Chanti

Good luck! Just voted :-)

I will admit it: I'm usually pretty high-strung, neat-freak, hyper-organized, borderline OCD to some. But when it comes to my wedding (June 29th, 2009), I'm being really laid-back and not stressing about it. I'm not going to be making/ordering centre-pieces, additional decors for the wedding venue, hiring outside of resort vendors, or even buying shoes for that matter... Reading this forum and seeing all the work some brides are putting into their wedding is making me wonder if I'm not stressed out/organized enough. What is important to me is that I will be marrying the most amazing man in the world. I really couldn't care less if my nails aren't perfect, my hair isn't top-model comparable or that I will be bare-foot in a relatively "cheap" wedding dress. Does that make me weird? Should I ramp it up a level and strive to be the perfect bride?

I think it looks good either way!!! I do find that lightening my hair damages it over time though so it's worth investing in some deep conditioning treatment if you decide to keep going with it :-)

Hi everyone! In the process of organizing my wedding for June 29th 2009 at Secrets Maroma Beach. I am definitely curious to hear about what sorts of problems have been recently occuring... I hired a wedding coordinator here through Luxe Destination Weddings to help me plan, since we're also in the middle of home renovations and have WAY too much going on. Looking forward to hearing what others have thought of the resort photographer as from what I hear, I may want to find another option. Very glad to have found this thread!!!

Hi Meaghan, I just researched the Riviera Maya myself and finally booked 2 days ago! If you want a list of the adult-only places, private message me and I'll share my research with you :-) Welcome and have fun planning!!! Chanti

Maybride2009, I'd love to have your job! I love knitting, although it is a recently discovered hobby for me and I'm quite the beginner. I'd love to know your website since I'm always looking to find Canadian sources for my yarn :-) When I'm not knitting, I work as a physician. I even have a knitting project at work that I labour on during my lunch breaks :-)

Thank you so much for this amazing review Jody! I have to say, I was trying to decide between a few adult-only resort on Riviera Maya, but when I read your review, I decided to go with Secrets Maroma Beach! It was in my top 3 to start off with, but still very comforting to read that everything went so well :-)

Hi, I'm new to this forum! I've been trying to shed the last 12 pounds of my "student" stress eating days for the last year and now that we're getting married (June 2009) I would really like to succeed in my goal! I used to run regularly but had knee surgery in December 2006. It is acting up again hence the reason I can't shed the weight since I can't run! I may need yet another surgery. In the meantime, I can do light yoga and some weight training. Any suggestions? Oh and I'm also trying to watch what I eat! PS: did 1.5 hours of ashtanga yoga last night and am doing 1 hour of hatha yoga tonight!

Hi everyone, just got off the phone with travel agent, booking our 2 week wedding/honeymoon!!! Name: Chanti Morel Wedding date: June 29th, 2009 Wedding location: Secrets Maroma Beach, Riviera Maya, Mexico I'm so excited! Now I need to figure out the destination wedding invitations part of it. The travel agent who booked for us will be getting group rates tomorrow for our guests, so at least that is being worked on already! Any suggestions/words of advice would be appreciated! Thanks, Chanti