AmyandRich

KittenHeart- At Hidden Worlds they have 2 zip lines.... a long that you have to climb up to a platform to get to and a zip line that splashes down into a cenote. This one was really fun!! Hidden Worlds also has a jugle canopy cycle.... you get onto a bike ontraption attached to a cable and pedal over the jungle. This was very peaceful. The staff at this place really made the excursion wonderful as well. Which resort are getting married at?? Amy

I plan a catamaran sail like MObride. I think it's a great way to have an excursion with all of your guests, all ages. I haven't chose a company yet but will as we get closer to our wedding.

Queena - A few excursions I have enjoyed: 1. Hidden Worlds- zip lines and norkeling in cenotes. This was #1 on trip advisor. 2. Swim with dolphins - Dreams Cancun has a great program!! 3. Tulum ruin - a close way to see the Mayan culture 4. Chichen Itza - - It's a full day excusion but really awesome! I have found a few others, like sailing excusions, by researching on trip advisor. Happy planning!!

I am going 6.5 months in advance.... you are offered a 100% refund on your deposit if cancelled at least 6 months out. I have never been to this resort o if I go and hate it, I'm not out my $500. Also, I have the option of hopping in a taxi to check out other places. I know that I won't really be able to plan all the details... like Malisa said, things do happen more last minute in Mexico. I just want to verify I made a good choice of resort.

Welcome. Congrats and happy planning.

Congrats!!! Happy planning!

Congrats! Enjoy the planning.

Jayanreneewed, Congrats!!! I am to be married at Dreams Tulum on May7, 2010. I am leaving on October 1 to do a site visit. I have an appointment scheduled with our cordinator, Aurora, on October 2. My goal is to go over locations for the ceremony and reception, look at flower and cake options and some decor options. I also just want to get a general feel for the place, as I have never been there. I hear that alot of details end up being decided last minute so I don't expect to walk away with everything set in stone. Doing this site visit certainly makes me feel better about everything though. I'll let you know how it goes if you want.... Amy

Congrat on both the aniversary and the upoming wedding!!

trulystarr - Are you getting any ideas from this site? It's inspired me to plan a little different! so far, I don't think I am using any outide vendors or any special decorations. What kind of things have you come up with? Amy

Smiles, I was at Dreams Cancun for their dolphin experience last year... the beach there is very narrow but did not seem to have any rocks. It looked like you could walk pretty far in either direction. They made a little "private" beach within the confines of the resort next to the dolphin pool and this seemed to be the "place to be". Amy

Do you think that the Mexican Trio plays well enough to walk down the isle to? I am considering live music for the ceremony - either the trio or the guitarist.... Have other brides done this with happy results? Amy

Congrats! This site will help with your planning!

Congrats! Happy planning!!!

Jenna- Congrats! This site is great for helping with plans.

Quote: Originally Posted by Chanti I think she's fairly recent there, she came on while I was planning during the winter. She was a bit disorganized: I'd receive documents she wanted me to fill, which I promptly returned to her, only to re-receive the same email and documentation to fill a few weeks later. But she was great at responding to my communications though, and put me in touch with Javier, the head concierge, when I asked for his email. She might be getting better, as I said, I think she just started there less than 6 months ago... Have you had any problems with getting a hold of her? Chantal So far Aurora has been pretty good at getting back to me. The only isue I've had was negotiating the date that we have to show up. We are doing the Symbolic wedding and she wanted us to show up Monday for a Friday wedding. We have since worked that out. Other than that, she has been pretty helpful. I'll know more when I meet her on October 2. Amy

Shannon - The pictures are great!! I'm using the resort photographer for my wedding and this makes me feel better about their quality! Thank you so much for sharing. Amy

Quote: Originally Posted by SunBride Okay ladies, I finally got around to updating the thread but I only got so far as updating the bride list (including links to review and detailed information) as I hadn't done it in 3 months (yikes!) and that alone took me an hour or more. So I will have to save updating page 1 with the info from the new Wedding Guide for another day. All new brides who sent me their info should now be listed, if you are not listed send me your info! (you can just reply in this thread and don't worry, I will see it, even if I don't reply I will save the info for next time I update it). Haha Username: AmyandRich Names: Amy and Rih Date & Time: 5/7/2010 - 5pm Wedding package: Ultimate Wedding extras (through the resort): some decor Outside vendors (cost charged by vendor and any fees charged by the resort): none at this time Type of ceremony: Non civil Coordinator: I've only dealt with Aurora so far Number of guests: somewhere between 15 -25 Ceremony location and time: Beach, 5 pm - no wedding party - we want everyone to stand up with us. Cocktail hour location and time: hoping for beach, weather permitting Reception location and time: Again, the beach... how often do you get a dinner reception on the beach?!! I want it memorable. Photographer: resort Videographer: resort

Quote: Originally Posted by Chanti Hi Amy, I think she is assistant to the WC. That's what I kind of figured out while there :-) Chantal Chanti - Did you also work with Aurora? What did you think? Amy

Quote: Originally Posted by jerzygirl85 Well I already sent out my invitations and didn't mention the excursion on them. I can only do this if 40-45 guests go, anymore than that and I think it will be out of my budget. I also haven't announced it to any guests in case I can't afford to do it. Once I get a good idea of how many people are going then I will start to spread the news. Jerzygirl - I sent out STD emails but not my invites yet. Like you, I am waiting for a total head count before saying anything to anyone to make sure it is in the budget. What is your plan b? On a different note.... Aurora responded to my request in under 24 hours to schedule a date and time for a meeting with her on October 2! I still haven't figured out if she is a coordinator or not.... does anyone know for sure?? Amy

Chanti, Did you rent a sound system/speakers to play your ipod during the ceremony?

MnM2 and jerztgirl - Do you guys plan to add an invite to the excursion in your wedding invite or in a seperate invite? Amy

MnM2- We have not picked an operator yet. We are still googling different companies and pricing it all out. We are right on the cusp of 20 people.... over 20 and it starts getting pretting expensive! So far, I've found either a sunset 2 hour cruise or a 4 hour cruise that stops for snorkeling. I have not priced out a transport service yet, but I want that to be part of our "thank you" cruise as well. Have you looked into other excursion option? Have you found anything interesting? I've done a lot of the excursions in Mexico and most take at least a half a day. I'm still open to finding something cool that doesn't take my guests away from the beach too long. What day are you arriving? Have you booked your room? We just booked an ocean front and I'm so excited!!!! -Amy

Hi Starr - I'm a May 2010 bride too! We are doing the Ultimate pakage on Friday May 7 at 5pm. I am planning a site visit to the resort on October 1 to go over locations and details. So far all of my corespondance has been with Aurora....but I'm not sure if she is a WC or an assistant. So far, we have the date, the room, the honeymoon booked and the dress. Still working out everything else. How are your plans coming? Amy

Congrats Shannon! Please let me know if Secrets does anything special for you for your honeymoon. We just booked Secrets for ours. Amy