EmilyT

thank u so much for the info

 

 

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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

 

 

 

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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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

looks like u guys had a great time.. i got really excited looking at ur pics... thanx for posting..

 

 

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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

Originally Posted by mnunez2 

 

Hey ladies

I got married July 28th everything was amazing!

Anel was my photographer-I am still waiting for my official slide show but I figure I would share the one with all the pictures taken.

http://colindreswed.dreamsriveriacancun.adventurephotos.com.mx/

We did a welcome cocktail hour the night before the wedding in lieu of a formal rehearsal dinner and we also did the TTD.

I will do a formal review but if you have questions please let me know.

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

AHHH so i did it.. i officially changed my wedding date due to very high airfair & im freaking out over it.... .originally it was feb 22nd which was during presidents week... flights from NY to CUN went up to about 800$ per person for that week..... we just felt like it was very unfair to our guests plus i started worrying that it would be jam packed with kids ( which i have a 3 year old myself so i dont mean it in a bad way ).

we changed the date to March 1st which i kinda like because of the whole 3.1.13.. the cost for the flights went down over 300$ per person in making this switch so we hope our guests realize we did it for their benefit!! what a scary move to make, but something had to be done. anyone else have any sort of issues like this that can make me feel better ???

also would anyone want to share the approximate cost for their guests to come to their wedding. . . im just wondering around how much u guys had your guests pay & how you felt about it because im starting to feel GUILTY ( i esp. was at the 800$ air fare ).

feel free to shed some light

I also wanted to have an intimate wedding but I think I sent out too many save the dates, i sent out 75 in total and most of them are for more than one person. HOWEVER, I sent them 6 months ago and now my wedding is 6 months away and believe me, people do drop like flies. 6 months ago I would have said 75 people were coming, today I estimate around 45 people. Now that its time to start booking and people hear the cost, everything changes!!! The only mistake i think i made was some people i didnt really care to come, i sent the save the date too and they might actually come. ( its no biggie, i just didnt expect them to come ) so im actually worried that my wedding crowd will be wierd.. mostly close people & some people i wouldnt have expected to be there at all but i jsut sent the save the date to be nice lol either way i guess it will all work out!

Don't feel bad.. i feel the same way lol

 

 

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Originally Posted by JustNoelle 

Hello ladies!

 

I'm curious... How many Save the Dates/Invitations dd you all send out? And how many of your guests actually booked and/or attended your wedding? My goal was to have a small intimate wedding but my mother is forcing me to send out STDs all of the "family". My guest list is now over 100 but I would really like to have no more than 50 people at our wedding. I 'm getting really nervous now. Is it bad to hope that not all of my guests will actually attend???

Originally Posted by mnunez2 

 

 

Hey Emily,

 

We had the dance floor on the deck and I felt like it worked out perfect, the beach is very dark so Im sure you would need extra lighting if you get it on the beach. I think it also depends on the amount of guest your having because that will determine how many tables you will have and how much room it will take up on the deck- we had 6 tables.

Also there are crabs that come out at night we did not see many just a few but they were right off the deck.

thank you so much, that is what I figured... im glad everything worked out for u im excited to hear ur full review and see your pics; ) congrats

This is the picture i am talking about... looks like she is using both..what do u guys think abou think about something like this :

Does anyone have an opinion of how the dance floor looks on the deck !? I have been looking through the DJs photos and i cant decide if it looks good or not. in some pictures it looks good and in others it looks like it makes the deck look smaller. also i seen a pic where a girl had used the deck for the tables, but had the dance floor set up infront of the deck on the sand...... also looked like she had some lounge furniture layed out on the beach around it..... this looked cool but im just not sure how it would work lighting wise & if people would want to go into the sand to get onthe dance floor.... hmmm i am stressed over such tiny details ggrrrrr..

any opinions especially from people who have maybe seen any of these options or had them would SOOOOOOOOOO be appreciated!!

BEAUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you guys looked awesome & your wedding was beautiful.. congratulations I think the restaurant looks great for the ceremony i couldnt really picture it but i think it was a great choice. also i assume if it rains you would have been safe ?

Originally Posted by LindseyM 

Here is our slideshow!!!

 

http://200712mcmahon.dreamsriveriacancun.adventurephotos.com.mx/

 

She also sent us one of ALL of our photos that she put together.  This is every photo she took:

 

http://mcmahonwed.dreamsriveriacancun.adventurephotos.com.mx/

 

Life is good!!  These pictures brightened my day so much!!

Hey girls, i am meeting my travel agent in the next couple of days to sign the group agreement with dreams.... does anyone have any experience with this ? So far it seems the group package from dreams is working out a little cheaper for guests staying 3 and 4 nights rather than doing it through a website such as expedia, travelocity etc. im just a little nervous about signing any kind of agreement! We are starting low with just the 10 rooms and we figured we will build up from there. from what  i get so far its 100$ per person per room to hold it and then every 6th room is free. . . . i hope im not making a mistake booking this way!! also still shocked at how high the prices are for my wedding weekend, i can already tell some people wont be able to make it... :*(

just wanna wish you good luck... cant wait to see pics also i just went to your wedding website and it blows mine away, you have so much good info for your guest i am going to use it as a blue print to update mine as it gets closer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Originally Posted by RollerBride 

We are leaving in 5 days!!!!!

This waiting is absolutely killing me lol.  I'm so glad I can come on here and read everyone else's experiences though, it's been the biggest help!

Quick question. . . . i have 3 guests for my wedding who will be turning 13 right before the wedding!!!! and from what I am hearing 12 and under is where you don't have to pay full price....

I really shouldn't be asking this BUT does anyone know if they will check their IDs when they get to the hotel ? Had I of planned my date just a little earlier a few family members would be saving some loot & i never realized it lol can we pull the 13 year olds off as 12 year old ? if anyone has any experience with this please shed some light and please don't tell dreams that i asked lol

anyone have trouble getting their finace's or husbands to do the TTD... my fiance has no desire to go and lay on the sand to get into the water with his clothes on but i really want to do it.. just curious if im alone here. i mean hes not one to take 100 pictures so i sort of understand but its nice to have no ??? lol

awesome going down there this weekend ( with my fiance tho ) lol i had my bachelorette party in vegas already ( did it early since i did it away and didnt want my friends to kill me since the wedding is away also ) but im thinking ill have another one as the date gets closer in AC;) happy planning

 

 

 

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Originally Posted by CondesaAzul 

Hi girls!!!

 

I just had my bachelorette party in Atlantic City, I know this is about wedding in DRC, but I'm taking one step at the time and enjoying my journey. I was at HQ at Revel hotel...amazing!!! Now DRC Wedding plan has my all attention...

 

Cheer Ladies!