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Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan so i'm in the middle of period #2 with the diva cup. The first month i noticed that i had no cramps. i thought it was just a good month. but, i told a friend & she said that is common. so month 2 & I'm passed my heavy days & still no cramps. my stomach would also get really upset during my period before. i am not experiencing that either. being a scientists, i want to do the control of a month using tampons again to see if the symptoms return. the only thing is, i hate to go back to tampos now. still, i think i'll do it next month. This is really interesting. I'll be interested to hear the results of your "research". I have to admit, I never noticed any decrease in cramps when I began using my Diva. However, I began using it just a couple months before I went on BC pills, which changed my periods significantly. It had never occured to me that part of it could have been Diva. Please do keep us posted!

Quote: Originally Posted by EmenGeeRoxx Hey gals, I know the thread title says RPDC Brides, but can you make a little room for a groom to be? The wedding is planned for Jan/Feb 2010 and I stumbled on this website and have been trying to read as much as I can before asking questions. Took me the whole day to read this thing. Anyway I was happy reading the posts from the start of this thread from Antonia, Becky, etc but by the end I was a bit disappointed with the price increases and the "no outside vendor(s)" policy. Now does this include musicians as well? We wanted to hire a salsa band to play for us for 1/2 the night, but with this new rule it could blow the budget and possibility. Does anyone know what bands the RPDC has under their payroll? We'll probably still stay at the RPDC and the GPR (For those with kids) since we want to be close to 5th Av., but might consider an off-site wedding with Ajua if RPDC is tight with the outside vendors. Also can someone give me Micaela's email address? Tried to contact Zulma but she is gone till October. Thanks Gil aka Groomzilla Of course there's room for grooms! We haven't set our date yet, and consequently have yet to book the wedding, so I'm afraid I can't help you with your vendor questions. (I'm curious about this too.) But I can at least provide you with Micaela's email: [email protected] Welcome and good luck with everything!!!

Welcome to the forum!!! In case you haven't run across it yet, here's the link for the Royal brides thread http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t17108. We check in regularly! As far as the birth certificates go, I'm wondering the same as a PP. Can't you just contact the city of your birth to find out what you need to do? Have you asked Royal? I want to say they might have some info posted on the website that helps out with that. Oh, I just found a document from them that might help. Take a look at this. Sorry, I couldn't get it to just copy and paste so you'll have to use some points to download it. =( Good luck! Real_Resorts_LEGAL_REQUIREMENTS.doc

Oh, nevermind. I guess the link just takes a couple minutes to show up in the post. Sorry! It works!

Quote: Originally Posted by Geminie I was debating between Del Sol, and Elizabeth Medina for such a long time, until I realized that they were just out of my budget. I found an incredible photographer that we are flying down (from Missisauga Ontario), here's his site if you want to see his work. Z Molu Photography : photos : Weddings- powered by SmugMug (you can enlarge the photos to view them full screen) He takes beautiful candid shots, but has his own style, I love his photos and just wanted to share them... it turns out that with his flight plus hotel for a night (he can't stay longer because his wife is pregnant and he doesn't want to leave her for too long) + his photography fee it's still less expensive than hiring del sol, or elizabeth medina. Just a thought, but if you find a local photographer that you really like, it might be a good option to explore. If they've never done destination weddings, you might even not have to pay their fee, just travel costs (we're doing that with our videographer...) Couple questions...can you try to repost the website, it didn't work. Otherwise I could just google it. =) The other question is, have you talked this through with Royal? I was under the impression that they weren't allowing any outside vendors anymore. Maybe you'd already gotten this sorted out before the new vendor policy went into effect? I'm very curious because it sounds like their own photographer isn't overly wonderful (haven't yet seen any of his/her work), but we won't be getting married until 2010 so the vendor policy might make or break whether or not we ultimately decide to go with Royal.

It looks gorgeous on you! (I love that bustle too!)

Quote: Originally Posted by Shay2679 I just had to let you know that, while I was reading some updated reviews for the Royal this morning on TripAdvisor.ca...I saw a post from a user, "GrandPrixGuy" (or something like that) that made mention of meeting and hanging out with Sarah and Kevin! I thought it was cute! Oh, how funny! I'll have to go check that out!

I vote for the first. You look great in that top! Good luck and have fun tomorrow!!!

Hmm...this is a tough situation! Part of me wants to advise you that it's YOUR wedding, not your family's, so do what you want. HOWEVER, I totally understand how difficult it would be to ask your family members to go back to an exotic location they've already discovered on their own. When she returned your email, did she hint at all at being upset that you might choose this locale for your wedding? I know since you've been struggling to decide on a place this might be a difficult question, but have there been any other places and/or resorts that keep coming up as well? I guess what I'm asking is, do you have any second favorites? I know that's a terrible question to ask! I'm just not sure what I'd do! Maybe keep exploring? No, I don't know!!! Sorry I'm not helping!

Hmm...I'd been pondering this very same question, especially since we're getting such an early start. I'm interested to here what the other gals have to say about this!=)

Quote: Originally Posted by sarah_prieb Oh yeah, one more thing. We did go over to the Gran Porto since we had access to all of their facilities. It was like a circus over there. There were kids running all over the place and screaming. The food wasn't nearly as good....although it was more "kid friendly" fare. The hallways were dark and I felt like I was walking through a cave. At the Royal, everything was bright and open. Just beautiful. I am very happy that we payed the extra money for The Royal. It was definitely worth it. I don't think our trip would have been at all relaxing if we stayed across the street. Thanks, this is especially helpful info! I'd like my guests to have the option of saving a few bucks (plus, a couple may bring kids anyway), but it's good to know that we're making the right decision to stay at The Royal ourselves. That place just look gorgeous!!! I can't wait!

Your pictures look wonderful! You look absolutely beautiful!!!

Oh, wow! Absolutely gorgeous...you, the location, flowers...gorgeous!!!

and congratulations!...SO many helpful people here. You'll love it! Good luck!

Very cute!!!

The brochure looks great! What a great way to excite your guests AND provide them will important info! You guys are going to have an amazing time! Can't wait to hear how it goes!!!

Hi and welcome! Here are a few pages of the forum you should check out: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t17108 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t23592 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t20293 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t23916 There's a few to get you started...don't want to completely overwhelm you! LOL The Royal thread has LOTS of info, so I'd start there. Like Shay said, feel free to PM any of us or post questions there. We all check in pretty regularly! Good luck!!!

Congrats and good luck with your new venture! I bookmarked your site for future reference. You've got some very cute things!!!

They look really good! Nice (hard) work!=)

Welcome to the forum! Congrats and good luck with your planning!

Those turned out great! (Makes me wish I had boobs! LOL) He's going to LOVE them!!!

Yari, those look SO good!!! Nicely done! Everyone will love them.

4 months will pass in no time!!! It's going to be amazing. Congrats!!!

Welcome! We're all welcome to any advice and tips you can share!

Oh, man! What a pain!!! Dogs can be so frustrating sometimes, but they're SO damn lovable!!! (Even skunky...well, sort of)