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Posts posted by cjb0arder13
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I know what you mean! I've been on this forum since September I think, and I still haven't reached Junior level yet! I guess I'm more of a lurker than a poster...gotta start posting more too!
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The second photog never got back to me after I e-mailed him 2 months ago. GREAT service, real impressive! They don't even list the prices on their website.
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I mostly just want to lose weight so I feel better in a bathing suit, considering I'll be spending most of my time in one in Mexico. Got to get rid of these love handles and chicken-wing arms! Hee hee. I'm so lucky, FI tells me every day how beautiful I am, but it's all about feeling good about yourself, and I have a ways to go yet on that! -
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Just blame America...we're the idiots that got the world into this mess!
Is there any chance you could do Mexico, and maybe delay the AHR until the following year? That's kind of what we're doing. We're not having the AHR until the summer after we go to Mexico (summer 2011) but I may push it back if it starts getting expensive. I'm just thinking, with all the stress you guys are going through, you DESERVE and NEED a vacation!!! -
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Honestly, some of the rules and stipulations they have just plain don't make sense to me. They have to be making an arm and a leg from every wedding, not to mention just the normal $ they make from people staying at the resort...they could probably book a LOT more weddings if they changed some of their rules. -
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You are so sweet, and very right. Here I am complaining about photographers and you had to change your entire wedding day, and go with a different photographer because of it! I need to stop being such a whiny baby and try to be positive. Thank you for the encouraging words -
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I guess I'll just have to try to get more comfortable with Caribe. At least I'll save some money...silver lining, right? -
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The reason I want a good photographer is because my FI *hates* having his picture taken...he says he's really un-photogenic and that he "ruins" every picture that he's in, and I want someone who will make him change his mind. I want him to be PROUD to show people his picture, and I think it'll take a good photographer to make him see. -
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Thank you so much for explaining their "reasoning"...I actually e-mailed Tiffany back asking that very same question, but I'm not holding my breath that she'll get back to me.
I just looked up my contract...it says nothing about a minimum stay, only that it must be pre-approved by the hotel, and I must pay $500 per day for each day they are there.
I'm asking my TA to get involved. Honestly, if I can't get the photographer I want, I'll have to go through Caribe, because I just can't afford flying someone in . -
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Originally Posted by roxmysockz Same!!! My pic is old + i'm bottom heavy + i wanna be super slim ready for the beach ekkkkkk bikini in front of everyone!!!!!!
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Girl you're singing my song! I'm a darn PEAR shape...all thighs and bottom...I've lost about 20 pounds since December but I have 20 more to go, and I've stalled a bit recently. Now that the weather is getting nicer, I'm going to commit to working out after work every day at the track near my house. Gotta rock that bikini so I don't burn anyone's retinas!!
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"Outside Vendors including Photographers and Videographers not booked through the Hotels wedding coordinator will not be allowed inside the Hotel unless pre-approved by the Hotel in advance. The Hotels reserve the right to deny access to the property to any unauthorized photographer or videographer. Outside photographers and videographers approved by the hotel will incur a $500.00 USD photo fee per day"
...so, it sounds like they need to approve the photographer before they'll let them in, but charge $500...yet the WC didn't even ask me who it was, just said "No photographers from Mexico". -
Very pretty! I love your make-up in your siggy pic, too
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Thanks ladies, don't know what I'd do without you all!
I e-mailed Ivan to see if he was familiar with this policy, and see if he had any "sway" with Karisma resorts to get around it. I would e-mail the coordinator about it, but she's kind of a flake (I've heard from other Karisma resort brides) and something tells me she won't be that responsive... -
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Originally Posted by roxmysockz Oh nooooo!!!! thats not good!! I've heard of a few hotels requiring you to book rooms/pay a fee but never that they must come from outside mexico?!
They used to let off-site photographers come for a $500 entry fee...apparently, no more. I am beyond mad about this, simply because it doesn't make any sense to me. -
Arg ladies I have a vent! I just heard back from the wedding coordinator for our resort. Apparently, their policy for off-site photographers is that they must come from outside Mexico, and they must stay a minimum of three nights.
So, not only would we have to pay for the package, we'd also have to pay for their flight and room stay. This is the single most ridiculous policy EVER. Why on earth would they require someone from outside Mexico?? The resort photographers are not really that great, to be honest. I REALLY like Ivan Luckie, and think he would be amazing, but according to our resort we can't use him!
Grrrrrr!
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Grrr Tiffany is so frustrating. I'd asked her about the policy for non-resort photographers. I'm really interested in Ivan Luckie (love his pictures) but according to Tiffany, we cannot hire a photog from within Mexico, we have to bring one from the states, and they have to stay a minimum of 3 nights.
I honestly do not understand their reasoning behind this...it's not in our budget to fly someone out there and pay for their stay PLUS the photography package, and I am really not a fan of the two photographers they use.
Ugh! Karisma is kind of on my shi* list right now.
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I couldn't have made it easier to RSVP (on our website) and I still have only had, like 5 people RSVP. We do still have almost 9 months to go, so I'm not freaking out or anything, but it is kinda frustrating. I've had people tell my FI that they definitely can't make it, but they still haven't RSVP'd as such on the website.
Sigh.
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My darling future sister-in-law told me a few weeks ago that she invited one of her friends, "Angela" to come along to the wedding.
First of all....no. She's not invited. The reason being that I've met her once, wasn't a huge fan of her, AND she and my FI had a "fling" back in the day. Heck to the no.
It's just amazing to me that people take it upon themselves to put that kind of burden on the bride.
Now, on the other hand, my cousin asked if she could invite a couple that she and her husband are very close with. They've never been to Mexico and have always wanted to go. She said, right off the bat, "Of course they won't come to the wedding, but I was hoping it would be ok if they stayed at the resort?" Now THAT is how you do it! And of course I said they can come, and are welcome at the wedding, because she had the decency to run it by me first. I say the more the merrier, as along as I'm involved in the decision!
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We're not really going to count our "official" wedding day. We'll celebrate our anniversary on the day of our Mexican ceremony. -
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Ewww ladies, I HATE that ceremony script! Seriously ridiculous. I'm hoping for your sake that it's just a sample, and you can change it around to your liking.
We're not getting legally married there, so I think we'll have a little more freedom with our ceremony wording (I hope!). We're actually going to get legally married in July and just keep it really quiet
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Ooooh need to get a few more posts in before I can download attachments! That's what I get for being a lurker instead of a poster
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Hey ladies...does anyone have Fabio's e-mail address? If so...could you PM me with it? I'm going to try to reach out about this photography issue...am seriously considering switching resorts now because of it....