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Andrea, sounds like you are READY to get married! Woo hoo. Did you take loads of pix so you can recreate what they did for your make up? Are you having a professional from Azul do your make up on the wedding day? I cant wait to hear if it was sweat & cry proof

Deb - Yes I lost 10 pounds in 4 weeks but then nothing since b/c I have been cheating and eating and drinking like a super star You can totally do it though - good luck!

So my Mom was at my sister's house yesterday and they called me on Skype to show me my wedding dress that arrived. It was hard to see it on the hanger so my sister and I convinced my Mom to try it on so I can see it on a person! hahhaha It was hysterical. She put on the veil and everything. Then I wanted to make sure it was the right size so I made her put on the other dress too. We were all laughing to hard. Good news - the new one is amazing! My sister is nervous it will be too fited in the hips (the 2 of us did not get my mom's slim frame) - but they both loved the dress. Yay!!!

Danie, I agree with Meghan. I would do 40 max. Maybe think about the size you want the arrangement to be and then decide on # of cupcakes. 30-40 should be fine. They sound cute. Crista, You are 9 months out, I would really recommend changing TAs. I should have and I regret it now. I am going to have a stern talking to her on Tuesday with my concerns, but I only am waiting on 2 to 3 more people to book, so what else can I do? I really like Jennifer, the TA on this thread. She was so helpful and responsive. Call her and see what she can help you with.

I know! I shame myself daily for not using her to book my wedding!!

Oh I am soooo jealous Nicole. Have fun!!!! I think we get dessert with our meal but I am also having a wedding cake - vanilla/vanilla. I want to have the cake cutting and since I downgraded for the free wedding package I decided I could pay for the cake. Its a total waste and I am still doing it. Girls, I could F&%$#% kill my travel agent! I asked her Monday for an update on who has booked and NOTHING. My friend booked Tuesday and still does not have a confirmation. She is coming Mon-Mon and other girl is Tues-Mon and my TA said the first girl might have to pay for a double rate the first night even though it'll be one person that day. WTF. I am sooooo annoyed. I sent her an email last night to contact me ASAP. I think I have to lay into her to give her one more chance. If she cannot come through I am going to engage in a major smear campaign. This woman is going to bridal shows saying she is a TA for destination weddings and is so inept! OK thanks, needed to rant.

Oh I am soooo jealous Nicole. Have fun!!!! I think we get dessert with our meal but I am also having a wedding cake - vanilla/vanilla. I want to have the cake cutting and since I downgraded for the free wedding package I decided I could pay for the cake. Its a total waste and I am still doing it. Girls, I could F&%$#% kill my travel agent! I asked her Monday for an update on who has booked and NOTHING. My friend booked Tuesday and still does not have a confirmation. She is coming Mon-Mon and other girl is Tues-Mon and my TA said the first girl might have to pay for a double rate the first night even though it'll be one person that day. WTF. I am sooooo annoyed. I sent her an email last night to contact me ASAP. I think I have to lay into her to give her one more chance. If she cannot come through I am going to engage in a major smear campaign. This woman is going to bridal shows saying she is a TA for destination weddings and is so inept! OK thanks, needed to rant.

I always thought I would wait too but my sister didn't and her reasons were that they were sooooo nervous as it was, and seeing each other and talking and having a quiet moment together before the ceremony made them less nervous. Her photog prepared a staged meeting and she hid and took pictures of BIL's first seeing my sister come to meet him - away from all the guests. He got tears, it was awesome. I think I'd be too scared to cry and I know Mark would not want to cry in front of the guests either, so that's why we have chosen to do pictures together first.

I feel bad for the DR brides - given whats going on in Haiti right now. I know a lot of them are planning on doing cool things like leaving clothes and supplied behind in hopes that they do really get over the border and in Haiti as promised.

Whoops, sorry Amy. Gets a little confusing with all us Amys round here I am taking wedding party pictures before the wedding and after. I dont really want that many of just the wedding party b/c I am still mad at myself for agreeing to have BMs more than just my sister. So, after the wedding I want a lot of family shots and groups of people then just me and Mark. Here is my schedule: 3:30 - bride and groom first meet shots 3:45 - wedding party 4:00 - BMs with bride (then we go do any touch ups needed) 4:15 - GM shots 4:30 - wedding starts 5:00 - cocktail hour starts (45 min of random shots) 5:45 - Family shots 6:15 - Friend Shots 6:30 - 10-15 mins of random shots 6:40 - 7:05pm - Bride and Groom leave to take pix alone 7:10pm - Entrance announced to Reception I am only getting announced with FI - if we do parents and wedding party it would be 1/2 the group - LOL. Plus how do you announce Mark's Mom and step Dad and my mom and step dad and my dad and his live in girlfriend?!?! hahah I would rather avoid all that weird family ness

Yeah - when I decided on times I was on the phone with Tiffany and we worked backwards from 11pm. Its all on my Spreadsheet. I didn't think they had time constraints on private events. That would be weird!

and a 9 person band for 3 -45 min- sets is only 2200! WTF And one DJ is 1500! Crazy! I guess if I was allowed to have a band, I'd change for the small difference. One of mark's few requests - DJ!!!

Off of Lomas Site: Professional DJ 4 hours Professional DJ 4 hours Professional DJ, Audio Equipment, , Lighting equipment, Robotic lights, balloons and neon bracelets. 1500.00 USD Category Music - List of products - Weddings in Cancun & Riviera Maya by Lomas Travel

Quote: Originally Posted by jaimeburns Hey everyone, I'm have been out for a bit, but was just catching up on the new posts. I officially have my wedding date set(12/10/10) and rooms blocked, and an initail "save the date" type email sent out. Now I have to get motivated to pick a site to do a wedding website....and I will go with on of my BM to try on dresses for the first time next week. It seems so far away but I am such a procrasitnator I have decided I am going to try to get as much done as early as I can. We'll see how that works. Its great to see how much you all are getting done!! Hey Jamie congrats! I used mywedding.com Its a cute site and free. Mark & Amy - wedding website by mywedding.com if you want to check it out. Happy planning! You should join our To Do group!

My friends are 2 Canadians living in Bermuda. They got married in Mexico and it was legal in Canada. I know that the US recognizes weddings in any country. So, it should not matter what nationality your husband is. Now, he will not automatically have rights to stay in the US. I believe you will have to speak to the Dept of Immigration for that one.

Love it Kathy! We had to wait til after Dec 31 to avoid the taxes :-) I am getting married secretly in 2 weeks - wedding in May as well. Soooo excited!!!

AMY!!!! I love the dress - its so shiny - the fabric looks so smooth and it'll be nice in pix with the sun and the sea reflecting off of it!

Meghan - we are having ceremony at 430pm - 5-7pm cocktails and then reception 7-11. If you are doing the iPod, I doubt they are going to come take it away from you when the 4th hour strikes. My cocktails are $10 per person and we chose 5 appies (amy f and i have the same package). I am only having like 35 guests MAX so its $350 - and I know I want LOADS of pictures after the wedding with Mark and my guests so I really wanted the 2 hours in between to keep people occupied. That was my reasoning. Oh and the donkey. That was the selling point of the hotel - so I guess we had to have the cocktails to get Filemon the donkey.

Quote: Originally Posted by daniepps There are four packages. The cheapest is $1500. The middle two are $2000 and $2500 but can only be used if you're having your reception on the beach and the most expensive is $3500. They're all listed on the Lomas website. OK thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by momichele Original I had a TA but she didn't recommend us to block a group of rooms b/c we would have to put a deposit on the rooms. When we got our room prices they were alot higher then we were told. I was about to change resorts but my dad called Karisma and spoke to a TA and they are giving us 20% off all rooms once we have 5 rooms block. We also get 20% off our private dinner event. This was a huge help. If we didn't get the price down I was going to one of the Dreams which was my second choice. I am so glad it worked out b/c Azul Sensatori was so much nicer. Michelle, do you know who your Dad spoke with? Can you get us some more information? When did you sign your wedding contract?

Quote: Originally Posted by Katie_2010 haha don't worry lindz...the stress of your week will have burned off calories anyway so you've more than earned you drink(s)!! GO ENJOY! I agree! you have the hump day wednesday drink!

Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz Yes! I hate the silly stress arguments!!! And I am SURE I am the cause of it...haha Ryan calls me "Negative Nancy" or "Moody Mona" when I get in my mood! haha hahahhaha Mark calls me "Anal Amy" when I get mad at him for being lazy and cutting corners. I am loving these rants on FIs!! My little brother is a GM and he told me Mark sent out an email asking the guys "what is your shorts size?" then 2 days later "nevermind, amy put an end to that, what size pants do you wear?" hahaha Amy if he even thinks of wearing bright sneakers you need to call you FMIL!!!

Suzanne - Check out trip advisor too. You are talking about Bree who was on here. I forget what her screenname was - Beckerba - or something. Anyways on Trip Adisor there are so many wedding reviews and you can contact the people who left the rveiew.

Hey Meghan, I can totally sympathize with you. Sounds like you need to schedule Saturday morning and afternoon to do them together. I feel if you can put aside time to do them maybe he'll get more serious. Tell him guests are asking when the invites were going out and Etiquette says 6 months for destination wedings (I made that up, but I'd say it to him anyways). I had to send Mark an email telling him that I was upset that he had a few things to do and hasn't done them yet while I have been planning the wedding for the 2 of us and only asking for his input on decisions to be made. That made him relaize he needed to step up. Good luck girl@!

Paradise Catamarans are awesome. There was a girl Carrie on here who got married at AS and she used them twice during her wedding week and raved about them. We are paying for transport to and from our hotel (50 mins) and then alcohol for the drinks and snacks for everyone. I believe we have 35 people going and the total is just over $2100. Fi's parents are paying for it like the "Rehearsal Dinner" we would have had if we'd had a traditional wedding. We literally booked this last night. You pay 20% down and then the rest you can mail a check a week before you leave to their address in Rhode Island. Also, we are doing a trip to Selevatica for the zipline tours which is $90 pp including transport from our hotel. Lastly, we are doing a night in Cancun clubbing. The RT vans are like $250 each and carry 12 people. I used Riveria Maya Excursions for this. DJs: What is this about 3500 for the bells and whistles DJ? I saw $1500 for a DJ on the price sheet and thats it, I didn't know there are options for DJs? I was really hoping that $1500 would include the balloons, glow bracelets, and the other props.