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Thanks! I am really happy with the song!!

Tengotulove, You could join the FB group to have more information about the resort and the weddings there. About the new wedding packages I am not very familiar with that, as I have one that was available last year and now they have changed them all. For extra people you have to pay 20usd and add of course the private appetizers (the minumum is for 25 people and 350usd) and private dinner (25 people and costs of 50, 55 and 60 usd). But you can go to a la carte restaurant for free if you have less than 40 people (for what I did understand for other brides) or make a private buffet option at La Laguna or Gran Azul just like the private supper. You could see the menus of the available restaurants at the FB group as Jen uploaded them. About the people attending your wedding, I think you will go better with the offers of a travel agency. I have also received the offers from the sales person but I think these are good for big weddings (100 people or more) because you obtain important discounts. If you have more doubts, please ask!! I am sure brides will have the information!!

Hi great ladies! Lauren, thanks so much for your nice words. I think you have done great telling them your feelings. If you have the confident and you see that they are coming to your wedding, etc you indeed did very well. I went to take a coffee with them and they gave me the present and after that they just started to look at their mobiles phones, answering whatsapps, phone calls etc, they do not ask me more than: Are you nervous? So after that, I decided that did not worth to say nothing... They do not have showed any interested along this months, they just avoided me, and I think they gave me a present just because "it is the normal thing to do if you are invited to a wedding". By other hand they gave me an antiquity which I respect the likes of other people but they know this is not our style (which by the way is fake. I did understand about antiquities as my parents love them and they have showed me how to identify some kind of antiquities since I was a child)... They did not go to the wedding list or the money... When they got married I was as you, asking them, offering to help them and I gave them a high quantity of money (which, I think all brides prefer... ) I know it is normal to receive some presents out of what you have choosen but an antiquity... Well, it is not about the present, that is the less important thing to me... The thing that hurts is their lack of interest. Then after they started to tell where they are going this August on vacation... So once again I saw it is not a matter of money... as their destinations cost more that going to Mexico.... The fact of getting married has been not only hard to me but also to Thomas. Unfortunately his parents have decided to do not come to the wedding because of 2 reasons: one, because they think we are crazy doing a destination wedding and they do not understand our decision and two, because that is not the type of vacation... Once again is not a fact of money, they have went in holidays two weeks ago during three weeks. Thomas was really sad at the start and I gave him the opportunity to change opinion and getting married in Spain but (fortunately) he decided that he wanted to do the wedding he wants and not what other people want. By the other hand, they even have not given him any present or money... This website has been great to him too as I found some threats about the same problem that other brides had at the past or have nowadays. Some of them, even have not one coming from her side or from groom side, which I think it is really sad. Well, at the end what I have learned is that the people that really loves you will be there. We have some guests that are unemployed and coming anyway because they started saving one year ago when we told them. That is a good friend to me too. The ones that are so interested to be to your side at your big day that they are able to do whatever is at their hands to be there. We have found a really good offer for them because 1080 euro is like 1300 usd and if you go to other place nearer from Spain (like 2 or 3 hours of flight) has more or less the same cost. It was a great deal including a 9hour flights, bus transfers and an all inclusive wonderful resort as Grand Palladium. I payed more when I was there in 2009. More things.... I have picked up my gown today. They have packed it with a special paper. I am really happy to have choosen this store, they all went to come to give me two kisses (the normal greeting in Spain), wished me a wonderful wedding and asked me to return to the shop to show them some pics. They are so nice! When I went there for my first fitting I discovered they had a lot of brides making destination weddings which is not so typical in Spain. I have picked also the T-shirts, these are: And we have started with the last DIY projects: the menus at the bottles. Thomas is helping me a lot with this. Lauren, as I told you is easier what I thought: 1st pic: We have printed in blue (like the color of the sea) the dishes and alcohol. It is not a good picture because of the light. The colour of the paper is brown like the cork top of the bottle. 2nd pic: The material for the bottle and a needle for sewing 3rd pic: We sew the purple thread to the cork and the menu. 4th pic: Guest will remove the cork top and then they will read the menu. We will add some sand from the Palladium beach inside the bottle once we are there. What do you think? It is easy! hahah ¡Un saludo chicas! 4 days to leave La Coruña and 5 days for arriving to México!!

Hello girls!! How are all you doing? I have to be honest, I have woken up this morning a little bit stressed! ahahaha It depends on the day. All the weekend I was very relaxed until yesterday but today I have so many things to do and also tomorrow!! So I am going to try to anwer briefly because I have a lesson to give in 15 min! Mikaela, your question is not random at all. In fact, I think it is a problem that all brides can have. That happens to me at the start as I thought that some guests would prefer to stay at other resorts. I had the costs of the day and night pass that were between 40 and 60 uds per person. Thank godness everybody booked at Grand Palladium. Because, it is not only the day of your wedding, but for example, we are making a welcome party and a dinner the night before. So this would be 3 passes as minimum. The questions you might have to ask yourself in my opinion are: How many "activities or welcome and or rehersal dinners are you going to do? How many people do you think is planning to other resort? If you do not want to pay them, why do not ask to you travel agent to inform them about this? I have a guest that is traveling alone that was planning at the start to go to other resort and planned to come everyday and everynight to our resort.... I was asking myself: omg! Have I to pay her this? Then she told to my mom and my mother told her, "if you go to other hotel, it is cheaper but the pass day and night are high so maybe at the end you are going to pay the same". Then this woman (a friend of my parents, btw) decided to book to the palladium. Sarayuh, welcome to the threat!! This is great!! I have also discovered this site when I have more or less 6 months to my wedding and it has been a perfect way to me to resolve doubts, have information and meet great women!! Tengotulove, (it is "funny" your nickname: tengo tu, means (for those you do not know) I have your... ) I do not know what kind of party likes you Fi and friends. What I can tell you is that you could reach by cab during the late evening Playa del Carmen. Also the resort as alive music in one lobby and a disco until 2am. As Lauren, I feel quite old too, hahahah I am joking, but I really think that after being without stopping from 10 am in the morning, then the ceremony at 4pm, and all the party we have enough with until 2am. I was sad at the start with the soon finished of everything because in Spain all goes later that other countries, but now I think that if we do not have enough until 2am we can go to a swimming pool to make silly things!! hahahah swimiming with all the suits and gown! I have seen pics of this in other weddings, and it seems they were having a lot of fun! Lauren, you are both very handsome in this pictures!! Your white dress is beautiful!! I am happy for all you both, althought we dont meet personally (yet!) I am happy you have had such a great and emotional and romantic time at Las Vegas. About the bikinis, the sizes depend on the store you are buying it, for example I bought ones in one store with the sizes are different from Spain, UK and USA (I imagine Canada sizes are more or less the USA ones, right?) and other that was the same for the 3 countries. You have to take a look at that website again to be sure. But normally for example in Europe we have all the same sizes but UK. By the way, I have bought the same type of bikini of your photo but in orange!! It is the same!! But I bought it at Oysho. I have bought two at this store for a total (both) of 50 usd. Then I bought one in other store that is REALLY cheap for only 12 usd. There were also bikinis cheaper for 6 usd but there was not my size, just the small ones. The name of this cheap store is Primark. I knew this shop when I lived in Ireland, later it opens here in Spain and I know there are also in UK. Have you tried to look for it in your country? I do not really know if this has more stores in other countries.... Today I have to go to pick up my gown to the store and also I have to go for the t-shirts that I ordered in a store near my place for me and my maid of honour. I asked my sisters if they want one too but they did not (boring!) but it is OK for my friend and me, hehehe. I will post a photo later of how are these. About the menu in the bottles, I also thought it was more difficult to do it, but it is not. You just have to write down all the menu in smal sheet of papers, then roll them up, and sew a special string or a wide thread to the paper. We are doing this last (the thread) because if you go with a wide material then it is not possible to put the cork tap closing the bottle in this way. We are going to add some sand in the bottom of the bottle at the Palladium taking it, of course, from the beach. In this way, there will be no sand in the table because guests will just use the thread to read the menus. I will post a pic too of this so you can see how to do it. I know there are another ways to do it more complicated but i am not crafty at all as our dear Claire! And at late evening I have to meet up some "friends". They were supposed to come to my wedding. There were my friends from the high school so it is a lot of time ago but since I mentioned destination wedding they said at the start they were coming but when I informed then about the offers at the TA they just disappear. I tried to phone them, email them, etc but I did not have a reply or explanation for them. In all this months I did not know anything from them, they did not ask me anything about the wedding, etc I was quite sad about this.... Two days ago they phoned me to tell me they have a present to give me... I was really surprised, what I was supposed to do? I do not really want to be so unpolite like them to do not meet up them (or maybe it is not about to be polite but just because I am fool...) and I am not really interested in having a present for them after their behaviour. And they were supposed to be my bridesmaids.... so sad how sometimes you discovered this things because of a wedding... Well girls, I am going to have the lunch. ¡Buen día a todas!!

Hello again ladies, Well I did promise I would post it here about the experience with the tooth whitening and all I can tell you is that really works!! After two days I see the changes. In fact, my Fi was so impressed that he ordered them too, hahaha Only problems: *I have to be laid while using it because it produces me a lot of saliva. *My teeth are sensible but nothing you cannot stand up so I bought Sensodyne and a manual toothbrooth. But suming up, it worths the value, the money and the time. Just one suggestion: instead of using it twice per day (30 minutes each time) do it just once during 60 min. It is written at the instructions and for me is better that put them 2 per day.

Vanessa, i am happy to help other people!! I think this version is beautiful, it even likes me more than the original one! hahaha

Bre, you are welcome!! Thank godness Vanessa is always asking all the doubts you could have. When I asked her to send me an email with all the details about the payments, was when she told me those had to be payed with cash. Mikeycelle, your video is beautiful. You can perfectly see all the emotions of you both around the big day. That is why I also have booked a videographer. And the pic at the cenote is awesome! Casey, you can reach Playa with a cab or also with the public bus (they call them "van"). I took van when I was there to go to Playa del Carmen and other day to Tulum and is very easy. You just have to wait for it at the outside entrance of the resort and you will see this. If you have any doubts, then, I suggest you to ask to the security person at the entrance of the Palladium. He will explain you perfectly how to take them. This is the cheaper way to reach Playa, Tulum or other places. I remembered I payed 2usd but this was in 2009 when I was there. A friend of mine was at GP in November because of his honeymoon and he once went to Playa by van and told me he payed 2.5usd. More things... Saturday I went to the wedding store for the last fitting of my gown. It alredy was perfect. Rosa Clara store has made a great job with some of the changes that I decided to make to the original design. I am so happy with my gown that I liked more this time when I tried on, hahaha! I forgot to tell my mom to take me a picture, but I remembered later just when the saleswoman just hung it on the hanger. This is the part about the "details" that I added at the part of the chest. Las time I had only one line at the up and I finally decided that I wanted two lines of these material up and down. I love my dress!!! After the store I went for some shopping for more strapless bikinis (my dress is withouth straps), more beach wraps, etc... I have also found the bubbles bottles for the guests just right after the ceremony. Thomas and I have planned to buy them but I found here 8 bottles for 4 usd in total... I have given to my mom because I do not know how I am going to make with so many things! hahaha Here in Spain after the ceremony the guests usually throw rice (the most typical), rose petals or confetti. We have choosen rosal petals and the bubbles at the same time. I am curious to see how it looks at the photos, hehehehe Today we have started to record the songs for the wedding at the ipod. This was one problem for us as we had been some problems with the ipod but fortunately a friend of mine help us with this. Now I have just to finish to do it. We have finally decided some weeks ago to change the song for the entrance of my made of honour and mine. I really like the song Over the Rainbow but I was always thinking in having something more cheerful. And fortunately I have found one version that I love. We are going with the version of The Piano Guys. Have you heard it? I have not known this guys and I love their versions. This is the link to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzF_y039slk My made of honour is going to enter at minute 0.22 and I am going to do it at 0.44 after the "claps". I like the change here. More things... we have also started to "work" with the last DIY projetc: the menus. We are making it with "the message in a bottle" and special sheet of paper for giving the impression to be a real message in a bottle! we are crazy, hahah Well girls, no more news today. Good night everybody, here in Spain is quite late alredy and my last week here is starting tomorrow and I have alredy small details to do and buy... It seems it never finishes. Lauren, how was your romantic trip to Las Vegas? How was the wedding? I want to know the details !!! ¡¡Buenas noches!!

I have changed my mind... again! hahaha so difficult to choose btw so many songs I love for the aisle I have discovered a version of Over the Rainbow by The Piano Guys, so I am going with this!! I wanted to have sth different from the original one, and thank godness I found this which I love. I love the fact is only instrumental. I did not know this guys and I love their versions. This is the link to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzF_y039slk My made of honour is going to enter at minute 0.22 and I am going to do it at 0.44 after the "claps". I like the change here.

Hi ladies!!! I feel reliefed that seems everybody here is making some last things yet. I am leaving Spain on 29th July and it is seems to me that I have important things to do alredy!! I am starting to stress a little bit. Yesterday I have finished with the card seats, but I have alredy to pack the starfishes that I am going to use for this with bubble wrap. I was warned by some locals that is better that I packed them at the luggage and not bring them with ourselves at the hand luggage. I also has to start with the menus!!! This is what I am going to do.... And I know this is going to take me some hours... And the most important: I have not alredy started with the music!!! Yes I know it is crazy!! We have more or less the music for the party decided, but I have to put it at the ipod (we have decided not to hire a DJ). And we have 3 songs for our ceremony. I have decided these: - For my entrance: Over the rainbow- version "The piano guys". I wanted to have sth different from the original one, and thank godness I found this which I love. I love the fact is only instrumental. I did not know this guys and I love their versions. This is the link to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzF_y039slk My made of honour is going to enter at minute 0.22 and I am going to do it at 0.44 after the "claps". I like the change here. - For the sign of the documents and fingerproot: Bob Marley with his song "Is this love". Yes! It is love!! hahaha we love this. - For our ceremony sand: we are not taking any song. I am Spanish so the ceremony will be in Spanish and my Fiancè is Italian. So I thought that it was beautiful to add sth in Italian to the wedding ceremony. We have written a text in Italian and the Thomas' aunt is going to read it. She has a beautiful voice and for me Italian is the most romantic language in the world!! - For the kiss and walk as wife and husband: Here it is the thing... I have still a lot of doubts. For one side, I would like to add something of Michael Buble as I adore him, but I have heard other song and now I do not know what to do!! Options: - Michael Bublé: It's a Beautiful day or Save the last dance for me - Colbie Caillat: I do I need your help!! Which one of this three songs you like the most?

*** you can pay something from United States (for example we decided to pay in advance our wedding package)*** sorry Bre! haha I wanted to say that any bride can pay in advance from her country (Spain, USA, Canada, etc...). I was watching the TV news and there was news about USA and I wrote that at the post, haha

Hello ladies, I was going to writing that at the last post and I forgot... About the cash. I was warned by Vanessa that we had to pay in cash (only dollars) the day of our meeting (this is the next day to our arrival) - Musical trio (350usd) - The judge (70 usd) - Blood tests (229 usd) We will arrive to Cancun at 7pm so we cannot go to a bank at Playa del Carmen to change euro to dollars that day (we have to pay the next day when we will have our meeting with Vanessa at 10am). I know there is the possibility to change euro at the lobbys but this is not a very good change. We did not want to travel with many cash but unfortunately, we finally have to do it because the rest of our vendors want the payment in cash. So we are changing dollars here in our bank as we get a much better change than at the Palladium above all when we have to obtain 2500 usd.... Regarding the payments, you can pay in any moment. Apart from the cash, you can pay something from United States (for example we decided to pay in advance our wedding package) and we will pay the rest of the balance once there. Vanessa explained me she will give us the bill at our meeting and from that moment until the previous day of the wedding you can pay it. Here we will pay with our Visa credit card as well. All the payments are made at your lobby. One more thing, about the floating lanterns, I think it was me that I mentioned this. I had that idea a couple of months ago but Vanessa told me is forbidden. She explained me that there are this kind of stalk villas and it could be dangerous, as well as for the fauna and fishes/turtles at the resort. My idea was to do it at the beach just at the seashore but she told me that she "i am really sorry but it is not possible to do it". It is a pity... because I would have loved to do it.... I am refering to this ones... because I have seen that there are also a floating candels to be at the sea... but I presume you are talking about this (the pic):

Hi Lauren, Great you are very happy with your gown. Yeaks, the half of the cost is too much! But Ok that is the wedding dress.. This Saturday I will have my last fitting for the dress to see the last details and in case anything has to be changed. Then, I will pick it up finally next week. I had asked for the last balance and I have to pay 150 usd more than I expected... just for some things that I have changed from the original dress... but as you have said, I am so happy too with my gown that it is ok with me too! Great to know that Vanessa understands you... Yes, she told me that they have been very busy at the wedding department because of the rain, but fortunately they had not to change location to an indoor site because it rained just before or after the ceremony. She had told me that normally the last time the wedding coordinators take a look at the weather is at 1pm for the weddings at 4pm. But they have decided that for the periods with crazy weather, they are going to take a look each hour until 3pm, which is great, I think. Today I have started and finished my DIY project about the seating cards. Here is a picture of how it looks. I am going to bring the starfishes, ribbons and seating cards separately and then put together everything at the resort for giving them all to Vanessa the day of our first meeting. Lauren, wish you an amazing trip to Las Vegas and have lots of fun and romantic moments with your wedding there. Would love to see any of your dresses!! Un saludo a todas

Hello Jen, So happy to hear from you!! First of all, congratulations!!! Super congratulations for your wedding! It is great you have written here and let us know that everything was perfect at your big day. It is great that it was like that! You must be very happy! Once again, congrats and happy to know you have a wonderful day and time... I am sure you are going to tell us how amazing is Vanesa!! I presume too, you had a sunny day, haha. I did read an email from Vanessa last time she was writing me to answer me some last doubts and she added that during the last two weeks the weather was crazy there but fortunately the days that rained there were before or after the ceremony so all the weddings were celebrated at open air. When I did read this, you come to my memory. That were so good news! Wish you the best of the days at your honeymoon and we are waiting to read your review and see your photos!!! Me personally, I hope to see them before I leave Spain (next July 28th!! so near the date alredy!). Hello and welcome Mcbride3! About the veil I think is very personal. I am not going to use one because for me the veil simbolizes the church weddings and I am making my ceremony at the beach gazebo. I do not see myself using one marrying at the beach. But this depends on anyone of course. If you like the veils, then go for one! Have you tried on one? Maybe you can get a better idea of what you want seeing yourself with and without a veil when you try on your gown. Besides I am getting married in August and I do not want to add anything else because it is going to be so hot there! About the vendors for the hairstyle and makeup, I cannot advice you anything as I booked at the Zentropia Spa but take a look at the Facebook group, there is information about one vendor. I am going to have an updo, first of all because I like to have them at important occasions (mostly at the weddings, New Year's Eve, communions, etc). I like how my face looks with them and most important of all because I think there is no stylist in the whole world that can do something with my frizz hair!! hahaha When I was at Riviera Maya I was completely desperated with the high humedity. My hair is thin and I seemed Diana Ross or Tina Turner, lol So for all this reasons, suming also the fact of the wind (all brides say is more or less windy at the outside locations) I decided to go for an updo. But I am not going to use something very elaborated because I like the idea of having a more cassual hairstyle. This is my inspiration: I really love the idea of having the updo at one side. Hope to be helpful!!! Lauren, how was your try on with your gown last weekend? And by the way, did Vanessa understand you when you explained to her what you mean with "board" for the seating cards at the reception? I hope she did... In spite we speak the same language, she cames to me with some typical Mexican words in Spanish that I cannot understand what she means and I have to check them at google! haha