~Kate~

Maybe email her again in a few days. I'm pretty lucky with my WC, who has never taken more than 20 minutes to respond to my many emails (crazy, I know!) - but the resort only does 1 wedding/week, so there aren't a ton of brides to deal with. Good luck!!

Quote: Originally Posted by heidi&alex If any one is interested I'll let you know what the quality is like and post a pic once I get mine Thanks, Heidi! You can never tell what the quality will be like - if you could let us know and post a pic once yours arrives, that would be great!

Why not?? Go for it.

Those look great, Morgan! And thank you so much for sharing all your ideas...I'm just getting started and things were looking very daunting, but this site and all the great ideas will make it so much easier! THANK YOU!!

Quote: Originally Posted by JamaicaBride062108 Thanks! I'll check into that! I contacted one other e-bay vendor and the best price I was quoted was $14 each plus shipping for acrylic! Yikes - $14 is steep! I think this one is $4.50 for acrylic, list price. Anyway, I'll keep checking around! Kate

Quote: Originally Posted by JamaicaBride062108 I'll get PMs sent to everyone that I had listed, but it sounds like this is not the way to go for pashminas! I will try and find another vendor that can handle bulk orders. If anyone finds someone else, please let me know! Thanks, Erin Thanks, Erin. I found this vendor: Faux Fake Pashmina Shawl Wrap Scarf Wholesale USA Canada Rainbow They sell on ebay and have an excellent feedback record, but I don't personally know anyone who has used them...

For you Canadian gals ordering the pashminas, do you know what shipping costs will be? I know you can save duty if the package is marked as a gift with a value of like $10, but wondered what you thought the shipping would be....I need 30! Thanks a million!

Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan are your guest flying from london? I would think this would make a big difference for length of stay. My guests have a 2 1/2 hour flight so they are more likely to just make it a long weekend. Most of them are flying from Toronto - the flight is 5 hours, so it is pretty hard to make it a long weekend, like your guests will be able to do. Those who are coming have really planned it as a "vacation".

I'm at Playa Fiesta, and I don't think the 5 night minimum is negotiable. Of the 60 people we're having, only about 5 or 6 wanted stay less nights. A few wanted to stay for a 7 night, with isn't a problem with PF. I guess it will depend on your guests, but since we did a big dinner and entertainment package and made a full 5 day party, most people really wanted to do the full package. Good luck!

I really like the IndieBride site for unique wedding ceremony ideas. Try this thread: Kvetch: Vows => Sample Ceremony Repository It has sample ceremonies. Some are really unique!

Thanks Tami! I appreciate you sharing this with us!

Quote: Originally Posted by WSUgal Hi Kate! I have not officially decided on a location, but Playa Fiesta is at the top of my list. IMO, it is the perfect location. Every pic I have seen has been gorgeous! (BTW, I added some pics to the gallery of some pics I found from someone who stayed there!) Have you done a site visit with them or did you pick it site unseen? I would love to hear what you have to say about your plans and ideas! Thank you, everyone, for such a warm welcome! WSUgal, we didn't do a site visit with PF - booked site unseen. I pretty much fell in love with the place online, and once I read reviews for it, etc, our decision was made! We've done a full resort takeover - this brings the prices down for each guest but also means we have to fill all 30 rooms. Since our wedding isn't for awhile, we don't think this will be a proble. You can also do a partial takeover (at least 18 rooms), as you may know. For us, it has everything that we wanted: privacy (since it is just our guests there for the whole time), a dedicated event planner (Lindsay is wonderful), fun events that we could do with family and friends for the week (we bought a Dinner and Entertainment pack), and beautiful accomodations. However, it is definitely going to cost us more than if we had gone with a different resort. Anyway, let me know if you have any questions...I'll do my best to answer! Good luck in picking your site!!! Take care, Kate

Hi everyone: My name is Kate. I'll be getting married in February 2009 at Playa Fiesta in Mexico. Looking forward to browsing this site!