~Nicole~

Congrats Dana and to the forum! I'm positive you'll find all the info you could possibly dream of on here! Good luck and happy planning!

bahahahaha, ya of course I want to see it! I'm at work but I can look at it later

Marla, when you quote, you can delete the parts of the message that you don't want to include. Just make sure that you leave the *

I've added msmarmar123! Wow the list is really growing! bigboponthebeach - you make me laugh lol. Glad I can be of some help If anyone else needs to be added, please PM me so that I get a direct notification as sometimes I miss it when skimming the thread. Thanks. June 2010 July 2010 meghan - July 1, 2010 Meesh – July 10, 2009 momichele – July 24, 2010 Daniepps – July 31, 2010 August 2010 September 2010 Lecreatifbride - Sept 4, 2010 October 2010 amandamarieb – October 10, 2010 chong – October 10, 2010 November 2010 dstinationdrmr – November 12, 2010 – 4pm dirtymartini – November 13, 2010 – Azul Beach December 2010 mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010 jaimeburns – December 10, 2010 rkf1046 – December 11, 2010 January 2011 cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach February 2011 Less is More – February 19, 2011 March 2011 gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011 April 2011 May 2011 JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011 amcferron – May 13, 2011 beaz2be – May 27, 2011 Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011 June 2011 jazz04 – June 12, 2011 February 2011 msmarmar123 – February 11, 2012

I honestly don't think I would even mention it to her. If you're ok to cover the cost, then leave it. If she wants to pay for it then she will, or maybe she has something else in mind... a surprise maybe? I never expected anything from anyone, so if you live by that standard you'll be less disappointed and can keep a realistic grasp on your budget.

I saw another person to be added - Jazz04. If anyone else needs to be added, please PM me so that I get a direct notification as sometimes I miss it when skimming the thread. Thanks. June 2010 July 2010 meghan - July 1, 2010 Meesh – July 10, 2009 momichele – July 24, 2010 Daniepps – July 31, 2010 August 2010 September 2010 Lecreatifbride - Sept 4, 2010 October 2010 amandamarieb – October 10, 2010 chong – October 10, 2010 November 2010 dstinationdrmr – November 12, 2010 – 4pm dirtymartini – November 13, 2010 – Azul Beach December 2010 mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010 jaimeburns – December 10, 2010 rkf1046 – December 11, 2010 January 2011 cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach February 2011 Less is More – February 19, 2011 March 2011 gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011 April 2011 May 2011 JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011 amcferron – May 13, 2011 beaz2be – May 27, 2011 Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011 June 2011 jazz04 – June 12, 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Thanks! KWIM - This I do not know... KWIM = know what I mean Here's a link to the abbreviations used on the forum: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...=abbreviations Quote: Originally Posted by bigboponthebeach Thanks for keeping us updated on this, Nicole! It helps alot to see who is close to your dates for support purposes. :-) No prob!! It's the least I can do.... I'm an oldie now so I'm not much help lol. Meghan - I'm praying for you that it doesn't rain... BUT if it does, it will still be fab, I swear I forget what else I was going to say......

amcferron - added you to the list! June 2010 July 2010 meghan - July 1, 2010 Meesh – July 10, 2009 momichele – July 24, 2010 Daniepps – July 31, 2010 August 2010 September 2010 Lecreatifbride - Sept 4, 2010 October 2010 amandamarieb – October 10, 2010 chong – October 10, 2010 November 2010 dstinationdrmr – November 12, 2010 – 4pm dirtymartini – November 13, 2010 – Azul Beach December 2010 mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010 jaimeburns – December 10, 2010 rkf1046 – December 11, 2010 January 2011 cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach February 2011 Less is More – February 19, 2011 March 2011 gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011 April 2011 May 2011 JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011 amcferron – May 13, 2011 beaz2be – May 27, 2011 Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011

Hi ladies! Hope everything is going well! Congrats on your legal wedding Amy!!! I'm sure it was a blast! And it looks like I've missed Meghan . But seriously, people booking in the last 24 hours!? Were they waiting to see the weather forcast or something? Geez. Here's the current list of dates. Please PM me to be added. Thanks. June 2010 July 2010 meghan - July 1, 2010 Meesh – July 10, 2009 momichele – July 24, 2010 Daniepps – July 31, 2010 August 2010 September 2010 Lecreatifbride - Sept 4, 2010 October 2010 amandamarieb – October 10, 2010 chong – October 10, 2010 November 2010 dstinationdrmr – November 12, 2010 – 4pm dirtymartini – November 13, 2010 – Azul Beach December 2010 mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010 jaimeburns – December 10, 2010 rkf1046 – December 11, 2010 January 2011 cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach February 2011 Less is More – February 19, 2011 March 2011 gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011 April 2011 May 2011 JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011 beaz2be – May 27, 2011 Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011

I personally would really appreciate something like that. I think its a great idea! I say if its in your budget and you want to put the time and effort into it, go for it!! And of course, don't forget to post it here for us because we love that stuff lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart I didn't realize your mom didn't come either. I had zero parents, FI had both and seriously I was perfectly fine! Nope, we had no parents period!! Just 5 friends, one of my brothers and my sister. I am very close with my mom, so I was nervous of how I would be on the wedding day, but like I've told you a million times, I never even thought of anyone that wasn't there! All that worrying for nothing!

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart OH just know that this has happen to us all! I'm not kidding, probably every destination wedding bride has experienced a guest or family member complaining or voicing an opinion. My own mother and brother did not come to my wedding in Mexico. To each, their own and everyone is different but people need to realize a wedding is about you and your fiance, celebrating and declaring your love. The number of attendees to this celebration and union doesn't matter at all. On your wedding day, I promise you, you won't be thinking about who wasn't there, or who thought you should have done it differently or who didn't approve of blah blah blah... I promise you that the feeling you will have on your wedding day is solely focused on your then husband and this blissful floating feeling. Wendy knows! I can tell she felt the same way It's an unbelieve experience... ahhhh I'm so jealous mine is over! My response was a little less PC, to anyone who commented, just told them, "it's my wedding and our decision was this, if you can't make it, we totally understand." I think us past brides all mentioned how over emotion we were during our planning stages, it's natural Sorry for going off, I just don't want you to stress or worry, those complainers won't be hatin' life when they are floating in the pool with a margarita now will they? Amy, it has come full circle for you!! Now you get to reassure all of these brides with me Ditto to what Amy said. I wasted so many tears on people that I honestly wish I hadn't... one of those being my mom as well. I had 7 people show for my wedding..... 2 of those were family members - one brother and my sister. And you know what, it turned out perfectly! The attendance numbers were definitely lower than we had expected, but I can tell you that I honestly don't care to this day about that! I'm not defending these insane people giving you a hard time, but I honestly think that they just don't "get it". And you know what, you don't need their approval. It will work out *HUGS*

Quote: Originally Posted by beaz2be Wow! Morning catchup. Nicole, thanks for the info on the vball court (and pic). I know it was a strange question haha. Clearly you haven't seen some of my questions then! Completely appropriate question in my books!! If you need anything else let me know!! Oh and I apologize to all the ladies that have been posting links to pics... I haven't looked at them because I'm at work . But I promise I will!! I swear I'm not a snob lol! Just wanted you all to know that!

This is a really tough question! THere are so many factors that affect a budget, such as private receptions, number of guests, how many DIY projects you did, etc. To give you an idea, I had 7 guests, that's right, 7! I did not do a private reception or AHR and kept everything pretty basic with minimal extras. My total expense, including rings, the week trip, buying wedding party attire, etc was about 14K. If I went all out like I initially thought I was, I could have easily spent $25K lol. When I realized the actual expense of some things I made major cuts.

Nope, I didn't do them and I'm glad I didn't. Everyone packs what they need! I think its a nice gesture and if you want to great, but I chose to spend the money elsewhere.

Hi ladies, I got married at AS, but I don't think you can go wrong with either resort. I don't know what the pricing is like at DRC, so I suggest you write down what is most important to you and then compare those things between the two threads (ie available ceremony locations, private reception costs, what standard packages include, etc). Good luck! Oh and one more thing... once you decide, don't look back lol!! You'll drive yourself crazy.

DH is 9 months older than I am. I rub it in as much as possible because I'm horrible person lol.

Ok here's a pic of the volleyball area.

Quote: Originally Posted by beaz2be Does anyone have an actual map of the layout of the resort? And this may be a bizarre question to most but I'm wondering if anyone happens to recall or know how the volleyball court(s) were / how many of them there are etc. I'm thinking it might be fun to try and arrange a kind of tournament day etc. for guests - but wouldn't want to monopolize the space if there's not a couple courts. (Told you it was bizarre) I only recall one court, but I could be wrong. It's on the beach by the pier. The BBQ is next to it, so we played a few games with the resort entertainment crew and some other guests. It worked out well! I may have some pics... I'll go back and check. Quote: Originally Posted by ROBINBOOSE Has anyone had a wedding here recently? if so how was it and with all the add on's was it expensive Honestly, I think everyone's idea of expensive is different. In my eyes it IS expensive with all the add ons, so I kept my wedding simple and small. What sort of range are you looking at? Quote: Originally Posted by michelle14 Not sure if we are booking with Azul yet but it is in my top 2 choices! What can you tell me? I honestly think you should read through this thread... there's so much info in here and you'll likely find the answers to what you're looking for to all the NOOBS!!!!

I'm definitely not young compared to you lol! I would try not to take people's comments too personally. I'm sure they have your best interest at heart when they say things. 18 is really young, and when I look back to who I was at that age, its certainly not who I am now. Your family and friends just love you! It doesn't make their comments right, but try to remember how much they care about you

Hmmm I can't see the pic of the dress. Can you post it again? Have you tried on a flowier dress before? I'm only asking because you might be surprised! That's what I thought I wanted for the beach, but it didn't feel right to me when I tried that style on.

beaz2be, got your PM! I've added you! June 2010 July 2010 meghan - July 1, 2010 Meesh – July 10, 2009 momichele – July 24, 2010 Daniepps – July 31, 2010 August 2010 September 2010 Lecreatifbride - Sept 4, 2010 October 2010 amandamarieb – October 10, 2010 chong – October 10, 2010 November 2010 ~Crista-Lee~ - November 10, 2010 dstinationdrmr – November 12, 2010 – 4pm dirtymartini – November 13, 2010 – Azul Beach December 2010 mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010 jaimeburns – December 10, 2010 rkf1046 – December 11, 2010 January 2011 cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach February 2011 Less is More – February 19, 2011 March 2011 gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011 April 2011 May 2011 JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011 beaz2be – May 27, 2011 Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011

Happy belated bday Hols!!! WOOT!!!

I'm way late on this, but Steph, I was thinking of you!! I hope you had the most amazing wedding! Can't wait to see pics and hear all about it!!!! xoxo

Hi ladies! OMG I've missed so much on this thread . How is everyone's planning going? I thought I'd post the list again as I'm sure there are some noobs that have joined us here! Anyone that needs to be added or taken off the list please PM me! June 2010 July 2010 meghan - July 1, 2010 Meesh – July 10, 2009 momichele – July 24, 2010 Daniepps – July 31, 2010 August 2010 September 2010 Lecreatifbride - Sept 4, 2010 October 2010 amandamarieb – October 10, 2010 chong – October 10, 2010 November 2010 ~Crista-Lee~ - November 10, 2010 dstinationdrmr – November 12, 2010 – 4pm dirtymartini – November 13, 2010 – Azul Beach December 2010 mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010 jaimeburns – December 10, 2010 rkf1046 – December 11, 2010 January 2011 cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach February 2011 Less is More – February 19, 2011 March 2011 gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011 April 2011 May 2011 JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011 Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011