HELP!!! Hello Ladies, this is Nat. I am totally new to this website and forum and in need of serious assistance. My fiance, AM, and I were originally going to be married in June 2010 in Los Angeles, but (to make a long story short) we are now looking at January or February 2010 at Dreams PV! We stayed there in April of this year and loved it.
Can you offer any advice on who to work with at the resort? The current wedding coordinator, Rebecca Gonzalez, does not exactly seem excited to help us. Getting information out of her is like pulling teeth, and we have tried in English and Spanish. She keeps punting to others (e.g. someone else has to provide group discount info for rooms, but that person is out this week) for the info we need, but we need it ASAP so we can get moving. And it seems like the kind of info you would think she would have access to. She does not appreciate the urgency of our situation. Maybe she is busy or I am just freaking out too soon (but those of you that are planning Feb. weddings there are way ahead in planning, so I think my meltdown is warranted - )
Another idea: I have seen reference to Kristin of Dazzling Details. Shall we use her? How much does she charge? Does she basically take over and make sure everything is handled? Sounds great, but not sure if I can afford her.
I will take any and all advice you can provide. I never thought it would be this "last minute", but it is what it is and we just feel blessed that we can even plan a wedding there and are looking forward to enjoying it. Thank you for putting up with this first time forum poster. Sorry if I violated any rules of decorum, etc. Some details follow:
Wedding Date: Currently 13 February 2010
Guests: Currently 50-75, but 100 is also possible. Better than the 400 we were planning for the local wedding.
Details: We prefer the wedding to be at around 5:00pm in the evening, so we can party up to the 10:30pm limit they say they will impose. We understand that there will be a 1 hour cocktail hour following the wedding ceremony, and then a dinner and fiesta. So we need to add significantly to the 20 person package (we will need a banquet type of reception; i.e. seated dinner for all guests, with centerpieces for each table, assuming each table seats 8-10 people, etc.) We will need a sound system to play our own music and an outdoor area where we can have our private wedding fiesta. Is all of this possible? We prefer this to be outdoors and not in a banquet hall. Rebecca did mention that each additional guest over the 20 that are included in the Ultimate Package, will be charged at $55. All our guests will be staying at the resort.
Thank you so much for reading this rant. I really need a