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I wanted to stay far away from having anything formal so we are having it at a friends restaurant. It'll just be a buffet of appies and an open bar. Unfortuantely in order for him to close the restaurant we have to have it on a Sunday and I'm not sure when to start it(thinking 4pm). Also we aren't having a reception during the wedding in Mexico so we will be missing out on dancing and I'm not sure if it'd be weird to have dancing in the middle of a restaurant in the afternoon. Has anyone else felt like the AHR is more of a hassle to plan than the actual wedding?

I bought the same fans and I was just going to do the card stock tied with ribbon idea. I like your charms and I think they would hold a tag down nicely.

Sorry I haven't seen it either but what a great idea. Good luck finding what you are looking for.

Beautiful flowers. I only wish the orange flowers were red so they'd work for me

Quote: Originally Posted by tguerre Sure, here it is. They also have a fun one that rotates and has a picture on each side. Glass Block Vase Frames - Entire Frame Collection - Exposures Thanks so much for posting that. I LOVE your frame/vase. What a great idea!

Good question and good answers. I was wondering the same thing. My friend recommended one of her good friends to me and I was worried about making my friend look bad if I didn't tip.

I'm usually superstious but I've never heard of this one. However I wouldn't like anyone wearing my ring because it's mine and it would just be weird for me to see someone else wearing it. I've had people ask me to see it but they just look at it on my finger. To me there is no reason why anyone would need to try it on. I would never ask to try on someone elses rings. Would you ask someone to take off their pants so you can try them on just because you liked them? haha....ok maybe thats different but still you get where I'm going with it. To each their own I guess.

I wanted to do pictures before the ceremony but FH said no way. Sometimes he gets all old fashioned on me and he said it would be bad luck. I pointed out that technically we'd be married already cuz we are doing the legal thing here first but he still said nope. I was worried we wouldn't have enough time with the photographer after and didn't want to spend our whole cocktail hour doing pictures. Looks like it will work out ok though and I might even just add another hour onto our photography package just in case. I think as long as you both are in agreement pictures before the ceremony are definitely ok.

I never realized before how much other people seem to think that they have a say in any wedding that isn't theirs. It amazes me what people say/do when it comes to something that they don't like in someone elses wedding. I've always had the frame of mind that if it's their wedding they do what they want and who cares what anyone else says. Apparently not...... We had issues when we first told our families that we wanted a destination wedding. We never wanted a big wedding and this was what we wanted so you'd think that would be the end of it. Nope, we got all the same excuses that it's too far to travel, too much money, not convenient etc. We had to have some hard talks with people but it was needed. You'd think that'd be the end of it but then it came time to pick the resort and now it's started up all over again. I knew the El Dorado Royale was one of the more expensive options but I fell in love with it and I didn't want to settle. Luckily my parents love that we are going away to get married and they said "it's your wedding and you get married where you want and everyone else has to deal with it." So we booked EDR and now we are getting flack over how expensive it is and as of right now my brother and sister might not come. I was upset at first but if they don't want to pay the money then that is their problem and I have enough to worry about. I'm the kind of person that wants to make everyone happy all the time even at my own expense but this is the one time that it is all about me and FH and as long as I'm happy then that is what matters. Us brides need to remember that. Good luck

I'm not even sure where we would dance if we wanted to. We'll be having a cocktail hour between the ceremony and dinner but the dinner is in one of the restaurants and isn't private. I figured after dinner we could hang at one of the bars but I'll be missing out on a first dance, father/daughter dance etc. Sad but I don't think there is any other way unless someone has some suggestions?

Wow I hadn't even thought about music to walk down to and for the ceremony. Looks like I have my work cut out for me. Thanks for all the ideas. So many great songs in this thread. Now I see most everyone has a bridal party to consider but it's just going to be me and my dad walking down the aisle. I'm not too sure what to do music wise before/during/after the ceremony. How many songs do you think I'll need? It's only a symbolic ceremony so I'm not even sure how that all works and when I'd need music for.

Thanks for the great review. We just booked November 10th, 2010 and I've just started to work with Valeria. Just wondering if you had any pics from the cocktail hour at Gazebo 55 you had? We were thinking of doing the same thing since we are having our ceremony there as well. Did you and your guests think it was worth it?

Whew...it took me 2 days to get through all of these posts and now I feel more confused than ever. What I wanted when I started reading this thread has probably changed 5 times now. I'm feeling very overwhelmed at the moment.....

Our TA suggested we take the ferry over to Cozumel and do a snorkeling/glass bottom boat ride. If you are close to Playa del Carmen apparently it's a quick ferry ride across to Cozumel and there is lots to do on the island itself. Noone in our group is all that keen on going to the ruins so we are trying to find alternatives to them. I might have to look into the zip lines that have been mentioned cuz I'm sure we'll have guests that will be interested in doing that.

I wish we could do a site visit but it's just not in the budget. We've been away enough times though to know what we wanted so it was an easy choice. So between Trip Advisor, my TA's personal pics from the resort and what I've found online I'm satisfied that we made the right choice with the El Dorado Royale. The way I see it is if it was a really horrible resort we'd know from the brides on here pretty quick.

It's funny what weddings do to people. I think everyone seems to forget that it's about the bride and groom and them alone. What they want is what matters not what the parents/siblings/grandparents/cousins etc. want or what they think a wedding should be. We are lucky that both our parents like to travel so for them it was no problem. Siblings however are being a pain. My sister for example can never be happy for anyone so of course she put up a fuss right from the start. I knew that could happen but if my sister couldn't bring herself to get over her "travelling is too expensive and I hate Mexico(even though she's never been)" then that was her problem not mine. As much as it would mean to me to have her there my happiness and my wedding day won't be compromised because of her issues. We wanted to keep our ceremony very small so we also had to exclude some family/friends from coming and that created all sorts of issues too. Our only compromise is that we are having an AHR so we can still celebrate with our family/friends that aren't with us in Mexico. That seems to have settled things down abit. Really what it comes down to though is you do everything you can to make you happy first and the rest will be what it is. If everyone isn't happy then they can have their own wedding and do what they want. Leave the drama at home! Good luck with everything!

Quote: Originally Posted by EDRBride2009 I'm getting married there next month. And so far, dealing with Valeria has been FABULOUS! She is very good at getting back to you with 1-2 days, you just email her what you are looking for and when, and she will help you out. So far everything has been very stress free. And any past EDR brides on here have said not to worry, they do a great job! I promise to write a review after I get back. If you have any other questions, let me know. Happy Planning! Thanks for the reply. Nice to see a fellow Canadian bride is getting married there as well. I can't wait to read your review. Will you be getting your hair and make up done at the resort spa? I'm really worried about that part and having it be done to what I want.

So we've finally decided on this resort and I've found a few reviews on here but not much else. Any other brides getting married there in the next year? Any tips from previous EDR brides? I'm so excited we have finally picked the resort but now I'm feeling overwhelmed with all the upcoming planning. I appreciate any feedback. Hopefully connecting with some other EDR brides will help ground me abit

Wow lots of info there. Thanks for sharing the link!

They turned out great. Seems I don't see yellow very often for weddings but I really like it. Good job!

Yum! Thanks for sharing

Makes sense now. Thanks for the info!

What a great idea. It turned out awesome. Good job!

Ohhhh I really like those. If shipping isn't too much I'll take them. I'll PM you!

Love the welcome sign! If the sale falls through please let me know. If not do you remember where you got it from? Thanks!