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Oh, I'm so excited for you and am looking forward to your updates. Have a wonderful time in Akumal; I'm glad you are soaking it all in. Enjoy!!!

This will certainly come in handy. Thanks so much!

Quote: Originally Posted by TorontoGirloutWest I'm just back from my trip to Mexico. I'll post a better review soon but I stayed at Milamores and I LOVED it!!!!!!!!!!! I left a little piece of my heart there and if at all possible I will have my wedding there. It was such a fantastic place!!! That's great! I'm so happy that you had a good experience and got to see how amazing Milamores is! Congratulations.

That's very exciting and I'm wishing you the best! Good luck!

This is a great question! Photography is VERY important to us as is having the flexibility to choose the vendors we work with. Organizing a wedding is such a personal experience and we want vendors who we think will fulfill our vision and style. This certainly influenced our decision and eliminated certain locations because we did not want to give up that flexibility.

AMAZING!! Those turned out beautifully and look professionally done. Wow, great job!

Quote: Originally Posted by PlayaWeddings Here are a couple of videos I shot at a wedding at Milamores: VENUE: Milamores - Tulum on Vimeo Hi Paul, Thanks so much for the video clips from Milamores (Casa Magna at the time), they are beautiful. Seeing images of the property is the second best thing to being there. Much appreciation!!

Thanks for this information, I'm now curious about his services and will look into it.

Marie - Thanks for the info on florist and DJ, I'll check them out.

Outstanding review Malisa, and great pictures too! FI and I visited Milamores last March (about 2 weeks after your wedding) and Pamela and Alberto couldn't stop raving about you, your husband, and your beautiful celebration. The info you shared here is very useful and is helping shape future weddings. Thanks so much!!

OMG!!!! I am so happy and relieved for you. What an amazing turn of events.

Sooo cute, I love it. The colors are great and I really enjoyed the story of your relationship.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sycamore Tree You said you are going to have dinner/dancing/beach lounge/cigar roller/bonfire, etc on the beach. I am hoping for 60 guests. Milamore has a large private beach but I was thinking of having the dinner and dancing inside. What made you decide to have it outside? Hi Sycamore Tree, We are not 100% certain that we will have everything on the beach, but as of now, that's what we are planning on. We decided to do this simply for preference, not because of any limitations with capacity. When FI and I were last at Milamores, they had not yet opened the kitchen/dining area attached to the No Me Olvides Villa , so we had a clean slate to work with when visualizing our reception. We want to provide our guests with an experience that most have not had, which is why we like the idea of dinner on the beach, in addition to some of the other things I mentioned previously. We might have some tables on the beach with others in the palapa, these detail will work themselves out in time. The other factor that went into this decision is that many of our guests will be staying at Milamores and our welcome event will also take place there, so they will be fairly familiar with the place by the time of our wedding. We want to create some level of "reveal" come wedding time. Anther reason we want to have our reception on the beach is because we want to create different areas for people to relax such as a cigar lounge (def needs to be outside), a "quiet corner" for sleeping children so that their parents don't have to leave earlier than they want (using beach daybeds), a DIY photo booth (this could be inside or outside), and obviously the bonfire (Pamela and Alberto made a bonfire for FI and I during our site visit when they hung out with us and it was AMAZING!!!) In terms of florists and DJ, we are still working out these details with our wedding coordinator, Gwen from Destination Weddings Tulum. Our current arrangement is that we have weekly(ish) conversations via Skype whereby we discuss the inspiration photos that I send to her beforehand. Our focus has been on accommodation information and ceremony/reception decor. Gwen initially recommended the florist Vanessa Jaime located out of Cancun (there is lots of info about Vanessa here on BDW), however she is unavailable on our date. Gwen has other florists whom she has worked with and plans on showing them pictures that I like and having them do a mock-up until we come to an agreement. What I like about Gwen is that as a coordinator who lives in Tulum and has worked at Blue Tulum as their coordinator, she is fairly well connected in the area (she also has very affordable rates). She has negotiated discounted rates for our guests to stay at Blue Tulum, for those who want an all-inclusive experience. We have not yet discussed DJ options in too much detail, but this is very important to us. Because we are not convinced that we will find a DJ that will meet our style, FI and I plan on making an extensive playlist of what we want with specific instructions as to what we don't want. Gwen has a few options that we will probably start to seriously discuss in the next few weeks. Have you heard of any DJ's tat you are considering? I'm interested in hearing your thoughts about what you are planning on doing.

Congratulations Tam and welcome to the forum! You will find many useful things here to help with planning and hopefully inspire. Have fun!

Oh-la-la! I guess there is going to be a slight change of plans this Saturday. Excellent find!

MarieSam, they look great! You have no shortage of fantastic ideas and inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing!

Oh no petals, that stinks!! There is still plenty of time to start to feel better and hopefully your doctor will help the process along. Stress has a funny way of popping it's head at the most inopportune time. Try to get as much rest as you can. So sorry!!

I'm so happy to hear that you are healing, feeling better, and that your loved-ones are taking care of you! Your surgery is a big deal and surely an emotional experience. The support around you is just a testament to your strength and what you provide to others. Continue to give yourself time to heal properly and soak in the love!

I have never used Vistaprint but it seems to get better and better with every BDW post. I am now looking into what we can do with Vistaprint. Thanks for sharing

Welcome to the forum Blushedpink! That's so cool of you to help your friend plan their wedding. This is a great place to get help with logistics and to get inspired.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sycamore Tree Hello All, My fiance and I just returned from Mexico and Milamores. Milamores is Paradise Found. We stopped by on Sunday and were given a proper tour of the property by Pamela. She basically dropped what she was doing to show us both villas. The property is so unique and stunning. After our tour we were given the most delicious margaritas and tried not to show how excited and giddy we were. We also visited Al Cielo and Ana y Jose and Milamores is more our style. Pamela invited us to sample the chef's tasting menu. Daniel (chef) is personable and his food was spectacular. I can see why other brides felt like princesses during their stay at Milamores. The owners are very flexible with our vision and put us in contact with several wedding planners. Thanks to everyone for the advice thus far. My fiance and I will return in November 2009 for another visit and will stay on the property. Marie Milamores is amazing, isn't it? Once you see it and experience it, you know it's the place. Congratulations!!! We will also be there in November so perhaps our paths will cross.

Quote: Originally Posted by jmb0902 Thanks girl, this is great. Where are you staying in Tulum? Much thanks, I hope it's useful. We are staying at Milamores Villas in Tulum which is down the beach road toward the biosphere. I see you are staying at Dreams, do you have guests staying throughout the area, or will they be with you?

We are still trying to work the timing out with our photographer, but her suggestion is that we do it early in the morning because that is when we'll get the best light. We are not much looking forward to getting up early, but I think we will be happy once it's all over and done with.

Excellent project with really clear instructions for anyone else wanting to do that. Much thanks for posting!

Yeah, that's a really cute idea. We are planning on doing the same thing with a sign that says "shoe valet" in front of a basket where guests can put their shoes.