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And I finally figured out where the signature page was!

Just wondering how everyone has come along with planning? We have made some progress with ours. We decided to go with Cabo flowers for flowers. Garrit from Mango Deck recommended them to me, and she has quoted me decent price. Now we have to decide canopy or not? They're so pretty, but so expensive. We'll have a cocktail hour with some passed appetizers to appease my mom. She's not happy about us having an open bar for 3 hours, but she really wants appetizers for cocktail hour, so it seems like as long as we do appetizers for cocktail hour, she'll stop continually questioning me about the open bar. We've gone with the sea bass and orange and mustard pork tenderloin plated dinner. Still not sure about wine/champagne. We had a make-up lesson last weekend, and I think we will do our own make-up. Still not sure about the cake, but it will be chocolate with rasberry filling. Our invites our out, and things are coming together.

I would like to do virutal weigh ins. I do really well, and then I go out of town, and then my food gets screwed up, and I like to drink beer on the weekends. I workout 3-5 times per week, but I guess I'm not doing the right workout. I swear my metabolism is non-existant. My first fitting is in a month, and I really want her to be able to take my dress in. Plus, being on the beach in Cabo for a week with the family. I don't want to look the way I do now. So frustrating.smile43: I'm thinking of a personal trainer for 2 months. I'm doing a detox next week for 10 days to hopefully give my metabolism some kind of boost. Thank for all the motivation. Stephanie:

Hi Maura, I was just wondering if you had your WC assigned to you and how that was going? I have pursued outside vendors, but I haven't told the Westin. I'm just wondering how they will respond.

HI there, I am getting married at the Westin, and was under the same thought that I couldn't work with outside vendors, but it seems, with all the resorts, they want you to go through them because they make money that way, but you don't have to go through them. The only thing you must do with them is catering. Stephanie

I think my WC is Lorena. She is the one that has been answering my questions. I'm not 100% happy with her, but she has been okay. Since we didn't do a block of rooms, I'm kind of feeling like we're not so important? Does that make sense. Anyway, has Karina been helping you decide on menu? Has she talked to you about anything else vendor wise?

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyCheese I'm glad this thread was started!! Its really nice to see everyone's creativity, they all look great. I'm thinking of doing something like the vase with sand but I would like to buy beach glass or colored rocks in blue (which is one of our colors) to make the pop visually. I havent done a trial-run yet. http://www.favorideas.com/images/bea...es-ylow-sm.jpg *I havent quite figured out how to do the PIP thing yet but I'm reading up on it now in the "how to" section. We were trying to cut costs because flowers are so expensive in Cabo, so we went on a crafty shopping day, and had the same thought with the beach glass inside. We also have sand colored beach glass with seashells around the outside of the big vase. The beach glass and colored candle really makes a difference, if you are looking for some color. We're pretty happy with these. we will put more blue glass and less sand inside. We found the large and small matching votives at wal-mart. The large one was four dollars, and the small votives were fifty cents.

Hi Stephanie! I'm also Stephanie, but I'm a June Bride getting married in Los Cabos. Hope you're enjoying your planning and congratulations!

Thanks for more pics! fun, fun, Fun! Wow, that's a huge party on the terrace.

I'm so sorry this has happened, but I'm glad you have lots of support, ideas , and help to make things work out.

We have been trying to decide what to do about this. A friend of ours is going to do the online marriage certification, and she will marry us officially and unofficialy in Mexico. We were wondering or thinking maybe we can get the paperwork and take it down there so my sister, who is my witness, can still sign, but we'll still say we were married here in the states. Is this crazy, or does anyone think this would work?

HI There! This forum will help a lot! Happy planning and congratulations!

HI Jenna! I'm also a newbie and a cabo bride. You will have so much fun and get so much great informatio here!

We'll put more blue pebbles on top of the sand, and then we are putting sand colored beach glass around the votives.

Okay. Thanks for the info. Here it goes. That was really easy. I hope it works. This is making wedding planning all the more fun!

i think this is similar to what we're going to go with -- all white linens and colored callas as the floral centerpieces. but we will use short mini callas so they arent so tall REally beautiful and elegant, and I think no matter where on the property you have your reception, it is a good choice because the whole property is loaded with such beautiful spots. We have finally figured out our centerpieces. They so cute. We're both excited! As soon as I can find a our program to resize, I'll post them. I think I"ve figured that out. I

Good to know about the salon. I was seriously considering them for my hair. Oh well.

I'm getting more and more excited everyday! It's hard for me to focus on work anymore. Maura, thanks for posting all those great pictures, and there were even pictures inside the timeshares! Some really nice set-ups. I love the lounge set-up. It makes me want to have one!

Yes, it's in San Jose. Here is a link,. Brisa Beach Club and Restaurant, Los Cabos - Mexico

Quote: Originally Posted by cheese_diva You could always do a signature drink and many guests would order that because it would be fun and special for your wedding. That's what I was thinking. If we could just have a few certain drinks like a signature cocktail, beer, and wine. I did bring this up to our planner, and she wouldn't budge, and I'm not forceful. I think I need to learn how to be more forceful.

I was considering Brisas beach club for a welcome dinner/party the weekend of our wedding? I haven't seen anyone write anything about them, and I was wondering if anyone reading this has used them or been there at all? It seemed relatively inexpensive and beachy/cute. Thanks! Stephanie

We have been wondering what to do regarding open bar vs. wine at the tables and corkage fees. I did get a price for one type of wine, and this wine plus the corkage fee and service fee and tax was comparable to just buying the wine there. It was a little cheaper, but it seems we can argue this, so we might look into the corkage again. Right now we're thinking a three hour open bar with no wine at the table. The jump from 3 to 4 hours is huge in terms of money, so that's why we were thinking of 3 hours of open bar. I was also trying to get our coordinator to do a bar they offered last year of only margaritas, daquiris, pina coladas, beer, wine, juice, soda, and water. That's really all we need, but she wouldn't budge. Maybe if I have my dad call her?

I have been at a conference all week, an am feeling pretty down about my weight thing. First, I lost a pound last week, and I felt good about it, but being gone this week and eating out everyday and having dessert put down in front of me was too much. I just love food, and it's so hard for me to say no. I'm considering getting a personal trainer because my workouts don't seem to be helping at all. It's like my metabolism has completely shut down, and it's so depressing. Back home now, and I know the upcoming weeks will be better. I have not trips planned, so that's a good thing. I"m afraid to weigh in this week because of all the food the past three days. I guess that's why meetings are such a positive thing.

The AV quote PDF is exactly what they told me. We were actually thinking about buying this ION system and taking it down with us because it plays and IPOD and has a speaker, and it would be cheaper, but we'd have to carry it down there, so that's a huge downfall. I'm definitely going to look into using someone elsewhere for flowers. We asked about a mariachi band and they quoted us 1200.00 plus 10%. That was crazy. Arrecifes is a beautiful spot., but we're only having about 35 people and it's way out of our budget. We just chose our menu. We'll have sea bass and the orange flavored pork. I can't remember exactly the name of the pork. I asked about what the corking fee is, and it was pretty outrageous, but it seems possible I can have my father (Spanish speaker) call down and negoitiate. If that doesn't work, we'll just have an open bar with no wine at the tables. Great to finally converse with other Westin brides, and get an idea of what you all are doing. It really helps. Stephanie