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Hey! I am interested in the starfish and sand dollars. How much are you asking for them? I may just want to buy half of them if possible! Thanks. Jenna

Hey! Thank you sooo much for your awesome review! I am getting married at the Riu Santa Fe on July 20, 2015! If you don't mind I have some questions for you! Dress- did you have your dress shipped or did you bring it as a carry-on? Did you send your dress out to be steamed? I saw that there is not a steaming service on site and I am a little nervous about sending it out somewhere. I do have a handheld steamer that I was going to bring but am not sure how that will work. Welcome bags- did you have the option of having them hand them out upon guest arrival or was the only option to have them place the bags in your guests' rooms? Is there a $3 charge per bag regardless? Hair Appt- I will need my hair done along with my 7 bridesmaids. My wedding ceremony is at 5PM. Do you think you chose a good time to have yours done? I'm trying to figure out timing for all 8 of us without having anyone sitting around too long! Is there a standard cost for the hair appt or does it depend on what you have done? Photographer- did you go with the 3 or 5 hour photo session? Are you happy with the one you chose? Did they take pictures while you were getting ready or did they not begin until the ceremony started? Did you have the videographer as well? DJ- did you just make a list of your own songs or did you actually have them all available on your Ipod? I wasn't sure if they have a lot of the songs that a typical DJ in the US would have or if I should have all the songs downloaded and with me Favors- if you don't mind me asking... what did you do for favors? I'm trying to think of something light that I can pack in my suitcase. We are having 80-90 guests so I am having trouble! Thank you sooo much and I look forward to hearing back from you!! Jenna

Do you happen to know the dimensions of the bags? I'm interested in the white bottom bags for my bridesmaids. I was thinking of putting flip flops, drink container, jewelry box, and a few other small items. Thanks!

Cassie- my email is [email protected] - that would be great, thanks!! Lynsey- They said you can have 100 guests for the ceremony. Our concern is, we already have 73 definite guests and we are worried that once we send out the invitations if we do reach over 100 people we are going to be stuck. Also, we were told that you could have up to 80 guests for the dinner/reception and again, we are concerned because we are going to be cutting it close. We were planning for the Riu Santa Fe so the Riu Palace may be able to accommodate more if you were planning on having it there! Did you pick a date yet or start planning!?

Hey! I am looking to plan a July 2015 wedding. We originally planned on staying and having the wedding/reception at the Riu but as our guest list grew, they were not able to accommodate to the amount of people. We will be having between 70-100 guests. We are also on a budget. Did you get any promising information back from Casa Dorada or any other location?! Any help would be appreciated.. thanks!!

Hey! I am considering a SDML wedding as well! We want to get married in July 2015. We are planning on staying at the Riu. We will have anywhere from 70-100 guests. Any info on costs/vendors/decorations would be a big help!! Thank you!

Hey! Just wondering if you were able to get anything settled with the guest number and accommodations? I just starting planning for a July 2015 wedding at Riu Santa Fe. We also will have close to if not over 100 guests. I was told that the hotel will only accommodate 100 guests for the ceremony. Also, we have to pay $22 per person for each person over the guests included in each package plus the cost for open bar and per plate for each guest. Please let me know! Thanks.

Hey! I am trying to plan a July 2015 wedding. I thought I had everything in line and was planning on having the wedding/reception at the Riu. However, we are expecting a lot more guests than we originally thought. As of now we have 70 guests with up to 30 more coming. I have been looking into the Sunset da Mona Lisa as the Riu cannot accommodate that many guests. I have been reading posts about consumption fees and was wondering if anyone had any further information or can give me a better idea on how much a wedding there for 70-100 people would cost. We would plan to do the regular hours (5-10) and do the wedding, cocktail hour, and reception to follow. I did hear back from the restaurant who gave me meal options and price per person but that was it. Any information would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!!

Hi everyone! My fiance and I got engaged in May of 2013 and would like to plan a June 2015 wedding in Cabo! After looking at many resorts and seeing which resorts are most affordable for our guests we think we want to go with Riu Santa Fe. We know we will at least have 50 guests in attendance with the potential of another 25+ guests. I've been doing a lot of research but still have areas where I do not completely understand the set up or extra cost for certain things. If anyone has any information that would be wonderful as we want start planning ASAP!! Thank you all!!