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My last post was to this question below... see I'm rusty

I told them I didn't need extra cake per person so I wasn't charged (everyone is drunk by the time they serve the cake anyway, you DONT need extra cake past the 20 people) Yes they charged me for the additional champage, that we DIDNT HAVE. CHECK YOUR BILL!! Unfortunately we didn't realize no one had champagne until after we paid and they wouldn't refund us... boooo.

I haven't been on the website in a while as I've been extremely busy at work here, I promised myself I'd keep posting to future brides after my wedding, but that ended probably about 4 months ago! (I was married last May- so I kept it up for a good 5 months ) I am so jealous of all of you getting married at Dreams Tulum, I wish I could go back in time, it was THE BEST time. All of my guests continue to say how my wedding was their favorite- you are really in for a beautiful treat, don't forget to enjoy this time!! (setbacks don't matter, as long as you two are both there, in the end you will just have your beautiful wedding, and you'll be coming on this website jealous of all of the brides who get to do it now!) xoxoxo

I always thought buffets cheapened the wedding- not sure if anyone else thinks this, but I hate going to weddings when they have buffets. Just my opinion....

Oh LeNell- your pictures are great! I LOVE the colors!

We also had a "welcome dinner" at the World Buffet- it was amazing. If $ is really tight, and you can't/don't want to pay for the extra people for dinner- the World Buffet is free and it really was amazing. You can still set up decorations on the tables, and they put you to the side so it is kind of secluded from the rest of the resturant. You just can't have the DJ there....

Quote: Originally Posted by hmlicos Ok ladies!! I need your advice...Fiance and I got into an argument yesterday regarding our destination wedding...he's in a bit of sticker shock with how much this is all going to cost us. We have about 40 people coming to our wedding and we're going with the Ultimate Pkg, hiring an outside photographer and also hiring an outside DJ. With the number of people we have coming, we have to pay extra for the additional people over the 20 DT includes in this package. He was thinking of just doing hors d oeurves after the ceremony and then everyone would be on their own for dinner, then we'd just meet at 10:00pm to dance the night away at the disco. I, of course, would like to have a semi-traditional reception with the toasts,garter toss, bouquet toss, dancing, etc. I'm thinking the reception is a way to celebrate with your family and friends your new life together as husband and wife. I told him that his idea is silly and that all of our family and friends traveled to DT for our wedding/vacation and it would be nice to have a nice family dinner/reception to all celebrate. What do you think? Hi! I agree with you and everyone's post since this one. It is about memories! When you think of it, what is an extra couple hundred bucks so your guests feel special to be included in your day and for you to have those memories of spending it with them? It's priceless (or so I feel). Also, I might feel as a guest, if I am shelling out some dough to go to another country to see my loved one get married, that they would shell out to have a nice dinner together!

Hi Barbiegirl- I am assuming that the person who officiates the symbolic ceremony is a minister- they didn't really give us a choice, Aurora just told us who was doing it. We did have a signing of the certificate. It was included, our parents came up and signed- it was a nice touch =)

Hi! We got "married" at Dreams on 5/21 (we REALLY got married at home on 5/8 and no one knows- not even my parents)- its totally doable and worth it- it saved us some $. This was the wording we used for our programs: Right hand side of the program: Ceremony Opening Prayer Welcome 1st Reading (Mark 10:6-9) Institution of Marriage Reflection on the scripture 2nd Reading (1st Corinthians 13:4-8a) Love Meditation on the reading Prayer for the rings (your hearts) Vows Signing of the certificate Presentation as Mr. and Mrs. Please relax at the bar or go back to your room and freshen up! Cocktail hour starts at 5:30 followed by dinner and dancing at 6:30. Left hand side of the program: First and foremost, we would like to thank our Parents- Your love and caring goes beyond any we have ever seen. Who we have become, what we believe, and our ability to look towards a wonderful future together has all come from you. You have blessed us in ways we cannot find words to express. Through your lives you have given us all you could, and more. Thank you so very much for making this day possible. We could not be standing here without you. Thank you for sharing this moment in time; one that will be the first of many, in our new life together. We love you with all our hearts. Dorothy Grace Peters/ Richard Donald Peters Isabel Gallo/ Lawrence Anthony Gallo For those loved ones who have gone before, especially Dorothy Kralick & Jerri Strang…We hold your memory close in our hearts today and always. You are with us on our special day in spirit. Thank you to our friends and family for sharing this special day with us. Your presence here means so much to us.

I have a new picture as my profile picture, but it isn't showing up =( Â Anyway- I know it's late, but WE'RE OFF TO OUR HONEYMOON TOMORROW!!! (destination private! My husband planned the whole thing! I'll know where we're going when we get to JFK tomorrow lol lol) Â Have a good week girls! Happy planning! xo

Hi Angie! We had our reception in the El Patio restaurant. It was perrrrfect! If you read my review though, we had a little problem getting it. It was rainy and we were supposed to be at the relaxed pool, so they wanted to give us the convention center. (which is nice, but I just didn't want it myself), so they finally gave us the El Patio- it was wonderful =)

Hi Cookie- they give you drinks in pretty good plastic cups- they're not the cheap kind that you'd find at the dollar store. I was thinking about doing the travel mugs as well, but I thought people would either forget them or not bring them to the bar because they could just throw their cups out and get fresh ones after each drink. But if that's what you want, it's not a bad idea =) Â

I love you girls... I know I will most likly never meet any of you, but really, the posts I've read on here, and continue to read- helped me before the wedding, and are helping me AFTER the wedding believe it or not! Â I have pictures... but only on snapfish, and Samuel Luna (professional photographer) hasn't sent us our dvd yet!! Here are some below for you to look through.... http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=5133563014/a=118030590_118030590/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/ Â http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=5133066014/a=118030590_118030590/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/ Â http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=1498513028/a=118030590_2634849028/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

Oh My, I am so sorry. Can I tell you- the same exact thing happened to us, really. My brother (who I paid for even) didn't come, my "BEST FRIEND" who was to be in my bridal party told me the week before we left that she decided not to come (yes RSVP'd and was "definitely coming, wouldn't miss it for the world") Not to mention all of the other people's problems and their rude comments. So I guess these things aren't uncommon.... I've learned from my whole wedding experience, that most people are CHEAP, with the mindset "I have enough $ for me (to go away on vacation for myself, buy handbags, designer clothes etc) but not enough money for you- to treat you how you should be treated for your wedding." The week of your wedding, the day of your wedding- will be spectacular. And I wish, that someone post something like this when I was having these issues, I thought I was the only one who went through this- I was so sad that I thought people didn't care about me or my wedding, and so stressed out that I don't think I enjoyed it as much as I should have. Â Please don't worry. Please know that you are going to have a wonderful wedding, and this is such a beautiful time in your life, so enjoy it before it's over. Â

oh wait... I forgot about the -$500 wedding deposit- so I guess it was around $5,000- my bad. But we paid that almost a year in advance so it didn't feel like it counted!!