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Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl i just paid $110 for my 2 photographers. that said, i think i might have been able to get away with paying nothing. DH's brother and his gf decided last minute to fly down a day early and just see how much the extra day would be. when they were told something ridiculous like $400, they said screw that and just came in with the rest of the family, used the resort and restaurants all day, and crashed in our suite that night. the next day they went and checked in like they weren't already there a whole day, lol. all anyone ever asks for at restaurants is your room number (you could give them anyone's room). i was still afraid they'd ask for a pass for the photographers because they were schlepping equipment. not to mention mine don't actually have their mexican work visas yet, so i didn't want to draw any unnecessary attention to them. they were never given any actual passes (just gave their names at the desk), but they were stopped and questioned once or twice inside the resort. OMG Lisa that is too funny. I had one of my BMs stay at Krystal and they were at Dreams all week. They crashed in my room, then in other peoples rooms all week. They didnt even use their hotel. They ate at Dreams, Drank at Dreams and used their pool. All they had to do was say one of our room numbers and they were in. hahah Too Funny. All they would do is go to their room to change at night. hahah Claudia knew about my photographer and didnt bother to charge me a visitor fee. How were your drinks??

Quote: Originally Posted by June_Dreams WOO HOO I cant wait to get out of work and know Im coming back a married woman..lol Question? Do we have to get an OK from the WC for our photographer of choice? Or can we do what we want but just purchase a day pass?? No daypass fee is required.

Hello everyone.. Ive been out of the loop from this and Im hoping everyone who wanted the prices got them from me... Ill be having some of my stuff up for auction as soon as I can get my lazy butt to photograph the items Im selling.. Shoes Christian Louboutins Feather Piece Mini Gift bags for female (tux) female (dress) Organza fillers for the bags three star fish necklaces two money clips Zebra Table Runners Zebra ribbon My dress..... tear A TDD Dress that is too big on me and I wasnt able to wear it Soon to post

a 41 is a size 9. I have the hotpink slip ons that I wore for my wedding up for sale on ebay for $300.00. They are a size 41. I purchased them for $600.00 off of ebay as well.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Angela~ Hi Sylvia, Yes, I'd still love the budget. Dreams Cabo got back to me and quoted $1000 US for the lighted dance floor. Perhaps I can negotiate that ...... OUCH!! Thats alot. Are you getting the big one or the smaller one? I had the smaller one and it was 600.00 I think. Im going to go home and get all the prices together and just post them here for everyone to see...

you made it Lisa, congratulations!!! You looks beautiful in your siggy

I have all her runners available since they were not what I was looking for, if anyone is interested. It is a Dandy Damask print

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Angela~ Sylvia, would be able to send me your detailed planning budget? I have actually emailed Dreams in Cabo to see if they can offer the same type of beach reception and the lit up dance floor ....love it! I think Dreams Cabo has totally different prices than Dreams Cancun. if you still want it let me know I would be happy to send it to you. The illuminated dance floor is extra, that comes with the DJ

Thank you everyone for being sooo sweet on your comments. I wanted to share what I got this morning from my photographer, Cecilia Dumas. She sent me a thank you card to send out to all my guests, which I thought was super sweet... It says thank you for sharing with us this special day in english and in spanish then the date... Going to send these out to everyone...

looks like you had a blast, IM loving the colored table cloths, so pretty!

You looked Beautiful, keep the pictures coming....

Here is to the emails about my shoes... lol the fans Purchased these napkins from the knot, in black, pink, and white.. Had them engraved with our names and the song I walked into, Just like Heaven. Just a touch for the cocktail hour. Ok and here are the 5 flags we got also.... in the background you can see them. For those who were asking about the flags

Quote: Originally Posted by cdnvb9 all I can see is red x's in places where I should see your pictures, and everyones comments are making me more frustrated that I can't see them! ugh!! Regardless, your review was great and your wedding sounded like it was perfect for you guys! Congrats!! give me your email address and Ill send you some.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs D To Be! thanks for the review - everything looked absolutely perfect! you have set a high standard for all us girls to follow!lol can i ask one random question though, i remember you were originally going with claudia rodriguez (sp) as your photographer - can i ask why you changed? I've booked citlalli through claudia... It was a hard decision, but after looking at Cecilia's work and her TDD shoots, I decided to just go with her. Her work seems like its more artistic to me and more unique.

Quote: Originally Posted by stacey Sylvia, mypublisher.com is the best web site for that sort of thing. thanks Stacie

Quote: Originally Posted by sunitam congrats sylvia!!! thank u SO MUCH for the review! i know us future brides really, really appreciate it! can i ask you where you got the starfish necklaces for your guests? i really like them! thanks! I purchased them in bulk from a seller in hong kong who gave me an absolutely great deal so therefore I purchased 20 from him. And I got the men money clips

now that your talking about shutterbook, does anyone here know where I can have my photos printed on a book?

Quote: Originally Posted by Michelle613 Sylvia you got Cecilia a Tiffany necklace on top of the cost? Woww your so nicee! I did Michelle, she was great. She gave me a great discount on the Trash Dress shoot then she gave me a cd with ALL my pictures that she shot I think there was like 600 of them..

Quote: Originally Posted by Dreamy101 Wow your dress is amazing!! Who is the designer?? You loook so beautiful and happy by the way!! Looks like you had an amazing day!! My dress is made by Pro Novias, Manuel Mota....

Quote: Originally Posted by Amelie I would really like to buy it! But first I would need your measurements to make sure that it would fit me. My wedding in june 18th and we are leaving june 13th...So I guess I would need it soon. Let me know if it works out! Thanks Let me take a picture of the dress so you can see it and I will post it here... That dress is a 34-28-36 I think or bigger maybe, it was big on me so I didnt get to wear it

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 Oh really....Hmm..I will make sure to let everyone know about the milky drinks and I will buy some mylanta before I go down there so I have it on hand. I'm glad that through all of that, you still haev a really good time By the way, I was able to see your pictures when I got him that night and they are fabulous!! You made a beautiful bride and everything looked really great :-) Thank you for coming back and sharing with all of us, especially those of us Dreams Cancun Brides that are leaving in a matter of weeks (A matter of days for Lisa!!) Im here to help anyone as much as I can. I went through stress before I left so I want to be able to relieve some stress if you cannot get a hold of Claudia or the other WC

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 How were your guests as far as being sick? I know some people are bound to get sick at some point, but was anybody sick the whole time? When I went to Punta Cana a few years back I ate & drank everything & I was perfectly fine, until we got home..LOL but a friend of mine was sick the whole trip I got sick one day and I had non stop bathroom issues but I think that was from the milky drinks so I stopped drinking those. Then my daughter got sick, she couldn't use the restroom for about 3 days and was cramping bad, shes 7. I had a few of my guests also complain of cramping and not being able to use the restroom for a few days so I purchased Mylanta from the store across the street XOXO and gave it to my guests to drink it. Seemed like it helped. My FI had nonstop bathroom issues too the entire time he was there, heehee but again I think its the milk in the drinks and all the heavy food. Dreams Cancun has a Dr. on call that charges an arm and a leg. My MOH was playing pool volleyball and broke her acrylic and the nail came off also. He was charging $150.00 to clean out the nail and bandage it up. Shes a nurse so she was able to do it in a few seconds just borrowed his stuff.

Quote: Originally Posted by SIMBASIM Thanks for the heads up on the drinks. i will be sure to throw some money at them to make sure my drinks are potent! I am so excited to hear that she has a vase there. I will just bring the sand and email her and let her know I will be using it.I did see a picture of the vase in one of your pictures. PERFECT! You make sure you ask the bartender to add extra shots. They use 1/2 shot of alcohol for a margarita. My father who was a bartender/bar owner told them that was not the way to make a drink, they advised him that they have to follow dreams rules unless the person requesting the drink asked for additional shots. So therefore, for one drink you need to ask for 2 additional shots or even three to actually be able to get a good stern drink... HAPPY DRINKING. Oh ya, and also.... all their alcohol is HOUSE alcohol meaning no name brand alcohol except for Kaluah. Their tequila is yellow and alright, their Vodka is like drinking acetone. hahah. The first night we were there we all asked for Vodka shots (Absolute or GreyGoose) and they brought us some type of acetone tasting Vodka (House) that sent my MOH straight to the bathroom to puke and then up to her room to shower 10 times and barf all night, she got sick off of it. So avoid the vodka, make sure its ABSOLUTE. Definately no shots of Vodka, and if you do then dont say I warned you. I recommend Absolute Mandarin with 7-up... sooo goood and not many calories!!

Quote: Originally Posted by bbpacco I am hiring Claudia Rodriguez for the photography. For those of you who hire outside photographers, did you tip them? How much should I tip? I didnt tip my photographer but I did buy her a beautiful Tiffany and Co. Necklace and she absolutely loved it. She wore it the following day to a wedding she attended.

Quote: Originally Posted by Amelie OMG Sylvia!!! Your wedding looked flawless...amazing! I love your pics, they are so nice and trendy at the same time. I would like to know where you bought your TTD dress It is gorgeous! Thanks I purchased that dress at Nordies some time ago... I had an issue with my TDD dress that I originally had done, it was to big on me so I couldnt use it. I will be putting that up for sale if anyone is interested. It is beautiful and its white. Ill be selling that for $125.00. (empire style)