Megan24

Hey ladies sorry I have been kind of MIA. I was so busy with the holidays and now getting ready for my son's birthday. Anyways I have asked Ana to send me pictures of the cakes, flowers, and anything else that I need to pick out that comes with the love package. I have not heard from her yet. A while back she sent me a email with all the different cakes and flowers. But I was not sure which ones are included in the love package. Anyone else getting this package and know the answer to this? Also I plan on just bringing a ipod and bringing my own speaker. Does anyone know what you can do for music for walking down the aisle? Can you hook up your speaker and ipod for that or is their music included in the love package for the ceremony. Happy wedding planning!!

Can someone please explain to me how it would work to have your reception in one of the restaurants? Anyone doing this? Is it 10 dollars per person? Any info would be awesome.

Quote: Originally Posted by SDbeachgirl I saw where the location is going to be and if people are sitting under the palapas it is not private. I will post a photo of it as soon as I transfer my photos from the camera. I sent an email to Ana asking if we could block off the use of the palapas for about 1 hour...but she has not responded yet. There is another option that is used as a backup in case it rains. This one is more private but is not near the sand or water...and so I would imagine it wouldn't interest anyone. It actually wasn't bad as a backup. It made me a little more comfortable in the event that it rains. I was nervous about that. I can not wait to see you pictures.

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 I spoke to Ana about tablecloths and decorations and the prices are RIDICULOUS! I cannot imagine paying $25 to rent a tablecloth and $5 for a bow on the chair! I would much rather spend that money on my guests excursions! So, I found this website and have decided to buy these items and they are really cheap, then maybe after the wedding I can sell them to another DB! I already got them in the mail and they fold up really small so they will not take up a lot of room in your luggage! tablecloths-chair covers- table linens-sashes wholesaler Bows were $0.79-0.99 Tablecloths were $5.99-13.99 Thanks that is a great site. Really good prices. I think I will be doing the same thing you are doing. I can not believe how overpriced things are at the resort. But I guess that it is any place. You think that would just give you table clothes and napkins. I guess they do but if you want color then it is a extra charge.

Thank you for the review of the resort. Great to hear the positive review of the resort.

Quote: Originally Posted by EmmaGaussoin After dinner I planned on maybe hanging out at one of the bars and doing our cake and such then or even during/after dinner. Also, for dancing I was hoping to go to the Club (desires) It doesn't open until 9 or 10 but when it first opens nobody will be there except for my guests so hopefully we can talk to the DJ there about personalizing it a little bit I will bring my IPod for our first dance. Maybe tipping him will help? I may eventually decide to upgrade my package but for right now that is the plan I don't think I can budget the extra $2000. Ana said that the dj at the desires club would be happy to make it special for the wedding guest. So I am thinking I could set some music up on a ipod and let the dj work with it. Hey it would make his job easier that night. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by EmmaGaussoin I feel the same. I don't mind being split up or having a less than private reception. I just can't pay that much more for cocktails and dinner when they are included. I have talked to Ana and she said that if we didn't mind splitting up into two or so groups of 10ish then we could talk to the manager the morning before about getting into the restaurant together. Hopefully this will work. But I wonder do you miss out on the cutting the cake, the first dance, and all the tradition things that go along with the reception. What do you plan to do after you eat?

Quote: Originally Posted by Laura22610 Sure! There are a lot of menus on this document but the buffet dinner menus are towards the end. Let me know if the attachment doesn't work...I've never tried attaching a document before Attachment 4341 Thanks. I guess I still do not have enough points yet to see the menu. I will send Ana a email so she can send it to me. I am not all that happy with the selection of food that were on the other list you put up. But I think I want a sit down dinner instead of a buffet. I am really thinking I might just try to save money and have the recpetion at one of the restaurants. It is so hard for me to justify spending so much money at a all inclusive resort. We will see.

Here are some questions for you ladies... I picked the love package Does anyone know what kind of food we can pick for the reception? Is there a menu? Also what flowers, centerpiece, and cake goes with this package. I know some of you girls picked this package just wondering if Ana sent you any of these things. Or do you just wait until you get there and pick out what you like?

Quote: Originally Posted by xoHeavenSentxo I REALLY, REALLY dislike the Gazebo!!! I want to book DRC but I am quite concerned about privacy during the wedding ceremony. My initial choice was to utilize the Gazebo wherever it is I choose to have my wedding but not at DRC!!! (I didnt want the ceremony on the beach.) And the fact that I would I probably have to walk between vacationers lounging in pool chairs doesnt sit well with me at all!!! I'm sad...! I have the same concern too. I emailed Ana and she promised me that I can have my wedding move down on the beach to a more private area. If you want a gazebo to be apart of your wedding. It is not private at all. And I do not like it either. But move it down on the beach could be a option for you. Good luck!!

Glad you figured out how to post them on here. I could not get mine to post. After seeing the table all decorated on the beach deck. I am going to choose that for sure now. The picture you had showed a lot more room then the pic Ana sent me. Also not sure if this matters to anyone but Ana did say that you would be unable to see the ocean from the desires terrace at night.

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 Hey ladies. Ana has sent me some pictures of possible reception locations and I think I have decided on the pool deck. There are several reasons why I selected this area. 1. My original choice was the beach, however I feel that the food and the sand might not mix well so I have decided to change the location. 2. The infinity pool at night with the lights looks amazing. I have pictures but I am having trouble adding them to this post. I don't know if they are the same as Megans but if anyone wants them I can email them to you. 3. The pool area is too spread out for my taste. I want my guests next to each other because I want a private, intimate reception and I think this area would work well. Has anyone else decided on a location? Let us know why.... maybe I am missing an important aspect from other locations ! I tried to add my pictures on here too. It would not work. I bet we have the same pictures. Today I decided on the beach. But I am worried about the sand in our food too. But I figured since the deck is so close I would still get sand in my food. I do not know which one to pick. But it will be either the beach or the deck by the beach. I would love to see pictures of the beach all decorated for a reception. That would really help me decide.

Quote: Originally Posted by lauren sushi included, sake not. but you have to ask for a sushi menu - it's separate. desires is above the world cafe, next to the ballrooms and portofino. i saw a terrace, but didn't notice how big, etc. Thanks good to know. We are sake drinkers. You would not happen to know how much the sake was do you? Can you see the beach from the desires lounge? If you were to have your reception at the resort. Where would you pick to have your reception? Thanks

Ladies who emailed me about the pictures I sent them to you. If you did not get them shoot me a email and I will do it again. Happy planing.

Quote: Originally Posted by SDbeachgirl I'll also try to get pictures of the various reception, cocktail, and ceremony locations when I am down there in 2 weeks. That will be awesome I can not wait to see your pictures. I wish I was going for a site visit.

I meant to put good luck not good looking lol

Quote: Originally Posted by soon2BMrs.Prince Hi there! I received the contract yesterday...YAY! Nancy & Bruce are on the list for June 11, 2010. Congrats good looking with your wedding planning. It is such a relief when you finally have it booked!!

Quote: Originally Posted by A2Bride I wanted it on the beach, however to cut costs I believe we will probably have it at one of the resaurants. Although I never thought about the sand being in the food and such. I would think it would be far enough away that you wouldn't have that problem. I just think a beach wedding and beach reception sound so beautiful and amazing. Truth is, no matter where you have your reception it will be gorgeous. One question is if you plan on having dancing at your reception? It may be difficult to "pound down" the sand or dance in the sand...just food for thought. Good luck! My FI keep saying we should just have our reception in one of the resturants. It kills him that we have to pay so much for food when it is a all inclusive resort. I have been thinking about if it would look funny or even hard to dance in the sand. I hope some ladies that have already been married will let me know what they think. Thanks for the responses.

Quote: Originally Posted by JuneWeddingDreams We were going to have our reception on the terrace at Dreams in Cancun but decided to have it on the Beach. We thought about why we wanted to get married in Mexico in the first place was because of the ocean and beach and what a great way to celebrate than in the sand. We are going to rent the dance floor - those brides that have done it on the beach have loved it. That is what I keep going back too. I wanted to get married in Mexico because of the beach. I might just stick to the beach I dont know it is so hard to decide.

If you had your reception at a resort that you were married at. Where did you decide to have your wedding reception at? Our where are you choosing to have it at? I have a couple of different chooses at the dreams resort beach, pool terrace, deck terrace, or the desires club terrace. Any suggestions would be wonderful. I thought I would do it on the beach. But then I started thinking about lighting and sand in the food and kind of changed my mind. Thanks Megan Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort 5/21/2010

Quote: Originally Posted by RCBlondie We are thinking the pool terrace, but what/where is the desire terrace? I am not quite sure where the desires club is located at in the resort. By the terrace is outside of the desires club. Ana sent me a picture of it. It was not decorated so it did not look that pretty but I can see potential. Email me at [email protected] and I will send you the picture Ana sent me if you would like. Megan

I also will be bring a ipod too. I have thought about shipping some speakers to Mexico so we do not have to bring them with us on the plane. Then I will just hope it is loud enough. My fiance has speakers and a p.a system. Now I just need to find something I trust enough to act like they are our d.j.

Where have you decided to have your cocktail hour and reception at? The chooses are beach, pool terrace, deck, desire terrace. I just can not decide if you have decided on where please let me know and why.

Okay I was kind of worried after reading Lauren review. But I asked some people on facebook if sushi was included as all inclusive and they said it was. Any sushi fans just though you should know that.