Lady_Di

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ Not sure what it mean yet Lady Di, when its all up and running I guess we can navigate it and find out! Could me a good thing! If that's the case, i hope they'll let us to customize our packages after signing the contract. Have you signed the contract? I did.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ FYI- I check the Royal website from time to time and it looks as if they are changing things up again. The packages appear to be the same with the same prices that came out in May but they are now going to be doing an new "wedding Al a Carte" option. It looks as if its coming soon and that may change a lot of things for a lot of brides. Also, there are lots of extras on the new site for pricing different things and viewing ceremony sites and stuff. Planning your perfect weddings What does that mean? Does it mean we can pick whatever we want for the package? Does that mean I can opt out the makeup and etc?? I hope so because that would save me lot of money!!!

I actually bought your BM dress in pink so i could see how it looked on my sister...it would be great to see some pics of your BMs!! GREAT JOB!!

Quote: Originally Posted by sn0048 Wow! That is a HOT MESS! Thanks for sharing goNDmay9! As far as Kandi, I'm reserving judgment. She seems really down to earth which is a stark contrast from her lunatic cast mates! Is it me or Nene trying to play peacemaker this season? Yeah, looks like it! That's why I was surprised to hear that NeNe choked Kim... Khandi looks like to be the boring cast mate for this season...If I was her, I would be boring too! Lol...I can't be that crazy like NeNe or Sheree. It bugs me sooo much that those ladies spend $$$ like NOTHING! I'm struggling to go by with my guy unemployed...More reason to not watch the show but I'm hooked...

Quote: Originally Posted by candicemarie Hey ladies! Is anyone working w/the WC, Kimberly R, at the Royal/Gran? She's my WC (or will be, anyway. I'm waiting to hear back from her about my date confirmation & its taking forever! Well forever to me, lol). I've read through this thread and her name hasn't popped up at all so I was just wondering, has anyone had any experience w/her? Yeah, I have her too! She is a bit slow with responding e-mails but so far I've been direct but polite with her and she has been responding to my e-mails more quickly. Just be nice and sweet...emphasize that it is really important to you taht you get an idea what's going on. I was working with her and another girl named Alana Wolfman. Alana was faster with the replies but looks like I'm stuck with Kimberly...it is all good as long she reply to my email within a day! Lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by J&MWedding Now that I figured out finally how to post photos through photobucket, here is mine! So our colors are basically Ivory/Grey - basically no colors. And everyone has been bugging me to have color somewhere, so I'm going to surprise everyone and walk down the aisle to a bright pink bouquet. Trust me, if you knew me, it is a shocker. I typically am not a big fan of pink, but I love them for bridal bouquets! no one knows- I keep telling everyone I'm having an ivory bouquet. This is something I want for my bouquet! How pretty!

Quote: Originally Posted by NegrilLB Very nice! Adding a card with the travel agent and info and your website link is a good idea. I don't think it's tacky to ask for an RSVP on the STD...another way you could do it is on the RSVP page of your website you can ask them to let you know if they plan on going to the wedding or the at home gathering party. That is what I am planning to do! Thanks ladies!!!

I am considering buying a dirt cheap dress but I don't want to get a dress that will show my undergarments in the water! Do you know any fabrics to avoid?

Woo woo! You'll be a beautiful bride on your big day!!

I bought my dress/veil from Marry Go Round, a consignment bridal store, in Houston, TX where I live. It only cost $400 and the veil cost about $50. It was a brand new dress!! I lucked out on that one!! This consignment store carried most of different brands of bridal dresses such as Pronvoias, David's Bridal and etc. Unfortunately, I can't remember the brand of my dress and it is at my mom's house because I don't want my FI to see it! I couldn't fathom paying over $500-1k for a destination wedding dress when on a tight budget. So check out a consignment bridal store in your area and see if you'll like any dresses if you are on a budget!!

Wow, this is awesome... I hope my invitations will come out cool like yours!! Thanks for sharing...I will definitely come and look at this thread for some help when time comes for mine!!

How cool! I bet you're proud that you made them!! I plan to make something like that... Good stuff!

Thanks ladies!! I created this template on my own and uploaded the design on VistaPrint for the small business magnets and picked the envelopes to go with them. I was thinking about creating a small note card with travel agent info and for them to RSVP on our website so that way we can know which invitation to send them (i.e. Yes - the wedding invitation or No - at home gathering party) Is that tacky if I do that? I do not want to spend double on both of invitations due to our budget.

Hey ladies! I designed a template for my STD magnets and bought the envelopes to go with them on Vista Print. Since the STDs are small in the size, there will be enough space inside of the envelopes. Any suggestions what I should send along with the STDs? Here are the images. You can see the size of the magnet and envelope. See how much space I have left after putting it in the envelope. The actual image of my STD template. I would upload the template but it is in .psd and not sure if anyone of you have Photoshop. Please PM me if you do have Photoshop and know how to work with a .psd and I will e-mail you the .psd. Thanks in advance!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan You can TOTALLY find someone great to fly in for that amount. It might even be less expensive or you will get a lot more photography. By the time you plan on a wedding & a trash the dress it's often makes sense to fly someone in. BDW has a lot of photographers you can check out. Or check with people in your area. many offer a discount for a destination wedding if it's something they are interested in doing. I checked with some photographers here in Houston and they were more expensive than using a local photographer in Playa Del Carmen. I just have to look around more! Thanks again for the advice!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan What would it cost you to hire funever for the wedding & claudia for the TTD? You might be able to fly someone in cheaper. If you are considering funever, find out who they would be sending to your wedding & ask to see an entire wedding from this person. Not every single picture, but a whole wedding story (like the slideshows people post). You want to know who you are getting & the quality you can expect. $3799 Funever + Claudia TTD $4750 Wedding + TTD (Claudia) including two day passes $120 extra if we have more than 35 guests to add them to the guest count. Both packages are for 8 hours. I could ask Claudia to customize her package to 6 hours then it would be only maybe $500 less. In our wedding package from our resort, we will get 24 free photos from Funever as well. Photo quality is very important to me! Thanks for your advice, I appreciate it.

I like this show!! I only watch this out of all of housewives shows. I read that NeNe and Kim had a choking incident...I wonder if it'll be on the show??

Quote: Originally Posted by jennie.lewis Hi Lady Di, I'm getting married at The Royal playa del carmen on Friday, May 7th! how awesome! Which package are you going with? How far in advance are you getting there? Are you using a DJ? if so, who? Have you booked your photographer? I just booked my photographer - we're flying ours down. Woo woo! We chose The Luxury Package because we're expecting about 35-40 guests. No, I think we are going to play songs on my guy's iPod. I am in process trying to decide which to use, Claudia Rodriguez's team or Funever, the resort photographer. it's more of a budget issue...if the money isn't an object then I would go with Claudia right away but it seems like my guy is not having luck finding a job. He got laid off this past June. Best wishes and good luck to you! Anyone who used Funever, were you pleased with their pictures?

I am having a little bit dilemma...my guy has been working off and on this summer due to his job budget cuts so no constant income as now. I am planning to book Claudia Rodriguez's team for my wedding but I just saw photos from Funever photos that The Royal resort use for their weddings...Their pictures are not too bad...They are about $600 cheaper than Claudia but I would get more features out of Funever such as albums and etc. I reallly want to use Claudia but I would have to pay $200 for her and her partner for the day passes and would have to add them to the guest count. We are expecting around 30-40 people. We got a wedding package for 35 people. My issue is that i don't know if my guy will get a permanent job very soon. I have not made my deposit with Claudia yet. I was thinking of using the resort's photographer then use Claudia for our TTD. That would save us about 1k. I really want to use her for our wedding but don't want to put us in debt. Anyone use Funever and are happy with them?? Thanks so much!

I don't like that Scott guy either! Kim went lighter with her hair...shes gorgeous! A Lighter Kim Kardashian And Kat Von D At The Teen Choice Awards - I'm Not Obsessed

Quote: Originally Posted by aerazo To all Brides - What Colors is everyone using as their wedding colors? I am thinking of having my bridesmaids dresses in turquoise but not sure if thats too matchy matchy with the ocean. Also can't decide what color would compliment turquoise as far as their bouquets and other decorations at the reception ...would love to hear what colors other brides are doing. or if anyone has suggestons what i could match with turquoise, it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Adriana I am going with hot pink or fuchsia! Love how it looks against the ocean.

Quote: Originally Posted by olsontco I know... I think another option for me is to have a trial done at home with a MAC store and then purchase the necessary items. Since my make-up is included in my package too - I might just have them use my own new MAC makeup instead of using theirs.... just a thought... I have been told too that if you bring really good pictures of what you want - hair and make-up that they are pretty good and following the pictures... so, that is another way to prepare for it..... Too many details to remember! That is a great idea! I could purchase foundation for the girls and have them to do their makeup but i don't know how well some of them can do their makeup. I' m not sure if I will have time to help all of them. I do have a friend who is a makeup artist but she told me I was cheap when i offered to pay her $50 per person when the resort is charging $60 per person lol...i don't know if she will come to the wedding, anyway!

Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan Hi Lady Di - I know it really sucks they do not refund anything. The make up and hair are included in my package to. I thought about doing a trial but you pay for it. So I figured I may as well do it my own way rather than take the risk. I have seen that some of girls who had their hair/makeup done were happy with the results so maybe that will be the case for us! I am pretty good with my makeup so I will be okay in that dept but not sure about my hair. I could just keep it simple. BTW, I love M.A.C. products. Haha.

I almost went with them but decided to go with Jennifer from this forum! I already picked a location so I will be using her as my point for travel for my guests. I can't wait to start working with her.

Quote: Originally Posted by Shandalier Please, please give us juicy details!! I concur!!!