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Quote: Originally Posted by Future Mrs. Chrysler Wow! I don't understand what you meant by 'web picture isn't that great..', but I just found my photographers!! Wow wow wow I love Binary flips! I have visited your photographer Kathleen and Robert's website they are good but I like to be a little bit 'non-traditional'.. Thank you for this link!! You have a lovely gown!! I meant the picture from the Tara Keely website...it's so small (the second link I posted). I looked into Binary flips and they are really nice. They are in Florida and NY I believe. Definitely reach out to them:)!

Quote: Originally Posted by EmenGeeRoxx Some pics of the chapel Coral del Caribe My wife really wanted a mariachi band for our ceremony. I wasn't too crazy about the idea but I went along with it. Wow, I have to say that I am really happy we got these guys. They did a spectacular job from beginning to end. We had a 7 piece band and played every single song we requested. After the ceremony we all strolled down Benito Juarez to the water and they followed us and played. It was totally awesome. Highly recommended. A+ Here is the contact: Jorge [email protected] Doranna My wife's hair was done by Doranna de Bortoli. After reading the reviews and recommendations my wife was more comfortable using Doranna than the resident hairstylist at Xcaret. Doranna invited us to her house in Tohoku for the trial. My wife totally loved it but was worried the hair wouldn't stay on the day of the wedding because of the heat and we were also performing a high intensity routine that consisted of salsa, contemporary and tango. But Doranna was awesome and my wife's hair remained sturdy for the whole night. A+ easily for Doranna. Freelance Italian Hair Stylist in Mexico - Doranna Hair Stylist - Playa del Carmen - Riviera Maya - Cancun - Tulum Citlalli Rico and Gerardo Rivera (Claudia Rodriguez Photography) Picking a photographer was probably the hardest thing. I initially wanted Elizabeth Medina. We are so much into color and we just love the way Elizabeth Medina makes everything pop. However we also wanted a videographer so we looked for a company that offered both services. After much research and reading and reviewing portfolios we went with Claudia Rodriguez's team. Citlalli, Tamara, Jerry and Jimmy were such an awesome group to work with. They were very attentive to our needs and our guests needs. Very patient, professional and charming. You can tell they love their work and work together as a team. We had them for 8 hours originally but extended them another 2. Great workers and great people. A+ all the way. Citlalli Rico Photo Blog Wedding Photography Blog Ana Da Roux Must also thank Ana Da Roux for helping us with our passport invitations. A+ as well. Here is a link to my review. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...de-roux-49987/ ThreeGalasDesigns Our amazing Aisle Runner was done by Holly Carafa from ThreeGalasDesigns. Very easy to deal with and everything was done to spec. A+ Three Galas Designs www.ThreeGalasDesigns.com Anyway that is it. This is all coming from a guy's perspective so if you have any specific questions that I may have missed let me know and I or my wife will do our best to answer. Lastly I must thank all of the people here who have posted and responded to my PMs. Every piece of info no matter how big or small was mostly from this site. It's amazing how great a resource this place is. You can find anything you need with that search button Thanks for posting all the pics, sharing your stories, your reviews, your tips and recommendations. It has all been so helpful. Our destination wedding was definitely the happiest time of our lives thus far. All our 80 guests had the best time as well and they even want to do a reunion a year from now. Thank you again to all past brides and grooms and my love and best wishes to all the brides and grooms to be Our beautiful guests. 5 people are MIA. I keep coming back to your review because you have so much helfpul info on here! As I go through my list each month I find that you have more info that I may need:) Can you please tell me the prices you got from these: Passport Invites - they are amazing! Doranna - how much was it for your wife's hair/makeup/trial..also did you guys use her for bridesmaids other family members etc.? Sarao - how much was it for that frame w/drapes&setup? I love the drapes look and how it transforms a space into your own wedding unique feel. Do you have their contact info? THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Quote: Originally Posted by EmenGeeRoxx Our limo provided by Lomas. Thank you Enrique Astudillo for the great service. Can you tell me how many people fit in this limo? We have 8 groomsmen and 6 bridesmaids...

Quote: Originally Posted by simba1234 I did provide buses. I used cancuntransfers.com and I think they charge about $150 for a 53 passenger bus and $140 for a 40 passenger (each way). I booked all transportation through them so I got a discounted rate - I booked the following transportation: 53 passenger bus from Gran Melia to Gran Caribe for ceremony bus from the ceremony to Le Meridien for the reception bus from the reception back to Gran Melia limo for Groom & GM's to the Ceremony limo for Bride and BM's to the ceremony limo for Bride & Groom from ceremony to reception CONGRATS!!! Everything looks great!! And wow those prices you got are AMAZING! Can you please tell me what kind of limos you guys got and who your contact was at cancun transfers? I will definitely be reaching out to them now! I can't wait to see pics! Do you have any of the buses/limos? The total cost of everything was $950. This was by far the cheapest rate I got and I asked for quotes from about 8 different transportation companies. Their service was great too and limos & buses were clean and on time.

Hey girls what prices have you been seeing for the light up dance floors from DJ Mannia or Ivan?

I love the dress! It's so pretty! I LOVE LOVE lace! You can't go wrong, it has the spanish feel too:)! When I first started dresses on I said I wanted no lace....I tried on a ton of dresses and none of them felt special until I tried on my lace dress:)! I am also wearing my Mom's mantilla veil which is lace so it will be a special day for me with her veil on Here is a link to a girl who wore it and also a link to the website. The web picture isn't that great but I got lucky and found my dress on this girl while I was looking for photographers: Nicole & Chris’ Wedding | Ringling Sarasota FL Binaryflips Photography Orlando Wedding Photographer | New York | Connecticut | Sarasota | Naples Weddings Bridal Gowns, Wedding Dresses by Tara Keely - Style tk2917

Quote: Originally Posted by nicdeb928 ok..thanks too jesmcan i figured out how to post the invite pics... Love them!!! Where did you get them? Do you mind us asking how much they were. If you did them yourself do you have templates/tips?

Quote: Originally Posted by HazelsMelody Here are my invitations. I did everything myself, had them printed up at Staples, but I designed them, cut them all out and assembled them all on my own. I think I managed to keep it all under $180, envelopes and stamps included. I had so much fun making them! How many did you make? DO you have the themplate you used? I would love some like these. I am looking for tips ladies! I am not crafty so it may be a little challenging but I'm up for it if the cost is worth it!

Quote: Originally Posted by kkeller I think someone was asking how I made mine. - main invitation was letterpressed by Mecurio brothers (online) - orchid design by oliostyle (online) - the straw looking paper from paper.com (japanese cane paper) - the rest was envelopment paper/printing from mygatsby.com. I had the rsvp and other insert printied in a dark brown. Thanks! These look gorgeous! How much did you end up spending in the end? How much time did it take you? I am not crafty in the least and am looking at good priced options.

Quote: Originally Posted by Boston Bride 2009 Thank you all so much for all of the information that you have shared on the forum. I have read and read and read. This has been the absolute best resource that I have had. I also appreciate the girls who supported me when I lost my grandmother last week. That was do difficult and they were just so kind. I am very excited for our wedding. We have put so much thought into everything that we are doing. I hope our guests love everything and have a wonderful time with us. Engagement We were engaged 5/17/08 at Belle Mer in Newport, RI. He picked this day because it was exactly one year from when he “knew†he loved me. The previous year I had my wisdom teeth out and I went to NH to stay with my mom. Benny had gone to NYC because it was the last weekend before his parents went back to DR. He was so worried about me that he got on Amtrak from NY to Boston and then took a bus from Boston to NH to be with me. Where it all happened!!! Telling the world!!! HAPPPYYYY! Engagement Pictures-By Corinna Raznikov (we are obsessed with her work). We made her website Corinna Raznikov Photography (under urban engagements we are pics 7-9) The Rings-Benny designed my ring and I LOVE it. We found his ring when we were in London (his favorite place on earth) last year at Thanksgiving. Save the Date-DIY (materials from the Papersource) Hi Congrats everything looks great! Can you tell me where you got your invitations? What parts were DIY? I'm not the craftiest but I'm hoping to work something to keep pricing low. How much were yours? Thanks!!!

Hey Jess!! Can you tell me where you got your invitations and how much they were? Thanks!!

Quote: Originally Posted by MysTea I think Sept 1st. would prob be the absolute latest..Are you still plannning on DIY? because you can always order them from a store? I need to order mine because I am not the craftiest :/ How much did you girls pay for yours? I am looking for beautiful ones that won't break the bank!! I contacted Ana deRoux but haven't gotten her pricing yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kristin Loch Will anyone else be at Deams Rviera Cancun for a Nov 2nd wedding or close to that date? I visited there back in December during our site visit - the place is amazing you are going to have a great time:)

Quote: Originally Posted by nicdeb928 woo hoo it worked!!! arent they awesome! They look really good!!! Congrats! How much were they? I need to get mine done soon and haven't found any awesome prices for our budget.

Hi! We are having our ceremony at 2:30 pm because it's inside of a chapel and it's a Catholic Mass so it will most likely take an hour. We were told it starts to get dark around 5 in November and we wanted to take pictures after the ceremony so we decided to do the ceremony a little earlier.

Hey girls I just wanted to ask those of you who went on site visits....did any of you girls have a problem with bugs? When we went in May we found 3 HUGE insects in our room. Apparently they come out of the mangrove due to the heat and find their ways into rooms. The guy said they had just fumigated....needless to say it freaked me out because these things were LARGE. We were told that this wasn't a normal issue and they would make sure nothing would happen to our guests when they came. Did any of you guys have that issue?

Quote: Originally Posted by Tricey628 Hmm...Doing a TON of research today on photographers and I'm pretty blown away by the prices of the ones I really liked. I fell in love with del Sol's work but they are definitely out of our price range after getting a quote.. I think you've probably posted before, but who are you all using? I remember Becks naming someone a while back. Has anyone else booked yet? At first I was thinking, wow, why spend the money to bring your own, but it's starting to seem more and more worth it. Assuming you pay for 3 nights stay and flights, that's only about $1000 for travel. I guess it would depend what they would charge for the weekend... I am using Susan from Robert and Kathleen Photographers. Their work is AMAZING! My friend used them for her wedding last fall. New Haven Lawn Club, New Haven, CT: Lisa & Alex's Wedding Story - Robert & Kathleen Photographers I looked into local photographers in Mexico as well but at the end of the day we felt more comfortable using someone in the U.S. and we also wanted to be able to get our Engagement shoot in NYC. They weren't cheap but their package deal was definitely worth it since we're getting coverage at the rehearsal dinner and the wedding day plus our engagement session in NYC.

Quote: Originally Posted by yeya99 I see your getting married in Xacart. Im so sad I tried to have the catholic ceremony there Dec 30 and they told me that the chapel is availble but that they wont marry us because its high season. ugggggggggggggggggg I wish there was some I could talk to. All we we want is to have our catholic ceremony there. =0( Who have you been talking to? Our date was locked due to another wedding but we really wanted to get married at the Xcaret chapel so we shifted everything one day. We really are so in love with the chapel so we shifted a few things around.. The person I talked to is an event manager there her name is Aura. Let me know if you want her contact info.

Hi Girls!! For those of those who are intersted Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe is completely gorgeous. FI and I went down this past January for a site visit. We were between Riviera Maya and Puerto Vallarta. While we were down there we reserved our date at this church for 11/13/2010. We decided to have our wedding in Riviera Maya a few months ago and somehow forgot to cancel our date with Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. Anyhow - we called them last week so the date is now open for anyone who was looking to get married there on that date. The church is just breathtaking and perfect. You are all going to have an amazing ceremony!

Quote: Originally Posted by yeya99 Hey what ended up being the total cost with just the ceremony andd transportation of guest to xecaret. Im thinking of doing the same thing. Ceremony only and rest outside. The cost for the ceremony is $1650. The transportation quotes can vary. I know someone on here got awesome ones.

Quote: Originally Posted by Avi Hi Guys, One of the girls in the blog suggested for me to post my info. We are getting married in Hacienda Tres Rios In August. I live in Cancun so I had the time to do my research about local providers. We love Luis but we wanted to decide and interview the providers so we could decide and pick. We Love chef Oscar he is amazing and the entire staff including Luis and Allibe they are awesome! If any of you need any info about my provider’s I’m more than happy to help. That way I can make my 3 month research worth for more people. We all are in a budget right? I have info about: DJ Makeup and Hair Flowers (the best in Cancun) Photographer Rental in chairs, table cloth and lights Let me know if you need any of them and will send it. Good luck and relax  Avi Hi Avi! So glad you decided to post on here and so happy I found you! For those of you that don't know the Hacienda Tres Rios has a fan page on facebook and the cool thing is that they post a ton of pics. This will be helpful for those that haven't been to the resort. Avi I can't wait to hear how your wedding goes in August! Question - is it common for everyone to get charged in US dollars? When I visit other places in Mexico and central america it isn't this way. I am curious how much they are hiking the prices for people that are not from the Cancun area.

You did an amazing job on everything!! I like the idea of the post cards instead of a guestbook. My FI and I love to travel so this is a great one for us to use. Where did you buy your maracas and the fan? How much were they? Were the invites hard to put together? I'm not crafty :{ How much was the total in the end? We're figuring out whether we should tackle this on our own or not.

Becks my outside wedding coordinator is Lissette Velez. She works with Celebracion Cancun. Let me know if anyone wants her contact information. She speaks perfect english. We met with her during both of our site visits. Her company does charge a fee but I think they are flexible with how much coordination you want. We are having them do most of ours except with the exeption of a few vendors.

Quote: Originally Posted by becks1581 Hinna, When we visited the resort and Luis was talking to us about signing a group booking contract directly with the resort, he said the same thing...that it wouldn't matter how guests booked. We had previously been working through TA Jill and she's been so helpful throughout this whole process that we preferred to use her for our group contract. The resort said that this was fine but at the last minute they put an extra clause in our contract which stated that any guest who did not book though Jill's contract would be charged the FULL menu price (ie $60 plus bar cost) for private events. We were obviously upset but thankfully Jill was able to negotiate and get this taken out of our contract. We signed yesterday :-) I think that there is definitely peace of mind that you get by using a great TA but just keep this in mind before you sign a contract with the resort. Our TA had no problem getting the same perks for us that we would have gotten going directly through H3R. Also, our contract says rooms, not room nights. As for appetizers...Allibe told us that Oscar would put together a selection for us and that we could either have them sitting out or passed. It doesn't seem like the have a set appetizer menu that you select from. You can also do a signature cocktail if you would like and there is open bar at the cocktail hour as well. They also serve all of your guests a glass of champagne when there ceremony is over. Hi Becks! I emailed you our contract let me know if you got it:)

The part that I'm still not sure on and is different in everyone's contracts is Rooms or room nights. Ex: one person could stay for 5 nights which would = 5 rooms... This might help the ones with smaller attendance at their wedding...but I think some contracts are stating ROOMs not room nights Have any of you heard what type of appetizers/hors d'œuvres they offer during the cocktail hour?