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Oh my God!!! What a bad day I had yesterday! I'm with the designer checking the final draft of the wedding invitations, when Brian (aka the fiancé) calls me to let me know that our wedding date, April 10th 2009, was the same day than Good Friday. Neither Brian or I are much of catholic people, but our parents, grandparents, family, guests, etc, are so I don't want be rude considering that all my family is Mexican and his from Puerto Rico. So I'm right know contacting all my vendors and checking if they're available , and so far only the "Club de Playa" answered my email saying no problem. I don't have my dress yet (I'm still on a diet!), I haven't sent the invitations (although I called or emailed everybody and told them the new date), I don't have my menu yet, etc, etc, etc. Ahhh I feel stressed!

Quote: Originally Posted by kerryjbrown Thank you Claudia. I am meeting with Carlos and Elena on Wednesday so I will look at these sites as well. You're welcome. Good luck and let me know how it goes.

Quote: Originally Posted by franeve I don't have a different contact than the one she has on her webpage! I'll email my planner and if I get a different one from her, I'll let you know... I'll apreciate it! Thanks!!

I asked different quotes from different vendors including only the canopy, bridesmaid's bouquets and my bouquet. The canopy with just a small arrangement on top and the bouquets with pink and green roses for the bridesmaids and for me with roses and orchids. Her quote was by far the most expensive one, even more than Mazarte and Flower Cart. I got a cheaper quote from Patricia, but she didn't seem reliable to me so in the end I went with Rayen that was a little bit more expensive that Patricia but better quality designs. And they won't charge me a delivery fee, so with what I'm saving I might be able to afford some centerpieces and something to float in the pool of the reception terrace. Her contact info is [email protected] with claudia mendez and her web page is Floreria Rayen - FlorerÃ*as en Los Cabos I can't upload the pictures but if you get in her web page I'm going with the first canopy showed in the gallery Rayen Flower Shop - Flowers for Weddings in Cabo and with the 6th bouquet of the gallery but with pink instead. In Hope this helps

Quote: Originally Posted by FLORENTA Hola Claudia, how are you? may be your WC is confusing florenta with another flower shop; florenta is based in Cabo San Lucas, Down Town. We have all the necessary equipmment to keep the flowers nice and fresh. please give our info to your WC so he can come and visit the shop, i am sure he is very confused. FLORENTA FLOWER DESIGN 20 DE NOVIEMBRE S/N LTE 5 MZA 29 COL. CENTRO C.P. 23450 B.C.S. MEXICO TEL. (624) 172.04.31 Florenta Flower Design - thank you! have a great day Lola Hi Lola, Maybe my WC it's confused. I'll give him your info so he can check it out. Thanks and sorry for the confusion!

Quote: Originally Posted by Bryan Valiant Hey all I am shooting in Cabo in a week and I hear there is a Taxi strike... anyone have any info... I will have nothing to do Fri Aug 22nd day... anyone have any ideas? thanks, Bryan I read that they came to an agreement and that they have cops making sure the tourists get what we're looking for, good and relaxing vacations! The Associated Press: Taxi spat flares in Mexico's Cabo San Lucas resort Type taxis in Cabo in Google and you'll see that apparently everything is ok. My WC told me I just need to make sure I have my transportation prepaid and I'll be fine. Good Luck!

My WC told me she doesn't have a flower shop really (??), so her flowers aren't as fresh as the other vendors. For what he told me, apparently she gets the flowers one day before by plane, but it doesn't have a cold place to keep them, and when is really hot or humid the flowers don't stay as fresh as the ones from vendors that do have a cold place to keep them (apparently they gotta be in a room at 38, 39° or they will melt). So that's what he (my WC) says. I'm getting married in April at 4:30 pm and it's going to be hot, so I want to have fresh and good looking flowers, that's why I didn't chose her. I don't have a big budget for flowers but I don't want them to be ugly either. My WC recommended Rayen at downtown San Jose and they have beautiful designs as well and the price is pretty decent compared to other flower shop in town. The web page is Floreria Rayen - FlorerÃ*as en Los Cabos and the email I have is [email protected], her name is claudia mendez and she's been great from day 1. Hope this info helps and Good Luck!!

Quote: Originally Posted by franeve I am using Jennifer Hatton and booked her through my wedding planner. I've heard her cakes are amazing! Anytime I've had to contact her I've been able to, but again this is through my planner.... Do you have her info? I would like to have a different email from the one in her web page. Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Natashak Sorry I'm just trying to decide what is a good time to get married & see what most of you picked! Thanks! My ceremony starts at 4:30 pm so at 5 pm we can start the photo sesion wit JCT. I wanted both natural light and the sunset to be in my pictures and the sunset time for April 10, 2009 is 7:54 pm (Local time). Good Luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by sweetiepeetie I have contacted Sweetdreams prior to July 4th and someone responded saying they would get back to me as soon as they returned from a trip. I emailed them again 2 weeks ago and I still waiting for a return email or call. My wedding is Sept 25th and i have no cake! Any other suggestions on Cakes in Cabo?? I like Jennifer Hatton's work but I contacted her a week ago and still nothing. I'm not worried because my wedding is in 7 months, but you must be going crazy. Here's her webpage Cake Options & Contact Info Good luck and we'll be waiting for the review!

Quote: Originally Posted by katsmeow Can anybody suggest a reputable flower vendor in Cabo? Thank you! Hi, I'm working with Rayen and they have been lovely from day 1. They have really good designs, quality and their prices seem reasonable, which I love. I don't know about everybody else but I'm tired of vendors that have 2 types of prices: the "Mexican people" ones and the "English speaking" ones (obviously more expensive than for the Mexican girls. Ok, back to topic, get in touch with Claudia (I like her for the name too, lol), she's a sweetheart. Good Luck! Here is the info: Floreria Rayen - FlorerÃ*as en Los Cabos [email protected]

Quote: Originally Posted by theinquizitivegroom Hi Everyone. My fiancee and I are torn between a destination wedding or a wedding closer to her family. So it is down to Kansas or Cabo san Lucas...... I know very tough calls both beautiful exotic, well nevermind....... anyways I have been give homework by my blushing Bride and that is to find recomendations for 3 wedding planners with experience in Cabo. and honestly who better then all you ladies and couple guys. I have been reading all the reviews and that has helped but if you guys could help it would be much appreciated. Thanks Wow!! I wish my fiance was half involved in the wedding!! I'm kinda jealous! He's just saying yes to everything I say, so hey, I'm gonna have the wedding of my dreams, jajaja. Ok, back to the question, I would totally recommend you to be your own WC because with some help in this forum and a little bit of will you can save that money and use it in something else. I'm having over 100 guests, the whole ceremony and party need to be bilingual (Mexican and American family, don't ask), my work and the diet and (so far) I haven't went crazy, so try it and if it gets overwhelming the hire one. And beware, some WC may add a little extra to the normal vendor prices to make more money than the fee they already charge, so check twice! Personally, I like Baja Weddings, but I chose to have lots of beautiful flowers and Juan Carlos to do my photography, so I had to cut cost! If you need some contact info let me know, I have a friend living in Cabo. Good Luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by jaychin3 Hey everyone! Just wanted to give some details of our recent Cabo trip. We were there for one week and visited many resorts. HOTELS: Firstly, we stayed at the Hotel Finesterra but disliked the location of the hotel so much that we ended up moving to Pueblo Bonito Sunset (which was awesome)! While we were, we visited the 4 PBs, Casa del Mar, Villa del Arco, Sheraton, Westin, Cabo Surf, Melia Cabo Real, Marquis & Fiesta Americana. My FAVORITE place was Casa del Mar...it was absolutely gorg and definitely designed for a wedding. However, the rooms are a bit pricy and I wasn't sure I wanted our guests to pay that much for a room on top of the cost of the flight to Cabo. We thought above having guests stay at the Sheraton and just have the wedding party stay at CDM, but thought there might be too much disconnect. That being said, we decided to go with our second most fave, the PB resorts. Definitely more reasonably priced and a nice touch allowing our guests full access to all 4 properties!!! I just want to add here that I also REALLY loved Melia Cabo Real. This property I actually liked MORE than the PBs, but my FI was worried about the food at an AI resort. Also, for any guests that decide not to stay at the AI, their day passes can add up pretty quickly in terms of cost....So PB IT IS!! If you have any questions about the other resorts, please let me know and I can provide more info! FOOD: We visited 3 restaurants while we were there: Sunset da Mona Lisa - just one word to describe this place: AMAZING!!! The view is exceptional at sunset! And the food was unbelievable! We are defo having our welcome dinner here. PICS BELOW!!! Pancho’s – Very nice. Good food but nothing exceptional. A bit pricey for what you get to be honest. A bit too casual I thought for a rehearsal dinner. Mi Casa – Huge and GREAT food! Great family place to have a dinner! PHOTOGRAPHER: Finally, I met with Juan Carlos!! Can I just say that he was extremely nice, on time & very interested in where our wedding was going to be, etc. Both my FI and I liked him right away. I can’t wait to work with him and neither of us are bothered by the 3 month wait for pics, so that shouldn’t be an issue. FYI, I’ve read before that he was a bit standoffish in person, but I definitely did not get this impression. He is a little scatter-brained though, but so is every great artist! I am very happy with our decision to go with him. CAKE: We went to Jennifer Hatton’s place to try her cakes and they were truly awesome! That being said, with our package with PB, we get a cake, so I don’t think we will use Jennifer’s unfortunately. (We’re trying to cut back on costs). DJ: We met with DJ Richie and he was just the nicest man ever! He brought his wife (also his assistant) with him and tried to take us to breakfast at this a nice local place. We had already eaten unfortunately, but we still sat and chatted with them for well over an hour. Such nice people and another great pick! Anyway, I think that’s about it. If any one needs more details or contact info, pls let me know and I will send it along. It's a shame you can't get Jennifer's cake!! They look so pretty on the web page and she's such a sweetheart, it's a shame, but we need to do some sacrifices to get great vendors like Juan Carlos. I had to cut some stuff, but I need him to be my pictures. Anyway, I'm curious about DJ richie, I've heard some cross references about him. So a little more of detail there for me would it help. Also, do you have a florist yet? Who's doing your hair and makeup? I still have no idea in that topic!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Christi Hi, I used Del Cabo Events for a few items and this is what I was charged (this was through my outside WC, so it may be inflated)... Chivari chairs: $12 each Rattan Chargers: $10 each Mango Moire table linens: $45 each Mango Moire overlays: $35 each Matching napkins: $4 each Orange LG votives: $4 each Rental delivery fee (drop off & pick up): $150 I was also going to use white square dinner plates and was quoted $10.00 each...hope this helps... Thanks for the info it really helps! You have pictures of the chairs and the linens? How was the service like?

Quote: Originally Posted by kerryjbrown Does anyone have any pricelists for linen, china, etc in Cabo they can send me? I am looking for linens, china, decor (vases/candles), chair sashes, etc. I have found Del Cabo events planning, but no price lists. Any other suggestions? Thank you I'm too trying to contact them to for a quote. When I get it I promise to share it. I'm looking for 80 chairs for the ceremony in the beach, a platform for the canopy area and 15 tables (10 pax per table) for the reception. I would recommend you to contact the supplier yourself, I heard some scary stories about WC that rise the prices to get a "cut", in spite the fact they are charging already a fee. Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by Danniellou I think shoes in the sand seem dangerous, but I didn't want to go barefoot, so I am using foot jewelry for my bridesmaids and I. After the ceremony I will wear shoes but I haven't decided what kind yet. That sound like a great idea!! So your feet look nice but you don't have the sand problem!! I love it! Where you're going to buy the jewelry? You have pictures you can share? Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by salomeh Hi, I know you were looking at Dreams at first and decided against it since the party had to end at 10:30 pm out on the terrace. Well I just found out the they are in the process of finishing a ballroom that fits 400 people. They will be done this August and you can party there until 2 am. I know you already found another place but just in case I wanted to let you know about the new ballroom. Well it's not the whole thing of getting married at Cabo having your party outdoors? I like outdoors weddings, I picture ballrooms are for cities. But thanks anyway!

Quote: Originally Posted by kr3611 We asked for a preliminary RSVP via our wedding website on our STD's. I want to have a website also for RSVP, news and other stuff 'cause I have people from NY, AZ, NC, Mexico city, Europe, FL, and other places to the wedding and I think is the easiest way to keep in touch. So my question is, How you get one?

Love the webpage!

Quote: Originally Posted by salomeh Good luck, I am sure you will do a great job Is it a private villa or a hotel? Neither, is the Beach Club of the San Jose Country Club. I was told that only members could have their events there, but luckily one of my mom's friend bought a house or something and got her membership!! The only downside I need to use their caterer, but if the food it's ok, I see no problem!

Quote: Originally Posted by ELEGANTE3 Has anyone been to a site location called Capilla Josefina? It's a chapel. I saw a picture of it online and feel in love with it! It's so quaint and beautiful! However, it looks small (especially since we're planning on 100 guests). Also, any idea where it is located - is it part of a hotel? Any info you could share would be great! If I remember correctly I think is the one in downtown San Jose and looked pretty big to me....

Quote: Originally Posted by salomeh I think it's actually 10:30! I agree it's kind of early. I'm glad to announce I FOUND THE PERFECT LOCATION!!!!! Right in front of the beach, with a nice terrace for the reception, and I can end my party at 2 am!! I'm so happy I wanted to share this with someone!! jajaja They don't have a wedding planner or anything but anyway after the bad reviews I read lately and the fact I'm doing everything anyway, I don't mind. Good luck everybody and wish me luck, I'm my own WC....

Quote: Originally Posted by W&E Hello all..I am looking for a catering company and I have come across Voila Bistro in San Jose Del Cabo, their menu looks amazing and the restaurant is directly across from where we are getting married so it would be very convenient but I can't seem to find many reviews. Has any one heard of them or used them?? Any info would be appreciated.....Thanks!! Hi, My catering company is called "Mexico Catering" (I know, I know, original name uh?,jaja) but they seem really good. Give them a try. Home My contact is Miguel. Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by nikkianddean Hi Ladies - One of those super deals on TravelZoo just sent a packsge to Cabo. The hotel fetaured on the trip is Posada Real and I was wondering if anyone has ever stayed there. I could use a quick get away right about now..... Hi Nikki, I would not recommend that one. A friend of mine stayed there on our graduation trip triying to save some moeny and told me that is horrible! The hotel is old, it's supposed to be an all inclusive but the food is inedible, bad service, dirty rooms, etc etc etc That's what she told me. I stayed at Westin once (expensive,but Mom payed, jaja) and last time I booked a room at Royal Solaris, that's also an all inclusive. Good Luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by November Claudia, what is your budget for a location? Have you ever thought about renting a villa?? Yes I did, and the price is not the problem (around 7,000 ocean view, gorgeous pool, etc) the issue is that they have the same 10:30 pm 11 pm policy, so I can't do it there. So, I'll continue with the perfect location quest! PS. If you know of a nice place without the end party policy, let me know please!!!