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Woohoo!! So happy for you I can't believe your wedding is already next week!

All of you have such wonderful suggestions We had monogrammed garment bags made for all the guys so they could easily carry-on their suit on board the flight!

Thanks! She had gotten me a great price, but by the time we got back to making a contract, that cake lady took a new job and will be working for a hotel now? Maybe she is taking her existing orders, but not new ones. Maria has located another person in Playa for me, however, I don't have the prices yet. She is working on getting them now. I got prices from a lady in Cancun, but her rates per slice are a bit outrageous and her transportation fee is ridiculous too...

Can any of you recommend cake people in Playa del Carmen? What was your absolute favorite flavor?

Who are you ladies using for a cake in Playa del Carmen for Grand Coral? I have yet to finalize the bride and groom's cake and I am hoping to tackle that next.. Any ideas?

I would love to have your template for the itinerary you made! I am thinking about making something similar to hang on the doors of each guest to welcome them and keep them in the loop

I was planning on having our wedding at the Grand Coral Beach Club this coming May, however, miscommunication occured and I lost my venue for my wedding day Long story short, we ended up booking Grand Coral Golf Club for our same wedding date instead and I cannot find any previous weddings there. The venue looks gorgeous, however, it would be comforting to see wedding receptions held there. Have any of you seen it? Thanks!

Awesome You are way ahead of the game!!

Thank you very much for your input! I was also thinking Excellence Playa Mujeres as a honeymoon after all our guests leave and before we head back home. Has anyone stayed there?

I know this posting is old, but is Sauce vacations still in business? I'd love to use them for transportation for 40 guests from our villa to our ceremony location and back

Lizrmt - Wow, you sure did score some great bargains I hope I get lucky like that!

maridr2012 - That's a really great idea! I like it

I would also like more info on the catamaran tour Please send me info as well. We were planning on doing the same.

I love those Nine West green shoes!!! I know this is an old thread, but so crazy that theres a forum for shoes this color!!! That's exactly what I wanted Any luck ladies?

I mailed out STD's a year in advance that was also an informational booklet. I than plan on calling my family for RSVP's since they are NOT good at returning RSVP cards. Once I know who all is going, only those selected individuals will receive formal invitations like 4 months before the wedding. I sent out 100 STD's and I can imagine about 40 will attend. I just don't want to spend more money on invitations to those already telling me that they can't go.

texasmandy - Nope, you aren't alone on that date at all! Our wedding date is May 25th too

Very true. Taking all our wedding stuff would definitely not be fun! We are staying at a villa with our guests and having our wedding at a beach club. After our guests leave, we really didn't want to pay for the high cost of the villa for just us 2, so we definitely will need to change to an all inclusive resort of some sort so we don't have to worry about meals, etc. What would be an amazing honeymoon resort that's adults only and all-inclusive in the Riviera maya? We were also thinking of traveling to Belize and than flying home from there. Soo many options! I guess the good news is that we still have 11 months Thanks everyone for your input!

Also wondering what everyone was thinking about doing as a honeymoon? We are planning on staying another 5-6 days after our guests leave, but not sure where to stay or go. We want a change of scenery after our guests leave.

I can't wait for airfare to finally be up so everything becomes that much more official! I'm guessing flights from US to Mexico won't go on sale until the end of the month for me... What is everyone doing? Getting a TA or just everyone booking on their own?

Bride81- I sent STD's at the beginning of May and wasn't planning on sending formal invites until January or February next year.

So what are you ladies doing exactly? Are you doing a symbolic wedding and getting married in the states right before? We are still undecided on what to do as well.. My thoughts exactly on the symbolic ceremony is that it would be cheapened, and I dont want anyone to know its really not real. We also tossed the idea around of doing a church ceremony the weekend before we go to Mexico for those that can't make it, but I'm not so sure how I feel about that either...

Emily & Nursebrooke - Welcome to the thread Its been so nice to see a forum dedicated to us May 2013 brides! It allows us all to stay on top of everything and exchange ideas! We are all just about at the year mark! I have also booked Ivan Luckie as our photographer!

Choco - That is one beautiful dress!! I can't wait to go dress shopping I love all the details!

I hadn't given this much thought at all, so glad you ladies posted about it. I'm thinking that I don't want him to see me until I walk up the aisle for the first time! I plan on taking pictures right after during the cocktail hour. In my friend's destination wedding, this is the way it was done and since everyone was mingling, no one really noticed the difference.

Choco - The ride from Soliman Bay to Playa is definitely like a 30-35 minute ride, but we are booking transportation for our guests from the villas to GC and back. Booking the villas has definitely been costly since we are covering the majority of the cost for our guests, but in all honesty, a wedding in Mexico has turned out to be cheaper than a wedding for us in the states, so we plan to go ALL out now for our wedding in Mexico A wedding here in the states would have costed us a fortune because both of our families are extremely large. We would have been looking at a 500 person wedding here minimum! In Mexico, on the other hand, we are thinking somewhere from 40-50 guests and with a whole lot of less stress involved. You guys are on the right track paying everything in cash! You never want debt from a wedding or a bad taste in your mouth after your BIG day is over. We are paying everything in cash too and that's a MAJOR part of the reason that we are waiting until May 2013. Any wedding in Mexico will be beautiful though The water and nature out in the Riviera Maya is just simply amazing!