nibsmom

Angela, how many bridesmaids do you have? I think you said a while back that that price includes all your bouquets, is that right? If you have several bridesmaids, that might be right...that's why I didn't get flowers for my bridesmaids - I gave them parasols instead.

 

I had pink peonies, orange roses, and white daisies in my bouquet - it was about 140 to 150. She did need me to definitely confirm about 2 weeks in advance for the peonies - they did ship them in from another country.

jl- I had my reception outdoors and the lighting they had was plenty enough for us! We did rent the ipod system though.

 

I know some brides have gone to costco for their OOT bag items. I know there are some threads about it somewhere in the Mexico section!!

Angela and ladies - in the Riviera Maya, Cancun & surrounding areas section of the forum (where this thread is), there are a few threads about customs and receipts. The best one I think is called Mexican Customs - an effort to gather all information in one thread - or something like that.

YES, it only counts for items you have in bulk - it's really only for things they would consider you possibly 'reselling'. However, medicines (for those of you doing hangover kits) do not count towards your $300 total. Matt took $300 worth of stuff in his bags, and I took $300 worth of stuff in mine. Our OOT bags, favors, and decorations all counted towards our total. I had four bridesmaids - I didn't bring receipts for their stuff - I just packed it all separately so it didn't look like I was bringing multiples of the same item.

I had three bags, a carry on and two wedding dresses, and I got a green light. Matt had three bags and two carry ons. He got a red light, but only because you could see the maracas in the xray machine. Customs checked every maraca for drugs. While they were checking the maracas, they asked to see our receipts. They really didn't even do any adding or anything, just kind of glanced them over. They were actually very nice.

I would definitely recommend you check out the threads on this if you have questions still - they are really informative!

Tiffani - I don't think anyone has used Zuniga recently. However, if you go way back in this thread, I believe there were a few brides that did. As I recall, they were very happy with them and their prices.

I did the same thing - it was super helpful. Up until then I had been keeping everything in separate documents. It was so much easier to use hers as a template to keep everything straight! For those of you looking for a template, cutierosie attached hers to her review in the reviews section.

I brought an American photographer. I paid for her to stay at the resort, and I never told anyone or asked if it was okay. No one said anything about it. I think as long as they are your 'guest', it's not a big deal, particularly if they are American and not Mexican.

Yes, we rented the ipod system. It worked fine with my iphone. I'm glad we did, especially because we ended up in the bigger reception area. I'm not sure if a docking system would have projected enough. And, I don't think my luggage could have handled one more thing! LOL.

mrseddy - We had 6 bags (3 for each of us), plus carry-ons and my two dresses. Customs went very smoothly once they figured out it was for a wedding. They did stop Matt because they had to check the maracas - every single one of them!!! For drugs I guess. They were nice and very careful with them. They then glanced at our receipts and sent us on our way. Didn't even take 10 minutes! I would definitely bring the receipts with you, just in case.

Hey!! We had our cocktail hour from 2 to 3, then a break, which everyone greatly appreciated - then we started our reception at 6pm. We didn't play music during the cocktail hour. From 6 to 7 we did dinner and dinner music, which I just had on my ipod. Then we did the dances, the cake cutting, and then the dancing!!

Yes, I did! I added readings and our own vows and took out a few things I thought were a little sexist! It was not a problem.

Hey Lady! The blue thing in the Selva Terrace is a pool. My reception was originally booked there, but I chose to move it to the Moon Light Terrace because I didn't want to be next to a pool, even though it was wayyyy big for my group. I know the Tucan overlooks the water - I'm not sure about the other two though!

I had my July 18th reception outdoors from 6 to 10, and the weather was fine. We all loved being outdoors on the ocean - it was the reason we went to Mexico so we really wanted to stay outside. It cooled off really nicely and the breeze was great! We all danced and partied and no one got too hot!

Mrs D - they don't use the min/max numbers for weddings - I only had 28 people for an outdoor buffet and it was not an issue.

I think that dress is gorgeous! Wear whatever you want!

I got married at 1pm in July. It was hotter than you would believe - but it should be cooler in May.

However, at 1pm the sun is so bright it makes pictures difficult. You'll be squinting a lot and the sun reflecting off the sand makes the contrast in pictures not so great. That's something to definitely consider. If you can take a later time, I would.

Jodi - Shop around for a new TA - I checked rates with several before settling on one! AND, it doesn't matter where people book their airfare! So, find the cheapest MP price possible and tell them to book their airfare on their own. That's what I did. I used Tammy Host here on the forum and she got me an excellent price!!!

I'm sorry Abbie! I had to password protect it at the request of Claudia.

 

If you want to see them, PM me and I'll give you the password!

ooo! That's a good idea! Matt and I will need to take a look at that when he gets back from work on Monday.

Tina, I love mpix. I definitely will get some printed. We really don't have any where to hang anything now though, lol...so we probably won't print any for a while! SAD!

This is probably our steamiest!

 

 

Taken by Claudia Rodriguez! I love it!

So gorgeous! I love your bouquet!!!

Thanks everyone!!! I am so pleased, Claudia did such a nice job!

 

Tammy, I wish Nibs was there too!!! We missed him terribly, but honestly, he hates the water and probably would have had a terrible time, LOL.

 

WaltandJean - we took them between 4 and about 7pm. So it was sunset for a bunch of the pictures, but she really brought that out in the editing process as well!!!

Hey Ladies! For any of you who booked Claudia for your TTD, I just got my pictures back. You can find them here:

 

http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...333#post953005

 

I think they turned out beautiful - hopefully you do too!!!

Hey All!! I just got my TTD photos back from Claudia Rodriguez! I know some of you have been wanting to see them - here's the link!

 

http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...333#post953005

 

SOOOO EXCITED!

Hey Everyone!!

 

I'm soooo excited, we finally got our TTD pics back!!! They turned out amazing, except for me looking totally awkward in a few, LOL. Oh well, can't look pretty all the time!

 

Here's the link!! I hope you like them!!!!

 

TTD Pictures pictures by ninacaliguiri - Photobucket

 

Sooo happy with them!!!

Alright Ladies!

 

The following items are officially sold:

 

Nametags

GermX

Shout Wipes

Sunscreen

Spanish Books

Coil Keychains

Hand Sanitizer Bottles

Sewing Kits

 

If you're interested in anything else please let me know!!

I actually got the sunscreen off another bride on the forum! I'm not sure where she got it!

I got the maracas from PartyMart: party supplies. If you do order from them, plan for a few extra - mine weren't packed too well and there were two or three broken ones when they arrived. Since they ship all the way from Canada, I didn't think it was worth sending them back, and then I decided to do one maraca per guest anyways instead of a pair. Hence all the extra.