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Thank you! A friend of mine does airbrush makeup so she offered to do it for me! However, I did get a mani/ pedi from the salon which was great but SO expensive, and it ended up chipping after 1 day. That was my only complaint

@@atyson03 Yes, we just got married this past February 2014. Glad my experience made you feel better, good luck! @@Kingz85 Congrats, your pictures look beautiful! Brought back some amazing memories. Looks like we had the same minister - she was fabulous

@@atyson03 I totally understand your frustration. We went through the same thing - people canceling and booking last minute. I wouldn't be worried about the rooms selling out though, especially in June. We went in February which is during their busy season and had guests book a room literally the night before! They were able to accommodate everyone with no issues.

@@KTBeach2014 The Xmas lights we brought were 25ft per pole.

@ For the ceremony setup I purchased the 'Pure Glamour' package so all the decor for the gazebo and shade lounge was included. The only items that were not included were the sand ceremony shadow box set, and a sign for the beverage table - I brought that stuff with me. For the cocktail and reception dinner, I brought my own chair sashes as well as some other miscellaneous things. I brought the Mr and Mrs signs as well - I purchased those from a vendor on Etsy. Thank you so much, and congrats on your upcoming wedding! Let me know if I can answer anymore of your questions @@Jennypert We had one table of 9 and everyone was comfortable. I also asked my Miami WC Lynda ahead of time for her opinion, and she said that the round tables are large enough for 9 people, but 10 people would be too much. Also, I would absolutely suggest doing escort cards especially for 42 people. Otherwise, it's just way too confusing for your guests. With a group that large, you need to give them direction.

@BeachBrideToBe I ordered them through my Miami based WC, Lynda. She added them to my detail sheet and the WC Olga who helped me on the day of our wedding brought them out at the end of our reception at Plaza Zavaz as a 'farewell/ send off'. We weren't restricted to any area in particular. I've seen other brides have them on the beach too!

@msuarez There were a bunch of vendors setup at the resort one night. I didn't get a chance to check it out but they may have the dresses you want!

@KTBeach2014 No, you can not bring sparklers on a plane. We got the small sparklers from the resort and they were $1 each. However, do NOT get the small ones - they literally lasted a second which was such a waste although it was pretty funny. I don't remember how much the large ones are but definitely get those!

@Lilgabri03 We ended up spending around $20,000 for everything... from the wedding shoes to the honeymoon! As another bride mentioned, we just kept the thought in mind that to have a wedding at home it would have been triple the cost. For the price we paid we literally got everything we wanted and it was fabulous! I honestly suggest a destination wedding to all my friends, it's really the way to go! A lot of my engaged friends are now planning destinations after seeing ours... SO exciting!!

@CDC-SRW I decided last minute to have programs for our ceremony since they came with our package. We did not have a wedding party either, with the exception of my husbands sisters taking the place of a 'flower girl' and a 'ring bearer'. I searched through this forum as well as other places online for ideas! After it was all said and done I came up a sequence of events for our ceremony programs and they turned out great. There is a picture of our programs in my gallery.

@@Lilgabri03 I would definitely shop around for prices but it also depends on the time of year you choose to get married. We got married in February which is high season, so prices go way up. But even so, the rate I received from my travel agent was $627 per person for 3 nights and each additional night was $186 per person per night. It really wasn't too bad and most of our guests stayed between 4-7 nights. That rate is for a basic room in the family section and our guests rooms were all REALLY nice!! That price of course does not include airfare which is also priced high during February. Hope this helps

Congrats on your wedding Mrs! @@kaleighMCL So glad that everything went well for you. Sarani's work is AMAZING! I really wanted to use her for our TTD shoot in the cenotes, but unfortunately her price for the shoot was not in my budget after paying for everything else. Please, please post some of your pictures once you get them back from her!!

@@kiaramae717 hi, congrats and welcome!! We had our cocktail hour at Zocalo Alfresco on the terrace and it was really nice! We had our own bar setup, lounge chairs, high cocktail tables and some booths with tables setup. I highly suggest this location for a cocktail party. We had our reception at Plaza Zavaz and it was beautiful. I love the whole look of the gazebo decorated with lanterns, and its in such a perfect location - far enough back off the beach so it isn't too breezy and private enough where people are not going walk through your event. I wish I was going back to AS in June! It was so amazing!

@@June7BeachBride Lynda was fantastic! She actually just emailed me the other day and asked me to send her pictures of the wedding and she wanted to hear how everything went. I want to send her a little gift for helping me throughout the process but I'm still trying to figure out what. Yes, I told Lynda that I wanted a rehearsal walk through and she noted that on my detail sheet. When I got to AS, Janet confirmed during my appointment to make sure I still wanted to do it, and I did, so we setup a time and she walked us through what we needed to do. It was really helpful!

@@rebepax The wet bikini bags were a huge hit! Everyone thought they were really unique. I'm sure your guests will love them. @@cocosho The lighting was perfect. All I brought was paper lanterns (with throw lights in them) and string lights too. There are lights around the area which you can kind of see in my pictures, and a few of the palm trees have string lights tied around too. The pictures appear way darker than what it was really like. I also added 3 votive candles to each table (because I was thinking the same thing, that it would add a little extra lighting) but the candles aren't really necessary - they just looked pretty!