Erika J

Gorgeous pics!! congrats on a beautiful wedding!

We did kids meals, I think it was chicken strips and fries. I dont remember the exact cost at the moment. I think it was like around $15?

We didnt need much more than 15-20 min for the rehersal and talk with the WC before our beach rehersal dinner. However I will add this, there is so much to do at dreams and we had so many guests all over the place at the resort I wouldnt have had time to leave and do anything even had I planned to. My guests just loved the all inclusive aspect and getting to know each other and haning out.

I did not have to pay the day pass for my Vendors. I did however do a vendor table with Vendor meals from Dreams and they have a different plate of food for them, I think it was like $26 or $32, right around there. This is optional, but since they are there so long, esp the photogs. I think it is the right thing to do.

I had the mexican buffet for my rehersal dinner. It was very extravigant and very good. But not as nice as the surf and turf in my opinion.

tres leches.. you wont regret it. DO IT!!

hands down. tres leches. nuff said!

Great Job Amanda!! DJ Ricardo is the BOMB!! He is super professional and a true pleasure to work with!

It took about 1 week for me to get mine. As for picking flowers etc. i mostly spend hours pouring over all the great info on BDW regarding dreams. I just sent pics of what I wanted and how much it would cost. I found that if I asked them what the options were, the choices they emailed me were dated and too few. I maintained a power point presentation of everything and just sent the WC the details about 2-3 weeks out to make sure it worked for them. They are soo good at this stuff, really honestly, they have delt with just about every wrench you could think of. Try to keep that in mind as you plan.

Love the pics!!!

I used the Hair, it was fine, I had a pretty simple style, and what I called Hair Managers watching the process and making suggestions along the way. Pic links in my siggy!

Hmm, the night club. I thought it was awesome cause it was like having our own night club with all my family and friends and partying all night, so that was great, but if I was there just with my husband or a group of girls, I think we would have gone downtown instead. We used the bus to get downtown, like $1/.50 per person, It is definately used mostly by locals. So it is a bit of adventure, on the way back from town when we were tipsy/drunk etc. we did the cab thing to be a bit safer, but yes it was $20-$25, be sure to ask the rate before you get in.

I love the pics!!! Wish I was getting married at dreams again, or at least had a trip planned to go back!!

CONGRATS!!!!

Congrats Cindy!

So I felt some similar frustrations when I was planning my wedding, being in the IT industry, emails are responded to within minutes let alone days, BUT TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THIS: Once you are there for your weddings, you will see that the WC, are running around out side ALL DAY LONG!!! Serisously they are running around from 6am until wedding end at 10:30 pm, I dont know how they even respond to the Brides emails at all. The jobs DEMAND that they be supervising set ups checking things out all day long, I am suprised they are even able to respond to emails with in a weeks time frame. They work super hard. get 99% of every detail perfect on the mutliple weddings they have each day. They do this kind of thing all day every day, and will have a solution for just about everything you throw thier way. I promise, promise, promise, once you see it all in action you will have a new found respect.

Lynn is out this year. but I dont know if they brought in a new housewife. Just a couple of random friends have had a few story lines, Gretchen's assistant and the personal trainer/lesbian crush of Tamra's Fernanda? But I think I did see a new girl in the previews with a gun but dont remember seeing her on the first episode.

Check out my photobook link in my signature, it has almost all my wedding pics in it. Ashly- Honestly, I dont even remember the apps, or hearing any comments on them, we were so busy taking pictures we never ate any, so i am not much help, here was my menu: –Cold •Grissini with prosciutto ham •Acapulco shrimp cerviche on tartlets •Chile stuffed with tuna salad –Hot •Mini Vole au vent with sea food •Beef brochette with blue cheese sauce •Chicken and cheese turnovers

Gretchen was such a biatch at the party, she seem freaking paranoid!