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The Cake and the Dance: We danced to Michael Buble "Everything" and did a modified rumba. I recommend lessons, it costs only $150. However I must say dancing in the actual dress was harder than I thought since it was tight around my legs. I order the three tier cake and asked them to leave off the icing flowers. I purchased cake ribbon in gray and flowers at hobby lobby to decorate the cake. The topper was a simple H&J from Exclusively Weddings.com

I just posted my planning thread and review here for those who want to view it. If you need help and have questions let me know!! http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/86453/review-and-planning-thread-for-royal-playa-del-carmen-wedding-2013#post_1912128

I have posted my planning thread and review here. Everything is fresh in my memory so if you have questions or need help don't hesitate to let me know I am here for you! http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/86453/review-and-planning-thread-for-royal-playa-del-carmen-wedding-2013#post_1912128

I have a bit more to post later, but want to say how great the Royal was. I had a vision, and gave it to my coordinator one time, and she put it together better than I could have imagined. All of my guests want to have destination beach weddings now and said it was the best wedding they had ever been to! I cant be happier.

After the ceremony and during cocktail Holger and I were off taking pictures. We hired Claudia Rodriguez and she was awesome. I don't have any pics back from her just yet but as soon as I do I will post. She was great at directing us and being creative. She knows what she is doing! She stayed longer than she had to that evening as our party didn't die down until they made us shut down. She took a lot of great party pics I am so excited to see! Reception: We sprung for DJ Doremixx for reception and the light up dance floor. They were incredible and get the party going all night. They had cold fireworks for after the first dance, masks to hand out and glow bracelets. They did all of our introductions. I had a small group and had debated a long time on whether this expense was worth it. IT WAS. Guests back in the hotel who had watched several wedding receptions said our music was the best they had heard. Doremixx gave so much energy to our group, and the Royal kept bringing excellent shots. It really set the mood and kept the party going until the last minute. The Reception Setup and Ceremony Setup: For the ceremony I wanted to add in my yellow and gray theme. I had inspiration from many other brides on BDW. I purchased yellow and gray pom poms and yellow chair sashes from Luna Bazaar.com. I ordered parasols (also from Luna Bazaar) in yellow and gray which were set up along the aisle. We covered the walkway with yellow gray and purple artificial rose petals. It was windy so Lorena had to help a lot with timing and she did a great job so that when I walked out all was perfect!! For the beach reception, I bought the Borrby lantern from Ikea for $14.99. I unpacked them out of the box into one suitcase to bring down. The glass broke in one, but it ended up not mattering as you couldn't tell. I ordered flameless candles to go inside them from Quick Candles.com. Make sure you bubble wrap these candles, some of mine broke but I brought extra. I also brought small votives to set on the table, and purple crystal ice for the tables. The tables were beautiful. My menus were done by an Etsy seller and I took them to Kinkos to print. ReplyByDesignStudio's. They did a great job as you can see in the picture. I had a couple of other great and unique things from Etsy. The ring bearers sign from Made By CRose. It says "Uncle Holger Here Come Your Girl" and a thank you sign which we used in pictures from SignsToLiveBy. I'll post pics of this later, but it was wooden and said Thank You, 5-19-13 Mr.Mrs Pokrandt. Another thing I did was order t-shirts for us and family from Zazzle.com: Mine- Mrs. Pokrandt Groom: "I put a Ring On It, 5-19-13" Dad: Father of the Bride, 5-19-13, Playa Del Carmen Mexico Grooms Mom: Mother of the Groom, 5-19-13, Playa Del Carmen Mexico Grooms Father (only speaks German so his was in German) Father of the Groom... They arrived in a week and a half custom ordered and great quality!!