EmilyT

Hey girl, okay so I looked through and saw some pictures of both dresses you tried on because you sound a lot like myself and I feel like you should stick with your gut and wear the mermaid dress. I also tried on some dresses that looked just like the allure, i may have even tried on that exact dress and i loved them all, so pretty and flowy and SAFE. when i tried on the mermaid i had no idea if i would like it and i loved it, i felt sexy and definetly like it fit the beach scene a little more. it was hard for me to take off those princessy dresses because they really are beautiful but i did get a different feeling with the mermaid that made me choose it. I think the mermaid is a little more unique and unexpected and its important to feel sexy & beautiful on your wedding day. I know if i showed people pictures of me in dresses like the allure they would all be like "wow i love it" because whats not to love really ? but the mermaid added more character and like a previous post stated, that day there is only going to be ONE dress in the room and noone is going to be thinking about why you didnt wear a princess dress when you are rocking the mermaid and it looks damn good!!!! I had to go back to the store and try on my mermaid one more time because i kept remembering how "pretty" i looked & felt in some others & then when i put it on again i just knew it was my dress. sorry for the long rant but i feel like i know how you feel lol. go try them both on again and tell us what you decide!!!!

Originally Posted by MissBubbles205 

Okay Ladies.. I'm beginning to have a slight case of dress regret.. ( I found a dress I LOVED, Allure 8862, but the bridal store was rude so I went other places ISO this dress and to try on others.. then I found a dress that I thought was gorgeous but daring for me.   I wasn't sure about it at first but my FMIL told me it looked amazing on me and after trying it on a 2nd time I was sold. Bought the dress on the spot and took it home with me. I posted it several pages ago.. But over the weekend my FI's step-mom and dad wanted to see my dress, so I showed them a picture.. I think they said it was pretty, but I can't even remember, all I can remember is they asked why I didn't go with the Allure 8862 when I showed them the pictures of both.

 

I have the dress at home so I'm wondering if trying it on for my mom and my bridesmaids will make me feel better.. but I'm so torn now and feel like I may have made the wrong decision. (

this was from my email to lorena, my comment to her is in black and she responded in red :

And please take notice that we are using an outsdie vendor for videography. As you know the cost for external guest is $150usd per vendor & per person. If you Videographer comes with an assistant  you  need to pay $300usd.

sorry iwas trying to post a pic of my dress on the model so u guys could see the whole thing and give me opinions on the veil but im having trouble posting pics on here... not sure if this attachment works but if it does please take a look and share your opinions

not sure if i commented yet but i absolutely LOVE this dress.... the way the material sort of goes sideways, the sweetheart neckline and the dropped waist remind me of mine and just got me so excited to put my dress on again. sometimes i still wonder if  i should keep looking but then i saw this pic and im like wow i LOVEEEE it and then i realize its similar to mine lol are u going with the long veil ? i bought one also but now im afraid its really not beachy.. not sure if i should stick with it... heres mine on the model, give me your opinions baout the long veil please

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Originally Posted by chantal09 

 

Me at the first fitting! Now just have to work on the last 10 pounds before the final fitting hehe!

I am planning on a rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding and Lorena just let me know that even though im only having about 18 people, I still have to pay 15$ per person plus all the taxes etc to reserve an area in a restaurant. does anyone have an opinion on this, like should we just show up at a restaurant early and ask to be seated ? i really dont mind spending $$ but their dinner would be free if we all ate seperate, so it is a little silly. i dont want a restaraunt closed down, just one long table set for my bridal party. . .

also havent seen a review in a while. . . . . where did everyone go ? lol

Hi, i am bringing an outside videographer because ive looked a lot of the resorts photography work and its very good quality, you should look at their slideshows- very nice. they do allow outside vendors, lorena just wrote back to me and let me know my videographer would be 150$ to come for the day and if he brings an assistant its 300$. i think its a little steep but their video companys is poor quality so i feel like i have no choice ( and like they should lower the cost lol ) So just let your coordinator know, and be prepared to spend 150$ for any outside vendor. it is allowed definetly!

Originally Posted by BettyT 

Is anyone bringing an outside photographer?  I was told that Dreams doesn't allow outside vendors but then none of my questions regarding buying my photographer a wedding day pass were answered.

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Originally Posted by Tink 

Love your dress!! Did you by any chance go to RK Bridal in Hell's Kitchen? That's where I got my dress!  What aw small world

YES I DID!! lol first experience their i didnt love it.... the 2nd time when i told them my story & how i was having dress regret the woman really took their time with me & all made me feel 100x better!

thank u girls sooo much!!! the picture doesn't do it justice... the pick ups have lace patches inside of them that u cant see because the dress is HUGE but anyway i appreciate the compliments... also i tried on so many different head pieces and went with a long veil . . . i wantedi t mainly to have in some pictures because i love those pics with the long veil blowing in the wind. . . but im starting to question that choice also... lol i might go with a simple flower. any opinions ? and in the pic i have a birdcage veil which i dont love this one really but im thinking of trying more on lol... my sister said its not beachy though at all and is for more of a city wedding... do u guys agree ?

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! theres something about flowy bottoms that i love... omg i have to get off of here i am going to end up back at a dress store.

 

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Originally Posted by Katie McLean 

 

This is my dress!!! I ordered it in May and it just came in I'll be doing my fitting in December....I'm so excited!!! After trying on tons of hot and heavy dresses I fell in love with this dress because it has shape but is still lightweight and comfortable!

Originally Posted by MissBubbles205 

 I Love this dress!!.. This is the style I'm leaning towards. ) Do you mind sharing the designer and style number? )

Can't wait to see pics of you in your dress!

THIS DRESS IS BEAUTIFUL!!! YOU LOOK GREAT... LOTS OF LUCK..  this forum is bad for me becasue it makes me want to go try more on LOL

Originally Posted by alexisinjamaica 

I said yes to the dress! For the third time... I bought two other dresses that I later decided I didn't like. The first one I luckily caught before they'd started making the dress, so I got a full refund. I'll lose at least my deposit on dress #2 (have to call the shop to ask them). But that's OK because the third time's a charm and this one I love! It's a Jim Hjelm that I got at a store in LA that has huge discounts on dresses (up to 75% off) because they're samples directly from the designers. Great for your wallet, not so great if you're not exactly a sample size! I will definitely need to kick my workouts/weight loss plan into serious gear the next 8 months before the wedding so it's not crazy tight like it is in this pic, but here you go!

 

http://www.jlmcouture.com/Jim-Hjelm/Bridal/Spring/2012/Style-8208

 

Originally Posted by danak71 


LOVE the dress and you look awesome in it!
Would you be willing to share the name of the store in LA?

Hey i would liek to give my advice..... 1st i think u should try on dresses that aren't similar to either of these because you really never know what you might love once you put it on. 2nd if its solely between these 2 i think the 2nd one is more bridal and a little sexier & i think you want people to be liek WOW ... which is why i would choose the 2nd. If you have worn dresse just like the 1st one, you might not get that BRIDE feeling. they are both pretty similar to me which is why i think u should think outside the box and try on some different styles. however they are both beautiful but #2 takes the cake. its your day to shine!

Originally Posted by kfarkas26 

OK Ladies-

I am having a HUGE problem choosing a dress and i thought I would ask for your input... I am between two dresses both Maggie Sottero...

The first is the Vanessa- I love it , it looks good on me and it is SOO SOO comfortable ( i feel like I'm in sweatpants in it... i love it) but I have worn SOO many dresses in that same style/shape so everyone who sees it on me is like "its so you" and yes it is "So me" BUT I dont want it to look like everyother dress I've ever worn.... which may be where my problem is... 

The other one is the Marion,- To me it feels more bridal, I feel like a real bride, I think it also looks just good as the vanessa but its just not as comfortable... but it isn't something I would typically wear... 

So my question- Is it more important to feel comfortable OR to feel bridal?! Should I go with a shape that I tend to gravitate towards for other occasions because it looks good on me and works OR should I go with something that is out of my comfort zone but makes me feel more like a bride?! Either way i havent had that "THIS IS MY DRESS" moment and now I'm thinking I never will... Time is ticking down for me and I Really can't choose... Hopefully you guys can help... I'm so torn I'm considering asking my fiancee but I want him to be surprised...

 

hey everyone im new to this forum but i thought id share my story. . . I went dress shopping and fell in love with a gown by Enzoani (fernanda).. i did not want tool, i wanted a simple lace dress, but this was tool and puffy on the bottom etc but i LOVED it... anyway it was just a day i passed by a dress store and iwasnt ready to commit because i didnt try on any other dresses.... so i went to another store on a day i had planned with my mom and some friends and wanted to try that one on again & some others but they didnt have it... i showed the consultant a picture and she made me try on a very similar one and i was in LOVE again (only this one had sparkle which i loved and the other did not- i was going to have to add it). anyway i purchased it but went back and forth about if i shoulda bought the 1st one & added the sparkle... i was having serious dress regret. .  long story short i went back another day and was in tears saying i think i made a mistake.... they made me put it on again and let me pick others to try and this time when i put it on i was so happy because i knew i made the right choice. i HAD to go back and see it one more time to get that WOW factor and everyone i nthe store ( who could have easily tried to sell me another dress & make more money off of me) was begging me not to try on other dresses. i am soooo happy now. but i left there after i bought it still looking at other pictures etc until i went back and put it on again! sometimes u have to go with less stress, maybe diff. people etc. . . and just really make a decision. my advice to you girls is sometimes u have to try on things u are not expecting to like! dont try on all dresses that look the same, you really might be suprised!! also sometimes u need to try it on again, if i didnt i would have called and cancelled, but i knew the 2nd time i put it on that i had to have it.  I am sooo happy with my dress & happy that i didnt get what i orginally thought i wanted. its fun, classy, elegant & i couldnt be happier.

i am having trouble copyign the pic right now but when i can ill post a pic.

For those of you who did the 3g promo I have a quick question, they say every 6th room is free, so is it you book 6 rooms, you get one free and then after the next 6 you get another room free. OR does the free room count as another room added to the total, so like for instance is it every 12 rooms you get 2 free, or every 14 rooms, because the 2 free don't count towards the room count ? i dont knwo if this makes sense. . .

my TA is trying to get us to not do the 3g, but will give us 2 free rooms if we use her system, however I want it to work out pretty equally. . . we have 11 rooms booked so far, so one of them will be our free room . . so does that bring us back down to 10 rooms and now after another 2 rooms are booked we get another free ? lol hard to explain but if anyone understands- please help me lol

You are right. !!! one of my brothers who isnt coming said im sorry i dont have the finances. give me a break its 1300 and u have known for 2 friggen years.... 1 year of knowing the exact place and date and its your SISTERS wedding & you are gettign a vacation out of it. my only issue that sucks is that if him and his wife go on vacation anywhere around my wedding i am going to be really hurt. they dont have a ton of money, but they do vacation here and there and i do not see why my wedding when u know about it that far in advance wouldnt be a top priority.

 

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Originally Posted by maridr2012 

Ladies, it doesnt matter if you give people even 3 YEARS of notice.  You will  have some that will jump thru hoops to attend, and others that will find every excuse in the book.  I was hurt for a long time about people who I really care about and have bent over backwards supporting them in every life decision they make, and they have completely bailed and flaked out.  I have 3 brothers - I'm the only girl, and we've all been very close.  The only 1 that is coming to my wedding is the oldest, and funny enough, he's the one who I thought prob wouldnt be able to make it  - he's got 4 kids, pays expensive child support and financially supports his kids even more than the court requires him to, plus he travels every 2 months to see them, and helps their mom out whenever she needs the $ - and he works 2 full time jobs to do this.  When I told him 18 months ago our DW plans, he never said, "oh..maybe, we'll see...", Nothing of the sort.  He looked me square in the eye and said, "I'll be there sis", but I still didn't believe it, until last night when I got an email from my travel agent asking if it was okay to add him into my group list and he had paid his room in full.  I cried because I was so happy and surprised.  My 2 other brothers on the other hand...never even called to say they can't make it.  One I knew would be a bust because he's got several personal demons he needs to work out..but the other one...he was supposed to be a groomsman!  He never even called my Fiancee to say, hey i cant make it.  And him...I've been VERY supportive of his marriage, I am there for all his 4 kids bdays, holidays, etc.  

 

My point is...at some point you've gotta let it all go.   Whoever comes, great.  Whoever doesnt go and disappoints you..guess what...in the end you're better off without them there!

Sarah thank you for the advice but i still kinda dissagree... a best friend since kindergarten not going to eachothers weddings is not forgivable. I wish I could handle it your way, but I won't let her know she'll be missed if she is making the decision not to come. Like i said, there is really nothing holding her back except that its MY weekend, revolved around ME and she thinks she could have more fun with the money elsewhere so I dont actually UNDERSTAND her not being there. I think its very rude and inconsiderate. Also remember I aksed her to be in my wedding party ( which the rest is just family ) over a year ago. and 6 months before i get texts like " hey hun im so sorry im not coming " followed by some lame excuses that I know are not entirely true. the fact thats even a thought in her head whether she comes at the end of the day or not is just ridiculous. and i have come to realize yes she might end up coming, but that is when everyone has booked and some of our other girlfriends decide to come, and then its party time. if it were jsut myself, my family and some of my fiance's friends, she would continue with her lame excuses. I think times liek this show people's true colors. She has no children, boyfriend etc... shes a single 26 year old girl who parties non stop, shops non stop and has a pretty decent job . . and SHES KNOWN FOR 2 YEARS. PS: i love this forum because everytime I think im crazy i type my frustrations and realize i am right. lol

 

 

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Originally Posted by Sarah W 

EmilyT-

 

 

I can understand your friend issue....I've had my own.   I suggest being the bigger person and recognize she is acting out becuase she feels like she is losing a friend.  I would show maturity and send her and invite with a little personal note saying you hope she changes her mind and decides to join you for your big day.  Even though it's time to celebrate you and your fiance, if you really want her there, invite her and handle her responses with grace and let her know she will be missed but you understand if she can't make it.   I wouldn't discuss anything with her after you mail her invite unless she brings it up. In the end she will probably join and if not, move on from the friendship or forgive her for not being there. 

 

 

 

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I think this is the link.. its not done in HD..

http://www.videowedd.com/

Originally Posted by ahall5665 

Whats the website for the resort videographer? I planned on just using them but now I'm worried I will be dissapointed.

 

Thanks!

did you get a photo book? I am curious on the quality of those. im dissapointed i have to get an outside vendor for video because i do want one.. its strange they haven't advanced in that area when their photo department is so good. i watched some of the videos on their website i couldn't believe how poor the quality was.

Tulumbride, i see that we are both dreams brides, dreams tulum looks beautful but ive been to dreams riviera cancun so thats why i chose it. dreams really does beautiful weddings

about the best friend thing, mine has already told me 6 months in advance that she can't come.. i sorta also feel like how can you know that you wont be able to come up with the money when you STILL have 6 months left to plan !? LOL its a joke really..

i also thought id share that originally my date as 2.22.13. it ended up being presidents week and the prices were out of control- everything was almost doubled. i didn't know this originally because presidents day is the monday before so i thought we were safe. Long story short for the good of my guests i went through the trouble ( it was not easy ) of changing the date & notifying everyone etc and some peopel are actually using the date change as the excuse now of why they can't come. "Oh we were coming during Presidents week but now that you moved it we can't"- umm hello we changed the date because the price was doubled, and if we kept it that date the same people would have said "Oh sorry I cant its too expensive" LOL so point of the story-- people who always truly wanted to come are coming no matter what, and the others will find any old excuse. for a best friend to know 6 months in advance she cant come up with $1300 is a joke, and she could have asked me for a loan and offered to pay me back if she really wanted to come. where theres a will, theres a way!

my question though since im so annoyed about this is that now that i know already she doesnt plan to come, can i get her back by not sending her an invitation !?!? opinions please

i am so happy that i found this thread i just read all of the posts.... i am going through a similar situation. my wedding is 3.1.13 and i am lucky enough that 22 people already booked however my best friend who was asked to be in my bridal party said she cant make it. long story short, she is partying every weekend, doesnt have kids, and basically just doesnt want to spend the money. i also know that if some of my other friends end up coming she will suddenly have the cash ( because then its a fun vacation ) - guess what ? now i hope she doesnt come!

one of my brother's isnt coming, and pretty much noone from my fiances family ( just his friends ) are coming. they all have excuses that are pretty ridiciulous. mexico is a 3 hr flight and at the end of the day they can come for the weekend and go home!

at first i felt horrible and thought we made a mistake by having a DW but now my feelings are changing. we have been engage for 2 years and said from day 1 that we are getting married in Mexico.... if people really wanted to come they would come. im sick of the excuses and people making me feel bad for getting married away... its abour 1300$ for 4 nights and we sent out our dave the dates 1 year in advance. im at a point where if people dont want to be there- i dont want them there. its their loss.

CONDESA AZUL.... if you are still on here  i hope you post a review when you get a chance, you looked BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

hey girls so i was going back and forth with what the heck was Desire's Terrace . . . there were 2 different photos going around and I knew they were different locations but everyone was calling them both Desire's Terrace so I spoke to Lorena since I was interested in it for the cocktail hour... incase anyone else was curious desire's terrace isnt really available for the cocktail hours anymore because of people leaving drinks on the ledge & throwing cigarette butts.. its located above the kids center so im sure u can understand why! ( although if you ask nicely and make some promises, they may give it to you... ) )

here are the pictures and the locations as per Lorena:

THIS IS THE "BALLROOM TERRACE":

THIS is "DESIRE'S TERRACE"

also you can see many pictures if you friend the DJ on facebook its called Visual Sounds, music for your eyes. they post pictures of the weddings often and its nice to see. i have chosen the beach ceremony and pool deck for the reception. its 3 hours long the reception but i am paying for an extra hour so mine is going to be from 7-11.

Hi, i am getting married here March 1st, 2013. there are actually other forums on here with a lot of posts from past prides and current brides, so if you want more info try and search for it.... theres around 900 and something posts already its very helpful. i hear from my coordinator Lorena once in a while, she stressed to me that most detail isnt done untl 3 months before the wedding - that is when you become a priority. they do many weddings every weekend so they can't really help everyone until their day is close. the best thing you can do is book your date, and confirm your times and locations. from what i have been reading everything else after that can be done much closer to the wedding.  i have learned from past brides posts not to stress all the small stuff so much. get a travel agent, have your friends and family start booking, book your locations that you want and times and let the other things fall into place. also i have heard very good reviews about the resorts DJ so we are going ith him. he was easy to email and so were the photographers. they answwered me pretty quickly. lots of luck everyone <3

Does anyone know if the DJs from Visual Sounds ( the resorts DJ ) can provide TVs/Projectors to have pictures go up during dinner.. etc.. I thought I seen it in the backround of some people pictures but I am not sure. If so how does this work do you basically bring a CD with pictures on it ? Does it cost extra ?