My very first post! After lurking for weeks I am taking the plunge!! Hello BDW Brides! I am so happy to be a part of this site and am so grateful to all the women who have posted pictures and reviews. THANK YOU! My parents, then boyfriend and I stayed at the Ibersotar Grand last May. We had an incredible time. We were upgraded to an oceanfront room and ate and drank until our hearts were content. As a 5 star chick I don’t think I have stayed at a nicer hotel. It is lux, opulent and lavish-all at the same d@mn time! While at the resort my now fiancé said we should look into getting married here. We spoke about marriage before but with all the things to do, eat and making more than enough time for adult time-we ran out of time to inquire about possible nuptials. Fast forward........December 22, 2013 this beautiful, tall, strong man of mine proposes in Chicago as Tamar Braxton's Love and War finishes. Of course she said YES and the planning is in full force. We are booked at the Grand for October 26, 2013 at 5p. I can’t wait! We are ironing out the details with our travel agent and will put our deposit down this week or next so we can release further details to our family and friends. Then the Save the Date luggage tags (from Etsy) are going out. We saw a couple of weddings when we were out there and they were beautiful. Everything a girl could wish for and more. We are getting married on the beach and I could care less about onlookers and gawkers. Let them all witness this gloriousness! I’m hoping to do the semi-private dinner reception at the Surf and Turf Restaurant. It’s kinda crazy but I hope we have no more than 30 guests. I can’t be bothered with a large reception. I guess I would if I had to but I really don’t want to. I've been corresponding with Syrecka over the last couple of weeks and she has been pretty quick to respond. I look forward to corresponding with you ladies, sharing details and getting ourselves together for this big day. xoxoxoxoxoxo