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Yep, all these girls have it right! It's pointless to obsess about weighing yourself every day because of that very reason, it can also be incredible motivation killer. Daily weight all depends on what you ate, how much water you drank, and forget about it if it's that time of the month! The best thing to do is weigh yourself once a week (for me it's Mondays after my workout). I also agree with taking your measurements as a form of tracking your progress. When you're that close to your ideal body weight you may not see the change on the scale, but you'll notice particular areas getting slimmer!

The FI and I are a rarity...born & raised Calgarians still living in Calgary!

Quote: Originally Posted by Turtlewax15 Hi, We did the same thing that you are planning on doing. We just did the symbolic ceremony down there but did the legal aspect up here. We arrived Saturday and got married Tuesday, but didn't have our initial meeting with her until Monday morning. That was when she booked it, and everything turned out great. Originally when we were thinking of getting legally married down there in Mexico we were told 3 days, but maybe things have changed. Who knows!?!? Alright, got my answer! Here's what Paloma said: If it is OK with you - we could do your wedding on may 12th and you will have more time to review details on site with your wedding coordinator - in case you insist on may 11th, will be fine always that you prearrange all details by mail with your coordinator and do not make last minute changes.. So our official wedding date is now Wednesday May 12, 2010! That's fine with me. I figured I'd rather have the extra day in case I do want to change something when I get there or pick up anything extra in town. So excited to finally have a date!!

I forgot to mention that we're doing a symbolic ceremony, not a legal one, so the 4 day rule doesn't apply to us. They probably want time to organize everything though since you arrange the details after you arrive! I emailed her back just to confirm...I'll let you know what she says!

I'm another Coba bride getting married in the Tulum gazebo but in May of 2010! I'm glad there will be lots of reveiws to read by the time my day comes!

I don't think it's rude at all. I've had a few friends ask for my address over Facebook! What I did was send out a mass email (some of which I swiped from Facebook) as a "wedding update" and provided a bit of information about dates and the destination (not the particular resort) and asked for everyone to kindly reply with their address so I can send them the formal invitation. It has gone over really well since people know the info is coming so they're not really asking questions!

I'm also getting married there in May 2010! Have you picked a date yet? I just got mine confirmed today and I'm just waiting for the pricing options for receptions and "extras". We should compare details!

We plan on heading down to City Hall here in Calgary with our MOH and best man and having a very un-romantic legal ceremony. We want it to have no significance to us since our "real" wedding will be the one we have in Mexico. This will just be about the paper work.

My wedding date was just confirmed! May 11th, 2010 at GBP Coba!! Now the one thing that freaks me out; We arrive on a Sunday in the early afternoon, the wedding date is Tuesday. In the email I got from Paloma it says: Bride, groom must arrive 2 working days prior this day. So am I good? I told her we were arriving Sunday so she wouldn't book it if it wasn't right, right?

I'm just waiting to here if my proposed wedding date is available at GBP Coba and then we're booking it! So excited! You'll seriously spend endless hours on here...

You can also order a color swatch from J.Crew. I ordered one, took about a week to get in, and it's really handy to throw in your purse when you're shopping for wedding stuff to make a quick comparison!

Quote: Originally Posted by SSNM Ouch... Did your bridesmaid confirm the price with you before ordering?? If not, that is pretty forward of her to just order dresses that she was not paying for. I want to pay for my bridesmaids' dresses too but I also intend to keep the reigns on what I am buying and how much I am spending (with their input of course, but I get final say). If my BMs insist on a more expensive dress, then I will ask them to chip in for it. If you did give the okay to order them and didn't confirm the price AND offered to pay for them, then it may be difficult to get out of paying for them without it looking bad. If you didn't communicate paying for the dresses, then I would think you are okay to either offer to offset the cost or let them buy it and you can buy something else for them as an appreciation. I think we just got carried away. We really loved the dresses but no one really did the math. Rookie mistake! We've since discussed it and decided that they're just not worth the price (they're J.Crew cotton dresses) so we're sending them back. The good news is, we found the same dresses in an "end of season" color that are a fraction of the price! Crisis averted.

Congrats Turtlewax15! Your wedding sounds exactly like how I want mine to be! I'm from Calgary as well so I'm just wondering how many guests you had and if you used a travel agent? The pool reception sounds awesome, definitely something I want to do! Do you have pics you can send or post? I'm curious to see how they set it up. Thanks!

I think you win! I also think you win as "most movie-worthy love story"!

Thanks for the support ladies! I agree that this is probably a blessing in disguise seeing how difficult she was proving to work with. And we haven't let this affect our friendship at all. If anything, she's constantly looking for reassurance that I'm not upset with her and she is making an effort to still be involved in the planning. I also agree with becks, that there may be an underlying reason why she decided to back out that may not be entirely related to her whole "Mexican Board of Tourism" excuse. Either way, this is probably for the best and I'm still super excited for our wedding!

I've had my bridesmaids picked out for several years now and was so excited to be engaged and finally put my "plan" into action. The FI and I have decided to get married in Mexico and our friends and family are more than thrilled to be part of it. When we chose this destination and I knew I would be putting one of my BM's in an awkward situation. A distant relative of hers died while vactationing in Mexico several years ago and the family has never been satisfied with how the death was handled, even accusing the authorities of covering up evidence. This BM has now told me that based on principle, she just cannot bring herself to support the Mexican tourism industry (her exact words) and that she can't be a bridesmaid if this is the destination I choose. She has been difficult from the beginning, first with the location, then with the color of the dresses, and often trashing the ideas I had for the wedding. In a way I was grateful that she decided to back out so I wouldn't have to confront her about her bad attitude but now I'm just angry that it is more important to her to NOT support Mexico than to support ME, her supposed best friend, on my wedding day! Am I being completely unreasonable here??

I have 3 bridesmaids and I fully intended to pay for their dresses since they are already spending a lot of money just to attend the wedding. One of my bridesmaids found some awesome dresses from J.Crew online and ordered them for everyone. The girls absolutely love them and they look amazing but with the exchange rate, taxes and shipping, the cost came to just over $300 a piece! Yikes! I was expecting to pay that much for all 3! Not sure what I'll do now...maybe offer to pay for half?

Wow, I just spent the entire day at work so far reading this thread! (Don't tell my boss!) GBP Coba just moved up to my #1 pick for a resort. You girls got me super excited now! Can't wait to read more of your reviews and see some pics!

Jeremy and I started dating when we were 16! When we get married next May we will have just passed the 10 year mark. Crazy!

Quote: Originally Posted by AshleyBrendan I just watched it on Slice TV. Its Season4(S4) Episode 64. It is in the new this week ones. http://www.slice.ca/watch/ Looks great! I can't wait I just watched this and loved getting a sneak peek! Thanks for posting the link! This resort is a front-runner for our May 2010 wedding. They haven't released their 2010 package information yet so I'm eager to know how much will change. There seems to be conflicting information between what the wedding coordinator sent and what is posted on their website. I'd love to know what other couples have done for their reception. We're currently comparing the costs of an a la carte dinner, gala dinner or beach party...

I just got engaged this past June and my fiance and I are beginning to plan our destination wedding in the Mayan Riviera for May of 2010! I'm already overwhelmed by the endless possible resorts and wedding packages available so I'm hoping this will be a great resource!