pinkbride2011

Here are a few pictures. Our Photog still needs to finish editing our pictures, but here's a preview. It was magical, perfect and better than I ever dreamt of as a little girl! I HIGHLY recommend Cabo Azul Resort (specifically Georgina their coordinator), DJ Mijares, and Marcel with Glez Photography. I will write a review when I've caught up on work and life! June 11, 2011 will always be a day for us to remember!

DJ Mijares, Thank you for providing a solution to your dilemna.... we are optimisitc and grateful for your professionalism and response. We understand people make mistakes and you are doing your best to provide a remedy. Thank you for alleviating this stress from us. We have informed Georgina of our acceptance of your offer. Again, thank you for your help, sincerity and diligence. I will private message you shortly.

Thanks Donie.... it is frustrating, scary and disappointing. DJ Mijares was also supposed to play classic guitar during our wedding and cocktail reception. We did contact DJ Ricardo and he's booked. : ( I guess that's the downfall of being a June bride, it's the most popular wedding month. Thanks for the band suggestion, but we're not really band people.... we're hoping the resort will assume some responsibility and wave the equipment fee so our dj will be more affordable/comparble to DJ Mijares' fee and we'll be able to afford another guitarist. Cross your fingers for us!

Hey Ladies, We just found out on Friday that DJ Mijares is unable to do our wedding. We've had him booked since September and he is just NOW telling us he "double-booked" himself. We're so upset bc music is really important to us and our guests. We booked him in the fall before picking out our cake, flowers or decorations bc we wanted to be sure to have the best. Six months later he tells us sorry, but he'll send his friend in his place for a $200 discount- how generous. Thanks but no thanks. We've contacted 5+DJ's that are recommended on this site, all of them are booked. All my friends think he got offered more money to do someone else's wedding. I'll never know.... but now we're scrambling to replace him. We may fly in a dj from CA, but that's a budget expense we didn't see coming! This is one of those times I wish we'd eloped. If you girls have any recommendations please let me know!

Ours are due today and so far we have responses for 26 of our 42 sent. I'm not expecting one from the people that have verbally said no. We have about 13 more that are still "maybe", they've verbally told us yes or haven't said anything either way, but they haven't mailed anything to us. Today I am sending an email through our wedding website reminding them it is the due date... we have a tool that lets them RSVP on our site. I plan to give them until the 8th before I actually call them for their answer. Some people are just really unorganized and forget due dates. I think a reminder call or email is ok. Good luck. I totally understand. I've waited to order OOT stuff and wedding favors until I know for sure. I'm so glad I have bc we've had some unexpected RSVPs so far.

All I can say is hang in there and stay positive!!! I posted this message to vent (a long time ago) bc I didn't want to voice it to anyone that I knew or that would be attending the wedding.... and I'm so glad I didn't. There has been a huge turn of events. Most of the people we originally were told are not attending, are actually coming after all!! Unfortunately, one of the women miscarried, which I truly am sorry for and my heart goes out to her. Another one of the women thought she was pregnant, but turned out not to be... so they're coming too. In the end... our wedding is about 38 ppl, which is a perfect (for us) size wedding and by keeping quiet and positive to everyone else, I didn't hurt anyone's feelings or ruin their desire to come. Staying positive goes a long way.... I have to thank this forum for letting me vent without making the situation worse and for all the encouraging responses. I'm sorry for your experience.... I think you are smart to realize who wants to be happy for you and who isn't able or willing. Concentrate on the good friends and forget the rest. Good luck, I hope it all starts to look "up" soon!

I have my shoot in 2 weeks..... I hope they come out as great as yours did. : )

I know I've forgotten to list a lot of the things I've done.....like the wedding bands, long done! : ) I've been planning since last September, I've had wedding on my brain for soooo long, I just want to get married already. I'm sure you'll do just fine, hopefully you have a good wedding party to help. BTW- congrats! If I think of anything else I'll send you a suggestion.

Hello, I'm a June 11th bride too. Last week I submitted a list of songs for our dj to play, along with a do not play list. I sent an agenda to the photographer telling him where to be the day of wedding and what shots I want. I also made my day of wedding schedule. I just ordered my welcome gifts, the men's ties (they already have suits) and decorations for the tables. Already done: Flights and hotel booked, Dress (being altered), Veil (on order), shoes, makeup, MOH dress, flowers, decor decided, menu chosen, dj, photographer, officiant, guest list, invitations, RSVP's (all but 10 returned), wedding favors, songs (precessional, bride walk down aisle, 1st dance), cake ordered, welcome party, rehearsal, and meeting scheduled with the coordinator when we arrive..... and honeymoon, but that is 6 months later. : ) I still need to get wedding jewelry, assemble the welcome bags with welcome note/events, schedule spa appts for day of wedding, find the table runners for the reception, make the programs, menus and escort cards. I hope that helps. Where are you getting married? We're arriving the Tuesday the 7th so we can make sure everything is taken care of before our friends and family get in. Good luck! I can't wait for June 11th to get here already!!!

I've always worked with Georgina, and only worked with Bertha when she's been out. I'm a little nervous about wether they'll be overwhelmed covering for her. Due to this we're getting a day of coordinator. How's it going otherwise Lisa? I'm in full detail mode now, making lists and instruction sheets. I feel like I'm the most neurotic bride ever. LOL.

Looks great!!! It's milestones like this that make it feel more real and closer!!!

Hey Lisa, We told guests April 1st. Our room block is open until April 30th. We wanted to have plenty of time to contact people that didn't RSVP (some people are not good at this) and possibly invite other friends that understood family got priority. I think 2-4 weeks before your room block closes is the safest way to do it. : )

Thanks! Everyone has different taste, I'm sure you're will look great, fancy or not. I'm just glad I had the patience to do them myself, it really does take quite a bit! Good luck!

Thanks ladies! Really sweet of all of you to be supportive!

Thank you so much for your feedback! It was actually really fun for me to do, some parts were tedious, but overall I enjoyed it! The jewels are my favorite part too.

Trying to find invitations that were the colors I needed, the designs I liked and the bling I wanted, I figured out my invitations would need to be custom designed. After getting quotes anywhere from $750- $1400 for invitations (50 total) and hardly liking what looked like someone made it in 2 min... I decided to make my own. I purchased the Pockets through a vendor for $120. (Gold and Bronze paisley pattern) I purchased 2 ribbons (matching the colors of my accent colors), tied a bow and added a jewel brand to the middle. Approximately $20. I ordered the actual invitation card, "additional" card, envelopes, response card/envelope from MyGatsby.com at a discount for $110. I mounted the invitation, added the swarovski crystals that I bought at Myfusionbeads.com ($70) and hand wrote every invitation. I spent $375 dollars for 50 invitations ($7.50 each finished invitation) and it took about 15-18 hours of my time. I saved us so much money and am really proud of them! I know they're not everyone's taste, but they certainly go with my ornate taste (fiance calls it gawdy, lol). I just wanted to encourage you girls that are still worrying over the cost of invitations and disappointed by what you get for your dollar- that you can do them very affordably and to your taste with a little imagination. : ) They've been mailed! Woohoo!

We joke we're on the 10, 10, 10 plan. We dated for 10 months before getting engaged. We are getting married in cabo 10 months after we got engaged. We hope to be pregnant 10 months after our wedding. : ) We knew eachother for 1 year before we began dating. But I agree with Lisa.... when you know, you know!

Your dress looks amazing on you.... but I may have a biased opinion- my dress is VERY similar. I love the design and cut- including the flower! It fits you perfectly, it doesn't look like it needs alterations! LUCKY!!

That's a great idea to mix the hydrangeas and carnations! I know that is an inexpensive combo here.... let me know what you find out as far as the cost from wholesalers/bulk. I have sent a couple of inquiries about vases and am waiting for a response. I also asked CAR and they are asking their florists, since CAR does not have a selection. I'll let you know what they say. I've considered purchasing myself, but shipping is iffy and I'm afraid I'll break them in my luggage. How are you getting the urns there? I don't know if this site is helpful, but maybe they'll have what you're looking for: www.save-on-crafts.com

Follow Through by Gavin DeGraw....

That's actually a decent price for hydrangeas (love this flower), I was considering them in pink. Where did you find that price? I'm considering this arrangement: Usually carnations (the poms up top, I wouldn't do the rose pom) are pretty inexpensive. I like the idea of candles in tall and differing vases... but I'm not sure where to get the vases. I sent Cabo Azul a message asking them about vases, Georgina is out until Friday. : ( I'm just scared the vases will be expensive to rent. Have you been told if they're available at the resort?

Sorry, I haven't logged on in a week.... Our colors are very similar! : ) I think they go very well with the resort. I love your flower idea- it pains me to spend a lot of money on flowers, I just think it's a waste, but I've tried finding alternatives to flowers and I can't find one that adds color. What color flowers will you do? Our wedding is going to be small, at first I was upset about it and some of our flakier friends... but now I realize that it will feel much more intimate and I like the thought of that. More people= more drama (typically) .

I actually had a little break down the other day in regards to this. I know it's expensive and it's a time commitment... and we're not inviting kids, but when we announced our engagement and location (at the same time) last August so many of our friends and family were excited and "DEFINITELY going". We paid the extra money for the 50+ person wedding and signed the contract binding us to that number (we could have done 49 or less for much cheaper). We're now 5 months from our wedding and 1/2 of our guest have told our friends (not us) that they won't be attending. 3 couples are not going bc they're pregnant- I could understand if it was bc they're too far along, but it's not. The first one to get pregnant told the other moms-to-be that water/food in Mexico is dangerous to a fetus and now they're to scared to go. 2 couples got engaged after us and decided they want to do destination weddings also, and now they can't afford to go to ours. 1. I wish they'd tell us and not our friends first- it's hurtful to hear it second hand. 2. I wish they would have looked into the commitment before giving the verbal commitment and causing us to make the binding contractual commitment. I'm trying to stay positive and not care.... but the money we've commited to on their behalf couldn've been spent elsewhere. On top of all of that, one of my very good friends said she heard about 12 beheadings in Alcupulco and now she's scared to go and not excited. Why would she tell me that? Does she think I can change the location now? Does she think I want to hear she doesn't really want to be there anymore? We're getting married in Cabo, not Alcupulco! There hasn't been a single killing in Cabo! It's so frustrating and I'm scared she's going to spread fear like the prego lady did. I'm glad this is par for the course and I think most of you are right, the people that want to be there will get there, and they're the important people. The day is about my fiance and me and our family is definitely there and already booked, so are our BFF. At the end of the day.... all we've wasted is some money, but learned who are real and reliable friends are.

The planning is going well! We have a site visit in February... that will be our first time to the resort. We're sort of at a stand still on planning bc I need to see the location to envision the rest. So far I have: dress hair/make up- Suzanne Morel photographer- Glez Photography baker- Jennifer Hatton dj- Mijares menu- Ahi & Filet Mignon website save-the-dates sent invitations (going out next week) MOH dress groom/BM suits We're doing an evening wedding bc I love the torches and ambiance it will create. Our colors are Salmon (light & bright), Chocolate and Gold. It's a small 40-50 person wedding. How is your planning coming along? Colors? Vendors? How's your experience been with the resort? : )

I meant a ring for each hand.... each finger might be a bit too much. : )