amynjoe

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonir Yay! She is my wedding photographer in 3 weeks in St. Thomas! Tammy was my wedding photographer in Riviera Maya this past February, and I couldn't be happier with the photos. You are going to love her! If only I could muster up the courage to do a BD session for our 1 year anniversary...

I have a blue starfish I would be willing to part with. Let me know if you are still interested.

Hubby and I have both p90x and insanity and both are great. I went crazy before our wedding and was doing both workouts each day. I would recommend insanity to change things up a bit

Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB AMY...... ROFLMAO..... found it!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by TammyB Well, I would just like to clear the air now, and state you looked beautiful. :-) Thanks Tammy! I'm seriously considering going to Cabo when you are there to re-do our trash the dress session in warmer weather!

Despite what the receptionist tells you, they will not put on fake eyelashes. and the eye makeup was terrible for me, not that it was too heavy, but that the eyeliner was no where near my lash line and she rimmed my entire eye with black liquid liner. I would recommend bringing your own makeup if you have an idea in mind or do it yourself. I wish I had practiced doing my own makeup, but I didn't because I thought they would do a better job. (Eli was the name of my makeup artist, I forget the name of the girl who redid it)

Quote: Originally Posted by michelle2011 Amynjoe - Congrats on becoming a MRS!!!! I'll look forward to seeing your pic's! Did you notice if there were any saturday weddings? Which package did you have? Thnx i'm trying to be patient too, but trying to get a direct answer through email is hard...... We arrived on Saturday and there were at least 2 weddings on that day. We had the Strawberry Passion package which covered everything we needed. I would not recommend getting your makeup done at the resort, the woman who did my makeup first made me look like a $2 hooker, needless to say, the makeup came off and was done a little less "dramatic." If your date is only on hold, it may take longer to get answers. Once your date is confirmed, they will respond a little quicker. Hope this helps!

Quote: Originally Posted by prettypigpig Amynjoe, Congrats! Thx. I will try to be patient then.. Do you know if July 4 is a popular date? and how early in advance should u hold a date? which package did u went with? and how was the beach overall? were there a lot of kids around? I'm not sure if July 4th is a popular date or not, but I know it is a heavily traveled day/weekend. I would assume that it is hot as heck in Mexico in July though. We had our wedding date held in July/August and was confirmed once our travel was booked and confirmation sent to the resort (September or October). We went with the Strawberry Passion package and it was just great! Our ceremony was on the Coral beach and the reception in the Palmaris Grill. The beach was phenomenal, a little rocky in spots, but beautiful. There were not a lot of kids around. There is a kids area and we stayed far away from that

Quote: Originally Posted by lharkins Is anyone working with Karen? That's my wedding planner for the Barcelo Maya Palace. It takes her a couple days to get back as well. It is so frustrating that it takes so long. I tried to call a few times and can't get a hold of anyone either. I was just married at the Barcelo on Feb 25th and Karen was our coordinator at the resort (I was corresponding with Gabriela via email). She is very good at what she does and will make sure everything is the way you want it. Do not stress with slow response times, we saw about 5-6 weddings a day at this resort so they are constantly busy. You will meet with her a few days after your arrival to review ceremony sites, reception locations etc. so no need to panic. Feel free to ask questions if you need any further info! By the way, Tammy and Trisha were our photographers (they posted comments on this thread) and I would highly recommend them if you are still undecided. They are so fun to work with and take amazing photos.

Sandra, Can you post the contact info/rates for your makeup artist? Thank you again for all of the info!!!!

Congrats Sandra and Mario!!! My wedding time and location is exactly the same as yours!! LOL What time did you start getting your hair/manicure/makeup done? Could you send me the info for the makeup artist and his rates if possible? One last thing... you mentioned that the Palmeras Grill was less than impressive, especially with the number of guests you had (we have the same), would you recommend any other locations? Thank you for your help and congrats again!

Quote: Originally Posted by svetayasofiya Just curious... what time are all your ceremonies? We are at 4pm... I have always regretted this and felt it was a bit late, but what can you do? *I am stressing over everything at this point. Our ceremony is also at 4pm and we are at the barcelo maya palace on Feb 25th. I don't think 4 is too late, the beach clears out by then so your ceremony will be a little more private

I am also a Canadian bride marrying an American groom! The immigration process is a pain, but mine has moved relatively quickly so far. Congrats and good luck to both of you!

Quote: Originally Posted by KJT1985 Holy crap! I'm so in love with that tie! Our colors are pink and green... I MUST find it too! OMG!!! has anyone found this yet I love this tie. FI refuses to wear an all pink tie, this is my compromise

The Classico Collection of designer engagement rings and diamond wedding rings by Verragio. Here is my ring and matching band, still haven't figured out how to post pictures on this thing yet