JaimeLynne

Quote: Originally Posted by Christa Great thread! Growing up, I was allergic to cow's milk. So get this - my mom bought a goat & milked it! So I guess I grew up w/goats milk. LOL Christa! I never drink milk straight - yuck! But when I do use it for cooking and such I use Horizon's Organic 2% Cow's Milk. My parents used to make me drink milk as a kid but as I grew up my Dad became a health nazi, always up to date on the latest nutrition info. In HS he told me the story about how we are the only mammal that drinks another mammal's milk. When I would tell other ppl this they would argue that cats do too. BUT, we give it to them!!! The hormones in milk today are horrible. My neice matured way early and had boobs by the age of 9 and the doctors said it was due to the hormones in milk. She's 13 now and looks like she's 17. It's really getting crazy. I have actually heard some bad things about soy lately, which surprised me. I'll have to dig up that info... I know my BFF was really bummed when she found that out cause she's lactose intolerant and drinks soy milk every day.

I think you look amazing in the second one!

Wow, I never knew exactly how much work goes into all this behind the scenes. Just wanted to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to Tammy & all the great Mods!

Quote: Originally Posted by HolleyC I don't know where to stay yet...my parents go to PV at least once a year and have stayed in variety of places and they were on the hunt for the best place to stay while they were there this last time. They were staying this time at the Royal Delcameron but said that they would not recommend staying there. Their friends are at the Riu Jalisco right now and said it was a good place. Any recommendations?? I don't think that we can get the time off before hand to go and check out LC so I guess we are going in blindly! Kind of scary but fun at the same time. The ladies on here have put my mind at ease so I am not worried! We just stayed at the Westin and really enjoyed it there.

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild Can you not contact Terra Noble directly and set it up without the intervention of a coordinator? I would feel most comfortable doing it that way. Also, when I was shopping WD options Nicole was very helpful. Perhaps she can assist you in finding who Terra Noble's contact person is if you can't find that online. I may have to look into that. However, since they don't specialize in these types of things I am a little hesitant to do so. I'd much rather have a coordinator help me out. I wrote Amanda and she said try Kristin @ Dazzling Details so I will try that...

Quote: Originally Posted by amyh very odd, she just called me last week.?? weird... *sigh*

Quote: Originally Posted by amyh Hi Jaime, Prisar doesn't do one day coordination. She mentioned this when we had our first consultation. Did you already tell her that you are going with LC?? I have a feeling this is why your not getting a response. p.s. the bride who had her wedding at Terra Noble was Amanda (not sure of her BDW screen name, she hasn't been around in a while) but here is her Knottie planning bio Bio This wasn't the impression I got from her. We told her that we may be doing the ceremony @ LC but that we definitely wanted to do the WD with her and she didn't say no. She said she'd send me $ figures by email, but I never got them. Also, I don't think she knows that we are for sure going with LC because *WE* just decided this. If that is the case, I'm very disappointed in her reaction. Zero communication - very unprofessional in my opinion. From our perspective she has just been MIA... I'm going to try and contact Amanda to see who she used. I REALLY hope we can get someone to work with us because I am in LOVE with Terra Noble...

Welcome to the forum! I also live in Dallas. You're going to love it here

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild Yay! That is disturbing that you haven't heard from them, as far as they know you're still interested, right? That scares me ...good thing you've moved on. Do you know where you want your WD? I'm just throwing this out there because Bill is fabulous to work with and very attentive. I had coordinators approach me after an online inquiry for PV restaurants, and they were going to charge me to to what we did ourselves in the end. You wouldn't need to hire an outside coordinator to set up something amazing here: (I know I always push this place but the food/views/price is right) Barcelona Tapas - Puerto Vallarta Restaurant - Barcelona Tapas [email protected] Actually, yes I know EXACTLY where I want my WD - it's an Art & Healing Spa up in the mountains called "Terra Noble". The thing is most of the locals we spoke with had never heard of this place. The WC that was showing us around had her civil ceremony there so she knows all about it. If we don't here from her soon I will try contacting that girl who had her wedding there (can't remember her name right now but I know someone posted the info for me somewhere)...

That is soooo awesome Catherine!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by mora Congratulations Jaime, Is great to hear you have set your date !!!! Thanks Edna! Sorry to be leaving you Mayan Palace brides Don't worry though, I'm in good hands! That reminds me, I really need to get on my Mayan Palace review! I've got sooo many great pics.

I got an email from Nicole today and it looks like we are on!!! Thankfully they are going to let us pay our deposit in June and she just said if anyone else shows interest in that date they'll let us know and go from there. Sounds like we're a GO though!!!! P.S. I find it a little odd/disturbing that our "other" WC has not contacted us ONCE since we met up with her. I've sent her at least 2 emails since then and NADA. We wanted to use her to organize our WD but I'm not sure that's going to happen now... This just shows how exemplary the staff at LC is and why we have decided to have our ceremony there. I can't even count the number of emails I've received from both Nicole & Kelley since our site visit.

Quote: Originally Posted by jean-marcus im with you melissaH... im gonna make sure to wear a HAZMAT suite next time i go get the mail. idont wanna get any STD's in the mail hahha.. seriously can we not change then abbreviation to something else.. im still hoping for "DPAEOTD" (Don't Plan Anything Else On This Date.. sure its longer but a lot more pleasant haha) Hahaha, seriously - it still makes me squirm a bit. I'll never forget when I first came on here and kept seeing all these posts about STD's. I was like "damn, these girls are REALLY friendly with each other..." Quote: Originally Posted by yari2566 OMG! We already have 10 RSVP's...I love it! WOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! That must feel so great!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by yari2566 Gotcha! Love that you changed the date on your siggy!! Yay, another LC bride. Hey, can I hide on the island too lol, of course - the more the merrier! Hey, we'll just call this BDW Meetup #2

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild I am sooooooooooooo happy you're going with Las Caletas, and you will never regret this decision. Be careful, some of us may pop down to PV, take the day tour, then hide when the boat leaves so we can wedding crash! HAHA! haha, somehow I KNEW YOU'D be excited!!! (And of course Ann, can't leave her out!!! ) Oh, and DUUUUH, you guys are expected to crash!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by yari2566 OMG!! I am so excited for you. So...what is your date? May 24th, 2009. It's not really about the date but rather when we can pay our deposit....

... to Kelley & Nicole @ Las Caletas requesting our wedding date!!!!!! I absolutely adore them and can't imagine having my wedding in PV without those two girls. I'll let y'all know once I hear the official word.

HAHAHAHA omg I needed that...

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv Okay -- here's my alfredo recipe (adapted from my good friend Tony Bertolo, a true blooded Italian with a ton of older Italian ladies who ove to cook pasta!!! -- he and his family have several Italian joints locally.) 1 lb. Orichette pasta, cooked and drained (I love the way the orichette holds on to the sauce, and the consistently of this pasta -- but you can use any pasta you prefer). 4 cloves garlic, finely minced 1/2 stick unsalted butter Heavy cream (about 2 cups -- adjust based on thickness desired) Fresh Parmesan, Asiago or Romano cheese (freshly grate it yourself just before adding it to the sauce) About 1 cup or adjust based on desired thickness/consistency Salt Pepper Basil Melt butter in heavy saucepan. Add garlic and saute until lightly brown and aromatic. Keep heat on low and slowly add in heavy cream, whisk to blend. Slowly heat butter/cream/garlic mixture, stirring. Slowly add grated cheese and continue to whisk until melted. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix pasta and sauce, adding basil as garnish. ENJOY!!! I keep my thickness/consistency relatively light/soupy, since it will thicken over time. But let me tell you, this recipe is simple ad DIVINE!!! We made this tonight! Well... actually I had some hw to catch up on so Martin made it. Let's just say he didn't read the directions (LOL) and put in about 1/4 cup of cheese instead of 1 cup+. And he didn't measure out the garlic. The sauce looked great but when I went to taste it.... not so much. Poor Martin, he tried! Gotta give him credit for that! Luckily we were able to fix it up by adding milk, lots of salt & pepper and some extra parmesan cheese. We'll have to try this one again (with the directions!)

Quote: Originally Posted by halef1 Hey, I'm a newbie here but my fiance and I are thinking about getting married at LC at the end of the year - looking at December 29th! We've been chatting with Nicole who's great. Our biggest concerns have been the 1) lack of lighting at night and 2) backup plan if it rains (although I hear it's totally rare in December to rain). Any input? BTW, You guys have given so much good information but I'm guessing I'll still be asking questions in many many months to come! -Heather Kelley said they put so many candles around the island that you can see it from PV! I think it's romantic

Quote: Originally Posted by starchild Oh wow! I don't know which I like better, you on the horse in the water or you flipping your hair... Ditto on that! They are all beautiful, but I especially love those two. I've always loved Elizabeth Medina's work.

I can't see them either

Quote: Originally Posted by cfrancesp YEAH! Vanessa, those pics are great, you looked gorgeous! The pictures got my fiance and I so excited to go down. Great review! We leave in 2 days and get married on Saturday. Hope it goes as smoothly as yours... I will let you all know how it goes when we get back. YIPPEE I can't wait! Woohoo! Congrats to you!

You look gorgeous! Beautiful dress - love it on you!

Oh, not sure if I mentioned it in my LC Review but yes the deck was under construction while we were there! The guys area was also still in the process of being painted... It was difficult for me to be able to tell the difference since I hadn't paid much attention to previous pics but yes I think they are making it bigger! I hope they put the big palapa back on.