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The dinner goes fast, at least it did for us. I think it would have been worse having dances in between where people had to wait to eat the next course because they felt obligated to stop and watch, it also means dinner takes longer and you don't get to eat things until they are cold. We skipped all the other dances except our first dance - the flow was nice. It was dinner - dessert and then immediately cake cutting then immediately first dance then the dance floor opened to everyone (actually we had the DJ invite everyone to join us half way through our first dance song). It worked out great! If you are stuck on doing all the traditional dances could you condense and maybe do the mother/son and father/daughter at the same time immediately after the first dance?

Here is my wedding video! I highly recommend Wisteria Wedding Films - Tara and Colette were amazing and we love how this turned out!

@@erobin223 - WOW! I'm so sorry you were so disappointed! There were 3 weddings everyday the entire time we were at the resort (almost 2 weeks) but I never felt rushed or dismissed. I did have outside hair and makeup people as well as an outside photographer, videographer and DJ, which I was really glad about. I used the resort photographer and videography from my package at our welcome cocktail party and the pics were ok, but I would have been very upset if they had done my wedding photos, they just aren't very good. Same for the videography. They went around at the welcome party asking guests to say a few words to us and the editing is terrible, they left in something sort of nasty that my son said but cut out something sweet that my daughter said. I also thought I would get a DVD of all the footage they took as well as the edited video but instead I got two copies of their edited video which I didn't even like. Again, all is well because the professionals I hired for the wedding did an AMAZING job. Did you ever tell Juan Carlos you were feeling a bit overlooked? I am sure if he had known then he would have done anything he could to make it right. I never tried calling him while I was at the resort, I actually emailed him and got very quick responses. Our dinner on the beach was fantastic! a couple other people from our group purchased one for a birthday dinner and also had a great experience, it seems that you just had the worst luck. I hate that you feel like you were cheated, no bride should ever feel that way!! I hope that as time goes by the bad things fade and the good is what sticks with you. Sending big hugs to you

I had my bachelorette party at home about a month before we left for Mexico. That way I got to include ladies that weren't able to come on the trip. It was also better because we didn't have to worry about leaving the resort and spending money in another country. My hubby and his best man did go into Cancun one evening and he said that he wouldn't not have wanted me to go with my girls alone.

That part of pool was almost always empty while we were there - everyone is around the bar and gazebo at the other end so you are fine on that. The only thing that might be a little annoying is on the beach side of that terrace is the hostess station for the BlueWater Grille and there is a bar there also for people waiting to be seated. If your wedding is on a night that the BlueWater is closed, it won't be a problem but if it's open, then people will be around and your view of the beach/water might be a bit blocked. Since it's only for cocktail hour and people are walking around anyway I'm sure it will be fine, and the will sort of block it off so people won't be walking through or anything. @@calgarybride2015 - It was hot, and my hubby's shirt was completely soaked by the end of the night, but we snuck down to the beach a couple of times where we had a great breeze and cooled off. Your bright colors worked out beautifully!! Thank you so much! I had the second dress just for dinner and dancing which was nice and I twisted my hair into a bun so it was cooler I brought a ton of the decor with me, the little blue candle holders, the shell candle holders, the table runners, chair sashes, the candles, a few vases, etc. etc. So I have 3 dozen turquoise candle holders and battery operated candles. I'm willing to sell some of them if you are interested, along with chair sashes and table runners

Thank you! We danced down the aisle to Bruno Mars "Marry You" and then back up the aisle to "Happy" We wanted to just enjoy every minute and we did! I have to say, I love how colorful your wedding was! I bet your hubby was very happy he got to wear shorts, mine wanted to but I wouldn't let him

It was actually 6 individual hair pins- I got them on Etsy Search Allure Wedding Jewelry on Etsy and you should see them

We got our wedding photos! We love them! I'm so excited to see our Trash the Dress photos and our video! Here is a quick video I put together with some of our favorite photos - enjoy

Watermelon Margaritas maybe? I didn't ask but they were delicious! @@jessiker05 - There are three different beach locations they use for ceremonies. There is only one ceremony per location per day so you won't share. The beach spot that goes with the Preferred Pool is on the opposite side of the resort from the Tequila Terrace but it's really pretty, it is close to the swing bar on the beach so people at the bar can see your ceremony but it's far enough away that they wouldn't be in your pictures or anything. There were DJ's at the preferred pool the whole time we were there (almost 2 weeks) for receptions, and it looked really pretty. I booked my wedding through the resort directly over a year in advance to be sure I got the Tequila Beach and Tequila Terrace, then I used my travel agent for the room block separately. It worked great and there were no miscommunications!

Sorry for the late response, it's been crazy at work since we got back I didn't not have to pay an outside vendor fee but only because they couldn't guarantee me that the makeup used at the salon at the resort would be completely latex free - and the facility as well. I am highly sensitive to latex and my MOH is severely allergic. If it wasn't for that I would have had to pay the fee. I used Dean Sanderson for my photographer and we LOVED him! I also used Wisteria Wedding Films for my videography and those ladies are really amazing. I will tell you for the Styling Trio - if I could bring them home with me I would. They are miracle workers. Everyone they did for my group looked absolutely perfect. My MOH wanted a tropical look with some blues and greens (I was worried) but the finished product was stunning. My teenage daughter saw me after my trial and said I looked like "Mom 2.0 - you but better". I can't say enough good things about them. It was also nice to have them come to my room to do everything - my friends were able to come and relax and socialize with me and we had mimosas and room service which put me at ease. They came out 3 times - once for the trial, once for the wedding and once to do my Trash The Dress makeup. I think the standard outside vendor fee applies of $300 but check with your wedding coordinator. I would say they are still worth it and would have happily paid the vendor fee to be able to use them. I also sent you the budget sheet I made - in the end the number I came up with on mine was really close to the Final from Juan Carlos. Here are some of the pics from our Welcome Cocktail Party - These were taken by the resort photographer Anna. Out of the 120ish pictures they showed me - these were the best ones. They are nice but I'm glad I used someone else for the wedding.