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Gorgeous pictures!!!! I absolutely love it! Great work as always, Juan! The way you capture the expressions on their faces is incredible!

 

Tammy & I are very patiently waiting for ours!

I also had to pay in full (since i booked her less than 10 days out). it makes it easier when you are there (i had to carry cash for most of my other vendors).

So excited for you Jaime! I love the photos - you are glowing with happiness!!!

So pretty! I love it!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Lindsey - when is your wedding? DJ Ricardo is really good at emailing back pretty quickly. I would give him a few days and if you don't hear back, try emailing again. I'm sure he'll respond soon! I hope you can book him!!

Welcome back & CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Glad to hear your wedding was wonderful!!

 

We want to see pictures (and read your review)!!

 

I know how you feel about being sad to be back to the real world...

I did NOT do a trial run and it was fine! I also wanted more time with my guests by the pool... But then again, I didn't do an up-do, I just had my hair flat-ironed and pulled back - very simple.

 

The woman I had didn't speak English, but an assistant (Paolina) came with her and she translated everything. I think this is always the case, so I wouldn't worry about the language barrier. I also did have a picture which I think helped a lot.

 

Jess - if you give yourself enough time on the day of your wedding, you probably don't need a trial run. Do you have a pic of what you want to do?

 

I paid $215 per hour for DJ Ricardo but he set up a microphone and speaker for our ceremony for free. He was GREAT!!!! I highly highly recommend him! Everyone was up dancing (there were even dance-offs with dance circles going on)! Lots of fun!

 

He speaks english and is very reliable. So many of my guests have commented on how great our DJ was!

Jenesis - I used Suzanne Morel for my hair & make-up and my sister ended up having them do her eyes (make-up) right when I was finished because she loved it. Maybe your mom or sister wants to just do their eyes (partial make-up)? They are SO nice, so I would assume they will give you a credit for manicure/pedicure regardless? Or maybe you could use it towards a trial - are you planning to have one?

 

 

Andrea - I used them for my wedding day hair & make-up. They came to my room at Dreams (right on time) and flat ironed my hair (i've never had it straighter!) and kept my make up pretty simple (exactly what I wanted!). They are SO nice & use all MAC make-up. I HIGHLY recommend them!!!!!!

 

I was originally planning to go to the Dreams spa and after Sarah's review, I changed my mind. I was VERY happy with Suzanne Morel. It's worth the money, you do not want to stress about hair/make-up on your wedding!

Great pictures Tammy B! I really love your dress! The picture of it blowing in the wind with blue sky is amazing!!! Can't wait to see more!

This was our schedule...

4:40pm - guests head to beach (they had to be there early to participate in sand ceremony *we made the announcement at rehearsal dinner that they had to be on time*)

5-5:30pm - Ceremony

5:30-6:45pm - Cocktail hour

(we took family photos and photos around the hotel and some on the beach at this time)

6:45pm - 10:30pm - Dinner, Speeches, Dancing, etc...

**We snuck off for a few sunset photos while everyone was eating dinner (7:15pm-ish, the sun sets over the hill so you don't have to wait until the true sunset time)... It worked well!

I had the same thought - who is Tammy B Good change - I like it!

 

Your dress is so beautiful - I'm so glad you have posted more pics! you really look amazing and so happy on your wedding day!!! congrats!

 

now we wait for Juan together................

Thanks Juan!!! I thought you knew I was a BDW bride - I found out about you from this forum and by admiring all of your pictures from all of the other girls! We were so happy to book you!!

 

Keith & I honestly had the BEST time taking pictures with you on our wedding!!!! Everyone keeps saying how our photographer was SO great, took a lot of unique shots and seemed to be everywhere! Thanks for putting up with our wild group! We can't wait to see the pictures!

 

I saw Sarah's pics today and love them! Your work is phenomenal!

 

I'll email you - we're leaving for our honeymoon on Friday so maybe I could just have a teaser photo before I leave...? That will give you another 2 weeks!

Jessalyn - these look so GREAT!!! Your guests will absolutely Love them!!

You can also do the same with Alaska Airlines. We got a 10% discount with Alaska (and the 5% on American) for our guests. Call the group rate desk to get the discount code.

 

I think there is a post somewhere on here about Frontier discounts too...

Wash-board stomach!!! You look amazing!

 

Still waiting to see a full length pic of you in your wedding dress!!

Tammy - it's only been 8 days for me but still NO word from Juan Carlos! I really want to see a teaser photo but I don't want to bug him too much! Did he give you any time estimate for your photos??

I'll be on my honeymoon June 15-23, so I don't need mine until I'm back but I would love a teaser photo.....

 

thanks! We got them from J Crew. J.Crew > features > catalog/jcrew.com exclusives > dresses > Silk chiffon sophia dress(in strawberry ice color). They are reasonably priced and ALL of my bridesmaids said they will wear it again - they are really comfortable and a good fit for everyone! It's really easy to buy online and return in a store if you need to. (j crew always has shipping specials but, if you order in a store, you don't have to pay for shipping).

 

 

Tell Kenda THANKS! that is so sweet!! I loved my dress & was really sad to take it off and realize I'll never wear it again. One of my nieces asked if she could wear it for her wedding - hopefully that will happen b/c I would love someone else to wear it!

The Portofino is a restaurant at Dreams. Mariana did a great job decorating it! We wanted our rehearsal dinner indoors since our wedding was all outdoors, and we wanted an intimate night for the rehearsal dinner w/ speeches. it turned out really nice!!

we also had 2 ring bearers and 4 little boys that rang bells and walked before the flower girls. the 4 flower girls were so cute! (we wanted all of my nieces/nephews in it which made a long procession!!) it took a while for the littlest one to get down the aisle and once she got to the front, one of the little boys shoved her - i didn't see it but it's prob on video, she didn't care at all since she has so many older siblings. you will have fun with your 4 flower girls!!!! they were so excited to be princesses for a day!

Welcome back Tammy - Congratulations!!!! So excited for you and Cain! Your pictures look great, I can't wait to see more!! I LOVE your dress!!

 

I'm sorry we didn't get to meet up too - I was thinking about you and wishing you a wonderful wedding!

 

I'm anxiously waiting for a Juan teaser photo too!! I haven't heard anything yet...

one final pic from our rehearsal dinner at portofino. mariana decorated it mexican-style...

 

 

 

Here are some more pics from my wedding. My friends have been sending me a bunch, but I can't wait for Juan Carlos' pro pics!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephanie - WOW! You have amazing projects and details. Your wedding is going to be incredible!! So excited for you - it is coming up so soon!!