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[MaggieandJay]

January 2011

Arkae – January 21, 2011

Audrey1281 – January 22, 2011

Murmel – January 24, 2011

NV&GMS – January 26, 2011

 

February 2011

Less is More – February 19, 2011

 

March 2011

gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011 (AB)

 

April 2011

dakotaAZ – April 2, 2011

KristyMichelle - April 3, 2011

Michele4172011  - April 17, 2011

gems2104 - April 19, 2011

Mahalo79 – April 25, 2011 (EDR Chapel/AS)

Chapa – April 30, 2011

 

May 2011

TLGnhci – May 2, 2011

mmc1105 – May 6, 2011

JaimeCF2BR – May 7, 2011

Nikki O – May 7, 2011

amcferron – May 13, 2011

MaggieandJay – May 15, 2011

*Lyndsey* - May 17, 2011

beaz2be – May 27, 2011

Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011

bryteyedbride - May 28th 2011

Vic0214 – May 31, 2011

 

June 2011

gom4good - June 9th 2011

jazz04 – June 12, 2011

Mrs Goose - June 25th 2011

 

July 2011

karlaandmark July 19th 2011

LMMDC – July 23, 2011

Lynsey – July 25, 2011 (EDR)

LauraMInn - July 30, 2011 (AB)

 

August 2011

Herbie76 – August 2, 2011

Jwashing - August 6, 2011

 

October 2011

mwise17 - October 24,2011

 

November 2011

Jesse Nov 12, 2011

 

 February 2012

msmarmar123 – February 11, 2012

[arkae]

were you charged an additional fee for the colored sheers then by the onsite wc's?

 

Originally Posted by rkf1046 

 

5.  In terms of the gazebo and sheers, just have a pic of what you want and the onsite coordinators will make it happen.  I didn't want the candy cane look but I had a pic and showed it to them and they were able to make it work.  We did have starfish to attach so there was some wrapping of the fabric involved.

 

 

 

 

[1106wedding]

Merry Christmas Everyone!

For most of us, this is the last Christmas we'll be "single" - I love it!

Enjoy this time with loved ones...XO

[murmel]

 

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Originally Posted by rkf1046 

Hello Ladies!  Sorry I have been MIA since our wedding (12/11) but returning from our honeymoon on the 18th and getting ready/shopping for Christmas this week has been CRAZY!!!

 

I just wanted to say our wedding and overall experience was AMAZING!!!

So glad to hear everything went well! Congratulations! Can't wait to read the full review.

 

 

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! And Happy New Year!

[gems2104]

 

 

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Originally Posted by mzgillis316 

 

Nope thankfully Mike and his team are approved on the resort so we did not have to pay an extra fee!!!! I was very happy about that =) His colleague Diego was the actual videographer for the day

And thanks again I'm sure you'll be pleased with their work   The highlight DVD was an extra 300 buxs tho on top of the $1650 but I thought it was worth it, no one wants to sit and watch our whole ceremony/wedding day thats over an hour long lolol so the highlight is perfect for family and friends who could not be there to view.

 

 

 

Where did you get your earrings from? I've been hunting around for the perfect earrings and just can't find what I'm looking for but these are beautiful. Thanks x

 

[Michele4172011]

rkf1046 Thank you for sharing your pictures. I love how your sheers were draped. I think we are going to do something similar, if not exactly the same. We may just do white sheers, but with the attached starfish. Congratulations to you and your beautiful wedding. I can't wait to see more pictures and read your planning thread!

 

mzgillis316 Your wedding video is great!! I just love how your hubby can't keep his hands off you I'll have to look into the video idea as well. It such a great take away from your wedding to bring home to your family and friends that couldn't make it.

 

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I have a couple Trash the Dress session questions, for those who have already been through it or plan to along with me...

 

1) I'm not planning on using my ceremony dress for the TTD, but I'm having the hardest time trying to find a cheaper dress, but still pretty enough for pictures. Can you let me know where you have gotten your dresses?

2) For the photo shoot, do you set a hair and make up appointment? I'm just thinking that the morning after my wedding (when we plan to do the TTD), my hair is going to be a wreck after having it styled for the wedding. Not sure I can make it picture perfect myself. Any suggestions?

3) My FI has no idea what's in store for him.... how have you ladies gotten your FIs to love this idea? I LOVE it, but he could really care less about all of the picture taking.

 

[mzgillis316]

HI, I actually got them from Macy's they were about 50 buxs heres a pic below ( I took this before I purchased them to remember who they were by)

 

[gems2104]

 

 

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Originally Posted by mzgillis316 

 

HI, I actually got them from Macy's they were about 50 buxs heres a pic below ( I took this before I purchased them to remember who they were by)

 

 

 

Wow they are gorgeous thanks so much might have to find if I can get them in the uk let's hope so!

[rkf1046]

We love mojitos and were excited about the Mojito Bar so for the signature drink, I asked my miami WC if we could have one and she said yes.    We asked if they could do a taste test between mango mojitos (my husband's fav) and pineapple mojitos (my fave).  My Miami WC added it to my detail sheet and when we had our appt with our on-site coordinator, she had them bring us both to try.  They were very accomodating and will do just about whatever signature cocktail you would want.  Since we had brought the card with the sig cocktail (I had printed both since I wasn't sure which we would like) and cocktail stirrers with our initial on them to include in the drinks, she suggested setting up a table to present the sig cocktail to our guests.  We had a choice to have these at the cocktail party or the dinner reception.  We chose to have them at the cocktail party before our reception along with the mexican fiesta menu (I think that is what it was called), but you could have it at either. 

 

Originally Posted by Less is more 

rkf1046 ,

 

Thanks for those answers.  I will definitely spend this break printing everything.  Beautiful pictures!  Love the signature drink.....how did you coordinate that?  Did you have a cocktail party before the reception?  Super excited to see the planning thread and more pics!!

It wasn't a kit per se and I looked everywhere to see if I could find one.  There was another bride on this Azul Sensatori forum that had done something similar - I believe her username is Milejilo (look her up on the planning forum too-she's got great ideas as well).  My friend, who was married in the Domincan Republic, found frames at Target and bought one for the both of us and then I ordered the nautilus shells from Ebay.  If the shells had been bigger we could have used all the sand and it would have filled the frame, but unfortunately the shells only held about a 1/3 of the sand we brought which didn't quite fill the frame halfway.  The downside to this was that the sand completely mixed up and you couldn't see the layers anymore.    I think we are just going to recreate once the holidays settle down plus my husband was very generous with his sand and was out before I was halfway done with mine  It was funny but now you can't even tell.  I would suggest buying bigger nautilus shells (mine were the 4-5 inch size) if you go this route. 

 

Originally Posted by Less is more 

I was just about to shut it down......and noticed the sand ceremony in both rkf1046 pics and mzgillis316 video.  Where did you guys get the sand ceremony kits.  I love them!!! Did the sand mix and shift alot on the trip back home?  I was worried about. 

 

 Thanks and thanks again for the gazebo idea!!

Originally Posted by MaggieandJay 

LOVE LOVE you video!!!!

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Originally Posted by mzgillis316 

HI Girls!!! For all who were considering Cancun Wedding Video they have finally posted my highlight DVD i love it!

 

http://cancunweddingvideo.com/wedding/shalon_darwin/

 

 

 

Originally Posted by rkf1046 

Hello Ladies!  Sorry I have been MIA since our wedding (12/11) but returning from our honeymoon on the 18th and getting ready/shopping for Christmas this week has been CRAZY!!!

 

I just wanted to say our wedding and overall experience was AMAZING!!! The onsite coordinators are so helpful and really ensure everything is done the way you want.  Elena was our onsite coordinator and everything pretty much went without a hitch.  I would, however, encourage everyone to bring pics of how you want everything to look.  If not there is a little room for interpretation.  I printed out pics of everything and then proceeded to leave them on the printer  BUT, it still worked out very well and I am still very happy with the entire experience.  Just a few things to mention that I noticed as I was catching up that some of you asked:

 

1. The resort did my hair and make-up and did a great job!  Especially the make-up.  It held up so well!!!  I actually had Edgar as my stylist/make-up person.

2. I used Caribe and although we haven't seen the final pics Santos (the photog) showed me many from his camera and they looked great. Of course, there were a few cheesy poses he had us do but I would just tell him and he would move on to the next spot.

3. They do charge $5 per person you have coming to the wedding for setup fees.  We had lanterns and string lights to hang and that is what they charged us for mainly.  I think if we hadn't had those we would not have been charged.  Elena eluded to this being the reason we were charged. 

4. For the ceremony music, they will ask you for songs for while the guests are waiting on you, what the bridesmaids walk down to, processional/wedding march, sand ceremony, and I can't think of the word for some reason, but when you walk back down the aisle as husband and wife.  They have several songs to choose from for each or you can provide your own.  I would highly suggest the IPOD.  It's easy for them to manipulate and they will manage it just fine.  We picked songs from their list with the intention of giving them the songs we wanted for the walk to and from (sorry my mind is drawing a blank) and also the sand ceremony.  Our onsite WC said the groom can just tell her right before the ceremony if need be, however, in all the festivities we forgot to do this.  The songs we choose from their list were fine but not what I would have wished for.  I kinda asked a few guests and frankly many didn't even remember the songs so if it's important to you, you may want to have these picked before you arrive.

5.  In terms of the gazebo and sheers, just have a pic of what you want and the onsite coordinators will make it happen.  I didn't want the candy cane look but I had a pic and showed it to them and they were able to make it work.  We did have starfish to attach so there was some wrapping of the fabric involved.

 

I plan on writing a planning thread once Christmas is over so I will have more info to share, but in the meantime please feel free to ask any questions.  I've attached a few pics of sig cocktail table, the gazebo, and hair/makeup (not sure this is my best pic as I was saying something, but I was trying to show both in the same).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONGRATS and it's looks amazing. Can't wait to read you recap and planning thread!!!!!

 

I knew I wanted the colored sheers well before I had the pic of what I wanted so they were listed on my detail sheet before we made it to Mexico.  My original plan was to just drape them until I decided to use the starfish from a pic Maggie posted awhile back.

 

Originally Posted by arkae 

were you charged an additional fee for the colored sheers then by the onsite wc's?

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkf1046 

 

5.  In terms of the gazebo and sheers, just have a pic of what you want and the onsite coordinators will make it happen.  I didn't want the candy cane look but I had a pic and showed it to them and they were able to make it work.  We did have starfish to attach so there was some wrapping of the fabric involved.

 

 

 

 

 

 Thank you!!!

Originally Posted by murmel 

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkf1046 

Hello Ladies!  Sorry I have been MIA since our wedding (12/11) but returning from our honeymoon on the 18th and getting ready/shopping for Christmas this week has been CRAZY!!!

 

I just wanted to say our wedding and overall experience was AMAZING!!!

So glad to hear everything went well! Congratulations! Can't wait to read the full review.

 

 

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season! And Happy New Year!

[nv+gms]

I am bringing and paying for 2 photographers to accompany us for our wedding week (trip fully paid and cost of wedding photo package).   I have chosen the family style meal option (39$ pp) for the reception meal.  Do I need to include the photographers???  My thought was that I am paying for their trip to an all inclusive resort already - why don't they just have a break and go eat elsewhere and then just come back?  Only problem I can think of is that I plan to have a mariachi band playing during our dinner and it may make for some nice photos...

Anybody thought this through or any past brides that can provide some feedback?   

Thx!

Hope everyone had an lovely Christmas and is looking forward to an amazing new year!