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Quote: Originally Posted by dianep RELIEF!!! i am confirmed for a private beach ceremony. and now, at 44 days out, i can finally submit my checklist! hooray, and smiles all over my face! That is fantastic news!!!! I'm so happy that you got it worked out!

thank you ladies, I got them from etsy and they are great!

I got these from advantage bridal: New Bridesmaid Can Koozie - Bridesmaid Koozie - Barware Love them! I ordered them for the bm's, gm, fmi, mom, dad, and ffi. FANTASTIC! For those of you who were discussing not paying the vendor fee for DJ Ivan, hold onto those notes because I talked to Zulma and she said that I still had to pay since I didn't book through the resort. Just a FYI.

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbum1285 To make a long story short... what would y'all do if you WC was basically calling you a liar and pointing the finger and you for all of their mistakes for their miscommunication? Would you stay or go somewhere else if your wedding was in a month in a half? Wow, this is horrible! Don't worry, I am working with the coordinator in Mexico right now and they are fantastic to deal with. They might still take a bit to get back to you, but when they do they answer all of your questions and give you straight answers! Makes you feel a lot better. You are the day after me I believe. If you are having that many problems send me a PM and I will give you the contact for the Royal (he is a higher up there). He can put you in contact with your WC at the Royal!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny310 Thanks! I guess I'm going to have to stick to the free cake too and maybe just add real flowers ) Good to hear that we can change the roses! There are just sooo many extra costs that I didn't realize in the begining that now I have to see which ones I really want. I wish the cupcakes weren't so pricey! I'm not a cake person at all but for some reason I will eat cupcakes. I think it is kind of fun for everyone to grab them and eat them as they like...but that is WAY too much money! Did anyone find out if they will credit your free cake towards the couture ones? Sorry if it was already mentioned.

Quote: Originally Posted by louise_pernell I also booked him directly and the wc's told me (in writing) that I will not be charged the vendor because he is in house. Did they recently change the policy? Louise WTF? Seriously? I already paid the stupid vendor fee! I will be sooooooo angry. I am emailing Zulma now to ask, maybe she won't know I paid up.

I'm looking for starfish necklaces that have crystals or some sort of CZ diamond in them. Even a pearl at the bottom would work. I want to give them to my bridesmaids to wear the day of my wedding, but I already spent a fortune on them for other gifts. I'm looking to spend $15/girl max on these. Any thoughts?

We have 37 people booked, besides us. Yes, she is being truley selfish. I told her that too. She said she would go but she isn't happy about it. It doesn't make it any easier. Having divorced parents on both sides, who don't get a long is really tough. I'm not going to deal with it that day though, I really can't. We have another friend who can take his place, it is just an akward situation to bring up so late in the game. 50 days and counting!

Finally some good news! I just got the picture of my real touch flowers that were done for me. Yay! I love them! Is anyone else doing real touch flowers? IMG_4060 (2).pdf

Oh my heavens ladies!!!!!! Drama Drama Drama! I am 1 1/2 months out from my wedding and all in one week my mother decided to be a no show for my shower, then told me she won't be at my wedding since my dad is bringing his new fiance. My FI mom and sister got into a huge fight and won't speak to each other...and now on top of everything else I just had a groomsmen drop out saying he has to leave for Hong Kong for work! Seriously..worst week ever!

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep looks like we're upgrading from a semi-private reception (at one of the resort restaurants) to a private reception on the beach. what do you ladies know about the setup, decorations or services provided? again, we're at the gran porto - we were initally told that the only dinner seatings (for the semi-private) were at 6pm and 9pm. our ceremony is at 6, so we had to do the 9pm. i'm really hoping to be able to get an earlier start on dinner now! thoughts? I think 9pm is really late. Are you doing apps in between or anything to hold them over? We are doing the beach reception same day you are. We got the luxury package which included the tables, chairs, standard centerpiece (candle with glass plate). They also will provide a dance floor but it is basically two pieces of plyboard. You can actually do a search for it, someone posted it on the forum. You provide the rest of the decor. LOL, you could use mine after I'm done! My reception is over at 8pm....ha!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsRobart I HATE Thursday's b/c of Yoga LOL 90 minutes and I swear its the toughest one! I hate hate hate yoga! It does make you more flexible though. I am having a hard time sticking with the classic program. Not sure why. I think now that the wedding is so close I am super busy doing DIY stuff. Excuses! I have 2 months before the wedding and I need to get my butt in gear. I really think I only need about another 5 lbs off. I know I can do this!

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep i also asked about the selection of centerpieces, as i was slightly confused by the offerings in the catalog: are all the centerpieces shown included in the package? where do we show our selection for this (i don't see a space on the checklist)? The only centerpiece included in the package is the alter centerpiece. They will make that to match the bouquets that you pick. Diane, I did ask about the centerpieces way back when and they told me it would cost $60/centerpiece. I think that is WAY overpriced! I think most of the girls on the forum would agree, which is why you see them do a lot of DIY centerpieces, like I am. I had my wedding shower yesterday! It was so much fun! It is definitely weird being on the other side after so many years of going to these things!

Someone on here was wondering about the day passes and how expensive they were. I emailed Zulma to find out and here is what she told me: 9am to 5pm 85usd 5am to 11pm 85usd 9am to 11pm 140usd Sometimes Gran Porto front desk give a promotion as follows: If the guests buy 3 day passes for the royal it will cost 60usd per the 3 days, but this promotion is not all the time. Hope that helps!

Congrats! I'm a 5/15/10 Royal bride! I look forward to hearing you on the forum!

I'm doing my welcome dinner at Maries at the Gran and it is $15/person. I have 37 including me and the groom and my wedding coordinator hasn't told me no...she went ahead and booked it out.

Yay!!!! I am from Chicago and getting married at The Royal as well on May 15, 2010!! Welcome and I look forward to seeing you on our site =0

I'm an event planner in the city and there aren't too many places that you won't have to pay a fortune for. If you go into the suburbs then you will have a much better chance of getting what you want. Might I suggest a picnic? picnic grounds are extremely cheap to rent out and they usually have tables and chairs set up. You could rent a photobooth and a caterer. Maybe do a pig roast and do some sort of vintage decor. Just a thought.

So cute!!!!

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! I orderd the coils from Oriental Trading and then the badges from china! LOL!

Does anyone know where I can find wrist coil keychains and Vertical ID Zip Badges that aren't ridiculously expensive? I need 40. I tried ebay but they are somewhat expensive.

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but you ladies are always so helpful, I figured why not. The girls chose this dress: David's Bridal - Strapless Jersey A-line with Pleating and Ruched Charmeuse Bust In the Horizon color. They tried it on and loved it...except for the MOH. She wants to shorten it because she thinks it will be too hot for Mexico. I have to somewhat agree, I was surprised they picked out long dresses. I can't ask the other girls to shorten their dresses since they like it long and they are already spending money they don't have. I want to know your opinion on having the bridesmaids with long dresses and the MOH with the same dress but shortened. Do you think it will look odd?

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di haha, i wish...i hear that security guards there are hawks so that probably won't happen. i think we may get more people coming but they are not staying at the resort. my FI's aunt is bringing her sister/brother to the wedding. my godmother might bring more people. they are staying off resort. it looks like we would have to draw a line and tell them that they only can bring one person per person. we just can't afford $100 for every non resort guest. i think our guests think it's free for us and that we don't have to pay anything since the wedding is at all inclusive resort. god forbid we pay $100 for 10 or more people. Oh no! That is awful! The majority of my guests were under the assumption that it is all inclusive so me and FI don't pay for anything....boy are they wrong! Maybe you can drop the hint about it without coming out rude. At the very least they should give you money to cover themselves as a "wedding gift". So if you get the word to them then maybe they can slip you some money in a card. Couldn't hurt!

Are any of your guests freaking out about this whole Mexico drug war thing? we are so far away I keep telling them to calm down, but they just don't get it since they have never been there before =(

I don't know, but I've heard about this and I would really love to know if they do it. I think you need to hire a videographer though?! Not sure.