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Hmm, good to know! The honeymoon week sounds like it was excellent!!!

Josie - I love, love, love your TTD photos!!! You look so awesome!!! Can't wait to see the rest!!! I so wish I was there right now!!! What hotel did you like more the Riu or Secrets Maroma Beach?

sammysgirl - we didn't have chair covers at all, I like the just white and because we had 2 different colors for the wedding party it would be too much I think. The chair covers came with the Caprice wedding package that we got. ShellK - Your meeting should NOT be the day of your wedding, I would let the wedding coordinator know this. Our meeting was Tuesday and we were married Thursday.

Dreamingofsunshine - I used the resort photographers (package 8, I think, it was $1200) They deffinately were not the greatest at coming up with poses but all our photos turned our beautifully. I just took charge and told them what I wanted. I would use them again, just be sure to have a list prepared of all the photos you want to get. You definately won't remember them all on the day of!!

Josie - the videos are awesome!!! Do any of you know the proper ettiquette (sp?) for sending out thank-you cards? I still have not sent thanks yous for the shower I had because it was 2 weeks before the wedding and I had no time. Is it to long after if I send them after the holidays for both the shower and wedding?

Great review Annie!! I am totally with you on staying for a second week!!! Your photos are beautiful and you looked amazing!!! Welcome back Mrs!!!

Ladytrunck - Sorry, I just saw your question. No I don't think it would be clashy at all to have pink and orange. We had pink and it looked good. Also allt he maracas that we had for everyone were all different colors, it looked pretty cool actually. Hope this helps!

Welcome back Josie!!!! Awesome to hear that you had a great time!!! Although after my wonderful experience I know that everyone will have an amazing time!!! Is that pool boy Gus in your siggy pic It looks like him!!! Can't wait to read your review!!!

shellk - everything is back to normal around here. Just busy getting all my x-mas shopping done now because I didn't do anything before the wedding! I believe Josie gets home today, I also saw here pics on facebook and she looks amazing!!! Seeing the photos of the hotel makes me want to go back there...right now!!! I can't wait to see your BD photos, sounds like you had an awesome time (minus the hangover!!!) Sammysgirl - I am glad your meeting went well, be sure to let us know when you hear! Your cake looks awesome and sounds delicious!!! Ladytrunck - Congrats on finding a TTD photog! Are you doing the shoot at the RPRM?

Welcome Lynn!! Great to have another RPRM bride. Trust me, you will not be disappointed one little bit with the hotel!! I wish I could give some insight on your "free vacation" however I have never been. I have heard you have to pay all the taxes still though.

Thanks for the nomination ladies!!! Good luck to all!!

Congrats!! everything look fabulous!!

sammysgirl - good luck at your meeting today!! I think you are making the right decision to go back to school and get a job you enjoy. There is nothing worse then going to a job you despise everyday!

Looks great!!!

shellk - the wedding coordinator (Ael) contacted us for the first time on September 3/09. Also, we are not having at ahr. As for cold mexican menu items, I am not really sure...maybe google it.

What a beautiful bride you are! Congrats and thanks for the review!

Quote: Originally Posted by LadyTrunck Your pics are gorgeous Lisa! I'm SO glad that you had a blast! My only question for now is-- how did the pre meeting with the wedding coordinator go? Did you have any decorations or favors that they gave out/set up for you? How did that work? Can't wait to see more pics!!! The meeting with the coordinator went good. You will go through everything and once you sign the document at the end then it is concrete and you can't change anything. We did bring fans for the ceremony which we gave to Diana (the PR lady at the RPRM) the day before the wedding and they were put on the chairs for the ceremony. We had to assign a couple friends to put the place cards and maracas on the tables for for the private reception. They just went and set it up at 6:30pm and our dinner started at 7pm Quote: Originally Posted by sammysgirl Lisa- how's life as a mrs.?? Life as a Mrs. is great!!! We had our legal ceremony on Saturday, just at our house with our dog. jeans and t-shirts were worn. It was very laid back and now I am officially a MRS!!! Hope this helps! I also wanted to tell you ladies to be careful with your room numbers when you are there, don't shout them out or anything. We found that anyone can go to the front desk and get a room key for any room and they don't ask for id, a last name or anything. Shellk - How was your boudoir session?

Happy wedding day Josie!!!!! Congrats to you, hope it's everything you have been dreaming of and more!! Can't wait to hear about it!

Wahoo, what an exciting day!! Congrats to you, hope it's everything you have been dreaming of and more!! Can't wait to hear about it!

Welcom back Nicole!! Glad you had such a great time!! Can't wait to read your review and see your pics.

Oh yeah, he loved it too! Everyone loved it!! I haven't heard a single complaint from any of my 61 guests!

I am not gonna disappear shellk...I promise!!

Hey Ladies..I just posted my review, check out the link in my siggy! Enjoy!!

Hey Ladies..I just posted my review, check out the link in my siggy! Enjoy!!

Wow, what an amazing wedding we had at the Riu Palace Riviera Maya (RPRM) I am a very happy bride and I highly recommend this resort to other brides. The planning stages worried me a bit when emailing with the wedding co-ordinator but everything worked out perfectly, I couldn’t have asked for anything better! Thanks again to Tammy for the BDW forums, everyone has been amazing and so helpful!!! Airline – Air Transat – D On our flight from Edmonton to Cancun we were delayed an hour due to Hurricane Ida, of course this isn’t any fault of the airline but listen to this story…We were travelling with about 30 friends/family from the Edmonton airport and Doug and I as well as our friends got the option plus that is offered by Aor Transat. We were under the impression that it was the same as first class, just not first class seats. Any how, the flight attendants (FA) were bringing us drinks and not charging us and we were having a blast. About half way through the flight Doug and I asked for a drink from a different FA and she made us pay for them. Whatever it didn’t matter to us, we just paid and went on. Our friends behind us found out about us having to pay for the drinks and asked the FA why we had to pay but they didn’t. (pretty much he was saying he should pay for his drinks too) anyway she got all rude and walked away. She came back with another FA and told her that we were all cutoff from drinking. At this point we had only had 2 beers each. She then proceeded to tell our other friends who were sitting a couple rows back that if they give us any alcohol they will be arrested when they get to Mexico!!! As we got off the flight the other FA’s were apologizing to us and they actually gave us the info of the mean FA and told us to write a report about her. Then when we go to leave 2 weeks later as we are sitting waiting for our plane our friend is called up to the counter apparently the b&*tch FA had written up a report saying the he was being drunk and belligerent and they take away his passport and tell him he and his wife are not allowed any booze on the flight. They also took them onto the plane before anyone else with 6 armed guards. Anyway near the end of the flight the same FA that took their passports away brought them back to them and said he thinks we should all write a report on the mean FA and that he cannot picture us acting in such a manner. Sorry about the long story…we were just appalled by the whole situation. For our friends to be treated like convicts and escorted onto a plane is ridiculous. They are the nicest people and we will all be writing letters about the bad FA. Accommodations- Riu Palace Riviera Maya (RPRM) – A++++++ The resort is beautiful, the grounds were constantly being maintained and the staff was amazing. The hotel is only 3 ½ years old but you really do feel like you are staying in a palace! We did not splurge for the 2 storey suite (however I kinda wish we did) we were just hoping we would get it as a free upgrade but that didn’t happen. All the rooms were suites however ours looked out into the courtyard and it was beautiful. We were in room 1051 and it was close to the pool and spa which was awesome and farther from the theatre and lobby so it wasn’t loud at night. View from our room: The shows they put on were really good. The whole 2 weeks we were there we never saw the same show twice which was pretty cool. Here’s my thoughts on the restaurants… Chili’s – Steak House – Favorite!!! The sea and land (lobster and steak) was delicious!!! I always got 2 lobster tails! I like my steak med-rare and it was cooked perfectly every time!! The baked Alaska desert is also delicious here and I am not a desert person. It is ice cream covered in meringue. The staff will light it on fire too, it’s really cool. Miguel was our server every time and he was fabulous!!! Krystal – Fusion The pumpkin soup was amazing!!! We had the beef and the salmon here and both were excellent. Agave – Mexican I loved the chicken fajitas but the appetizer is a buffet so careful because most of the time I was to full for my main course!! Botafogo – Brazilian I was not a big fan of this restaurant, I think the meat could have been cooked better. The turkey was dry and all the meat also needed spices. Yashima – Japanese I had the salmon, it was alright. Doug loved the sushi tray!! I am not a big sushi fan. The main buffet was also very delicious!!! The ribs were amazing. My fav. thing at breakfast is the omelet station..yummy. We also made BLT’s for breakfast which were really yummy. The guacamole and Pico de galo were so fresh and so delicious!!! The pizza and pasta at the lunch buffet by the pool was good too. Oh and the pasta station in the main buffet…awesome!!!! I am getting hungry!! Room service was excellent, we had pretty much everything on the room service menu, my fav was the chicken toastadas. Late at night when you are hungry the sports bar has awesome sandwiches, which Doug had pretty much every night! My fav. drinks were, pina coladas, Miami vice, champagne, mimosas, chocolate martinis and rum punch!!! The cappuccinos there are good too. The beach and pool were spectacular!! The ocean was as warm as a bath tub!! The pool water was a little cold sometimes but when it gets really hot it was nice! Santos, Gus and Javier are fabulous servers down at the theatre, say Hi for me!!! Travel Agents- Uniglobe – C Our TA wasn’t the greatest. She highly recommended the resort which I am happy about but it all went downhill from there. She did not get us first class for our flight which we had asked for over and over and didn’t tell us. I noticed on our confirmation after we had paid. When she sent people their tickets about half our group had their names spelt incorrectly. She changed our wedding time without informing us also so instead of having our wedding at 3pm it was changed to 1pm. I do have to say that Uniglobe is known for destination weddings however I think they gave us a TA that wasn’t qualified for a group our size. Wedding Coordinator- Ael – B+ She was really great, when we met with her she answered any questions we had and helped us make informed decisions based on our needs and group size. The only bad thing is once you sign the sheet at the end of the meeting you cannot change anything or ask any questions. Spa – A+++ I got my hair done at the spa and it turned out amazing!! The lady who did it could not speak much English but I had brought a photo with me and she did a great job! I also got a pedicure and aroma therapy message with our wedding package and it was spectacular!! It was so good I went back and got the combination message with was also fabulous!! Gazebo Location – A+++ Beautiful…what else can I say. It is a perfect location. Flowers- A+++ Our flowers were amazing!!! I was blown away at how beautiful and perfect they were. Photographer – Calypso Photography - B They were alright. They sprung it on us that we had to pay cash for our photos though which we were not to pleased about. We got them to let us pay half cash and half credit card. We got package 8 that is offered and the pictures turned out great! The photographer we had though seemed to be new at what she was doing and didn’t have many ideas for poses and things so from looking at all the photos on here I had some ideas of what I was looking for and did that. Cocktail Hour – A+ (5pm-7pm) Every one mingled and had a great time. It was held in front of the theatre and an area was setup just for our group. This is also when they served us our champagne that was included in the package. We did not pay extra for this as it was semi-private and we did not get any snacks. Reception – A+++ (7pm-12am) We had our private reception at Chilis and it was great. We had a head table and then 6 others tables of 8-10 people. We had dinner which was a Mexican buffet that had tons of stuff and it was delicious! After dinner we did speeches then a slide show and dancing!!! We never ended up cutting the cake because there everyone was full from the buffet which also had deserts so they delivered our cake to our room the next morning and we ate it with forks and anyone who came by the room had some too!! It was really funny! We also paid to have cocktails at our reception and I think it is totally worth it. They are setup the whole time but most people didn’t really get drinks until after speeches were through. Oh, we were also only suppose to have the space from 7pm-11pm but Ael said if we talked to Diana, the head of PR at the RPRM and she said it was okay we could pay $100/hr to have it longer. We never ended up talking to Diana but my hubby the sweet talker just paid them under the table and we got to stay later. DJ - From what I remember, not because I was intoxicated but because time went by so fast and I was really sick is that the DJ was good. Everyone was up dancing and having a great time. We requested a certain song for Doug’s and I’s first dance but we let him pick the rest. We also rented the slide show equipment from him and it turned out great. Excursions It’s terrible, I didn’t do any!!! I was so relaxed at the hotel I barely left. We did go down to 5th ave (20 min walk) and the plaza (5min walk) for shopping a couple times. At night we would often go to the Disco at Tequila which was tons of fun!!! I just figure that know I have more reasons to go back, our anniversary and to actual see things there!! The service at this hotel is outstanding; I highly recommend tipping the maid service, bell boys, serving staff…everyone!!! They work so hard to ensure we have a perfect vacation and it is greatly appreciated!! Please PM me if you have any questions! Here’s a few of my favorite photos…