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Congrats and welcome! This is one of the locations we are still debating on, so I can't wait to hear all about your wedding in just a few more months!

Welcome to the forum! A great help to a lot of brides on here.

Congrats and welcome!

Ok I've read a lot of good things on both the Colonial and the Palace, but I'm having a really hard time deciding which one to stay at. Primarily because I know there are many guests that would rather stay at the Colonial due to price. Also because I'm planning on doing a lot of things myself (i.e. centerpieces, flowers, etc, and bringing them with me) I don't find it necessary to spend an extra grand on a wedding package however, that extra grand gives me a beach reception instead of a banquet room. What are the receptions like in the banquet rooms for anyone that had that? If anyone has suggestions on location or some feedback on whether I should splurge for the beach reception I would really appreciate it. I just want to figure out my location and package and move on to more fun things!

Your pics are gorgeous! That location is amazing, they definitely need to be published in something!

Congrats and welcome!

Congrats and welcome!

Here's another site for you to check out lanterns on. Round Paper Lanterns, Party Lanterns for Weddings, Bridal Shower, Other Celebrations

I like #2 the best it's much easier to read. p.s. love the colors too, green and orange is also what I'm using!

The white weddings look awesome and make great pictures! I don't think you could go wrong with but just add color like mentioned either with a sash or your flowers. If you're going to use hair flowers you could even think about using a color as opposed to white to help you stand out more.

The pictures are beautiful!! Absolutely love your work.

Those are cute! Great job they look great!

Welcome to the forum!

Congrats and welcome! You will find a lot of great info on this forum, including the legal requirements. You can also find this located on any of the resort websites under their Weddings section. Typically it's being on location 4 days before the wedding (not including arrival day of and Saturday or Sundays, also excludes any national holidays), you will also need a blood test (this is done when you arrive and can be set up by your WC), passports, any other documents if either of you has been married before, and passports and birth certificates. Good luck with your planning!

Congrats and welcome!

Thanks girls, the ideas are definitely helping! kellynadam2010 - I may look into the book idea. I would love to suprise her, I just don't know If i'm going to be able to - maybe I'll have an idea after I figure out how many miles this Thailand trip is going to get me.

Your dress is beautiful, you look gorgeous in it!

Looks like you had a lot of fun, great review!

Congrats and welcome!

Beautiful dress!

I love those dresses!

Congrats and welcome! You'll find a lot of great info on here.

thanks for sharing this!

this is a great list, thanks for posting it!

1. How old are you? 22 2. At what age did you/will you get married? 23 3. Do you have children? no 4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? no - we didn't have love at first sight, but he definitely grew on me! 5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? no 6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? beach wedding! 7. Where did you/will you get married? Riviera Maya, Mexico 8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? slow and sexy - with a little bit of a fun twist 9. How many guests did you/will you have? estimating 20-22 10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? simple 11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? something we put together that really displays who we are as a couple 12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? 2 (and about 100 mini cakes at the AHR) 13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? yes 14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? closer to sunset 15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? outdoors 16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? plan most details because I have a good idea of what I want but I don't really care about the napkins 17. How did/will the bride enter? walking out onto the beach with my Dad 18. Song to walk down the aisle to: Somewhere over the Rainbow 19. Song to make your exit: Golden haven't picked this one yet 20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? it will be pretty light 21. At what age did you think you would get married? 24 22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? a very select few 23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? simply delicious 24. Champagne or red wine? Champagne - it's my fav! 25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? right away, main reason we chose a DW!! 26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? brand new to me - but he hasn't been there since he was younger so a new experience for both! 27. Who will pay for the bills? we split them, depending on what they are there are certain things we've delegated that each of us takes care of 28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? absolutely 29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? I can't wait to look into his eyes and say "I Do" and live happily ever after in the wonderful example my parents have given me of marriage