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Quote: Originally Posted by MysTea U did a Fab job with everything! Thanks mystea!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Thomasjsgirl Your review is so detailed, and coupled with your gorgeous picks, is a great resource for all the up and coming Dreams PV brides. Congratulations - it looks like your wedding was wonderful! Thanks so much! We had a great time!

Just thought I'd post what my mom wore. She looked gorgeous & tropical! Eliza J Beaded Sateen Shift Dress - - Nordstrom

Quote: Originally Posted by avong1228 Did you just leave the rods there after the wedding or send it back? How long was your chuppah? I bought one rod and you are right, so big! I didn't even think I needed two ... duhhah! I had 2 curtains, each was 34.5" wide (& 79.5" long) and there was still a little space on the edges of the chuppah so I'm guessing the whole structure was around 6 feet across. Two definitely worked well hanging from the back pole. Maybe check with the wedding coordinator to see how wide their chuppah/canopy is; that way you'll know if you should get a 2nd curtain. I wanted to keep the curtains so we had them sent back. We left the address w/ the wedding coordinator & used a family member's fedex account to ship them back to the states.

Quote: Originally Posted by tris Yah... it is... I'm honestly having a good laugh about it now because I've even gotten private messages from a few members letting me know. I didn't even notice. Silly me. I'm working a double shift today but tomorrow I'm going to go mad photoshop on it and try to fix it considering I'm leaning towards #1 too. (I'm so lady like... haha...) Thanks everyone for your help OK, good. I was gonna PM you about seeing your underwear!! Glad you saw that! Otherwise that pic is adorable!! Yay for photoshop!

There's not even a hint of inappropriateness there - wear it! Really cute dress! Have fun!

Those shaving kits are great! I just bought these for one of my best friends who's getting married next weekend. They're so super cute & I want some for myself! Bride to Be Panties by Logomos on Etsy Also got this headband to wear in the wedding View Headbands by Luciabella1 on Etsy

We had a symbolic ceremony as well. Got married at the marriage bureau in NYC on 5/21 & left for PV on the 24th. We had our parents & 1 couple as our witnesses. My FIL said that he had considered our legal day to be our actual wedding, but that once he got down to the beach & the ceremony started he totally changed his mind to seeing our vision and realizing that the PV wedding was the real one. It was so much more meaningful & heartfelt to us and it just showed! I posted my ceremony script in that thread too. We didn't want a religious ceremony either so I put ours together by combining bits of other people's and stuff I found online. It was exactly what we wanted. And Mel, I know it's hard to wait, but everything will work out! As Kat suggested, just write down all of your concerns/questions, maybe in a Word document, so you're organized when you contact her. Honestly, everything really happens in the last month & some things don't happen til you get there (like picking flowers, cake, etc) so you'll be fine!

ooh, Las Caletas is amazing!! It's a private islandy thing that you take about an hour-long boat to. They have day & night excursions and do beautiful weddings! We opted out for a couple of reasons, but initially thought of having our wedding there. Here's the link to their website & there's a big thread on the forum about them. You can just contact them via email to find out about availability. Puerto Vallarta Weddings, Beach Weddings, Destination Weddings in Mexico our TA was Teresa Stauring at vacations4less.com. She's in LA and we're in NYC so we never met her, but she provided really good service & got us great rates! PM me if you'd like her email. I know hotel rates increase every year, so the rate I had (which was a 2009 rate) probably won't be available for a wedding next year, but it's worth finding out. Teresa works with Dreams PV a lot so was able to get really good rates. We booked our air through her as well, but there wasn't a discount for that so you could book airfare wherever you find it cheapest. We also got the transfer from/to the airport which was great! May weather is perfect! It's just before the rainy season (which starts in June) and it's considered off-peak so travel & hotels are cheaper, plus it's less crowded which is always nice. Every day was around 85 and sunny, a few partly overcast days and then it rained a little the last night before we left. The one bad thing about May is that it's not the baby turtle season! I was seriously bummed about that! I asked the entertainment staff and they said I was a few weeks too early; that they really start at the end of June/July. So later in summer or fall is the best time to go if you have your heart set on the turtles.

Great planning! You look gorgeous in your new dress and I love love love your hair! Have a wonderful wedding!

We were married at Dreams Memorial Day weekend and had a perfect wedding and amazing vacation! If you decide to have it there you won't be disappointed. Have you checked for quotes through a TA? Our rate for the Dreams regular rooms (deluxe) were actually pretty cheap considering it included all meals & drinks (a little over $100 per person per night, based on double occupancy). Much less than the prices quoted on the website or through expedia/travelocity. Of course it depends on the time of year you're getting married & May is in the low season so that helped. Dreams is a $5 or 50 pesos cab ride to town (under 10 min) &, as stated above, it's not walking distance to anything. Still, it's not a deterrent to going into town & we did like 4 times while we were there. There's a lot to do in town. There are good restaurants & bars/clubs to go dancing along the Malecon, flea markets w/ tons of "Mexican crap", as many of the sellers call it, & it's just a beautiful town to walk around. It's safe, but like in any city you just have to be mindful & use common sense. We went dancing at Hilo & the Zoo for my bachelorette party and had a great time. The benefit of being a little secluded is that Dreams has its own private beach. There are lots of hotels in town in the hotel district or marina, but they're lined up along the beach so there are tons of people walking up & down selling stuff or offering timeshares. We had one couple decide to stay in town b/c they were opposed to the idea of an all-inclusive and they actually really regretted not staying at Dreams. They said the timeshare & other people selling stuff on the beach were so obnoxious they couldn't even enjoy the beach at their hotel so they stuck to the pool. That may or may not be something to consider if your group prefers the beach vs pools. If you get married at Dreams, but have guests stay off-site it costs extra to have them come to the wedding. For my package (ultimate) we had 20 guests included. For each guest over 20 staying at Dreams the reception (cocktail hr + dinner) cost $55 per person. For those not staying at Dreams it was $85 per person and they could arrive 45 min before the ceremony & leave the property 45 minutes after the reception ended. Dreams offers day passes for non-guests, one for during the day and another for evenings and I think they were around $75 per person. You have the option of paying for those or having your guests pay for day passes if they decide to come visit, but it's another expense to consider. We paid for one person staying elsewhere to come hang out for one day and the day pass was added to our bill. We also had a bonfire the night before the wedding and paid $55 per person for people staying off-site. Hope this helps a little. Let me know if you have any questions & good luck deciding!

Hiya girls! Hope everyone had a great weekend! We were in Scranton & it was sooo nice to get out of the city! There is now an official Dunder-Mifflin Ave in downtown Scranton. hah! too funny. So P has been wanting kids asap for a while & I kinda want to wait til I'm done w/ school. We're deciding just to not be careful anymore so we'll see what happens. We both want 3, but we'll just have to wait & see!

Congrats!! Everything looks so beautiful and it sounds like you had the perfect day!

Congratulations & great review! You looked beautiful! So glad everything worked out for the best with your minister!

Quote: Originally Posted by allyson779 We had a similar situation...Email your confirmation or reservation number o to the WC at Dreams and include the dates that you are arriving and departing. They will look for you in "their system" and once they can ID you as staying at the resort than they will deposit or run the credit card pretty soon after that. I think they processed our credit card information within that week. This is how it worked for us too. I think we reserved our date in February of '09 and the charge auth didn't go through until May, I think. It was definitely after they could verify our reservation. Allyson & rus, Oceana is going to be a great place for your receptions!

Wow lady!! HOT HOT HOT! That's a perfect time to give them to him - make him wait all day to see you

Quote: Originally Posted by murmel Beautiful dress! Thanks so much! That Pronovias dress you posted is gorgeous!!

Great planning! Have a wonderful wedding!

So much fun!! You guys are adorable! congrats again!

Hope you had a fabulous day lady!!

I'm really glad it helped! And I know, picking the place was really tough, but something about Dreams just felt right. Let me know if you have any questions & have fun planning! Quote: Originally Posted by miss_delerium Thank you so much for writing such a comprehensive review! We've been trying for two months to decide on a place and Dreams PV was on the "short list." Your good experience has made me think I want to go there. It's just so hard to decide on a place!

Congratulations! Beautiful pictures!! They captured everything just perfectly! I got a little teary looking at the pics of the ceremony - especially the one with DH kissing your hand! I couldn't agree more about your photography advice. Photos are what last the longest (besides the rings) so that's one area we would not compromise on.

Mine was lace too. I loved the Spanish-inspired look & it was really romantic. I love that Allure dress you posted, especially the back!! Allover beaded lace trumpet gown - David's Bridal

I agree with Lauren. Take a deep breath and focus on that exam! Good luck tomorrow!

The resort provided a woven grass/rattan aisle runner for our beach ceremony. Not sure this is what you had in mind, but maybe the hotel already has something you could use?