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Hi! i am also planning a wedding with Karisma for November 2011 ~ Any advice? Do's or Don'ts? I have not had much contact with our WC and I am beginning to get nervous. Hopefully it's just my wedding nerves! We have stayed at two Karisma resorts and absolutly fell in love with both!

HI! We are planning a legal ceremony in Mexico at El Dorado Royal Resort & Spa in November. The legal requirements in Mexico are posted on their vendor web site ~ Lomastravel.com under weddings. We to are both divorced. And, I have my "old" married name on my passport. The information we read and confirmed is that "yes" you must wait one year after the divorce is final. Then you must have your divorce decree and birth certificate Apositille sealed by the State Department. Basically, that means translated into Spanish ~then take the paperwork to the resort with you. I have sent the paperwork off to have this done. It's been 4 weeks and I am still waiting. But the State Department web site said ~ once received, in Washington DC, it could take two weeks to process. So, I am not freaking out yet Next, you must arrive at the resort 3 business days prior to ceremony. We are arriving on a monday and getting married on friday. Plus, you need 4 witnesses who also need to arrive 3 days prior to as well. I am really set on having our legal cermony in Mexico. But we do have a back up plan to do a secret legal state side ceremony either before or after. It seems like an over whelming process, but I'm trying really hard not to let it get to me....

hi EDR brides! I was just checking to see how everyone's planning is going. I am almost 3 months out from our wedding date. I am a little nervous tho because I have not had contact with our WC for a couple of months and recently emailed her with no reply yet.... I read a post were a couple was doing site visits at EDR and actually saw two WC's get fired?? HMMM....is anyone else having trouble? I hope not and maybe I'm just worryong about nothing. We have stayed at EDR 3 times and everything as always been fabulous!

The infinity Casitas are amazing !!!!

Hi! We have stayed 4 times at two Karisma Resorts ~ El Dorado Royal & Casitas and El Dorado Maroma. We loved these resorts! My FI proposed to me on the beach at Maroma and we are planning our DW at EDR. These are beautiful resorts with excellent service, food, etc. That being said, we did a site visit at Azul Fives and Azul Sensatorie. Both were beautiful resorts that do allow and cater to children. Both being a Karisma Resort, we would not hesitate to stay at either one. Good Luck with your planning!

Congratulations! We are also getting married at EDR 11-11-11 Gazebo 55 on the beach at 3:30 in the afternoon!! I can't wait either! We have stayed there 4 times, you and your guests will love it

Thank you for posting the details. It all sounds and looks beautiful! I love your hair comb & dress! Wishing a beautiful day for you!

Pretty & Fun! Love it!

Erinbrooke~ I agree, it's so pretty on you! I love the shape you get from it and the back is beautiful!

Welcome & Congrats! This forum is full of great ideas and information! During our visit to EDR last November, we met with our WC. I asked who she reccommended for Photographers and she told me both Claudia Photo & Caribe Photo (both are on the approved list for EDR). I checked them both out and read reviews. All were good for both. I found more reviews for Claudia than Caribe but in the end, I went with Caribe Photo. The prices on their packages were a little cheaper than Claudia. They responded back to me quickly. Both have web sites you can check out...Look on the Lomas Travel web site under Wedding Amenities for the list ~~~ if you haven't already I am half way thru the planning process and have stayed at EDR 4 times!! We love it If you have any questions, feel free to ask or PM me. Happy Planning!!

You are a beautiful bride! Your dress is beautiful and I love your mom's dress to! Maybe we should start a "What my Mom is Wearing" thread!

That's good to hear! I have been thinking about flowers to. I haven't decided yet on anything, but it is good to know I can send pictures. They seem to make everything pretty easy....So far, I'm liking this DW planning!

This thread has been quite for awhile... How is everyone's planning coming along?? Is anyone using the Lomas website for choosing their amenities, flowers, etc? I emailed my WC and she told me to just email her what I would like....Has anyone else been doing this?

Great destination Wedding Dress! Love the lacey layers

Very Pretty! I love the back

Maroma Beach is beautiful! Congratulations!

you might check with your WC at the resort ~ We have to have everything finalized and paid for 30 days prior to our wedding. We asked our guests to please book no later than 45 days out so we can have an accurate count... But, we made room in our numbers for any last minute guests tho

The lace is sooo beautiful! I Love it

Welcome and Congrats!! You will love this forum~very helpful and informational.

I like it! Very pretty, simple, & elegent!

AWE.....VERY PRETTY

My fabulous FI is pretty set on wearing shorts!! I finally went along with him. I figure it is his day too and he is such a laid back, easy going guy, it actually fits! The GMs are very happy, as well as some of our guy guests! Our ceremony is on the beach at 3:00 with a Mexican cocktail hour and beach BBQ reception dinner following. I think it will be just fine... I am looking at the Tommy Bahama web site~Linen shorts with Linen shirts! Haven't decided yet on which ones tho.... Good Luck with your plans~ Jamaica is Great!!

our date is also 11-11-11 ~ VERY POPULAR DATE! for this reason we suggested everyone be booked by September 1st. We have to give a final count to the WC for our private dinner 45 days in advance. BUT we have been encouraging people to book as soon as they possibly can. Due to the popularity of the date, the resort is filling up fast! And airfare is going up! Don't worry about pressuring, if they can go....they will!

very pretty!! keep it! Quote: Originally Posted by Pucca You look beautiful in it! I agree with the other ladies: if you keep coming back to it, it must be the one for you.

I choose the first one also...