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Hi WeLoveCabo!! Sometime the All Inclusive aren't the cheapest option, but you may wanna check Presidente Intercontinental and Hola Grand Faro in San Jose del Cabo (which is 30 minutes away from Cabo San Lucas, you may wanna consider transportation) or Villa del Arco, Villa del Palmar in Cabo San Lucas. An annoying but cheap option is to come on a Timeshare Getaway. I got my in-laws an All Inclusive package in Hacienda Encantada last X-mas 5 nights for two for $599. You have to attend a 90 minute presentation but as long as you say no, you'll be fine. http://www.haciendaencantada.com/ I believed my catering service was 35 usd per person for a 3 course meal plus alcohol and wedding. I had a beach wedding with a chuppa and it's totally worth it! I pretty much quoted with every florist in town and the best prices where from Rayen. Claudia was amazing, and even if her English is a little rough around the edges, communication wasn't an issue. Don't remember her webpage but I can give you her facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Flower.Shop.in.Cabo.Rayen or her email [email protected] Photographer and videographer can be crazy expensive, I had Juan Carlos Tapia for my wedding. I heard that Enrique Morales is really good and fairly priced, this is his webpage http://emweddings.com/blog/ The DJ was a family friend and I did my make-up and hair at the Mayan Spa so not much help there. Good luck and happy planning

Great choice of vendors!! I loved Claudia's work! About the villas, I quoted this catering company once that recommended me a villa, the guy name was Jorge and Miguel, who also owns the Meson del Angel restaurant in Cabo http://www.loscabosguide.com/mesondelangel/ The do lots of events in villas so I think they can help you with this.

I recommend you to quote directly and negotiate with the vendors yourself. The wedding coordinator is only necessary at the moment you arrive to Cabo and on your wedding day. I made all my negotiation with my vendors directly and got better quotes than the WC I believe because the vendor doesn’t have to pay that extra fee to the WC. Some of my vendors: Cake: Sweet Dreams with Denna A+ Photographer: Juan Carlos Tapia A- (the minus is just because the price, but he's great) Flowers: Claudia Mendez with Rayen A+++ (She was so helpful and conscious about my budget to work with it) Fire dancers: Lunas de Fuego A (A great surprise) Minister: Marco Arechiga A++ I love his ceremony!! Can't remember the name of the rest of my wedding vendors but let me know if you have more questions. Good luck!!

I also went for the tropical style and I got exactly what I wanted from Claudia Mendez from Rayen. I had Mango callas, mini orchids with circus roses for my bouquet and centerpieces and circus roses with orange lilyes for my bridesmaids and I love it. Also she worked with me until we find the arrangements I wanted without beign out of my budget. Claudia is great!! Check their Facebook page for more ideas: http://www.facebook.com/Flower.Shop.in.Cabo.Rayen Here is Claudia's info: email: [email protected] www.floreriarayen.com Hope it helps!!

Good luck! I had Denna and my cake was beautiful and delicious!

I used Denna and my cake was so pretty I didn't want to cut it!! And then it was so yummi I keep eating! I had raspberry vanilla with dark chocolate and raspberry ganache for the first layer, and chocolate with dark chocolate and raspberry ganache for the last two layers! Delicious! Oh and I had white chocolate starfishes and shells to match my wedding theme! I highly recommend her.

The florist I used had them, I didn't used them because I was going for a more "beachy" wedding theme, but I'm sure she has them. Check her facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Flower.Shop.in.Cabo.Rayen for pics, I believe I saw an album with mazanita centerpieces. I'm pretty sure Claudia can help you with this. Her info: www.floreriarayen.com [email protected] Good luck!

I used Rayen for my wedding and I loved my huppa, the centerpieces were exactly how I wanted, she even help me find starfishes for the centerpieces 3 days before the wedding!! And my bouquet was absolutely gorgeous! I quoted with other flower shops from this forum but the prices were out of my budget. Claudia helped me to get what I wanted working with my budget. Here is her info: www.floreriarayen.com Email: [email protected] Cel: +52 1(624) 12 11 246

Quote: Originally Posted by katrinkit35 Legally, we are getting married at the San Francisco court house, and we would like to be married symbolically by a family member...can we do this in Cabo? We are currently thinking about Melia Cabo Real. My wedding was also symbolic and I used Marco Arechiga because I need it to get it done in both Spanish and English (my family doesn't speak any English, Brian's any Spanish) and he did great. Funny story, I was freaking out when I was walking down the aisle, almost pass out, but he save me from a nervous breakdown with a small joke at the beginning of the ceremony, I love it! People still talk of how beautiful the ceremony was. Totally recommended.

Quote: Originally Posted by codom21 I am getting married in June at Dreams in Cabo and I am getting the Ultimate Dreams package. It says that some of the flowers are paid for. Does anyone know the florists that Dreams likes to use or can I pick any florist? Help! Thanks! I didn't got married at Dreams, but my WC quoted will all the flower shops in Cabo and the cheapest one was Rayen. I was a little concern about it, I didn't want to sacrifice the quality over price, but then my WC convince me and I didn't regret it. Claudia is wonderful at what she does and her prices are down to earth. I loved working with her. I used mango callas, circus roses and white mini orchids... everything looked amazing!! Anyway, I recommend you to quote several different vendors for everything, because sometimes they try to abuse the fact we don't know any better. Happy Planning! PS. I tried to attach some pics but I'm not sure if I did it correctly, I'm not much of a computer person.

Quote: Originally Posted by PKBride After seveal months of looking into resorts for our February 2010 wedding I think I am almost ready to sign a contract. Origianally we were going with the RIU Santa Fe, but the 80% rule was going to be a problem as we have several friends with timeshares. Now we're looking at the Westin Los Cabos. It looks beautiful, is reasonably priced and Maira has been very quick to answer all my questions and has even called me. So why am I worried? There are only a few reviews of the Westin here and some pretty bad comments on the food on some other hotel review sites. Just wondering if I'm crazy to go with my gut and personal experience or do I need to rely on more reviews. Anyone here with comments on Westin? You girls seem to be more reasonable than some of the other travel sites in terms of comments!! I personally didn't liked RIU, because I found it more like the "Wild Cabo Party" type. I have been to the Westin and it's big, but also more family oriented. Good Luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by grnyc Ladies! I need your help. We would've loved to have our wedding in Hawaii, but it is a bit too far for a lot of our guests on the East Coast. Thus, we are now considering Cabo or Puerto Vallarta to have a destination wedding. Unfortunately, I've never been to either. Have any of you been to both and which would you prefer to have a wedding? Between the two, which has more activities for our guests, natural raw beauty, ability to get away from the cheesiness of the resort towns/areas, and better beaches? Which is the lesser tourist trap? Thanks for your help! I like Cabo better but it's also more expensive than Puerto Vallarta. If you don't want a very touristy spot, try staying in San Jose instead San Lucas. The activities are pretty much the same, but I feel there is more clubs in Cabo than Vallarta. Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by vdaybride I am getting married on February 14, 2010. The ceremony will be on the beach at 4:00. The reception will be held on a terrace. I am a little worried that it will be chilly once the sun goes down and my guest will be uncomfortable, being exposed to the elements for up to 7 hours. I am debating moving the reception into one of the ballrooms, but I really want the experience of having the reception outside.... confused!! I got married in March 13 at 4:30 pm we started and finished at 2 am. It was pretty nice until the sunset, but it can get chilly after that. Good thing I had a bonfire and my dad rented last minute heathers, which was the only reason the party kept going till 2 am. I recommend renting some heathers, if I remember correctly I had 8 for 12 tables. Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by OlgaB Hi Everyone, I am having a tough time in deciding who to choose...mazarte floral or the flower cart. They both seem to do amazing work and their prices are very comparable. And they also both have great reviews. Any input would be helpful. Thank you!!! I quoted Mazarte, Flower Cart, Blossom and Rayen. There all have wonderful designs but at the end, the cheapest was Rayen. I was scared that for saving money, I was going to have problems with the flowers but I was wrong! The flowers were beautiful (mango callas, circus roses and mini orchids) and everything looked amazing! They arrive at the time we agreed and their work was flawless. Definitely thumbs up! Rayen Flower Shop Cabo - Floral designer in cabo, bouquets, centerpiece for your wedding

Quote: Originally Posted by kiwibride Hi Can anyone help me I am just starting to Plan my wedding Cabo for November next year and i am trying to find a good florist, d.j and a solo guitarist, i have done a few searches on here and can't find any recent information! Look forward to hearing who you used or are using! Thanks I got married in March and I used Rayen for my flowers. I had white orchids, circus roses and orange calla lilies. The owner Claudia was amazing! I explain to her my budget and what I wanted and she made it work, I had flower arrangements even in the bathroom!! Jajaja Everything look amazing, even better of what I asked for. And about prices, I quoted Florenta, Mazarte and Blossom for the exact same things and all of them gave me totally different prices, sometimes double of what I paid. They put some of the pictures of my wedding in their webpage if you want to see them Rayen Flower Shop Cabo - Floral designer in cabo, bouquets, centerpiece for your wedding About DJ a friend of the family did it for us, we just rented the equipment, so no tips there, but I heard DJ Mijares is really good. Happy Planning!!

Quote: Originally Posted by bride1212 Hi If anyone has heard of a good place to get the wedding cake in Cabo San Lucas or has used one please pass on the information. I actually want an ice cream wedding cake so that may be hard to find. Ashlea I used Denna, and I got a beautiful, delicious cake!!! I was so sad I didn't want to cut it!! I had a three tiers, two chocolate fudge with a raspberry filling and one vanilla with mixed berries with a chocolate fudge filling delicious!! And it looked so pretty!! Anyway here is a picture. Attachment 4217

Quote: Originally Posted by sjfreimark Ok so before I confirm my June 19, 2010 wedding at the Riu I want to see if anyone knows if June is a good month weather wise in Cabo? I really do not have any flexibility on the month. It has to be in June. Can anyone help? It can get a little bit too hot in June, but it's better than July and August (way too hot) or September (rainy). Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by melinda234 Where can I find flowers by the stem in cabo. I used to do floral design, and would like to do my own. I have heard of Costco, but you never know what they will have?! Any ideas or specific flower shops? And idea of cost? Florists please contact me at [email protected] if you have any ideas. Thanks!! June is right around the corner! I quoted every flower shop in Cabo because I wanted a ton of flowers without having to expend a lot of money. I finally decided to go with Rayen who I think is the best deal in Cabo. Awesome quality at reasonable prices. I'm pretty sure they can sell you the flowers for you to arrange them. Try their web page Rayen Flower Shop Cabo - Floral designer in cabo, bouquets, centerpiece for your wedding or email directly the owner, Claudia. [email protected] Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by dolcegirl01 Oh no! What happened? As for flowers, we used Los Cabos Flowers as they were recommended by our WC. We got much better prices from them than I received from any of the other florists. I loved my flowers (we used roses with some lilies as centerpieces) and everything looked great. We used this table scape: Cabo San Lucas & Sand Jose del Cabo Gallery: Boquets, Tablescapes, Event Ideas and more. and it was only $55 per table. Hope that helps! Well the problem with Dream basically was that in our first agreement I was going to be able to have my party going on until midnight if I keep it low. Then they tell me "no, sorry you can't have any music later than 10:30 pm and we must move you to a closed place" and I'm like The only reason to pay for a destination wedding is to have it outside with the ocean, etc etc... And my family is Mexican so ending the party at 10 pm it's ridiculous... But no worries, fortunately I found a place that let's me have my party going all the way to 1 am!! Yeah!! A family member got it for me. Back to topic, I'm using Rayen Rayen Flower Shop Cabo - Floral designer in cabo, bouquets, centerpiece for your wedding and they are fabulous. The prices are down to earth with beautiful designs and above and beyond service from her owner Claudia. Anyway, hope it helps and good luck to all the Dreams' Brides. 23 more days to go!!!!

Hello to everybody.... I just wanted to ask a moderator to get me off the "Dream's bides '09", since I changed locations and my wedding now will be at the Club Campestre San Jose Beach Club... Happy planning, Claus

Quote: Originally Posted by stelladiver Hi ladies, now that your weddings have passed, will the brides on this chain who used Rayen and Cabo Flowers please let us know what you thought of your flowers? Were you happy with them? Were the flowers fresh looking? Thanks! Hi Stella, My wedding is still to come... (March 13th) so I don't have a review on my flowers yet (I'm using Rayen). The service so far has been great and the prices really reasonable. Besides the owner is adorable, because she answers every question I have (and trust me I'm a crazy bride, LOL). I'll be posting my review by the end of March. Love to all the brides to be, Claus PS. I hate Dreams!! Long story short I had to change location last minute... but in the end turn out to be even better.... jajaja Totally off topic but I needed to let it out...... jajajaaj

Well, since my family is a little bit more traditional, they decide to pay for everything but the photographer (they say that if I wanted to hire JCT I had to pay it, out of budget $$$) and Brian's parents are paying for the honeymoon. So pretty much, Brian and I, we're just paying for the photographer and rings, but my family is Mexican, and it's tradition for us that the bride's family pay everything. Oh, and each guest is paying for their accomodation and plane tickets. Good luck!

In my experience, the prices they give me where expensive compared to the florist I'm using. I wanted mango callas and the price she gave me was way out of my budget. Then I got the quote from Rayen and it was more reasonable. But everybody has a different experience... Good luck!

I wanna be in the list too! Wedding date : March 13, 2009 Ceremony: Beach @ Club de Playa, Club Campestre San Jose, 4:30 pm Reception: Club de Playa, Club Campestre San Jose 5 pm Ceremony: Rev. Arechiga Food: Wild mushroom soup, Chicken breast stuffed with vegetables and smash pottatoes. Cake: 1 layer Vainilla with rasperry and 2 layers chocolate, sweet dreams with Deena. Flowers: Floreria Rayen, orange callas with circus roses. Music: Working on it!! Wedding Cordinator: My mom Photographer: Juan Carlos Tapia Some stuff I still need to do: Brian's Outfit Bridesmaids' dresses Wedding Bands Hair and makeup Shoes Music Favors Getting there!

Thanks to everybody for being so nice! I ask some people in my family and they did say it could be a bad omen, so the new date is March 13th (Friday, but I don't think is bad luck is just a Hollywood thing). I called all my vendors, and all of them had the date available, yupi! So I'm just really concern about my dress (and my weight!! Need to lose 10 more pounds), music, furniture and cake. Location, flowers, canopy, photographer, food and minister it's all ok! My biggest concern right now is to send the invitations asap! Hopefully by next week they will be on their way. But like some of you guys said, better found out now and not in two months! jajaja Always see the bright side! Thanks and good luck to everybody too!