Hello ladies! My apologies for the late response, I'm still new to this :0 Thank you thank you thank you for all your helpful tips. I will definitely bring my own, chair sashes, table cloths and other stuff for decorations. I've also heard of a lot of brides using silk or real touch flowers in lieu of the flowers the resort offers. I know I can use an outside local florist, but honestly I really don't want to deal with the hassle and I would die if something went wrong (like my flowers never showing up). My only concern is.. hmm fake flowers??? But at least I know they would last forever... any thoughts? Checked more into the Mariachi band at the Dreams Resort. It's $450 for a trio (3 people) for 45 mintues.$1,100.00 for a mariachi group (5 or more people) for 45 minutes. Still VERY high in my opinion! I could definitely get a cheap mariachi band in LA that sounds incredible for much less, but oh well I just have to suck it up since mariachi's is something that's very important to me having at my wedding. I also reserved Fernando Fuentes for my make-up and hair... has anyone else booked him or heard of his work? I've been on this site for weeks and previous brides seem to rave about him.