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Quote: Originally Posted by MookersLovesGrover Hey ladies, I am looking at ordering rose petals from FlyBoy Naturals. I am wondering when I should order them. We leave for Mexico on June 20 and the wedding in June 24th. Does anyone have any suggestions for when I should order the petals? Thanks for your help! You're safe to order them now. As long as you keep them in the box until you go they'll be fine. We had ours over a month before we left and they still looked the same on our wedding day

Quote: Originally Posted by SouthernSweetie Thanks for friending me on FB, your pictures are gorgeous! Is there any chance that you have photos of the decorations that you listed above. It sounds like you indeed got a great deal. Do they have an online catalogue or is there one you can email me? Thanks! I just found one that my mother in law took of the lounge area so I just added it to my FB pics also. There may be more when we get our photos from our photogs. Here's also a couple where you can kind of see our centerpieces as well. They don't have a catalogue that I know of. I just told them that I wanted a lounge set up and they showed me two different kinds that they offer.

Quote: Originally Posted by KGirl99 You got 75$ centerpieces from DecoCancun?? They were quoting me $150 per centerpiece! When you used your paper lanters, did they still charge you $400? Yes! Actually they were only $63 each (x5 centerpieces)! I sent them a picture of the style I wanted and they added it to my existing order. The total for 2 lounge set-ups, structure over lounge area (structure usually used over buffet area) with my lanterns, 10 fuschia lounge cushions, centerpieces with my floralytes and acrylic crystals and the setup/breakdown fees ($200) plus tax was $1100. Totally worth every penny in my opinion

Quote: Originally Posted by SouthernSweetie VGirl, thanks SO much for sharing your slideshow. Everytime I see new pics from MP weddings, I get excited all over again! Love your wedding colors; the parasols gave the chapel a great look - very unique. Was that your aisle runner or theirs? I've seen in older photos that it was red. (If they've changed it, then I won't have to order one to hide the red.) You looked incredible! I can't wait to read the review!!! Thanks SS! It was their aisle runner I don't think they use the red anymore. I'm getting started on the review this week so hopefully I'll have it done by the end of the week Quote: vgirl: did you order the groomsmens pants from the same place you got your husbands suit from so they would match? (studiosuits) it looks like they match perfectly Yes All of our groomsman ordered the pants from the same website. Quote: Ooo how did you swing going with an outside vendor for centerpieces? I'd like to do as few as possible 'cause they're kind of a pain to carry there. Thanks for the info, I was imagining rectangular, but like round too! So it's 5 people/round, and 10 people/rectangle? We also ordered our centerpieces from Deco Cancun (Zuniga) along with our lounge furniture and stuff They were beautiful and under $75 each!! Although, I brought the pink acrylic crystals that were in the vases along with submergable floralytes myself and just had them add them to the vases The pink and green paper lanterns were also mine that I had them use instead of their standard cream/white colored lanterns.

Quote: Originally Posted by ashnic2005 Vgirl- On what side of the resort is the terrace? Also, I have about 70 (+ a few more) people that will attend the wedding. Would you recommend that many to use the terrace, or would it be too crowded? It's on the Grand side, however I think 70 people would probably be too many for that space. I'm sure your coordinator will have the max # of people allowed though.

Quote: Originally Posted by KGirl99 I was just thinking of using the resort's upgraded photography package but now I am seriously thinking about bringing in Octavio Montes. I've seen his work and I really like and his rates are really competitive. Just out of curiosity, to those MP brides who brought in an outside photographer, how many nights stay did you book them for? Is there a minimum night requirement to stay in MP? We booked ours for 2 nights. They've done other weddings at the MP so they are familiar with their surroundings there and I LOVE THEIR WORK! They did a wedding at MP 2 days before mine They were also great people and we're SO GLAD we chose them! They took pics of our rehearsal dinner, getting ready pics, wedding ceremony, reception, and a TTD session two days after the wedding All for a great price for the amazing quality of their work! We used Tammsphotos.com (Tammara and Grant) and I will post a full review once we get our pictures. We were able to see some pics on their cameras already and they were FABULOUS!! (plus the teaser one Tammara sent me that's in my siggy). Our entire experience with them so far has been 100% positive

Quote: Originally Posted by asbarret thank you sooooo much vgirl!! your reception site looked beautiful! was it big enough for 37 people to fit comfortably? im think of switching my site (if i can weasle out of the extra fee, that is) your pics are great!! can't wait to see more It was GORGEOUS! We went to take a peek at it two days before the wedding and it was GORGEOUS even without any wedding stuff!!... just a gorgeous terrace/bar area overlooking the pools below and ocean with potted plants and bamboo around and the palapa gave it a wonderful tropical feel and made for great pictures The 'real bar' was used as our wedding bar! OH YES, it fit our 37 VERY nicely and I'm sure could probably fit a couple more tables. We used 5 tables for dining, 1 cake table, 1 guest book table, buffet table, DJ had a table, lounge furniture set up and lantern structure over lounge area. Everyone loved it! **If anyone wants to see my Facebook pics (and those of family and friends) just send me a friend request and make a note that you're from BDWF. Here's my page: Veronica Chilson | Facebook **

Quote: Originally Posted by alison15 Wow the photos look great! I loved the pink chair sashes and the parasols set up in the gazebo. So cute! I also love the pink under your dress. Everything looked so beautiful. Thanks Alison We were also going to have rose petals down the aisle however it was so windy there was no point. They would have blown all off to the side... my veil was blowing to my right side most of the ceremony.. but the wind was just a crap shoot because other days it wasn't as windy and the day after my wedding it POURED RAIN off and on in the AM... so we were lucky to just get wind

Quote: Originally Posted by alison15 What section of Moon Palace is everyone staying in? We are staying in the Sunrise and it seems like the more I read that may have been a mistake. From what I understand the Grand section is non-ocean and further away but it sound like the Nizuc section is the best. Any thoughts? I don't know if we are going to be too late to switch though. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the sides. It really just depends on what you're looking for. Here are some of the things I know about each: Sunrise: Huge lobby-great for getting together with people for drinks, swing bar outside, largest pools at the resort, houses the dance/disco "Andromeda", salon, gym, gift shop, has the kids play water area for those with little ones Nizuk: Has a smaller lobby than Sunrise but still very nice, houses the wedding offices, salon, gym, gift shop, has all three wedding gazebos, large outdoor pool area but quieter and smaller than Sunrise (a little more party atmosphere at Sunrise) Grand: Tiny lobby area (not for getting together with people), gorgeous new rooms, smaller infinity pools but VERY NICE, much quieter than the other two sections, fewer restaurants nearby however this section is BEAUTIFUL. There is A LOT MORE to each of these areas but this is what I know of them. I've stayed at the Sunrise and Nizuk side and have had a great time at each of them but prefer the Sunrise lobby for getting together with friends and the HUGE fun pool area that offers a lot of variety and has the swing bar The ocean at the Moon Palace is not the best beach Cancun has to offer... but the main draw for this resort is EVERYTHING else... you will not regret it.. there is SO MUCH MORE at this resort than ANY OTHER in Cancun. However many tend to take day trips to the other Palace resorts (Cancun, Sun, Beach Palace) to visit the beach to get the turquoise water experience (there are shuttles provided for that)...however lately the water conditions for all of Cancun beaches lately are very strong and there are usually Red flags out (no swimming) anyway but it's nice to walk on the beach or lay out. There was also A LOT more seaweed than normal at the Moon Palace when we were there but none at Cancun and Sun Palace (We didn't go to Beach Palace this time and we honeymooned at Sun Palace) Hope this helps

Thanks everyone! Here's the answers to a few of your questions too: Quote: Originally Posted by jackie_c Gorgeous pics. You looked beautiful and the dress was stunning (were you super hot in it?). Your flower girl is sooo cute and the colors for the ceremony looked great! Thank you Jackie Actually I was really worried about my dress being so big and heavy for a destination wedding but it really wasn't that bad and I was SO HAPPY that I chose this dress to wear for our wedding! My husband LOVE IT and it fit the setting so beautifully. The part that got the hottest was under the skirt... the inside layer of my crinoline stuck to my legs for a little bit but other than that it was fine LOL!! ... it was SO WORTH IT!!!! Quote: Loved the photos!!! Question- where did you or your bridesmaids get those flowers pieces for the hair!??!?! are they real?!? You are going to crack up about this one... it cost me about $3 for ALL SIX hair flowers! I found some really pretty bunches of silk flowers (about 6 blooms per bunch) in my shades of pink at the Dollar Tree!!!! LOL! They have them all the time. I cut off each bloom and my husband hot glued them to clips that I bought at Joanne Fabric for $1.99 (6 per pack!) The girls loved them and they were optional if they wanted to wear a hair flower or not and they all wore them Quote: Hey! LOVE your pictures! Where did you have your reception/dinner? Is that on the Grand side? Our reception was on the Caribbean Terrace (above the Moon Grand Restaurant) and it was GORGEOUS!!! Hands down the best reception site for smaller groups (we had 37 people) in the entire resort. I've heard it referred to as the rooftop bar also. My coordinator said they recently started charging extra to reserve that spot now. I believe she said an extra $12 or $15 per person. They had the dance floor set up under the palapa and the dinner tables surrounding it. Our lounge furniture was set up when you first walk up the stairs, but there are also lounge chairs and tables there already on the other side of the palapa Quote: Did you have your hair and makeup done there? Yes! I had my hair and makeup both done by Alberto at the Sunrise salon and he is AMAZING!!!! I showed him a picture of how I wanted my hair and the makeup he just did on his own because I forgot to print a picture... I LOVED IT! He also put on my false lashes for me and knows what he's doing Another MP bride referred him to me and I am SO GLAD I requested him! Quote: 1. I'm thinking about having my wedding dinner at La Trattoria (15 total guests). Has anyone been to that restaurant? Thoughts? Opinions? I think La Trattoria would be THE BEST place to have your wedding dinner at. It's very elegant and the surrounding at the golf course restaurants is beautiful. They also have THE BEST FOOD... in addition to the Japanese restaurant that is right next to it (YUM!).

OK ladies, here's a quick slideshow I put together of some of the pics we've gotten from some of our guests... hope it works! VGirl's Wedding Slideshow

We're back!!!! We just flew back on Sunday night and it was straight back to work for both of us since then! We had an AMAZING wedding!!!! I'll try to post some pics that family took (we're still waiting for our pro photos) and will try to get together a review, etc.. asap!! We did get one teaser pic from our photographer that I will post in my siggy

Ok ladies, let me tell you this... with one week to go until I say "I DO" DO AS MUCH AS YOU CAN NOW WHILE YOU CAN !!! LOL!!! I leave for Cancun on Tuesday night and I still have a million "little things" I have to finish before I go. Finish BM earrings, finish guest book pages, finish table numbers, create placecard labels, etc. I got a lot done throughout the months but could have made sure things were done COMPLETELY a little sooner. I'm sure I'll get it done but it would have been nice to just worry about what I was going to wear instead of wedding details at this stage. I'm so EXCITED!!!!

I'm sorry you girls aren't happy with the linen blend material. Have you tried contacting them to see if they could do anything about it? ..exchange maybe?? Their customer service has been excellent for us. My fiance loves his suit and it is definitely made very nicely. I think he looks GORGEOUS in it We actually had looked at linen blend fabrics while looking for a suit so we already knew what to expect and think the blend is perfect for our outdoor ceremony. He didn't want the pure linen suit because he didn't want to deal with how easily it wrinkles on our wedding day. Good luck!

Sorry, I forgot to note that these have been SOLD. Thanks for looking!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jodimichelle Hi Girls I am going a little crazy right now. I have been stressing getting married on the beach since day one of the booking process. And I was sent and email saying they have me down in the GAzebo. I am going for the free wedding package, but want to be on the beach. I hope they will resolve this ASAP. For those of you who had your ceremony on the BEACH when did you stress the location and when was it finalized. I am getting married in 4 months! Thank you Hi This may have already been answered, but just in case it has not... I wouldn't worry about it if I were you. I think they reserve a gazebo as a "backup location" just in case but you will not have a problem having a beach ceremony. I would reconfirm with your on site coordinator to give you some peace of mind but I don't think there will be any problem with them setting you up on the beach.

Quote: Originally Posted by saymyname74 What does OOT stand for? OOT = Out Of Town (usually used to describe Out Of Town guest gift/welcome bags etc.)

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs.B Thanks for sharing! The suit looks amazing on your fiance! How many additional inches did he add to the hem? I am sure my fiance would like to have his cuffed too. Thank you! I would add about 1 1/2 or 2 inches. If it's too long a seamstress can always shorten and then cuff so I'd rather err on the side of being a little too long.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nicolem82580 Where did everyone get their cute monograms made I really want one to use on some stuff !!!!! Thanks !!!!! I used photoshop to create ours

Quote: Originally Posted by NJ Hunnie Veronica, I love the way the suit looks. Were all the measurements accurate or you ordered just a tad bigger? I took the exact measurements except for the length (we added a couple inches so that he could cuff them). I also double-checked some of my measurements with a pair slacks that he had that fit him good (for the rear and front seat measurements). Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMsMoulton Veronica- How are the plans coming along? Getting excited? Nervous? I have SO MUCH to do still! I feel like I still have a bunch of DIY projects to get done! I'm both excited and nervous! It's just starting to come so fast I'm wondering if I'm going to have enough time to get everything together!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMsMoulton Veronica- I love the suit it looks so classy!! Thanks Brooke! I love the way it looks on him I can't believe our day is almost here!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by carolina24 thanks for the pics!! it looks really good. cute hubby to be No prob! ... Thanks! I think so too

I was making him pose for me!! Hahahaha! The suit looks like it has a peach color in it under these indoor lights but it is a really nice tan/sand color in natural light.

Here's a couple more:

OK, here we go with some pics. We ordered the beige linen and it fit him perfectly! We ordered the length a little longer because my fiance wants to have them cuffed. The quality is fantastic! My fiance loves how it fits. Here you go!