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Quote: Originally Posted by Raeka Well i didn't want Aldo... but he still showed up. i was like who the heck is this guy? lol turns out it was aldo. LOL -

Abbie - let us know how it works. It's a great idea!

Sounds yummy...watch out for all the sugar in the drink! It has hangover written all over it!

Wow - my FI and I were reading this and he was shocked at the $100 Open Bar pp bill! That was insane! Do they honestly think that one person is going to drink $100 worth of drinks? At a minimum that was $10 per drink x 10! Glad it worked out!

Good for you Yari!

Congratulations Heidi! I'm hope you have a SUPER DUPER GREAT Hair Day and wish you the best!

Welcome! I'm marrying my HS Sweetheart as well. Good for you and welcome to the forum!

Woo-hoo! Betsy is gettin' hitched! Enjoy your day girl and don't forget to take a moment and enjoy it all!

Tami - good to hear that you and Tom talked it out. It has to be a release to get that off of your chest! I can't believe 2 weeks. You have done an amazing job with all of your stuff. It's the weekend - relax and get yourself caught up.

My gosh - I was thinking about this this morning too. Does this apply in PV too? Is it $300 per person? I know in PV they made us go through customs as a family. (me, FI and kids). Yikes!

Oh honey I'm so sorry it happened. How scared you must have been. I am so sorry for you and my heart goes out to you. Give your body a rest for a while and maybe during your honeymoon God will plant another seed for you. Take care and get some rest!

I just went through this same situation...almost. I would tell your fiance that you are going to give her a time to know by. (that way he can get off your back) Say by July 1st. If she still has all of this going on then you should talk to her and see where she is on it all. If she still can't commit by then, then just tell her that because it isn't fair to you or anyone else that you may need to fill in - that you will need to ask someone else or have current BM be your MOH. I think it can be worked out with her. I would discuss the situation with your current BM and tell her that this MAY happen. Do you have someone else in mind that you could ask to be a BM? If so, sort of mention the situation to them and let them know your dilema. If they are any kind of friend to you, they will understand. AND - in the event that they are in the wedding, I think it would be a nice gesture to help them out with their dress if you can add it to your budget. Good luck!

YEP - in PV they were the same! Ditto Maura!

Everything looks beautiful! I LOVE your dress! You guests will love your OOT bags. Like Sahara said - Don't forget to take a minute every so often and take it ALL IN! Congratulations and have a wonderful wonderful wedding day!

Quote: Originally Posted by Raeka Well we always talked about going to the Disco at the Vallarta but never made it. I think it was open though on a Wednesday because some of our wedding party ended up there. AH i can't remember. Doh! I didn't know there was a disco at Vallarta! That's good to know! People have asked me what we were doing after the reception if they still wanted to party. We are having our wedding on the beach and I hope it's not too windy and there aren't a lot of lookey-loos! The gazebo at Jalisco is BEAUTIFUL!! I took a ton of pics of it when we went on our site visit. I even took FI back one more time to look at it to make sure he didn't want to get married there - but he was set on the beach! Erika does take a while to e-mail. Just resend and be patient.

That dress is rockin! Very cute and sassy!

I'm going to buy some too! Probably in clear and/or maybe turquoise if they have it. (we may be changing wedding colors if I can't find a BM dress I like - yes a whole other Oprah) Thanks for the info!

I'm so glad you posted this. I was wondering the same thing. Maraca pens are going in my OOT bags too!

What a handsome boy! Thanks for the info! Sometimes in the back of the bridal mags there are cupon codes for Dawn's.

We are getting married at RIU Vallarta which is an AI. We were in PV in November and I have heard so many people say "Oh - Nuevo Vallarta is so far from Puerto Vallarta - the Marina area is so far from downtown". Honestly its not. We were there a week and stood at both Paradise Village, and Mayan Palace and toured RIU Vallarta, RIU Jalisco and walked through the Grand Mayan. All of these hotels are in Nuevo Vallarta and none are what I would consider that far from downtown PV. The RIU hotels are about 30 minutes from downtown. As far as the others, they are like a 20 minute cab ride. Mayan Palace was like 10 minutes from the RIU hotels. It cost us $5 to get from the Grand Mayan to RIU Vallarta. I guess I was just too busy taking in the sights while riding in the cabs to even notice the amount of time we were in the cab. We were on Mexico time and I wasn't concerned about time!! All four of these properties are nice. I would rate them by niceness in this order: #1-Grand Mayan, #2-Mayan Palace, #3-Paradise Village, #3-RIU Vallarta and#4-RIU Jalisco I was not impressed by the food at Paradise Village. We didn't go AI at Paradise Village and paid $50 for a hot dog, chicken sandwich, fries, a diet coke a water and a virgin pina colada while we were waiting to check into our room. We ate dinner there once and it was nothing to rave about. The food at Mayan Palace was good and they had room service. The 2 for 1 mango margaritas were delicioso! We didn't eat at the RIU's but we were told they did not have room service. We chose the RIU Vallarta because it was newer than the RIU Jalisco and it fit in with our budget. I can only tell you about our experience. I truly LOVED Mayan Palace. The staff was first class all the way. I would not recommend Paradise Village - we stood in a jr suite and it was nice, I just didn't like the rest of the hotel. I guess it was the staff. They really didn't seem to care. Service was always bad. You can PM me if you have any questions about the hotels we stood at.

BEAUTIFUL Helen! You did a fabulous job! Katie is going to love it! What a wonderful keepsake for them!

Welcome back - I LOVE your siggy picture!

We got ours from Home Personalized By Tell The World! They were cheaper when we bought them. Right now they are $1.50 with a minimum order of 30.

Aaahhh! I was scrolling down reading every thread as fast as I could wondering what was going on! I am SO glad it all worked out. However - I do think presents and flowers are necessary!

Oh Brittney - you poor thing! I'm sending a hug your way and I hope everything works itself out for you.