Mandy

Quote: Originally Posted by shannon I got married at the Faisanes Gazebo- (same as Bre, I think) and it was relatively private-- more private than the Casita one-- but maybe not as private as Presidential?!? Not too private - you had guests hanging out on the beach beds who weren't on the guest list! Good choice going with Presidential. My wedding was at 55. There was another wedding at the same time at Presidential. We really didn't even notice them until we started taking pictures. They were just a little ways down from us on the beach. We waved at each other and went on our way. Presidential gazebo is quite private, protected partly by the presidential suites that are intended to be more private. Very pretty and green. Enjoy!

Check and see where Matt and Sol got married. They're photographers active on this forum. They posted a lengthy review of their wedding, as well as all the vendors they used. And they should know - they live in the Riviera Maya!

We had tartlets with tropical fruit both at our AHR and wedding reception in Mexico. Tasty!

Since you're on the forum, look around a little (maybe here: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t9132) and see if anyone will be at/near your resort/location around the same time as you. Maybe you can share photographers and cut down on travel costs!

Now you know why they didn't bother to plan the trip to your wedding!

We got legally married on my birthday, then had the wedding a few weeks later (on my parents' anniversary). It's the perfect choice for me, because we only plan to celebrate the wedding anniversary, but can privately celebrate our legal anniversary as we celebrate my birthday!

Quote: Originally Posted by beth Thanks, Mandy! BTW, you pics are AMAZING! Looking at them makes me really excited for our big day!! I want to get it all planned so I can relax and go dress shopping! Thanks! And you don't have to have it all planned before you go dress shopping! In fact, you don't have to have any of it planned!

Quote: Originally Posted by beth Thank you for posting the symbolic ceremony script! Do you recall when on the process the document signing took place? I'm trying to figure out if that would be a good place for my niece to sing. That would probably be your best time. They just asked us for an additional song for the signing. It was closer to the end

Beautiful!! But I almost feel like I can't brag too much, because it's so close to mine! You look amazing in it!

Did any of you or your guests get pretty sick while you were in Mexico for your wedding (or site visit)? We had several people stay in their rooms for days at a time because they were feeling so bad and couldn't leave the bathroom. We have been discussing the possibility of salmonella poisoning from infected tomatoes. I just wondered if anyone else had trouble as well.

Thanks, girls! They were so much fun to have taken! Quote: Originally Posted by shannon And- I was hoping to see some pix of mama! :) Shannon, I posted a pic of Mom here, post #76. Isn't she beautiful?: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t11617-8

Quote: Originally Posted by KirstenRN6 I have a question about this $5 per person set up fee for bringing your own decorations. So does that mean for every menu I set out they will charge $5 for each menu I set out Also, I was going to bring little votives I decorated......does that mean I pay $5 for each votive to be set out too My cheap little votives are looking really expensive at this point! That could add up REALLY fast! Let me know how they handled that.......Thanks!! It's $5 per person to set stuff up. That can include menus only (which they will provide if you don't), or in can be menus, votives, table runners, place cards, decorations, candles, etc, etc, etc. It's $5 per person, period. So, I guess if you're going to pay, go all out! I had no idea that they tried to charge us before we left. Thanks for taking care of that, Mom!

My mom: Isaac's mom (and sister): Isaac's step-mom:

Ok, nevermind, apparently you HAVE seen these pics! I should have known!

Wow, Morgan, those are great!!! And so steamy! I can't wait til you're back and get to see them for yourself!

I agree on the flute player! She was out of control loud, and often not even on tempo with the background music. It took us a good 5 minutes to realize why they had forgotten to turn the recorded music off - she was supposed to be playing WITH it! And yes, the chef does speak at Fuentes, which I could have done without. But still it only lasted a few minutes, as opposed to the entire evening with the dreaded flute player.

Quote: Originally Posted by ethrondson Although our DW is in Nov, we have decided to have our legal ceremony in Aug. I have talked to our MOH and BM and they will be there with us. My MOH works in a registry office, so she is getting us the marriage certificate for free. We have decided to do it on 08/08/08. This will be our special day that we can combine with my birthday since that will also be my birthday. We will be celebrating our anniversay withhour DW date, but this way we can celebrate both and no one else even has to know. We got legally married on my birthday, too! It was way fun. We had a few family members there who couldn't make it to the wedding, so it was special for them, too. Quote: Originally Posted by Maura ok so i went a little crazy at target yesterday... but in my defense, i only spent $120 for all 6! Maura, when we were on our honeymoon, I kept telling Isaac that we had to go somewhere nice for dinner (at the AI!) because I still had cute dresses to wear!

Good call, Abbie! First names are the way to go!

If you decide on a different dress, you could always use this one for a TTD session. It's beautiful!

Yay, you're getting married!!! Or maybe you're putting on your wedding dress right now. Or getting your hair done. Or more likely, doing it yourself. Happy wedding day, Mrs. Mike!!!!

It's cute, but I'm already married! Sorry!!

Quote: Originally Posted by bechgrl Ta Jill I had not read that they had changed to policy back but my post was still correct in what it said! That's awesome that they changed it back. That would have been helpful if I still thought I had to pay for my vendor to stay at the hotel. But there is still the $500 fee I talked about as well as mid-way thru my planning they had changed it but still stuck with the original deal we had made! Just wanted everyone to be aware to keep all emails! Bechgrl, You will find LOTS of info regarding this topic all over the forum. Read through these: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t7513 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t11538 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t3042 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t17296 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t5312 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t11150 These would be a good place to start. I've also included some generic EDR threads. You should read all the way through all of them, and you will find answers to lots of your questions! There are more, but I'll let you find them on your own. Search through the Mexico forum. Happy planning!

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura aw booo. well if you sell your house and have an update that you're leaving, start a new thread! i've been wondering about you guys for awhile Will do. We are so ready to go. Then I can meet up with all the girls here who live there or go to Mexico frequently!

Congrats, girls! How exciting!

My runner was Caribbean blue and the gazebo draping was Caribbean blue and aqua. I picked it off of the Lomas, EDR, and Karisma websites. If you will send your coordinator a photo (or a link to a photo) from one of these sites, they will duplicate it. The flowers were "tropical" and I requested that they match my bouquet as much as possible.