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I didn't wrap mine.. first mistake! I would bring extra if you have them!

Quote: Originally Posted by Betsy I finally put the finishing touches on my bouquet and I made FI boutonneirre - I am so excited! I think they look great too! I just want to warn you though.. If those are real strafish, they do not transport well. I hot glued those to my raffia fans, and every single little "leg" broke off of them on the flight down. I was left with a little stub of a starfish glued to my fans for the ceremony!

I am sorry, it doesn't work for me, but go ahead without me girls! My family is staying with me that since that is Easter weekend! I want to hear all about it!!

El Dorado Royale has tons of them on the beach and around the pools.

I like the orange.... it creates a little contrast!

Quote: Originally Posted by shannon Mandy- this is the first time I saw those pix of Faisanes--- do you know the couple being married? I'm super excited about the site- I love it! The only slight worry I have is my FI is 6'6"--- do you think he'll fit under the gazebo?- it looks kinda short in the pictures.... anybody got any advice on this? Trace and I looked at this gazebo... it is lower than the rest, and I don't think Trace could have stood under neath it.

I had my wedding at EDR, and the overall experience was wonderful. We chose this location based on a few reasons, but the "adults only" aspect was one of them! The sandbags are a downer, but there are 2 locations for weddings where there are no sandbags behind them. The food and the drinks were great, the grounds and service were wonderful too! There are many EDR brides on the forum (past and future) who can help you with any questions!

Ann, Stephanie? Does this work for you guys? If it does then we can start talking about where we can meet.

How about March 8th?

You can bring a CD, or hire someone. We were worried about the CD, and being able to actually hear the music over the waves, but when you say your I do's they are amplified. So, I think the cd would work fine since everyone said they could hear us just fine. Otherwise, I highly recommend Sonom Tharpa.

Quote: Originally Posted by Millie & George Hello Okay I am having a real moment!! Valeria has just asked me how many chairs I need for the wedding ceremony at Gazebo 55 and I went ahead and said 32 (that includes everyone attending including me and my fella!) So the question is do (bride and groom) we sit down at all during the ceremony shea/Bre anyone?? so therefore do we need chairs? and then how about bridesmaids / bestman? do they need chairs I am thinking if not, there is at least a few usd to be saved on expensive chairs and linens, lol!!! that I am having too pay for twice already!! I think all this planning is making my head frazzle!! I had chairs for everyone, even the 2 photographers, but Trace & I, and the wedding party never sat down, so if I did it over again, I would not count them in for the chairs.

Quote: Originally Posted by jlink78 I just got a really awesome quote from Catamaran Tours in Cancun sailing to Isla Mujeres . They quoted me $1375 for a private catamaran for approx 50 people. This price would include: - 4 hours in the catamaran - snorkeling at Isla Mujeres - Spinaker Flight if the weather allows - Open National Bar at the Catamaran - light Lunch (baguette, and fries) - taxes This breaks down to $27.50 PP!!! I'm still waiting to hear back from the concierge at my resort too to see what they have to offer. I'll let you know if they give me anything good. THis sounds like a really great deal, plus they get to see Isla Mujeres!

Quote: Originally Posted by Millie & George Hi Shea Can you tell us where you organised your trip from? I checked with Lomas Travel but quote was so much more expensive than that! Thanks x I kind of checked around, and Alex at EDR got us the best deal. He was at the K Activites kiask, and worked for Lomas. The actual catamaran was at Maroma Marina, which was about 15 minutes away from EDR. Just an FYI, they said NO drinking on the catamaran was allowed, and that the free drinks were supposed to be given to us afterwards at the Marina. Well, they ended up contiuously refilling our glasses on the catamaran. Alex had mentioned that we would be a liability if we were drinking and snorkeling, but it was a different story on the boat! After the boat, we received free chips salsa, guac and dips at the Marina's restaurant. We had to buy our drinks there. The entire trip was about 4 hours...

We did just south of Cancun and it was 50.00 per person which included transportation, drinks, snorkeling, and a spinneker (kind of like parasailing). Our entire group had fun.

Quote: Originally Posted by Melba I am having a hard time getting a straight answer to this. If you are having or had a private dinner reception can you choose more than one food option from their list? Or does everyone have to eat the same meal? Can I pick two appetizers, two soups, etc? You can choose one salad, one soup or pasta, and 2 main entrees. At least that is what I had the options for at El Cocotal's free dinner.

Quote: Originally Posted by maggiemaylou Shea - question - what did you do with your dress after the shoot? With it being wet (and having saltwater on it) did you have it cleaned there, or did you just rinse it and hang it to dry? Did you have it cleaned when you got home? Did it ruin it? Just curious. Thanks. IT was Sunday when we took the pictures, and we left on Monday.. so, I just rinsed it and hung it out to dry for the day. It was still a little damp when we left, but I had a plastic liner to use in my garment bag. Then when we got home, I brought it to the drycleaners right away. Unfortunatly, I have not got it back yet, so I don't know if it was ruined. The fabric was silk charmeuse (I think) and after it became wet with the salt water, it felt almost stiff-like.... so hopefully once it is cleaned it feels silky-smooth again. It wouldn't be the end of the world if it isn't though! I really am not sure I will wear it again.

Quote: Originally Posted by maggiemaylou Shea - your pics are awesome! We are also doing a photo shoot the morning after. What time did you do yours and about how long did it take? We, too, are worried about being too hung over to get up and do this, but I couldn't tell at all that you partied the night before. So we will see! Great pictures! I think we were up and ready by 7:00. Our original plans were to go to Tulum, but with feeling the way we were, we decided to stay in the resort. So, we probably met up with the photographers and taking pictures by 8:00 am. I would say it took about 2 hours, but we took our time, and walked from one end of the resort to the other.... I am happy to hear that the pictures don't reflect the way we were feeling!

No one gave us any problems either. There weren't very many people- if any, down by gazebo 55.

Quote: Originally Posted by pryzeless Those picts are so awesome. You both look so great and it looks like you had fun. Did you take most of the photos over by the gazebo 55? Did anyone at the resort give you problems? Thanks! We started near Gazebo 55. We actually went just past there, which actually wasn't resort grounds. There weren't any sand bags there, and there were more large structured rocks to sit on, or whatever. Then we just started walking down the beach in the resort and stopping along the way. A few of them were taken in the salt water pool.

And, just so you know you can change the music while you view them under "music options", and the slideshow is on the left and is called "webshow"..

https://www.collages.net/ConsumerSit...entcode=314684 Here are our Trash the dress pics.... We are pretty happy with them- but it was really early in the morning the day after the wedding, and we were both hung over! (and it shows in some!) There are a lot of them! If you need the code it is Selly the dress 13949

Quote: Originally Posted by shannon Good question about the chairs- I hadn't thought about it--- how did I not think about that?!?!! Shea/Bre- any suggestions?!?! My location was the health bar, which is usually set up with tables and chairs. Instead of removing them for the pub tables, they pushed them aside to one wall. My guests ended using those more than the pub tables!

Quote: Originally Posted by jfwolfe72 Hey Shannon! Wow - you've got a lot going on, but it sounds like you have it all under control! That's a really good idea about the white linens on the tall tables w/ the bows. I remember seeing Shea's pictures of her Mexican party and I think she had those decorations. However, I thought they were included, but I guess it wasn't. :-( I also like the rose petals on the tables! Thanks! I did have the Mexican Cocktail party, but instead of having the bright mexican colors, I opted just for white linens on the pub tables with ivory bows. The bows were 6.00 each, and the linens were included. I think they give you one table per 8 people, so I had 5 tables. I also saved rose petals from the isle, and had them spread them on the tables, along with ivory votives (which were 2.00 each) I them had them place an empty vase on each table, in which we all put our bouquets in. (there was 5 of us)

Quote: Originally Posted by heatherjane My fiancee and I are tying the know on April 11, 2008 at the El Dorado Royale. We are having a hard time deciding on the music for each of the following events: Ceremony, Cocktail Reception, Dinner/Dance. Does anyone have any tips? I have been at the resort in 2007 for a weekend and fell in love with the place. My wedding coordinator is Valeria. Heather Bryce Ford & Heather Bowes' Wedding Website - WedQuarters We used Sonom Tharpa for our Ceremony, Category Music - List of products - Welcome, Guest Weddings in Cancun & Riviera Maya They are under the classic, then Sonom Tharpa Duo, and then select their songs to listen to. I loved them! Then we used our ipod for the cocktail reception, which worked out great. Alls we needed to bring was the ipod, and they had the connection, and we rented the speakers!