a total of 30 guests and there was a lot of cake left-over. The cocktail reception is based on how many appetizers you choose. We picked 8 different one's plus the donkey bar. The donkey was a huge hit with all the guests! We had our own private servers and our own private bar. It was set up where we were on the beach and the resort had our area blocked off from other guests. At that time of day, there isn't a bar on the beach, so our guests would have had to walk up to Zocolo to get a drink.... Let me know if you have any other questions! Thanks, Tracy

Hey Trayce your photos look awesome! Can't wait to see the professional ones! Love your dress too by the way. I have a couple questions. 1. The place where you were dancing, is that the plaza? If it is, do you think it is better to have the reception at the place you were at or just on the beach? 2. How much did your cake cost? Did you show them a picture of what you wanted, and how many people did it feed? 3. How much is it to have a cocktail reception, and how is it different than just having your guests get drinks from the bars around?

27 desses, do you want me to forward you the questionnaire i was sent? I'm assuming its the same thing you will receive. It's weird that we have both booked with the wedding holiday, and i have received the package when my wedding is after yours! PM me with your email if you want me to forward it to you.

A wedding coordinator from the resort sent it to me. Well she actually sent it to my travel agent (the wedding holiday) and the travel agent sent it to me. I'm not getting emails from the forum either!

Quote: Originally Posted by 27 desses Hi Ladies, When did you start talking to the TA's about things like flowers and decoration etc? Hey! I am getting married July 2010, and I have been sent a questionnaire asking what flowers, food, etc....that I want. However, I have not sent it in yet because I haven't made final decisions since it is so early still. Since I got this sent to me so early, I'm assuming they will take your information whenever you are ready.

Quote: Originally Posted by JHarwood2Be This is what we did today!!!! It's official now. I can't wait for Mexico Hey Congratulations! I am just curious as to why you got married (legally) before you went to mexico. I was told that the marriages are legal there...amy I mistakened?

Quote: Originally Posted by lolo Hi ladies I need some help!!!! I hope it isn't too personal but I just recieved my "first " quotes from Signature vacations. They are ridiculous!!! I can't believe those are group pricing. If anyone form canada that went or is goin wouldn't mind sharing what their final prices were I would be grateful! PM me if you don't want to share with everyone Thanks!!! Hi Lolo, are you talking about the cost to fly there and stay all inclusive? My guests are paying $1499 plus $327 tax, for one week. We booked through the wedding holiday.

Quote: Originally Posted by jennik13 hey guys, i put together 5 different playlists for my wedding reception and uploaded all the music mp3s organized by playlist to my web server. thought it would be helpful if i shared this. please note that this document was not required or by any means necessary. i just happen to be a psycho planner. hope this helps! enjoy! Attachment 3464 jenni Hey Jenni, I tried to click on your music attachment but it says it is invalid. Is anyone else having this problem with it?

Quote: Originally Posted by lilmisssunshine Has anyone decided on what flowers they are going to go with for the bouquet? Im wondering if anyone has chosen the smaller $50.00 options. For those whom have already been to the sensatori - are there hairdryers in the rooms? thanks just starting to pack and keep as much room as possible for my shoes:) Hey Lilmisssunshine, I think I am going to go with one of the $50.00 tropical bouquets. I was thinking at first about going with the Cala lillies, but I'm trying to keep cost down as much as possible, and I think the tropical flowers look pretty anyway. Do you know what you are doing about a cake? I really don't like the cakes that come with the wedding packages and they are super small, but the ones that don't come with the package are super expensive. I don't really know what to about that. I'm probably going to have about 40-50 people at the wedding, and I was thinking about getting a 2 tiered-cake, but there are not a ton of options on the lomas website. For those who have already gotten married, and for those who are, have any of you decided on a custom cake? I know some people found pictures and sent them in and had those made or are planning on that. If you don't mind, could you let me know how much you paid for them as well? Thanks

Thank's for the advice on the wedding invites One more question about them...Should I be giving my guests menu choices on the invites? What are the rest of you doing about that?

nevermind...i figured out!

I just sent a post about invitations, but i don't see it....can anyone else see it?

Hey everyone...not sure if this message got posted already because I didn't see it. I'm trying to decide what to do for invitations. I have sent out save the date invitations, but I want to send out formal invitations as well, requiring an rsvp. We aren't getting married until July 2, 2010. If anyone can let me know when you are doing for invitations, and how early you are sending them out, that would be really helpful

Hey, just wondering what everyone is doing about wedding invitations. I have sent out our save the date email, but I want to send formal invitations as well. We are not getting married until July 2nd 2010. If you could tell me what you are doing for invitations and how early u are sending them out, that would be quite helpful

I have a question about bridesmaid dresses. Do the brides pay for them or bridesmaids? If some of you could let me know what you are doing that would be quite helpful! I'm not sure what the proper etiquette with this is.

Hey Candace, My guests are paying $1499 plus $327 tax for July 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by amysteele444 amysteele444 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting Okay. Let me know if there is any issue with this. Sorry for the mass of photos but I figured to many was better than not enough. As you can prob. tell we had a red and pink wedding (everything was and had to be red and pink) notice my sunglasses and shoes. I will post the rest from the reception later this week. I am super wiped out and buried in laundry. Hi Amy! Your wedding looked beautiful. Thanks for posting the pics! who was your photographer? Were they from sensatori?

Quote: Originally Posted by 27 desses Hi Meghan I am getting married in 2010...well hopefully, I am still waiting to hear back from Fabio to see if the date is ok. A few weeks ago he said that the calendar wasnt open for 2010 yet! Thats really weird that he said it isn't open. A few weeks ago he sent me my wedding date, asked for me to make my 200 dollar deposit and sign the contract.....

Gorgeous photos Casey!

They match your hair perfectly!