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~Nicole~

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  1. Congrats Dana and welcome3.gif to the forum! I'm positive you'll find all the info you could possibly dream of on here! Good luck and happy planning!

  2. Marla, when you quote, you can delete the parts of the message that you don't want to include. Just make sure that you leave the *

    [*/quote]* boxes in there or else it will look like you posted it.

     

    Re the photog situation. I think it depends on how important it is to you. I was one of those brides that honestly didn't care about anything but the photography, but that was me. I think you get less for your buck through the resort photogs, but if you don't want to spend too much then that may be the route to go!

     

    Oh and if you want to share a photog, post it in your siggy!!

  3. I've added msmarmar123! Wow the list is really growing!

     

    bigboponthebeach - you make me laugh lol. Glad I can be of some help :)

     

    If anyone else needs to be added, please PM me so that I get a direct notification as sometimes I miss it when skimming the thread. Thanks.

     

     

    June 2010

    July 2010

    meghan - July 1, 2010

    Meesh – July 10, 2009

    momichele – July 24, 2010

    Daniepps – July 31, 2010

    August 2010

    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

    December 2010

    mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010

    jaimeburns – December 10, 2010

    rkf1046 – December 11, 2010

     

    January 2011

    cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach

    February 2011

    Less is More – February 19, 2011

    March 2011

    gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011

    April 2011

    May 2011

    JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011

    amcferron – May 13, 2011

    beaz2be – May 27, 2011

    Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011

    June 2011

    jazz04 – June 12, 2011

     

    February 2011

    msmarmar123 – February 11, 2012

  4. I honestly don't think I would even mention it to her. If you're ok to cover the cost, then leave it. If she wants to pay for it then she will, or maybe she has something else in mind... a surprise maybe? I never expected anything from anyone, so if you live by that standard you'll be less disappointed and can keep a realistic grasp on your budget.

  5. I saw another person to be added - Jazz04.

     

    If anyone else needs to be added, please PM me so that I get a direct notification as sometimes I miss it when skimming the thread. Thanks.

     

    June 2010

    July 2010

    meghan - July 1, 2010

    Meesh – July 10, 2009

    momichele – July 24, 2010

    Daniepps – July 31, 2010

    August 2010

    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

    December 2010

    mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010

    jaimeburns – December 10, 2010

    rkf1046 – December 11, 2010

     

    January 2011

    cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach

    February 2011

    Less is More – February 19, 2011

    March 2011

    gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011

    April 2011

    May 2011

    JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011

    amcferron – May 13, 2011

    beaz2be – May 27, 2011

    Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011

    June 2011

    jazz04 – June 12, 2011

  6. Quote:
    Originally Posted by KittenHeart View Post
    Thanks! :)

    KWIM - This I do not know...
    KWIM = know what I mean

    Here's a link to the abbreviations used on the forum:

    http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...=abbreviations

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by bigboponthebeach View Post

    Thanks for keeping us updated on this, Nicole! It helps alot to see who is close to your dates for support purposes. :-)
    No prob!! It's the least I can do.... I'm an oldie now so I'm not much help lol.

    Meghan - I'm praying for you that it doesn't rain... BUT if it does, it will still be fab, I swear :)

    I forget what else I was going to say......
  7. amcferron - added you to the list!

     

    June 2010

    July 2010

    meghan - July 1, 2010

    Meesh – July 10, 2009

    momichele – July 24, 2010

    Daniepps – July 31, 2010

    August 2010

    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

    December 2010

    mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010

    jaimeburns – December 10, 2010

    rkf1046 – December 11, 2010

     

    January 2011

    cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach

    February 2011

    Less is More – February 19, 2011

    March 2011

    gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011

    April 2011

    May 2011

    JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011

    amcferron – May 13, 2011

    beaz2be – May 27, 2011

    Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011

  8. Hi ladies! Hope everything is going well! Congrats on your legal wedding Amy!!! I'm sure it was a blast! And it looks like I've missed Meghan sad.gif. But seriously, people booking in the last 24 hours!? Were they waiting to see the weather forcast or something? Geez.

     

    Here's the current list of dates. Please PM me to be added. Thanks.

     

    June 2010

    July 2010

    meghan - July 1, 2010

    Meesh – July 10, 2009

    momichele – July 24, 2010

    Daniepps – July 31, 2010

    August 2010

    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

    December 2010

    mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010

    jaimeburns – December 10, 2010

    rkf1046 – December 11, 2010

     

    January 2011

    cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach

    February 2011

    Less is More – February 19, 2011

    March 2011

    gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011

    April 2011

    May 2011

    JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011

    beaz2be – May 27, 2011

    Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011

  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by KittenHeart View Post

    I didn't realize your mom didn't come either. I had zero parents, FI had both and seriously I was perfectly fine!
    Nope, we had no parents period!! Just 5 friends, one of my brothers and my sister. I am very close with my mom, so I was nervous of how I would be on the wedding day, but like I've told you a million times, I never even thought of anyone that wasn't there! All that worrying for nothing!
  10. Quote:
    Originally Posted by KittenHeart View Post
    OH just know that this has happen to us all! I'm not kidding, probably every destination wedding bride has experienced a guest or family member complaining or voicing an opinion.

    My own mother and brother did not come to my wedding in Mexico. To each, their own and everyone is different but people need to realize a wedding is about you and your fiance, celebrating and declaring your love. The number of attendees to this celebration and union doesn't matter at all. On your wedding day, I promise you, you won't be thinking about who wasn't there, or who thought you should have done it differently or who didn't approve of blah blah blah... I promise you that the feeling you will have on your wedding day is solely focused on your then husband and this blissful floating feeling. Wendy knows! I can tell she felt the same way :)

    It's an unbelieve experience... ahhhh I'm so jealous mine is over! smile41.gif

    My response was a little less PC, to anyone who commented, just told them, "it's my wedding and our decision was this, if you can't make it, we totally understand."

    I think us past brides all mentioned how over emotion we were during our planning stages, it's natural :)

    Sorry for going off, I just don't want you to stress or worry, those complainers won't be hatin' life when they are floating in the pool with a margarita now will they?
    Amy, it has come full circle for you!! Now you get to reassure all of these brides with me :)

    Ditto to what Amy said. I wasted so many tears on people that I honestly wish I hadn't... one of those being my mom as well. I had 7 people show for my wedding..... 2 of those were family members - one brother and my sister. And you know what, it turned out perfectly! The attendance numbers were definitely lower than we had expected, but I can tell you that I honestly don't care to this day about that!

    I'm not defending these insane people giving you a hard time, but I honestly think that they just don't "get it". And you know what, you don't need their approval. It will work out :) *HUGS*
  11. Quote:
    Originally Posted by beaz2be View Post
    Wow! Morning catchup. Nicole, thanks for the info on the vball court (and pic). I know it was a strange question haha.
    Clearly you haven't seen some of my questions then! Completely appropriate question in my books!! If you need anything else let me know!!

    Oh and I apologize to all the ladies that have been posting links to pics... I haven't looked at them because I'm at work sad.gif. But I promise I will!! I swear I'm not a snob lol! Just wanted you all to know that!
  12. This is a really tough question! THere are so many factors that affect a budget, such as private receptions, number of guests, how many DIY projects you did, etc. To give you an idea, I had 7 guests, that's right, 7! I did not do a private reception or AHR and kept everything pretty basic with minimal extras. My total expense, including rings, the week trip, buying wedding party attire, etc was about 14K. If I went all out like I initially thought I was, I could have easily spent $25K lol. When I realized the actual expense of some things I made major cuts.

  13. Hi ladies, I got married at AS, but I don't think you can go wrong with either resort. I don't know what the pricing is like at DRC, so I suggest you write down what is most important to you and then compare those things between the two threads (ie available ceremony locations, private reception costs, what standard packages include, etc).

     

    Good luck!

     

    Oh and one more thing... once you decide, don't look back lol!! You'll drive yourself crazy.

  14. Quote:
    Originally Posted by beaz2be View Post
    Does anyone have an actual map of the layout of the resort? And this may be a bizarre question to most but I'm wondering if anyone happens to recall or know how the volleyball court(s) were / how many of them there are etc. I'm thinking it might be fun to try and arrange a kind of tournament day etc. for guests - but wouldn't want to monopolize the space if there's not a couple courts. (Told you it was bizarre)
    I only recall one court, but I could be wrong. It's on the beach by the pier. The BBQ is next to it, so we played a few games with the resort entertainment crew and some other guests. It worked out well! I may have some pics... I'll go back and check.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ROBINBOOSE View Post
    Has anyone had a wedding here recently? if so how was it and with all the add on's was it expensive
    Honestly, I think everyone's idea of expensive is different. In my eyes it IS expensive with all the add ons, so I kept my wedding simple and small. What sort of range are you looking at?

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by michelle14 View Post
    Not sure if we are booking with Azul yet but it is in my top 2 choices! What can you tell me?
    I honestly think you should read through this thread... there's so much info in here and you'll likely find the answers to what you're looking for :)

    welcome3.gif to all the NOOBS!!!!
  15. I'm definitely not young compared to you lol! I would try not to take people's comments too personally. I'm sure they have your best interest at heart when they say things. 18 is really young, and when I look back to who I was at that age, its certainly not who I am now. Your family and friends just love you! It doesn't make their comments right, but try to remember how much they care about you :)

  16. beaz2be, got your PM! I've added you!

     

    June 2010

    July 2010

    meghan - July 1, 2010

    Meesh – July 10, 2009

    momichele – July 24, 2010

    Daniepps – July 31, 2010

    August 2010

    September 2010

    Lecreatifbride - Sept 4, 2010

    October 2010

    amandamarieb – October 10, 2010

    chong – October 10, 2010

    November 2010

    ~Crista-Lee~ - November 10, 2010

    dstinationdrmr – November 12, 2010 – 4pm

    dirtymartini – November 13, 2010 – Azul Beach

    December 2010

    mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010

    jaimeburns – December 10, 2010

    rkf1046 – December 11, 2010

     

    January 2011

    cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach

    February 2011

    Less is More – February 19, 2011

    March 2011

    gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011

    April 2011

    May 2011

    JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011

    beaz2be – May 27, 2011

    Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011

  17. Hi ladies! OMG I've missed so much on this thread sad.gif. How is everyone's planning going? I thought I'd post the list again as I'm sure there are some noobs that have joined us here! Anyone that needs to be added or taken off the list please PM me!

     

    June 2010

    July 2010

    meghan - July 1, 2010

    Meesh – July 10, 2009

    momichele – July 24, 2010

    Daniepps – July 31, 2010

    August 2010

    September 2010

    Lecreatifbride - Sept 4, 2010

    October 2010

    amandamarieb – October 10, 2010

    chong – October 10, 2010

    November 2010

    ~Crista-Lee~ - November 10, 2010

    dstinationdrmr – November 12, 2010 – 4pm

    dirtymartini – November 13, 2010 – Azul Beach

    December 2010

    mzgillis316 - December 3, 2010

    jaimeburns – December 10, 2010

    rkf1046 – December 11, 2010

     

    January 2011

    cjb0arder13 – January 31, 2011 – Azul Beach

    February 2011

    Less is More – February 19, 2011

    March 2011

    gingerlover36 – March 26, 2011

    April 2011

    May 2011

    JaimeTalis – May 7, 2011

    Bigboponthebeach – May 28, 2011

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