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Quote: Originally Posted by EmmaGaussoin Is anyone else getting extremely frustrated with Ana. I know how busy she is but I think I have only emailed her two or three times when I first booked. Now that I am upgrading my package so won't email me back!! I have sent her like 3 emails in the past month and not received a single response. I am jealous of you girls that did recently!!! Do any of you know if we have the choice for Juan Navarro still for the ceremony photography? It seems like the recent weddings have all been shot by Adventure Photos. Thanks! Same here. I've e-mailed her 3 times in the past two weeks and I've heard nothing. At least she's responding to a few lucky girls.

Quote: Originally Posted by sarahgrace36 Hello! My fiance and I just decided on this resort and we're super excited! We haven't confirmed our date but hopefully mid Jan - early Feb 2011! Congrats!! Hopefully by then, all the quirks of the wedding issues will no longer be an issue. Be patient. Everyone who has been to the resort has great feedback about it. Welcome to the group :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 i too received an email from ana yesterday (only after waiting over a month and finally calling her... Which i had to wait on hold for about 15 minutes for her) and the email address was [email protected] thank you!!

Quote: Originally Posted by t1219 I sent an email to Ana today and got a response within 10 minutes!!!!! Woohoooo!!! Can you confirm her e-mail address please?

Quote: Originally Posted by Laura22610 When I met with Ana, she told me that they have 45 weddings there this April. Maybe that is why all of the email responses are sooooooo slooooowww Still must be very frustrating for you guys Holy moly. 45 weddings? That's crazy. Thanks for the info Laura. I believe Ana has an assistant now, but sounds like that still isn't enough. Also sounds like DRC is overbooking themselves a bit.

Quote: Originally Posted by EmmaGaussoin I also got the [email protected] address bounced back. But I haven't heard back from the [email protected] address either! Its been 2 weeks! Mmm. Strange. Well - I imagine SOMEONE will hear back from her soon (hopefully someone who's wedding is coming up in the next month or so). And if you're out there...can you please just confirm contacting Ana at a particular e-mail address?

Quote: Originally Posted by lorijfletcher I e-mailed to this address: [email protected] I haven't gotten a response back yet (which sounds like the norm), but it wasn't bounced back to me. Don't know if this helps. Thanks. Let me know if you hear back from her!

Quote: Originally Posted by Megan24 Okay my wedding is May 21 2010 and all I have done is confirmed my date and time. I told her also where I would like my wedding and reception to take place. Is this all I need to do before I get there? I would like to have everything else confirmed and went over before I get to Mexico. But I have sent her multiple emails and no answer. I know she is busy. But is this all I need to have done and then pick everything else out two days before the wedding? Sounds stressful. Is this the right email for her [email protected]? Has anyone else gotten an automated e-mail respons back when trying to e-mail the above address? I got a message indicating Ana's new e-mail address is: [email protected] However, I've tried to e-mail her at both addresses and haven't gotten any response. So - can someone who has recently heard from Ana via e-mail confirm her most current e-mail address? Thanks in advance.

Laura and Carina, I know you both had your own photographers (and also used the resort photographers as supplemental...) but would you have trusted the resort photographers for the entire wedding (i understand it would be an additional cost outside of the package because you'd probably need to add a few hours). Just looking for advice.

Quote: Originally Posted by Megan24 Boo I have not heard from her in weeks either. But as for the upgrade I can not remember if you have a TA or not? But I posted on the forum on how to get your room upgraded. There is something called a VIP letter that a TA can write for you to give to the resort. I will look for the post tomorrow and put it on here. If you do not have a TA you would think they would upgrade us for making us brides be some stressed out. lol But I do not see that happening. Oh - I am interested in instructions for that VIP letter also! Thanks.

Quote: Originally Posted by Boo I just got a cd of a guy on a steeldrum he is really good, and will just use ipod of his stuff for pre-ceremony, let me know if you want a link to his cd, I think he is actually even discussed somewhere on this forum under steeldrum music Hi Boo, Yes, I'd love the link also? Can you post it on the forum?

Quote: Originally Posted by Laura22610 By the way, the resort photographers (Adventure Photographers) are amazing! They are so nice and they take beautiful pictures. We had already booked a photographer, so we didn't use them for the wedding. Originally, Ana had told me that I could get extra video instead of using the photographers. When we sat down to meet with her, she said that was not possible anymore. Since the resort has their own photographers, the management will not allow her to substitute anything for photos. So, we decided to use them for our Welcome Dinner. I am so glad that we did because we got great pictures!! We got 50 pictures, which is what is included in the Ultimate Package...I love every single one of them!! We also decided to have them take our pictures a few days after the wedding and we have some great pictures from that too!! Anel was the one who took the pictures of our welcome dinner and Jorge took our other pictures. They both did a fantastic job and they are super nice people. If you are using them for your wedding photos, I think that you will be very happy!! Hi Laura - Thanks for all the info! Looking forward to seeing some of your photos if you're able to post them. How many guests did you have? What did you guys do for the Welcome Dinner? Did you have it in a private room or did you do something private after everyone ate dinner? thanks, Allegra

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 Here is the email address for the sales manager, Hagen Sommers. I have emailed him and my mom actually called and talked to him about the golf issue. [email protected] Let me know if you need anything else. What did you find out about the golf issue??

Quote: Originally Posted by Princess402 My fiance and I are still totally debating what type of room to get!!! At first we definitely wanted a room with a plunge pool, but now we have heard reviews that the plunge pools are not heated and therefore are too cold to use and a waste of money outside of the summer months! Not sure if I believe this entirely though since I have heard that one of the buildings does get sun on the plunge pools and they are ok? (Any of you girls that did site visits, please feel free to comment) So now we are thinking about just an oceanview or oceanfront suite. I also love the idea of the Master Suite or Governor Suite so that everyone would have room to get ready, but it is quite a bit of money to upgrade this much obviously. Plus for us, it's not much more for the Governor than it is for the Master (relatively speaking) so even if we did decide on a suite we're not sure which one of these would be best! Ugh, I don't know!!! The good news is that all the rooms do look amazing Hey Angela, Are you doing a videographer also, or just the photographer? We haven't finalized anything yet. We might have a family friend do our photos - but we're thinking we might want a video also. Our weddings are 4 days apart, so maybe there will be some things we can share.... -Allegra

Quote: Originally Posted by t1219 NormaJeane, Thanks for this post! I was looking for something like this:) What are cello bags??

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 Nelli & Ivica posted a review somewhere online about the wedding (I think maybe on facebook) and the reason why their pictures look so much brighter is because they had a photo shoot the day AFTER their wedding. It rained on their wedding day but the resort photographer was nice enough to give them a second photo shoot the next day so they could still have beautiful pics.... it is an added benefit of using the resort photographer. Interesting...thanks for the info.

Quote: Originally Posted by aj42781 Does anyone have a toll free number for ana?? I don't know if she has a toll free number - would be nice!!! I've actually never been able to speak to her, but my TAs have had better luck. The only number I have is: 011 52 998 872-9200 ext 7602. I had to add a calling plan on my cell phone to be able to call to Mexico - Good Luck. -Allegra

Quote: Originally Posted by Chelsey & Travis Thank you so much for posting the pictures of the recent wedding!!! It really helps to visualize things. Does anyone have photos of a wedding at the gazebo? I received some answers from Ana, and I'm not sure if anyone else was waiting waiting with similar questions: -She confirmed that artifical flower boquets were ok to use -If you are just having a low-key reception (I am planning on just having dinner at one of the restaurants), you are free to just show up to one of the restaurants and hope that you can sit relatively close with your guests. They will also hold your cake for you in the kitchen so that you can have it out at your dinner, as long as you pick the site ahead of time. -I also recieved a file with the free boquet options if anyone would like to see them. Hopefully this helps! deleted email address

Quote: Originally Posted by Princess402 Congrats and welcome to the group!!! Looks like we will be at DRC at about the same time Yep. We'll probably get to DRC the day before or the day of your wedding. So maybe I'll get a glimpse from a-far :-) How long will you be staying at the resort after your wedding??

Hi girls, I am officially part of the group now. We just confirmed our wedding date for 12/12/10! YAY!! We are so excited.

Quote: Originally Posted by Laura22610 Oh, I just wanted to share with you guys.. I wanted to have maracas at the ceremony because I saw on the forum somewhere a picture of maracas on the chairs at the ceremony with a little tag that says "shake at the kiss"...It looks really cute and I think that everyone shaking the maracas would make a great picture! So, I found also that there is someone, who is also on the forum, who makes these. Her name is Mishka from Mishka Designs. She is super nice and her maracas are hand painted and really pretty. She is in Puerto Vallarta and will ship the maracas directly to the resort. I thought this was great..they look beautiful and I don't have to worry about buying them down there or packing them to take with me! Here is her website... Mishka Designs' Blog: A Maraca By Any Other Name... and here is the thread about her work... http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...maracas-51655/ By the way...I just noticed my ticker is down to just days...yikes!! I love the maraca idea! Thanks so much for sharing. Ana might be seeing a lot of maracas this year :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by wisconsinbride2010 Ana e-mailed me a picture of a wedding that happened indoors. It rained all day, she was supposed to send me outside pictures, but unfortunaly it had to be indoors. I can e-mail them to you if you like, since I don't have enough points to post them on here. It's only one picture. But looks nice reguardless!! I'd love to see the pics. Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsMarch4 Hi MSG518, I also had a hard time finding a rabbi in Cancun (I'm getting married at the RIU Palace Riviera Maya in Playa del Carmen). I must have emailed every rabbi in Mexico, and they all pretty much said the same thing; that they don't officiate weddings (I think a majority of them are Orthodox). We are flying our rabbi from home in for the wedding, but he is only doing a religious ceremony so we are legally getting married at the courthouse before we leave for Mexico(so romanic:). If you have any more questions on where I got things for the ceremony (i.e. yarmukles, ketubah, etc.) feel free to PM me. Good luck planning! Alexis Hi Alexis (and fellow Cali bride), We haven't finalized our site or date yet, but we are hoping to get married sometime in December in the Riviera Maya area. After much discussion and debate over the issue, I think we are also going to just go to the courthouse and get our license before heading to Mexico. Then, do the religious ceremony down there. I'd love to hear what you are doing about yarmukles, ketubah, etc.! Thanks, Allegra

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 Somewhere in the past posts there was info about the location.... there are even pictures I believe! I remember seeing pics and I think one of the other brides posted them from their site visit.... I don't know where that post is though, sorry! Thanks for the info. Anyone else able to help answer this? I haven't been able to find the previous posts w/info on the indoor ceremony and reception options.

Welcome! Does anyone know what the bad weather option(s) is/are for ceremony and receptions at DRC