EmilyT

okay girls this is totally un related to dreams BUT if you are bored and can give me an opinion id appreciate it..

SO 2 days ago I boughy my dress. i put it on and fell absolutely in love with it, i know its the dress i want to wear- no doubt about it. HOWEVER when i went to pay for it and get my measurements taken she aked me if i was ordering it in the color i tried on...... because the color i tried on was champage/ivory. The champagne is very subtle and underneath the ivory & the rest of the dress is IVORY.

I was DEAD SET on getting a bright white wedding dress.... myself and my friends all though the dress was white until she told us it wasnt!! anyway they convinced me that i loved it as is and to not change the color but its 2 days later and its all i could think about!!! The consultant told me that the designer I ordered uses a very bright white and it cheapens the look of the dress. she said the one i tried on was the richest looking & i would be dissapointed with the all white, but i can still change my mind!!

The dress comes in either champage/ivory/silver, /ivory/ivory/silver or white/white/silver. not only did i NOT get the white but i got the CHAMPAGE ( just saying the word scares me ) i am totally freaking out.

am i going to look dirty next to my white tablecloths ??? AHHH GRRR someone help me what would you do !?!? my friends and family thought i looked beautiful and think im insane and dont want to hear about it anymore. =**(

Wow I just watched 3 beautiful slideshows... Aime, Julie, & Jaquanda you all looked amazing!! Julie I love how you wore the veil in some pictures, i wa not going to get one but now I might

Did any of you use Cesar a your DJ.. I just booked with him and I'm interested in hearing what others thought.

Can't wait to read all of your reviews...

. . . and for all the brides leaving soon I am sooo excited for all of you !!!

i bought a dress yesterday!! yay

Hey Girls,

When did you/ do you plan to send out your invitations ?

I sent out my save the dates at the 11 month mark and now im 7 months away from my wedding, I was thinking of having them in the mail by September so that will give people 5 months to reply. Everyone whos invited already knows they are invited but I can't wait to see how many official replies I get

i am so happy everything worked out for you!!!! i cant wait to see your pics and just want to say thanx for thinking of us and letting us know we need to relax. i am learning this everyday- that i need to RELAX.. my wedding is in Feb of course my centerpieces and all that good stuff is not a main issue for the coordinator right now who has 80 weddings in between then and now.. lol i think the important thing is just to confirm the basics and worry abotu the rest as time goes on. cant wait for your full review

Originally Posted by JQLong 

Hola Everyone!

 

This is our last day .....and I decided to come to the preferred club to check in.  My new hubby is somewhere floating around.....LOL.

As I stated before, this resort is truly amazing.  The service is outstanding and my wedding was perfect.  I am so anxious to give my review but I want to take it all in and be as thorough as possible.

 

What I will say is......relax.....everything will work out fine.  It seems as though this resort was made for weddings.  They are professionals and take great care of you.  Unless you have unreasonable requests, everythng you ask will be taken care of.  My other suggestion is...and I hope I do not offend...Unless your wedding is within the next month, RELAX!!!!!!  I have been on this site for over a year and we are all excited and obviously anxious, however, If you are getting married in 2013...trust me, they will get back to you in ample time.  They do at least 3 weddings per day....they know what they are doing.  I think many of us stress unneccessarily and when you meet with your coordinator, you are relieved that they have everything.  Just be patient.  The weddings that are current.July and August will get priority over the 2013 weddings....As your day approaches, they will contact you.  We arrived on Sunday, July 1st and met with Gina on Monday.  She had a list of everything we selected.  Keep in mind ladies.....things can be changed.  Be flexible...afterall...you chose to have a destination wedding and by doing so, you leave most decisions to the week you arrive.  It will be ok!

 

Again...try to relax..we as destination brides get bored easily because it is not much for us to do besides OOT bags.....so we get antsy....trust me...RELAX.....

 

Congrats and Good Luck to all the upcoming Couples!!!

 

Special Shout out to LindseyM.....my fellow South Jersey bride...July 20..will be here before you know it!!!!

 

I will post the link to our amazing pics within a few days!!!!

 

JQ LONG!!!!

my email is [email protected].. it may have cut it off. im sorry!!!

Ok ladies so I decided to use a photographer from the resort and the resorts DJ because it is much easier. I am going to have a DJ whos a friend of mine make me an awesome play list to send him, just curiious on your opinions....

The photographer is Anel.... i only heard good things, but is there anything I should know ?

The DJ is Ceaser.. he seemed really nice in his email just wondering again if theres anything I should be aware of if any of you have used him also ? my guests like to dance and its a pretty young crowd so we are looking for a New York style wedding on the beach in Mexico... lol

thank you again for all of your help & good luck to everyone whos wedding is approaching.. im jealous.

Thank you Sarah Jane and Domonique for sending me certain info.. i really appreciate it.

I finally heard back from Lorena... BUT some of the info she had on my wedding from Yamina was WRONG which really upsets me and she doesn't seem to know anything about the menu Yamina agreed to with me, which really pisses me off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I spent a lot of time going back and forth with her with that...

this whole thing is stressing me out.. i feel like I am going to miss something really important.. i try to organize my emails as best as possible but theres so many different elements and i keep realizing i am missing stuff or that im still unsure of a lot of things.. GRrRrR

sorry to be the negative person on here today- but i needed to vent lol.

if anyone has that official form that drc sends you once you make the deposit to fill out with the info like about the wedding party.. decorations.. locations and so forth please email it to me at emily [email protected]

thank you girls <3

wow thats great.. thank you for sharing !

Originally Posted by LindseyM 

I am starting to pack and have found this list to be super helpful!  I wanted to share!

 

http://images.theknot.com/travelromance/pdf/packlist.pdf

 Can anyone email me the centerpiece options ? I know Yamina sent it to me a while back but I cannot find it...

are most of you going with centerpieces from the resort or are you bringing your own ?

if you have these options & flower options also and can email me them i would be so thankful.... [email protected] or you can send them to me on here if thats possible!!!

thank you!!

hey everyone i have a question .. . .. .. im getting married feb 22nd and have not held rooms yet. We are using a regular travel agent and are waiting for jetblue to put up the packages before we tell anyone what the prices are because jetblue usually has good deals and has put up flights as of the weeend BEFORE our wedding... so we assume its coming soon..

however we dont have a block of rooms reserved yet... are we making a mistake ? can we hold rooms if we want to do a package deal with flight and hotel and the flights arent up yet ? of can we only hold rooms if we do air and hotel seperately. I want to do it together because it seems to be cheaper that way.. even cheaper than the deal DRC gives you.

im going to need about 25 rooms.... i would ask Lorena but she hasnt answered my 1st email yet so i figure sending another would just make the wait longer. im really dissapointed in the lack of response from her especially when switching from yamina you would thin kshe would write back to make us feel comfortable!! i mainly just want to know that she knows all of my info and agrees to everything yamina told me i would be getting.. def. not happy with this process right now! grr

Congratulations!!! I just thought id give my insight which is that 4pm is a little early... i think the pool closes around 6-630 and at 4pm if you do it at the gazeebo there will definetly be people watching it take place and might be in the backround of your pictures. i was there last june and i watched this take place & actually felt a little bad for the bride ( but it depends on how much privacy you want ). if you want more privacy I would do the ceremony on the  beach because it tends to be a little less crowded. you have to figure tho by the time the ceremony and cocktail hour ends.. there wont be a lot of people left in the pool.

as far as the reception goes I would also start that around 6-630 as people then start to leave the pool.... if it starts anytime before that there will def. be people floating around in the backround.

im doing my cocktail hour on the beach also because its a little more private but i think they also use  the outside of desires which is pretty private and the jacuzzi area.

Originally Posted by kkutnyak 

Hello!

I am so excited, I confirmed my date today! Dreams Riviera here I come!! April 24, 2013. WooHoo!!

 

Anyone know what time the pool closes? My Ceremony (gondola) is at 4pm, just trying to get an idea of how crowded it is. Also wondering because my reception will be on the pool deck, but I don't want a bunch of people swimming around behind us while we are eating (lol). I saw a picture of someone's reception while they were eating and there was this large man haning over the pool staring at the wedding party with a drink in his hand! Awkward...

 

Also, anyone have feedback on the best location for the cocktail hour? I would prefer it to be somewhat private as well.

 

I am so thankful to have found this BDW.com, you are all so helpful!!

Hi girls,

thanx to all of you who post your reviews and pictures!!!

I have a quick question, does anyone have a review on the mariachi trio, i think a set is included in the ultimate package that im doing. it honestly is something i never really pictured at my wedding but now im starting to feel like.. heck its mexico & itll be a hoot.. i would have them playing during the cocktail hour which im having the lounge furniture set up on the beach for...

did any of you guys do the lounge furniture on the beach cocktail hour and have an opinion on it ? mariachi trio ? i always wanted a saxaphone player during my cocktail hour but its a little pricey...

thanx for any insight.. good luck to everyone whos getting close!! - im jealous

ANY OTHER FEBRUARY BRIDES ON HERE !?!??

Hi Tammy, I picked Feb 22nd as my date and I was wondering if you had any insight on February... its actually much more expensive than i thought it would be. I thought from march on prices would pick up, but that weekend is VERY high (eve though the holiday weekend is the weekend before ). I also read that February is very dry and rainfail is not likely to occur, thats why we chose that month but now i am starting to hear different..... ive been to mexico in january and the weather was perfect except for the sun setting a little too early for my liking, but otherwise it was amazing,,, so i was expecting the same for February... did i make a mistake !?!??!

 

 

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Originally Posted by Tammy Host 

This is normal.  I tell my clients all the time that if they are not adamant about a date, they should do may over april because the rates are so much better.

 

April you are in the high season (spring break, etc.)

I have emailed Lorena too and not heard back, but I guess we just all have to be patient. I hope DRC hires more girls if she is really the only one. 

I think i am going to skip out on the OOT bags, i am not sure yet how many people i am having but it may be over 50 and it jsut seems like a TON of work but does anyone have any other cute idea I  can do besides this  ?

Also I want to order personalized fans and maracas for the ceremony, do i have to bring these with me, or can i have them shipped to the resort ahead of time.. i hate the thought of traveling with a million bags because i will be traveling with a 3 year old!

any insight would be appreciated

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH i just got an email from Yamina that she will not longer be my coordinator and a girl named Lorena will be. Yamina is going to the new AM resort in Cancun.. she said Lorena has all my info but should I be scared !?!?!?!?!??!?!

I really like this idea. Where are you putting this ... liek is the hotel going to hand it out as the guests come ? I might not do OOT bags because i might be having too many people so any suggestions on how I would get my itinerary to my guests ?

Originally Posted by RollerBride 

 

 

Sorry for all the posts, i'm bored at work again.  Here is the sample itinerary I'm working on. I will have a few different versions. This is the version for my MOH....

 

Thank you for making the trip to beautiful Mexico to share our special day with us. Below you will find an itinerary of events we have planned for your stay.

 

Thursday August 2, 2012

Meet & Greet with Wedding Guests

Time: 8:00 pm

Location: Rendezvous Lobby Bar

Now that everyone has arrived in Mexico, we would like to get you all together to meet and mingle with one another.

 

Friday August 3, 2012

Heather: Ceremony Rehearsal

Time:

Location:

 

Family Dinner

Time: 6:00 pm

Location: Himitsu

 

Saturday August 4, 2012

Heather: Hair & Make-up Appointment

Time: 12:00 pm

Location: Spa

 

Wedding Ceremony

Time: 4:00 pm

Location: The North Beach

 

Cocktail Hour

Time: 5:00 pm

Location: Desires Lounge

Enjoy some cocktails and appetizers after our Ceremony

 

Reception

Time: 6:00 pm

Location: Pool Deck

Table Number: ______

 

Kip and Kate’s room number: _______

Thanx for your help, I am doing the ultimate package but am going to pay extra for the additional videographer, thank you for letting me know they did not do a good job because I will speak to them about this before hand.  Also I really feel bad about the way your wedding turned out to the point I have been looking at other hotels ...... do you think I should consider other hotels, i mean its costing me a pretty penny and I have very high expectations, if you could do it over would you have gone some where else ?

Originally Posted by WPGBride 

 

The slideshow comes free of charge and its just an online link that you  can share with friends and family afterwards. They will ask you what song and let you view it before they finish it off so that it is how you want it.

 

The video that I got with my ultimate package was quite disappointing. There was no sound at all, they just played songs (their choices) over everything. They also have like a minute intro on the DVD of the Dreams hotel branding. I would ask them to take that off, absolutly no branding, and that you would like to actually hear what people have to say during the video. As well if you can to choose any music if you like. The video was also poorly edited, using amature skills such as checker fading and other cheesey techniques that anyone could use. We were not involved in any of the video editing process. The video, only 30 minutes long was not all on 1 disc. They split it and it was in 2 parts, and just before we kiss ! So I would also ask to have the video on one disc.

 

I know the ultimate package includes a videographer so I don't know if this is why the quality was low. I would hope the quality would improve if you paid for extra video.

Hi everyone,

I love the videos all the recently married girls are posting but my question is, is that something extra the photographer gives u or is that the whole wedding video? I want a video of my reception with the dances and speaches and all that... so im a little confused.  i love the slideshow that you all are posting they are amazing, but do you also have an actualy wedding video like shows the whole party ? is this just something extra they throw in ? i want to make sure i get both! a

SOOn2BEMRSLOZADA,

Thank you so much for your review. your wedding looked amazing & u looked beautiful... i am happy to hear that the ballroom is great because my biggest fear is rain on my wedding day so that is a relief. I wanted to know where you got your beautiful flower arrangements on the gazebo on the beach... ( the round orange balls of flowers... i dont know what its called ) I WANT THEM!!!! let me know please thank u!!

Congrats and good luck.. i am not sure when you wrote this and if the wedding happened already but i cant wait to see the review. I also wanted my wedding party to be introduced and to walk in to the reception rather than just showing up but I wasnt sure how it would go, please let us know when you get back how the DJ was and how it worked with the different music and your wedding party walking into the reception! cant wait to hear about it, hope all went well!!!

 

 

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Originally Posted by mrskatieperry 

Hi Ladies!!  Oh my goodness we leaving next friday...I'm counting down the hours!!!

 

For the MOST part I'm not freaking out-just need to finish a few last minute things for our welcome bags. 

 

One thing I haven't even started thinking about is the music for all of the ceremny and stuff!  We are "dancing" down the aisle to I think I Wanna Marry You, but other than that haven't thought of it.  Also haven't made any decisions about the timing of the reception with when to cut the cake and stuff...

 

We picked a different song for each of our wedding party to enter in with...but they don't know what song it is!  LOL...so like our super tall thin friend is coming in to "will the real slim shady please stand up",.  They are all pretty funny!

 

Any insight or help with the music stuff?  We have a DJ so I guess I'm just thinking I'll leaving it up to him except for our father/daughter, first dance and mother son songs...

 

Happy planning!!

 

Katie

Hi, I was asking the same question and my fiance and I decided that we are going to get legally married as soon as we get back... I originally wanted to get legally married right before we went but he wanted to do it right after so we agreed on that. We feel like when we are there to us we will be really married, and when we get home we will just sign the paper work. He feels if we do it before hand when we get there it wont be as exciting since we are already married... if that makes sense. Do whatever makes you feel comfortable. Also incase you are confused.. mexico doesn't care if u ever get legally married, you could go do the symbolic ceremony and never actually legalize it for all they care, so you do whatever makes you happy. The day of our wedding at dreams is our real wedding to us and the anniversary we will celebrate. To do the symbolic ceremony there which is what I am doing, I don't think any paperwork is really needed at all. All the documentation is if u do a legal wedding there and that info is on their website. Hope I helped.

 

 

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Originally Posted by NJ2012 

OK GUYS WE NEED HELP!!!

 

we, like most of us, are doing the symbolic ceremony- since it is way easier.

 

what i need to know is WHEN ARE YOU GETTING LEGALLY MARRIED?

 

what documents do they need when we go to mexico?

 

are you going to town hall/your church a few days before mexico or a month before?

 

we have been going back and forth about this for a while. but we know its easier to get the info from the professionals on this board then the people at dreams!

 

thanks...

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Hi everyone, I am actually getting married at Dreams Riviera Cancun on Feb 22, 2013 and recently have been wondering if I should have chosen Dreams Cancun instead. I have been to DRC but never to dreams cancun. I am starting to see that its more affordable for my guests and in a better location. Does anyone have an opinion on this ? DRC is a beautiful property so I was excited about it but it keeps going up in cost. The pictures from Dreams Cancun leave me a little nervous because the hotel looks much older....... has anyone maybe been to both and can tell me why they chsoe this hotel instead ?

thank you soo much!