LindoBride2009

Quote: Originally Posted by BBtoB Hi Everyone, Looks like this is an old post, but trying to revive! I am new to the site and getting married July 5, 2009 at the Lindo! How is your planning going for those with up and coming? Welcome & congratulations! I'm getting married April 9. Planning is going good...I think. I'm sure that I'll panic in a month or so and think I've done nothing!! How about you - how's the planning?

Quote: Originally Posted by paraisobeachbride2009 I was just about to post the same thing! Good luck and congrats Michelle, I'm sure it will be awesome!! I'm so excited for her! I can't wait till she gets back so we can hear all about it.

Today is Michelle's wedding day! Sending her vibes for a stress free day and great weather!!

Quote: Originally Posted by lindaos Hi all, I am getting married at the Lindo on 22 April 2009! Congratulations! I'm getting married April 9th at the Lindo. Have you been in contact much with the wedding coordinators? I was told that they don't do much planning until about 3 months out but it seems like lots of people on this board already have had quite a bit of contact & planning done.

Question for you girls....when are you/did you have your shower? My wedding's in April and I have no idea when I'm suppose to register!

Quote: Originally Posted by paraisobeachbride2009 So basically, I guess according to the Iberostar board thread, I should get the translation just in case so my ass is covered should anything come up with regards to that. Right? Thanks for the link, LindoBride! I think it would be a safe thing to do - at least it would ease your mind & you're welcome!

Quote: Originally Posted by paraisobeachbride2009 Hey ladies! I was just wondering if any of you staying at Del Mar/Beach help me out. I've been in touch with Ms. Gabriela Palacios (wc for Del Mar/Beach) over the last few months, and she informed me that the only required documents for our civil ceremony are our birth certificates (long form) which DO NOT need to be translated in to Spanish and our passports. Has she told anyone else here the same thing? It seems too easy to be true and I don't want to go there in Feb and be denied my wedding because I didn't have a document translated when I was supposed to. Please let me know what you think. Thanks!! I just saw a thread about this on the Iberostar wedding board: Worried about the Legal stuff

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride08 I'd be willing to sell it after the wedding if you want it. It's a gorgeous necklace, so ya, if you're looking to sell it after the wedding definitely let me know.

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride08 I got the necklace at Von Maur and the earrings at Macy's. This is the 3rd pair of earrings I bought. The others were longer and bigger, but I didn't think they looked right on me. They're very pretty pieces. The necklace is the style I've been looking for. It's all going to look really good with your dress.

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride08 Here is my planning thread for anyone that is interested... http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...072#post578948 You did a great job Michelle! You're wedding is going to be beautiful!! I love your necklace....did you get it at Macy's?

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride08 I feel like we are not taking that much (I'm working on my planning thread right now so that will be up soon so you can see all my stuff), but it takes up room in suitcases quickly! Our OOT bags took up a whole suitcase so that really screwed us up. We got straw bags so they don't pack flat. I love the bags, and if we had any more guests I probably would have had to get different ones. A planning thread....very cool, looking forward to it! I'm been contemplating cheating a bit with the OOT bags and mailing them out to my guests about a week or so before we leave so they can pack their own...lol. I doubt I'll do that, but it would make it easier

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride08 I believe the gazebo is actually the pyramid on top of the wave pool at the Lindo. The Del Mar has an actual gazebo in the garden, which is the picture that I saw and thought we were getting until I later found out that it was not. I have not seen how the pyramid is set up for the wedding, and my main concern is if they allow people in the wave pool during the ceremony. We will check it out and confirm when we get down there, but if we hate it we will probably have the ceremony on the beach. We leave in 1.5 weeks! I can't believe how fast the time goes. I am starting to go into freak out mode because we were trying to pack some more stuff tonight and I think we are going to need to pay for a 5th check bag, or we are going to need to give a suitcase to Mike's parents. Our wedding stuff alone is taking up 3 checked suitcases, and we still have carryon items. I wish we could just ship stuff down to Mexico, it would be so much easier! Oh, that makes sense. I forgot about the wave pool pyramid. It would be so much easier if things could be shipped!! I'm starting to wonder about the packing myself. I don't feel like I have a lot to take down with me, but it all adds up pretty quickly. Are you taking a lot for decorations?

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride08 We reserved the gazebo for our wedding, but I haven't seen any pictures of any wedding in the gazebo at the Lindo, only the Del Mar. We initially wanted to have our wedding on the beach, but I wasn't into other people watching. I know other brides have said you don't notice, but I just wasn't comfortable with that. However, if we completely hate the gazebo when we see it in person we will probably have the wedding on the beach as our backup. I will be sure to post pictures and a review either way. I didn't realize that the Lindo had a gazebo. It'll be interesting to find out what it's like. Any idea on how many guests you can have if you have it in the gazebo? You're getting so close Michelle!!

Quote: Originally Posted by aimeeyonke you are so very right!! i did some preliminary math this morning, and over estimated on pretty much everything & ended up around $15,000. really, not a bad deal. (oops think i forgot to add a few thousand for an off-site photog, but whatever! still a steal!) time to take a deep breath and remember that weddings are EXPENSIVE, and we are saving some serious cash! i did see on the iberostar message boards/forum that the per-person cost really does go to "chairs, champagne, and cake". lol- i hope this means we can get a big ass $840 cake. thanks! We figure it'll cost us around $15,000 too, but if we had it at home as originally planned it would've been over $30,000 and now we're also getting a weeks vacation...so I think it's a good deal. LOL at the big ass cake comment

Quote: Originally Posted by jlj1176 I am getting married at the Iberostar Parasio Del Mar. Do you happen to have any pictures or videos of the Del Mar that I can view? Thank you! Have you checked out the Iberostar board? There's a ton of info on there (pics/videos etc.). IBEROSTAR BOARD - IBEROSTAR RESORT REVIEWS, PHOTOS & RESTAURANT MENUS

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride08 You're welcome! I was the first Iberostar bride on BDW so I'm glad I can be help to you all now. I was so lost when I started, and it makes such a difference when you can see pictures and ask questions. I'd like to personally say thank you as well for all your help. You're a fountain of knowledge & it's greatly appreciated

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride08 I do, I'll try to post them on here later. Thanks! How exciting that you're under a month now!!

Michelle, I was going to email the WC but I thought I'd check with you first. Do you have the different menu options for the wedding dinner for each of the restaurants? I read somewhere that a girl had lobster and filet mignon at the Italian restaurant for her dinner (sounds yummy!).

Quote: Originally Posted by LyssaB80 We are getting married at the del mar next month - most of our guests arrive on Thursday and while we have events Friday and the wedding Saturday, I hadn't thought of doing a welcome reception - awesome idea!! Are you just telling people that you will be at the bar at a specific time in case they want to meet or doing a private event? We're just picking a bar and giving a start time then people can come and go as they please. It's just an informal way for everyone to meet and get to know each other before the vacation really gets going. My friends did this at their wedding and it was great for everyone to get to know each other & know who was part of the wedding group.

Quote: Originally Posted by briscoecrown Sschano... HAPPY TRAVELS!!! Can't wait to read your feedback when you return. Have a safe trip and ENJOY! I second that! Have a great trip & a wonderful wedding!!! Can't wait to hear all about it and see some pics!! Congratulations!

Quote: Originally Posted by sschano I also am doing a meet and greet. The WC said that we could get do this at the lobby bar with cocktails, but we want to be outside so I think all of the guests that will be arriving for the welcome cocktail hour will be meeting at the outside Las Olas bar - I did not request anything special for a private hosted thing. I didn't think it was necessary - I just want everyone to be able to meet. It seemed more casual and easy this way. I didn't plan on bringing the welcome bags - but since a lot of the guests will be on the same flight as me, or get in earlier it totally makes sense! Thanks for the tip! 9 days until I arrive at the Lindo... I just thought handing them out at the meet and greet would be easier than arranging to have them put in the rooms. I'm all about the easy route! 9 Days!!!! How exciting! Are you all ready to go?

Quote: Originally Posted by JillianS Hi girls, Just wanted to say thanks for all of the info. This will be helpful to me and many of the other brides! Is anyone doing a welcome dinner at the IB? Thanks again, Jillian I'll be doing a meet and greet. All of my guests are coming from Alberta so we're pretty much all going to be on the same flight. We get in a little later in the evening so, after we've all settled in and got our rooms etc., I'm going to have something in one of the lounges (probably lobby bar) for everyone to have some drinks and get to know each other. I'll also hand out the welcome bags etc., at that point. Friends of mine got married in Mexico last year and they did this, it was a great way for everyone to mix and mingle.

This is the info I received from the WC regarding the convention center: "Rental fee 500 us and 6 us per international open bar per person, per hour. This is just for a private cocktail, in the case you are interested in dinner it has a charge for be a PRIVATE dinner. The charge is between 50 to 70 us per person for have dinner there and then extra the open bar. Usually for the private cocktails are just for two hours. Due they have dinner before. Enclosed you can find the menu for the Convention Center, the time is flexible. The open bar is included for 2 hours ( during dinner) after this you have to pay the open bar per person per hour"

Quote: Originally Posted by paraisobeachbride2009 Thanks Lindobride2009, I will check it out! I totally agree with not bringing decorations, I mean that's great if some of you girls are, I just know for me I don't want another thing to stress about. I haven't quite decided what I'm doing yet. I'm pretty sure I want centerpieces, but other than that I think I'll just let the resort do their thing (I'll do the OOT bags, programs etc.).

Quote: Originally Posted by paraisobeachbride2009 Thanks Lindobride! I plan on emailing the photographer this week to get some samples of his work. His website is Foto Caribbean - Riviera Maya but there's not a lot to see there and the site is poorly designed (sadly). Hopefully he can help me out. Have you found the Iberostar Wedding Board yet? They have a lot of information there & there's a lot of discussions regarding the resort photographer. Weddings at Iberostar Resorts