EmilyT

can anyone share info on where their grooms bought their attire ? i really want mine to wear a khaki colored suit.. and for the groomsmen to do something simple like the khaki pants and white button-downs... just curious where we should start looking ? also of course my son will be in a matching suit to his daddy my dress is ivory though so should the guys wear off white shirts ? hmmm

thanx for the invitation info.. mine are costing about 700-800 for 80 depending on the printing of the addresses on the envelopes and they are very cute.. im going with a palm leaf as the decor because its elegant yet beachy. if i get a chance ill post a pic

This is off the DRC topic but did you girls spend a lot on inivitations ? ppl already starting booking their flights and hotel and didnt get invitations yet. i picked out some invitations thats i just need to finalize but i think im spending a little too much since they are almost not necessary. also i have some people who i know 100% are not coming, do they still get invitations ? they told me after the save the dates that they cannot come ..... im just curious what everyone else did !?!

thank you! Yes I was freaking because I had to change the date due to the holiday week & wasn't getting any answers from Lorena but she finally let me know that shes aware of the date change, and that she knows the menu I confirmed with Yamina and I am much better now lol!!! i originally sent out save the dates with 2.22 on them and im getting married 3.1 now LOL! talk about a monkey wrench BUT we told pretty much everyoen and we already have 20 guests who booked their flights and have held rooms through our travel agent.... i didnt send out my official invitations yet because I was waiting for a ceremony time which I finally got! YaY & I was waiting for menu confirmation to put the options on my response cards (So this is what had me so stressed- the date change & not being able to send out invitations!! ) so by the end of Sept my official invitations will be in the mail with the new date on it, although I realize they are pretty pointless since everyone who is coming already knows the details lol guess i was stressin for no reason! Quote: Originally Posted by asanyc Hi Emily, You sound like you're freaking, which was me a few months ago. I'm used to all communication being efficient and their response time literally drove me nuts. If you can swing a site visit, I would 100% recommend that. If you can't, don't worry. The one thing I did realize as a result of that visit was that they note EVERYTHING. Response time stinks but they really do know what they are doing and are (almost) a wedding factory. We also liked that this resort is relatively smaller compared to other places we've gone to before and makes it easier to find your guests/friends at the pool area. We got a travel agent and got a group rate for our guests. Anyone who wanted to book (and almost all our guests did that) got that rate. Get a travel agent, they'll make your life a million times easier. We sent all our friends STD info on how to book their trip. We sent them the official wedding invitation but ended up changing the ceremony time after we met with our WC on the site visit. We made a facebook group and sent all our guest any info like that on there. Most were on board, others were word of mouth. They understand that some of the details may not happen until later so were very understanding. Good luck with your planning!!!

HEY GIRLS, I just fwd the email from Lorena to me to you guys... i think i sent it to 5 or 6 of you, so if i missed someone just send me your email again. Its the whole email she wrote me, I figured that would help you guys.... obviously some of it only pertains to my wedding and it even includes our credit card confirmation lol but just ignore that. im glad I helped My email is [email protected] also about Fantasy Island.... id love more info on it if anyone has chosen it, if its just a set up around the pool I wonder what it is thats costing the xtra money ??? and about the lounge furniture on the beach i do believe the cost is 1500.. but if you look at my attachments when they show the " south beach " option for the cocktail hour they dont show an extra cost, but other pictures do show the extra cost so maybe they have changed their minds ? hmm i guess we shall see! also notice "desires terrace" is not listed as an option so I guess thats not so easy to get!

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Since im always on here complaining lol i finally have good news.... Lorena finally emailed me ( mabybe shes secretely on this thread lol ) & she sent me a ton of great information that for some reason i havent had this whole time. She sent me an attachment with things confirmed such as my date, times and locations etc, she also sent me an attachment with pictures of the different locations, and also an attachment with a wedding timeline example. . . i am VERY happy i don't know if drc always had these things made up and she just never sent them to me, or if its new but its def. a weight off my shoulders!! does any one know where "fantasy island" is ? looks very pretty and its listed as a "location with an extra fee of 2800" but i am not sure where it is. also i might have under 60 ppl and it shows the pool deck which is what she confirmed for me and it says " minumim of 60 people " but OH WELL she already confirmed it !! lol id be happy to pass these attachments along for anyone who might need them because like i said, this is the 1st i am seeing them! if i can figure out how to post them on here I will!

i totally feelyour pain because I think the lack of communication with the coordinators makes this whole process way too stressful. I had to change my date to a week later and have practically begged Lorena to just say something letting me know that she knows I changed it- and nothing. I just checked and its been about 7 weeks since she has said ANYTHING at all to me. I needed confirmation of times for my invitations and still havent gotten it so my invites didnt go out yet, also I wanted to put my dinner options on the response cards & she has not replied!! i am honestly dissapointed in this process so far, i dnt expect an email everyday but waiting 7 weeks & counting for things that are important is just ridiculous. If I were you id also send it to Evangalina, OR call there! i had to call to change my date because Lorena never answered me and thats how I finally did it. . . although I have no clue if Lorena even knows it was changed. most people say once you get down there everyhing works out beautifully but thats still no excuse for the lack of communication throughout the whole process!!!! Quote: Originally Posted by Rach0636 Ok so my wedding is 1/28/13 and I think that I have received 1 email in the past 4 months from a wedding coordinator! It makes me so nervous. I am worried that once I get down there, they wont have any of the information that I have given them including the locations, times, food choices, etc... I am trying to fill out the spa form that my coordinator sent me. Does anyone know the pricing for hairstyles for my bridesmaids? Also, my coordinator also told me that i couldnt bring fake rose petals for decoration... Does anyone else have this problem or has anyone brought their own before?

Does anyone have any opinions on any of the photographers at the resort aside from Anel. She might not be available for mine but she emailed me slideshows from Santiago, Francisco and Elina & they all seem pretty nice. Im actually having trouble seeing a big difference from theirs to hers but since shes the one everyone always mentions im just wondering if anyone had any good/bad experiences with any of the others & now how do i choose !? thank you for any insight. Anyone have a slideshow from one of the other photographers of their own wedding they would share with me ?

awesome, thank you for sharing. was this photographer from the resort ? or an outside vendor... i dont think Anel is available for mine so Im just curious who else to ask for from the resorts photographers. than kyou

thank you !! sounds like a good plan

i am excited for you!! lots of luck, be sure to let us know how it goes !!

Hi everyone, so my wedding is March 1st and I am lost as to what times I should have everything. does anyone have any advice... i was thinking 4:30 on the beach CEREMONY 530 to 630 cocktail hour ( location undecided ) i really want it on the beach but i dont know if they can make it more private, and lorena hasnt answered me!!! 7-11 reception i know the 7 to 11 is the best time for the reception im just confused about ceremony times and cocktail hour. any advice would be great especially if anyone is getting married at a similar time and has heard back from their coordinator with advice on this. thank you!! also im not sure how long the ceremony is (symbolic) so do i do the cocktail hour immediately after, or wait a little so i can go take pictures and then possibly get to attend some of the cocktail hour ? like have a 1/2 hour in between ceremony & cocktail hr ? ???

Hi Meg, i dont have too much info but i have some advice.... 1- yes u can tell them what kind of tables you want, ive seen pictures with people using both- its your choice 2- i would NOT use outside vendors, there is a fee and the resort has different chair options, linens, etc. u can also bring linens and things from home to save $$, but as far as going crazy with outside vendors, i dont think its necessary at all since the resort has so many weddings they know that people like. 3- not sure about this, but i did read in one post on here that they did not charge the girl to hang her lanterns- i would get this in writing tho from the coordinator. 4- i heard the lighting on the deck is very good and nothing to worry about, but again ask the coordinator for advice and if it makes u feel better get small candles from home that dont cost much but will add a little more. thats what i am going to do. 5- on this forum anel seems to be the fav. and shes not available for mine because i changed my date & i looked at some of the other photographers work and i am not worried. they all seem to do a great job, i actually dont see a difference between the other guys from adventure photos and anel. all seem good to me. i also read that the DJs the resort provides from visual sounds is good so i am using them. my Djs name is Cesar and i heard a lot of ppl rave about Mauricio but its the same company and i believe they basically work together & are pretty much the same. 6- no clue, but im glad u askd because im curious as well happy planning

thank u so much for the info Quote: Originally Posted by yacki62 Here are the prices my agent provided for my wedding this November, it includes all taxes and transfers. 3nts: DBL $904 per couple w/transfers 4nts: DBL $1180 (same) 5nts: DBL $1456 (same) 6nts: DBL $1732 (same) 7nts: DBL $2008 (same)

I opted to do the plated dinner and pretty much made up my own menu with 3 dinner options, if youd like ill send it to you. i let my fiance decide this, i may have gone with the buffet but i didnt like all of the options, i think its more of a personal preferance Quote: Originally Posted by Savs1027 Here is the buffet menu buffet menu copy.pdf

even though i changed my wedding date to a week later & got confirmation from someone named Gaby I still havent heard from Lorena and she was included in all of the emails.. i know she is very busy and my wedding is months away but now i am practically beging her to just to reply with SOMETHING.... just for her to let me know she has seen the emails and knows the date has changed would be such a relief but its like pulling teeth. . . i find this soo irritating lol i just needed to vent.. im not asking her simple things like "hey my wedding is months away can we discuss the types of chairs we use ? ? " NOOO i am asking her to cofirm that she knows WHEN IT IS LOL sorry im losing it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

everything looked amazing, thank you for sharing!!!!!!!! your dress reminds me of mine which got me realllly excited, would you share your designer with me in a private message, or right here if u dont mind, im just curious because i love it soo much!!!!! congratulations Quote: Originally Posted by JulyDrcBride Hi Ladies, I had my wedding there last month on July 26. Thought I would share my slideshow for anyone interested. http://paulcobophotography.zenfolio.com/p112922676/h3AE80B76#h3ae80b76 It was beautiful and I had the time of my life. Rained right after the ceremony but didnt phase us. Good luck to all the brides!!! xox Sophia

kelly im pretty sure the tables hold a max of 8 or 10 ppl.... im sure the less ppl the more comfortable the table is.. iwouldnt do more than 8. im doing a plated dinner, if you are you have to give them a seating chart... if not im not sure if it matters you can probably just bring seating cards with you when you go and have them put them out somehwere for ur guests to grab when they get there.... if that helps, Quote: Originally Posted by kellykellz Does anyone know how many people the tables hold? Did you create a seating chart and give it to the planner? I am trying to figure out table numbers and place cards. Any help would be AWESOME!! Thanks in advance!

looks like u guys had a great time.. i got really excited looking at ur pics... thanx for posting.. Quote: Originally Posted by NJ2012 http://www.facebook.com/nichole.bonner.9 here is my wifes fb page with all of the pics we took... nothing yet from anel but we cant wait! im not too good with facebook so i hope the link woks.

JOE: First off, im amazed at how much you had to do with the planning of your wedding - AWESOME. 2nd i am soo sorry to hear that it rained on your day- i would seriously be pissed but i think the fact that you guys made the best of it is great..... knowing that something would be worked out in any situation really makes me feel better. I think its horrible that DRC plans so many weddings and then has things set up in the ball rooms at night knowing that theres always a chance of rain, they should always have one of the ballrooms available. They also shouldnt plan so many weddings at once so that if things happen, like a hurricane, the couple has other options!!!!!! reading that made me angry!!!!!!! im just kind of curious in general how you found the resort all week as far as the food goes & service by the pool & if your group went to cancun or playa any of the nights to party ? im thinking of having the party bus pick everyone up and take us all out the night after my wedding. thank you for sharing your story, your tips and the OOT bag info.. also the catamaran trip sounds great i might consider it now... lots of luck with your new bride POST SOME PICS!

wow thank u guys soo much for sharing. my TA got the group rates from the hotel for our dates and this is what she quoted us... all of yours are cheaper and im hoping its only because its a different time of year ( we are gettin married 3.1.13 ) but still its a LOT higher. . . . this is for the TROPICAL garden view room: 3 nights- $710 pp 4nights- $930 pp 5nights- $1135 pp she also said these prices do NOT include transfers because the hotel isn't doing it that way anymore. i am so happy i asked you guys, because now i know that I have to look further into this. if its due to the time of year thats fine, but if someone is getting over on me id like to know!!!!

also my travel agent is using the same room rates from my previous date of 2.22.13 for my new date and since my first date was a holiday week i assumed the prices were higher for the hotel as well as the airfair.... she is saying that the group rate is a standard rate for the 3, 4& 5 nights no matter what week you pick so i am curious to see if she is correct... does anyone have the group rates from the resort for their wedding that i can compare to mine ?

can anyone share what their guests are paying to come ? since making my wedding date switch to march 1st we already have friends and family booking their flights i am very happy i made the change although someone else from the resort emailed me to confirm and lorena has yet to say anything to me. i wish she would email me just to say she understands and is on board. ( the other person who emailed me the confirmation cc'd her on all of it ). it is VERY tough communicating with them. now i want to send out my invitations and put the time of the ceremony on them but sicne the date is different im not sure what time my ceremony will be, i assume it will take weeks before i get an answer which reallly makes me nuts. such simple things i need answers too and cant get them! just curious to compare some of the costs with u guys. . . right now it seems 3 nights for my wedding is costing my guests around 1200 each. im wondering what kind of group deals you guys got so i can compare.... thank you

Melissa your slideshow was amazing it made me cry lol you looked beautiful!!!!! everything looked amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrats