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Quote: Originally Posted by BrideChilla Hey - thanks for the info! we actually decided to go with this resort, so I do have a question! -How large was the wedding you attended, and do you remember which restaurant it was in? As far as restaurants at the resort, they tend to use the restaurant areas that are the daytime buffets, if that makes any sense. There are two that come to mind immediately, both near a pool. The beach was nice and has really great snorkeling. It is smaller but more of an intimate cove with a dive shop at one end. I agree with MissyR that a beach ceremony may not be all that private, but if you are able to go off around the side of the beach (back towards the airport direction, not towards Tulum side) then it may be more private. When we were there it was not at full occupancy so everything was a little quite. They should have all the resort shops open by now and what was open was nice.

Cecilia is not our WC but I do know that they are so busy at Dreams Cancun and I received a reply from Cecilia for the new Dreams Riviera Cancun resort even though she is not the one looking after DRC...over worked I think could be an understatement! If you have not heard from her then send her another follow up email with her most recent reply attached. Good luck but everything will be just fine!

I am not sure Hockeymom97 (aka Heather), but I highly doubt you are dense! I am finding all this confusing too. However, I do think the terms of the group booking may depend on the tour operator that your TA is getting their quote(s) from.

Quote: Originally Posted by sunnyee We are going to do a group booking. Most of you already covered the advantages of this....my MOH is also my TA. We have had several group quotes but the rates are still too high given that we are still 7 months away. So she has advised that we wait a while longer and get re-quoted. I am feeling some anxiety over this but I trust her completely. So your MOH (who is doubling as your TA), says to wait until how long before? We are still 10 months out and the resort has not actually even opened yet. If I do a search for pricing for Nov (when it opens) and then again for Feb prices, the Feb prices are a few hundred less. Does your TA give you an idea of how far out to book?

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart I had people suggest music to dance to on my wedding website to get everyone involved and at least have a song or two they liked! Great idea! I was going to send an email to people, but better to hit the masses with the info on the wedding website. Will do this for sure.

sounds like you have made your decision, but I would agree with everyone, go with "your" song. Every time you hear it in future you will remember that moment together on the dance floor. The first dance is what I am looking forward to most. Enjoy it and have a wonderful wedding.

Quote: Originally Posted by The Mandy in Chandy make sure everyone drinks! OMG, I actually laughed out loud! You said it perfectly!!! Just not toooo much drinking...don't want too many hungover people the next day.

Quote: Originally Posted by bearbunny I am bring this old thread back to life ha ha. I am also not going to have dancing. We are getting married in a church - there will be a pianist there. After the ceremony we are having a trio for the cocktail hour - then we are having a dinner in a beach cabana..I plan on bringing an ipod and speakers and just having music in the background. We will dance our father/daughter, mother/son, and bride/groom - if people feel like dance go crazy - if not that is fine too...we are only have 15 people give or take. What are other doing for small weddings? Although we are not having a "small" wedding, we too will be doing the informal dancing. We recently went to a wedding where dancing was not the focus of the nights entertainment, instead it was standing around and chatting. What a great vibe and a nice way to meet new people that have all come together for the same reason (the alcohol...hehe - kidding). I would figure that if your guests want to do some dancing then they will and there is probably a disco to head to afterwards. We are planning on a sort of mellow play list to have in the background as well. What I love about the dancing part of the wedding is the slow dancing, it is so romantic and not something you get to do often (or at least I don't). I guess the type of music will depend on the vibe you are trying to create for your guests. Just some food for thought. Loved the fact you brought this thread back to life bearbunny.

glad to hear that I am not the only one experiencing this. Thought I was going to need to dye my hair brown to see if that helped! hehe...kidding! The Mandy in Candy - oh I tried to refresh, close the window and go back again...nothing worked! Ah well.

Quote: Originally Posted by chantelle I would use the group rate for the same reasons already mentioned, but we are getting married in May and our TA said it might be good to hold off until Oct to book because the rates should go down. I'm not sure if I can do this because I feel like I will be a ball of nerves until than but we'll see. She also said that you can never get a group rate and an early booking bonus together I have no clue what to believe anymore Those are my sentiments as well. I thought the price would decrease a little closer out but then you just never know! Wonder if the early booking and group booking is for certain carriers and not others?

Hello all, In some threads there are links that you can go to and in some of them I get the following message: "you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons: Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system? If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation". On specific thread where I have noticed this recently is (in the newbies section here): "***Click here for FAQ's and to learn hot to work this forum***" there is a link, "PSA: Points for Noobs" and so I click but get the message above? What am I doing wrong? Am I missing something?

Quote: Originally Posted by Chanti Are you be required to put a downpayment for a minimum number of guests? We did this, because 14 people already told us "for sure" they were coming, and we figured by inviting 80 people, we'd be likely to find 6 more people to fulfill the minimum of 20. Unfortunately, that didn't work out. Only 10 people booked and came, and we lost half our deposit, so $3000... If you have to give a downpayment for a group booking, make sure that your "for sures" are really "for sures"! Chantal Wow Chantal that sucks! I guess what you saved in additional costs for the wedding package (if you had that) you ended up spending on the downpayment. We are required to do the deposit and that is a bit of an issue for us. Something for us to consider for sure before we go ahead with the group booking. Thanks for the comments.

from my experience, Adult only resorts tend to be more "adult" like in their facilities, maybe even a little fancier and possibly more expensive. Many resorts have an adult only section which could be a nice compromise and help keep the price options open for your guests. We went to the DR and stayed in Punta Cana at the Grand Bahia Principe, we stayed in the Ambar section which was adults only. It was great to have an adult only section of the beach but also have access to some of the fun things that occur on a more family oriented resort. If your guests are leaving from T.O. then you should be able to find something very nice for $1500 I would think. Our trip to DR (punta cana) from Vancouver at the beginning of Dec. 08 it was $1400 for the Ambar section (adult only section) - considered more upscale and rooms a little nicer in the decor from what we read on TripAdvisor reviews. Hope this helps. Good luck with your planning.

hello everyone, Was hoping that some of you may have advise or suggestions about whether or not to book with a group booking or not? I understand some of the advantages for group booking, i.e. keeping the group together within the resort, making sure the rooms are available the dates we need... We are not getting married until June 2010 and received our group booking quote. The prices are fine, a couple $100 more than we were hoping but that's fine. The problem we have is the 7 days people have to book their trip as well. What we are wondering is if it is worth it to do the group booking (keep in mind we are not concerned about where are guests are within the resort)? Our TA says the quote includes the early booking bonus (and when I priced this resort out myself the quote from the TA was about the same as my search), but is it worthwhile to hold off on the group booking or even skip the group booking altogether? We will still use our TA of course and suggest our guests use her as well. Thoughts anyone?

Quote: Originally Posted by amdecker I'm doing OOT bags, but I really haven't decided on anything for the dinner (ie placecards). I dont want to haul to much stuff down to Mexico, I always pack heavy on trips as it is. I do like the idea of buying some things when I'm down there. I like the hot sauce idea! Love the hot sauce idea. We are thinking of giving mini bottles of Mexican tequilla (a common idea I think). As for place cards, we are actually going to let people figure out where they want to sit themselves. We hope to have between 40-60 people and figure I don't want that responsibility to seat people! hehe...we are not planning to do the formal dinner though so it maybe easier with this than a proper seated dinner.

Quote: Originally Posted by Grand Bride Hi everyone! I am getting married at the Iberostar (Riviera Maya) on May 14, 2010. I'm really new to this forum.... and I'm trying to figure out how to add a profile photo and a cute signature (like all of you have)! I tried to upload a photo (according to the size limits) and it says "upload failed". It's a regular jpeg....not sure what the problem is. How do I add the countdown to our wedding date in the signature?? Oh, and how do I get rid of the "lurker" title under my profile name? It's so creepy. Is it because I'm new to the forum?? Once I get this stuff done, I can finally begin talking about my wedding! Thanks for any help! If you go to Stock Market Updates, IPO profiles, Earnings Call Transcripts, Economic news, company news, Mutual funds profile,Earnings News, Mutual Fund Managers,Industry sectors, Oil and Natural Gas stocks - 123Jump (I think) they have some on there. If you see a counter there should be a website that you can go to and there will be a bunch to choose from. Not sure how to add your photo, anyone else? Congrats on booking your wedding! At least that one stressful decision is done...I am envious.

Quote: Originally Posted by Grand Bride Oh! The lurker name is gone....I'm a "Noob" now. Thank goodness. That was so weird. Congratulations on the upgrade! I, on the other hand, was down graded from "Junior" to "Noob" again, :-( Ah well....guess thats' the way it goes?

Congratulations utbride2010 -less than a year to go! Pretty exciting, isn't it!

hey there, in one of the main forums there is an OOT bag thread and the brides have given some feedback from their guests about what they thought was useful in the bag and what was good, but not used. It's a great thread. There are some really good ideas too.

Great info Brandy, thank you! Guess it is more important to have the guests book sooner than I thought. Helps with my planning though so that makes me happy. Too bad about the departure time, ouch! At least you should get to the resort at a good time so you can go and enjoy the pool, especially if the room is not yet available. I love getting there early, even if the room is not ready...nap time on the beach for sure!

Quote: Originally Posted by saltocoach My coordinator gave me a list of prices for Cabo. We say them at a wedding when we were doing a site visit and we were sold on the idea. The price given to us was $1800 us for 1:30. It's a lot of money but the impact will be unforgettable. Worth it in our eyes. That is a bit pricey but definitely worth the memories! Does anyone know if fireworks are permitted on the Mayan Riviera side? Or does it depend on the resort?

Great to know which items your guests enjoyed receiving. We are thinking of doing the large mugs but cannot find them. Anyone from Canada that has ordered these and can give me some suggestions where to get them from? Thanks!

wow! canadianadia, I want to come to your wedding! Those bags are great! Your guests are going to be blown away with the amount of thought you put into them.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ana This store has some great stuff...although its posted in US dollars they have a store in Vancouver (Yaletown). So if you find something you love maybe give them a call and see if they can give you the canadian price. Wedding Favors, Wedding Party Favor, Bridal Shower Favors Thanks Ana for the suggestion. I went to the link for the store in Yaletown but was not able to find the address for it. Do you know if it has moved? It says down on S. Kent (between Cambie St bridge and Knight St bridge). Have you been to the store?

That's awesome! Wish I could buy them now but not getting married for over 10 months, will have to wait until closer.