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Quote: Originally Posted by peterpanpixiedust Could a TA on here give me hope that a honeymoon in Bora Bora and/or Moorea in an overwater bungalow is affordable? We just don't have the 3,000 to 4,500 pp that I've been seeing. The lowest I ever found was 2,500 pp, and the reviews of the place were horrible (cockroaches, food swarming with flies, cold breakfast buffet). I know there are ups and downs of the whole Bora Bora thing. There's the nothing to do (but I will be honeymooning, so that takes care of the events), I've heard some travel agents say there is a musty smell due to the constant moisture in the bungalow from being overwater (you know what, for the experience, I'll deal), and bugs, which seriously don't bother me all too much. But cockroaches.... that bothers me, and I'd prefer my food to be warm and for the most part bug free. Is there even a chance for us? Yet, I would like it affordable. We'd be willing to wait until the low season and stay in the OWB for just a part of the trip. Hi! We just got back from our honeymoon! It was fantastic!! I don't know what hotel your TA is giving you quotes on, but I had no problems of smells or any type of insect at any of the hotels we stayed at. The only types of animals we saw were geicos and stray dogs which were both harmless. And I have read great reviews on many of the hotels on both islands. Yes, French Polynesia is expensive but it's worth it, at least to me it was. We paid a pretty penny on our honeymoon and stayed in Tahiti for one night at the Manava Suites Resort, Moorea at the Hilton for 4 nights and Intercontinental Thalasso for 5 nights. Our package included airfare from LAX, all transfers, one excursion on both Moorea and Bora Bora, American HOT breakfast buffet at all hotels and dinner in Bora Bora. Also, we did a ton of stuff! We went snorkeling, jet skiing, we rented a buggy for a day and took a tour of the island, plus 1 excursion included in our package (we missed the 2 excursion because we lost track of time and the shuttle left without us lol!). I don't know what your budget is or how long you plan on going, but i would go there again in a heartbeat! If you really want to go, I say go for it! PM if you want me TA's info or if you want to chat more. HTH

Hi everyone!! Lincoln and Lori shot our wedding at Dreams Tulum on April 24th. They are both great and fun people to work with! I highly recommend them! Some of our pics are up on their blog if you want to take a look and they are also on facebook. I'll try to write a more detailed review when i get some free time. Thanks again Lincoln and Lori!!!!

We used Ivan for our wedding at Dreams Tulum. Ivan was great to work with before the wedding and during. The music was great and everyone had a great time!! Thanks Ivan!!!

Hi everyone!! I had my wedding on April 24th and everything turned out great!!! I will be writing a review soon!!!

So everyone is freaking out!! No one has received any type of hotel, transfer or airline voucher. I have a receipt - that is all! People are beginning to think that my TA is a scam. I have sent emails and left a message with the TA. Everyone but 2 people have paid in full. I can't possibly believe that the TA is waiting for the other two people to pay in order to send out the travel docs! That would be ridiculous!!! I have always purchased my travel online so I don't know what the normal procedure for TAs are. What do I do??

Girls have mentioned in the past that the WC will man the cd player during the ceremony. Have you brought this up with one of the WCs?

Kamila Harris did my bd shoot. She is from Philly but comes into the city every now and then to do bd shoots. She did a great job on mine! I highly recommend her!

Quote: Originally Posted by taranyc Thank you Joanna. tt By the way, I love your save the date!! it's so cute!

Cheri - We are having the guitarist play during our ceremony. I never gave it much thought as to how many songs he would play. I only care about the song I am walking down the aisle to. As for the cocktail hour, we are having the cocktail hour start around 6pm. Our ceremony is at 4pm so we are leaving enough time for us to have pictures taken before sunset and we are also planning on attending the cocktail hour.

Quote: Originally Posted by clinicalgal Hi Ladies! We are interested in organizing an excursion for our guests. Something along the lines of a catamaran that can pick us up from the resort and goes to an area with caverns. I'd like there to be food and drinks on board and for the excursion to last about 4 hours. I haven't been able to find any threads about brides planning something like this and recommended vendors... has anyone else seen anything along these lines or can advise me where to look? Thanks in advance! We are taking our guests on a catamaran/snorkeling trip the day before our wedding. We booked the tour thru paradise catamarans. They will pick you up and drop you off at the hotel and you also have the choice of food and an open bar. We booked it for 4 hours in the morning.

Tara, I was told by the WC to let them know the dinner choices in advance. I am using ultimate package and am having the reception by the pool so it may be a different policy for the restaurant.

Wow i just noticed that my ticker says 30 days!!! I think I am ready but I still have that feeling like I am forgetting to do something lol! I guess I'll start packing

Quote: Originally Posted by barbiegirl_27 Hi Ladies, I just was wondering if anyone knows if Dreams will do cupcakes instead of a cake? I've read through the thread and didn't see anything mentioned. Just thought I'd ask before attempting to email Natalia! Thanks! I don't know, but it doesn't hurt to ask! I asked them to change the dessert for me and they did without any problems. Let us know what they say:)

Good luck Michelle!!! I hope your wedding is everything you've dreamed about

I know the warnings about mexico are not new. My BIL has submitted his packet for approval and it is all coming down to what the commander says. If he says yes, then they can go. If he says no, my BIL cannot go, my sister may still have a chance to go but there is something still unclear to me...maybe someone in the army can clarify this for me...my sister has said that if the commander denies my BIL, she will not be able to travel because if she does, as his wife, she will get my BIL in trouble. This does not make any sense to me as she is a civilan.

If you are in the military (or if you have family in the military), have you heard of any travel restrictions to Mexico in the past few days?? My sister and brother in law have just informed me that they may not be able to attend our wedding in Tulum due to a memo they just received stating that travel to Mexico is restricted until further notice. My sister (who is my MOH) works for the Dept of Defense and my brother in law is active in the army. This is really upsetting as our wedding is about a month away! I just don't understand why travel to Cancun and Tulum would be restricted as all the violence and drug cartels are mainly in the bordertowns of northern Mexico. Please let me know if anyone else has heard about this military restriction. thanks everyone

Quote: Originally Posted by AchiCAp0547 I leave May 16th, getting married on the 21st!! Don't worry about it then, enjoy being back home with your new hubby =) From Starklit's pictures it looks like the flood lights gave some light off =) Do you mind me asking how you are decorating your tables? Are you doing anything special for the lighting? I'm sorry, I don't know if you've posted about this before. I did see your OOT bags though on a different thread, they look AMAZING. Kind of makes me want to do OOT bags, but my fiance and I decided on against it. For the tables we are having three vases with submerged orchids and some votives. I hope it won't be too windy that night! I also bought turquoise organza sashes for the chairs. That's all the decorating I'm doing lol! The OOT bags did come out great! Thanks! I like the OOT bag idea but I'm not looking forward to packing everything, it's basically taking up one full suitcase

Quote: Originally Posted by Amymarie Hey i haven't heard any brides talking about a hair trial. Do they include that with your appointment or do you have to pay extra. I am still unsure if i will get them to do my hair or have my MOH do it for me. The hair trial is separate. I just made my hair appointment for the day of the wedding and Jana (the woman at the spa, I'm not sure if she is new) asked if i would also like to make an appt for a hair trial. If you decide to do a hair trial, you should get 15% off if you are purchasing one of the wedding packages.

Quote: Originally Posted by AchiCAp0547 Oh geez...well another note- when Aurora responded to me, her email was very short. It wasn't the usual full email "Dear Amanda..." she just responded with "half day" and that's it! So she may be very busy right now, and more complicated questions, e.g. how much money should I bring?, requires her more time/calculating to respond =) so no worries! Jerzygirl- you are getting married SO SOON!!! That's so exciting... I am having my reception at the adult pool as well, and as I'm sure you've read I am having panic attacks regarding the lighting situation lol. Could you PLEEEAAASE send me pics when you get back?! xo I know!! I will try and post pics at some point. We leave for our honeymoon right after Mexico and won't be back until May 12th. When do you leave for DT?

Quote: Originally Posted by starlitk Thanks! I'm happy to share templates if you're interested. Just PM me! Also, I finally posted the link to our pro photographer's entire gallery. I was thinking that it might be helpful for brides to see the lighting/darkness in our photos by the relaxed pool. The link is now in my signature, but this is it, too: Kristina and Matt Presented By http://www.leografia.com/ In these pics, you'll be able to see pictures from: - Our welcome dinner at DT's Caribbean party which includes tons of pics from the fire dancer show (under "day before"). - Our cocktail hour at the Patio Terrace (at the beginning under "reception") - The lighting at our relax pool-side reception ("Reception") - I'll give a warning that some pictures near the end of the "reception" folder will seem strange for a wedding reception. It downpoured rain at our outdoor reception (right after our first dances) and we had 42 crazy/loving guests with us. Near the end of the pics, we are drenched! Some guests were already soaked, so they jumped in the pool, someone rescued our cake (which we ate with our hands at El Patio) and then we all moved to the disco to dance the night away (so you can also also see photos of what "Desires" the disco looks like). It was strange and not as we planned it, but it was our wedding (and I loved it as it was). Thanks for posting the link to your pictures! I am having my reception by the adult pool so I have a better idea now of the set up and the lighting situation.

I'm still waiting to hear back from Aurora about the email i sent 6 days ago and my wedding is in 5 weeks!!! Needless to say, she better respond soon!! I just sent her a reminder letting her now I still haven't heard from her. I'm trying to get a rough estimate on how much everything may cost so i know how much money to put aside. uurrrggghhh

Has anyone had (or will have) their TTD photos in Playa? We are getting married in Dreams Tulum which is about 30 mins south of Playa. Our photographer gave us the option of going to Playa the day after our wedding to do the TTD. I have never been to Playa so I'm not sure what to expect.

Hi everyone! My wedding date is almost here and I can't wait to get down to DT!! Does anyone know if we need to bring down our own table numbers or will the WC provide those?

Does anyone know or heard how much a cab from the airport to DT costs? One of my guests is flying in solo and the transfer company wanted to charge him the 2 person minimum of $110!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by L&A2010 So are you planning on having your reception move over to where the entertainment is to watch the fire dancers? If so, how are you planning that transition? How many people are attending your wedding/reception? Hmmm.... I wonder if that is every Saturday night or just the week you will be there. Thanks for the info! There are 38 of us and I'm not moving my reception to see the fire dancers. I think I would only "move" the reception to see them if we were a group of less than 15 people and I didn't pay for the reception.