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Ummm... did we have the same wedding? LOL Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl post-wedding confessions: i confess that i felt badly about not spending much time with my best friend during the wedding week (until the night before the wedding, which we spent together, followed by breakfast and beach), and felt absolutely awful about her having to room with my sister, who was almost constantly a miserable bitch AND snored ungodly.. Me too! Although she was with her husband. Two of my BMs were there for such a short time we didn't get to hang out too much. Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl i confess that i was inordinately excited to have met another BDW bride (quackquack) at dreams!. Me too! But I can't remember who it was. I will find her though and say Hi. Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl i confess that there was no consumation of the marriage on the wedding night, nor the next morning. more like a quickie before dinner the next night, lol.. Unfortunately Ditto! Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl i confess that i should have never allowed my ipod to be removed from the dock even for one minute during the reception. i'm still kinda annoyed at the random crap that got played, and how the playlist i worked so hard on didn't even get played halfway through. we missed some of the best songs, and the transitions between ipods weren't smooth at all. kinda ghetto.. This is an OMG me too. I was so mad that night about it, but no one else seemed to notice. Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl and lastly, i confess that i'm still a little bothered by the fact that our officiant screwed up and pronounced us "mr. and mrs. CHARLES conroy." he skipped over tom's first name and went right to his middle name, which would be no biggie, if my ex's name wasn't charles. ugh. Not quite as bad but I was a little annoyed about being Mr. & Mrs. Louallen, mostly b/c I'm not taking his name, I guess I would have just liked a little Husband and Wife or something. Totally, same wedding. All in all it looked like you had a wonderful time though.

Thanks ladies, I just posted the same question on the other Vista thread trying to figure it out. I'll definitely give them a call tomorrow! Glad yours turned out well Sparkles. You girls rock!

Random VP question. I've used them a billion times (not quite as creatively as most of you) but I've never used my very own pictures before. Well DH and I have a cute picture of use with "Thank You" written in the sand from our photog. I want to make it into a postcard but VP tells me my res is too low (it is 300 PPI but the site is telling me it isn't after it is uploaded?). Has anyone used their own pictures or run across this? I don't mind just trying it and seeing what will happen if I can get the freebie post cards but I thought I'd ask the experts here first. Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by jamaicabride09 Vistaprint is very addicting!! I have used them for t-shirts, brochures, STD reply postcards, postcards, business cards, notecards, hats and I just did invitations for my dad's upcoming birthday party! I wanted to use Vista for thank you post cards but every time I upload the picture it tells me that the DPI has to be 300. It is so I'm frustrated, but what I was wondering if you've tried using your own pictures and how it turned out. (I hate to click that order button feeling so unsure!) Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by kmac Congrats! Your review is fantastic. What opitions did you negotiate with the WC? I am just curious of how flexiable they are. I didn't really negotiate too much. I just had to tell her what the original WC and I agreed on. One thing I did get, I got the free private reception even though I didn't meet the number of rooms booked. Most of my guests were staying 6-7 nights so we had over 80 nights booked but not 20 rooms for 3 nights. If possible try to negotiate it by night versus rooms. Another good thing was anything they "think" they can do at the original interview usually happens without costing extra. It seems like the WCs aren't very flexible via email but once you are there they can be more accommodating based on what's available, KWIM? Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek Great review. i could really go for some guac right now. my friend is getting married in April at the MP. i'm hoping we can go looks like a great resort. Thanks D, you should go. I just had to tell you, I made some guac last night trying to imitate the guy at MP, not quite as good but still tasty!

I am so sorry for your awful experience! If it makes you feel any better at all (probably not) after PMing you I didn't use Michael for my TTD in Cancun. So, if nothing else you've at least helped me avoid the same issues (for which I am eternally grateful) and I'm sure this review can help others as well. Thanks so much for posting!

Oh no Hottamale, that's not good. I hope that she gave you a good reason. Honestly, she was soooo nice and accommodating for us that I'm really surprised. Hope you can find a good replacement. Quote: Originally Posted by Tanya Marie Great Pics! They came out great! Your look so beautiful! Where did you get your GM and FOB shirts? Quote: Originally Posted by Virg Those are fabulous pictures! Thanks! The GM shirts were from Beach Wedding Attire | Guayabera, Guayabera Shirts, Havana Shirts, Mexican wedding shirts, Hawaiian. I highly recommend them, the shirts were inexpensive and the shipping was fast. My mom got my dad his shirt, I can't remember where she said she got it. I think it was online though (she googled Guayabera shirts).

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs D To Be! thanks for that! i am loath to pay extra for a cake, as it isn't really important to me tbh, so i'd be delighted to have a cake like yours! i have said all along i want to stay in the grand side...i hope they have oceanview rooms like yours - honestly yours looks perfect! It was! Here's a pic of the Grand side - the accommodations look wonderful, I don't know what the views are like though.

Quote: Originally Posted by BillysBride Oh! I love you, love you, LOVE you! Have I mentioned I <3 u? lol Man, do I have questions. I'll start with the two biggest. Whats up with the headaches I've had since becoming hypo and do you feel that it's common practice to physicians to shoot for TSH levels between 1-2 as optimal? What I'm hearing from fellow post total thyroidectomy patients is that optimal numbers for overall good health and healthy weight balance is BELOW 1. I haven't had a chance to talk to my endo yet since I dont' see him for another 5wks. He wanted me on my L-thyroxine for six weeks before rechecking my levels. Oh, and what about the generic form because that's what I'm on. I've heard about fillers having adverse effects. Whats your take on that? My hair really took a hit with the Graves and now I'm hoping it rebounds, but I heard that part of the problem with generic thyroxine is it can cause hair loss? bah! I feel GREAT..more energy than I've had in four years and I realize now how truly sick I was! It's wierd how you get acclimated to feeling a certain way and start to believe it's normal. I thought a lot of how I felt was just stress and motherhood even after I knew I had hyperthyroidism. I can't even believe what I get done in a day's time now, just 2 wks post op..it's insane! HI Savannah, thanks for the love. Ugh, headaches are shitty. I don't really remember having any when I was first diagnosed so I'm not sure I can help you there. As for the levels ~ Really, everyone varies when it comes to optimal levels. I am at my best when I am below 1 but I think the doctor prefers me to be a bit higher. Once you've been on the medication for a while you'll begin to notice subtle changes between levels of dosage. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY! While levels are good indicators for the doctors you are the only one that really knows if you are a good level or not. It is great that you are feeling so good so quickly. Keep monitoring yourself and make note of any changes (when I was first diagnosed my mom kept a little log for the doctor noting the changes). Sometimes you have to stand firm with the doctor, if you are feeling good and your level is within normal range let the doctor know (even if they want to change you to be at their level of optimal - hope that makes sense). I've seen a number of different doctors (I move a lot) and inevitably the first time they test me they want to change my dosage. I ask them if I'm in a healthy range and if so I refuse. I've gone up and down on dosage levels and when it's not right it is very obvious and a real pain. Another thing to mention is that TSH often changes with age so your levels may vary without changes to medication. Yes, the Levothyroxine does cause hair loss. It really freaked me out! I also had really erratic periods, even missed one. After taking it for a couple of months I asked my doctor to switch me to the Levoxyl. It's still a generic but it doesn't have the same side effects. I know that some insurance companies don't want to cover the non-generics but if you are experiencing side effects your doctor can right a specific prescription that states you can't take the generic. It worked for me. Hope I answered your questions, if not, let me know. Quote: Originally Posted by estella1007 OMG! I have Hashimotos too. PLEASE tell me...what the hell do I have to do to lose some weight? When I diet and exercise I lose a few pounds, and then nothing. It's been 4 months and I have only lost 15 pounds. I'm talking 1-2 hours of exercise a day, plus dieting. I am fed up and am ready to throw in the towel and just enjoy eating garbage and being lazy. I was reading something about "metabolic set point" and "insulin resistance" causing problems for us. Do you have any advice? Arggg... yes, the Hashimoto's weight demon. I have a couple of suggestions. First, try talking to your doctor about your TSH levels. You may be slightly off, if not, see if you are at the high end of the spectrum. If you are you can talk to your doctor about the possibility of changing dosage. It's a long shot if you are healthy but it never hurts to ask. Second, make sure that you aren't taking any diet drugs or enhancers. These can really mess with the thyroid medication. Any metabolism boosters that work for "healthy" people have a good chance of doing almost the opposite for us. Also, what diet foods are you eating? Hypothyroids should avoid foods that are goitrogenic: cabbage, broccoli, turnips, rutabaga, mustard greens, kale, spinach, Brussels sprouts, peaches, pears, strawberries, and radishes cauliflower, millet, and African cassava ~ while these are healthy foods they can all nullify our medication. (They aren't as bad if they are cooked but they shouldn't be eaten raw, one or two occasionally won't hurt but definitely not in large quantities.) I've also read that Soy can be problematic for those on thyroid medication. I haven't read it yet but I've heard that the book "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hypothyroidism: A Simple Plan for Extraordinary Results" offers some good advice regarding dealing with Hypo and some nutritional advice. Whew! Hope that helped. If you have any other questions or just want to vent feel free to PM me.

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon To Be Mrs. Gomez Congratulations! You and hubby look so happy. I love the coconut drinks. I'm glad you enjoyed. I will recommend resort to my sister because she wants to renew vows in 2010 and I think she will love this place. You should! If you have any questions let me know.

Lisa Lisa Lisa ~ you can't see us from Mexico but we are still thinking of you. Congratulations and hope that you had a great day!

Quote: Originally Posted by BeachBride6-6-09 We are our welcome dinner at the Barracuda(sp?) resturaunt on the 5th, we wanted Arrecifes but it was already taken. Does anyone have any reviews of the Barracuda? Per our wedding package we get live music, and it seems that we got the mariachi band and that is the music during the ceremony?? I am also interested in my guest throwing the flower petals during our exit, can the resort supply this or do we have to bring our own? Oh also, I am a little nervous bringing our OOT bags and table center pieces in customs, since I have no receipts for anything, did anyone run into any problems with this, or does anyone have any suggestions. We ate at Barracuda our first night there, it was pretty good, randomly I have a pic from inside the restaurant... The nice thing about it is the gorgeous view! The service was great as well. They do have the flower petals. I would recommend trying to run some receipts off the computer. Or just printing some old random ones. Customs liked the fact that I had them but they didn't seem to analyze them, just said okay thanks. They did make me open it and kind of crowded around to look at the stuff. Quote: Originally Posted by nibsmom Okay, so a question about receptions... We are hoping to have our reception from 5 to 9. We figured from 5 to 7 we'd have food out - we are just going to do a two hour cocktail reception. From 7 to 9, we are going to do dancing, the cake, and whatever else. How do they charge those last two hours? Does anyone know? Is it still 400 dollars an hour like a cocktail reception? Or is there a different cost for just having a bar, and then the cost of the DJ?? I'm not 100% sure on this b/c we had enough rooms for it to be a private function. The DJ cost was separate from everything else though. And, be specific as to when you want him, if everything is in the same area they will set everything up ahead of time and the DJ will be there from the beginning. Make sure to tell your WC the specific times that you want him to be there. Quote: Originally Posted by TinaM2b Hi Tracy, Your review is great! I was wondering who that guy was in some of your photos yesterday.... it was the best bartender in the world!! LOL You have been answering so many of my questions but your review brought up a few more! If you had to do it over, would you pay extra for the IPOD Sound System? That is one thing my FI is not really happy about! We are bringing our BOSE docking station and he thinks he just wants to use that. We were quoted $410 for our 5:00 - 10:00 reception/dance. That is the basic rental for 4 hours plus one additional hour. What did you mean by the dinner started with music not on the IPOD? Do they provide the dinner music? What photo package did you get? Did you have a photographer into the reception / cake cutting time? Thanks again for your wonderful reviews and all the answers you have given us! Thanks, yes if you can find Francisco, he was a joy. It was great every time I was near the bar and he'd yell, "Tracy, Tracy, how is your day!" I would definitely use the iPod sound system again, however, I don't know how well the docking system works (as far as how loud). If you think it will be loud enough then recruit someone to work the system for you. It was nice not having to worry about it. They did provide dinner music for us for 30 minutes. It was really nice, very mellow jazz but it was popular songs (imagine a Micheal Jackson song turned into jazz, very weird but cool) We got the photo package that came with the Superior Wedding package. Which is 36 pictures and a photobook. They only did the ceremony then a shoot on the beach afterwards. My only regret is not having someone do the reception, but with all of our friends pictures we have about 500 from the reception alone so it should be okay. We also got the CD negatives for $150 extra no matter what you do make sure to get this! Hope that helps everyone!

Thanks for the love ladies, it really was a wonderful time! Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs D To Be! thanks for the review! Can i ask a few questions - your cake looks great - was that the standard cake you get with the wedding package? Also, your view from your room looks amazing! was this a standard room? what side of mp was it on? thanks in advance! It is the standard cake that I got with the Superior Wedding package. I was so surprised and happy with it. My room was an Oceanview room on the Nizuc side. The pic I shared was the side view ~ here's straight from the balcony:

Hey MP girls, thought you'd like to know my review is up! My Wedding Review Thread

Last One -- Reception: B+ The reception was a lot of fun. We had a private function on the Bugambilia Terrace and got the Mexican Buffet. The food was okay, not as good as in the restaurants but not bad. I got sad that there was no guacamole for the chips (their guac is great) so DH asked a waiter and they brought me out a huge bowl. I didn’t do anything fancy with the tables (i.e. I didn’t pay for any special options) and I thought they looked fine. Here’s the buffet set up: Tables: We added the iPod speakers for dancing. It came with a sorta DJ, he basically just sat and ran the equipment. Or so I thought. I turned into an actual DJ sometime during the night. The dinner started with music that wasn’t on the iPod but it was good so I didn’t think anything of it (mellow dinner music stuff). Then, we did the dances which all the songs were from our iPod. About 30 minutes into the fun dance music I noticed that a song was playing that I didn’t recognize, it wasn’t on our iPod. The DJ just started playing some of his own stuff. I have no idea where he got it but there it was. I was a little mad b/c we worked so hard on our list of songs but everyone was dancing so it wasn’t that big of a deal. We did end up buying an extra hour of music so that we could dance until almost 10P. It was a good time and I think the only time I sat down is when all the men decided to serenade me.  On one note, b/c it was very dark outside many of the pictures turned out really dark as well. There were some lights but the only things that look really good are what you are actually aiming for (you can see the center of the photo but it’s really dark around it). As you can see in the picture of me being serenaded. Excursions: A Most people never left the resort but DH and I did go out a few times. We went scuba diving and on a lobster dinner cruise. I also went on a BOB which is a “Breathing Observation Bubble.†I don’t recommend BOBing if you get even a little seasick. Of the 5 of us that went only 2 of us didn’t get sick from it. My uncle puked while under water and my dad heaved over the side of the boat. I do recommend the lobster dinner cruise. It’s about 3 hours long, they take you out to a nice spot on the water and the food was good. There are free drinks the whole time and a really good jazz saxophonist plays during the trip. It was very romantic. Entertainment The MP entertainment was very good. At night they had a show at one of their two large outdoor theaters. Our favorites were the Michael Jackson show and the Fire dancers. We went almost every night and had a really good time. The disco at the resort also opens at 1030P every night. We went the night after the wedding and had fun. Of course, there was no one really in there so we had a disco to ourselves. If I forgot anything or there is anything else you’d like to know please feel free to ask. On a side note, I realize that the resort was very different for me as it may be for others as we were there at a low capacity (from 10-20% on different nights) but from what I’ve heard the resort never really has a crowded feel anyway. I’m just really glad we braved the Swine Flu for our adventure. As did another couple that got married on the same day as us whom we met at the bar…

Wedding Coordinator: B- I had to go with a B- here. I found out the day after I arrived that my original coordinator was no longer there (WTF?). So, I had to meet with Margarita Jiminez. She was new and I was the first bride she was meeting with. She basically just had all my emails with Nancy (my original WC) and we went back over everything. I’m pretty laid back so it didn’t completely freak me out but after our meeting we were supposed to go for our blood test. We went to the facility (it’s in the resort so that’s pretty nice) but no one was there. We had someone call around to find the doctor and finally about 30 minutes later someone showed up. Well, then the doctor said that he doesn’t do the wedding blood tests it’s someone that comes in from the city special to do it. We call around and find out that the person was never scheduled to come in that day. They asked if we could come in the next day at 11A. I got pissy on the phone b/c I had the letter with that day and time stated and we were going scuba-diving the next day and couldn’t make an 11A appointment. So, eventually they brought someone in later that day to do it. I’m glad they made the special trip in but it was very frustrating and wasted about 2 hours of our day. The day of the wedding I had spa treatments all day and never heard from our saw the WC until 5:40 (the wedding was at 6). It was very frustrating b/c as soon as she showed up she wanted to get me out the door but I wanted to do a few things to my flowers and have a final toast with my BM’s and mom but we didn’t get to. I just felt very unnecessarily rushed right before the wedding. Also, she approached DH while he was waiting for me to sign off on the extra charges sheet, not the best time. Fortunately, DH told her that I had to do it b/c he didn’t know what was what, which turned out to be good b/c there were some things on their that I’d negotiated with Nancy to be free and Margarita didn’t know about them and had the charges on the sheet. Spa: A- Overall, my experience with the spa was great. I had a massage and an exfoliating scrub kind of thing. They both felt great and the shower in the room is a nice touch for after the scrub. The annoying this was that after my final shower (they have a great area where you can shower and get dressed before you leave) I wasn’t sure where to take my things. So, I left my robe and slippers in the shower stall. Before I even returned to my room they called to ask where my slippers were. It was very weird but kind of annoying b/c then I had to go back and forth with them about where I left them. Really, I need to take the $2 cheap slippers home with me? Wedding Day: A The horse and carriage was nice but b/c it was picking me up at my room, right next to the gazebo it seemed a little unnecessary. But, my dad and I had a nice little trip around part of the resort while everyone was getting settled into their seats. Everything seemed to go well and the minister did a really good job. I loved the fact that we were facing everyone and the minister stood back where everyone else was sitting. There was one small snafu with our poem, we were told we could pick one for someone to read and asked DH’s step-sister but the minister just read his own and kind of skipped that part. We cut our cake at the ceremony and when they brought it up I was pleasantly surprised, I thought it looked great. At the end everyone got a glass of champagne for a toast then they were asked to line up for us to walk through them coming out of the gazebo, it turned out really nicely. Wedding Photographers (Print and DVD): A- For the life of me I can’t remember our photographer’s name. I really want to say it started with an “R†but I truly can’t recall. He was very good and but he didn’t really seem to have a plan with group pictures. I knew of some that I wanted but I wasn’t sure of all the standards. I basically had to yell for people and come up with it on the fly which was annoying. In retrospect I should have delegated this to someone. Given a list of must haves to a BM and had her coordinate. When we got to just DH and me on the beach he was much better. I basically told him I trusted his thoughts on our poses; he got all excited and took some really beautiful pics. You can see them all with the link below but here’s one of my favorites. The DVD turned out great. I was pleasantly surprised. If I can figure out a way to post it I’ll add it to my siggy links! TTD We did a TTD session with Cecilia Dumas. You can read that review here: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t43299

Food: B I wish I could grade each restaurant individually b/c some were incredibly good and deserve A+’s but there were a couple that were just okay. Our favorite was the Oriental restaurant MO-MO-NO-HA-NA – it was awesome, by far everyone’s favorite. They bring some sushi appetizers, then some fried appetizers that were all delicious. (I don’t like sushi but I tried one w/o meat and it was really good). I ordered my meal off the kids menu and it was still a huge portion and very tasty. Everything was so good that we really wanted to go back and eat there again but we only had one day left. The Mexican restaurant (Los Caporales) was also a favorite. The food was very tasty and they make your guacamole at the table, so fresh! You also have to try the Mayan Coffee, delicious even for non-coffee drinkers and the whole production (with fire!) is well worth it. We had our welcome dinner at Arrecifes and it was really good as well. A lot of meat but it was tasty and they have a good salad bar and desserts that are pretty yummy. They also let us toast with tequila so it was fun to see them bring out 32 shots. Palapa Fragata and Palapa Barracuda were just okay and room service was usually good but had a few hit or miss items. The service at each restaurant was phenomenal. Servers were very attentive and I really can’t think of a time when I wanted or had to wait on anything. Drinks (AKA Best Bartender Ever, FRANCISCO!): A++ Yes, we love the bartender so much he gets his own rating. Because we basically had our own section of the pool area we also had our own bartender. Francisco was awesome, had made delicious drinks (I think I had a billion Miami Vices during the week). We liked him so much that we asked him to work the wedding reception. He changed his schedule (we had to also talk to his manager) and worked it. He was great. He would make us special drinks (the Tracy) and even made my friend a drink he called The Babymaker (they are TTC) it was hilarious. On our last day with the most of the group we inquired about drinks in coconuts that we saw on the other side of the resort. Francisco told us we had to go over there to get them. Being lazy none of us felt like leaving the pool. Well, best bartender ever noticed and went and got them for us. He had a bar hop retrieve some coconuts (they were still in their clusters) and proceeded to make us delicious drinks in these fabulous containers: We all had our picture taken with him before we left. Too much fun.

So, I’m going to post my wedding review before my planning thread but I finished this one first. Fair warning that this is long and pic heavy but I wanted to cover as much as possible. This site was wonderful in my planning process and I hope to pay it forward… Airline – Jet Blue: A We love the airline itself b/c you get more leg room and each seat has its own TV! While they don’t have any hanging closets the flight attendant laid my dress in its own compartment so that it didn’t get squished. We also had the same flight crew on both legs of our journey and they were so excited for us they gave us free drinks (wine). Jet Blue is also one of the few airlines that still offers snacks which was an added treat. As many airlines had been cancelling flights to Cancun at this time we were happy that neither our flight in nor out was cancelled. We had a slight delay on the way home and some bitch flight attendants but that was only on one leg of the journey and was soon forgotten. Another nice bonus was that we each got to check one bag for free and then it was only $20 for our extra baggage. Cancun Airport – B The airport was fine but they did take our temperature when we arrived. I give it a B simply b/c DH and I both pushed the green light but they stopped us anyway to look through our bags. I had one suitcase full of OOT stuff and it took a while to explain it to the customs people. One girl was giving me attitude but I had my receipts and showed her my wedding dress (seriously!) and finally got the nod. A word to the wise, have your transportation settled before landing in Cancun and head straight to your pick up point. We were asked at least 15 times on our way out the door if we needed a ride. Several people will just walk up and try to help you with your bags, definitely don’t let them (unless of course you really do need a ride). Airport Transfer – American Express: A We were late in arriving but our shuttle was still there without a problem. He was sad that he had put the sign down with our name on it so he ran back to get it to show us. It was kinda funny. The shuttle transfer was fine and we were the first to be dropped off and the last to be picked up on the way to the airport so that was nice. Check in – Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort: A What’s not to love about getting a cool towel and a flower when you arrive? While we weren’t offered drinks right away most of our guests were. Due to the flu we were able to get into our room right away (the resort was only at 20% capacity when we arrived). All of our guests were in the same area of the resort and my MOH and her husband were right down the hall! The bell boys were great with our bags, I did feel guilty b/c we were on the 3rd floor and there’s no elevator so they have to carry the bags up all the steps. Resort: A++ Okay, I know that I’m supposed to be sad about the flu thing and trust me it was an incredibly stressful week leading up to the trip, but it may have been a random blessing for our group. The resort is AMAZING, so beautiful and huge with a ton of employees milling around. The pools are gorgeous and the view from our room was spectacular: The pool Nizuc Side View from the room As I mentioned about the flu, the resort ranged from 10-20% capacity the whole time we were there. Because of this we had the most amazing service imaginable. I have no idea what the resort is like when it is busy but we had an entire section of the pool to ourselves, with the swim up bar and the best bartender (more on him later). We never had to wait for a table at the restaurants; they would seat our large groups with no problems. Servers and employees were always at our beck and call b/c they had nothing else to do! The only time there was ever a crowd was during the entertainment at night. The rooms were kept impeccably clean and the mini bar was always full. People must have been in and out of our rooms continuously b/c our toilet paper was always refolded. I know, this was weird but we’d leave for an hour and someone would have been in and refolded the TP. This was happening to everyone and we were laughing about the people that must be living in the bathroom. One friend even left a dollar on the TP to try and tip the folder, the TP got folded and the dollar was still there when we got back. So funny! Our first night out we went to a show and when we returned our bed was remade with a rose sitting on it and the sound system had romantic music playing. The towels were also periodically folded into hearts. The night before our wedding DH’s mom and the hotel staff worked at decorating our room and there were kissing swan towels, rose petals, and they came in and started the bath right before we got back to the room, very romantic!

Just wanted to say that my review is up from my May 11th TTD with Cecilia. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t43299

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I just got my TTD pics yesterday and had to get my review up ASAP. Let me start by saying how much I loved Cecilia. I am so glad and lucky that we booked her. I have to share that we had to cancel our original photo shoot. We were supposed to meet on Sunday morning but Sat. night I had a bad asthma attack. Being the brilliant person that I am I didn't have my inhaler in MX with me. Anyway, I finally got breathing well again but had a horrible night's sleep and felt terrible Sun. morning. DH called Cecilia to cancel, I was so devastated that we asked if she had any time on Monday if I was feeling better. She said she had some morning time free and to just call her later in the day. I felt better in the afternoon so we decided to reschedule. When I called she was so sweet, she offered to bring me some of her asthma medicine to the shoot! After she was so wonderful I was excited to meet with her. Then, of course, on Monday we had a very excited cab driver that couldn't find our meeting place, we ended up being about 20 minutes late. I was crushed to be so rude but Cecilia immediately made me feel better and said that it wasn't a big deal. She was so sweet and genuine that I would recommend her to anyone just based on her personality. But alas, her pictures are wonderful too! I am definitely not a "sexy" person (well only to my DH). I am most often referred to as "cute." So while I'm disappointed in my own looks in some of the pictures she did such a great job that the pics themselves are gorgeous. I do think a couple of them are sexy which is a MAJOR accomplishment for this corn-fed Midwestern girl! I've posted a couple of my favorites here. If you want to see more the link in my siggy takes you to our website, scroll down a bit and find the album "Extreme Wedding Photoshoot." Enjoy!

I am sending you a huge drink! It sounds like you could really use one. If only BDW had the power to send real alcohol.

Quote: Originally Posted by doblauvelt do you think maybe we can request a location pick up for the horse carriage? You can, just be very specific and maybe call an hour or so before to confirm it. I just didn't think about it (whoops) or I would have.

Quote: Originally Posted by TinaM2b What section did you stay at? We are getting married in that gazebo too and are supposed to stay in the Nizuk section. We were also on the Nizuc side in the section called Bugambilia. If you look on the MP map there's a couple of sections that are closer to the pool. I think the horse can pick you up near there which may work better. I mean for me the horse picked me up literally right next to the gazebo. Easy access for me but weird that everyone was milling around and could see me and my dad take off. I'd definitely ask when you get there for specifics on where your room is in relation to the gazebo and where the horse picks you up.

Quote: Originally Posted by TinaM2b drtracy, Congratulations! Welcome Back!! and GREAT photos! Can't wait to see you review and ask tons of questions. Nina, Congrats to you on getting your coordinator changed. Kelen has been emailing me all morning and even called me this morning. I also already got an email from the spa services on our wedding spa treatments, mani, pedi, makeup, and hair. Thanks! My review is getting so long! I keep thinking of things to add. I think I'll just have to suck it up, run through it one more time and post it. I was hoping to get my TTD pics back before I did so I can review this photog but that might just have to go separately. I'd highly recommend trying to get Doris in the Nizuc beauty salon for your hair. Mine looks EXACTLY like the picture I showed her, the same with one of my BMs that had her. When I told her how much I liked it she just smiled and said, "you picked the picture." Totally made me laugh. Then my friend commented on how much her hair looked like the picture she picked and Doris just laughed and said, "I make it like the picture" over and over again. So funny.