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KBlocker & Kristen - Just wanted to say have a GREAT wedding. I know everything will go just perfect. Have so much fun and we can't wait to hear all about it and of course see tons of pics! ~ Andrea

Hi girls - I've never uploaded pics before here so not sure if this will work but trying to send various pics I've received from the WC of different set up options at IMP. Attachment 3225 Attachment 3226 Attachment 3227 Attachment 3228 Attachment 3229 ry%3D400.pdf ry%3D4002.pdf ry%3D4003.pdf ry%3D4004.pdf ry%3D4005.pdf

that's cute! Thanks ; )

We're buying the silver luggage tags for guest favors and I wanted to type up a cute little note that says something along the lines of "thank you for being part of start of our journey...please enjoy luggage tags on all your future journeys" - just sounds dorky : ) Has anyone already done and has some words I could steal? Thanks!

I'd like to get in on round two also! We're getting married June 20 in La Isla Mujeres. I'd need 30.

Yay! There sure are getting to be a lot of us IMP brides : ) I just finished our website - lots of Isla info - spenceandann.com jlmaki - we had a travel agent who has been booking our guests which so far has been really easy although I know kristen on this board has some info about using a timeshare guy who can get an even better rate. Good luck!

Here is email from the hair/makeup lady: Hi Andrea i have this link if you like to see my work Hair design and make-up Photo Gallery by SunHorse Weddings at pbase.com And at Papillon Weddings & Events - Ceremonies Anne Marie Cote [email protected] isla-mujeres.Mexico ( 011 52 ) 998 214 45 70 ( 011 52 ) 998 999 00 97 I'm thinking for the centerpieces if it might work to bring down plastic cylidar things? Might be easier on the plane but might look super cheezy : )

Hi girls - I also got a ton of info from Rebeca recently - happy to share if you want to email me at spenceandann at yahoo. To recap, we're doing the symbolic ceremony and expect to have 30-40 guests. Wedding is June 20 and guests will be there June 16-21. We're not sure if we'll have the 20 rooms booked to qualify for the free reception so at this point we're planning to do the dinner reception which I understand to be $400 per table of 10 people. We're also going to do the 'free' ceremony with add-on's (cake, flowers, etc.) since we'll have a family member there taking photos. I think most of it's starting to make sense - still a little nervewracking being so far away! A couple things I'm unclear on I thought maybe y'all might know: Music - during the ceremony we were going to pay for a harpist ($400) and then we just wanted to bring an ipod/speakers during the reception but I think Rebeca said this wasn't an option? What did you guys decide to do? Centerpieces - Rebeca said I could bring my own. Are you guys doing that? I can't really see spending $150 per table for flowers that will just be dead in a few hours. Let me know if you guys have any good ideas for this! Makeup/Hair - I was planning to use this lady Ann-Marie I found online who lives on Isla. She charges a little more ($180) but says she does "airbrush" makeup which is good for the heat. What are you guys doing? Thanks for sharing! Andrea

Hello mexicobrideIndiana! Thanks for the info - it's so much more reassuring to know someone who's been there. Can you let me know what other places that are walkable from the Palace? Thanks. Kristen928 - Sorry, don't know on the legal ceremony - we're doing symbolic Have a good weekend

Hey girls - The translation thing is only true for the legal ceremony right? We're doing the sybmolic one so I think they can do in English...hope so! I'd like to find out the name of the bar also ~

Could you please send me the template for the starfish monogram you used? Thanks so much!

Does anyone have the template for the monogram with the cute little starfish? Or the ones where you just put in your initials? THanks SO Much!

Here's the info for the towels. I inquired for 30 of them and was told the'd be $6 plus $2 to embroider Andrea & Spencer June 20, 2009 La Isla Mujeres Mexico Beach Towels wholesale manufacturer of custom embroidered monogrammed bath towel for corporate events Max Hefter Cotton Fruit Inc. 305.624.1331 Office

Hi girls - I was thinking the same sort of thing for centerpieces - to do some sort of glass/candle thing. I have a email into our WC Katherine Rivera to see if this sort of thing is allowed - but as usual, it's slow responding : ) Since we're paying for th eprivate event I would assume it's okay. We're going to do the catamaran the day before as sort of a rehersal activity. We looked into pricing and found a better deal if we use one of the rental services that's not part of the hotel - around $2,000 for 3 hours for 45 people including food and drinks. We're going to have a couple babies and small kids too so we're still deciding if catamaran or the other power boat thing would be a better option. For other activities we've arranged a golf thing on Cancun one day and a trip to Garrafon park - but in the invitation we put "Cost varies" and "optional activitity". I'm stuck with the gifts thing as well - since we're not including any sort of registry information in the invites I would hope people would know that we're not expecting gifts...especially after they're paying all of the $ for the trip! At this point I think it's just something I'll tell people one on one as I talk with them about the wedding. For a favor gift thing I thought the idea of getting embroidered beach towels with our names, wedding date and location was a cute idea. I found a place online that charges $6 each. Thought it would be a cute way of identifying our little group down at the pool/beach and I know that I can always use beach towels : ) As for timing, I think October will be great. I'm stressing that late June is going to be super hot and humid and our guests are going to be big 'ol complainers - but as my FI says, "It's Mexico in summer. It's gonna be hot. Whoever doesn't realize that is an idiot" : ) Worse case scenario I was in Cabo during Hurricane Wilma a couple years at the end of August - I think it was a category 2 - anyway, it was pretty amazing to witness and the next day everything was back to normal and was perfectly sunny and gorgeous - but I know none of us need any sort of drama like that on our weddings so I'll definitely be thinking hurricane-free thoughts : )

Hi ladies! We are booked at IMP for June 20, 2009. Looks like we're going to have 20-30 people - not quite enough to qualify for the 20 rooms and free events/rooms dang it ; ) I ordered our invites thru Prim and Pixie. They've been great to work with. Kinda pricey but since we only needed 30 figured I could splurge. An aunt of mine who is going is a professional photgrapher so that' really going to save on costs. I did book Cecilia Dumas for a TTD session the day after the wedding - Wedding photography | Cecilia Dumas, Cancun y Riviera Maya | Imagenes de Bodas For the reception we chose the Mayan menu - I think we're just going to go the ipod route as well - the dj think seems way to expensive and not worth it for how many people we're having. Are you guys going to do any sort of table centerpieces? Are you guys scheduling other events for the guests? We're putting together a golf day and a day to go to Garrafon park but other than that I'm hoping people are just okay with chilling out at the pool and on the beach. Crunch time is right!

Hi ladies! We are booked at IMP for June 20, 2009. Looks like we're going to have 20-30 people - not quite enough to qualify for the 20 rooms and free events/rooms dang it ; ) I ordered our invites thru Prim and Pixie. They've been great to work with. Kinda pricey but since we only needed 30 figured I could splurge. An aunt of mine who is going is a professional photgrapher so that' really going to save on costs. I did book Cecilia Dumas for a TTD session the day after the wedding - Wedding photography | Cecilia Dumas, Cancun y Riviera Maya | Imagenes de Bodas For the reception we chose the Mayan menu - I think we're just going to go the ipod route as well - the dj think seems way to expensive and not worth it for how many people we're having. Are you guys going to do any sort of table centerpieces? Are you guys scheduling other events for the guests? We're putting together a golf day and a day to go to Garrafon park but other than that I'm hoping people are just okay with chilling out at the pool and on the beach. Crunch time is right!

Hi ladies - we are planning a June '09 wedding at the Isla Mujeres resort - we're thinking 20 people will come. I'd love to continue to hear about any info you find out - what was helpful, things to consider, etc. Thanks and congrats!

Hi all, My name is Andrea and I'm getting married June 20, 2009 at the Palace resorts in La Isla Mujeres Mexico. I'm currently looking for any examples or templates of destination wedding newsletters where we could include all the info for our guests - if anyone has one and wouldn't mind passing on that would be very helpful. Thanks!