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Quote: Originally Posted by JD Hall Wedding Ok it is confirmed...we got the 4/30/11 wedding date!!!! And we got the 5pm wedding, which is what i wanted!!!!! That's great news!! I hope to be a few months after you. Do you have your 2011 pricing yet? can you share? thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by samnicolerangel I would try using another travel agent. I am working with Wedding Destinations and Planning | Destination Weddings .com and they were able to get me group rates and my wedding is 6/11/2011. what was your quote, if you dont mind me asking. thanks so much. i really want to be at this resort.

2011 Brides PEASE HELP!!! my ta just informed me that dreams rc is not honoring group rates or discounts in 2011, simply bc they dont have to. I am set on having my wedding here and am really discouraged. If anyone has 2011 rates please share. Thank you all so much.

Quote: Originally Posted by brookeh68 You will be there at the same time we are! Im not good with this blog stuff- just started so hopefully you get this- we got 155.00 for premium deluxe and 170.00 for the plunge pools- Our room is an upgrade with jacuzzi/pool and it is the same rate as the basic room. hopefully that helps! How many people are going in your group? brooke thanks for the great info. i am still trying to pin down july 2011 rates. this rate looks great, is it 2011? and are you working with a travel agent or directly with resort? if ta did they go thru apple or vacation express? any help would be awesome!!!!! thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by Carbaholic Hi ladies! I just got back from Dreams RC and it was AMAZING! We didn't realize it was a site visit until we got there, haha... we felt so spoiled there that all of the other resorts we went to visit just didn't measure up. Our wedding will be May 3rd, 2011. The quote we got for the first week of May 2011 was a bit over the top ($1946 pp txes included) but we're doing it anyway. How are you getting everything to Mexico for your wedding? CPs, any stuff for guest totebags/gifts, etc. Are you shipping it there or bringing it with you in luggage? Are you worried about them asking questions at the airport if it's in your luggage? Seems like a silly thing to worry about, I'm sure. Just wondering... thanks and congratulations to everyone! quick question.....is the 1946 per person and for how long? 7 nights? thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by brookeh68 You will be there at the same time we are! Im not good with this blog stuff- just started so hopefully you get this- we got 155.00 for premium deluxe and 170.00 for the plunge pools- Our room is an upgrade with jacuzzi/pool and it is the same rate as the basic room. hopefully that helps! How many people are going in your group? brooke thanks for sharing the pricing. just one question....are these rates for 2011? my travel agents told me that the 2011 rates are not released till the end of may so I have been hesitant to set a date. those prices sound great

Quote: Originally Posted by noonie Just returned from my honeymoon & wedding at Dreams. Here is my review. Im going to do it in point form & please ask questions & i will answer them all:) Wedding date was april 28 at 5pm. It rained all day so we had to change the location to the upstairs balcony, was beautiful regardless. Dinner was under the oceana palapa near the main pool. Decorations were exactly what i wanted & had requested thru ana. i sent pics of exactly what i wanted in detail. send ana point form numbered questions & she will answer easier. i brought paper lanterns with us with glow lights in them. also brought fake orchids & vases with us, as i thought the price for centerpieces was insane. because of the location change (due to clouds & rain) the staff tried to set up tables with 4 people at each instead of the 4 tables of 9 i had requested. my mom found ana and made them do what i had requested so be have someone keeping an eye on exactly what you have requested. we met with ana the second day to go over everything. NEGOTIATE as much as you can, no prices are set, push for what you want. the ceremony didnt start until 530 as the judge didnt have the sand ceremony script, even tho it was sent 2 weeks before. ceremony was great. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO DIRECT THE FLOW AFTER THE CEREMONY. ana wasnt around & unless all your guests know where to go & what to do after, it can become confusing as ana takes off to set up the reception. I WOULDNT HIRE THE DJ THRU THE RESORT. it was a waste of money, they played crap music & i would have run an ipod or hired an outside dj company. dinner was great, shrimp cocktail was awful, broccoli/cheese soup unreal, spinach salad unreal & chicken or steak dinner amazing. staff was great, small glitches but overall great. we had a slideshow & screen, podium & mic. flow of the night was great, staff always asked how things were & what order to do things. we didnt have time to cut the cake, asked for it to be taken to a fridge till the next day & never received it. parasols we brought with us went missing that night. never recovered. we hired claudia rodriguez photography, freddy was my photographer. also had a videographer. THEY WERE UNREAL & I COULDNT BE HAPPIER WITH THEM!!! highly recommend their company. we were supposed to have the resort photography come from 9 to 10pm but they never showed up. thank god freddie was still there & offered to cover for them. screw up on anas part? not sure but it turned out great. overall my wedding was amazing. i had 44 people all adults. we are a younger crowd & maybe too rowdy for this resort. we had complaints & i didnt find the general manager too nice considering i brought over $100,000. to their resort. the staff was nice & helpful but we did run into a few staff that were rude & hard to deal with. chair saving is an issue at any resort but we always found chairs & areas to set them all up together. ocean view DOESNT always mean ocean view. if you can see the ocean at all, its considered ocean view. our room was amazing, fridge broke down once & was fixed the same day. lights went off sometimes & the water didnt work one night. sometimes the air con didnt work but was fixed fast. COMPLAINT: i brought the flowers & vases with us. i was assured my things would all be put in a safe area until we left. i walked by a wedding the next night & my decorations were being used for someones elses wedding. needless to say i had a stern talk with ana. wasnt much apology. also never got my wedding cake or the champagne flutes included & paid for in the package. Resort: Beautiful, clean, no complaints. Small, personal. Beach was great, they cleared the seaweed every morning. Staff were great, friendly & very helpful. Spa was AMAZING & beautiful, great place to spend the day. Food was unreal. Mexican was the only place we didnt like. overall, i was very happy with the way things turned out. small glitches here & there but that is expected. if i had to do it over, i would pick this resort hands down. i have been to all inclusives in cabo & the mayan, have been to hawaii, costa rica, & thailand. this was our favorite resort yet. suited us great, we wanted small & personal with great food & service & we got that. we will be returning next year for our anniversary. communication with ana can be slow at first but she deals with thousands of emails daily. i would suggest listing all questions in order for easy responses. she will make everything you want happen, just be patient. put your wedding date in the subject line so she is aware when your wedding is. if anyone has any questions, please ask away, i would love to help in any way i can. sorry that this review was sloppy & all over, im still recovering from 2 weeks of drinking:) amazing review, thanks for taking the time to write it. you have answered a lot of my questions. sounds like your group will be pretty similiar to yours. how about kids? were there a lot or no problem? like to hear the resort is not too large, intimate and great food. what else could you ask for. thanks again

Quote: Originally Posted by leighkarem Perry Ellis - macys one more thing: I wore "barefoot sandals" on the beach! I got mine on eBay- they were swarvoski iridescent cyrstals! They were awesome and I got soo many compliments. You should really consider wearing them on the beach since you won't be wearing shoes on the sand- you will love them so so cute!!! You can see them in one of my pics in the album I posted. wow i learn so much on these threads. never heard of those sandals and they are super cute. thanks for the idea

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 Hey ladies! It has been quite some time since I have been on here. I tried to take a break from all the details and crazy wedding planning the last couple of weeks. The final payment from the guests was due last Friday so things got a bit hectic! The good news is, we received a free room!! We actually received 12 free nights (it was an average from what was booked because people are coming for different lengths of time). We ended up taking 7 of the nights for us, and then received a check for the 5 additional nights that we divided up for our wedding party... (which ended up being about $250 a person, not much but was nice for them to get some $$$ back). I know some of you said you did not receive the promotion because you were a wedding .... I am not sure why we received the promotion, but we went with Apple Vacations and they actually own Dreams... If any of you have not picked a travel agent yet, I would suggest contacting Apple and finding an agent to see if you can get this promotion, it is still advertised on their website! that offer sounds great! how many people were in your party, or more specifically how did it come about that it was 12 free nights. thanks for the tip

that offer sounds great! how many people were in your party, or more specifically how did it come about that it was 12 free nights. thanks for the tip

Khara, your pictures are so amazing. i love the ones with you on the beach. were all of those pictures included in a package or did you pay more beyone the package?

Khara, your pictures are so amazing. i love the ones with you on the beach. were all of those pictures included in a package or did you pay more beyone the package?

have a date reserved for jan but experienced some sticker shock at the rates. i have attended two other destination weddings in the area, so I thought I had a good idea. guess not. anyone have any ideas about other times of the year?

sorry, i now see that you already answered this. thanks for your help, you have great ideas

Quote: Originally Posted by lilly129 Ohhh that was me! I have the pdf for the chocolates - I'm attaching it here for you. Also - I have templates for my bridesmaids and groomsmen, which I'm sure you can tweak for all guests - I'll attach those as well. I bought a10 sized cards (3.875 x 9.25) at Michaels - it was in the wedding aisle - Mix and Mingle by Gartner studios (I bought white and then ordered pink envelopes from Paper Presentation to stuff them in). I absolutely love your oot bags! where did you get them from? thanks fro the tips