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we had our rehearsal dinner there and it was lovely. Our guests commented on how good the food was and the location. We had tables on the beach under palapas with tiki tourches surrounding the group. It was easy to work with Kurt the owner and very reasonable on pricing.

Here are some pics:

Like Stephanie said, we had our welcome/rehearsal dinner at Epoca and it was fabulous!! I worked with Kurt months ahead of time organizing the budget, the food and the anbiance. It was better than i expected. All of our guests commented on the food and the location. Like Stephanie said we had tables on the beach under palapas and tiki torches surrounding the tables. It was fab. If i can find pics, i'll post. I might have last year but i'll post again. let me know if you have specific questions.

Quote: Originally Posted by laybar Wow.. beautiful pictures! Your photographer captured all the moments pefectly.. made me want to be at your wedding! lol.. you looked beautiful in your dress.. who is it by? thanks for the compliments. the dress is a monique lhuillier style is Claire. it's for sale, if you are interested.

i loved sayulita too. we spent a number of days there, hanging out and catching some ways. We loved it so much that we are staying there over christmas and new years.

Quote: Originally Posted by rosa Lori your pictures are beautiful. Both of you look like pro models unless that is your hobby. So natural. Everything looked beautiful. How was it working with Stephannie Williams Photography? Did she do your TTD session? thank you for your kind words. Kristi Klemens of KLK photography was our main shooter for both the wedding and the TTD session. Stephanie Williams was our second shooter for both also. They were both wonderful to work with and as you can tell we are happy with our result.

Quote: Originally Posted by clmarti1 Lori, loved your wedding dress, who's the designer? What's the name of the Villa? thanks, Cindy oops the villa is Casa Salamandras in Nuevo Vallarta...

Quote: Originally Posted by clmarti1 Lori, loved your wedding dress, who's the designer? What's the name of the Villa? thanks, Cindy Thank you, the designer is MOnique Lhuillier and the style is Claire. I may sell it if you are interested. I'm 5'6" and wear a size 4. I wore 2 3/4" heels. let me know yuor thoughts. Lori

Quote: Originally Posted by *Heather* Lori - I LOVE your pictures! Everything looked amazing! I guess I missed your photo thread before Where are your bridesmaid dresess from? They're gorgeous! thank you for the kind words. My bridesmaid dresses were from J.Crew last summer. got them for $50/each too.

you've seen mine, right? Lori & Richard's Wedding Day!

just got word from our second shooter, Stephanie Williams that she's added some photos to her blog. I love them, she's another talented photographer and was great to work with. check them out. Stephanie Williams Photography Blog wedding and portrait photography blog

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv OMG! Those pictures are abolsutely STUNNING! Keepsakes for generation after generation. Truly amazing!!! YOu are so gorgeous and your DH is so handsome and the setting for your DW and the TTD shoot are just indescribeable!!! jeez, i'm blushing. Thank you very much for your kind words.

Quote: Originally Posted by mackenzie Lori, I hope you don't mind me asking who makes your dress and where you got it? I love it, very beautiful! It's a Monique Lhuillier -the Claire style. I got it in Chicago at the Ultimate Bride. thanks, i love it too.

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsFisher2B Where did you get married? The sand looks so nice in your picture! And I love your dress! we got married at a private villa in Nuevo Vallarta called Casa Salamandras. the beach was lovely there. my only warning is it gets really windy in the afternoon and dies down around 6:00pm. thanks on your compliemnt on my dress. it was perfect for our wedding b/c it was warm.

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsFisher2B Really? how was the beach around there? It was the public beach so it wasn't anything special meaning it wasn't kept up. it's where surfers walk through the trees to get to the point. I have no idea what the beach is like on the other side of the point. I'm sure a lot nicer.

i've been the beach near there, but not inside the resort. It's about 30-40 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta, near Punta Mita. I think it's an all inclusive.

I didn't have a say in my bouquet, i just sent pics of flowers i wanted. I wanted ranaculus or peonies but didn't get them... I did love my flowers though. I think there were orange roses, irish bells and some other white flowers.

Quote: Originally Posted by JessicaM I just bought the Powershot SD870 IS and its FABULOUS!! It has a ton of different feature..beach setting, night setting, indoor, color switching. etc. I paid $399 at Best buy for it and its so nice!! I second that! I have it and it's awesome! takes fabulous pics!

Quote: Originally Posted by CODestBride2009 Lori, is this the place you stayed? Casa De Mita...Welcome Home! Looks like their name is now changed? or at least that is what I am finding when i google Casa de Brisas. If this is it and it is all inclusive and private this is awesome! I am looking for a good honeymoon spot that is all inclusive! Let me know if this is the one! thank you! yes, that's the place. it's wonderful!! i'll try to upload some photos this weekend.

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we stayed at Casa de Brisas which is in Punta Mita about a 45 minute drive north of PV. It was beautiful, the food was amazing and the staff was unbelieveable. It only has 8 rooms so it's very private. it's all inclusive but very intimate so not your typical buffet All inclusive. we had a car and drove into PV every other day. it was unbelieveable.

Quote: Originally Posted by tnery Can you tell us if you used a wedding coordinator and who? we used The Dazzling Details Puerto Vallarta Wedding Coordinator - Wedding in Puerto Vallarta - The Dazzling Details -they exceeded my already high expectations!!

Quote: Originally Posted by CODestBride2009 Lori you look stunning! SO beautiful! Looking at your amazing pictures and video just makes me more excited as we will be having Kristi and Paul as our photog/videog as well! Your wedding location looks amazing too! What hotel is that where you got married?! And your dress! I love it all! Congrats! EVERYTHING LOOKS SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for the compliments, they should be directed to Kristi & Paul...we were there clay and they just directed us what to do. You'll be so happy and lucky to have them. We stayed at the Westin which the pink and the orange photos are from. But the wedding was at a private villa called Casa Salamandras in Nuevo Vallarta. Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel Oh wow! These are some great photos! Straight out of a fashion shoot I'm telling ya. You must be so over the moon. Congrats on a wonderful wedding. It looked fabulous and I believe it was a dazzling details one right? Thanks, yes...my wedding was a dazzling details! they did a wonderful job.

Hi all! we are back in the states after the most amazing time in Puerto Vallarta. It's hard to be back. I still haven't had a chance to post my review but will try this week. I just thought i'd show you a few pics and a video taken by the talented Kristi Klemens of KLK Photography and Paul Bennett of Blue Sky Viedos. Here is Kristi's Blog and Paul's video of our TTD. The Gift and Blue Sky Videos- Southern California Wedding Videography > Enter Site > Movie Gallery > Trash the dress > Lori & Richard Enjoy! As you can see for yourself, they are so talented and joy to work with!!

yes they are but all of the hotels and tours are managed by PV time b/c the airport is in Jalisco and they don't want tourists to miss their plane. Do not worry about it. Set your clocks to PV (Jalisco) time and you'll be set.