EmilyT

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. Quote: 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 Quote: 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. Quote:

I think this is the link.. its not done in HD.. http://www.videowedd.com/

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 ?

Thank you Lindsey!!! hair: As far as hair goes im def. wearing my hair up i don't want to risk anything such as humidity, wind, etc. . i think its elegant & its SAFER. most people say they follow pictures pretty well & just to beware they use a LOT of hairspray so be aware of that. im more indecisive about a veil i bought a cathedral type veil because I was nervous about a short one blowing in my face but im thinking of going "birdcage" now even though I havent seen any on destination wedding brides. is the birdcage look not beachy enough ? any opinions ? anyone else wear a cathedral type veil on the beach, or birdcage ?

Lindsey, sorry I am a pest but I just took the time to watch those videos from the drc videographer and then i watche yours again and some others from Mike Cantarell and I am SOLD. please give me his contact information- there is no comparison you are right! I will stick with the resorts photographers because they seem very good but for the video I am going to have to go with Mike! I am so happy I was able to see the difference- whew!

Lindsey thank you for all of your help, if i already said this dont mind me i forget sometimes which posts ive responded to lol i am going to look into this, would you say Mike Cantarell Films cost a lot more than the videographers at drc . . ? i am not sure the costs so im jus curious how different they are! if its not much more, but its that much better i definetly wont pass it up!

thank you i love them, especially the color, its very "me" lol. who was your dj ? i notice that you had the tv screens up showing pictures so im just curious if the resorts dj has that or if it costs extra etc . . . ? cant wait to read your full review Quote: Originally Posted by weddingprincess Emily T The bridesmaid dresses are Dessy, I live in Vancouver Canada so you wouldn't be getting them from the same place ( LOL ). They were truly beautiful on each and every girl.................it took the bridesmaids a very long time to find a dress that they all liked. The color was cotton candy, Dessy was the only bridesmaid line that had that color pink.

BEAUTIFUL! congrats<3 the way you have your gazeebo set up is what I have been picturing.. i will probably steal a picture and show it to Lorena lol when you do write a review can you include the cost to decorate the gazeebo that way ? ? thanx for sharing!!

I believe some of u have said u used outsdie videographers ? I def. want a video and was going to purchase one from a package the hotel provides. . . . any opinions on this ?

Hi everyone, I have asked the DJ ( im using the resorts DJ ) if he could have someone playing the bongo drums ( a percussionist ) and he asked me to ask my coordinator. He said its possible. but they don't provide it. Did anyone do anything like this ? I love the way those drums sound when they go along the music, its a really nice touch . . just wondering if its worth it!?

Hi! thanx for all of your help. I was wondering if you could tell me more about the Fantasy Island option ? I don't know much about it. . . is it in a different location & what does it include that the others do not? i am wondering if it turns out as a better option than picking out everything seperate like the lighting and centerpeices etc. . . i dont see any info about it on the website jsut a picture of it where it looks beautiful. any insight on this would be very helpful. thank you!

thank you so much for sharing- your wedding looked amazing!! congrats!! I am curious as to where you got your bridesmaids dresses ? I LOVE them! & who was your DJ ? Quote: Originally Posted by weddingprincess I haven't received my wedding photos yet, but Juan Navarro our wedding photographer just posted some on his blog if you want to get some ideas. You can see the centrepieces and the flowers venue etc.............The resort did everything I didn't bring anything down except for the chair sashes. The resort did my hair and the bridesmaids hair. I did my own makeup. When I actually get all the photos I will show more. http://www.juanphotos.com/blog/weddings/dreams-riviera-cancun-destination-wedding-shannon-bradley-riviera-maya-q-roo-mexico/

Did anyone get a wedding video through dreams ? I was going to use their videographers ? any opinions on them ? i think its a necessity!

PERFECT!!!!! thanx for sharing