Andi

Originally Posted by Jaime+Brandon 

 

We're married!!  Las Caletas is amazing!!  :-)  Our guests said it was the best wedding ever!  

congrats Mrs.! come back and share your pics when you get them!!!!!!!!

Congrats!

EM has done it again with AH-mazing pics!

I love everything about your day the BM dresses, flowers, all the fun stuff during the reception. Looks like everything turned out great!

and there are some hot hot TTD pics at the end of the slideshow! congrats mrs!

Originally Posted by Readybetty 

 

 

 

 

 

I actually kind of (depending on one's opinion) lucked out.  The store sample had only been there for a week and Diane said I was only the 3th to try it on...hopefully she wasn't stretching the truth.  But actually, the dress is in perfect condition and they even offered to have it cleaned as a part of the cost of the dress even thought I inspected it forever and didn't find one spot, tear, rip, stain etc.  She said that because the designer discontinues his line every two years, it was costing her too much to carry him....so the dress was an absolute steal!  And the alterations I was quoted, aren't going to be too pricey either because there is not a whole lot to be done to it.  It's (as cheesy as it sounds) like this dress was made for me. I'm really excited about it.

That's awesome! I love a good bargain!

 

Yay cougie pie!

Congrats Lo enjoy your final days as a b2b!!

Originally Posted by mrs*j*2011 

 

thanks Kristy.  I reported the person.  I wasn't sure if it qualified as spam or if I was just being picky!

 

I feel like less of a poster sometimes because I haven't reached 150 posts yet but I do participate in the stuff I find important and I relate to.  I'm sure I'm going to insult someone...but it feels so impersonal to simply post the same thing over and over just to reach that magic number.

actually Mrs.J for us "older" members it is quite refreshing to see a noob come on and contribute to the forum in a way that is beneficial for the other members. so thank you for being here and and participating!

It is very annoying when people just post to reach their 150 simply so they can download the attachments then you never see them again!

thanks for posting the pic for me to see it! W00T! W00T!

I LOVE IT! I can't wait to see you in it! how long did they say it would take to come in?
 

Originally Posted by Readybetty 

 

 

Ok, so the dress is purchased as of today!  I am so happy with it and wish I could wear it all the time. It is a La Sposa - Fragancia.

 

 

I thought this would be a perfect beach wedding dress because it has so much to it and yet it is light weight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I want to nominate:

B2B: Lo (with some stars/squigglys in there I think). This is her last time to be a B2B!

Mrs: Cougs

Originally Posted by mrs*j*2011 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there any kind of official rule on doing this?  It drives me crazy to see page after page of "thanks for sharing/good idea/nice colors" type posts on super old threads.  It take forever to sort through to the new, relevent topics.  I also think incessant bumping takes away from the personal side of the site; meaning after you see someone post the same thing to 50 people, it's clear (at least to me) they're just trying to increase their post count to get out of the dreaded noobie category.

 

I'm sure my comments might irrirate some people but I've been thinking this for a little while now and was nervous to say anything because I'm still kind of new and didn't to ruffle any feathers.

Lea, no there is not really an official rule against bumping old threads just to get your post count up. You are not the only one who finds it frustrating by any means! As a B2B I bet it is even more frustrating for you than for us old Mrs.'s!

 

Love it Nathaniel!

 

Megan I am already so excited to see your pics from Nathaniel! (well in 8 or so months!)

 

PS - I think that if you don't start your wedding day out on a boat with a life jacket and your closest friends/family, you truly are missing out! haha

have you tried searching "pocketfold" on the forum?

 

Many have posted their finished produts and you can get great ideas from searching through there first. here are just a couple that popped up, also my finished invite thread

http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/61664/thefuturemrslutz-s-diy-pocketfold-invites

http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/58052/cassie-s-pocketfold-invites

http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/31934/andi-s-finished-diy-pocketfold-invites

http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/40141/my-pocketfold-invites-are-done

Originally Posted by nessa0308 

 

Question for Andi-

 

I saw the tequila table you had set up.  Was that something that you put together (purchased tequilla and shot glasses) or did Las Caletas put arrange that for you?  I LOVE IT. 

 

that was a last minute addition and I am SO glad we did it! It was a hit! I dont think I will ever again be taking tequila shots with my grandma, aunts and mom/dad all at once ever again!

 

So we had to buy all of the tequila for it. We just went to a liquor store and bought like 5-6 bottles once we arrived in PV. Back then there was not an extra charge for it, but check with Kelly that may have changed now? Nicole (WC who is no longer there) did the set up of it for us, the limes, stand and shot glasses were all provided. I made the sign on my own and just had Nicole set that out too.

EricaMarie,

 

If Kelly is telling you that Wednesdays are more busy because of the cruise ships coming in then I would take that as she is telling you that for a reason!  The wedding area is on the complete other side of where the Rythms of the Night show/dinner is but you would still feel the presense of people around if that makes sense at all.

 

If you are having any concerns about the wednesday thing then i would go for another day if it is possible.

Originally Posted by EricaMarie 

 

 

Was there anything anyone did not like about their wedding? 

Nope! there is nothing I would do different. Everything was perfect for us! sure there were minor things that didn't go as planned (like my ipod not working properly) but really nothing that makes me regret any decision that I made.

Originally Posted by nessa0308 

 

Ok, something I didnt think of.  Fernando is doing my hair/make-up and the quote was $220.  Did anyone else have him do someone else's hair/make-up?  I was thinking about having him do my Mom's hair/make-up, but wasnt sure if this is another $220 or not?  Anyone do this or something similar? 

I had him also do my flower girls hair. I had no BM's. I think my total for my hair/makeup and FG's hair was like $270ish...I added a tip to that though too.

we had 3 younger kids at our wedding (all under age 10). They loved it there! actually they spent the entire day there with me and kayaked, hiked, snorkeled...all that fun stuff.

 

Yes it is fine there for kids BUT you have to remember that there are no actual lights there once it gets dark. everything is lit by torches or candles. so yes a child (or anyone really) could easily trip and fall once it gets dark, that in my opinion would be the only "safety hazard", especially making the walk back to the boat from the reception area. But really it is fine for kids.

 

Nobody got sick on the boat out of my guests either but they all did say it was a VERY VERY choppy ride. I think that though is because the boat was late leaving PV with my guests (my guests fault not Vallarta Adventures) so they had to book it out there.  all the boat rides though that I have been on to LC and back were very smooth, including for the wedding I have been out there 3 times.

 

oh! and what was your question about December weather? I did my site visit in December...the weather was beautiful! a bit chilly in the evening but not cold by any means. We did not go though during the holiday season, more the beginning of December so yes I can imagine that flights will be more expensive for your guests in late december just because of the time of the year. If you give them enough time to plan/save you should be fine.

have you tried using the search function? there are a lot of threads out there already on DW invite wording...here are just a couple that came up

http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/5764/beach-invite-wording

http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/53032/destination-invitation-wording

http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/6521/help-me-with-invitation-wording

PS - the last song is "Lucky" by Jason Mraz and Colbie Calliat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acvIVA9-FMQ&feature=fvsr

Great pics! I love EM's work!

 

Ok, am I the only one confused here?

 

this is thread is in the PV forum. There is a Fernando that has a salon and does hair out of his salon in Nuevo Vallarta, Las Caletas typically uses him for their brides.

 

There is also a Fernando in the Playa/Cancun area? I tried once to straighten out WHICH Fernando this thread is about but now it is all over the place again...

 

Mods, maybe you could put PV in the title of this thread?

oh the details are the fun part!

 

no fireworks for us, we just couldn't justify the cost. we lucked out though, on our wedding day the International Fireworks Show or something was there so they were shooting a TON off from PV, from Caletas they were just in the distance but hey I got my fireworks! Anyways, it just wasn't worth the cost IMO.

 

oooh when is your wedding? I hope prices do drop for you!

BEAUTIFUL pics! and awesome news about La Luna!

Originally Posted by AliMcBaal 

 

Thx for the reply Kat and Andi!

 

I'm still waiting to hear back from the company on this answer - I hope they can return my question soon!  While you seem to all know so much about Las Caletas, can I ask a few more questions?

 

• Do you know the rain contingency plan?
• Does the company pick up guests via catamaran (for the primier package) only from certain hotels or any hotel along the PV coastline?
• Do you have a recommendation of where to have all guests stay?  From the posts I've read, it seems like Dreams is the popular place.

 

Thanks so much for the help!

 

Alison

Originally Posted by **Kat** 

 

Yes, there is a place on Las Calates where everything can be moved in case it rains. I think that someone even posted a picture of it in this thread! I will see if I can find it

 

As far as I know, the shuttle can pick you up from wherever it is that you are staying.

 

We stayed at Dreams (which was AMAZING!!!!!! I highly recommend it!!!!) and I know that a lot of other girls have too. I didnt do a ton of other research.. but we also thought about staying at the Riu and Crown Palace I think it was..

 

Here are some links that my travel agent recommended when I was still looking for a hotel

 

http://www.riu.com/en-us/Paises/mexico/nuevo-vallarta-riviera-nayarit/hotel-riu-palace-pacifico/index.jsp

 

http://www.palaceresorts.com/Resorts/VallartaPalace/Index.asp

 

http://vallarta.grandvelas.com/

 

http://www.dreamsresorts.com/drepv/

 

http://www.crownparadise.com/puerto-vallarta/golden/index.html

um wait...on the bolded parts you guys are talking about two different things?

 

The boat/catamaran does not pick you up from the hotel. You will either pick that up from the Nuevo Vallarta marina or the marina that is more near downtown PV (depending on what hotel you are staying at). 

 

The shuttle to get guests from the hotel to the marina will pick up at any hotel yes. Also you don't have to get a shuttle. our guests just got in taxis and that was a much cheaper option.

Alison,

Welcome to the forum!

 

My guess is that yes, they adjust the time so that you aren't getting married in the dark!

I know there are some others around here that were married in Oct/Nov so I am sure they can chime in on that!

Originally Posted by choeft201 

 

It was great...I'm very happy with it. I'm keeping the decor pretty simple. I'm trying to find maracas and I'm not having any luck. I saw a ton there but I want them in solid pink and could not find them. Does anyone have any ideas?

also did you check with Kelly? ours were done through Las Caletas. we had solid color orange, green and pink, engraved with our info.

Originally Posted by Readybetty 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh Girl, you know there is gonna be a TTD session! There is some weird part of me that giggles inside just thinking about jumping into the ocean or pool or whatever in this expensive dress!  I'm dorky, but I love the "taboo" aspect of it I guess. 

 

Coffee? You know it. I would love to meet you in person! 

ha! yes i know that "taboo" feeling. to this day when I tell people that I jumped in the pool/ocean in my wedding dress I get the strangest looks! they look at me like I am crazy! I tell them though that it was SO much fun to do and truly a once in a lifetime opportunity. then I show them the actual pics and they ooooo and ahhhhhh because the pics really are so awesome!