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Quote: Originally Posted by Thomasjsgirl Have you checked with the WC at Dreams to make sure it's safe to do this? I contemplated doing this as well, but my WC talked me out of it. We got married at Dreams in Punta Cana, and apparently the postal service is less than stellar ... things go missing ... hmmm. That makes me nervous. I will try to check into this more and see what I can find out about this. Quote: Originally Posted by L&A2010 Thanks for the the tip about mimimus! Sure, no problem! I also found a whole first aid kit at the $1 store, so that's something to consider too.

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep i have ordered stuff from a few different places, but i'm pretty sure the orange hand fans were from a website called accent the party. i can't remember how much i paid for them, but i was glad to find something affordable and orange! the ones i got are a thick orange paper with a wood (bamboo?) handle. i'm going to tie an orange ribbon around them, along with a little "love" charm (from michael's) and have them on the chairs before the guests arrive. i also ordered some orange chair sashes and might bring along some orange tulle to include with the white decorations on the huppa/arch thingy. not over the top or anything, but just enough orange to have a nice pop of color and personality! Perfect! Thank you!! I love your ideas. I want to do chair sashes as well and considered added color to the huppa/arch too since the resort wants to charge us an arm and leg for any decorations upgrades.

Hi everyone, question on the buffet versus sit down dinner. Originally I was planning on about 20 guests but the number is climbing and now we think it might be closer to 30 or 35. Can anyone explain to me what the extra cost would be? The web site says $48 per person for dinner, $26 per person for the cocktail hour, and I have read on this site that it is $60 for each additional person. Also, is there a price difference between the buffet and the sit-down dinner? Finally, can anyone confirm that we can substitute the cocktail hour for an additional 10 guests? I read that somewhere but I don't know if it was for DRC. Less than 4 months to go and it is still taking over a month to get replies from Ana. Starting to feel very stressed...

Quote: Originally Posted by lilly129 Hey ladies - I just got back from a weekend at Dreams with my fiance. We had an AMAZING TIME! And we got to see two absolutely stunning brides and thier wedding parties having a fantastic time. We met some of the guests - they all raved about the ewddings. So congrats to those two brides I took a bunch of pictures which I promise to post tomorrow morning! Right now the resort is at 60% occupancy and we thought it was perfect - there were a million chairs by the pool and on the beach so no real issues with that. Kids...they didn't really bother us that much, but again, it's 60% occupancy. Noise levels...the hallways are all tile and pretty open, voices and footsteps can carry and the walls are pretty thin. Oddly enough at about midnight the resort is super quiet (unless you're in one of the two bars open till midnight) but then at about 7:30am you hear doors opening and closing and kids running though the halls. It didn't bother me I just dragged my fiance to breakfast at 8 and we hit the beach chairs by 9 but I think he was a little annoyed. Food...awesome - really really good food all around. I wish we could have eaten two dinners a night because we didn't get to try a lot of the restaurants. The service is fantastic - I will say that although everyone says tipping isn't neccessary - we tipped at dinner and if we stayed at a particular bar for a long period of time. If your fiance's like cigars - go visit Victor in the cigar shop - tell him Casey and Ron sent you - we had a loooong talk with him this afternoon when we were waiting for our transportation back to the hotel. He's fantastic and all the cigars in there are cuban - he will have a box made specifically for you and your wedding party if you give him a few days notice. We met with Yazmin - you can tell her and Ana know what they're doing. We saw the backup locations in case of bad weather - and they're really pretty. We looked at the locations we're using for the wedding day and the welcome party. The rest of the details she said really get done when we get there for the wedding. Alright ladies - I will post the pictures tomorrow and if I think of anything else I'll post again! Oh, this makes me feel so much better. Thanks for the review! I emailed you on FB.

Quote: Originally Posted by leighkarem These are the organza table runners I used. They looked great! 12x108 embroideried beaded organza table runner-Fuchsia50209(1pc/pk) They are 12in X 108in!. I actually left at least 10 of them there at the resort. ANA should have them. They laid them on the tables where all the buffet food was on and all 6 guests table! Hope this helps...Leigh Don't bother with the colored napkins. You wont need them. Perfect - thank you!

Quote: Originally Posted by Boo I really like the idea of a table runner for the buffet tables, neat touch plus the stars, whew design done. How long of a table runner to get? I was just browsing thru and kinda like this: wedding supplies-organza table runners-tablecloth-tablecloths-table cloth For the lady who did do this and had the pink table runner - which lengths did you get? and how many? Thanks! I would like to know this as well. Dreams charges a fee for color napkins, table runners, etc. correct? If that is the case, I will probably just buy some online and would like to know what lengths I'll need. Thanks!

Love the photos Laura - gorgeous!

Quote: Originally Posted by cindyshininger That is where we bought ours, in crystal organza, fushia. They were great and really sparkle in the sun. We used them at the bridal shower too, just for fun. Great idea for the bridal shower! Why not get as much use out of them as possible?

Quote: Originally Posted by JennandMike08 shoes , Shoes, Womens - Search Zappos.com There are a few I am looking into on here. Oh, nice! Lots of adorable shoes. These ones look so cute and might be the right heel height! http://www.zappos.com/a-marinelli-cling-blue-satin

Quote: Originally Posted by dana I found very cute floral ones from david's bridal. Unfortunately you can find them online. Here's a picture. The were $59.00. Cute, cute, cute!! I love them. And not a bad price. David's Bridal is a surprise, I will have to check them out. Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by alison15 Do you mind sharing where you found them online? Sure! It is from this site; wedding linens direct home page

Quote: Originally Posted by KelZavs20 i went with tiffany blue myself....found white dyable ones at www.paradoxlondon.com....i chose the margarita style for me, and plan to add a few of my own sparkly/fashionista touches! Good luck!!! i thought finding the shoes was harder than finding the dress! These are very cute...unfortunately the heel is too high for me. *sigh* What do you ladies think of this? I want something really unique like this but maybe more obviously BLUE instead of lots of blue/green stuff.

Quote: Originally Posted by Patourn I'm sure you will be just fine, and even if you do sweat buckets it's a small price to pay for your special once in a lifetime day!!! Yes, definitely worth it!! BTW, your dress is gorgeous. It was originally one of the ones I wanted to try on but my bridal shop did not carry that style. Love it!

Quote: Originally Posted by kcgcristyn I haven't had time to post my complete review but I thought I would share my photos from the wedding. Anel with Adventure Photos took absolutely incredible photos. I would highly recommend just using the resort photographers! You get the pictures on a CD within a day and the photo book is also ordered. It was sunny all the day on the day of the wedding then started raining 30 minutes before. They moved the ceremony to terrace outside of Desires, Cocktail inside Desires, and reception in Ballroom. I was very happy with the way everything turned out. I will try to post complete review soon. Let me know if you have any questions though. Use this link or paste into address.... Jarrett & Khara The pics are awesome! Congrats Mrs! I was a little nervous about the photos because I originally really wanted Juan but those look just as great as his work. Looking forward to your full review~

My resort (DRC) offers chair sashes in different colors, but they are $5 per chair. I found them online for less than $1 each and a couple of friends offered to help out so I'm taking advantage.

Quote: Originally Posted by StephyD I'm also looking for turquoise heels! Most of the ones I've seen online are white and are dyeable. Do you dye them yourself? I'd be scared to do so. I have not been too thrilled with the dyeable shoes myself. I think you have to take them in somewhere to get them dyed. I'm not crafty enough to tackle something like that! lol... Quote: Originally Posted by Nicyx Hey ladies take a look at these Unisa Dori Sandal - Free Overnight Shipping on New Styles, Free Return Shipping: Endless.com I think these are wonderful, and different :-) Was in the same boat as you girls but trawled and trawled this forum and found these, what do you think? x xox Love, love, love them! Very much what I was looking for. I am going to look around at the rest of the shoes on that site. Thanks! Quote: Originally Posted by aubry Here are the ones I think I'm going to get: Aqua Crystal Flower Platform Heels-Sz. 5-11 - Unique Vintage - 2010 Prom Dresses, Cheap Prom Dresses A little pricey, OK a lot pricey, but I LOVE them! And, you can wear them afterward. Not low heel, though... These are gorgeous. And I actually love a taller heel but it won't work for me as I'm having a reception on a pool deck. Worried already about heels getting stuck in between the wood slats. Yikes!

Hi ladies! Can you all help me find some cute blue heels? I am looking for something unique, maybe sparkly, but definitely a shoe that stands out. Would like something with a low heel. Preferably in the aqua, turquoise, or tiffany blue families. Please post pics if you have them!

Love these! I just checked out that store and found some seashell toppers that will work great for our AHR. Thanks!

Here are some photos of the ideas I like - cannot decide if I am going to keep it simple with just a square knot (I don't like bows) or tie in a small corsage of flowers. I want mine in aqua or turquoise satin.

What a great idea! I would like to put my wish out there too...I need some blue sashes for my wedding in September. If anyone has some they want to get rid of, let me know!

Hi ladies! Just wanted to let you all know that I got three different emails from Ana yesterday and she answered all of my questions. I was really starting to stress because we are only coming out the day before and we want to upgrade our package. She was very reassuring and is doing her best to make everything work. I waited a month and a half to get a reply, so just be patient everyone - she will get back to you eventually. Someone also mentioned calling her, my fiance has done this a few times and is almost always able to get a hold of her. He called our cell phone provider and had something added to our plan to be able to call Mexico for less. I know it's very frustrating when you're trying to plan a wedding and you can't get an answer. I believe that the closer it gets to your wedding date, the quicker she will get back to you. With so many emails, I guess they have to prioritize by date?

Thank you Patourn! I am a little nervous because we're getting married on the beach near Cancun and the dress is VERY heavy. Hopefully I don't sweat buckets...but even then it will be worth it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Amy&Andy Here are mine: both wedges for the beach and sky high stilettos for the reception! I love both of these! Can you please tell me where you found them? I have been looking all over for shoes that shade of blue and haven't found very much.

I'll be a Maggie bride! I bought the Grace Lynette...it was the total opposite of what I was looking for originally and it was the third dress ever that I tried on. I knew it was "The Dress" the second it was laced up. I paid about $900 for it at a bridal shop in Denver. The only stores I found online that carried that style did not offer a better price than that.

Quote: Originally Posted by Thomasjsgirl Have you checked with the WC at Dreams to make sure it's safe to do this? I contemplated doing this as well, but my WC talked me out of it. We got married at Dreams in Punta Cana, and apparently the postal service is less than stellar ... things go missing ... hmmm. Hmmm..had not heard anything about that. Here is what I found on the web site; Dreams Riviera Cancun highly recommends that all additional decorations and/or favors be brought with the couple on the plane. If it is necessary to ship boxes prior to the couples arrival, we suggest using either FEDEX or UPS and shipping everything a month and a half in advance to ensure all boxes clear customs. • Please be advised that food, animals, insects or natural flowers are not permitted to enter Mexico. • Label all boxes with your name and clearly specify the date you will be arriving. Now I'm nervous!