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    Yes it is steaming you dress and veil. They will also press your FI suit. They do a very good job and return your stuff to the appropriate rooms a few hours before the ceremony...in our case my dress was in our room (they even thought to cover it by a sheet incase FI came in) and his suit was taken to the BM room. They also did the GM suits for a very reasonable price (I think maybe $8).
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    Yes it is steaming you dress and veil. They will also press your FI suit. They do a very good job and return your stuff to the appropriate rooms a few hours before the ceremony...in our case my dress was in our room (they even thought to cover it by a sheet incase FI came in) and his suit was taken to the BM room. They also did the GM suits for a very reasonable price (I think maybe $8).
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    We didn't use the photographer (included in Divine package) for the wedding day since we booked an external one -- SweetFire Photography from Playa del Carmen, AMAZING work -- but we did use the photography for a TTD two days later so I can give you an idea of what is included. We had the photog for approx. 2 hrs (our shoot was around the resort - ocean, pools etc). Only 1 photographer. The upgraded package means you get a hardcover photo book with 24 photos. You select them out of the photos they took, you can add more if you want for a fee ($15 per picture). There is a discount if you decide to purchase all of the images. You get a DVD with the 24 images you selected (hi-res) and a slideshow they put together with all the images. I love my TTD pictures but I will say I am so happy we opted for an external photographer because the resort photographers simply don't have the same creative spirit or attention to detail a professional does. For example in a few of my TTD photos you can see the ribbon that you hang the dress by poking out the side of my strapless dress - the photographer didn't notice to say anything, nor was it edited away during touch ups. In general there seems to be very little photo editing done by resort photographers (probably due to time constraints). Here is a link to the TTD photo slideshow they put together for us http://11-02-13grahamttd.nowjade.adventurephotos.com.mx
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    I had 35 guests at our wedding and was not charged for the extra chairs - or moving them between Pergola and Bamboo Room. During our initial meeting Pilar just asked me to confirm how many chairs necessary for the ceremony (ie total guest count who will sit down during the ceremony) and then mocked up a plan for number of guests per row and number of rows. She also quoted me $1/chair bow to iron and tie them on but didn't end up charging me for that.
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    Yes wine (by the glass) is included - All Inclusive means all meals, snacks and drinks (alcoholic and non) are included.
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    I was just there 2 months ago and don't worry this is not true. All of the restaraunts, bars, coffee lounge and room service are included thus making it All Inclusive. You can opt to purchase a bottle of wine (if you prefer high end or something in particular) but they don't push it at all..in fact I only know about that option from reading reviews, we didn't inquiry about it and no one ever tried to push it on us.
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    Wow sorry to hear that - have you spoken with the resort travel and tourism department? They have catamaran tours too - maybe they could get something together for you? We flew Air Transat and they also had similar excursions (and a rep on site we could book through)...we also looked at a few other companies (this is going back almost a year though so I don't know if they are still in operation/prices/availability etc - Emotion Cancun [email protected] - [email protected] -Marina La Bonita <[email protected]
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    The arrangements on the pergola are included if you have the divine package - I would assume if you were using another ceremony site they would have something similar but I'm not certain since I used the pergola. I think they price them incase you are using another package or doing a la carte pricing.
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    FYI Castaways is an open air restaurant so it is not air conditioned at all. From previous reviews I have read it can get very hot during receptions but I used the Bamboo Room so I can't speak to that from my experiences. It is where many people eat lunch since it is right beside the pool on the non-preferred side. When we were there is was open for dinner once I think but it is mostly a lunch or snack type restaurant again due to location.
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    My pdf might be out of date since it is about a year old but it says premium centerpieces are $230...I think the confusion with 350 comes from bridal bouquet - that is the price for a premium bouquet. But again, brides who are planning right now should have more recent info that I.
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    Just a thought for those of you trying to cut down on centerpiece costs - we did DIY luminairies that were inexpensive to make (under $40 for 25 of them) and laid flat for packing (bonus!). I bought vellum paper from Staples and printed our name, date and starfish image on the vellum paper and then used glue dots (from walmart) to stick the edges together. I put a battery operated tea light in it and tada inexpensive centerpieces! Honestly, my guests thought they were glass - when my FIL knocked into the table and bumped it over a bunch of people tried to catch it so it didn't break on the floor, haha! Below are a few pictures of the luminairies - we used these with sheer table runners and some "diamond" decor scattered on the table. The last picture also shows the centerpiece provided by the resort (in divine package) that was on the table during the ceremony.
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    From the album: OFFICIAL NOW Jade Wedding Thread

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    From the album: OFFICIAL NOW Jade Wedding Thread

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    From the album: OFFICIAL NOW Jade Wedding Thread

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    The $350 centerpieces are the premium ones - think the super tall ones with lots of flowers - those would be in that price range. The more average wedding centerpieces (depending on size and flowers) are in the lower price range.
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    Just call Pilar at the resort if you are trying to get your date and spots reserved - that is what we did and it was so much easier. We called once to get availability during our planned week of travel and then called back a couple days later to book. She held the booking for 2 weeks (or until we put down our deposit) - again so much easier to do in real time than email!
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    I just put mine (all calla lilies) in the bottom on my garment bag- I used some bristol board to make a cylinder to hold the shape of the bag and prevent any major squishing. They faired out just fine - we only had a bit of reshaping to do once we got there but we figured that. I also put our fedora hats in the bag to prevent any squishes! No one questioned it at the airport so it was easy breezy!
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    The lobby bar will definitely be big enough to accommodate you - it's the main lobby and there are dozens are couches, benches etc.
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    Here are a couple of my low back dress - it was from Jasmine Bridal. Had lace, a bit of sparkle and was perfect for our DW!
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    From the album: Backless / Low Back Wedding Dresses

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    From the album: Backless / Low Back Wedding Dresses

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    We booked her for 5 hrs. We had a 4 pm ceremony so Lori and her assistant (Tanya) were scheduled to arrive at 3pm for getting ready photos - they actually got to the resort closer to 2:30 to check out locations, take photos of the ceremony set up etc. After the ceremony we did family and wedding party pics (maybe 30mins total?) and then had about 1.5 hrs of newlywed photos around the resort. We finished out the night with dinner/speeches/first dance etc photos from about 630 till 830. Lori definitely knows her stuff and can help plan a perfect timeline based on your needs/wants. You'll be amazed by her photos - we still are!
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    As a side note - TTD did not hurt this dress at all. The salt water (and maybe sunscreen?) cause a bit of yellowing around the seams at the top of the neckline but some Oxiclean fixed it up no problem. No rips, tears or lasting damage as a result (mind you it was a simple strapless dress with a bit of beadwork on the neckline and a soft flounce down the front so no tulle, lace or elaborate beading). Just thought I'd put it out there for anyone who maybe wondering.
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    We used our resort photographer (Adventure Photo from Now Jade, MX) for a TTD two days later. The pictures turned out great so it was hard to pick just one to post! Pictures to show off the dress (a friend's dress, I didn't wear my wedding dress since it would have been HEAVY and I am having at AHR so didn't want to risk it). Just a couple cute shots!
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