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Quote: Originally Posted by cathyandchin 100 days to go for the big day in Mexico! My legal day is next Friday... So far it's looking like just 20 of us are going, although I only have confirmation from 10, and that's NOT including FI's parents because they HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING!! sorry, had to vent a bit! But here's my question: since there are so few people coming now I can stretch my OOT bag budget, but would it be tacky to do paper gift bags? I figure what's inside is more important and some people might be like "ugh, another bag" what's yall's opinion? Yes I said "yall's..." I'm from the South! I think that paper gift bags would be fine! Although, I had jute bags and all of the girls used them in Mexico. Nobody thought to bring a beach bag so they did get used a lot. ...and everyone does like to book last minute. My parents were one of the last ones to book Don't worry!!

Quote: Originally Posted by noonie 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 I think that it said it would rain every day that we were there and it rained for like 20 min one evening and everyone at the resort was surprised that it rained for so long! And the weather forecast changes hour to hour I think you will be fine!! Definitely don't stress about the weather! Quote: Originally Posted by Megan24 Okay show me those templates!! I am looking for something for the guest that will have the times of the events we will have going on. Reherseal dinner, ect. Anything else my wedding is coming up and I have nothing for the guest for at the resort. Help!!! lol Megan...the template I have for the list and times of events is on my mom's computer which just crashed the other day so unfortunately I can't post it for you However, it was very, very east to do! She did it in Microsoft Word. If you need help figuring it out, let me know and I will try to re-create it and post for you. I'll post a picture of it... Also, I got chocolates from Ah Cacao, which is located in Playa del Carmen for favors for my wedding. It was a great suggestion from somebody on here (sorry, I don't remember who!!) and it was a hit. I contacted them through their website before I left for Mexico and paid for the chocolates by paypal. I arranged with Ah Cacao for the chocolates to be delivered the day before the wedding and they were delivered right to the hotel concierge with no problems. They only charged $8 for delivery fee and a taxi ride to Playa costs $50, so it was a great deal! They have lots of stuff depending on how much you want to spend. Did you get stuff for your OOT bags yet? One thing that I put in mine that was used a lot in Mexico and at home was chapstick. I got mine from this website ( Cocktail Lip Balms ) and the flavors were so good I got margarita and pina colada - yum! I'll post a pic of my OOT bag contents for you too so you can see what else I put in them. Hope that helps! Wedding Events: OOT bag contents: ]

Quote: Originally Posted by amberm410 Hey girls! I just returned from my wedding there on the 10th! I will post a full review later in the week but have no fear once you get there everything comes into place! Ana and her assistant Yasmin are on top of it. The best part of my wedding is the awesome pictures. I would highly highly suggest Juan Navarro. His crew did an such a great job capturing every part. I have 3 cd's of pictures. Some are color, some black and white, some black and white with just flowers or somehting in the picture being color and sepia photos. So creative. We had so much fun. Here is a link to a few of the pictures on his site. JEFF & AMBER DREAMS RIVIERA CANCUN 10 APRIL’10 Juan Navarros Blog Also if you just go to his site you can check out his work. www.juanphots.com Full review of the resort and wedding etc.. to come within the next few days! Happy planning! BEAUTIFUL pictures! Looks like you guys were having a lot of fun!

Quote: Originally Posted by Selinabilley Hey Everyone can you please tell me your opinion, I lost for colors. What color flowers do you guys think goes with (mint green) I am considering this color for my wedding. But unsure what other colors goes with it. What do u think? I was considering hot pink, purple, or orange. By the way I am sooo confused on how to operate this website. Again My wedding is October 30, 2010 @ DRC. Congratulations! I love purple and green together! I thought about doing those colors but the bridesmaid dress that I chose didn't come in purple or the right color green. Quote: Originally Posted by aubry I'm suddenly stressed about the sound system. We're thinking of using the gazebo, but I'm wondering - is the pool too noisy there? What music or sound comes with the packages? (We're doing the ultimate.) Will we need a sound system? Any knowledge any of you have about this would be greatly appreciated! The sound system is $180 for the ceremony only including technician. The sound system isn't included in any of the packages. What time is your ceremony? I don't think the pool would be too noisy if you had the sound system. Quote: Originally Posted by normajeane77 We had a preferred club ocean view jacuzzi room on the 5th floor and it was absolutely amazing. I'm so glad we didn't spend all the extra money for a honeymoon suite. We had a beautiful view of the ocean and resort from our bed! I also had a great view of the gazebo from our balcony, so I got to see my groom and the guests waiting for me! Congrats MRS!! Hope you had an amazing wedding and can't wait to see your pictures Quote: Originally Posted by SDbeachgirl I know this was already asked, but I don't know where to look for it. Who all do we need to tip at the wedding and how much. I'm not sure how all of this works. I just want to make sure we tip where we are supposed to. 1. DJ? 2. Photog? 3. Caribean Trio? 4. Wedding Coordinator? 5. Anyone else? By the way, I will be there for my wedding in 2 weeks... I tipped the DJ, photographer (although I read in many places that they don't expect tips), the videographer, the wedding coordinator, and I think that my dad tipped the Mexican trio because I forgot about them when getting together my tips. I put all of the tips in labeled envelopes for each of the people that I wanted to tip and then had them all with me to give out at the end of the night. I was so afraid I would forget somebody! You must be getting so excited! 2 weeks will fly by!

This is what I did with the outside of mine... I used heavy scrapbooking paper to make a band and then cardstock to make the square. The band didn't go all the way around the box; I glued it to the inside of the box. I used the square to write the names of the guests. I had a few friends who I wanted to invite with a guest and I had nowhere to write this. Also, I felt like it made the invitations a little more personal. Hope this helps

Quote: Originally Posted by nikkimadril Hi ladies~ Can someone clarify the chair sash thing for me? If I bring or ship my own, will they put them on for free? Earlier posts state that they did this at no charge, but I think I saw a more recent post that states they will charge you for that? $5 per chair sash seems outrageous to me. I bought chair sashes on ebay for less than $1 per sash. My wedding was Feb 26th and Ana put the sashes on for me for the ceremony and the reception for me at no charge. It seems ridiculous to have to pay for them to do that!

Quote: Originally Posted by roxmysockz Hi everyone, trying to avoid having to add to Ana's workload as my weddings far off yet so does anyone know the following; *Is it extra to have one long table rather than small round ones? *Is there a fee to pay for outside photographer? *Can we use the included photographer for engagement pictures the day before? Thanks all x I did not pay a fee for using an outside photographer and my photographer was not a guest at the resort. I am sure you can use the included photographer for an engagement shoot. I used them for my welcome dinner! Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 I asked Ana specifically about this because we had already confirmed Juan. She kept sending me pics from Adventure Photos so I was concerned that there was a change, which there obviously was. However, Ana told me that Juan would still be my photographer in June.... I hate to say this but we all know how unreliable Ana's word is!!!! I am getting super frustrated because the communication with this resort SUCKS!!! My wedding is in about two months and you would think they could respond to an email. I don't care how busy Ana is or how many weddings they have booked, they are a resort and they are providing a service, so they need to hire more people to match the demand!!!! (Sorry... I am just tired of being nice about it because it is sooooooo frustrating!!!) I can't even imagine how frustrating it must be to wait soooo long for an email reply...I used to get frustrated waiting 1-2 weeks! Anyway, I would definitely save your email that says you can keep Juan as your photographer. If you booked your wedding and chose your photographer prior to Adventure Photos being at the resort, they should honor what you chose! With something as important as wedding photography, they can't expect you to change your plans just because they changed their rules!

Quote: Originally Posted by EmmaGaussoin Is anyone else getting extremely frustrated with Ana. I know how busy she is but I think I have only emailed her two or three times when I first booked. Now that I am upgrading my package so won't email me back!! I have sent her like 3 emails in the past month and not received a single response. I am jealous of you girls that did recently!!! Do any of you know if we have the choice for Juan Navarro still for the ceremony photography? It seems like the recent weddings have all been shot by Adventure Photos. Thanks! If you are using the photographer that comes with the package, you have to use Adventure Photos. They are the photographers that are located at the resort. You also cannot substitute anything (including video) for the photography included in the package. Ana told me that the resort management wants their photographers only to be used for the packages but that they do not restrict other photographers because they know that photography is important for the brides. So, you could probably hire Juan Navarro on your own for your pictures, but that would be all on you and not included in the package. The Adventure Photos photographers are really great though!!

Quote: Originally Posted by lorijfletcher Question for you ladies. For the reception and/or cocktail hour, we have to pay extra for the linens? Is that just if you want a certain color? Are there any basic linens that are included in the cost of the reception? White linens are included in the cost of the reception (at least they are with the Ultimate Package, which I had). I think that would be true for the cocktail hour also...white linens. We had ours on the Desires Terrace and it was all lounge furniture so we didn't need table linens. I think that it looked nice with the white linens at the reception...I had white linens, orange flower centerpieces and light blue chair sashes.

When I met with Ana, she told me that they have 45 weddings there this April. Maybe that is why all of the email responses are sooooooo slooooowww Still must be very frustrating for you guys

Quote: Originally Posted by Maur Laura, I pretty much just decided on Dreams Riviera Cancun. Thank you so much for your posts - I am going to take alot of your advice. I am sure I will have lots of questions for you. Your wedding pictures are beautiful! Congrats! You really will love it there and you will have an amazing wedding! And thank you Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsRobart FABulous review! Tons of insight and probably answered the most questions I had resort/wedding related so far PERIOD :-) Well done and congrats! Thank you! So glad I can help! Trust me, I know how stressful it is to plan when there is not a ton of information out there on the resort and how things work Quote: Originally Posted by Thomasjsgirl Such a great and detailed review which will be appreciated by future brides of that resort. BTW, your dress was gorgeous! Loved it! Thank you

Quote: Originally Posted by cathyandchin Does anyone know when the sit down with Ana is? One or 2 days before and how long does it take? We sat down with her 3 days before our wedding. Through email, I set up a date and time to meet with her a couple of days before I got to Mexico. It took us about an hour, maybe an hour and a half. We sat down with her and discussed all of the details of the ceremony, reception, and cocktail hour and then also went and chose our ceremony site and our site for the cocktail hour.

Quote: Originally Posted by lstaff I thought I would also mention that she said normally she doesnt require a contract, i think maybe because we arent having a reception there... which makes me extra nervous! although, she did confirm that one other wedding is scheduled on my date and it is 3 hours before mine, so that made me feel a little better... regarding the honeymoon package- i wanted to make sure we would get that also, since we are staying in the honeymoon suite for 7 nights... and this is what she said- IN ORDER TO GET THE ETERNITY HONEYMOON PACKAGE AS A COMPLEMENTARY THE GROOM AND BRIDE MUST TO STAY IN A PREFFERED CLUB OCEAN VIEW ROOM CATEGORY FOR A MINIMUM OF 7 NIGHTS so im confused, is she telling me that we will or will not get the honeymoon package? the preferred club honeymoon suite is of greater value than a preferred club ocean view right? sometimes i think she really thinks she is answering questions, but really she talks in circles. The honeymoon suite is a higher category room so I would think that you should definitely get the package for free! Just make sure that you talk to the concierge the first day you get there to schedule some of the things in the package (private dinner, breakfast in bed, etc.) We didn't realize that we had to do that until we were there for a couple of days. They also won't automatically send the flowers and champagne to your room unless you talk to the concierge first. The honeymoon package was great! We had so much fun with it Quote: Originally Posted by Megan24 Okay my wedding is May 21 2010 and all I have done is confirmed my date and time. I told her also where I would like my wedding and reception to take place. Is this all I need to do before I get there? I would like to have everything else confirmed and went over before I get to Mexico. But I have sent her multiple emails and no answer. I know she is busy. But is this all I need to have done and then pick everything else out two days before the wedding? Sounds stressful. Is this the right email for her [email protected]? Don't worry about it Megan! What you have done is all that you need to do before you go. I would make a list for yourself of everything that you want to talk to Ana about when you meet with her though...menus, flowers, extra decorations, music (if you are using sound system), etc. This way, when you meet with her, you will be very organized and get all of your questions answered. I didn't write this stuff down and there were things that I forgot when I met with her. Oh, and if you have any of your own decorations, favors, etc. you should bring them with you to give to Ana when you meet with her and write down for her exactly what you want done with them. Also, she will take you around and show you the options for ceremony sites and reception/cocktail hour sites if you haven't totally decided on a location for something. I finalized all of my details with her once I got there, not before. Hope this helps!

Quote: Originally Posted by rdsjcr Laura- thanks for posting that ceremony info. So- did you schedule El Patio reherasal through ana or no? she told me that we could have it on the beach, desire terrace or ballroom? We did not schedule through Ana. It wasn't a private event. They sat us all in the same section of El Patio but the restaurant was open to the rest of the resort. I guess the options that she gave you would be for a private event?

Quote: Originally Posted by t1219 Laura! Thanks for posting!!!!! Your review has been so helpful. Great photos at El Patio (I can't open the ceremony pdf). I love your gift bags. Where did you get them? Did you schedule the welcome dinner directly with the restaurant? How soon did that have to be done? I got the bags on Amazon... here is the link Amazon.com: Olive N Figs Plain Vanilla Jute Handbag/Tote: Clothing We did schedule the dinner directly with the restaurant. We did this on Tuesday ( and the dinner was Thursday). However, if you could get the email address for the restaurant manager beforehand, that might be helpful.

Quote: Originally Posted by rdsjcr THANK YOU SO MUCH Laura. Did you have a rehearsal dinner?? If so- where did you do it? Also- I read above that you would post your wedding ceremony. My brother is doing ours and he is having a hard time finding what he wants to do, so if you would please post that- that would be VERY helpful. THANKS We had our rehearsal dinner at El Patio. It was great! Here's a link to pictures the resort photographer took for us... Laura & Don And here is our ceremony... Attachment 4755 wedding ceremony.pdf

Quote: Originally Posted by allegraapple Laura and Carina, I know you both had your own photographers (and also used the resort photographers as supplemental...) but would you have trusted the resort photographers for the entire wedding (i understand it would be an additional cost outside of the package because you'd probably need to add a few hours). Just looking for advice. I would definitely trust the resort photographers for the entire wedding. They were really so nice and they know the resort so well, they would probably come up with some great spots for taking pictures. Plus, they are at the resort everyday so if you wanted to meet with them in person before your wedding, you could do that too. I think they are great. I guess you would just have to figure out how much more they would charge for the extra time. I know that when you buy prints from them it is $15 per picture. Although with the Ultimate Package you get 50 pictures. Definitely worth thinking about! Quote: Originally Posted by SDbeachgirl Laura and Carina, I'm sure you are getting tired of all the questions! I have a few questions: 1. Did you have a sand ceremony? If so, did you bring your own vase or rent one from the resort? 2. Did you meet with your officiant prior to the wedding? 3. Did you use the resort's ceremony script or did you have your own? 4. Did you create menu cards? I'm sure I have a lot more questions, but those are the most recent one's that I have been thinking of. Thanks! I don't mind answering questions at all! 1. I didn't have a sand ceremony so I can't help with this one 2. My officiant was my cousin so I didn't use the one from the resort. 3. I wrote my own ceremony - well, I put it together from a bunch of ceremony samples that I found online. I can post it if you would like... 4. I had the buffet and they labeled everything on the buffet (with really nice cards) so everyone was able to see what they were eating. If you are getting the buffet, you definitely don't need menu cards. Quote: Originally Posted by volosikj Help! My mother in law just went on a site visit to DRC this past week that she booked behind my back (another long story!). And she is claiming that it was "freezing" there and that it is far too cold that time of year to have an outdoor wedding. I am getting married January 15th, 2011, and she is telling my FI for us to change the wedding because our guests will be miserable. I have already sent out STD's and some of our guests have booked air. I have been to Mexico in February several times and never thought it was cold, but a little windy at night. I was planning on handing out Pashminias anyways. Does anyone think that mid January it will be too cold to get married on the beach and have an evening reception on the pool deck? Did anyone have any complaints when they got married on the pool deck that it was too cold or too windy? Or has anyone gone to Riviera Maya in January?? I have been trying to google the temperatures and it is coming up 83 high, 63 low and that doesn't seem too cold. I need advice! When I was there in February, it was a little chilly at night, probably in the 60's and windy. During the day, it was in the high 70's-80's. I did not think that it was freezing at all! My ceremony was on the beach and my reception was on the pool deck and the day I got married it was extra windy. Everyone had such a good time! It would have been nice if it weren't so windy, but nobody complained about it. I was there for 7 nights and then right next door at the Excellence for 5 nights and the temps were about the same the whole time. The Mexican people we spoke with, however, said that the temps were unseasonably cool and that it is usually warmer than what we experienced. I would have no problem going back in February. Actually a group of our guests are already trying to plan a trip back for next February. I think you will be fine! And if you are giving out pashminas, then your guests will definitely be fine! Quote: Originally Posted by rdsjcr I feel bad for asking ??s to Laura-- but if you dont mind haha SORRY Or anyone for that matter who got a DJ... we are going to get the DJ- can I still put a playlist together for him to play? We do want to pick our own music. Also- we are thinking of having the rehearsal dinner in Desires Terrace?? Is that inside or out? We are wanting to do a slideshow- where is the best place to do that and have any of you done that? Finally My flowers are going to be a mix of dahlias, callas, tulips, etc... she has quoted me $60 for my bmaids and $150 for mine... If I am getting the Utlimate PKG- how does that work- if my bouquet is supposed to me included? Are you getting DJ Doremixx (Ivan)? If so, he will ask you for a playlist of songs. He will want to meet with you before the wedding and you can give it to him then. He told us that he could get any song that we wanted him to play. We didn't really have a playlist for him and told him just to play what he thought would be fun and he did a fantastic job! He is very accommodating and I am sure he would work with you. We had our cocktail hour on the Desires Terrace. It is outside and set up like a lounge with couches and tables. If you were having a dinner with tables, there is also a terrace in front of the entrance to Desires, which is also their back-up spot in case of rain for the ceremony. They could easily set up tables for a dinner there. I am not sure about the slideshow - I didn't do that and didn't see any being done. However, if you were doing that the night of the rehearsal dinner, there would be space for that on the Desires Terrace where all the lounge furniture is, I think. As far as the flowers, I picked my bouquet from what was included. Unfortunately, I think that if you want something different, you will have to pay for it. Although, maybe you could negotiate a little with Ana and get extra bouts or a bridesmaid bouquet or something like that since you are not using the bouquet that is included.

Quote: Originally Posted by saymyname74 Did you upgrade your bouquets? I am doing the Ultimate Package to and I thought the bouquet was included. The bridal bouquet is included...not bridesmaids. The rose bouquets were for my bridesmaids.

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 Laura.... I read in your review that you had rose bouts and bouquets. Were these through Ana? How much did they cost you? I have been waiting for a response from her to make sure everything is still in my budget and no response!! It has been three weeks now!!! The rose bouts came with the Ultimate package - I think maybe Ana told me $25 each if I wanted extra?? Don't quote me on that because I don't really remember! The rose bouquets were $60 each - I know that for sure! Quote: Originally Posted by aj42781 Am I the only one getting nervous about all the reviews on tripadvisor about hotel being overly crowded with children? I will be so embarassed if my guests dont have seats on the beach or pool due to over populated resort I was also extremely worried about this before I went! One more thing that I shouldn't have stressed about though! The kids that were there were really well behaved and I did not feel at all like they were taking over the resort. There was plenty of room at the pools and on the beach. There was more than enough room in the jacuzzis for everyone. I was there at the same time as Carina and the resort was at full capacity. Don't stress about it...you and your guests will love it there!!!

I just thought of something that I wanted to let everyone know...if you send your deposit via credit card, make sure you call your credit card company and let them know you are paying for something in Mexico. I didn't know this and the first time I tried to pay my deposit, it got declined for suspicious activity. Same with when you actually go to Mexico...call all your credit cards you plan to use and let them know you'll be there. Hope that helps somebody

Quote: Originally Posted by pbjwed Hi ladies- Its Janine. .. JFAZZINA Somehow I was BANNED til the 30th- I have no idea what I did?? downloaded stuff I guess.. I love the new pics and Congrats on your wedding! It looks sooo pretty!!! Question for you all who have had their wedding there... How is cocktail hour set up?? With tables?? Decorated at all I had my cocktail hour at Desires. It was not really decorated but I didn't really care about that because there wouldn't have been much to decorate anyway. I saw a few other weddings while I was there. One cocktail hour I saw was in the grass, to the right of the barefoot grill (if you are coming from the beach). That one had red and pink linens on the tables but I didn't notice any other decorations. The bright linens looked really pretty though in the grass. Another wedding I saw had the cocktail hour on the pool terrace. There were just white linens on the cocktail tables and no other decorations. I wouldn't have been a huge fan of this location for myself because it was very very public. Quote: Originally Posted by MaR That sounds really good!! Laura did you get the complimentary room the night before your wedding and what is the honeymoon package?? I didn't get the complimentary room because the resort was at full capacity It really would have been nice to have that room the next day as an extra room to get ready in. You get the honeymoon package for free if you book 7 or more nights in a preferred club room (if you don't do this, then it costs $799). I don't remember everything that was included but some of the things were...a candlelight dinner on the beach, a facial and body scrub at the spa, breakfast in bed, a beautiful flower arrangement, champagne and fruit upon arrival (we got this twice!). It was really nice! We had a lot of fun doing all of our honeymoon package stuff Quote: Originally Posted by samnicolerangel GREAT REVIEW LAURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sure everyone here appreciates it as much as I did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you! I am glad it is helpful!! Quote: Originally Posted by t1219 Not sure if anyone has posted anything about this or not, but how do we pay for the remainder of our wedding (pkg, flowers, dj etc)? Is it due before the wedding or at the end of your stay? The remainder of your wedding balance is due before the wedding. When you have your meeting with Ana when you get down there (set-up the meeting time before you get there though!), bring your final payment...she will ask you for it after you go over all of the wedding details. Quote: Originally Posted by lorijfletcher Lori Fletcher and Jason Mercer November 29th, 2010 Congratulations Lori and Welcome

Quote: Originally Posted by Princess402 FI and I are still trying to decide what type of room to get. I see that you had a preferred club oceanview which is definitely one we are considering. I think that's probably the lowest category we are considering, and are wondering if it would be worth it to go higher. What do you think? Originally we were very excited to get a room with a plunge pool but I have heard so many people on the FB fan page say that they are too cold to use, so I guess we are moving away from that idea... Also, did you get your room upgraded (ya know, cause you were the bride and groom!) or was this the room you booked? I know you were there when it was pretty (if not completely) full, so not sure how much wiggle room there would have been to upgrade you, but just curious. The room we got was what we booked. I think it was perfect and didn't feel like we needed anything better! We were #2304 - if you are looking at the resort from the beach, it was the building on the left. Looking from the beach, the front of the building that sticks out are the ocean front rooms. We were the first room in that building after the ocean front rooms. When laying in the bed, we could see the ocean perfectly. We were facing in towards the pools. It was nice being at the end because we only had 1 neighboring balcony. The room was really so nice. We had thought about booking a plunge pool room too. In fact, we did book one and then changed our minds and upgraded. I am glad we did change our minds because one person in our group had a plunge pool and he said that the water in it was freezing! They would probably be nice in the summer when it is really really hot! Oh, and we also did not get the extra room that comes with the ultimate package since the resort was fully booked That was a little bit of a disappointment because it would have been nice to have 2 rooms to get ready in. Quote: Originally Posted by Megan24 Great question did your wedding party get any upgrades Laura? Nobody in our group got an upgrade...at least I don't think that they did. A few people who booked garden view rooms had rooms right across the hall from us and they had the hot tub on the balcony. The view on that side of the resort though is not that great but they were all happy that they had a great view of the ocean and that they had the nice balconies! Quote: Originally Posted by ~Melissa~ Don't you just just trip advisor? haha just kidding! But I know that all too well reading bad reviews then being blown away by a resort! Fabulous review. Dreams Riviera looks awesome! Can't wait to see your pictures from Claudia - I know they are going to be amazing! Congratulations & TFS! Thank you!! Yeah, and after this whole DW planning thing, I am not so that trip advisor is a good thing, especially for your stress level

Quote: Originally Posted by Megan24 Ladies I have no answer either. I went to go try on wedding dresses today did not find anything. My wedding is very soon MAY!! I have no dress, no answer, no decorations, and people dropping out of the wedding. I am really regretting my choice of a destination wedding. I know in the end it will all work out it is just hard to stay positive when everything feels like it is not working. I wish I was in Mexico swinging at the bar drinking a very strong drink. lol Megan...I am sorry you feel like things aren't working out Just from personal experience...you really won't miss the people that aren't coming. We had a member of our wedding party back out 2 weeks before the wedding! It was really a downer when it happened but in the end, we didn't really miss them because we had so much fun with the people that did come. When you do get to Mexico, and you are at the swing bar with a Mango Tango (which are sooo good!), you probably won't care as much about the things you are worried about now! I didn't have one worry once I got there even though I was majorly stressed before I left. It is so beautiful there...your wedding will be amazing!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by saymyname74 Okay for those who got married here. Is the person playing your cd's have good timing on when to start and stop the songs? Is this something that you explain to Ana and she tells the technician? The technician did have good timing! When we gave Ana the CD's (we gave her 2, one with music for seating of the guests and one with ceremony music- bridal party processional, bride processional, and recessional), we told her when we wanted the music played. They did a good job! Quote: Originally Posted by saymyname74 Okay,then the sunset on my wedding day is 5:56pm , and our ceremony is set for 4 pm. That should work just fine! That's perfect!

Quote: Originally Posted by saymyname74 Ladies I need your opinion..My wedding is in March and the sunset is at 5:56 p.m. What time should I have my ceremony ? I want to take pictures afterwards also. I think sunset for my day (Feb 26th) was at 5:51. Originally Ana had suggested 5 pm and I trusted her judgment so I went with that. My photographer, however, said that 5 would be too late to get all of the pictures in afterwards so I asked Ana and we switched the time to 4:30. Ana was late meeting everyone in the lobby and getting them to the ceremony site, so the ceremony didn't start until close to 5. We got all of our pictures in but it was a little rushed because Claudia was worried about the lighting. It wasn't a big deal, but if I had to do it again, I would have made the ceremony a little earlier - maybe 4:15?? Sooo, my suggestion would be to start the ceremony maybe 1/2 hour sooner than what you originally thought and then if things run late, you won't be stressed. And if things are on time, you will just have more time for pictures!!