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MichaelandAraceli... you must be so excited!!! Congratulations:) Thanks for posting your planning thread, it was so helpful. Can't wait to read your wedding review and see pics!! Enjoy!

Thanks Wendy! br> Quote:Originally Posted by TA Wendy TA Wendy here... I just returned last night from 2 nights at the Royal Cancun and 2 nights at the Royal PDC with a group of travel agents invited specifically to visit with the wedding staff and to see a couple of "mock weddings". So we got to watch a Mayan ceremony as well as a Christian ceremony held in the Gazebo. I have to say the Mayan was just amazing. Calling in all of the elements, of earth, water, air and fire, ... very spiritual and unique! We also got to have a full reception dinner in one of the ballrooms, and one in Pelecanos as well. We saw a couple of real weddings going on, one on the beach and one on the grassy center courtyard area. Everybody was most obviously having a fantastic time. Throughout the resort, the staff is fantastic, food delicious, rooms spacious and beautiful and the beds soooo comfy! (Love the pillow menu!) The Royal remains one of my very top picks for resorts in the area. They really have it together and will make your special day just amazing! Best wishes to all! TA Wendy

Congratulations!!! So many great ideas... Best of luck, I'm sure it will be amazing! Thanks for sharing:)

LOVE your pics Chicago Bride;) Quote:Originally Posted by ChicagoBride2011 Hey ladies, I did engagement pics on Sunday and already got them back! The photographer was great and in my opinion very reasonably prices. If any of you Chicago area brides are needing a photog I can give you his info, I know there a couple of you on here.  I know there is a thread on here for engagment pics, but I always like to share with you girls.  Here are a few of my favorites:  Â

Congratulations Mike!! br> Quote:Originally Posted by sirkeen Hello ladies!  The sole groom on here, back from our wedding at the RPDC.  Lisa and I were married on November 30th on the beach in front of the gazebo.  We ended up going with the Mayan Ceremony, which turned out to be UNREAL!  We only invited 9 to our wedding, but about 100 or gathered around the beach to watch.  It was incredible!  We weren't really fussy about many of the details, so our planning process just went with the flow.  I think that helped keep the stress down.  In the end though, everything our expectations, and then some.  Zulma was our wedding coordinator, and our reception was at El Mediterraneo.  The staff at El Mediterraneo are incredible, and I would highly recommend this for anyones semi private reception.  Its also the coolest temperature wise, which was refreshing after a day in dress pants.  We used Sascha Gluck as our photographer, and for those who are considering him - please BOOK HIM.  He is polite, easy going, and though we haven't seen the final product yet, the shots he gave us a sneak peak at were incredible.  As I get more photos, I will try to post them along with a review.  In the meantime, if you ladies have any questions, I will do my best to answer them!  MIKE.

LISA ... awesome review, thank you Soooo much! Quote:Originally Posted by Lisa DSO Thank you ladies! You are all so sweet! :-)  Here is my review! http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/products/the-royal-in-playa-del-carmen-all-inclusive-spa-resort/reviews just scroll down

OMG!!! So happy for you Lisa Welcome back!!!!!!! So glad to hear everything turned out great. I LOVE the pic of you & hubby sitting on the steps of the gazebo. You looked beautiful ... Love your dress;). Thx for sharing... Can't wait to read your review & see more pics!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!! br> Quote:Originally Posted by Lisa DSO Hi Ladies!!!! I just got in an hour ago and it was AMAZING!!!! Holy Canolli!! lol  I have no idea where to start....I will be more coherent tomorrow and write my review, but for now off top of my head....  The Royal rox so much! I can't tell you how awesome it is. Even my rich bro and his partner (who go to really top notch places), raved about it. My room was amazing- it was a junior oceanfront and Jill had previously asked that I be near the gazebo so I wouldnt have to walk far. It was perfect! I was in room 534 which was a corner suite on the 5th floor just above gazebo. The elevator was right near the room and when I exited, I was right there in the walkway before turning to walk down the aisle. An added bonus to this room is that it has a side window as well next to the jacuzzi which takes up most of the wall    It was scheduled to rain during the whole week, but only rained 2x in the ten days i was there. It started sprinkling at 9:45 the wedding night and our reception ended at 9:30- what luck!  Here is a link to my FB album of teaser pics: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=95175&id=1147850546&l=3e255af859  Â

Quote:Originally Posted by diahr OMG Diahr... Wow im so sorry to hear this, I can totally understand why you are pissed! I'm going thru the same thing with my future sister inlaw. All I can say is if anyone can't or won't go then it's there loss. Yes it will be sad for us but it will be an amazing experience and anyone who is there will be lucky enough to share it with us! Keep smiling;) Hey Ladies. I hope that everyone had a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! With that...I need to do some serious venting and I think only my Royal brides and brides to be will understand. So after my father-in-law (and his wife - my FI's stepmom) guilted us into coming over to there house for Thanksgiving before leaving to go to Philadelphia to visit my family, they dropped the bomb on me that they didn't think they would be able to make the wedding. This is the very first "backout" that I have had. I know we would get some, but not my FI's dad for EFF sake!! I gotta be honest and say this is devastating to me. My father-in-law and his wife have known since we got engaged over 6 mos ago that we were doing a destination wedding. They were one of the core people that I considered before committing to the idea. We are extremely close to these people. And now....they backout?!  The reasons (more BS to me) include "I can't get the time off of work" (my father-in-law works in the school system, his wife is a Realtor), "I have to equip my jeep with shocks and a trailor" (they are allegedly moving to TX in June and are driving), and "We have to get ready to move" (again, they are moving allegedly in June, our wedding is in April). WTF?! Am I crazy or is this complete BS? Please be aware that my father-in-law owns his home and he makes almost if not 6 figures. Come on....! They even went so far as to get their passports a few months ago further leading us on that they were going! I think at the end of the day, they are just scared. I would have rather been told that than the money bs coming from people that obviously have money. Did I mention that they tried to get us to go away with them for Christmas?!  I don't know how to feel, but we are at the point of no return. The photog, wedding stay and honeymoon, and wedding date are booked. My MOHs are booking this weekend. I am so pissed. These people have been involved everystep of the way. I seriously have no desire to even speak to them, but my FI says that is being bitter. WTF ever... ! Than my father-in-law had the nerve to ask me to throw a AHR when we got back. My response - absolutely not! We (my FI and I) are paying for 100% of this wedding by ourselves. Our family has chipped in nothing nor have they offered and my 6 figure earning, BS spewing, scaredy pants father-in-law wants us to incur even more costs (we are not rich folks) and throw a party to make him and his wife feel better / involved?! Screw that!!!! I told him that I am paying for nothing else. If people can't come to the wedding, that's their business, but my FI and I will not be paying for anything else. We want to invest everything in our wedding day when we commit to each other forever. Jeesh!!! Sorry for the long post but I had to get that out. Woke up with steam still coming out of my ears!! So So pissed.

Quote:Originally Posted by FutureMrsYak So I looked up the forcast and it says showers for wedding day!!! I'm waiting to see the hour by hour forcast!! I just want pictures on the beach.... Awe FutureMrsYak... I hope it's perfect for you! I know allot of times it says rain but it could only be for a few minutes. Best wishes!!

Quote:Originally Posted by giraffexx Hey Ladies!! I'm back, tanned and MARRIED!! My wedding was AMAZING!!! I can not say enough great things about the Royal, my WC Lili, and all the vendors that helped make our day perfect. I am going to post a full review shortly, just trying to get back to reality right now.  Happy wedding day Lisa and to all the upcoming brides Just relax and enjoy every moment, it flies by! I still keep playing it over and over in my head, it feels like a dream.  In the meantime, my friends have bombarded my facebook page with pictures if anyone is interested in seeing them, friend me on FB (Karen Arbasetti).  Happy Thanksgiving!!! Congratulations Karen and welcome back!! So glad everything was wonderful... Can't wait to read all about it.

Ha ha can't wait Jess... I keep checking for it. Lol

Lisa, you are amazing!! Awesome planning thread... wow girl... YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION!! If I only do half of the things you did, I will be HAPPY:) Enjoy enjoy enjoy every minuite of it.

Quote:Originally Posted by randi.renstrom I just posted my review in the resort section......its long.....but i wanted to include everything! I tried to post pictures but it didn't work.....so once we get our pictures back from the photographer I'll post it for you guys. Please ask any questions you might have! I'd love to help because I'm just so happy with how everything turned out! Thank you so much Randi, what a great review. Love all the details!! Can't wait to see pics;)

Quote:Originally Posted by Lisa DSOÂ Â aaaaah! We leave tomorrow morning and return on the 12/1. I am gonna try my hardest to do my planning thread tonight, but I still have tons to do because they took 4.5 hours to do my hair today...sheesh (i have tons)

Thanks for sharing the info msglave... what a great idea!!

This hair style is perfect for a beach wedding!! LOVE IT.

Hi Sarah, I know exactly where your at... that was me two months ago! The hardest decision is what resort to choose. I almost hired a destination wedding planner because I thought they could narrow down my search. I also went on the web and researched each and every 5* resort in Cancun, DR, Bahamas and I read everyones feedback on trip advisor plus looked at every picture I could find. Sooooo after all that I found this website and my first question was "has anyone hired Luxe Destination Wedding Planners" I received enough feedback to convince me that I didn't need to go that route. After reading the forum on here about The Royal Playa Del Carmen I knew this was the resort for our wedding! Now were booked and I can finally relax and look forward to the planning. I guess we all have a vision of what we want for our weddings, I'm sure you will find the perfect place! Best of luck:)

OMG I love these... so adorable.

Beautiful dress:)

Thanks for the info Natalie regarding symbolic ceremony, I'm glad they make it official and have you sign right there in front of everyone. Sounds perfect.

Lisa, thinking of you and wishing you all the best... I'm sure everything will be just perfect. Keep smiling:)

OMG 5 days!!! Jenny you must be so excited... best of luck:)

Welcome Back Kerri... I love everytime I read "The Royal was Perfect" Congratulations!!!!!! Can't wait to see pics!

Love your dress Mrs. G2B!!!! I think it's perfect just the way it is:)

Welcome Back Jess!!! We've all been so excited for you:) So happy everything was perfect! Thanks for all the info.