Megan_Rae

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride2011 It's official! We're getting married at Las Caletas on Jan. 16, 2011. Yippy! As of now we're also planning to do the legal ceremony in Mexico. From what I've read, it sounds like the majority of you guys plan to get the legal stuff out of the way before heading down. Is there anyone out there who plans to/did do the legal marriage south of the border? Any advice to make the process go smoother? Brooklyn Carolina, you're getting married the day before me!! I originally wanted your date, but the Sunday works just as well for us too. The holiday weekend makes travel a little easier on the kids who will be missing some school to come down. Congrats!!! I am getting married on May 2nd. Less than two weeks! We are doing the legal ceremony in Mexico the morning of the 2nd before the bridesmaids and I head to Caletas. So far it has not been a hassle - we filled out a short questionnaire and sent copies of birth certificates, passports, and drivers licenses to Kelley. When we get to Mexico, we'll do the blood tests. I'll let you know how everything goes when I get back. So far we are really glad we decided to do the legal portion in Mexico.

Wow, I just realized that I leave for PV in 19 days!!!! Where does the time go?

Ooohhh, personalized magnets are really fun idea!! Andi- How did you make the chapstick labels?

Thanks for all of the great seating card ideas! I am torn between the umbrellas and the starfish!!

I need some advice. I am not sure what to do about seating assignments...escort cards or just a simple list of table assignments? Does anyone have any recommendations? Or simple DIY ideas? Is there room at Las Caletas to lay out a bunch of escort cards? Thanks, Megan

Welcome! Looks like we will be in PV the same weekend! I'm getting married May 2nd.

Has anyone gotten the Trio? We are planning on using an ipod for the reception and thought it might be fun to have some live music for a little while during cocktail hour. Thanks.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaime+Brandon That's not bad... 20 minutes of fire dancing @ $300 sounds like a much better deal than 2 minutes of fire works for $1,200 !! Anyone know about the drummers? Do they perform at the same time as the fire dancers? Or is it completely separate? It is $450 to get the firedancers and drummers. They perform together.

Nikki - I am so impressed! Where did you find the starfish that you used on your boarding pass invitations? I have been looking everywhere and haven't been able to find any that I like but yours look great! Thanks, Megan

Wow, I was shocked to realize that my wedding is less than four months away! Where does the time go? For any of you that hired any of the live musicians, I would like to hear what you thought and if you think it is worth the money? We are considering either the trio or the solo guitarist but it is pretty pricey.

Quote: Originally Posted by SheriB Where and when are you going to do it? At the LC office before leaving or do you have something else planned? I am still not sure what we are going to do. It sounds so much easier to do it here first but that isn't really what we had in mind originally. We haven't decided where we are going to do it yet. Once we do I'll let you know. We are going to do it Saturday and we are getting married at Las Caletas on Sunday. We were originally going to get married on Saturday so we were going to do the legal ceremony the same morning at the LC office before leaving. Now we have a little more freedom as far as timing/location so I'm still trying to decide.

Quote: Originally Posted by SheriB I just checked with Kelley and unfortunately they still don't do legal ceremonies on Las Caletas. You have to get married beforehand which they can do, just not at the site. She is going to send me more information about what they offer for the legal side of things. We are planning on doing the legal ceremony in Mexico. It entails a little extra paperwork and a blood test but we think it is really fun and romantic to have the legal ceremony performed in Mexico in Spanish with a Mexican Judge the same weekend as our wedding!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Mhabas How far in advance did everyone start looking into details for the ceremony? Im 11 months out right now. What should I start with? Im thinking the photographer. Also, does anyone know if I will still be able to go out early the morning of the ceremony if its on a Sunday? I dont think they run day trips on sundays. Thanks! Melissa Yes, you will still be able to go out early on a Sunday. And you basically get the whole place to yourself since they are not running day trips!!! I'll let you know how it goes after May 2.

Are these bags still available?

Wow Erin!! Thank you so much for the great review. Everything looked perfect! Reminds me that I need to get back into planning mode. We have been thinking about doing a Tres Leches cake...it is one of our favorites as well. So I am dying to know how it tasted, what it looked like and if you would recommend it. Also, where did you (or Andi) get your pashminas? Thanks, Meg