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For past brides- any suggestions for # to put at table at tropical. They are round. first Gabriella suggested 6, now she said 8. I have a odd num- so it would be 8 and one with 10.Or 6 with one with 8. Is 8 to much or will 6 look empty. I AM SECOND GUESSING MYSELF ON EVERYTHING cause as soon as i feel comfortable about something they change what they are saying lol

Gail,

Gabriela and Reyna do/did work together but it seemed to me like they didn't communicate with each other very well. I sent Gabriela an email prior to the wedding about something and Reyna answered my email talking about something that I had not asked about at all. I was totally irritated lol.

kimrae99 - oh girl...I'll try to help but they make that crap so confusing! I see your are having a civil ceremony at the IB* Maya and I was married at the IB* Beach....what I was told that Del Mar/Beach side and Maya/Lindo side each have their own "requirements" (sometimes differing from the other and I have no idea why, I don't even think THEY know lol) for civil ceremonies. For Del Mar/Beach, all that was required of us was long-form birth certificates (no translation necessary), valid passports, 4 witnesses with valid passports and their tourist cards. We were not required to translate or have anything apostilled. If you or someone you know happens to speak Spanish, I would highly recommend you or that person get in touch with the Maya/Lindo wc and confirm the requirements in Spanish so that there isn't any confusion as to what it is you are asking them. I did this via my TA and it was such a huge relief when they told me that I didn't have to translate/apostille anything. I really hope this helps, sorry I can't offer much more on that. Good luck hun and let us know what you find out!!

Hi Ladies!

I just passed the three month mark and an very excited about my wedding. But I have not heard anything from the WCs at the Lindo. It seems you all got some kind of packet just about now, but I've got nada. Just saw the message about the promotions, etc. Has anyone been working with the WCs at the Lindo lately? Should I email them?

Thanks!

Jeannie

When I hit the 3 month mark, I sent the WC an email to start the communication. It was very basic and straight forward with my wedding date, arrival date & ceremony location. I just introduced myself and waited for a response. Even though I had tons of questions, I didn't want to overwhelm them with my initial email (that came about a week later! LOL )

Paraisobeachbride2009---- Were you completely satisfied with the wording the judge used for your ceremony? Did it sound 'legal'? Or did it have a love feel? Did it have any traditional stuff... i.e. 'to have & to hold'... 'you may kiss your bride'?

I'm really trying to get an idea of what to expect. I asked the WC if we could add anything to the ceremony and here's the response I received.

"Appreciating the time you spend to be in contact with us I regret to inform you that the judge can no read special vows in the ceremony because the government provides to the judge specific wording to performance the wedding ceremony and that information is confidential. In case you would like to have an additional ceremony with a minister I would like to inform you that you can pay for a minister $350 usd and include both ceremonies in your wedding date. The advantage of the minister is that you can have your own votes or change some wording in the ceremony."

Right now, the last thing I want to do is pay another fee. Besides, the idea of us going through two seperate ceremonies performed by two different officiants doesn't sound too appealing. Not to mention, having my guests sweating in the sun.

Any thoughts? I appreciate any feedback.