lucy106

Just FYI the bouquet jewel, first aid kits, tyleonl and OOT bags are spoken for

I have not gotten a PM from you, did you still want these items or no?

Oh you look amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

Congratulations to everyone who has gone and come back! and to those getting ready to leave, best wishes!!! I have missed you guys but things still seem hectic!! Guess its the holidays, plus have had some interviews, and a few more tests for my back issues. Just wanted to let you know I am thinking about you guys!

Sounds like a very stressful but exciting time in your life. Congratulations on getting through all of that and hope you are happy in your new home!

Me too! I did a trial Friday morning before my Saturday wedding. It was definitely peace of mind. We worked out any very minor things and on Saturday I could just sit and enjoy. Personally I think its worth the money.

They you for the compliments. We used Citlalli from Claudua Rodriguez's staff for our photographer. We do not have those pics yet. But yes we did use the hotel offered videographer, Miguel. He was awesome and we had the DVD before we left Cancun and were very happy with it.

Tina, I did exactly what you did... cocktails on the terrace and reception on the beach. You will love it!!!!

Hey all, I have the following leftover. Please PM if you would like it. First come first serve. Any questions please ask!!

 

3 of the infamous Target OOT bags, green inside with white polk a dots, will sell for $2 each plus shipping

 

3 jumbo beach balls, will sell for $0.50 each plus shipping

 

8 Johnson and Johnson First Aid to Go will sell for $0.50 each plus shipping

 

7 8 count tylenol travel size will sell for $0.50 each plus shipping

 

8 Banana Boat spf30 chapstick will sell for $1.00 each plus shipping

 

2 3 packs of anitbacterial wet wipes will sell for $0.50 each plus shipping

 

20 "A Slice of Love" Pizza Cutter favors from the Knot will sell for $2.00 each plus shipping Unique Wedding Favors - Unique Personalized Wedding Favors - Unique Wedding Favor Ideas)

 

1 starfish clear bouquet jewel ( I wore one in my hair and one in my bouquet) this one is my leftover never been used one will sell for $10.00 plu shipping Bouquet Jewels - Unique Bouquets for Unique Brides

I posted a review in my entire wedding day review but I really wanted to say that Carlos and Mannia Audio were INCREDIBLE!!! The illuminated dance floor on the beach at Dreams Cancun was awesome. He played every song we asked him to. Our guests our still talking about him. Carlos was great to work with and made our wedding day memorable!!!

Congratulations Dolphin! That is such a relief! Great username especially for DC!

Have an awesome time Samantha! Enjoy the BarRacuda and the Coco Locos from 4-5pm. But most of all have a wonderful wedding I am sure it will be incredible!

Our Room the Presidential Suite in the Pyramid A++++++

 

Tons of room, very clean, beautiful and a lot of fun. Has a doorbell, who can beat that. Only negative is that its at the end of the hall which we looked at it as a positive more privacy. I think there is another one closer to the elevator too thought. We had a view of the dolphins and the ocean. Was great!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall this was the wedding/honeymoon of our dreams. If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask. I have a ton of pics and a ton of info!!!! I cant wait to post some more wedding specific pics but I dont have any yet from Citlalli or from family or friends as we just got home last night!!

Gaby and wedding staff B

 

As everyone has mentioned Gaby and Claudia are so overworked and I am sure underpaid. But I feel like they didnt care at all about us once our wedding was over. I mean there was no check to see how things were. On our final bill they hadnt taken off our deposit from months ago so if we hadnt looked at it carefully we would've paid thousands over. I understand they are overworked but at least act like you care.

 

Wedding day A+

 

Despite a few minor issues like not enought chairs for my guests to sit during the ceremony and the kids meals being totally wrong everything was awesome. They lost our recessional song so we had some weird song playing as we left but we didnt even hear it. The box to our cake knife has been lost which usually isnt a big deal except that this knife if over 40 years old (as it was my parents). I had given Gaby the decorations for the cocktail hour and labeled everything but they ended up at the reception. She had said it was ok to change the flowers of the centerpieces to match my bouquet but that didnt happen. All little things that I would've stressed about normally but didnt matter when it came down to it. Our beach reception was PERFECT!!! Yes a little windy but who can beat dancing the night away next to the tide coming in?

 

Mannia Audio A+++++++

 

Carlos and his assistant flippin rocked!!!! His light up dance floor was awesome! As soon as I get the pics I will post those too. He played everything we asked him to and nothing we didnt ask him to. When someone asked for Happy Bday to be played he asked us to make sure that was ok. I would highly highly reccommend him!!

 

Citlalli from Caludia Rodriguez team A

 

We havent gotten the pics back yet but her and her assistant were super nice and totally professional.

 

Miguel Cantrell (videographer) A

 

Great job!! We already have the DVD and it looks great. Looks like he even tried to minimized when my stuipd shoe got caught, doh! Music was good, we never were able to meet back up with him to give him our own music so bring him an extra copy that day!!

 

Cecilia Dumas A

She did our TTD the next day (see siggy). She was hilarious and fun to work with. We already have the pics and cd back. Here are a few more.

 

 

 

 

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I am going to try to do this in an organized and somewhat concise manner.

 

Dreams Staff A+++

From the quick check in to room service everything was awesome. The staff we had during our reception was amazing. Check in was easy and quick. We were greeted with water and champagne. One of our guests was upgraded because their room wasnt ready even though they arrived before the check in. Top shelf service. The remembered us after the first night.

 

Dreams Spa B

We had the couple sweedish massage outside which looked beautiful until the business next door started up and sounded like construction. The massage was pretty lame. So we tried the deep tissue massage inside, much better!! For my hair and make up it was AWESOME!! I had Mireya (sp?) do mine and one of the flower girls hair. She was aweomse. The other gal was good to but I thought Mireya was much better. In the picture below she is the one with the ponytail. I would highly reccommend double checking any appointments made before you arrived. My hair trial time was wrong, our couples massage was not scheduled and they had problems with our romantic dinner by the lighthouse I had pre-scheduled.

 

 

Dreams Food A

We didnt visit Oceana or Himitsu because we do not eat seafood but everywhere else rocked. We seemed to stick with the buffet at the World Cafe or room service.

 

Private Dinner B

As I mentioned before some of it was screwed up as far as time and all. Also we had thought it was at the lighthouse like underneath it but it was at a hut quite a ways away from it. I mean you can see it and all but just not what we thought. Here is where it was at:

 

 

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Hey ladies!!!!! It is so awesome to be back!!! I cant wait until we are all back and can share pics and stories. Hope you all are well!

Hey all!! Just a quick note. We got back last night from our wedding at DC. It was awesome. I have a ton of pics and info to share which I will probably do an official review this weekend. Just a few quick things our DJ Carlos from Mannia Audio ROCKED!!!!!!!!!! Reception on the beach... unbeatable!!!! Dreams Cancun service and staff fabulous!!! I will do a much better review ASAP but its time for a nap!! Thank you all for everything you have done for us!!!

 

-Steph

OMG Celina!!!! I am so sorry I didnt remember to post about your legal day!!! I am so glad it was awesome!! Have a great day, sounds like a perfect day planned.

 

I am outta here girls, have a great few weeks and I cant wait to get back in touch!!!

We are off to the hotel in a few hours then our flight at 6am tomorrow. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all of the awesome advice, support, tips, and laughs! You all truly are wonderful people. This forum is truly a treasure! Thank you all and I cant wait to return with photos and a review. Thank you for all you have done for us!

Tara, I hope you and Joe have the most wonderful day of your life. I am so excited for you!! Congratulations and may all your wedding day dreams come true!!

I would guess if it is a symbolic ceremony then you could bring your own officiant.

 

I think if you brought your own you would need to pay for his room and flight as long as he wasnt turning it into the vacation of a lifetime.

Awesome idea ladies! Have fun with it!!

Looks gorgeous! Congratulations!

Any other Nov brides want to add their email addresses to try to get in contact quicker/easier when we get back? So far I have:

 

Lisa (Chiquita) [email protected]

 

Michelle (beachbride0 [email protected]

 

Erica (EricaG) [email protected]

 

Celina (SoontobemrsE) [email protected]

 

Stephanie (lucy106) [email protected]

 

are these all right and are there any to add?

I leave on Sunday so in case I do not have a chance to log in tomorrow I just wanted to thank everyone for everything. You all are so very awesome! I cant wait for us to re-group and share our stories. Take care!