Monty Crysto

We did the champagne, and I was really happy we did...it was really nice for toasting. We just mentioned to Blaire that we wanted a signature drink and she said no prob. It was a blue margarita type drink. Was also nice to have, if even for pictures of the family toasting in the bridal suite after the ceremony. Magalie, I hope you have the most wonderful day next week!!

Magalie, I hope everything turns out with your dress..I`m sure it will. You are soooo close now!! We didn`t bring the sparklers down, but I had asked about them, and Playa Fiesta had some left over from another wedding and Lindsay offered them to us. (Not sure how they got them in but they don`t last very long (these ones were kinda dying and they were only a week old)! Not sure how you would get them in. Let me know if you find out!!

Here is our slideshow from Michelle! What an amazing lady! YouTube - Crystal and Bryan: Puerto Vallarta Wedding Photography

Quote: Originally Posted by vanessa81 Hi Crystal - Great post! Sounds like you truly had the perfect wedding. Can't wait to see your pictures! I agree with Magalie, these reports are so helpful in helping us plan, etc. Also, not that I had questioned her before this, but it's reassuring to know you rated Michelle so high We're so looking forward to have her shoot our wedding! We got the TR shoot too as well as the photo booth. Thanks again & CONGRATS! I finally got a chance to see your website!! It is amazing!!! Congratulations! Your day is getting so close. I miss Playa Fiesta so much, but it honestly makes me happy to see others getting married there, as I know the day (and week) will be incredible. I really còuldn`t have asked for any more. So congratulations again!

Quote: Originally Posted by vanessa81 Hi Crystal - Great post! Sounds like you truly had the perfect wedding. Can't wait to see your pictures! I agree with Magalie, these reports are so helpful in helping us plan, etc. Also, not that I had questioned her before this, but it's reassuring to know you rated Michelle so high We're so looking forward to have her shoot our wedding! We got the TR shoot too as well as the photo booth. Thanks again & CONGRATS! Congratulations to you too!! I hope you have a wonderful time planning!!

We stayed at Playa Fiesta for our wedding from Feb 7-14. Most of our guests arrived on the 9th and stayed until the 14th. I can not even begin to explain how wonderful our time there was, but I will try. Blaire A+ First of all, we started planning our wedding in June. Blaire was our contact person at Playa Fiesta and she was extremely helpful, patient and knowledgable. She was always quick to respond to any questions. Blaire helped our whole day come together beautifully. Even if she couldn`t respond right away she would email to say that they had a wedding that day but would respond tomorrow. If someone told me I could plan a wedding a million miles away and not ever be stressed or worried about how it would come together I would have said they were crazy, but in six months I was never worried once. Lindsay A+ Lindsay was amazing...She has been doing this for 7 years now and knows exactly what works and what doesn`t. She is extremely organized and this really shows. She made our wedding day run so smooth. We didn`t have to worry about a thing. There were no glitches or problems or anything, it was all perfect. Lindsay really goes out of her way to make sure everything is wonderful. She really cares about each and everyone`s special day and it shows. We had originally chosen some vases for our centerpieces, and although they weren`t 100% what we wanted, they were very close, however two days before the wedding Lindsay came to us, and said, I kept looking and I found these (they were perfect!!!) Adam - B+ Adam is great. You don`t really see him but he deals with all the payments, contracts, etc. He is very fair and will work out different plans regarding meals, number of nights in your package, etc... The only reason he didn;t get an A was because on the last day when everyone was checking out there was a glich in the system and everyone was charged twice. However, he was on it right away sending out emails and letting everyone know it would be solved ASAP, which it was, however when we got our refund for the double charge, the conversion didn`t work out and most people ended up being still short $150. In the end it was straightened out, but it did cause a few problems for some. Staff - A+ The staff at Playa Fiesta were unbelievable. Within the first day the all knew everyones names, and favourite drinks. They made sure the drinks were always full. They could have easily waited for people to come up to the bar, but they were always walking around making sure we were all happy. They took care of all the luggage, and the rooms were always immaculate. They also are very helpful. The one night we had scheduled just some appetizers as a snack the night everyone was arriving, but one of the kitchen staff came to us and suggested also doing a ceviche if we still wanted something light but wanted everyone to have enough to eat. Then they prepared two different choices for us and let us decide if we wanted it. Our group was so sad to say goodbye to all the staff at Playa Fiesta. They couldn`t have done a better job. Hotel A- Playa Fiesta is beautiful. The pictures definitely don`t do it justice. All the rooms have a little something different about them, but they all are wonderful. Even the standard rooms are beautiful. There is no elevator, which was not a problem for us, but it could be for older guests. The pools are great, both heated.. The dining room area is small and intimate but yet large enough that no one ever felt cramped. When we were at Playa Fiesta the beach was rocky, which wasn`t a huge deal...you can go down the beach 5 minutes or so for a sandy beach. The ceremony area was amazing. The view overlooking the ocean is incredible, and is such a unique setting. Food A+ The food at Playa Fiesta is amazing. No one could stop raving about it. The taco platter for two was the hit of the week, although it would feed at least 4 people. Even something as simple as the sandwiches and burgers were great. The wedding cake was incredible, I don`t even like cake and I had two pieces. The breakfast buffet was huge and had a lot of variety, everything was always fresh. The wedding meal was very good...not sure if it was the nerves or the fact that Lindsay brought us up appetizers after the ceremony and we gobbled them up, but my husband and I barely ate any.....everyone else said they loved it though. Photographer A+ Our photographer was Michelle Turner. She was absolutely wonderful. She took a ton of pictures, and was with us before the wedding day to discuss what we wanted. The day of the wedding she must have taken a thousand pictures but yet, we never felt like it was too many and most of the time we didn`t even realize she was there. Michelle is also very organized and knows how to keep things moving along. The day after the wedding we did a TRUE ROMANCE shoot and it was equally amazing. She also set up a photo booth for our guests. Everyone commented on how great she was. She was very quick to do our slideshow and our preview pics. We got our dvd and ordered actual prints, but we haven`t seen them yet. However, if they look as good as they do online, she was worth every penny. Overall, we can`t say enough about PLAYA FIESTA. All our guests kept saying it was the "best wedding ever". And it really was a perfect day. It was so sad when we left and we immediately started planning our trip back for next year. There were only a few things that we said we weren`t sure we would do again. One was the dance floor....although it was beautiful and the set up was neat to watch, we`re not sure it was necessary. Most of our guests danced around the pool and all over the place. I would probably do it again, but if I had to cut costs, this would be were you could do that. The other would have been the DJ. He was really good and called us before the wedding day to discuss what we wanted and what we didn`t. The music he played was awesome and everyone loved it. However, we had playlists done up for the whole week and even one for the wedding day (cocktail hour, reception and dinner), we could have easily played that again on the ipod and had one of our guests make a few announcments when needed. We were pleased with the DJ however it could be another way to cut costs if you have to (and you are organized). The fireworks were also worth every penny. We did package #2 and they were amazing. So happy with everything. If you are looking to have a destination wedding and still want everything to be special and unique, this is the perfect place. We couldn`t have asked for a better day!!!!

Hi everyone!! Sorry it took me so long to post a review, but here it is....finally!! We stayed at Playa Fiesta for our wedding from Feb 7-14. Most of our guests arrived on the 9th and stayed until the 14th. I can not even begin to explain how wonderful our time there was, but I will try. Blaire A+ First of all, we started planning our wedding in June. Blaire was our contact person at Playa Fiesta and she was extremely helpful, patient and knowledgable. She was always quick to respond to any questions. Blaire helped our whole day come together beautifully. Even if she couldn`t respond right away she would email to say that they had a wedding that day but would respond tomorrow. If someone told me I could plan a wedding a million miles away and not ever be stressed or worried about how it would come together I would have said they were crazy, but in six months I was never worried once. Lindsay A+ Lindsay was amazing...She has been doing this for 7 years now and knows exactly what works and what doesn`t. She is extremely organized and this really shows. She made our wedding day run so smooth. We didn`t have to worry about a thing. There were no glitches or problems or anything, it was all perfect. Lindsay really goes out of her way to make sure everything is wonderful. She really cares about each and everyone`s special day and it shows. We had originally chosen some vases for our centerpieces, and although they weren`t 100% what we wanted, they were very close, however two days before the wedding Lindsay came to us, and said, I kept looking and I found these (they were perfect!!!) Adam - B+ Adam is great. You don`t really see him but he deals with all the payments, contracts, etc. He is very fair and will work out different plans regarding meals, number of nights in your package, etc... The only reason he didn;t get an A was because on the last day when everyone was checking out there was a glich in the system and everyone was charged twice. However, he was on it right away sending out emails and letting everyone know it would be solved ASAP, which it was, however when we got our refund for the double charge, the conversion didn`t work out and most people ended up being still short $150. In the end it was straightened out, but it did cause a few problems for some. Staff - A+ The staff at Playa Fiesta were unbelievable. Within the first day the all knew everyones names, and favourite drinks. They made sure the drinks were always full. They could have easily waited for people to come up to the bar, but they were always walking around making sure we were all happy. They took care of all the luggage, and the rooms were always immaculate. They also are very helpful. The one night we had scheduled just some appetizers as a snack the night everyone was arriving, but one of the kitchen staff came to us and suggested also doing a ceviche if we still wanted something light but wanted everyone to have enough to eat. Then they prepared two different choices for us and let us decide if we wanted it. Our group was so sad to say goodbye to all the staff at Playa Fiesta. They couldn`t have done a better job. Hotel A- Playa Fiesta is beautiful. The pictures definitely don`t do it justice. All the rooms have a little something different about them, but they all are wonderful. Even the standard rooms are beautiful. There is no elevator, which was not a problem for us, but it could be for older guests. The pools are great, both heated.. The dining room area is small and intimate but yet large enough that no one ever felt cramped. When we were at Playa Fiesta the beach was rocky, which wasn`t a huge deal...you can go down the beach 5 minutes or so for a sandy beach. The ceremony area was amazing. The view overlooking the ocean is incredible, and is such a unique setting. Food A+ The food at Playa Fiesta is amazing. No one could stop raving about it. The taco platter for two was the hit of the week, although it would feed at least 4 people. Even something as simple as the sandwiches and burgers were great. The wedding cake was incredible, I don`t even like cake and I had two pieces. The breakfast buffet was huge and had a lot of variety, everything was always fresh. The wedding meal was very good...not sure if it was the nerves or the fact that Lindsay brought us up appetizers after the ceremony and we gobbled them up, but my husband and I barely ate any.....everyone else said they loved it though. Photographer A+ Our photographer was Michelle Turner. She was absolutely wonderful. She took a ton of pictures, and was with us before the wedding day to discuss what we wanted. The day of the wedding she must have taken a thousand pictures but yet, we never felt like it was too many and most of the time we didn`t even realize she was there. Michelle is also very organized and knows how to keep things moving along. The day after the wedding we did a TRUE ROMANCE shoot and it was equally amazing. She also set up a photo booth for our guests. Everyone commented on how great she was. She was very quick to do our slideshow and our preview pics. We got our dvd and ordered actual prints, but we haven`t seen them yet. However, if they look as good as they do online, she was worth every penny. Overall, we can`t say enough about PLAYA FIESTA. All our guests kept saying it was the "best wedding ever". And it really was a perfect day. It was so sad when we left and we immediately started planning our trip back for next year. There were only a few things that we said we weren`t sure we would do again. One was the dance floor....although it was beautiful and the set up was neat to watch, we`re not sure it was necessary. Most of our guests danced around the pool and all over the place. I would probably do it again, but if I had to cut costs, this would be were you could do that. The other would have been the DJ. He was really good and called us before the wedding day to discuss what we wanted and what we didn`t. The music he played was awesome and everyone loved it. However, we had playlists done up for the whole week and even one for the wedding day (cocktail hour, reception and dinner), we could have easily played that again on the ipod and had one of our guests make a few announcments when needed. We were pleased with the DJ however it could be another way to cut costs if you have to (and you are organized). The fireworks were also worth every penny. We did package #2 and they were amazing. So happy with everything. If you are looking to have a destination wedding and still want everything to be special and unique, this is the perfect place. We couldn`t have asked for a better day!!!!

Hey girlies!! Well, we are back.....The wedding was amazing! And the honeymoon was great too. But I can't say enough about Playa Fiesta and the staff. I will write my review as soon as I can, but for the mean time just wanted to say thanks for all the well wishes. We had such a wonderful time. No pro pics yet, just our preview. However, our first dance is on YOUTUBE YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. And our preview is on Michelle Turners Blog. I will post more as soon as I can.

Thanks so much Kate!! Happy Anniversary as well!! I will definitely have someone take some photos of the ceremony site and tables, etc...thanks for the tip! 4 more days now!!

My table numbers

So, we leave one week today!! I have been up since 4:30am.....not sure why....we are pretty much done everything, all the little last minute things. I'll post a few of our DIY items for our wedding and do the DIY thread when we get back. These are our name cards for the reception. Votive candle holders...

I don't think I was doing that right...one more time...sorry guys

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Here is a pic of my new dress It looks very similar to my other one (which I will now use for the TTD shoot) but looks completely different in person <a href="http://s1007.photobucket.com/albums/af197/monty_crysto/?action=view&current=IMG_0519.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af197/monty_crysto/IMG_0519.jpg" border="0" alt="my new dress"></

Hey everyone. So I promised weeks ago to upload my DIY thread. Looks like that may not happen until after the wedding. We are getting all the loose ends tied up as we leave two weeks from today. As for my wedding dress meltdown....- got it back from alterations and really just wasn't happy with it. I like it I just don't love it. It just seemed like more of a TTD dress but not something I felt comfortable wearing for our ceremony. So I went back out on the look last week. I found the dress I originally loved but couldn't get cuz of the price. I still had the picture of me wearing it on my phone. It fit perfectly and was 60 percent off. I bought it last friday and took it in for a few minor minor alterations. It will be ready this thursday hopefully. All of our OOT bag items have arrived and we are getting everything together this weekend. I will try to post some pics as soon as I can. TWO WEEKS NOW!! Woo Hoo.