Lauren & JT

I had the earrings custom made by msbelle on etsy.com (you can do a search for sellers and find her shop). She makes beautiful jewelry and she's an honest business woman--so she won't rip you off. I'm sure she would make them for you, too! The aqua quartz was just a touch lighter than the dress, which I liked. But she would custom make anything you ask for, show you pictures, and modify them for you. She's great to work with! Thanks for the compliments! Quote: Originally Posted by sdtooley Lauren, Where did you find the earrings that your bridesmaids wore? I have been looking for something for my bridesmaids and since we have the same dresses those would work out perfectly. Were the colors pretty similar? Your pictures are beautiful! Congratulations!

Quote: Originally Posted by Mylee84 that dress is super cute! I work with a a woman who graduated high school with Melissa Sweet! hehe thought i would share it! That is neat! She is a talented woman!

Neen, beautiful pictures! You made a stunning bride. Congratulations!

Hey ladies! It's been just over a month since my wedding at Dreams, but just wanted everyone to know that I am working on my review. In the meantime, I uploaded a bunch of professional wedding pics to photobucket.com. Since I was given 1,001 pictures, (bless Cecilia Dumas' heart) I made different albums so that they were organized for family and friends to view. Here are the links to the albums (sorry so many--didn't know how else to organize them and post!!!): Wedding Planning Details: Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket Getting Ready: Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket Bride and Bridesmaids (and vanity pics, hehe): Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket Ceremony: Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket Post-Wedding Pics: Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket Cocktail Hour: Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket Reception at Seaside Grill: Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket Trash the Dress: Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket

I only have the size 8 available now. I JUST sold the size 4. Also, the smallest size available anywhere is a 2. My MOH is a size 0 (in attached pic), and she had to have the 2 taken in, but it wasn't difficult, because the dress is only fitted at the bust. I am a size 6, like your other bridesmaid, but more like a size 0 on top, so the 2 fit me perfectly. The bust is what counts; if she has a big bust, she may only have to have the 8 taken in a bit. Either way, let me know if you're still interested. Quote: Originally Posted by jerzygirl85 omg!! those are the dresses I want and in that color!! and I only have two bridesmaids!! the only problem, one of my girls is a size 0 and the other is a 6(which i am sure can be taken in), but i think it may be difficult to have the other dress altered for a size 0?

Thanks! I just had to have these dresses for my girls; I had to have the owner of the bridal store here in Lansing pull some strings in NY to get them because he does not carry the line! I went to great lengths for them! Quote: Originally Posted by Erika J I love these dresses! You should have no problem selling them.

Hello!! Thanks for your interest. At the moment, I'm waiting to hear back from someone on whether or not she wants to purchase them. I'll let you know in the next couple of days if they both become available again! If it makes you feel better, none of my bridesmaids tried the dresses on beforehand...I did!! Luckily, this dress is only fitted at the bust, so it is flattering on most body types. If you know of any shops that carry Priscilla of Boston, I think the shop would be able to order the Melissa Sweet line...I think. It's worth a check. Good luck!! Happy planning!! Quote: Originally Posted by cantwait2718 That is my most fav dress but we don't have a shop that carries them and the girls r adament that they get to try them on. grrr. It is exciting to know the bow is detachable. The nearest shop to here is over an hour away. I will let u know though if we get there and they like them.

I hired Cecilia Dumas to do my photography and she is awesome. I haven't posted pics yet, but will very soon. In the meantime, I know there was another bride who posted pics taken by Cecilia here on the forum...you could do a search for the photographer. The pics on her website aren't as realistic as what you'll get--but I loved everything and would choose her all over again. I told her I wanted pics of the "good" side of my face and she remembered the whole day. Not only that, but she is very reasonably priced. Trinidad at the salon did my make-up and I was VERY happy with it. However, I had a trial run a couple of days prior, and I wasn't thrilled. Not sure what she did differently the day of the wedding, but it looked 100 times better. I guess it's hit or miss. Quote: Originally Posted by ERnurse I forgot to mention one favor.... I know a lot of brides will be having their weddings soon and I know that you girls have other things on your mind during your actual wedding (like enjoying yourselves!) but it would be a HUGE favor to all the brides that are considering to have resort photogs.. to maybe get a couple of names especially the really good one and ones that really suck from the brides that are using the resort photogs in future! I know I have seen at least 3 brides on this forum that had amazing pics taken by resort photogs and 2 were recent, but there were some brides that stated in their review that the pics were AWEFUL.. So far we have one name provided to us by BC Bride2be his name was Philimino sp? And Amesharps photographer was pretty awesome too... we don;t have a name but he wore a headband the entire time... and Tremendous thanx in advance to all the brides that can get some more info for us

Yes, I second that Sunbride--I think we're catching onto their pattern. We arrived on a Tuesday night and went to Mexican fiesta night. But, they also had fiesta night on Friday (we had our rehearsal dinner there--as I posted before). So, I THINK they may have fiesta night a couple of times a week-- every Tuesday and another time on another day of the week...not sure that it is every Friday. Another thing for brides to keep in mind is that world cafe is closed for these occassions. Quote: Originally Posted by SunBride I said 2 pages ago that my wedding was a thursday and that was mexican fiesta night, but I was wrong (man, how much we forget in 10 months!). My wedding was a tuesday (thursday was my arrival/departure day). So it looks like the mexican fiesta is likely always on tuesdays based on mine and Lulu's experiences.

They're really flexible about anything you want to do. We had our cocktail hour at the front lobby outside that overlooks the resort and it was perfect! They served us drinks, but guests could step right inside to the lobby bar and order anything they wanted. Quote: Originally Posted by WisconsinBride I was wondering if any of you could answer this question for me? For the cocktail hour, is it possible to have it near or at one of the bars so our guests can just get their own drinks as well? That way we wouldn't have to pay for the extra people. Also, SunBride do you have an email address of the person you had contacted about upgrades? I couldn't find it. Thanks so much.

Thanks, Lindz! I look forward to sharing my review with everyone! As for chair sashes and draping material, I actually rented them from a local company. I'm positive you can find chair sashes for as cheap as $1 per piece. That's what I got mine for! We had 45 guests, and the lady gave me 50 (no charge for the extra 5). Then you don't have to worry about buying, how long they should be, etc. She gave me the same material for draping (Just longer, wider pieces - $75) and also threw some chiffon in on top of it! However, the draping is another story. DT wasn't going to drape my rented stuff, b/c apparently they staple it to the ceiling at SG! I told Landy to just make sure that the staff didn't RIP them down afterward and to carefully take them down. It all worked out, but keep that in mind with draping material. I ordered 14 of the 12" paper lanterns and 10 of the 20" lanterns (paperlanternstore.com). I ordered the battery operated kind (each takes 3AAA) and brought batteries for them. DT didn't hang them all, probably only 15 or so. I should've asked Landy beforehand, cause it is a pain bringing them down there! They don't lay completely flat b/c of the battery pack in the middle. The 20" ones, although they were beautiful, just squeezed into our largest suitcase. We asked my cousin to bring some, too. We asked yet another guest to bring the chair sashes and draping material (took up one medium sized suitcase). Sorry, this will all go in my review, but thought you should know now! Good luck! Quote: Originally Posted by Lindz Lauren, Welcome home and congrats! The little picture posted at the bottom of your comments looks great! Looking forward to any review or comments you'd like to share... I had a question for you (Im sure many more will follow,) how much "ribbon" or chair wrapping did you bring? How many lanterns, and draping material did you bring? Did you carry it all with you? I'm just about to order mind and wanted to double check on the amount. Thanks! And congrats again!

No, they will put bows on chairs for you as a part of the set up included in the ultimate wedding package. If you have them hanging paper lanterns and draping material at your reception like my husband and i did, then they will charge you another set-up fee. Quote: Originally Posted by Denise L also wondering....I think we are going with the ultimate wedding package, and I know the basic set up is included, but is it in fact an extra $12 on top of that per chair bow with flowers That seems crazy expensive if we are having 30 guests we have to pay an additional $360 just for the bows!!!! Any insight would be great! Thx

Tracy is right, they are amazing. We used them at our cocktail hour last week and the guests loved them!! My husband and I got to hear the last 20 minutes or so. I would definitely recommend them for your cocktail hour, they'll keep your guests entertained and all together while you and your husband are off having pictures taken. I only wish we could've had them longer! About the safes, we used ours every single day. We did have a couple of problems with ours in two different rooms, but we just had to call the front desk to send someone down to re-set it. Quote: Originally Posted by WisconsinBride I'm going to throw out there a few more questions that I keep wondering about. Has anyone used the Mexican Trio? and when did you have them play? Can the ceremony be done in English by the judge? Or does someone have to translate? The only documents needed for a civil ceremony are your passport, birth certificate and the tourist card Do the safes in the room work ok? Do you have to pay for the judge's transportation? About how much was it? Can you use an MP3 player to play music for the ceremony on the beach? Sorry I had more than I thought. Thanks ladies. Sounds like everyone has had a great time so far. I'm getting so excited!!

I am selling 2 bridesmaids dresses by Melissa Sweet. Style MS215. The color is French Blue. These dresses have never been worn or altered. The sizes are 4 and 8. These dresses ran about one size big on most of my 5 bridesmaids. The only fitted part of the dress is the bust, so they are easy to alter. I am selling these b/c 2 of my bridesmaids were unable to make it to my wedding. The pic shown is of my MOH this past week in her dress (sorry I couldn't post one of better quality). The dress comes with a detatchable bow in back, as shown online at this link: Style MS215 | Priscilla of Boston If ordered from a shop (and not many in my area carry the line), these dresses will take at least 4 months to come in and cost around $235-$260 (my first quote was $265). I am asking $200 for each dress and I ship them free of charge within the US. I would prefer to sell them together. PM me if you are interested.

Hi girls. My new husband and I just returned from Dreams on Saturday and everything was wonderful! I met Tracy down there and I have to agree with her; no one should worry or stress out too much over anything! Landy and Anabel are great and will go over each detail with all of you when you arrive. I wasn't able to do a planning thread before I left because I was too busy with work and last minute details, but I think I'd still like to post one. I drew a lot of thought and inspiration from the ladies on this forum and brides to be might appreciate having more examples of those things. I'll try to do my review in the next week! Thanks to everyone for all of the helpful information and answers to my questions. Blkatz, we were going to have our rehearsal dinner at World Cafe (buffet restaurant) cause there is no service charge per head over 10 people. It just happened to be closed that evening because of a Mexican fiesta with a buffet in the entertainment area next to El Patio. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise b/c Landy reserved 45 seats for us at the fiesta. The guests had tons of fun b/c there was entertainment and TONS of Mexican food surrounding the tables. The only thing some brides might not like is that there would be about 300 other people there--not at all private. If there is a fiesta buffet on your rehearsal night, I would definitely recommend that for your dinner! Otherwise, the world cafe would work with no additional charges.