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    I was just married at Now Jade on Feb 9 in a symbolic ceremony and there was no problem with us not being legally married first. Pilar asked if we were, we said nope that we were doing it after returning from Mexico and she said okay that's perfectly fine.
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    Don't have too as not everyone is married before the symbolic ceremony - we opted to do the civil ceremony after our DW, just worked out better for us that way.
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    We used Catamarans Cancun - it was an awesome time! We had 35 people for 4 hours - open bar and snorkeling were included and we paid $1300 for the boat plus $70/van (each held 11 people) for the transportation from Now Jade to the marina which was in Cancun (about 40 minutes away). Everyone had a blast - the service was amazing on the boat and there was a photographer there who took photos on the boat and underwater as we snorkeled. He was an additional fee - about $200 for a disk with all his images but worth it for the great shots of everyone! Our contact at Catamarans Cancun was Cecilia.
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    We made luminaries out of vellum paper (purchased at Staples) - really simple to do. We made the template on Microsoft Publisher, printed them on the vellum paper and then used vellum tape to roll them (after we got to Mexico). It was easy to pack, quick to put together and looked really nice on our long tables (we did one for every two people since we had long rectangular tables). We also brought along battery tea lights from Costco and the "diamonds" you see scattered on the table. All said our table decor was probably under $50 and we had 35 guests. * We also had table runners and menu cards on the tables.
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    From the album: Post your centerpieces here

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    That's exactly what I just did - we used Sweetfire Photography on the wedding day (who were AMAZING, highly recommend!) and then used Adventure photo for a TTD session 2 days later. The TTD session was about 2 hrs and we stuck around the resort (in the ocean and pool). The photos were ready by the end of the day for us to check out - they don't really do much in the way of edit/touch up work - and we got a DVD with our selected images plus the book included in the Divine package. The package is for 24 pics so we had to pay $15/picture to purchase 7-8 more we liked...they only offered a bulk discount if we were interested in purchasing all the photos from the session. I told Pilar my plan before arriving there - she CC'd Fredico on my email requesting a date/time and then at our planning meeting after arriving at the resort he came in to the meeting to confirm the details.
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    We ordered 7 suits through Studio Suits - groomsmen and fathers - everyone was very happy with the outcome: quality, selection and price are hard to beat! A couple of the groomsmen had to have minor alterations (pants and jackets both taken out) but the seamstress said how well made the suits are and that they allowed a good amount of extra fabric in order to allow for alterations. Here is a photo of the guys on our big day - they are all wearing Studio Suits Hawaiian Light Gray. The far left and 3rd from left are in slim fit jackets and straight leg pants and the other two in the traditional fit jacket with comfort fit pants (just a bit more roomy). All were super impressed and happy with their suits! Here is a photo that shows the suit colour and slight check through the fabric. My father ordered from the Italian linen selection - the colour was Italian Givochi Linen, he was also very pleased with the suit and liked the fabric choices with this line (suits from this line cost $200). Overall we were very impressed with the company and would definitely recommend them to others!
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    From the album: Custom Linen Suits $99!

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    Custom Linen Suits $99!

    Images added to a gallery album owned by Mlite83 in Pictures from (pre-2014) Forum Topics

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    From the album: Custom Linen Suits $99!

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    From the album: Custom Linen Suits $99!

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    yes per person, leaving from toronto for 7 nights.
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    Its through the airline (Air Transat) but my TA said it will likely be Nolitours (which is a subsidiary of Air Transat). We didn't book it - our TA took care of everything in our package price. Sorry that probably isn't very helpful
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    Yup - I know jade includes transfers for the bride and groom but this way we all get to go to the resort together (and guests don't have another detail to worry about).
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    We paid about 1450 all in for 1 wk with flight, transfers etc. We are booked thru Air Transat.
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    Our TA told us that the quotes we were getting in January/February seemed high compared to previous experiences - it was her opinion to wait and re-price in the spring. We took her advice but also understood there was a chance prices might go up or stay the same. It worked for us. Some of the quotes she knew were a good deal b/c special promotions or whatever but for the most part re-pricing worked to our advantage with each resort (probably priced 5-6 resorts).
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    We booked through Air Transat for our February dates. We started looking at price about a year out but our TA was very helpful to know what was a great deal and what we should reprice again in the spring. The difference of January vs April pricing was a few hundreds dollars (average). We booked in May, guests had 3 months to put down a deposit (so till July) and then our final payment was due late September. Booking early like that did get us an early booking bonus too ($200 off per person) which was a definite bonus.
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    We are using the rectangular tables and putting them together to make 2 long tables (14 people at each) and then 1 long table for the wedding party...It will sort of be a U-shoe shape I'm thinking (but with space between tables for movement.) We had an exact split of 14 family members and 14 friends coming (plus 8 at the head table) so that worked out best. Plus it avoided any uneven tables for family since his side has way more members in attendance.
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    This will be my bouquet - the girls in my party are carying ivory calla lillies but I liked the pop of orange against my ivory dress.
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    From the album: Post your bouquet and inspiration pics here

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    We have a guest who is allergic to seafood so Pilar gave her the option of a chicken entree (the menu choices seemed to be based on what the ala carte restuarants have on their menu). We also have 4 vegetarians so she sent the vegetarian menu which also has the gluten free options and I believe there was chicken listed there too.
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    We are doing barefoot sandals and matching necklaces but I also splurged a bit and got the travel jewelry roll for the girls since it is a DW and they will need to pack up they sparkly items for safe travels This isn't exactly what I got my girls but something very similar.
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