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I know, I better get an early night the night before lol xxx

Oh great, I did ask if it was possible to have my hair started at about 7.30 so thats good to hear.....seems like there is plenty of time to fit everything in. Did you do anything inbetween your ceremony and reception? I was thinking of having a buffet lunch instead of a cocktail hour as the buffet would all be included in the "all inclusive" and it would keep the group together for an hour or two before going our own ways until our reception dinner about 7.30pm. I would appreciate any words of advice. Thank you xxxx

Totally Amazing!!!! stunning pictures, you look gorgeous! you have completely put my mind at ease about everything including the early start and everything else. I am going with an open mind and flexibility and have decided apart from a few exceptions most of the day will be planned during the meeting with Pilar. I have a budget in mind and I have more than enough confidence in her to pull off a beautiful day. You said that you went for a little sleep after your ceremony, Can I assume that you put your dress back on for the evening reception? Thats a really good idea, I can not imagine staying in my dress ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT lol. You all looked completely relaxed whilst you were getting ready. CONGRATULATIONS xxx

This really is my main worry....we get married at 11am... how will i possibly have enough time to get my hair and make up done AND spend time getting ready with my bridemaids and family without feeling RUSHED :-( I hope the spa staff start work early, like 5am'ish LOL. If there are any brides who have also got married at 11am and managed to fit it all in nicely I would like to hear from you :-) or any brides getting married at the same time, how is your morning planned? x

how exciting!!!! congratulations and have a wonderful time :-))

Yea I did notice the 22usd in the brochure! we are still in two minds about the hor devoures also because if we have lunch at the buffett im not sure we need to. What time are you getting married? i was worried i would lose my guests whilst pics were being taken but maybe not if they know lunch is booked lol not long for you now...how exciting :-)

Thank you for this information. As long as it is not on the total bill then lol!! We have the moments package too and for us the most important part was the amount of photo's we take home with us so most of our budget will go towards the photagrapher. I personally am camera shy so there is not many pics of me and my partner in our house so after losing 3 stone I want to make sure we have some pretty good pics to remember our day. We started out with lots of extras but after re-looking at our plan we have eliminated lots of things to fit within our budget so we are not having too many extras either. I was going to have bouquets for my bridesmaids but we have deiced that it is an expense we dont really need so my girls will have simple feather fans. At the cocktail hour we will only pay for the appetizers and not the cocktails (we are all inclusive so I dont see the point) Lunch we will have a part sectioned off at the buffett and as we are having a reception at home we are not spending money on a DJ and table set ups and centre pieces etc. and thats why we opted for a semi private reception. We are having a non-private dinner in one of the restaurants but because there is 21 of us I am assuming we get charged 20usd per person for the set up fee? we have asked if we could pay the 500usd to move this to the private terrace of the restaurant to make it a little more personal and give us the opportunity to play our own music because you are obviously not allowed to in the restaurant out of respect to other diners. I just hope Pilar can still pull off a special day for us :-) xxx

Hi ladies, Does anyone know if the Tax is added onto everything at the final bill or is it only added on certain things? Sarah x

I am sure it will all work out for you. I hope your sister's doctor gives her the go ahead to be able to fly....I know my sister not being there has hurt me the most but I do understand when they have to teenage sons aswell as themselves to cater fo I have just spoken to perfect weddings abroad and although they have not given me a definate answer one of the ladys seems to think it wont be a problem to extend the final due payment date for a month or 2 but I am just awaiting the call of confirmation (fingers crossed) i just want to know so that I can put my guests minds at rest. We are marrying on the beach at 11am ......you at the pergola??? we can meet up and have a glass of champers together lol. What day do you arrive? xx

Hi Michelle, I too get married on the 1st of November and if it is any consolation I am one of 6 and I only have 1 brother coming, my sister (my only sister) is not coming either due to finances! i was totally gutted but always new that quite possibly loved ones would not be able to attend for one reason or another. Are you sure your sister can not fly my best friend has just come back from Canada flying from Birmingham and she is due her baby in 4-5 weeks? My only concern for you is your mom, i too would be very upset if my mom or dad was not there and that was the only reason we decided we would ever cancel if our parents couldnt be there...just a thought maybe the ones that are dropping out could help your mom out? Our best man told us last night that he doesnt think he can get the funds together for 29th June which is when the balance is due, which we are also upset about so i have had to email my wedding co-ordianator today to ask for extra time, I hope they can because I do think that them requiring the full payment 17 weeks prior is abit much i always thought it was 10 weeks before, but hey ho it is what it is. If our best man can not come then we have decided that our 7 year old son will step up to the mark and be his daddy's best man :-) wwe have lots of family and friends that are unable to attend so we will be having a reception on our return so at least I can wear my dress all over again :-) I truly hope you can sort things out and you can still have your special day on the 1st November :-) xxxx

Absolutely Gorgeous! your dress is stunning and the colours are amazing! We are having the moments package and tailor making it to how we want it and to our budget and we decided to go with the resort photographer (adventure) so really pleased your feedback was positive and your pictures look beautiful. we always take our own glasses wherever we travel so will be definetly packing them in the suitcases this year. I am pretty much the same as you and not worrying about the little things, I am just going to get there and give Pilar my ideas, thoughts and leave it all in her capable hands. xxxx

Thank you for this, I have had a look at the review and it is much better than tripadvisor of late......I have come to the conclusion that some people cant help themselves and just like to omplain about everything. Either way it is too late now as we have chosen this resort and it is what you make it :-)

Thank you very much, this helps and puts my mind at rest. Hope you had a lovely time and all went well with your wedding. Looking forward to your review xxxx

STUNNING PICTURES :-) xxx

Oh wow! this helps so much. Thank you for the detailed breakdown, it gives me a fab insight without being there myself. Because we get married at 11am, we have decided to do cocktail hour with hor deuvres at about 12ish (although we wont be paying for the cocktails when guests can get them at a bar) and then I have asked for a section of the buffet restaurant to be reserved for lunch at 1pm so that we can all have a toast to celebrate and keep the group together for a an hour or 2. then 3-6.30pm I have allowed for free time and chance for the group to freshen up and then 7pm group dinner at one of the restaurants. i think once I have decided which one I might suggest to my group to avoid this one for the 4 days that we are there before we get married so that it will be somehing different for us all on the day. Once again thank you so much,, i really appreciate this information. Sarah x

Mlite, We have decided not to have a private reception due to budgets and that we are having a big reception on our return, however we will be making a reservation in one of the restaurants for our 21 guests, I appreciate that there is a set up fee of 20 usd per person. as you have already been there is there any of the restaurants that you would reccommend? or is there any restaurants that you would strongly advise to steer clear of? We would consider paying the extra fee to have this more private on the terrace of our chosen retaurant just so that we can play songs off our ipod as we wouldnt be able to do this otherwise but again this will depend on finances when the final invoice comes through. xx

Thank you for this information Mlite83, some people complain about the silliest things. In all the holiday resorts I have been to i have never heard anyone complain so much about the temperature of the pool water. of course we have experienced at times that the water is cool initially but you soon get used to it! so thank you for clearing that up for me, to hear them talk on tripadvisor it is way too cold to go in! My son will be happy :-)

Does anyone know if the pools are as cold as everyone on trip advisor keep saying they are?? My son loves the pools and I am sure he wont have a problem but they seem to make a POINT about them all the time...........Are they REALLY that bad??? xx

I had a quick look on Tripadvisor today - Wish I hadnt bothered! reviews wasnt very impressive! ;-(

Wow 80 guests?? I will be booking the cocktail hour but I wont be paying for the cocktails when its an all inclusive but I will pay for the hor'derves xxx

How exciting :-) have fun xx

Yes i purchased my dress in January, I LOVE mine too I cant wait to wear it!! i will go back in august for a fitting so working hard on the Abs and trying to lose a few pounds lol. Funnily enough Pilar emailed me this morning, i normally go through my wedding planner here in the UK but out of the blue she emailed me so I have sent her a detailed list of extra's and a plan of how we would like the day to pan out. Fingers Crossed it is all within our budget :-) xxx

Hi Michellelepore1 How exciting!! it wont be long now. Awww thats nice of you, yea let me know what you decide and at least I can bare that as an option. How are your plans coming along, do you have your Dress? I am really organised this end but as for over there I know what I want up until the cocktail hour and then im a little stumbled for the reception, I am happy to reserve a restaurant but not sure what food everyone is going to like? i am hoping Pilar will give me some inspiration on choice of restaurant (as long as we all have a group sit down meal thats fine) xx

Congtratulations and good luck. Our wedding is not unil November but i am pretty plan-less at this stage. its a long day when your getting married at 11am and difficult to try and organise the whole day. We have the moments package which is free when you upgrade to the prefferd side so we are aiming to tailor it to our budget which is quite difficult because the costs keep adding up with flowers, additional guests, photgraphy, hair and make up, flower arches etc The lines I am thinking are as follows: 11am Ceremony on the beach 11.30am Photos - during this time our guests will enjoy cocktail hr with appetizers (although I am not sure if we are paying for cocktails as this is an all inclusive resort so we will pay for appetizers only) 1pm Lunch - I will request that we have a section of the carnival restaurant reserved for our wedding party. 3-7pm Free time for guests to freshen up and chill out. 7pm-9pm Reserve a section in one of the restaurants (we may reserve the private terrace but will make this decision when we are there) We are having a reception on our return and as there is only 20 of us we feel that putting on a full reception is not necessary with all the extra costs. 9pm onwards Well the night is still young so who know?? lol I am sure everything all plans out perfect for you but please let us know how it all goes. xxx

We are booked in the preferred side with our 7 year old xx