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@@malyna hey - nice to see you stopping in to post! Haven't seen you here for a while! Hope the wedding planning is going well! You're just a few months away now!!

I love the shoes! They're so cute! I think they'd be great to walk in the sand but I do have to be honest and say I've never done it. Have you looked at the barefoot sandals that many of the brides are wearing? Some of them are gorgeous!

I don't know what the resort policies are but they can differ from one resort to the next. I've heard so many of the ladies here dealing with the costs over lighting and so on. It does seem sometimes like the resorts are just making it up as they go along. They work very hard at having their preferred vendors used. Maybe one of the other ladies will chime in on the lighting. I've never used it and we aren't allowed to use it in the restaurant where we're going. I wish I could be more help.

Love it!! So happy it all went so well. Congrats to both of you! I'm so anxious to see your wedding photos! I know they're going to be gorgeous!! And of course the dance video!

Those are great suggestions and ideas! I was definitely at the back of the line when they handed out the creative gene!

Definitely! Please if you have pics I would love to see! A map would be great! Tammy published the name here of a site that you can get resort maps from I think for just about any resort but I don't remember what the site is.

I feel exactly the same about the flowers. It's what were doing with the bit that we have too! No point in wasting them! Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk

Weights are my concern, especially after seeing @@TinkerSofi and her video. Her veil really blew around! We're up on a terrace too though I don't think quite as high. Maybe it won't be an issue? (hopefully)

Gorgeous! I absolutely love all of the ideas! it will be quite stunning in your photos! The bouquet will be beautiful with the white and coral together! It sounds like it's all starting to pull together!! i love the little terrariums on the hooks! What a cool idea!! We aren't even having chairs that I know of lol. For only 6 in total it doesn't make sense so everyone will just stand for the 15 minutes or so that it takes. We are going to use the gazebo flowers for centerpieces on the table and mine for where the cake will be so. I think it's a great re-use of the gazebo flowers.

@@TaraMarie33 You definitely need to look at @@calgarybride2015 thread. She was just married there in January and she did an absolutely incredible job of putting her wedding together. I believe she took the free and just added on as needed. She's on her honeymoon finally now but is back next week. Take a look at her thread. i guarantee most of your questions will get answered there!

Hey! You know we aren't doing our ceremony at VIM but we're booked there! We're having an "arrival get together" dinner and would love to know which restaurant you recommend? It would be for 6 people so not a big group. Also, I'm still having photos done on the resort and paying the fee (at least that's the plan). Where would you recommend for "before" pics and also anywhere for a "first look"? Did you travel into Playa del Carmen? If so, how long did it take and what was the cost? They want $105 p/p for Styling Trio to come on resort so i was planning on going to their studio instead but with the cab fare I'm wondering if it's not just better to suck it up on the fee? Especially since I have both a trial and the renewal day. Did you do any outside vendors? What was the fee? What building locations would you recommend? We're in a Silver partial oceanview and trying to get upgraded to a Golden suite but a king bed is a MUST! I'm ok to walk short distances - are all the buildings relatively close to everything? Sorry - don't mean to ask a million questions! Any info would be gold! Thanks!!

Congrats on your engagement and welcome to the forum! If you do some searching I'm sure you'll find answers to your questions here. And the ladies are always willing to step in if they have information that is helpful. You've picked two very different resort complexes. Both are nice. For some reason there doesn't seem to be a lot of Barcelo brides here, but I've heard they are very strict on outside vendors and vendor fees and using only their prescribed vendors. The Bahia resorts are definitely used a lot here by the ladies. I think it's because the pricing is very reasonable for guest costs and they are very nice resorts. You are asking about 4 resorts that are not super close together. As far as I know if guests stay at one, they can go to others but if its for a wedding you would need to pay for a guest pass. Some of the other ladies might have more information on this so feel free to step in. I was married at a Gran Bahia but in Jamaica and we loved it! The food was wonderful and the resort was beautiful so I have very good things to say about the resort chain. The seaweed issue is something nobody has any control over. The problem is from Cancun all the way down to Tulum and elsewhere in the Caribbean. I've heard it is also affecting the Dominican Republic. The resorts are doing the best that they can but ALL of the beaches are being affected. So just because Barcelo has a nice beach does not mean they are not also affected by the current seaweed issue. We have a bride that has just returned from her wedding and she reported that only one day was a serious issue and the remaining time was tolerable and not so bad. Maybe by 2017 the issue will be resolved. There are no guarantees. I would not let it stop me from booking in Mexico. The pools are beautiful and offer a great alternative to the beach. Good luck and happy planning!

@@TinkerSofi Thanks!! I'm going to start taking another look at it and see if I can get Doug going on it. If we can do it without wifi then even better! That's the one thing I was worried about. Thanks for the tips. Doug has asked for an Ed Sheeran song - shocked the heck out of me but he played it and it sounds nice. We just haven't decided what we want it for! lol

Oh it looks great!!! I really like it! The colour is beautiful and looks so pretty on you, and will be perfect for bridesmaids! I would order probably royal blue or something like that so that I could wear it lots of times. The strapless is perfect for Mexico! Thanks for the reassurance. I think I might just go ahead and order one. My thing is with all the surgeries I really don't have a waist right now and probably won't until the end of the year. They said with the nerves that got cut and the incisions being so big it takes time to come back from it. I can't even get on the exercising because the shortness of breath is so bad I can do 5 minutes on the treadmill and can barely breathe. The waist size like @@Wafflesmom said is what really worried me but what the heck. I think it's worth a try for the price they are.

Absolutely LOVE part 2!!! You looked so absolutely gorgeous! And I love the dance photos! It will be great to see a video of the dance! It really sounds like the resort worked out well in terms of what they provided! If I had been able to have the pier.... I think I would have stuck with it I think even not being adults only. But it looks like everyone had a wonderful time and it all came together to perfection!! I'm so happy for you both! I really want to know about the DJ app. I have it downloaded but haven't done a lot with it yet. I'd like to but was waiting for your review. The one question I have is what did you do for WiFi? How much did it cost? That's the one thing we won't have as far as I know at Grand Coral so the app may not do me any good. Again, congrats to both you and Juan! You were a beautiful bride!!

Yay! Another thread! I love your story, and your engagement story is so sweet. Your date is getting very close too! I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. It's devastating when we lose people we care about and I understand what you mean about the bridal party being incomplete. I'm sure the other two will do their best to help you make wonderful memories. Your dress is gorgeous! Really beautiful and perfect I think for a destination wedding. Azul Sensatori is a popular resort for brides here so I'm sure if you go looking for any info, you shouldn't have any trouble finding it and getting questions answered if you have any. Keep adding to the thread! The ladies here love them! lol Good luck and happy planning!

I'm a Jamaican bride from 2011. We loved the island and the people and hope sometime to go back. It hasn't worked out so far but we'll get there... We're planning a vow renewal this October for very specific reasons and are writing vows for it. It's two months away and I haven't even made it to that part yet. I know or have an idea what I want to say but haven't put the words together yet. I'm going to end up crying anyway! lol

Do you mind if I ask what size you normally wear? You don't have to say if you don't want to. I'm normally in a 12 and a large in tops, and when I looked at the measurements they just seemed small. I love the dress. It's so pretty and price is great! The colours are meant to be our turquoise and pink but they warned me with the proof that the colours are different on every computer. I hope they look good when I get them but I know several other brides here have used them and nobody (so far) has complained about the colours. Fingers crossed!

@deecol As it stands now Oct 2nd is fine for me so would love to join! I looked on lulus.com and really like several of the dresses there and the prices are so reasonable but I find they're a bit on the small side which made me sad! lol I would buy one or two of them for myself to take to Mexico and wear to dinner at night but the sizes seem to run quite small. I love the royal engagement dress. It's simple and elegant and could be worn a lot of different places but the sizing is tiny.

I confirmed the design with two minor fixes. When I measured it out the two starfish weren't even so I asked to fix that and to me the "feet in the sand" is off centre so I asked her to move it round to the right a bit. She sent me another proof and we're good to go! My son is going to have a fit with everything going there! Our sunglasses have shipped, my Adriana Papell shoes arrived, our bags have shipped, the maracas have shipped, my jewellery has arrived, and also a little ring box that I ordered for pictures. And I received my pink dress!!!! It looks better than I expected for $49 lol But it's huge on me!!! Wow. So I'm going to take it on thursday to my friend's to try it on with the seamstress to see what she wants to charge me to fix it. So hopefully I'll get pics with both dresses on thursday!!! I'm just waiting on the cake topper to arrive. With the cost I decided just to have it shipped here. The cost was so small it wasn't worth sending it to PA.

Love your update!! The flowers are beautiful and I really do like them better than the other ones. I'm not partial to orange lol but that's just me so I agree with FI! My husband ended up in grey as well but a light grey and turquoise in the waistcoat and tie. He looks super in it! Good you have your legal date and that will have that done before you go. Yes the photographers can get expensive with the outside vendor fees. It's too bad that's what they do. Hopefully you'll get some nice photos. I don't know anything about the ones at Royalton but I'm sure there is a review here that would help you out! Looking forward to more updates!!

Eeeeee welcome back Mrs!! And congrats!!!! Love the review so far! Sorry to hear you were sick - that always ruins a holiday but thankfully it didn't last long and didn't ruin your wedding. Good news! You looked absolutely gorgeous!!!! It looks like all went well. Thanks for the photos. It really looks like everyone was having a great time!! Can't wait to read more and waiting for wedding pics!!!

lol you're right I know but still... and yes Doug likes it thank goodness. i was worried he wouldn't like the colours together but he's used to them now so he's good with it. @maybeoneday I hope you do post more with your plans. I know it's only the two of you but we still want to hear! I know there is the bus that goes into playa. they call it the collectivo and it's run very well and is quite cheap. there should be a shuttle for sure. and yes we will have to sort out a meet!!

Yay! You posted pics finally! You look amazing! And you're right - your dress fits you perfectly! It's going to be wonderful and you'll be a gorgeous bride!!

Ok I need an opinion please. Here is the proof of the label for our cups from the designer. What do you think? I LOVE it!!! But what does anyone else think?