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@@robynm10 Thanks for the info! Do you recall if it was really windy during the evenings at Dunas? Just wondering if we'll be able to have candles on the tables.

@@lizzjameson @@mexiwedding oh i really hope they adjust the schedule. It would not make much sense to have both on the same night, that's two DJs/bands playing within a few meters of each other. @@mexiwedding The beach bonfire doesn't include much. Just marshmallows. No drink service is included so we're just going to ask everyone to grab a drink at one of the bars and come down to join us on the beach, and keep it very casual. It's $350USD flat rate for however many people you want (we'll have 34) and we are having it at 8:00pm. We're doing it because we have different flights coming in on different days so we want to welcome everyone officially once everyone arrives. @@lizzjameson Good luck with your wedding, keep us posted as to how it went and if you could share some photos that would be great! Mine's similar to yours and will be just two weeks after

@@lizzjameson Is your wedding at Dunas? Mine is on a Monday as well, and at Dunas. Does anyone know if the white party is directly in front of Dunas or if the resort holds it further down the beach? Update on the photographer - was not able to swap out the services. They held firm which is unfortunate. I also tried to give my included hair and makeup services to my mom but the spa won't allow any exchanges (which is surprising considering it's the same services at the same time, just on a different person) so i've requested the services for myself for the welcome beach bonfire instead. They haven't responded yet but i will let you guys know what they say. It's really a shame, I feel like the resort is really nickle and diming us every opportunity they get.

@@mexiwedding sorry for the late reply! Our schedule is as follows: 3:30-4:00 Photos of Guys getting ready and then head to greet guests. 4:00-4:30 Photos of Girls getting ready and bridal portraits with fresh makeup 4:30-5:00 Ceremony 5:00-5:30 Champagne toast and group photo of everyone at the wedding 5:15-5:30 Family and group photos 5:45-6:45 Cocktail hour 7:00-11:00 Reception I'm curious about the decorations that you were told are included for the ceremony: rose pedals, seashells/starfish OR candles - what package do you have? We have the Gold package, with the Dunas light up promo but Viviana never mentioned any of this... @@SusanMarie813 How did you get the photographer to swap out the photo package for Trash the Dress? I inquired with both Viviana and the resort's photographer directly and they were firm about not being able to swap it out for anything other than the included ceremony photography. Also, I noticed several questions about what everyone's doing for group travel arrangements and thought i'd share what we did: We are using a travel agent who has booked the entire group in with Transat Holidays. We got really good rates and Transat throws in a whole bunch of perks for group travel (such as 16th and 32nd rooms free) and priority boarding, dedicated in cabin storage compartment for the dress.. etc. Additionally, our group in flying in from two different destinations and Transat just made it all easy. The agent acts as a coordinator. She handles all the payments, communications, seat bookings, etc. It's a blessing not to have to coordinate 40 people's travel preferences! 51 Days to go!

@@robynm10 I'm using Styling Trio http://www.stylingtrio.com/ $150 USD Vendor fee (except for photog and decor which is $500 USD)

67 for me! Looks like i'll be right in between you two The planning has been interesting. I have Viviana as a coordinator and unfortunately as sweet as she may be, she's just not very helpful. I'm doing almost everything on my own and having to pay a lot in extras. After reviewing the in house photographer's work, I opted to hire an outside photographer. Luckily i found one that does great work and has been so helpful. He's helped me adjust the timing of events to work with the sunset so we get the best lighting conditions for the photos. I also decided to hire outside stylists to do hair and makeup. The spa sent me a list of strict rules for using the bridal suite which included no alcohol and a maximum of 4 people in the suite, so i decided to have hair and makeup done in my suite instead so that I can relax with my bridesmaids and family. We're having our cocktail reception at the sky bar and the reception at Dunas. Can someone clarify what gets settled when you arrive at the resort? It just seems like a lot is left up in the air at the moment (like seating chart, etc..).

I have Viviana as well, and she's been fantastic! She responds within 24-48 hours and is always so pleasant. @@OliveiraWedding let me know if you do the bonfire, and how it went. I'm considering it for the welcome party (instead of a dinner since I have groups coming in at multiple times). For the flowers, I've selected a standard bouquet out of their catalogue and have customized some of the flowers in it to work with my colour pallet. Easy! Congrats to both you and to @@SusanMarie813 , you two will have wonderful days!!!

Hi everyone! So glad I found this forum, I've just confirmed our wedding in May, 2016 at the Finest! Our RSVP deadline isn't for another month but we've got about 70 people on the list, and anticipating about half of that. Has anyone stayed on the adults only side? Wondering if it's worth it, and if it helps maintain a little privacy from everyone? I can't wait to hear all about how your weddings go, please keep us posted