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Katy-I loved your planning thread! Thanks for sharing it with us...can't wait to hear how it all goes!!!

Everything looks absolutely fantastic, Katy! Thanks so much for sharing your planning with us. I can't wait to hear how it all goes...and to see pics, too, of course!!!

Congratulations! It sounds like that was an incredible experience! I can't wait to see pics!!!

Congrats, Geminie! You must be SO beyond excited!!! You are going to have a wonderful time. I can't wait to see all your pics when you get back!!!

I vote for "A"...it gets me movin' every time! I love it!

Quote: Originally Posted by heidi&alex Also, a tip... if you're paying for everything at the end be sure to request your invoice the night before check out. We did this, and it was good we did b/c it starts to get a bit confusing w/ all the different charges for different flowers, etc so it's nice to have time to go over it and make sure it's right. It ended up being a good thing we went over our invoice the night before b/c there was a charge of about $500 for an excursion that we never went on... they had accidently input our room number or something, but it took a little bit to sort it out so it was nice having the extra time to do so. Other than that, though, it was super easy just to pay for everything by credit card after the fact. Thanks for that great tip! I can imagine that helped a lot. It would probably have been kinda stressful trying to sort all that out upon check out. GREAT idea!!!

Doesn't it seem like every couple's wedding is handled differently? You'd think something like PAYMENT would have a definite system, but it just doesn't seem to be the case. Just reading the last dozen posts or so, it's like everyone has a different situation. I think it might have been Sarah that had mentioned they settled everything after the wedding. I wonder if part of it is the number of guests you're planning for. Or, who knows, maybe it's all completely random! Nothing seems set in stone in dealing with a DW! I still don't think it's anything to worry about. As long as you can fork the money over at the time of the wedding, I'm sure it'll all be fine. This DW planning has been such an eye opener for me!

Ooh! I love it! And, it looks fantastic on you! Pink sash is cute too!

Congrats! You look beautiful! I just absolutely LOVE looking at all the joyful faces! You both look so happy! Thanks for sharing with us!

Hi gals! I just wanted to agree with the PP. To all those out there who are getting frustrated due to lack of contact: It's just the way DWs go. Go check out any of the other threads for specific resort DWs, you'll find the same thing. Or, read through this thread from the beginning! It may seem odd, but remember, we're not dealing with the strict time frames and schedules of our own society, we're talking about Mexico time, or island time, or however you want to put it. We're used to having a schedule for everything, but that's the beauty of a DW...flexibility and relaxation are key. If that doesn't work for you, you'll probably have to choose something super high-end if you still want a DW. As long as you have confirmation of your booked wedding date, I'd just send an email every few weeks or so as a reminder "hey, don't forget about me!" but don't stress about it. All the gals on here have said once they got there everything fell beautifully into place! Good luck and try to relax a little. It'll all work out! =)

Welcome Mariana and ltl_leah! I checked out Cecilia's website, and she does do very good work! I didn't see her prices on her website. What sort of prices/packages does she offer?

Welcome, congrats, and glad we could help you out, Michelle!

I really like it! I hadn't seen that particular one yet. It looks great on you!!!

It looks wonderful on you! I really like the train. And the neckline is perfect for you.

Oh, and would you be able to turn away a potential sponsorship? If, say, you didn't want to have anything to do with the bowling alley or something, could you just say, "Sorry. No thanks."...but then say yes to the free wedding consultant? Strange.

I'd heard of this, but never really understood it until I checked out this couple's site. It seemed like a clever way to help finance your wedding, but as others have said, tacky! Now, I just think it would complicate things SO much! This could turn a desire for a low-stress, fairly simple wedding into a complete nightmare. Especially for all of us DW brides...bringing extra "freebies" along with us in our bags...ick! It might work well for some, but I still wonder if it'd really be worth it.

Quote: Originally Posted by sg1307 Does the $50 include a dance floor too? I thought I read that somewhere.. if not, how much extra is it for one? Yes. Although I can't find the written confirmation of it at the moment... I think Shay sent me this info in a Word doc (can't get it to copy and paste, but I'll email it to you if you'd like). The reception fee covers the site, set up (white table cloths, chair covers, candles), tiki torches, lights under the tables, decorations with plants (and balloons?), four course meal, open bar (set up at your site), wait staff, and taxes and service fees.

Those are very cute! Photographer did a fantastic job!

Quote: Originally Posted by sarah_prieb When we were having our pictures done between 5:30 and 7:00 people were incredibly rude. They didn't really care about what you had going on. They would not walk around the photographer to be nice, they would walk through the photo because it was easier. Just a few tidbits of info! I would really like to believe that people have some courtesy, but I suppose that's too much to ask for. This would be the downside of the beach...but, hopefully, the photographers will be good enough to eliminate those obnoxious people from the background. I know it's not hard to do it in Photoshop...just time consuming to have to fix it in many pictures. I've noticed some of the pictures I've seen on these boards have had background people!!! It just makes me cringe. But, if it was me, I'd demand for them to fix it. I don't want people walking in bathing suits in the background of my wedding pics!!!

The pics are beautiful! It looks like it was the perfect day. You look SO happy and absolutely gorgeous! Congrats!!!

I agree with PP. I think including your registry info on your wedding website is generally an accepted way of doing it. (Of course, word-of-mouth is always the best way!) I would hope that guests would have enough sense NOT to bring gifts, but just in case, I'll be adding this onto my website as well. The stores you register at should have the appropriate mailing address on your lists for your guests to use. Hopefully, those who won't be attending will pay attention to this. Hope this helps.

Quote: Originally Posted by dcheung1111 Luckily - I've been keeping all of my email conversations with the hotel.. I have a feeling i'm going to need to have them put everything in writing here on out in case there are anymore policy/pricing changes. I would DEFINITELY do this. If you're not planning on bringing a laptop with you (I doubt I will), print all your emails so you can pull them out and show them as proof. It can never hurt to play it safe! LOL

Quote: Originally Posted by Shay2679 My understanding about the $100 fee is that it applies, as sort of a backdoor option, only to those brides who entered into wedding discussions BEFORE the "Big Rules" came down. For any new bride hereonout...NO OUTSIDE VENDORS will be allowed, not even for a fee. Any services that you require, with the exception of something unique (no ideas off the top of my head), will be provided by vendors contracted directly through the hotel. This is incredibly disappointing! When we finally get a date set, I'm going to be devastated if we have to choose a different resort solely because of an outrageous policy!!! I hope they lose a ton of business between now and then and wise up by the time we're ready!

Quote: Originally Posted by Shay2679 My understanding about the $100 fee is that it applies, as sort of a backdoor option, only to those brides who entered into wedding discussions BEFORE the "Big Rules" came down. For any new bride hereonout...NO OUTSIDE VENDORS will be allowed, not even for a fee. Any services that you require, with the exception of something unique (no ideas off the top of my head), will be provided by vendors contracted directly through the hotel. This is incredibly disappointing! When we finally get a date set, I'm going to be devastated if we have to choose a different resort solely because of an outrageous policy!!! I hope they lose a ton of business between now and then and wise up when we're ready!