starlitk

Amazing review! Future DT brides will be incredibly lucky to benefit from your detail and wisdom! Congrats on a wonderful wedding!

Quote: Originally Posted by Mccrary Are there any brides here who had rain on their wedding day? And if you did how did this change your plans? Did you opt for the chapel? I just have a concern if there are multiple weddings the same day and it rains does everyone use the chapel and have their times changed around? It rained on and off all day for our wedding day. Thankfully, it was not raining during our ceremony time, so we did not opt for the chapel. (There were 44 of us, so we wouldn't have fit, anyway). I'm not sure what other brides did. They were going to set us up in the convention center for the reception b/c they refused to close the Seaside Grill from the rest of the resort guests even though the resort was not booked at capacity. I couldn't bear to have it indoors, so we decided to chance it outside. It ended up raining on our reception (by the adult pool) right after dinner, and we just moved to the disco. There is more about rain in my review (link in my signature).

Quote: Originally Posted by angie_tx I have never heard of anyone using extension chords for their paper laterns. most bride on here have used battery powered lights or made L.E.D. throwies... which i still haven't made for mine yet...seems a bit confusing... i'll let you know how they turn out. i know there is a thread on here somewhere that teaches you exactly how to do it. We had our reception by the relax pool and had paper lanterns. We lit them by assembling LED throwies, so we did not need extension cords. The link to instructions on how to create them can be found in my planning thread. I think there is a link to it in my signature. The resort supplied the string/cords that hung them above our reception. Those cords are heavy duty and worked really well. If you want to see pics, there are some in my review and planning thread links.

Quote: Originally Posted by AchiCAp0547 Hi everyone, So I´m down at dreams right now... I´m online because it´s raining out... it´s been raining for the past 4 days and it doesn´t look like it´s going to let up. Just so sad, the only thing I didn´t want to happen was RAIN and it´s like a hurricane out, it´s so depressing. Our room is great, the resort is great, the food is great, the drinks are cold. Aurora is so nice. Natalia is too busy for us, was late to our first meeting and never showed up to our "payment" meeting. There are too many weddings going on here at the same time, brides are crying because of the weather, it´s so gross out, I hope to dear gosh it doesn´t rain come Friday, but it most likely will. I didn´t realize they make you pay $150 fee for set up PLUS $3 per person ($134 total for 35 people) for set up as well when you are still paying a lot for the ultimate package, so the bill is just racking up when it´s not a "dream destination wedding", it´s more like having a wedding in a convention center in New York State while it´s raining out. Eh, sorry to complaing... just a bit depressed about this.... I will write a review upon my return in a couple of days. Cross your fingers the weather clears up pleease!!! Achica, I'm so so sorry to hear about the rain. It rained on our wedding day and I can empathize with the feelings you have right now. You are right that they are just not prepared to cover all of the weddings when it's raining. There were three weddings on our day and they were not adequately prepared to relocate them all with the rain. That being said, everything did end up working out and we had a wonderful wedding day - despite the rain. I believe you will, too! Your wedding may take a different shape than you envisioned, but you absolutely can love the shape it will take - stay positive and focused on being surrounded by the people you love! Now, when it comes to the WC, my advice to you is to complain. If they are not taking care of you, be the squeaky wheel. We had a lot of trouble and aggravation with the resort and finally, at one point, I just had to kind of turn into bridezilla. I definitely didn't get everything I wanted, but we did escape some of the nickel and diming they are prone to these days. Good luck! And try to stay positive!

Quote: Originally Posted by AchiCAp0547 Hi Starlitk, thanks so much for the info. I looked through your wedding pages NUMEROUS times lol!! (btw, it was gorgeous and I would love love love for my wedding to look like yours! So I am stealing SOME ideas ;-) but not all!) I will bring down some white Christmas lights... I should have bought them when they went on sale in December, errr, I hope I can find them now. xoxo Thanks! I'm happy to share templates if you're interested. Just PM me! Also, I finally posted the link to our pro photographer's entire gallery. I was thinking that it might be helpful for brides to see the lighting/darkness in our photos by the relaxed pool. The link is now in my signature, but this is it, too: Kristina and Matt Presented By http://www.leografia.com/ In these pics, you'll be able to see pictures from: - Our welcome dinner at DT's Caribbean party which includes tons of pics from the fire dancer show (under "day before"). - Our cocktail hour at the Patio Terrace (at the beginning under "reception") - The lighting at our relax pool-side reception ("Reception") - I'll give a warning that some pictures near the end of the "reception" folder will seem strange for a wedding reception. It downpoured rain at our outdoor reception (right after our first dances) and we had 42 crazy/loving guests with us. Near the end of the pics, we are drenched! Some guests were already soaked, so they jumped in the pool, someone rescued our cake (which we ate with our hands at El Patio) and then we all moved to the disco to dance the night away (so you can also also see photos of what "Desires" the disco looks like). It was strange and not as we planned it, but it was our wedding (and I loved it as it was).

Thanks so much everyone! There are more pictures of our stuff at our pro photographer's website: Kristina and Matt Presented By http://www.leografia.com/ In these pics, you'll be able to see pictures from: - our OOT bags - our welcome dinner at DT's Caribbean party which includes the fire dancer show (under "day before"). - Cocktail hour at the Patio Terrace (at the beginning under "reception") - The lighting at our relax pool-side reception - You'll also see what happens when it downpours rain at your outdoor reception. The end of the pics, we are drenched! Someone rescued our cake (which we ate with our hands at El Patio) and then we all moved to the disco (these are the photos of "Desires").

Quote: Originally Posted by violetvixen We're three months out from the wedding (yay!) and some questions have come up that I'm hoping the already-married ladies can answer for me. 1) is the "aisle" sand for in the processional area packed or soft? Also, is it too hot to walk on with bare feet? (our ceremony is at 3pm in June) 2) what kind/brand of products do the make-up artists use? I'm still on the fence about having my face done in the salon vs. doing my own makeup. 3) does anyone know if the makeup artists will do a false eylash application? thanks all The aisle sand is soft. At our wedding (late June) it was warm, but not too hot. My wedding was a cloudy day, though, so another bride should confirm that it'll be ok. Not sure on the makeup product brand - I didn't look too closely. But, it did look like a professional line.

Quote: Originally Posted by AchiCAp0547 I'm sorry, I should have asked this in my last post.... When you went for your site visit, could you possibly tell me some information on what the "relaxed pool" looks like? I've read some things on this site, but still do not have a good feel for what/where that pool is. Our reception is going to be at the relaxed pool, so I want to make sure there is going to be enough lighting for a 6p-9p reception. And is it terribly far from the Bar? At our receptions, how do we get our drinks? Are there waiters that go to the bar for us? Hey Achica - I haven't been on in awhile. I just read your question on relax pool receptions. I did have my reception (for 42 people) there. You can see pics in my review and planning thread. It IS dark, but we made it work. I believe we had tiki torches, luminaries in paper bags on the ground, candles and light-up table numbers on the tables, and paper lanterns. Also, the resort had the fog lights on. I still would have liked to have more (and softer) lighting (the fog lights are a bit harsh). Looking back, I wish I would have asked them to string white christmas lights on the cords they hung our lanterns. Not sure if they have them, but it might be worth checking into. With that extra lighting, I think it would have been fine. Let me know if you have other questions about it! The relax pool is fairly close to the Sugar Reef bar. But, we definitely had our own waiters to bring our guests drinks.

I realized that I never posted the thank you cards that we sent to our Tulum guests after the wedding. I designed them myself so, I'm including images from those. The pictures are all from our pro photographer, Leografia Weddings. Also, this is the thank you card that went to AHR guests. I used a Snapfish template for this one.

Quote: Originally Posted by Amymarie wow, everything looks beautiful. So what did you think of having your reception at the relax pool? Would you have done anything differently? Also did you choose your flowers for the walkway in your reception or do they just put what they feel like, i have noticed a few girls had different ones. Thanks for the review Thanks! I did not choose the flowers in the walkway. We never discussed it with our wedding coordinator - she just picked them out, I think! I enjoyed the wedding reception by the relax pool. The only thing I would have changed was the lighting. I had been worried about the lighting, and - in hindsight - I probably should have insisted on stringing up white Christmas lights to add to the lighting. The other lighting options they put in (candles on the tables, our paper lanterns, fog lights, bagged luminaries and tiki torches) just did not provide all of the lighting that I wanted. Otherwise, I think it was a perfect place for the reception. Well, until it rained. But, we still had fun with that. Thanks to everyone for all of their kind words! To answer another question... we had 42 guests at our wedding. Let me know if you have any other questions!

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Quote: Originally Posted by lolosmama StarlitK - if you still check this thread, can you tell me if you used the binders for the LED throwies instead of the strapping tape, or in addition to the strapping tape? Also, did you just assemble these the morning of the wedding? How long did they stay lit? Thanks so much for all the help you have provided!! We used binders only. The strapping tape does not give pressure to hold the led prongs to the batteries. We were going to assemble them the night before b/c LEDs will stay lit for over 24 hours. The one we tested beforehand at home stayed lit for closer to 48. It does depend how many LEDs you have on each battery. I would recommend testing them at home before! However, when we gave Anabel all of our stuff at DT, she offered to assemble the LED throwies herself, so she did. We were VERY grateful for that. I don't think they charged us for it, but that could have been b/c I had expressed being really disappointed in DT at that point (the whole three weddings on my day thing). Kate&Devon - We borrowed a HUGE suitcase from a friend and had 2 big suitcases each. (4 total, plus our carry-ons). It all fit!

Quote: Originally Posted by dallasbride Hi When I click on your link for the review it doesn't pull up. I'm still new to this forum-am i doing something wrong? Thanks for letting me know. I corrected the links, so they should work now.

Quote: Originally Posted by giraffexx Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts starlitk!! As much as I like the resort after reading your review I think I am going to eliminate DT as an option. There are tons of beautiful hotels in the area to choose from. I'd rather not have to stress over certain planning that can be taken care of prior to getting there since I'm sure I'll already be nervous enough. I'm glad you found my review helpful. As Sunbride mentioned, most brides did not seem to report the type of issues that I encountered. Despite our issues, we still did have a beautiful wedding at DT. But, choosing the right resort is definitely a personal decision. Some brides wouldn't have minded the things that happened to us, and some would've thought they are unbearable - its just about knowing what you are looking for! Good luck wherever you go!

Quote: Originally Posted by giraffexx It seems that Dreams Tulum hosts more than one wedding per day. For those who were married there...did you find it to be a problem or less special because of multiple weddings taking place? I really like this resort but I'm not sure how much attention my wedding and reception will get if the WC is working with multiple events. They host up to three weddings per day. You get your own wedding coordinator, so you aren't sharing that. There were three weddings on my wedding day, and I personally did find it to be a problem. I'd recommend reading my review for more specific info on the matter. There is a link to it in my signature.