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Oh and STOP looking at other resorts cause you will make yourself crazy!!

GC2008 - I think I've second guessed pretty much every decision I've made about this wedding!! My biggest "doubt" was that when I originally booked the Royal and I told everyone I was going to get married in Mexico, I had like 40 people tell me that they were coming.... and as of right now, I think only 15 people are going to come... so then I kept thinking well maybe I should have just had the wedding here (and gone into debt!! lol)... but in the end I picked the Royal for a reason and I'm just sticking to it and I know my wedding will be awesome! I think that I would have doubts about any place that I would have booked because that is the kind of person I am. You can't make everybody happy on the hotel choice, plus it is YOUR wedding, so you should decide where YOU want to stay and have it, and then others can do what they want!

diahr - I think I read somebody post before that if you don't have 20 people for the reception you can still do the private reception, but you just have to pay for 20... even if you only have 15. That is what we are doing cause my wedding is in April as well and I only have 15 booked right now, and I have a feeling that is all who is coming. Also, I am just doing the iPod for music(saves me $800 for a dj). Also, since my group is so small, I plan on just doing a "cocktail social" at one of the bars the night before the wedding, probably the lobby bar and just get everybody together and give them their Welcome bags if they hadn't gotten them already. And I am just going to tell everybody to meet for dinner beforehand at one of the restaurants and ask if we can just sit "near each other" since I know they probably won't seat 15 together... which is fine with me! It saves money on a rehearsal dinner! We are not doing a cocktail hour... I originally booked one, but decided that since everybody is staying at the Royal anyways, that they can just go to one of the bars to get drinks, plus they pass out champaign for the toast after the ceremony and I've read from other brides that they set up the bar for the reception before the reception actually starts and they will serve you early since they are already set up...(at least I'm hoping that is the case for me!) It might be a problem for those not staying at the Royal though... :/ As for the camcorder issue, my FI and I just bought a small one and plan to just have somebody be in charge of it and do the "Pass the camcorder" thing too.. plus we got a "waterproof" one so we can use it the whole trip and not be afraid of it getting damaged in the water or anything. After looking at a million photographers, I booked Gonzalo Nunez. He is soooo affordable and awesome! And he does underwater pics now so we are going to do that for our trash the dress the next day! He was by far the most reasonable yet really good photog I could find! Anyways, we are also paying for the wedding ourselves, and we have pretty much no budget.. lol.. but I think we are going to have an awesome wedding without having to spend a lot!! So I am pretty happy at how everything is going to work out!! Good luck!!

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Alright, I'm getting frustrated with the changes in Wedding coordinators.. I am now on my third one, and they all keep giving me different information. I read on here that a few of you were able to do a food tasting right when you got to the resort, a few days before the wedding, and you got to taste a couple of dishes for the wedding dinner, is that right? Cause I asked my new WC Katia and she said I wasn't allowed to do that.. also, I know some of you were able to customize the dishes a little, like take the seafood out of the chicken dish, etc. Did you decide that right when you got to the resort or did you put that on your checklist beforehand?? I am just wondering if when I get there that the WC there will be more lenient and let me make last minute decisions?? For those who have gotten married there already, what was your experience with that?

Okay, I added myself to the list!! So exciting! Also, if anybody else is getting married at the Royal PDC the same weekend as me, let me know... or just add yourself to this list..haha. Either way! Juliet1 - September 17, 2010 jamk32179- September 18, 2010 smckinney22 - October 9, 2010 Runningbride24 - October 10, 2010 ReidCapote - October 24, 2010 Shirley_Ken - October 28, 2010 Natalie79 - October 30, 2010 Celine- November 5, 2010 bmlynch - November 6, 2010 Randi - November 11, 2010 Trinas79 - November 11, 2010 jesmcan - November 12, 2010 futuremrs1113-November 13, 2010 giraffexx - November 19, 2010 mslisaaragon - November 22, 2010 Lisa DSO- November 24, 2010 Jenny310 - November 27, 2010 FutureMrsYak- December 2, 2010 orbitingbklyn (rachel) december 3, 2010 msglave-December 11, 2010 MichaelandAraceli- December 18, 2010 N&J2011 - April 1, 2011 Suzy831 - April 16, 2011 pineapplebride - *maybe* April 2011 ChicagoBride2011- May 1, 2011 speedy130 - May 7, 2011 sarahe786 - May 15, 2011 rosieposie - May 22, 2011 Prettypigpig - July 4, 2011 Augustbride2011 -August 20, 2011

Hi girls! I have been reading this site for months now but haven't posted anything before. I booked my wedding at the Royal for April 16, 2011. I'm so excited!! This site has helped me SOOO much, I honestly don't know what I would do without it!!