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Hello and Welcome!! There is lots of info here for you!! Look under weddings in Mexico and find your location there. If you can't find it, let me know and I will walk you through it. -Cachet

Hello and Welcome. You're going to love it here!!!!

Rachael, I love your dress and the designer. I am looking at the site and getting ispirations!! I did make an appt for Friday at Alfred Angelo but I think that may be pointless because I wasn't drawn to any dresses on the site. I am just going to get ideas. I think I may have an ANJOLIQUE gown though!! I LOVE BEST DESTINATION WEDDING!!!!! -CACHET

Quote: Originally Posted by smf47 So how will you know who to send invitations to? Are you just sending invitations to people who verbally tell you they are coming?? Also, I think tcram is probably looking to book a vacation package (flight+hotel) which is why she is saying that she can't book yet. That's why we haven't booked yet at least! I can't wait to check that off the list! smf47, I will be in contact with my TA. Once I know the people who began to pay for their trip I will know who to send invites to. I plan on sending my announcement letters without the airfare now because I want to give people more time to pay for their trip and once airfare is up, I will be letting them know. Actually Apple Vacations offered me a group rate but I think it was extremely high so I didn't go with it.

If you choose the Riu in Cabo, make sure you can swim on beach because there are some you can't swim on and I don't want your guest to be upset.

Ok, I have a dilemna! I planned on sending save the date/announcement letters with resort info out now and to everyone who is invited to the wedding. We're talking almost 200 people. Once the people have confirmed and began paying for their trip, I was going to send out formal invites, message in a bottles to the people that are going about 6 weeks before the wedding or whatever the proper procedure is. Ok, my sister in law is finishing up on my monogram and I am about ready to send out the announcements however I want something better. I have been looking for paper and envelopes to match my color and I was just going to print out the info on that and send it, nothing fancy just have my monogram on it. I can't even find the paper I want so I was just going to put it on nice, thick white papter. Something very low cost. However, after looking at different sites like vista prints I saw that I can really have what I want but it will cost me! I really wanted to keep the budget low on these things and keep it simple but now I know that I can have what I want, I want it. But I know in my budget that extra cost is just not there! What should I do?

I agree with your dad, it will be awkward for your steps. I think you have two choices: ut your parents names with their spouses or just not put their name at all. -Cachet

Welcome!! You'll love it here. Be careful not to become addicted!!! LOL LOL LOL

Welcome!! You'll love it here. Be careful not to become addicted!!! LOL LOL LOL

Welcome!! You'll love it here. Be careful not to become addicted!!! LOL LOL LOL

Welcome!! You'll love it here. Be careful not to become addicted!!! LOL LOL LOL -Cachet

Heather and Rachel, Can we see pictures of the dress? I'm getting frustrated because I don't know if I should begin to look for my dress now or wait a little. I don't even know what style I want. I do want to lose about 20 pounds for my wedding. What should I do? -Cachet

Quote: Originally Posted by smf47 MAK and MissLucky7Bride- I'm getting married October 24, 2009, too! We are date triplets! We have booked our wedding date at the resort, booked a TA to help with travel arrangements, made a website, bought my dress, and started to design our invitations. That's really it! I've been in contact with the photographer we are hoping to book but haven't actually booked yet. Our next plan of action is STDs and invitations. I don't know if we should send STDs now and then send more travel information with the invitations, or if we should send travel info with the STDs. smf47, My save the dates are like announcements. I am inviting them to the wedding and giving out all the travel information. I think it is important for them to get that as soon as possible. I am only sending out invitations to those that are actually coming. I want the message in the bottles and they are too expensive to send to everyone that's not coming too. Do you think that's alright? -Cachet

Quote: Originally Posted by tcram I'm actually a November 2009 bride but close enough. Right now we have picked a date and that's about it. We're researching different resorts in the Riviera Maya area but since we can't book anything yet we haven't made a final decision. TCRAM, Are you sure you can't book a date yet? I think you can, you just can't find out airfares yet. -Cachet

I'M SO EXCITED!!!!! I'M NOW A JUNIOR MEMBER!!!!

When I was trying to get in touch with Dreams Cancun it was so hard too. My travel agent couldn't get in touch with them either. The WC from Dreams called my TA back about 9PM one night to leave her a message but to her surprise my TA answered the phone. It is difficult getting a response back from the Riu WC as well. Once you request a date, it takes them about a week to get back to you. Before I requested the date, I had questions about the different resorts and sometimes they would get back to me right away, sometimes they wouldn't. Overall, I really didn't like the response times but hopefully that will change closer to the wedding date.

The Resort you chose is very expensive for your guest. I thought about staying there and someone was going to give me a special where I stayed for 7 days at 1400 but it was just too expensive for my guests. If you want to compare prices to your TA then go to Apple Vacations website. That's where I got my lowest rates. Actually the resort group rate was cheaper but I liked the payment plan from my TA better. I would consider the changing resorts. I'm staying at RIU Caribe.

Congrats!!! Where are the pics? I know you have to have them by now!

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Very Pretty!!! You will be a princess bride!!

You look very nice in the dress. The sash looks great too, it gives you more definition.

Are You Kidding Me!!!!!

I don't remember everything you need but when I was looking for a good destination, I found Riu's website broke everything down about what you need for each location. Go to riu.com and look under the weddings and then go to frequently asked questions I think and they should have your destination there. -Cachet

Quote: Originally Posted by Indigo I would like to thank everyone for your words of love and condolences. I am happy that I found this site during my wedding planning because all of you ladies are such wonderful people. It is the abundance of love that my family has received from family and friends (like yourselves) that is helping us get through. I don't expect life to return to normal for awhile. I take one day at a time. As for my wedding in December...my mom told me "I better not cancel it". She sees it as an opportunity to celebrate "what's good in life". My FI feels we should move forward as well. He has taken over the planning phase because I really haven’t been in the mood to call vendors or order items. He actually picked up the phone and called Keneika (RMB WC) to find out what needs to be done and what had been accomplished already. The wedding party will be very small (probably less than 15) because my sister did not have insurance when she passed so the family pulled our financial resources together to bury my sister with love. My mom still wants us to move forward with it though. I had mentioned webcam-ing the wedding months ago…my mom brought the subject back up. And, my FI will look into webcam-ing the ceremony for family that can not attend. As suggested by some of you wonderful ladies, I have been thinking about setting up a memorial for my sister, my FI mom and my dad at the wedding. I will do a search and look at some of the ideas that past BDW brides have done. Again, thank you soooo much. Indigo Sorry, when I sent the original message, I hadn't read the most recent ones. I'm so glad you are continuing with the wedding.

Indigo, I am very sorry to hear of the loss of your sister. I'm sure you may be still numb of the loss. As I read everyone's comments, I was thinking of what my advise to you would be. Because I've never lost a sibling, I could not put myself in your shoes. However, I am a funeral director who deals with death all the time. My suggestions are that you take the next few weeks and give yourself some time to relax and deal with your sisters death the way you desire. Basically, just give yourself some time without any stress. How much more do you have to do for your wedding? Don't think that you have to do it by yourself. I'm sure you have friends that will assist you and if minor things don't get done, it will be quite alright. Indigo, you are grieving, what you are feeling is completely understandable. but I do believe you should go ahead with the wedding. It will be good for you and your family to take that break. Just recently, I've seen in memory candles that you can personalize for your sister. I love the idea of having a moment of silence for her. Maybe while that moment of silence is taking place, you can be lighting the candle for her and playing a specific song in her honor. I'll be thinking about other ideas you can do as well. -Cachet