noonie

ps my email is [email protected] if you have any questions!!

here is a link to my wedding pics...outdoor terrace due to rain...and seaside grill for the reception, BEAUTIFUL wherever you have it:) please enjoy the pics, my photographer was the BEST & caught the most amazing & precious moments from the best day of my life:):) Stephanie & Jamie | April 28th 2010 | Dreams, Riviera Maya Mexico

email me if you would like a wonderful excel spreadsheet to work with for your wedding planning, it was a god send for me and i would love to help you all out!!! also, any and all questions you may have, please email me anything, i want to help out as much as i can!! [email protected] stephanie hackel, married april 28, 2010.

Quote: Originally Posted by noonie reganlane, freddy was AWESOME, so sweet, there are 2 people taking pics, freddie & an assistant. they take posed shots as well as lots of candid (i wanted more candid) we had our own ideas, i would suggest laughing, having fun & goofing around & they will shoot non stop. dont stress, my friend had them as photographers as well, her pics are on the website under citallali (jen & scott) they do an amazing job, ill post my pics as soon as i get them (4 to 6 weeks) i had my girls walk down the isle to adam sandlers funny song (we are a funny & casual couple) then i walked to the new song by miley cirus, 'look at you' it was amazing & beautiful, then after the ceremony black eyed peas, "tonights gonna be a good night"

reganlane, freddy was AWESOME, so sweet, there are 2 people taking pics, freddie & an assistant. they take posed shots as well as lots of candid (i wanted more candid) we had our own ideas, i would suggest laughing, having fun & goofing around & they will shoot non stop. dont stress, my friend had them as photographers as well, her pics are on the website under citallali (jen & scott) they do an amazing job, ill post my pics as soon as i get them (4 to 6 weeks)

the bars shut early, night club at 1am & if they feel you are too rowdy & drunk, they stop serving. didnt see the honeymoon suite but heard it was nice:)

for the rowdies, you will get complaints. we wernt bad at all, just loud, laughing & having fun. 2 of our friends were rolling each other down the hall on a room service cart & people complained. we had fun in the pool & people complained. you will have security guards watching you on the beach after dark if you choose to drink there. empty ur fridges & mini alcohol bottles every day to get re stocked cuz the bar shuts down at 1am, or order booze by room service. they also stopped serving us shots and took forever to bring drinks when we showed up for lunch. the service changed when they saw we were young & wanted to have fun. there are kids EVERYWHERE so its the parents complaining. when we walked to the pool the first day, i was concerned. TOTAL family resort, not geared for rowdies at all. i wouldnt have chosen a different resort but wish they had been a little nicer towards fun young people. we had about 40 people go out of their way to tell us how fun & funny we were & how they have never seen a group have so much fun & laugh so much.

Quote: Originally Posted by AlisonJimmy Awesome review noonie!! Thanks! I am getting married in August and working on my ceremony script. Did you write yours? If so, u had to send it to Ana beforehand? we got married legally and you cant write or change that script, its set. there is a place in the ceremony where you can say something personal, but our guy didnt give us the chance, but we didnt have anything anyways, the ceremony they did was great, really heartfelt & i was happy with it. cant honestly remember what was said, it went so fast & was a blur of happiness:)

Just returned from my honeymoon & wedding at Dreams. Here is my review. Im going to do it in point form & please ask questions & i will answer them all:) Wedding date was april 28 at 5pm. It rained all day so we had to change the location to the upstairs balcony, was beautiful regardless. Dinner was under the oceana palapa near the main pool. Decorations were exactly what i wanted & had requested thru ana. i sent pics of exactly what i wanted in detail. send ana point form numbered questions & she will answer easier. i brought paper lanterns with us with glow lights in them. also brought fake orchids & vases with us, as i thought the price for centerpieces was insane. because of the location change (due to clouds & rain) the staff tried to set up tables with 4 people at each instead of the 4 tables of 9 i had requested. my mom found ana and made them do what i had requested so be have someone keeping an eye on exactly what you have requested. we met with ana the second day to go over everything. NEGOTIATE as much as you can, no prices are set, push for what you want. the ceremony didnt start until 530 as the judge didnt have the sand ceremony script, even tho it was sent 2 weeks before. ceremony was great. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO DIRECT THE FLOW AFTER THE CEREMONY. ana wasnt around & unless all your guests know where to go & what to do after, it can become confusing as ana takes off to set up the reception. I WOULDNT HIRE THE DJ THRU THE RESORT. it was a waste of money, they played crap music & i would have run an ipod or hired an outside dj company. dinner was great, shrimp cocktail was awful, broccoli/cheese soup unreal, spinach salad unreal & chicken or steak dinner amazing. staff was great, small glitches but overall great. we had a slideshow & screen, podium & mic. flow of the night was great, staff always asked how things were & what order to do things. we didnt have time to cut the cake, asked for it to be taken to a fridge till the next day & never received it. parasols we brought with us went missing that night. never recovered. we hired claudia rodriguez photography, freddy was my photographer. also had a videographer. THEY WERE UNREAL & I COULDNT BE HAPPIER WITH THEM!!! highly recommend their company. we were supposed to have the resort photography come from 9 to 10pm but they never showed up. thank god freddie was still there & offered to cover for them. screw up on anas part? not sure but it turned out great. overall my wedding was amazing. i had 44 people all adults. we are a younger crowd & maybe too rowdy for this resort. we had complaints & i didnt find the general manager too nice considering i brought over $100,000. to their resort. the staff was nice & helpful but we did run into a few staff that were rude & hard to deal with. chair saving is an issue at any resort but we always found chairs & areas to set them all up together. ocean view DOESNT always mean ocean view. if you can see the ocean at all, its considered ocean view. our room was amazing, fridge broke down once & was fixed the same day. lights went off sometimes & the water didnt work one night. sometimes the air con didnt work but was fixed fast. COMPLAINT: i brought the flowers & vases with us. i was assured my things would all be put in a safe area until we left. i walked by a wedding the next night & my decorations were being used for someones elses wedding. needless to say i had a stern talk with ana. wasnt much apology. also never got my wedding cake or the champagne flutes included & paid for in the package. Resort: Beautiful, clean, no complaints. Small, personal. Beach was great, they cleared the seaweed every morning. Staff were great, friendly & very helpful. Spa was AMAZING & beautiful, great place to spend the day. Food was unreal. Mexican was the only place we didnt like. overall, i was very happy with the way things turned out. small glitches here & there but that is expected. if i had to do it over, i would pick this resort hands down. i have been to all inclusives in cabo & the mayan, have been to hawaii, costa rica, & thailand. this was our favorite resort yet. suited us great, we wanted small & personal with great food & service & we got that. we will be returning next year for our anniversary. communication with ana can be slow at first but she deals with thousands of emails daily. i would suggest listing all questions in order for easy responses. she will make everything you want happen, just be patient. put your wedding date in the subject line so she is aware when your wedding is. if anyone has any questions, please ask away, i would love to help in any way i can. sorry that this review was sloppy & all over, im still recovering from 2 weeks of drinking:)

Just wanted to thank every woman on this forum, it was such a huge stress release & help on my planning journey. Thank you all soooooooooo very much, i would have been lost without you:) I leave tomorrow to get married on the 28th, happy planning & good luck & wonderful futures to you all:) Stephanie Deglan & Jamie Hackel, April 28, 2010 @ Dreams Riviera Cancun

thanks so much for the review, im getting married next wednesday:)

Regan, it will take a while to hear back from the resort, as they work more with people that have booked already, general inquiries take quite a while.

I am getting married on the 28th of this month & am stressed about the weather!! The forecast for next week is showers every day, 60% on my wedding day sorry had to vent

Congrats! Happy planning & have fun!!

Happy planning!!