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We chose the gazebo because my fiance felt that it could be more decorated than the beach.

Did you ladies see this? The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences Recognizes Two Real Resorts With Its... -- NEW YORK and CANCUN, Mexico, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Sorta makes all of the stress worth it! :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by bridetobe1515 Tell your cousin to pull out a map and look at it. Trust me, where you are going to be is FAR away from any violence. Plus the resort area is gated off. You won't have to worry about it and she shouldn't either. I had some guests that were concerned but I pulled up a map and showed them how far away they were and they felt better. I've already done that...That's why I think her whole backing out is some BS!

Thanks dianep!

Great thread!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsYak Thank you very much! TA is out of the office tomorrow, but I'm calling first thing in the AM and talk to whoever answers and see what they suggest. Im going away with my FI's family this weekend for a funeral and I'm afraid one of them is going to ask, I want to have a solution to tell them without telling them the prices! I feel better after reading all of your responses, and talking to my mom of course. It will work out, I have a feeling will be moving the wedding up! All that means is less time to wait! <3 I feel really bad for you. I moved my wedding date up because of prices too. I wouldn't tell them anything until you know exactly what your agent says. Doesn't make sense to have them in limbo worrying and not knowing what can be done. Maybe you can let them know when you have a solution...

Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan Hi Ladies, 1. Tables: We are doing local tequilas with a table number and a bit about the tequila 2. The violence issue is a non issue. One of the reasons I love Playa sooooo much is because I feel so safer. Just this past Nov when we were there we were out till 4am and walked around no problem. The people are so friendly. I honestly feel safer there than in New York City. Love the tequila idea! I feel the same way about the violence. She lives in Philadelphia. I told her that it's safer than where she lives. I'm just soooo done!

Quote: Originally Posted by duprk452 As far as the violence, that's like saying you're not going to visit California because the violence in New York is too bad. (Some people disagree with my theory of this, but..) Those places are SOOO far apart. The violence is at the border, not in the Americanized tourist cities. As long as she exercises caution and doesn't roam around PDC's alley ways at night alone then she will be fine. LOL Hope this helps. Quote: Originally Posted by dianep people are ALWAYS worried about the violence. we were in playa last spring and people thought we were insane for going. it was a complete non-issue! unless you have guests who will be driving through the border towns, they have nothing to worry about. it doesn't affect the resort towns. This is exactly the thing I told her. I really feel like it's an excuse. I said to her-people are always sneaking things on planes and after 9/11, you haven't stopped flying. I'm just really pissed.

Quote: Originally Posted by icanhaswedding nutmeg and msglave- i am looking into the grand for our dw in 2011. since there is no info from the iberostar website about weddings at the grand, can you post if the wcs sent you any kind of package information/ info about ceremony sites/ how much it would be to rent out the restaurants for the reception/rehearsal dinner/ etc.? i sent an email to the wcs at the bavaro a few days ago because that's the only email i could find, and haven't heard anything back yet. is there somebody at the grand to contact directly? thanks so much and can't wait to read your reviews! I'm sorry that I haven't responded to your post. I am no longer getting married here or in the DR so I haven't visited this thread in a while. Here's what I have; I'm not sure if it helps... WEDDIG PACKAGE IB. GRAND HOTEL BAVARO 2010-1.doc Iberostar fact sheet Grand Bavaro.pdf

Quote: Originally Posted by candicemarie Hey ladies, just wanted to pop in for a quick sec and upload the new resort map I found on playa.info. I think LynnieS posted the resort fact sheet awhile back (sorry if it was someone else ), but this one is a lot clearer and all by itself. Thanks for the map! In the DIY forum, one bride put the map on the front of a postcard and put the agenda for the weekend on the bag. She was putting them in her OOT bags. So cool! Our group is so small (so far) that I'm not doing any numbers. I love the sex on the beach ;-) Ladies, do you all have any guests who are nervous about the violence in Mexico? One of my BM (a very close cousin) told me she wasn't gonna make it because of the violence! I'm so pissed!

Quote: Originally Posted by ChicagoBride2011 I would love to hear how everything turns out! and see pictures! We're going for a site visit next week, so I'm sure I'll feel better once i see the place in person. Good luck! Great! Please share with us how your site visit goes!

Quote: Originally Posted by jerseykitten I found a picture of the map online and did it on Vistaprint with their free postcards. Most of the resorts have their maps online, or the lovely ladies on here have them somewhere. So that was side one, in color - then side 2 I made the timeline - black and white, which was free. Gotcha! Great idea. I love the maps on one side and the timeline on the other! Thanks for sharing!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di I am using Marvin from .::: Maya Diseño Floral Profesional :::. Flores y Plantas Exóticas His prices are reasonable so far. I am going to email him as well. Thanks for sharing!

Quote: Originally Posted by duprk452 I've been going back and forth with this for weeks now. My fiance' thinks that 3 hours will be long enough, but to me I am figuring it will take at least an hour to finish dinner, and that only leaves two hours for dancing. He suggested that we take those who want to keep the party going to the Blue Parrot. Our wedding is on a Friday and they have a nightly beach party here with fire dancers on Friday nights. Supposedly this is the place to go, so we shall see. Can you keep us posted on this? My wedding is on a Saturday. This Friday night event may be really nice for us to hang out!

Ladies, I was thinking about the florist and the rose petals bag. Lady Di, is your florist close by, like on 5th? If it's just rose petals and a bouquet, couldn't someone walk over, get them and bring them back. This would save on delivery and a vendor fee. Why doesn't The Royal allow a sand ceremony? Maybe we can do it during the reception Does anyone have photos of the lounge furniture that The Royal rents? Being that I have a $350 vendor fee and have to stay on budget, it will probably be best for us.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di I have her too! She is a godsend! I just hopes she doesn't quit before my wedding (it's in December). Quote: Originally Posted by aerazo ladies- I am using an outside comany for my lounge furnture but i do have to pay $100 vendor fee for this. The reason i am using an outside company and not the royals furniture is because I didnt like the furniture that they use, its like two long sofas... the company i am using is charging $175 per set which includes a table, two ottomans and two sofas... this way its more of a lounge feel rather than two long couches. If anyone wants there information let me know and i'll send it.. it turned out to be cheaper even with the fee to use this outside company. Adriana This would be cheaper, but I have a 350 vendor fee! Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO Nice find. I wish i could do this, but my charge is 300 per vendor :-( When did you book? I have a 350 vendor fee!

Thanks for sharing!

This is awesome! I'm thinking about trying out the tic tacs and hershey's. Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep then, you can easily find it if you click on user CP at the top (since there are almost ALWAYS new posts!). or, along the left of your page, you can click on "subscribed threads" and it'll list all the threads to which you've subscibed. This is the step I was missing. Thanks!

Love the perforation on the side!

I will DEF be checking them out! Thanks!

These are really nice. Where did you get the white boxes for the kit?