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Beautiful! I like 6 for the house

Those look wonderful!! I am waiting for mine to come in from C&P and can't wait!!

I used it as well. It's free and has room for tons of info.

Quote: Originally Posted by BlackCherry Hi everyone! I FINALLY picked my dress and it's a Maggie!!!!! Here are some pics of it on me! WOW! What a dress! Looks great on you!

Quote: Originally Posted by duprk452 We decided to do an a la carte wedding instead of a package so I'm thinking that this is why we are being charged that. She did not come out and offer this information I heard it on here on a post from a long time ago. I had to ask her about it before she fessed up to it. Oh and our wedding is at 2 pm on a Friday so it's definitely not the weekend charge after 4. She said it covered the charge of the gazebo, tables chairs, linens, lighting, set up, etc. I was on the real wedding website the other day and saw this fee listed. It Alllll the way down the bottom of the package page, in small writing, but Fridays are considered weekends.... Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny310 Whats everyone doing for the music for the private reception? I'm not sure if to go with the dj the hotel offers or if I should put some play lists together and do the music ourselves. I'm worried if I don't get the dj I'm going to be constantly worried if the music is good and who will announce the first dance etc. We are doing the resort DJ (Dorremix) - I don't want to have to worry about the music and, to me, it's one of the most important parts of the wedding (reception). Plus, everyone says he's great!

Quote: Originally Posted by duprk452 We decided to do an a la carte wedding instead of a package so I'm thinking that this is why we are being charged that. She did not come out and offer this information I heard it on here on a post from a long time ago. I had to ask her about it before she fessed up to it. Oh and our wedding is at 2 pm on a Friday so it's definitely not the weekend charge after 4. She said it covered the charge of the gazebo, tables chairs, linens, lighting, set up, etc. I was on the Royal wedding website the other day and saw this fee noted - you can check yourself but it says that Friday is considered the weekend, basically...it's in small print aalllll the way down the bottom of the page.

Quote: Originally Posted by allison&kevin Hey all! Hope you are having fun planning, once the day arrives it goes WAY TOO FAST!! Anyways I wanted to share the photos from our photographer Artistique out of Portland. They just won album of the year with our book. They are fantastic, great people, super fun to work with and really got some good shots. Anyways wanted to share Mexico Wedding Photography, The Royal Playa Del Carmen, Riviera Maya – Allison & Kevin – January 8th, 2010 Portland Photography Beautiful pictures!! Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kriswim HI - yeah i was told you couldn't change anything for the legal ceremony. But the day of my wedding as i am waiting with my bridesmaids for the ceremony to begin the judge asked me if we had written out our own vows! I was like "uh no we were told we couldn't"....not that i wanted to though....but still!!! Talk about giving me some notice!! So who knows. I think vows are ok, but sand stuff and readings are a no ( unless this has changed since the beginning of May). One word of advice though for all brides: I was really stressed about silly things like programs and decorations, table cards etc...but really when you get there they treat you SO WELL and are SOO attentive towards you. EVERYTHING is taken care of right away. All my worries were immediately eased. I was able to call my WC anytime while i was there OR go see her in her office. It was terrific! (Michelle was my WC) She ROCKED - actually even before the wedding i never had trouble hearing back from her. The legal ceremony went like this: Judge does an introduction - she said a nice reading from a Mexican poet or something like that. then she did vows. Then we did rings ( kinda similar vows) then we signed the marriage certificate and did our thumbprints. Then we kissed. And it was over! Its really quick but really nice. I ended up not doing programs ( mainly b.c i ran out of time and realized that I was getting married in Mexico - so who really cares?!) But then b/c of the swine flu half our guests canceled the day before we were leaving and half of the wedding party had to cancel too. So i am SO glad i didn't waste my time with them. LOL. If anyone wants the name of that Mexican poet i can watch my video and try to get his name. PM if you want more info too! Thanks! Shannon (Kriswim) Did you ask if you could do the sand ceremony, or were you not interested in that? That would be too bad, we were looking to do sand....

Quote: Originally Posted by 2mckee Does anyone know if both garnishings/sides go on the entree plate if its a plated dinner vs. buffet? I'm not quite sure what you're asking - if the garnishings literally go on the plate for the plated dinners? Vs. having people get there own? If so, I would only assume that the garnishings go on the plate, like a regular dinner....(if that's what you're asking!)

Quote: Originally Posted by Island Bride LynnieS-Here is the pic we took of what the bussle would look like on this dress.. They actually have to bring it up from 3 different points on the dress to make it look even. If they just take the middle of the train and bring it up, it leaves like "wings" on the sides.. Heres how it looks like that.. hard to see from the picture.. So if you decide to get the bussle make sure they bring it up from the middle and the 2 sides of the train to make it look pretty Thanks for posting those pics, I was wondering what to do about the train....Looks great!

Quote: Originally Posted by duprk452 Thank you so much for all of the info. Does anyone know if you can exchange things from the different menus? Just wondering, because I'm actually pretty disappointed in the choices for soups and desserts. (We are having a three hour private reception) I'm thinking of cutting out the soup altogether. Also, there was a page labeled garnishing, is it one garnishing or two? I was told one garnishing, but we can pick 2 if we'd like (so, 2, to answer the question!!).

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbum1285 Is anyone upgrading their wedding cake or just keeping the standard one that comes with their package? I'm a cake freak but hate to spend the extra money on it if I don't even know how it tastes!! And can anyone tell what kind of icing it is? It all looks like fondant to me. :/ I was hoping for more of a butter cream. I guess I'm a bit confused about this. There's a wedding cake (obviously) AND a dessert, that comes with the dinner? Are you guys doing both then??

Those are very cute!!

Thanks for sharing - and congratulations! Where did you find the sand pictures for your table numbers?

Quote: Originally Posted by kenlyn8984 do any of you girls know if the walmart there in PDC is the same as walmarts in the US?? also, do any of you know if i could find all yellow marracas while i am down there?? They are. I've been to a WalMart in Acapulco and it was the biggest super-sized WalMart I have ever seen! And they sold Dos Equis, haha!

Quote: Originally Posted by carolina24 they're at my parents cause I didn't want FI to see them. We are picking up my dress next Sat and I'll take lots of pics of both so you can see Please do - I need some inspiration as well!

Thanks for the review and pics - congrats!!!

Thanks so much for the review! Can't wait to see your pics....Sounds like a great time - congrats!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by carolina24 Ladies!!!!! I got THE CALL!!!!! my dress came in today and we're picking it up next sat!!! im soooo excited....i cant wait to post pics!! oohhh! congrats - very, very exciting!!

Quote: Originally Posted by paint0350 Okay, this one's quite long but it's such an exciting story! For me anyhow... My wedding isn't for another year but I decided to start trying on some wedding dresses. I literally only tried on 7 dresses when I got to the Libby. I didn't love it on the rack but once I put it on I just loved it. I was with family and some friends and they all agreed, it was gorgeous. So I asked the lady helping me if I could buy the floor model (I figured I could save some $$ by doing this) and she went to find the manager to see how much they could sell it to me for. They came down from retail price of $978 to $800. I wasn't impressed so I asked if they could possibly go any lower. I mean, the dress was a floor model and some of the details were starting to see some wear, etc. So they came down to $775. I was ready to buy it right then and there when one of the people with me suggested I sleep on it. The next day (a Sunday) I was about to head back to Chicago but first I wanted to stop at the wedding shop to buy my dress. I was ready and just couldn't be without it. Since I live in chicago i decided to purchase the dress in WI where it would be cheaper with taxes. Anyhow, I called the shop and asked the girl that answered to have the manager call me back. I wanted to let them know I'd be purchasing the dress (i was told to call before stopping in to purchase it). I never heard back from the manager. All day but we couldn't wait, we had to go back to Chicago. So the next day I emailed a pic of the dress to my mom and she found the exact same dress on Ebay. The thing is it was in brand new condition, and one size smaller than the floor model I had tried on. Which was perfect! The floor model I tried on was just a touch too big for me. So I contacted the seller on ebay she confirmed it was indeed a true Maggie Sottero Libby and she told me she would sell the dress to me for $550. So, there it is. I purchased the dress off ebay. The girl who sold it to me wound up getting a larger Libby dress - the one she sold was slightly to small for her so it worked out for me! I got it in the mail later that week and it's just lovely. It fits great, a few alterations will need to be done but nothing major. I'm so excited to be a Maggie bride! good for you! Congrats!

Quote: Originally Posted by LynnieS Trinas79- Have you found any cool colored shoes yet? I haven't even started looking!! I don't want the shoes to overpower the dress, given that it is so light and 'beachy.' I imagine I might do more of a strappy heel, than something chunky. The shoes might take me a while so I should probably start looking soon, haha!

Hi Ladies - I read another bride on different thread thread saying that she was going to vacuum seal some of her items, to fit everything in suitcases. I thought this was just a fabulous idea, one I probably never would have thought of! Of course this won't work for those maracas (!) but sashes/tulle, etc, could work. Just wanted to share, for you ladies in May who are planning!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Buckeyegirl8 Hi ladies! I love this thread. I am wearing Reese by Maggie Sottero as well! I can't wait to get it. It should be here in March...I have been waiting since November!! For those who are wearing Reese, what shoes/sandals are you wearing with it? Thank you!! I just ordered my Maggie (Reese) last weekend - I am SO excited!! I have until November so I haven't really thought about shoes/accessories. I think I will be deciding between colored shoes, for a 'pop,' or ones that match the color of the dress. What are you doing?

Quote: Originally Posted by simba1234 I'm bringing everything down in my luggage. I'm going to split everything up between my luggage, my FI, my mom and some other family members. I plan to bring down 50 beach towels so I'm going to buy Vacuum Seal Storage Bags to make room for everything in the suitcases Vacuum Sealing - how genius!! I will have to remember that one, thank you!

Looks awesome! Great job!!