~Nicole~

Hi Thipsy and welcome to the forum! And please, don't worry, we ALL felt like that lol!! Your best bet is to a list of must haves vs would be nice or not important. For example, do you need an amazing beach, a place that allows kids, a gazebo for the wedding, great food, etc. From there you can REALLY narrow down your choices. Sometimes its just easier to see it in black and white right in front of you. Have you seen a TA? They can be helpful in terms of what $$ you're looking to spend. You also want to research things about the resorts such as vendor rules ie are you allowed to bring a photog or are you restricted to pick from ones they offer, etc. Those sorts of things could be make it or break it for you. Good luck and don't be afraid to ask questions! There's tons of info on here so take advantage of that search function! Whatever obstacle you have, I'm sure someone has gone through it before too!!!

I think it depends on the details. Are your parents contributing to the wedding? I don't know, I live by some important rules to keep drama out. ie, DH and I pay for everything ourselves, this way we never feel like we "owe" anyone. So our decisions are ours only. I'm also pretty stubborn and like to set the standard. I'd tell my parents that if that was make it or break it for them, well stay home. I guess its more important than the actual wedding itself. It sets the tone for the rest of your life too - tells them that you don't put up with crap and you won't let them affect your marriage. But hey, not everyone is as bitchy as me and not everyone wants to risk their parents not coming to their wedding lol. I guess I'm just unique. I hope it all works out, which it probably will! People seem to say and do crazy things when a wedding is being planned.... I don't understand why.

Have a great time Meredith! Take in every minute..... it goes by fast Can't wait to hear about it when you get back!!

I just finished a few books that were recommended in this thread. The glass castle - good book! It was one of those books that I just kept thinking "OMG are you kidding me?" while reading, but not in a bad way. In a way that I just had to keep reading lol. When I was done I felt compelled to tell someone about the book and what happened in it. Unfortunately that person was my husband who really didn't care. But at least I got it out of my system Diary for Nicholas - I needed a really fast easy read and this was the perfect book for that. Kept my interest and I finished it in 2 days. The next one I'll start this week is the Girl with the dragon tattoo, since all you ladies rave about it!

I remember talking about the sheers a long time ago - don't forget to check what they charge you to put them up. I can't remember what it was but it may affect your decision. Del Sol can't work on Azul properties I used Moments that Matter photography (forum members). I did a review on them and highly recommend them. I had them for the day and 3 hours for a TTD the following day.

I got a corked vase and carried it on the plane with me. My WC screwed mine up before I left Mexico, but I think it would have been fine otherwise. You can see mine in my planning thread in my siggy.

Awww thanks Manders B2B - dstinationdrmr Mrs - taylorwd

Yeah, I thought the same thing lol. So I did my own!

Arkae - i used the spa for my hair. I didn't do a trial. I wanted my hair down but it was so windy we had to put it up, so I seriously had no inspiration pics to show them lol. It worked out. Oh and it stayed together the whole day. Didn't move an inch lol. Here are some pics:

arkae - i just sent nv+gms a PM about my experience. I'm going to PM you too!

arkae - I used the wedding holiday as well.

We went a few times. The first time it was just DH, me and my brother. It was lame lol. But I think we just weren't in party mode. We went the night of the wedding with our group and we had a blast. So I think the atmosphere is all what you make it. If you bring a bunch of your friends, how can you not have fun? But if you're looking for a happening party to join, go elsewhere lol. The nightlife isn't ideal for young couples looking to party, but hey, its all what you make it . Don't worry, you'll have fun no matter what.

Hahahaha I love the ideas for games you had! I think this well help out a ton of people wondering where to start and what to do. Looks like a great time

I didn't do a private reception, and to fix the first dance problem, I did it at the ceremony site after the wedding since the sound equipment was all there. I lucked out because I had such a small group and our hotel gave us our own little room in a restaurant so that solved the speeches problem, but otherwise I was just going to wing it anyhow. We were a small group so its not like they had to SCREAM their speech for all of us to hear. We took an ipod and idock station to one of the outdoor bars and just set up. We danced until the bar closed and then we moved to the disco. It was amazing and worked out perfectly for me, but we're all different!! Good luck!!

Congrats to both of you!!!

Yes its supposed to be TLGnhci - Tisha! Not sure how that happened? Anyway, I know I'm not in here often anymore, but I know you ladies are great support for each other and felt that nominations were in order . I saw someone asking what you win.... no prize or anything, but you're acknowledged as member of the month on the forum.

Hi ladies! Don't forget to vote for MOTM! I nominated a few girls from this thread

B2B - TLGnhci Mrs - daniepps Good luck ladies!!

Chong - Have a great time!!! It goes by REALLY fast so make sure you take it all in and focus on what matters!! Your days of worrying about small details are over lol!!!

melib2b - how big is your wedding? I don't think regular TA's provide that service but you may not need a planner either. My TA was a destination wedding TA, but they were by no means "wedding planners". The details were left for me to decide and work out with the resort but at least I knew they were in my corner if sh*t really hit the fan. What sort of things do you think you'll need a wedding planner for? I like to think of this forum as the planner, but that's just me lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by Vic0214 Nicole i love your bouquet. which one is that? It's the stargazer. It looked pretty horrid in their pic, but I loved it!!

Hi ladies! Hope your planning is going well! Looks like someone took over the list, so cool!! Â I saw a few of you asking about bouquets. I just picked one the resort offered for $50. It looked way better in person than in the pics. I think I have it in my planning thread if anyone wanted to check it out.

 First I had to request the long version birth certificates for both of us as we only had the wallet size ones. Then I sent them to the Canadian Ministry of Foregin Affairs to be authenticated. Once I got those back I sent them to the Mexican Consulate in Toronoto for legalization. I sent all originals, no photocopies.  Your best bet is to look up the Mexican Consulate website for your city. It should have instructions on there under "getting married in Mexico". Good luck!

Hahahaha, sorry Manders, I guess we overburdened you with book options lol. Maybe I should have only got a few for you! I'm the same right now, I have at least 3 on my shelf waiting to be read. Have you started any of the ones we sent?

Hi Ladies. I got a few PM's with changes to the date list, so here's a revised one. If anyone needs to be added or removed PLEASE PM ME!!!!!!!!!  Happy planning!!!!   September 2010 Lecreatifbride - Sept 4, 2010 October 2010 amandamarieb – October 10, 2010 chong – October 10, 2010 November 2010 dstinationdrmr – November 12, 2010 – 4pm dirtymartini – November 13, 2010 – Azul Beach Ms.H – November 16, 2010 December 2010 mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010 jaimeburns – December 10, 2010 rkf1046 – December 11, 2010 January 2011 Murmel – January 24, 2011 February 2011 Less is More – February 19, 2011 March 2011 gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011 April 2011 dakotaAZ – April 2, 2011 Mahalo79 – April 25, 2011 – El Dorado Maroma May 2011 TLGnhci – May 2, 2011 mmc1105 – May 6, 2011 JaimeCF2BR– May 7, 2011 Nikki O – May 7, 2011 amcferron – May 13, 2011 MaggieandJay – May 15, 2011 beaz2be – May 27, 2011 Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011 June 2011 jazz04 – June 12, 2011 July 2011 LMMDC – July 23, 2011 February 2012 msmarmar123 – February 11, 2012