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I'm speechless Swank!!! Amazing planning!!

Awesome review and absolutely gorgeous pictures!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Patourn Swong AWESOME pictures!!! How much extra did they charge for the 70 pictures?? And when does the photographer show up...at the wedding site? They are not there to take pictures before hand correct? Thanks! You can purchase a photo package for $560, the photographer will following you the whole day and will give you back 36 pictures, after that is $15 per picture. I didn't book for a photo package, the photographer was waiting for me at the very beginning of the talking path (where the guests couldn't see you yet), had a few pictures done there, then more along the ceremony. My package comes with 10 free pictures, then it's optional to buy the rest of them Scarlett

Swankster you look soooooooo pretty!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by waybuloo You look amazing!! Did you use the resort photographer? Love the writing in the sand!! Thanks!! Our package included 10 free picture and I ended up buying all 70 pictures!!!

Hi Swankster!! I'm glad your wedding turned out well, and guess what? we are both a married woman now! Isn't that strange? ha! I didn't really "use" Arrecife, he just happened to be the resort photographer, our package included 10 free pictures and I ended up purchasing ALL of the pictures from him, how could you resist such nice pictures? He was amazing anyway, very professional and fun!! Please post some of your pictures, can't wait!!

Oh one more, I did this specially for all of you!! It doesn't look too clear in this picture, it said " Good luck to all GBP brides"!!

oh no, I must have made a mistake, sorry!

Hi there, here's a little teaser, I'll post more with my review later on!

Quote: Originally Posted by swankster77 I'm back!! The whole week and wedding was unbelievable... but can I just stress to you ladies getting married during the summer months to be prepared for the heat! WHOAH! It was insanely hot! I'll be writing a full review and be happy to answer any questions... will post some pics soon! Congrats and welcome back swankster!! I think I saw you and your wedding party at the pool!!

Quote: Originally Posted by jjohnson30 i am trying to figure out if we should have a pool side reception with a DJ. has anyone had a bad experince with this. did people find that alot of people danced at the recption with the DJ. for the people who did not have a pool side reception what did you guys do after dinner. It kind of depends how many people you have at your party. It's better if you have a larger group like 35 or more, that'll give you a better odds of people dancing and be able to utilize the DJ and the atmosphere better. My group only have 24 people and I decided not to do a poolside reception, ( trust me it's not an easy decision!!). We ended up doing our first dance at Daiquiri Bar and danced there for another 2 hours with mainly our party and some other resort guest, it was absolutely FUN!!!

I though I saw her and her wedding party at the pool! ha!

Quote: Originally Posted by waybuloo Hi Ladies, did any of you have a welcome dinner or a wedding rehearsal dinner? If so how did you go about this? & what day did you have the wedding rehearsal dinner on? Thanks Lisa Hi Waybuloo, How would you like to do your welcome/rehearsal dinner? You can always ask your WC to reserve a section at one of the buffet so everyone can sit close together. It's a bit more work to do an a la cart, I think you can still try and coordinate with your WC, but it's definitely easier to do it at the buffet Scarlett

Sorry, forgot about the price, I got them for $5 each and sell them for $3 plus shipping, thanks!

For those of you who like to give away smaller beach totes for your OOT items! It is about 8"X10"X 3", it's well enough to carry a pair of flip flops and other usual OOT bags items such as medications, hand sanitizer, etc. I have 20 of them, please let me know if you have any questions Scarlett

Quote: Originally Posted by Lou Okay GBP Brides.... I need to be talked down off the ledge. Can you help? We are leaving in less than 3 weeks for our wedding at the Tulum part of the resort, on July 7th, and I am starting to have major anxiety. I'm not too worried about the wedding, it sounds like everything always seems to work out and that Jazmin is great. I am starting to panic about the resort itself. We have 46 people coming with us (way more than we expected) and we have never been to the resort. I've been having nightmares about the resort being disappointing, guests hating it and everyone getting sick. I went onto tripadvisor to try and make myself feel better... bad idea. I know there are always negative reviews about every resort, but it seems like the negative ones about GBP Tulum are increasing... maybe it just seems that way because I am paranoid. Can anyone who has stayed at the resort help to set my mind at ease? Hi Lou, The resort is absolutely amazing, I stayed at the COBA side but did spend some time at Tulum. They have toe best beach and buffet!! Please try not to worry too much, I've done quite a few all-inclusive kind of vacation down south and the GBP is definitely one of the best resort I've ever been!!

Quote: Originally Posted by jjohnson30 i was just wondering how much is the average brides maids flower?? Hi Jjohnson30, there are different sizes of bouquet, I paid $36 for a small one, they look absolutely gorgeous and it's not to small at all Scarlett

Hi everyone!!! I'm back and married!!! I'll try post some pictures and a review soon! All I have to say to the bride-to-be, please don't stress about anything!! The whole wedding was completely FLAWLESS!!!! I can't believe there are such things as a perfect wedding!!! I'm going to stay at this forum and try my very best to help out the future brides, thanks again everyone, I love you all!!!

I'm leaving in a few hours, I'm sooo excited!!! Thanks for everything girls, I'll keep you posted on what's going on down there!!! xoxoxo!!! ( super anxious~)

Sorry ladies, I just shout out a little and hope you don't mind me being side tracked!! I had my "mayhem" bachelorette party last night and it was such a blast!! I've been trying to cut back on sugar and geez I think I've consumed more than 2 months worth of sugar in just one night!!! I've been to numerous staggette parties and I felt completely different when it comes to my very own!!! It's going to last me forever!! Now I'm really getting nervous for the trip down to MR, I promised I'll write a review when I come back in return of all your help and kindness!!!! xoxoxo!!

Very nice pictures!! Thanks for the review! I have a small question, did you planned for a poolside reception and ended having to move indoor? or it was a dinner reception?

Quote: Originally Posted by labgirl Wedding pictures by chrishardine - Photobucket some of our pictures--personal ones--not the photographers I'll be marrying at the Tulum gazebo in 9 days!!!! Thanks for posting the pic, it's gorgeous!!! I'm sooooooooooooo nervous now!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by elisha0607 we are doing a private catamaran charter through Paradise catamarans. They have gotten really great reviews on Tripadvisor and have been great to work with so far. its a 4 hour trip with snorkeling and we are adding lunch and alcoholic drinks to the package. Thanks Elisha0607! So they do Dee Sea fishing as well as snorkeling? I'll go read more in Tripadvisor!

Quote: Originally Posted by hoyt75 My FI is taking all his guys deep-sea fishing the day before we get married (this is what he wanted to do instead of having a typical bachelor party) and all the ladies and I are going to Xcaret. We're also considering doing a day trip to Tulum or snorking for a day. Make it fun and creative and everyone is guaranteed to have a good time! Hi hoty75, I'm trying to gather as much information for deep sea fishing in Mayan Riviera area, mainly for the boyz~ Did you go through a company? or on your own? Thanks! Scarlett

Congratz and welcome back Erica!!!