Lady_Di

You WILL love this site! It is a lifesaver for me!! Congrats & Welcome!

Welcome to BDW!! Have a great wedding.

I signed up too...I want to get ALL of the details for our guests!

I love that line...I wish I could afford a dress from that line!! Love your dress!

ugh, this girl is everywhere...where did she come from?? haha

i'm sure you will have a great time! i found my dress on my second trip to bridal stores so i'm glad i got that out of the way. i got lucky that i found a dress that i liked. i'm not really picky but i wanted a dress that would flatter my curves! have fun!

try to drink a lot of water and hopefully that will help flush out some bloating...don't eat lot of foods with high sodium. take a midol. have fun!!!

Ahhh, that is my color scheme! I wanna get them too but I have no idea how many people are coming. I hope they will still be cheap!

Quote: Originally Posted by candicemarie I'm sorry I don't have any for the beach. Maybe Adriana took some pics while she was there? Thank you! Really?! We'll be leaving on the 10th so we should def meet up, if y'all have time!! I have some that Kimberly sent me. I'll be emailing them shortly.

My FI talked to her other day. He asked her about what's going on with her issue. She would always say same thing, "He won't do it". Sigh. looks like she's resigned to the fact he won't do it or she is not trying hard. I told him that I'm willing to get married at the court and for her to be part of it before we leave to Mexico because there is NO way I am canceling this wedding. We already made deposits and etc. I bought my dress. We'll see what happens.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ Adriana- Thanks for the review! Has everyone reserved their reception location? Zulma never asked me which location I wanted. I am waiting for her response. There are 3 beach locations to chose from correct? Can anyone tell me where those are at on the beach? And which one would be best? I got my reception reserved at the garden. I just can't take the risk that it'll be windy that day and the sand would be in our food!

I really think if he really wanted to go, he would do everything to go. You said you gave him the $150 and he never sent it in...Maybe he's embarrassed that you guys are paying for him or something?

After endless debate on our priorities, we decided to go with Claudia because we want our day to be captured beautifully on photos! We can cut corners on everything else. We booked Erick for our wedding day.

gosh, i LOVE looking at inspiration boards! I never get tired of them! thanks for sharing!

Quote: Originally Posted by aerazo yea, the royal is gorgeous, your mom has nothing to fear, they will take care of you. As far as the promotion, that was what we were told at the front desk at the gran porto. Since my wedding isnt untill next April, i asked if this promotion is only for a limited time and they said no we always have this. So basically your guests can opt to pay $60 which is for 3 days to be allowed on the royal property. This is great for those people who dont want to pay all that money to actually sleep there but can go visit. any other questions, i will try my best to answer! Are there any nice bars or restaurants at Gran? I was thinking of doing a welcome social at one of their bars.

- Greek Yogurt with healthy granola and/or fruit (this way i dont have to put any sugar to sweeten it!) - Wheat tortilla with PB and honey -I add lime/lemon or hot sauce to spice my food up without adding any creamy stuff! That's all I can think of!

Quote: Originally Posted by aerazo Hi Ladies! I just wanted to give everyone a review of some sort since i just came back from the Royal doing our site tour last week. Since half of our guests will be staying at the gran porto and half of the royal, i checked out both resorts. Also checked out the real resort too The Royal - Beautiful! thats all i can say, the grounds are gorgeous, clean, & nice staff. The Gran Porto - Nice resort, saw lots of kids, the resort i found was a lot hotter in the lobby then the Royal. I assume becuase the Royal's lobby is so much bigger more air can flow through. The Real resort - their budget resort - this resort was OK. basically, if your family and friends just want a cheap place to stay, this would be the place. they have a small pool and only one restaurant. We are getting married at the gazebo which was large and beautiful. The reception will be on the beach and i was shown which beach area is where mine will be held. Its the location next to the pier, i was told since we are having 50-60 people that is the best place to put us. She said we have the option to move to the center space of the beach, but its a really high traffic area and recomended we don't go there. The other option was the beach area in front of the gazebo, but she said that night, some other party has resevered a dinner in the gazebo, so we probably wouldnt want to have the reception so close to them. I was able to see the standard set up because they had a wedding one night at the gran porto. However, michellle madrid told me the setup at the gran is not as nice as the royal. The have better lights under the table, not sure what else is the difference. Tiki torches are included in the standard set up too. I think someone asked in the past about the garden area and if the grass was easy to walk on barefoot. The grass is super soft and you would be very comfortable walking around barefoot. I was able to also meet with our vendors. DJ Ivan Gomez - very nice and very professional. He told me he used to work at the royal many years ago and so the staff all know him and he knows his way around the resort, especially with all the weddings he has done there. Photographer - Samuel Luna. I can't say this enough- this guy is awesome! he reallly can deliver high-quality photos for a bargain of a price. He is the same caliber as Del Sol Photography but is more affordable. he was able to walk me thorugh my wedding day and help me decide my timeline and how much time to take photos is needed. I would def. recommend you check out his site Flash Portfolio | Top Mexico Photographers | Mexico Destination Wedding Photographer Samuel Luna and please let him know i referred you to him! Videographer- playa weddings - I met with paul and his wife and they are both super nice people, He walked me through the day and what he was going to do and all his equipment, etc. Michelle Madrd - my wedding coordinator at the royal - Such a nice women, she showed us the property and answered my questions i had. overall experience was great. After seeing both resorts, i would likely push my family and friends to try to stay at the royal if they can afford it. its that much nicer. HOwever, i was also told that they always have this promotion: 3 day minimum for $60 per person gives a guest at the Gran Porto access to the Royal 24 hours. So they can come to the royal pool and hang out. One other thing worth mentioning, since the beach is a public beach, anyone staying at the gran porto can simply walk over the royal side of the beach and hang out no problem. The only thing they cannot do is lie down on the lounger chairs or order any drinks from the royal waitstaff. anyways, there is my review, hope this helps some! i am super excited for my wedding next year and i know i have made the right choice to have it at the Royal. Adriana Erazo Thank you sooooo much for reporting back to us about your site. My mom has been freaking out that I'm doing my wedding at The Royal without knowing how it is down there and they might rip me off. I assure her that it wont be the case because I trust BDW members' accounts of The Royal. I'll show her this post!! What's interesting is that promotion...a person who is staying at Gran can purchase a pass for $60 for 3 days? Is that right?

I'm glad you got a chance to get the dance with your dad! *Tears* BTW, are those fake petals? If so, could you let me know where you got them?

Quote: Originally Posted by candicemarie Hi Jennie! We're just going to use our iPod and make some cool playlists. I'm on a pretty tight budget so a DJ is one of the things we decided to cut. That is what we are planning to do too!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jessica Kim is... yeah. In this past episode where she met Kandi and started being all friendly to her, I think NeNe hit the nail on the head when she said that Kim will cling on to whoever is with her in that moment. Kim seems to be one of those people who "needs" attention and will cling to whoever is giving her attention at the time. By the way, why was Nene so pissed at Kandi? Because she showed up late? Because her fiance didn't interact with anyone. She went from thinking Kanci was cool to saying she was ghetto. I didn't understand it. I think it's just the producers trying to stir things up...I am pretty sure that some of the show is scripted. Khandi doesn't seem the type to be instigating stuff so the producers "need" to get other cast members to start stuff with her...boom, drama!

Congratulations! Hawaii is just GORGEOUS!!!

I groaned when I saw Dwight in his way too tight pants for the speed date event. OMG! He is a trip! Kim, freakin' take care of your kids then you don't need to worry about the nanny. It's not like she has a job!

Quote: Originally Posted by candicemarie Congrats on the official engagement!!! I was looking around at others, too, but once I saw the Royal, I had to have it haha! Some of my guests will be staying at the Gran Porto so def check that, out like Lady Di suggested. You can still have your wedding at the Royal, even if you're staying at the Gran. Actually to clarify, Kimberly told me that I had to reserve a room at The Royal in order to have my wedding there so my plan is for us to stay at Gran before the wedding and check in at the Royal on the wedding day. I hope it won't be too crazy that day!

Quote: Originally Posted by JOSIE you need at least 200 posts. I thought it was 150.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ I am curious for anyone using a TA from this site or elsewhere, what kind of packages are you getting for The Royal? Are your TA's getting you any discounts or specials? I am worried that my TA isn't doing all she can for me. I am not sure yet because we are in the beginning stages of planning. If you are not happy with your TA then you should look elsewhere!