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thanks! i will post when i get it back from getting altered!

Also, Taryn, may I ask what food you tried? Have you decided on what you're going to do for a menu? I am interested in hearing what people think about the food -- we are going down for a tasting, but it's kind of silly because we're both vegetarians so we're not going to be able to sample half of the stuff we would order for our menus!

Yikes! Do you think bug spray would have kept them at bay? I wonder why your fiance didn't get any bites!? We are also thinking about doing a beach BBQ rehearsal dinner. Did you feel like there would be enough light to do that at 6pm? Also, after being there, do you have any ideas about good places to do cocktail hours? I was also wondering what "stuff" the hotel provides for purposes of deciding what should go into OOT bags. e.g., suntan lotion, bug spray, sewing kits? Do they provide a lot of stuff in the rooms?

Wow, I am not having this issue at all, but maybe it's because I"m not asking? I told my wedding coordinator that we booked an outside DJ and an outside photographer and she didn't say anything at all! She just said she'll need the name for purposes of putting it into the spreadsheet. I already made deposits on Doremixx and Photos in Cancun....

Amanda - we're doing the same thing in October (and paid about the same!) - did you do a tasting while you were down there?

Seatkins - Can you give more information about the sunset cruise from Maroma beach? I'm definitely interested in doing something like that! how many guests are you having? Thanks! kary

I have heard that's allowed, but I haven't asked myself. You should consider, though, asking your photographer to split the $800 with you -- I've heard that several photographers (samuel luna, photos in cancun) will do that, which would be better than paying for a room for them (unless you also just want the extra space).

congratulations!!!! aww, what better bridal accessory can you have than a new baby!!

Yes, pretty recent -- it shows up in a few of the reviews from the last few months. We're expecting about 80 people next March, and we're using a travel agent. They are syaing that we're getting 20% off of the quoted rates from the resort -- I have no idea if it's a good deal. I think the deluxe is going to be 727/pp for 3 nights (so ~240 per night per person), and the junior suite is about $100 more. Were your guests happy with the deluxe suites? Did you get a big price difference in negotiating yours? I feel like I should have held out a little longer in signing the contract -- I keep reading about these cheap "bride's rehearsals" that Karisma gives to "potential" brides (4 days/3 nights for $300 to taste everything and view all of the resorts), but we got no deal at all on our site visit because we had already signed the contract! Anyway, I'm definitely excited, but if I were to do it over again I would have tried much harder to negotiate! I feel like my travel agent works with Karisma so much that she's basically more their advocate than mine and hasn't been helpful in getting us good deals/incentives.

thanks everyone!! it's a reem acra dress. don't tell anyone(!), but i actually got it pre-owned. the bride had only worn it for the ceremony/pictures, and it was in perfect shape.

i just got this dress - i am in love! it's not quite white/ivory, sort of a more silvery color (like the one in the second pic, which is making me re-think our wedding colors) but i LOVE IT!

melissa, am so glad you're still in love with the resort! i can't believe it's been a year since you got married; your posts have been so helpful that i've felt like i'm planning WITH you! quick question about the resort: what are your thoughts on the deluxe suites? I keep reading all of these trip advisor reviews that are disappointed in those rooms and talk about a "sewage" smell around them. is it true? the resort wouldn't let us book that many non-deluxe suites in our group block because we're expecting a somewhat large wedding...

i am so glad i found this thread! i've been wondering how to even start writing this ceremony. so daunting!

i think we're going to do "falling slowly" from the movie once, but an instrumental version.

i love these ideas! i want to wear my hair down but i'm nervous about all of the wind...

it seems impossible to achieve this without constantly writing "great idea!" on every single thread!

i love these ideas. i went to a destination wedding in san diego last weekend where they had a bocci ball tournament, and it was a great way for everyone to get to know each other -- think that might be too heavy for my bags to mexico though!

thanks, laura! did you do that before you booked or after? i'm wondering if they take away those types of incentives once they've already got a signed contract in their hands...? i'll double-check with my travel agent from wright travel agency....thank you!

Laura, how did you arrange the "dress rehearsal"? I actually asked about it, and I didn't get any sort of a deal (other than a free upgrade) -- and my WC says that we can do a tasting while we're down there and get a tour, but it sounds like we can only taste a handful of things (i believe she said "1-2" things, which obviously is not sufficient...).

my wedding's not until march, so not yet!

i went with photos in cancun and they were willing to split the outside vendor fee with me (as i've heard other photographers will do too)

kathryn, what types of decorations are you outsourcing to fresa? that sounds very appealing, as i don't want to pay lomas prices but i also don't really feel like stressing about buying all of that stuff at home, packing it, paying for the extra luggage and then trying to get it through customs.....

i really want to do aqua and that bright red-orangey color that's so popular right now. but i don't think it'll be very easy to find sheers/lanterns/etc in that color... :/ am probably going to go with hot pink and bright orange?

Maria - I work with Elizabeth Riff ([email protected]) -- i'm not sure if that's her personal email address or if it just goes to a bunch of the wedding coordinators, but she almost always responds within 24 hours.

Does anyone know what they are doing for their food options? We're having a rehearsal dinner on the beach (maybe the bbq?), but I am at a total loss for what to do for the reception. It looks like some brides have chosen the petit gourmet option, but that's the only one I've really heard of.