~Keira~

idk, but what is a ragdoll kitten...im intrigued...

LOVE. Still have Nintendo & Super in working condition )

Pets in the house?

Keira,
Thanks for the reply! We also are looking to book basically the year in advance. Our families are badgering us too! They wanted a years notice to save etc. Now the future hubby is complaining because he wants a location, date and time so we can send out invitations ASAP.

I am wondering if the travel agent was able to secure the date, time etc. fairly early on? or did u just determine the week and have to wait for the info. Like I said before, we are planning to stay in Coba, I want to get married in Tulum at the Gazebo. How long do you have to wait to secure that location as well? I have read some brides on here got bumped for a bigger party! I wouldn't be to impressed with that.

Our TA booked the whole shabang for us in June or July of 2008 and we got married in November 2009. It shouldn't be too much of an issue.

Thanks for all your help, makes sense to me, I am open to the poolside receptions etc. Sorry to hear about the rain! Can you shed any light on the indoor facilities if it rains? Ive never been to the Bahia, our families have been (parents) hence the pressure to have it there! I hear the alternative in door location is the basement room, is this true? Is it as horrible as it sounds? I ofcourse am concerned about rain!!!

We were meant to get married at the Tulum gazebo. About an hour before the wedding I was told that they would have to set up everything inside the Tequilla restruant because of the rain. 15 minutes before the ceremony our guests had arrived for the indoor location and then the rain stopped. They all scrambled to move it back outside so I could have my gazebo wedding. YAY. Anyway, my aunt got pictures of the indoor set up and it did look really pretty. I would have been totally happy getting married there but at the same time I'm glad they switched it to outside.

I think that's about it for questions. I am a bit bummed that we cant bring in an outside photographer for the day. I am considering maybe bringing one with me. I have a friend who does it, another $1500 for a flight for him to come and hes just starting out seems steep. Things to ponder I guess!!!

Keep looking. I've heard of lots of photographers doing pictures for free if you'll pay for their trip. You might not get prints included in that but thats something you can agree on with your photographer.

Do you know anything about the chair cover ribbons? do they have options for renting other bows of a different colour? or is it just white.

I wasn't given a choice but white was good for me. I've seen them online though for about $1 each so they would be inexpensive to buy.

Thanks again for all your help! I finally feel a bit more excited.
cheers
-Amanda

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the forum so please bare with me as I am still learning.

 

I am planning a wedding at the Bahia Principe Coba for Feb 2011. Atleast this is my intent....so far things have not gone by smoothly.

 

I have a few questions. I have reviewed the threads, I am a bit overwhelmed by all the information!

 

First, I am from Vancouver BC, I am wondering if anyone can reccomend a travel agent/ agency to book with/plan with? This is the major hurdle I am finding now. My future husband is dead set on getting the week reserved and then getting group pricing worked out. I recognize we are a year away, how realistic is this? I am being told by our regular travel agent that the prices are not released until the spring and we'd have to wait. The future husband to be wants to ensure prices are affordable BEFORE we decide to book. I can see where this might be problematic as well. Any insight on the process is much appreciated.

 

There are travel agents that can be found on this site. Start there. I'm sure they'll be able to put all your travel agent woes to rest. As for timing, DH and I booked ours over a year in advance because our families were badgering us. In the end it worked out in our favour. Cheaper and less stress when you actually have an offical location, wedding date and time.

 

I am thinking of Coba because I have read that due to the lack of wedding facilities, one gets a choice of the akumal beach or the tulum gazebo. Does anyone know if this is true? I am leaning more towards the gazebo...but do not want to stay in tulum! I also read that where ever the site is, you have a few choices for resturants in that area, am I understanding this correctly?

 

We stayed at Coba and got married at Tulum. It was farther from the beach then we would have liked. On the flip side though we like the food and rooms at our resort better.

 

I read on an earlier thread that a woman was able to rent the piano bar type area for a few hours after the dinner for a small reception type deal. Does anyone know if this is a regular option that can be requested as opposed to a pool side reception?

 

I think that the piano bar option is only available when its raining. We had a poolside reception booked and ended up inside due to rain. It was nice but with a smaller group I would have prefered to be outside. Another bonus to inside though is it shelters you from the mosquitos.

 

Can anyone shed insight into the options if it rains? Alternative locations...ofcourse I am fearing this and am very very curious as to where they will put us!

 

Anyways, that's just a few of my questions! Thanks so much for all your help!

cheers

-Amanda

i havent bought my dress yet, but wanted to see what everyone thought of these two! :-)

RD1044 - by Maggie Sottero

Venus Bridals

Thanks! It wasn't a complete 180. I knew I wanted a mermaid type fit for the dress but all of the dresses I was seeing in magazines that I thought I liked were much simpler. I never expected to end up with a dress with a lot of beading and detail. I actually wasn't that crazy about it when I saw it on the hanger and wasn't hesitant to try it on. But I am so glad that I did and I couldn't be happier now.

The best advice I can offer anyone is try it on not matter what it looks like on the hanger! Almost every dress looks different once it's on.

I finally found my dress!!! I'm SO EXCITED!! It's not what I expected to get but once I put it on I knew it was the one I didn't want to take it off! It's a David Tutera. The celebrity wedding planner from "My Fair Wedding" on WE. He just launched his own line of bridal gowns. I had an appointment at Bridal Reflections in NYC and he happened to have a trunk show there that weekend. I got to meet him, he was really nice and very honest which I really appreciated.


I can't wait for it to come in!!