ColleenMarie

Bayleaf Restaurant - I don't think they have site fees, not sure.

Hi, Your plans are similar to mine and we are also on the search, but just in Northern CA. From what I know, it is very easy to get a permit and only about $50. Here is a good place to start: Getting Married in a California State Park We are looking at Pescadero State Beach this weekend. There are 3 ocean front facilities we are going to look at also, Asilomar and Seascape Resort and Sanctuary Beach Resort. I think Seascape would be the best for you because it is only for a small party and it is gorgeous! A friend of mine got married at a beach in Point Reyes, it was absolutely the prettiest wedding site I have seen, very private and easy access. The reception was at Point Reyes Seashore Lodge, but I think that would be better for a larger group because I believe you have to rent the whole facility. Keep me updated! I am searching for the same thing:) Colleen

PVINNOV, Where are you from? I'm in SF:) I will also be in PV on Saturday. Congratulations on your wedding, I hope you will have a wonderful day.

Oh yeah, Kathy was right about that airline stuff. I paid $700 for my PV ticket from San Francisco! I just looked and the flight is now $527, ahh shucks!

Thanks for reaching out ladies. I am feeling much better. My fiance has so far survived the downturn and he has not been laid off. That leaves us not enough time to plan for May still, but we are taking a trip to PV and Sayulita to check things out, great trade off! We leave in 7 days and will be there for 9 days:) Thanks again and happy planning!

Thanks Miska, I was planning for Oct. 09 but this is good info and I will postpone until Nov. 09, ugughgh I don't want to wait a whole year but this is a good reason to.

Yeah! We are also going to PV in 2 weeks. We are leaning toward Sayulita though so only will be in PV for 2 days. We are also visiting Playa Fiesta for a tasting and I am looking at about 5 villas. I have had pretty good luck with the places I contacted, but I all together gave up on Villa Amor in Sayulita. I never thought I was type A at all, but after leaving 15 messages for the WC I started to feel very type A. I never received a call back from her. I finally decided to just stay there and hope to corner her and force her to talk to me. I then made 2 reservations, both of which did not exist when I called to confirm. I would never want my guests to go though dealing with them so they are no longer on my list. Best wishes on your trip! Take photos:)

Oh yeah, also, please tell me your WC recommendation. I have already pretty much decided on one, but just curious who you have in mind and why you recommend her/him. Thanks!

Hi Mel, Thanks for the suggestion. Actually the Don Pedros palapa and Villa de Oso are our top 2 choices so I am glad we are able to go and check them out, I am sure it will be difficult to choose between the two:) Any other Sayulita tips? We are renting a house called Cantamar (on sayulitalife.com). We just plan to surf, eat and relax. We also want to arrange yoga classes and a canopy tour. Thanks!

Arrghgh! The economy is spoiling our wedding Let's get real for a minute, hasn't the downturn compromised anyone else's plans? My fiance got laid off the DAY we were going to book our villa We decided to postpone our wedding, originally May, 2009 and we are hoping to do October 09 now. Booh!

Hi Girls, Not sure if you already read my other Sayulita thread, but I will be going down there for a week at the end of November. I am checking out Villa Amor, Don Pedros Palapa restaurant, Playa Escondida and Villa de Oso. I will take photos and post.

Your final choice must be to die for, this dress looks more gorgeous on you than the model:) Try posting on Used Wedding Dresses. Buy & sell new and used designer wedding gowns. I actually bought my Vera Wang dress on ebay:) I paid a third of the price but it had already been worn......only once though! I am in love with it!

I have always wanted a beach wedding. I live in San Francisco and have been unable to find a location to have a beach wedding. I know there are some beaches north of here that we can have the ceremony at and then go to a separate location for the party. However does anyone know of any place right on a beach for the reception? Not the cliff house please and it does not have to be in San Francisco but in the vicinity. Thanks so much:)

We talked about going to Costa Rica or Belize since it is just south. However, we just had to postpone our wedding date for 5 months later for various reasons so now we will have 5 months extra to save more honeymoon $ so we might continue on to Bali and save Costa Rica for the babymoon:)

We are going to visit Sayulita for some decompression, surf, yoga and eats over Thanksgiving. We will stay at Villa Amor for 4 nights and then stay in PV our last night. We might check out Yelapa, but not sure if we will have time. I will post pictures for sure:) The only problem with Villa Amor is their customer service is AWFUL. I called the wedding coordinator and emailed her about 15 times with no return call. She emailed back once but just sent me a link to their wedding site, which is not very informative. We have even contacted them to make our November stay reservations, but have not heard back yet. It seems the only way to book there is to physically go!