EDRBride2009

Thanks so much! Glad you guys enjoyed the bag!

Quote: Originally Posted by Emmers Do you remember what size of jute bags you bought? They have so many options and I don't know how large to buy. Thanks! Again, they look AMAZING! Hi there, I checked the bags, they are the 3 1/2 x 5 inch bags

Hey Jasmin I will try to do the review this weekend Here are a few pictures for now... http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...li-rico-54477/ Enjoy! Jamie

Hey ladies Sorry this took me so long. Our wedding took place on November 26, 2009 at the El Dorado Royale outside of Cancun, Mexico. We were lucky enough to have Citlalli Rico and her assistant Tamara from Claudia Photo do the photography for our wedding and TTD. They were fabulous! Everyone loved them! Here are just a few of the pro pics! Enjoy!

Quote: Originally Posted by cross These are really great! Do you remember where in the forum you found the idea for your welcome book - it is awesome? Also it would be great because it already has the EDR map in it! PM me your email address and I will send you the template for the welcome booklet!

Hi ladies I didn't really haggle on anything extra, although I know a lot of people have. I was considering doing the wooden runner, but decided against it once I got there. Since we used the iPod station in both locations (cocktail party and reception) they did one for half price - fine by me. I wanted my planning and time there to be as stress free as possible, and by this point the few extra $$ weren't going to make much difference to my already-blown budget We used the free supper at El Cocotal as our 'welcome' supper. We went with the menu that had carmelized chicken or beef tenderloin as the main entree. Everyone really loved the food and the service was great! Our reception supper for the wedding was menu 3B, which gave you a choice of chicken, beef tenderloin or mahi mahi. The food was amazing! Everyone raved about it for days! Also, while the reception was going on, I decided that I wanted a bottle of champagne for every table (there were only 3). They did this and just charged it to my room! So even last minute details are possible! As for music, we did consider a DJ, but ended up going with the iPod. Our group was rather small (20 people total) and I think the DJ would have been too much. The iPod worked out just fine for us! We ate at such a leisurely pace that there really wasn't that much time for dancing! We ended up at the bar later that night anyways. My biggest stresser about the whole wedding was my TA. She didn't even reply to half of my guests, she refused to reprice the package when she told me originally it was possible, and then could miracuously offer a better price when I told her my guests were booking online, as it was cheaper. All of our guests were there for 7 nights, and most paid about $1800 airfare and tax included.

Quote: Originally Posted by KimberlyAnne Wonderful job If you dont mind sharing, where did you get your pashminas? No problem, I went in with a group of girls on this forum. I did a quick search and it looks like they maybe ordering again http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...st-33-a-50893/ go to the end of the post good luck!

Ladies, I recently had my wedding at EDR, and it was FABULOUS!!! The food, the service, the locations, everything was great! My guests loved the resort and were so happy we had our wedding there. We had our ceremony at the Presidential Gazebo, with a cocktail party at the Fuentes gazebo and a private supper/reception at Tuscanes. Hopefully I will get my review done soon with some pictures

Quote: Originally Posted by Meitra Where did you get your actual OOT bags? They look really nice! Thanks for all the compliments! The bags are from Ten Thousand Villages CORR - The Jute Works Jute Shoulder Bag | Ten Thousand Villages Canada I didn't see them on the US site, and they are out of stock on the Canadian side. They were $9/bag. You could always call to see if you could order them. They were a big hit!

Quote: Originally Posted by H-Town Liz What did you use for the tags on the gringo recovery kits? I am going to steal that idea. Thanks!! If you send me your email address, I will send you the tags as a pdf. I made them in Corel Draw if you'd prefer them like that. Quote: Originally Posted by *Nadine* I notice your from Sask.. where did you get the individual advil packets?? I have a friend who works in a doctors office, she got them for me Quote: Originally Posted by Vallarta_2009 Wow that looks amazing! How did you secure the welcome booklet together? I'm definitely doing a welcome booklet now! I used a small hole punch and little brad's I bought from Michael's Quote: Originally Posted by JT3 hey everything looks great... Where did you get the bags? The small jute bags? I ordered them from papermart.com . The actual OOT bags I bought at Ten Thousand Villages

I just got married a little over a week ago at the El Dorado Royale and loved it!! If you hae any questions about the resort or the wedding, just ask!

I do have the templates, but they are done in CorelDraw. Let me know if you can use them in that format. I could also send them as PDFs

Joanne - love the pics! Jess - welcome home!

Favours I ordered Jelly Belly jelly beans in Cream Soda, 7 Up, and Rootbeer flavours. I put them in little cello bags and used the same small jute bags that I used for the gringo recovery kits. And that's everything!

Hey ladies Thanks to this forum I was constantly thinking of new things for my OOT bags. I can say that without a doubt the biggest hit was the pashminas! The ladies loved them and constantly used them. My colors were green, brown and ivory. Oh Sh!t kits Bought first aid kits from the dollar store and made a label for them. Pashminas Thanks Jacilynda for helping to put together this order! Gringo Recovery Kits I ordered small jute bags online and made the tags for the kits. I put Advil, Immodium, and Crystal Light individual packs in them. Welcome booklets I basically stole this from another member on this forum. It has a welcome letter, map of the resort, room list, Mexican phrases, and wedding events and itinerary. I also included travel candles from Pacifica (Mexican Cocao scented), Sudoku books, word finds, stain remover pens, and hand sanitizers, most of which I bought at the dollar store. and more...