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Welcome, Toby! You'll find lots of info on this forum! Especially for the Cancun area. Happy planning!

Loving the villas! Great option for some guests who don't want to stay at a big resort!

Doing the first week in in the family-friendly resort for the wedding (and to spend time with the guests), then switching to the all-adult more secluded resort for the honeymoon the rest of the 2nd week. All in the same town though. It'll be bliss!

She's definitely top 2 in Mexico (for me, anyway). I tried to hire her but she was unavailable! I recommend her to anyone marrying down there. Even the cost of her hotel room for one night (in the Cancun/Riviera area) would be well worth it.

Ditto. The age difference is too big to matter. As long as the dresses are in the same color range, you'll be fine. My mom used to dress my little sister and I in the SAME dress (she's 6 years younger than me)... I HATED IT when I was a kid. I think your older girl would appreciate having different dresses from her baby sister. But it is a special occasion -- so it's all up to you. One day wouldn't hurt where the girls are matchy matchy.

Pretty! Thanks for sharing!

WOW! I went and shared the link on my FB page. love it!

Yeah, I really hope most of your guests can stay there! I'll cross my fingers for you. We ended compromising too; It will be the Grand Caribe for the ceremony/reception. But we're still contemplating if we should transfer over to the Le Blanc or to the Royal Cancun for the honeymoon portion of our trip. We're actually going to make a trip to Cancun in a couple months for the FI's company, so Le Blanc will be one of our site visits JUST in case we may want to change our minds last minute. We just love the photos of the property at Le BLanc. Boutique, white, clean... that infinity pool is to die for. Keep us posted!!! Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz I will for sure! I have not seen the youtube videos...thanks for telling me about that! Yeah, I am kinda nervous about the 10%, but we will see! I ended up getting a better deal than the $568 or whatever it was, but it is still expensive!!! Where did you decide to get married?

I always pass by the studio by our place, and now that I want to get more fit for the dress, I may take classes soon (will be worth the $). Anyone I know who does yoga looks amazing!

Your BMs are going to love this dress! Great job!

Ugh! How frustrating! But I'm relieved to see that she didn't order a size too small. She'd better alter it for free!!!! Do take pics and I know you'll look fabulous once it's all taken in!

Good news is, that they were able to lengthen the dress! Let's focus on that. Once you see the dress on, then you can tell the owner in person how unhappy you were about everything. It sucks that it took so long to get connected with her. Keep us updated on your status after you see it in person!

Le Blanc was actually our first choice! And Melissa always responded quickly to me too, when I first inquired about their weddings. Alas, the cost is too much for our guests, so we had to look elsewhere (and we'd have a number of guests staying at another location, so there goes the 10% non-resort guest capacity). But it's great to see someone on BDW is getting married there! The videos on youtube of weddings there are beautiful. I love the privacy of the place! Keep the board updated on your wedding there!

ARgh! All the La Perla bras sold out! Ladies, don't forget to check out the Calvin Klein Swimwear boutique on Tuesday (Feb 2)! Stock up for your resort swimwear!

Seriously. Loooooove your bags! Your guests are lucky -- and I hope they realize it when they see how much work you've put into them. Rock it, girl!

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I love this story! Congratulations!

It's understandable that you are upset. I was part of a wedding party where one of hte BM's disappointed the bride left and right. Not a good situation to have (especially cuz the bride complained about the BM to everyone but the BM). I'd say you should talk to your BM and see what was going through her head this weekend, and then just focus on your wedding. It's sooo close, and there's no need to stress yourself out over her. If it really bugs you, then make sure you do talk to her soon. You don't want any drama to pop up on your wedding day.

Great giveaways! Thanks for sharing! Where did you get the totes for so cheap? I love that little travel candle container too!

I think it depends on the resort. I've seen on some resort sites (their weddings section) that weddings do happen on sunday. email them directly (not through your ta) to find out for sure.

I loooove ruelala! Just bought 2 French Connection dresses for less than half price early this week!!! PM me if you want an invite!

I'm so sorry to hear that! I have a day job, and I run a side business in the evenings and weekends to help make extra money to pay for the wedding and for anything outside my bills. Like Carolina posted, I try to remind myself that there's a wonderful vacation I'm working towards. We all want to have the wedding of our dreams, and I think we do what we can to make it happen. You only have a few months left, and August will be here before you know it. Keep your eye on the prize, and I hope it all works itself out! We're here with you!

When I threw the shower with the other bridesmaids, we spent a lot of money, but we still had give the bride a gift certificate to her favorite spa for a facial. It was an extra $50. Fortunately, the other bridesmaids (except one uncooperative one) had no problem pitching in for a gift. BUT, if any one in the bridal party is stretched thin financially, then I think the party itself is a wonderful gift. If your bride is a good person, then she should understand that you put in a lot of time, money and effort into planning the shower. For me, I would appreciate anything my girls would do for me. Quote: Originally Posted by giraffexx I am also a bridesmaid in my best friends wedding which is happening 2 months before I am getting married. I am one of 4 girls in her bridal party and we are splitting everything for the party 25% per bridesmaid. My question to you girls is am I expected to also give a gift at the shower since I'm already paying a pretty penny to help host the event?? Any advice welcome, I'm really stumped about this. Thanks!

Thanks for the heads up! And I double checked my email from 1/19, and didn't see any emails (Inbox nor Spam folder) from any agent. I'm not unhappy with the agent at all, especially with all the maintenance and upgrades going on with the BDW server. There may be something going on with the link above, since TA Jennifer said she didn't receive any info from me. Not a big deal - I'm just happy to be directed to TA Jennifer now. I'm sending TA Jennifer a personal email to get things started, and i'm totally excited to work with her since she got great reviews from other BDW users. Quote: Originally Posted by Tammy Host JP, you did send an inquiry in and the agent responded to you on 1/19. the agents on the forum DO NOT compete with each other. if there is a reason why you are unhappy with the agent, that is one thing but this other agent did respond to you. you might want to read this: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...bdw-tas-53770/

EXCELLENT job! Thanks so much for sharing!

Congratulations! It's all smooth sailing from here!