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Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Celina, you can see how my set up looks too. I went with the uncovered & no bows on the chairs and have larges vases of gladiolas at the base of the gazebo. I should have pictures posted in 4 weeks - Ahh crazy to say that! Oooooh so soon!!!! Are you our next bride?

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart The weather here is perfection, not a grey cloud in site since we arrived!! Everything has gone completely smooth and my meeting with the coordinators today was amazing, they have their shiz in order for sure. The resort is gorgeous, the service is amazing, just thought you AS b2b's would love to hear some good news from onsite. Tipping is definitely how to get ahead here, just keep that in mind. Aw, now see, I knew the weather would behave for you!! YEA!!!!!!! Yes to all you b2b's out there, tipping is the way to go. We tipped handsomely and were rewarded in kind.

Quote: Originally Posted by cjb0arder13 Hey Taylorwd! Finally got a chance to look through all your pictures...they are AMAZING! Andrew you did such a fantastic job and I am TOTALLY jealous Taylorwd I don't remember if you talked about this earlier in the thread, and if you did I am SO SORRY, but remind me again: did you bring your own fabric for the chair ties/aisle runner and just pay the set-up fee, or did you rent them from the venue? I'm looking through my package trying to get a feel for our budget and I don't know what would be more cost-effective. And I know we've all heard 100 different quotes on prices for set-up, etc...so I'd love to hear directly from you if you don't mind Thank you Celina!! We are just over the moon about our pictures. I'm sure Andrew would jump at the chance to shoot your wedding in January We used their fabric for everything. Colored fabric costs more than white, fyi. Our jute runner was $40, the pink fabric draped over the wall was $75, the two white pieces of fabric over the beach gazebo in the background were $75 each, and the chair fabric was $4 each. Why the jute runner was only $40 but the other, smaller piece of pink was $75 is beyond me! The set-up fee we paid was $40 onsite to the WCs. My understanding is that that was only for the decorations we brought with us (mostly reception stuff). There shouldn't be a charge if you're not bringing anything extra. Quote: Originally Posted by *lyndsey* taylorwd your photos are amazing! it makes me even more excited! what time are you all getting married? we are thinking of 3pm so we can go straight into our reception but whatever time we choose is going to be mega hot!x Thank you!! I agree, looking at everyone's pictures is so much fun and definitely adds to the excitement. AmyB asks a good question, what month is your wedding? Our ceremony was at 4:00 and sunset at 7pm. We did that on purpose so that we wouldn't have long shadows in our pictures. For us it was: 4:00 Ceremony 4:30-5:00 group pictures 5-6:30pm our pictures 6:30 Reception start

Nice teasers sasse75! Really beautiful everything! Suzy, I LOVE the gazebo you got married in!! We're doing an AHR but it's not until June 26th.

Thank you!!!! I'm back and just trying to catch my breath! Things will be much much better after this week, so maybe we can discuss this weekend a good time to get together?

Welcome Mirelle! You should contact one of the TAs on here by clicking at the very top of the screen. They're all specialized by DW location and will be able to give you all kinds of options depending on your wants/needs. Choosing the resort/location is often the hardest part, and I can't imagine having had to do all of it myself! Mexico will definitely be your best bet if money is an issue.

Thank you!!! Our day was wonderful in every way. Ah, I guess I should have paid more attention to your username! You are one super nice MOH!! We should all be so lucky!

They are about 5 minutes apart in a car and a 10-15 minute walk down the beach. We walked down and took a stroll through AS b/c we were curious. But I really, really just think they got mixed up. It would make no sense to send you to the smaller of the two resorts. AS has more restaurants and is better able to accommodate even small groups. AB only does one wedding a day b/c it's so small. It would be a huge inconvenience on AB for you to go there.

Yea Meghan!!!! Quote: Originally Posted by GroomsArePeopleToo Random beach dogs, no way, I hired those dogs to be in the pictures for Wendy and Rod. Cause that's how I roll. Wouldn't surprise me a bit Guess I should have warned you ahead of time that Rod is like the dog whisperer and can't ever leave a stray one behind!

Quote: Originally Posted by Maidofhonour8 Hi Ladies, We have booked! We fly out 22nd June 2010 - not got the confirmed wedding date yet, but hopefully 29th or 30th June! Soooo excited! This thred is just amazing & you ladies are all soo helpfull, thinking of Katie & Amy, hope all is going as the imagined! Just wanted to check something our TA has said, we have booked a beach cermony @ Sensatori, with the gold wedding package, but she has said that we have to have the reception at Blue International restaurant @ Azul Beach?!? Can't really understand why this is? Only have a small party 9 adults & 1 child (incl bride & groom) so not like we can't fit into one of the many reception areas at Sensatori!? Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Thanks girls & happy planning! Congratulations!!!! Is your WC Tiffany by chance? Only asking because when we were in the process of confirming everything, she said she had us confirmed for Spoon at Sensatori. Mind you we were getting married at Azul Beach. Turns out she just got mixed up on our resort. My guess is that the same happened with you. There is no way they would move you to AB. Their policy is that you have to get married and have your event at the resort you're staying at, no switching.

Quote: Originally Posted by dirtymartini Wendy, where did you have your reception at AB? Were you happy with the location? I am afraid to have it on the beach... on a November evening, that sounds cold! But I haven't been told about any other locations even though I keep asking my WC! We had it on the Blue Terrace, but they are no longer offering that as an option for a private event unless you have 80 people. It sucks for all future brides because it's the perfect location, covered but still outside and with a lot of room. I too would be worried about being cold on a November evening! Hopefully you'll hear back from your WC soon about what your options are. I don't have the updated list of locations or I'd tell you myself. Quote: Originally Posted by dirtymartini And whose dog is this in your pictures, Wendy? It looks a lot like my dog Martini, who I am going to miss DEARLY being away that long! LOL, those are random beach dogs! Those pictures weren't taken at the resort but on a remote stretch of beach near Puerto Morelos.

Quote: Originally Posted by *lyndsey* Hi everyone, just a quick hello, we booked sensatori today for may next year.....can't wait!x Lyndsey!! Congratulations on booking your hotel! That is a HUGE step in this whole process!

Quote: Originally Posted by cathyandchin My umbra ether frame came in from amazon... When I was explaining to FI and family the plan they looked at me like I was crazy! It's an 8x10 frame but you have to use it vertically (skinny and tall) to put in the sand. I'm going to glue in the panes and try it out but I'm a little skeptical... Hi ladies! I haven't read through the previous posts, so someone may have already said this. We just used the Umbra frame for our sand ceremony and it did not work! Well, it worked fine for the ceremony but started leaking pretty much right away. We've since dumped all the sand out and will do it again. We're going to glue in the back two panes and are confident that will solve the problem. This frame came from another bride on here who used it over a year ago, and she said it never leaked for her. I'd love to know her trick!

Quote: Originally Posted by momichele Amy-Your long is finally here. YEAAAAA!!! I can't wait to see your pixs. Wendy-I just booked a catamaran trip with Mark. How long was the ride from AB to the catamaran? Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Mark told us 50 mins from AB to the catamaran place. Wendy - did you bring an iPod with playlists on it for the boat? I was just off on a catamaran today - getting a good base tan for Mexico! Unfortunately, our sailing trip was canceled because of weather. We had a huge storm the day before the wedding. Very sad as we were all really looking forward to it! Yes, 50 minutes from AB, and the same from AS since the two hotels share the same access road. We were going to bring CDs with music for the boat, or plug in my mp3. Mark had said the format could be mp3, ipod or CD.

BYE AMY!!!!!!!! Your two years of planning is finally over!!!! I know you'll have just the most fabulous wedding with lots and lots of sunshine the whole trip! I cannot wait to hear all about it when you get back. You'd better have some teaser pics ready b/c you've got a lot of not-so-patiently waiting brides on here!

Lindz, aren't you just back from New Orleans, where you did your BD shoot and engagement pics? Sooooooo, how'd it go?! Share share share!

Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz The pictures are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! You did such a fabulous job!!!!! Wendy, you look sooo happy and in love and GORGEOUS! Aw thank you!!! Andrew gets all the credit! I am definitely happy and in love DH and I are headed out to the lake tonight to spend a romantic night together. We just don't want the honeymoon to end!

A whole lotta work and a whole lotta fun! I taught English.

Katie, don't you leave tomorrow? YAY GO YOU!!!! Have an absolutely fantastic time and can't wait to hear about it when you come back!

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart It was last night, we totally had a blast, drinking while getting mani/pedi's is something that needs to be experienced, sushi and sake afterwards tied up the evening with a pretty bow. I'm running errands like a crazy person today, totally surreal! That sounds like such a fab night!! I love both sushi and sake (lived in Japan for a year), and what girl wouldn't enjoy wine with a mani/pedi? So jealous!!

Quote: Originally Posted by caribbeanLover I feel you, we are the type of people who love to go to different resorts. But like you, we fell in love with the Grand Palladium in PC we want to go back there, especially at the royal suites (def royal!) Do you guys have a lot of vacation time left? you only did 1 week in MX this time around, correct? Actually we did 10 days in Mexico and I used up every bit of my vacation time! I even dipped into unpaid time by 1 hour. But lucky for me, while I don't get many vacation days per year during the time I'm working, I work for the school district so I get plenty of time off. It just is at designated times, like the summer, spring break or the holidays. I've decided that after you get married you should have a mandatory 3-4 week vacation! We spend months and months or even years planning for this one day, get super stressed for long periods of time, lose sleep for weeks and months, and then all we get, if we're lucky, is a one week honeymoon. Hmmm, doesn't seem right!

We would go back to our resort in Mexico. We can use our credit at any Karisma property in the Riviera Maya, but we love our resort so much that we don't want to try another one.

Quote: Originally Posted by jerseykitten i keep looking at vacation packages - i want to go on another tropical vacation SO BAD!!! I can't even imagine for you up north Meghan with snow! I know, us too!!! We got some resort credit toward an anniversary stay but we don't think we can wait that long. We want to go in June!!

Hi May brides!!! I just wanted to pop in and wish you all luck with your upcoming weddings! Us April brides are all married as of today, so now it's your time to shine! HAPPY WEDDING DAYS TO COME!!

I want to do the wedding day all over again. There is no way I'd do the last year of planning over again! I'd have to elope, LOL. Even knowing how great the wedding day would be, I'd still have to elope!