Donie Jordan

I love the bags! Great work!

Mine came from Target, in the dollar bins when you first enter the store. I think it was Feb or March when they were in. I would just keep checking back, that's the only place I was able to find them.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kimmysals These look great! Please share the name of the Etsy seller for that stamp if you could. Thanks Everyone! I hope our guests like them as much as all of you! The stamp came from lovetocreatestamps on etsy. I had her change the font on our names so it's a little different than the one on her site. I ordered the stamp one afternoon and it was in my mailbox the next day! She's awesome!

I had Ginger from Beyond Design on Etsy design our passport save the dates and I am thrilled with the results. She does fabulous work and was so helpful with all of my changes along the way! I highly recommend her! My wonderful sister-in-law helped me emboss our return address on the envelopes using a stamp also purchased on etsy.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa B HOPEFULLY ill be a june 2011 dreams cabo bride too!! im waiting for an email back from Mariana so we can officially book it for june 9th. Im just starting out with the planning and im alittle overwhelmed! so glad theres other girls on here to talk to about everything. Honestly, finding a location and booking the site was by far the most overwhelming part thus far. For me it got easier once that was done! Congrats and good luck!

So cute! I think you did a wonderful job on it!

Congrats! Thanks so much for the wonderful review!

Quote: Originally Posted by Knbell22 YAY! I'm excited to have a buddy so close in date AND at the same resort We can help eachother out along the way.. What vendors are you using so far? I am in the process of getting quotes from some different vendors for things like lounge furniture, fire dancers etc. We booked our officiant (Marco Arechiga). Are you going to be working with a TA? My FI and I are planning on doing a site visit next month as well Hi knbell22 - we are getting married the day before you and have booked rev Marco as well! So far he has been great to work with! Congrats!

Quote: Originally Posted by susanna.hanson Donie you will have to keep me updated on your progress. Have you made a website yet? Without having the pricing, flight info etc mine seems kinda empty... I did, actually, but it's still a work in progress, so I haven't given it out to the guests yet. Maybe you ladies could check it out and give me some advice? I would appreciate it! Patrick & Donielle

So pretty and fun! Thanks for showing us!

Quote: Originally Posted by miznunu2010 Lexibride this is great! Looks so expensive and its not! Thanks for the heads up on this I have to try it! Does anyone know if it really takes them 21 days to get the order or do you guys use faster shipping It's generally much quicker. Even around Christmas time we were able to get our items within two weeks, instead of the stated 21 days.

We're getting married June 10th, 2011 at Cabo del Sol! Our guests are staying at Villa la Estancia. We've booked our photographer and minister thus far, and save the date passports are going out this week! Thanks for starting this thread and Congrats ladies!!

Hi all, I purchased a return address stamp yesterday from etsy seller lovetocreatestamps I bought it late last night and already received notification early this morning that it had been shipped! A friend of mine purchased a self inking stamp from her and is thrilled with the quality. Here's an example of the one I ordered. I had her change the fonts of our names to match our invitations as well.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cabo10 Hello- I was wondering if you can share who you are using as your florist. Sounds very reasonable. We are getting married in Cabo this August. We are being quoted $1000+ for 2 bouquets and 5 small centerpieces. Sounds a bit much. Thank you. We are using Lola at Florenta. She has tons of great reviews on here and I have enjoyed working with her. You can get in touch with her at: [email protected] Best of Luck!

I think it all depends on how much you order and how long ago you ordered.

Sounds wonderful! Can't wait to see your pics!

Quote: Originally Posted by ourvm Oh - I like the photo album idea - great that it is somewhat waterproof. I just did a search for the clear photo albums and found some on this site - I think it's similar but holds 36 pictures so I'm guessing it's 18 pages including cover and back. I might order a few - it's only 0.95 per - Pioneer Photo Album FC-146E 36-Pocket 4x6 Insert Your Own Cover Thanks for posting this...the cheapest I could find them was $2 at Target...this is great! Thanks again!

Quote: Originally Posted by ashley1316 hey everyone....havent been on here in a while....for reasons. but anyways, things are coming a lon with my planning. Last nite my FI and i finished our save the dates, and are mailing them out this week! i did a luggage tag style save the date. will for sure post a pic as soon as i can. hope everyones planning is comin a long!!! Hey Ashley! Good to see you're back! Sounds like things are coming along nicely, congrats on getting the save the dates done! We're hoping to get ours out in the next few weeks as well.

We looked into trying the villa wedding and reception, but in the end just could not justify the price. Many of the villas have an event fee and a minimum rental period of 4 nights. I think villa weddings are absolutely gorgeous if you can do it though! Check out cabovillas.com, and loscabosweddingvendors.com. The most affordable rates are at vrbo.com. I was even able to find a few of the villas from cabovillas.com on vrbo for 1/3 of the price of cabovillas. I am attaching a booklet from a vendor that rents the villas and also coordinates food, rentals, etc. Towards the end it shows the villas and the max capacity they have for events. Hopefully this will give you some ideas. Let me know if you need anything else, we did quite a bit of research on villas before deciding on Cabo del Sol. Good Luck! Donielle Weddings By ESSV[1].pdf

Hi Kiwibride, Maria is no longer the wedding coordinator either...now the coordinator is Luz Maria. The changes are frustrating, but I have been thrilled with Luz Maria thus far. Her e-mail is [email protected] Hope this helps! Donie

Thank you so much for posting. Looks like I'll need to go renew mine sooner than planned!

Your pictures are gorgeous and it sounds like everything went wonderfully! Thanks for sharing and congrats!

Hi Stacey, We are not getting married at Villa del Arco, but our guests are staying at Villa la Estancia, one of the sister properties. We stayed at Estancia during a site visit and fell in love with it. I have heard that Arco is very similar in style, although we didn't make it over there to tour the property. We did find the best rates through estanciacabo.com - and Bob, the owner, also handles rentals at Arco. That may be looking into if you are not using a TA. Best Wishes and Congrats!

I was so excited to see this review and it's looks like you had an incredible wedding despite all the flight drama! So glad things went so well for you once you finally made it to Cabo! Thanks for the review and I can't wait to see your pictures!!

We actually planned weddings in both places (PV and Cabo - but not at Dreams) and eventually decided on Cabo. We are getting married at Cabo del Sol golf course, which we fell in love with, so I can't really speak for Dreams. As far as the town though, it's all a matter of personal preference, like Jess said. Cabo is the desert, PV is the jungle. PV is more authentic, but Cabo is still authentic in comparison to some of the other touristy hot spots in Mexico. I don't know how far Dreams PV is from town, but it's important to note that Dreams Cabo is in San Jose del Cabo - so if your guests want to enjoy downtown Cabo San Lucas it's about a 25 minute rather pricey cab ride to town. Good Luck and Happy Planning!!