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Quote: Originally Posted by ktrant I leave tomorrow morning and will be married in 3 days! Things are finally coming together and we are super excited! I most definitely will write a review when I return on the 22nd. We are having the resort photographer along with our own so there will be plenty of pictures :-) The only person that has worked with us is the DJ and I say that VERY loosely. My FI will be having a talk with someone at the resort when we arrive. So...I'll keep you ladies posted. We have a final total of 135 nights booked which is AWESOME. I can't wait to spend time with 84 of our family and friends who will most likely never be in the same place together ever again. This time tomorrow I will be on a plane headed to Mexico! So exciting!! I cant believe how many room nights you have booked!! Thats awesome! Hope everything turns out well (which Im sure it will!). Cant wait to see pics and read your review Definitely let us know how the DJ worked out. Im very curious to know.

Quote: Originally Posted by Boo Yikes, thats allot of stress a day before, hmmm food for thought. It can be stressful, but Im not really worried about it for some reason. If I bring pics of what I want and make it clear, I feel it will work out fine. Plus, Fernando realies heavily on our reviews and I doubt he would recommend someone that may not be able to deliver.

Thank you ladies for all your input!! Im considering heavily doing the legal stuff before going to Mexico. Im just a little worried that being legally married will take away from the ceremony. Ive heard lots of brides say it doesnt take away from Mexico, but it still worries me. Atleast I still have about 5 months to make a decision.

Quote: Originally Posted by anacj13 Since we're doing a Catholic Ceremony we were thinking of just doing the legal here right before we leave but haven't decided yet. A Catholic ceremony isn't recognized as legal in Mexico so we would have to do the civil part either here or there. We were thinking about doing it during our welcome party since we're having that on the beach the night before the wedding and signing the papers in front of everyone on the beach almost like a small beach wedding:) What are you guys going to do if you do the legal before you go? Are you going to have a real judge down there? Are you signing fake papers or the ones you're getting from your town City Hall? From what I hear, its hard to tell the difference between a civil ceremony and a symbolic ceremony. I believe everything is still the same except for the fingerprinting. If you dont tell any of your guests that you were married prior to coming to Mexico, they wont figure it out. I dont think there will be need to sign any paperwork to make it look "real".

Quote: Originally Posted by Boo I just booked a trial with Fernando. I am kinda nurveous though, maybe ladies who have already used him can comment - I would really appreciate that for my sanity, as my hair that day is very imporant. Hi, for those ladies who have gotten married already, I just sent a deposit, only to find after the fact that when Fernando said that he has no other weddings that day that I misunderstood and infact, he has already booked another one some time ago. Now my ceremony is at 2 pm, the other lady is on this forum and her ceremony is at 3:30. Mine is at Secrets Maroma and hers is at The Royal, PDC. We are both freaking out, I called him and he had indicated that this Saturday he has 3 and that this is typical. I just don’t know what to do, I thought I would splurge as hair is super important to me and now I am worried its going to be a rush job for multiple of what I would have paid else where. Yikes this is just too stressful. Thanks for all your input. I just spoke to Fernando the other day and I had the same issue. Fernando felt really bad for having another wedding to attend to so he recommended his teacher to do my make-up instead. He assured me I wont be disappointed. Im scheduling a trial for the day before so I could have professional make-up and hair done for my welcome party. If it doesnt work out, then I will be out $150 and will just use the resorts salon for hair and make up.

Just curious, is anyone planning on getting legally married before heading out to Mexico?

Quote: Originally Posted by Jackie22 We paid $250, we rented the equiptment I mentioned earlier and there is someone from the company maning the equiptment. They will fade in and out of songs for you if you want. There was no dance floor laid down but that was no necessary there was a clear area for everyone to dance, it worked out perfect. $250? The pricelist J&S sent me was defintely more than $250 for the docking station. Was that the original price he quoted you? Im just curious because my WC quoted me one price then J&S sent me another one completely different and I dont know whats the actual cost anymore. Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jackie22 We still to this day have not told anyone that we did the legal portion at home prior to mexico. We are going to treat our mexican wedding as our wedding day and celebrate that as our anniversary. I don't ever think of going to the courthouse as a our wedding, I considered it taking care of paperwork. Thanks Jackie! You're input has really helped me. This is a huge decision and its always helpful to hear how other people handled it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Leigh17 I haven't figured out the packing yet. I don't know if I should put it all in one suitcase (if it will even fit in one), spread it out among our luggage, put it all in a rubbermaid container that I can leave behind in Mexico, or something else...I'll let you know how we decide to get it all down there. I posted pics of my OOT bags here: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ictures-59940/ WOW!!!! They came out great!!! I could only wish mines came out like that. Only a few weeks left..time flies! I cant wait to hear your review of MP and see lots of pics. Good luck getting everything there. I would love to hear how you managed travelling with everything.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jackie22 We legally got married 3 month before our mexican wedding and didn't tell anyone. I didn't want to go through the hassle of getting bloodwork in Mexico or getting our marriage certificate translated from Spanish to English. I'm very glad we did it this way. I told Dulce that no one knew we were doing a symbolic ceremony instead of a civil ceremony. Everything was perfect. Just an FYI: if you get married first and do a symbolice ceremony in Mexico Dulce needs a copy of your marriage certificate. It is a huge hassle to get everything in order before getting married in Mexico. That's why Ive been contemplating getting married before going. How do you feel about having two different wedding dates? Are you going to be celebrating 2 anniversaries?

Is anyone/did anyone get legally married before going to Mexico? Ive been torn between which is the best way to go. Just curious to here everyone else's opinions.

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Quote: Originally Posted by skadow Which resort DJ are you working with? It seems as tho they have two vendors they work with. J&S and another one. Did either do stages or do you need to go to another vendor for that? Are you able to share any price sheets you got from them? If so email me at [email protected] Thanks! Dulce only recommended J&S to me. The boss was the one who I was talking to. He was very quick in responding to my every email. Im not sure about stages, you may have to go through someone else for that. I know he provides a projector and screen for extra $. I will email you the packages he sent me.

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Quote: Originally Posted by skadow My FI informed me that he wants a DJ at our reception. Has anyone used a DJ here before? or is going too? I read threw the whole thread and couldn't find anyone I have been in looong negotiations with their DJ. He is very expensive! After complaining about his steep price, he lowered it about 50%, but its still pricey. I feel like its still steep bc there is a local DJ (that is on the forum) who charges less and offers more for his services. The resort DJ is definitely willing to work with you, but I feel like renting the equipment and using your IPOD is better. From what I hear its almost like having a DJ anyways bc they have someone man the station for you.

Fernando contacted me today! Im a little sad that he is booked on my wedding day, but he recommended his teacher that works with him. If hes recommending him, Im sure hes great! Im so excited! Things are coming along

Quote: Originally Posted by Jackie22 We wanted to keep everything in the same general area, ASP is very big and I did not want to have my guests walking all over the resort for the different parts of our wedding. We did everything on the cove side and by the way there was not one kid out during my wedding! I think I saw 3 kids on the cove side the whole time I was there. We had our ceremony at the Coba gazebo. I like the surroundings better then the other gazebo, it was just beautiful. I had planned to have my cocktail hour on the pandero terrace until the day before the wedding. I changed it to the maraca terrace because it was just too hot to stand outside without some shade. I didn't want my guests or the food to melt. The cove side was much more quite in general then the spa side so I was very happy to have chosen all my events on that side. And then dinner at the cove terrace. I loved all the locations! Jackie, were your guests able to see you arrive on the horse and carriage? Ive heard that one gazebo makes it difficult for them to see you because of where it stops. Also, did you choose a package, if so, did the table decorations come with the package? Thanks!

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Quote: Originally Posted by Jackie22 Here is a few pictures from our trip.. Picasa Web Albums - Rhiannon - Jackie & Mark... Of course once I get the Del Sol professional pictures I will post them for you ladies. Also if your not sure if you should get the DVD or not def go for it! Mine came out great, I have shown it to a ton of people who were not able to attend our wedding. So happy I got it! Thanks for sharing! The pictures came out beautiful! Im so happy everything came out well for you. I love the pic of you on the arcade bike!

Quote: Originally Posted by NaM CONGRATULATIONS!! Aren't they all the BEST!?! Such amazing people who do beyond amazing work!! Depends if you select round or rectangular tables. I think they are pretty standard banquet size though (seat . If you don't mind my asking, how much are you getting quoted? The white linen is free and the colored linen was only about $12/table...which for me was worth it not to have 10 table cloths I'll never use again. Im going to have to ask Dulce about that. For some reason I thought I heard they were way more than $12/table. If thats the case I will definitely go with the resort. Its true, Im never gonna use them again. LOL Thanks!!

hey girls! Does anyone by chance know what the dimensions for the reception tables are? Im trying to see if I can order linens for cheaper than what the hotel offers and If I try to contact my WC, I wont get an answer for 2 weeks or so. Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jackie22 I'm back my wedding was wonderful!!! Loved Del Sol, loved Fernando Fuentes (Make up/hair), loved Dulce (wedding coord.) Full review to follow in the next couple weeks. Congrats!! So happy to hear all went well. Cant wait to see pics and read your review!

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Quote: Originally Posted by anacj13 Thanks for your help! The only issue with changing the time is that it can only be changed to 10am. Our reception isn't until 6pm. I asked the wcoordinator if there was something they could do with timing but the bride getting married there that day is having hers at 5:30pm but her decorator will need 6 hours to prepare. Wish this was an easier one since we love the chapel so much. I feel like you've already made the date final since you sent out the STD's. But, you know your guests more than we do. If you dont plan on having a lot of people come and you feel like your guests will be cool with the date change, then change the date. If youre unsure, you may just have to give up the chapel or have an early ceremony and a late reception.

So far I've: Booked 10 day stay at resort Sent out the STD's in Feb Purchased and received my dress (lost lots of weight since ordering it so it still needs lots of alterations) Purchased paper for DIY passport inviations Picked out bridesmaids dresses (waiting for girls to get finances together to order them) Hired photographer Still need to: Obtain original copy of birth certificate Have coworker make inviations to have them in the mail by the end of this month Finalize DJ/music Purchase flights Make OOT bags Make program fans Purchase chair and table linens Purchase centerpiece decorations and the list goes on...I need to get on my to do list!