Dreams Riviera Cancun - Brides post here (new thread)

[dimplesandsuga]

See!!!  That's why I was looking for some other form of entertainment to close the night out with. I think if enough of us contact these folks, they can put together a DRC brides package that is affordable and beautiful. I emailed you the attachment. I'm thinking of having a small firework show at the very end and the DJ can announce that we are done and leaving to begin our honeymoon lol But by that time, we'll will be running off to the suite while they are all looking up lol

 

Originally Posted by aimeelaco28 

for those who already got married at dreams what happens when the reception is finished? How do they announce that is it over and do people just pick up their stuff and leave or is there an announcement that the bride and groom are leaving? I was thinking of maybe having sparklers at the end when we leave the reception but not sure. What do you all think?

 

[dimplesandsuga]

Hi Ladies

 

I was reading an article and it said.....basically, we are a dying breed....MARRIED/ENGAGE WOMEN IN AMERICA!!!  CHEERS TO YOU, YOU LUCKY BEAUTIFUL GODDESS YOU, FOR FINDING SOMEONE TO SPEND YOUR LIFE WITH!!!  LOL  That said....I came across this link

 

http://cancunweddingvendors.com/

 

Hope someone finds something useful on there, if so, please share. If enough of us bug a vendor, or promise them business, they may give us a good rate! 

[chula201]

To Dimplessandsuga, can you please email me the pdf file for the fireworks as well.  [email protected]  thanks

[sweetmelissaann]

Shoot. After bite! It is something you put on bug bites to get them to stop itching!
 

Originally Posted by dimplesandsuga 

Hi Sweet!  My ceremony is at 600 pm. I love your list, I'm not sure what after bit is though, enlighten me.  But it sounds like I could just go to the dollar store and get a ton of little knick-knacks...and I cracked up at K-Y....I was gonna put condoms in my bags.....I'm just not sure if I want everyone to get the adult bags
 

 

 

[sweetmelissaann]

If you are working with a travel agent, most can book now and if the price drops they will credit you the difference!  I have a WONDERFUL agent if you would like a referral! She specialized in destination weddings!  Her name is Amy from http://dreammakersvaca.com/.

 

My wedding will be small, approx 10 rooms.

 

Originally Posted by aimeelaco28 

Hey girls, I was wondering if I can get an idea on how many rooms you guys were blocking at the resort?

What is a ballpark range your trip is costing? If you don't mind me asking. I'm trying to figure out when I should block rooms for my May wedding and I really don't know if I should wait a few months and maybe pricing will go down? Or will it go up or stay the same??? I'm overwhelmed...

 

[sweetmelissaann]

Hey wedding date buddy! We are also the 22nd!

 

Originally Posted by Ariane1126 

I'm soooo excited i just sent the payment in to confirm our wedding on April 22, 2012!!!!!!!!!! lol i have been looking at different resorts for a few months now so its so exciting to actually decide on one finally!  Our TA has been awesome communicating with the WC at DRC she gets responses the same day!! Any other ladies going to be down there around the same time???

 

[sweetmelissaann]

Congratulations!!!!!  Welcome home!

Is the honeymoon suite the one with the plunge pool and jacuzzi on the big patio?

We will most likely be using the same colors as you....Do you happen to still have your fabric, chair covers and lanterns that I could purchase from you?

Can't wait to see you photos!!!

 

Originally Posted by LindsayMichelle 

Our wedding was July 23^rd and I can honestly say we could not have asked for a more perfect wedding and a better resort to have it. I will try to touch on everything, so this will probably be pretty long. Feel free to skip over whatever you’d like and ask any questions you have! This forum was so incredibly helpful while planning, so I hope I can do the same for you future brides!

 

The Resort

DRC is absolutely gorgeous! It is just like it looks in the pictures. I have stayed at several all-inclusive resorts and this was by far the most beautiful resort I’ve experienced. Our guests raved about it as well. It is also not very big so we were able to run into our guests and find people easily. The service here is phenomenal. They really go above and beyond to make sure you are enjoying your stay. We were upgraded to a honeymoon suite (room 2501 – absolutely amazing), but all of the rooms I saw were beautiful.

 

Wedding Coordinator

 

Like many of the other brides, I had several changes in coordinators while planning, and about a month before the wedding, was given another new one - Yamina. I was a little worried about this late change at first, but she instantly put me at ease. I can’t speak to the other coordinators, but if you have Yamina, you are lucky! She was so wonderful to work with! She is so organized, personable and wants to do whatever she can to make you happy and make things easy for you. She was always prompt to return e-mails. We met with her Tuesday morning, went over the details (and she remembered all of it – and had all of my e-mails printed out!), I gave her all of our decorations, and were able to just relax with our guests for the rest of the week!  They really know what they are doing there. We were incredibly impressed.

 

Welcome Party

 

We decided to just do a “Welcome Party†for our guests the Thursday before the wedding since everyone was there by then. We just had everyone meet at the Lobby bar at 8:30 and we gave them their welcome bags and gifts then. There was live music that night, which worked out perfect and our guests surprised Frank & I with a song request for a dance just for us J

 

Decorations

 

I brought a lot of my own decorations. Our colors were fuchsia and orange, so I brought fabric in those colors for the chuppah on the beach, orange and pink chair bows, orange and pink paper lanterns.  I decided to reuse the bridesmaids bouquets as centerpieces and that worked out perfectly. Everything looked even better than I could have expected. You don’t need a lot with the beautiful natural scenery, but the few things I had complemented it well.

 

Flowers

 

I had a bouquet of hot pink and orange roses and my bridesmaids (who wore fuchsia dresses) had all orange roses. These were not in the catalog and something I had sent pictures of. They were absolutely beautiful and perfect!

 

Weather

 

Yamina brought the flowers to my room around 1:30 pm and wanted to be very honest with me and let me know that there was a risk of rain. There was a wedding the night before and the weather looked beautiful and started to pour at their reception on the deck. She said it was completely up to me, but gave me the option of decorating the ballroom. She needed to know within 30 minutes and having always dreamed of a beach wedding, this was a hard decision for me, but I decided to risk it! I am SO glad I did because the weather was perfect. I also have to add that when it did start to pour the night before, the staff is so on top of things! They had the bride and bridesmaids surrounded with umbrellas and moved everything so quickly. For any brides that are getting married around this time of year, it is hot during the day, but comfortable on the beach at night with the breeze. I was very comfortable in my long dress and the guests all commented how nice the breeze was. 

 

Run-through

 

We did a run-through of the ceremony the morning before the wedding, which was quick and I’m really glad we did. Everyone then knew what order, where to stand, etc. and it made things really easy for the ceremony.

 

Hair & Make-up

 

I decided to have Fernando Fuentes (from the Makeup Pros) and his hair guy come to do my hair and make-up, as well as my mom and mother-in-law. They were a bit pricy, and we had to pay for day passes, but they definitely worth it. They were so much fun and we loved our hair & make-up. The bridesmaids all went to the salon and almost all of them were really happy with their hair & make-up. They recommended bringing a picture of what you want.

 

Ceremony

 

We had our ceremony on the beach at 6 pm near the kayaks. It was everything I dreamed of. They did a great job with the few decorations I brought. Our minister was Linda, who was great! We did a sand ceremony and after I put glue over it to seal it. I’m so glad to have this as a memory from the ceremony. We did a symbolic ceremony and they do have you sign a “marriage certificateâ€.  The ceremony lasts about 20 minutes.  I had given the sound tech 3 CDs – Before ceremony, ceremony music (song for bridesmaids, song for me, and then the recessional), and after the ceremony and he played it perfectly.

 

Reception

 

We chose not to have the cocktail hour and found we really didn’t need it. After group pictures, the guests either ran up to their rooms or to the lobby bar for the 30 minutes or so Frank and I took pictures. The reception was at 7:30 pm on the deck, which was the perfect location. They had moved my chair bows from the ceremony while taking pictures and put up the decorations just as we had talked about. We had DJ Polo from AVI and he was great! He played the music we requested and was announced our entrance, toasts, cake cutting and bouquet/garter toss at all the right times. We chose the Mexican buffet and all of our guests said that was the best meal they had there (and the food at some of the restaurants is really good!). We chose the tres leches cake and had not upgraded and they actually gave us a two layer cake. I had brought fake flowers and a cake topper to put on and it turned out great. After the reception we all moved to Desires for more dancing.

 

Photography

 

I chose to use Juan Navarro for my photographer. He was approved by the resort, so I didn’t have to pay a day pass for him. He was great, but I can’t comment on the pictures yet since I have not seen them. I will get a link to those out when I get them.  We had the “Love†package which included 36 pictures, so we used Adventure photos for our “getting ready†pictures, which worked out well, and then Juan showed up right at the ceremony. They gave us a CD, but I haven’t received a link yet.

 

Spa

 

The spa is amazing and I definitely recommend using it if it is included it your package or if you have the chance! I was so good about sunscreen Mon-Thurs and I had a good base tan, but somehow Friday I got a pretty bad sunburn. My mom and I went to the spa the morning of the wedding and got sun relief body wraps! Amazing! And they let you use all their different pools, saunas, etc. with any package.  So relaxing.  And luckily my burn turned to a tan before the wedding J

 

I hope this helps and feel free to ask any questions. I will hopefully get my pictures up soon! I am so excited for all of you though! I was so happy with everything and it was truly our dream wedding!

 

[sweetmelissaann]

Hahaaa...I look out there too for the weddings!
 

Originally Posted by Rick949 

Hey Everyone!

If your interested in witnessing a wedding at the gazebo - check out DRC's webcam - I just found this last night and sitting here watching a gazebo wedding about to get going.

 

check it out http://www.dreamsresorts.com/drerc/webcam.html

 

 

 

[Nikki2010]

Oh I would love to see the pdf can you send it to me [email protected], thanks a bunch

[sweetmelissaann]

My advice is to book what you would be happy with and then if you get upgraded it will be a great surprise!  YOu cannot count on getting a free upgrade.

We have the same wedding date!   When do you arrive?

 

Originally Posted by Ariane1126 

What room is everyone going with? I know Lindsay said she went with the lowest room and they upgraded them to the honeymoon suit. Do they usually do this. I dont want to pay for a more expensive room and then have them upgrade anyways, but i also dont wanna get the lowest room and have them not upgrade lol. Im torn any advice ladies?