aaronsgirl

Congrats RoryS!! I am so glad it all went well. Can't wait to see pics! I picked up my dress today AND found another dress on the sale rack that I really like. I posted on PW site about it all. Here is the link with pics of me in my dress. I cannot believe I leave in 14 days! HELP! I picked up my custom made dress today only to find another dress I LOVE for $100!! WWYD? - Project Wedding Forums

Quote: Originally Posted by jgomez3838 We want to post pics of our wedding but can't figure this out? Can anyone help? I think the best way is to make a photobucket account and then post the link. You could also do shutterfly or snapfish and post a password? Any of these sites allows you to upload all your photos for free and then share with anyone you want.

We get married one month from today! I have sooo much to do and we can't decide on a legal day or bought his ring!

Quote: Originally Posted by Bianca The cups at DPA aren't too little... They are probably about 12 oz. Also, someone asked about the little tequila bottles. There is a shop at the marina that is called like "Deli and Liquor" or something similar. I asked there and they said that they did not have any. Not sure if that meant that they didnt carry them or were just OOS. Anyways... At PDC like every shop has them. They range from about $2 to $7 a piece (US dollars of course). Also, if you don't want to leave the resort, I'm sure you could ask one of the employees to buy some for you. I'm not sure if they would get in trouble or anything, but I'm sure they would be willing for a tip. Oly, the preferred club bartender was AWESOME btw... There were too many great employees there. I did not encounter any unpleasant people Thanks Biance for checking the Tequila out for us! We are going to go into PDC the day before and get some for our favors:)

Gorgeous!! Where was the TTD shoot??

HaHa. We had this discussion a few days ago...I am not sure either what to do , but really would like to be seperated from guests. It is our honeymoon

BEAUTIFUL BIANCA! Thank you so much for sharing this with us. I hope you are enjoying your trip!

Bianca! You are amazing posting a mini review while you are there. I am a little worried about the gazebo now. We are planning to have our ceremony and reception there. I am so glad everything went well! Enjoy the rest of you trip. We look forward to your pictures!

Quote: Originally Posted by MayBride2010 Aaronsgirl...yeah I am definitely not interested in the nightlife, I like my sleep too much Its my guests that I am worried about. I am really trying to decide between Dreams Tulum and Dreams PA. I am really really struggling. How many on-site wedding locations do they have here? MayBride, I am not positive about all of the wedding locations. I know the beach and the gazebo are two(and the most popular) choices. We are doing the gazebo for both the ceremony and the reception. I felt like it was a good choice for the reception because it is pretty much private but you don't have to pay the extra fee for a private reception at the restaurant:)

Gorgeous!! I love your hair and want mine very similar. Can you post a few pics of it from the front and side. There are some great ones on the slide show but I cant save them to show my stylist?? Congrats!

Quote: Originally Posted by MayBride2010 Hey ladies, I am having a really hard time deciding on a resort. I love the Dreams chain so I am trying to stick with one of their resorts. I love Dreams Tulum but it seems so secluded. I've heard that Dreams PA doesn't have much to do at night (no bar/disco open late). How close is it to the nearest town where there may be some night life? Hi MayBride, From what my TA has told me Dreams PA is about 40 minutes from Playa del Carmen which has some small bars. If you want night life I would stick closer to Cancun. The Dreams Cancun looks beautiful, but the downfall is that is a very large resort. Good Luck!

Bianca, Thanks so much for posting! Enjoy your time!

Quote: Originally Posted by Bianca Hey gals! I leave on 8 days!!! If you have any unanswered questions about DPA please make a list for me and post them on here or if there are pics of anything you want to see. I plan on coming back with all the information anyone could ever need! I will be checking in. Yaaay! How exciting Bianca Can you check out if they have any little botles of tequila(50mL) in the gift shop and what they cost? We want that to be our favors and are not sure if we can get them at the resort or need to go into Playa Del Carmen? Thanks! Enjoy your trip!

Quote: Originally Posted by jlizabethm Hi girls! The woman who has been sharing information with me was delighted to share her photos from her wedding at DPA. I was sooo happy she'd let me share them. Please visit the following link... Kodakgallery.com: Slideshow or Kodakgallery.com: Slideshow These photos were taken on a Friday around 4-5 and by the photographer that comes in the wedding package. I'm surprised about how great they turned out! Yeaaaaaaaaaaay! It got me more excited. So exciting! The water looks so blue. It does look like it was windy which makes me lean toward wearing my hair up even more. Can't wait to get there

Quote: Originally Posted by jlizabethm Hi girls - first off that's great that most of you are moving forward and keeping your wedding plans. No need to go and make a lot of changes until you absolutely would have to and things really are looking up with this whole deal. I just met a great person online who just got married at DPA and she was sooo kind to answer some of my questions about her wedding. She was very happy with everything! See the Q&A's below (it's long and detailed, sorry..) Enjoy! The Ultimate package was for a 1 hour cocktail party and then the dinner reception. I did have the waitstaff getting us drinks for the dinner but for some reason they just had champagne at the cocktail party. It wasn't bad because the bar was not far and we were all walking around taking pictures. We talked with the GM after the wedding and they have taken care of us about the little issues that came up. Let me answer your questions below... When is the photographer around? With the Ulimate package, you get them for 1 1/2 hrs. You cannot break it up and have them do 30 mins here and then take a break and have them do 30 mins there. I had them start with me walking to the ceremony and through the cocktail party. They also took a few pics once we got in the restaurant for the reception Before Ceramony - How long? I didn't have them before the ceremony...my sister was in charge of taking those pics During Ceramony and after? How long? We had 30 mins for the ceremony and then the hour long cocktail party. While every one was drinking and mingling we took pictures by ourselves and with our famiy. The took pics in the gazebo and then down by the lagoon. They turned out AWESOME! During Reception? How long? We did not pay extra to have them take pics during the reception. Did you give him a list of poses you wanted to be sure to get? I hope he'll be there about an hour before the actual wedding to take pictures beforehand... I didn't give him a list and if I would have, I would have remembered to have a picture taken of just me and mom! I totally forgot! HA! They have great ideas for shots of you with your husband, but make sure to have ideas for group shots and who you want in them. When did you sit down with him/her to look at photos? We were supposed to be able to look at them the next day but they took over 400 pics and needed more time. We looked at them on Monday (we got married on Friday) and they delivered them to us Tuesday at the resort we stayed at further up towards Playa for our honeymoon. One thing I did not know was all the pictures are 5x7's. On one hand, that is great because you don't have to pay to get larger pics done, but then I have all these extra 5x7's because you can only frame so many! When you pick out 50, what does that mean? You get 50 printed photos or 50 digital on a CD? You get 50 printed photos, all 5x7's, that you choose from what they take. They have all the pics they take, then they have another folder with 'special' pics - black and whites, etc. Then there is another folder with more special shots. It was worth the extra money to get all of them...I have printed out so many pics. People can't believe how good they turned out. It is my favorite part! Did you get a CD too with those pictures? see above Did he take more than 50 photos and then you realized you wanted to pay extra to have them? How much extra, what did you pay? see above The DVD is really cute....we didn't give them a lot of input as to what to video but they are open if you have ideas. It is not 30 mins though...more like 15 mins....Just highlights. But I really love it! Any extra suggestions.... *Bring your own goggles & flippers if you have them. They only rent them to you for free one hour a day. *You don't need much as far as decorations, depending on where you have the reception. (We lucked out that El Patio is closed on Fridays so we had the entire restaurant to ourselves. It was so neat.) I brought some little candles, little confetti to throw on the tables and little floppy centerpieces. You can see them in the pics. Don't go to much trouble... *Don't miss the live band by the beach on Friday nights. That was a blast! We were leaving the reception to head to the disco and got to enjoy that for a while. It was so much fun! *Definitely shop in the gift shop. Their prices are so reasonable! Not what you expect for a resort gift shop.... *It was exceptionally windy while we were there. Think about that when deciding what to do with your hair *Do NOT get hammered the night before your wedding and invite everyone at the bar to your wedding....ha ha ha ha Thanks for sharing! Do you think she would mind if you shared her pictures?

Sascha Gluck is very affordable and does great work. I think he was about $900 for 3 hours. NOt sure about TTD? He is worth checking into, I was going to use him until I won a giveaway:)

Quote: Originally Posted by Reluctant Beach Bride I haven't received the official word yet but depending on what I hear tomorrow....I may no longer be a DPA bride. While some people think it might be an over reaction, I have 4 year old son who was extremely sick as an infant and is now susceptible to everything and gets it worse than others generally would, so while people are comparing this to the regular flu, the "regular" flu would mean hospital time for my son which is why we get him vaccinated. My son is my priority and its not worth the risk to me. While the chances are slim I can't take that chance cause I'd never forgive myself if something happened to him. So, don't know where I am going yet, but it most likely won't be DPA anymore. I am so sad because I feel in love with the resort the moment I saw pics and never even considered anywhere else. I am so sorry to hear how this has affect so many brides on BDW. Have you thought about trying to transfer to antoher dreams resort in Dominican? I thought I read somwhere that Dreams will change your resort with no change fee. There may be a flight change cost though? Good luck and let us know what happens.

Quote: Originally Posted by MonicaC Yes, the numbers are the quantity I bought....so it is 45 of the mirror organza aqua 927, 5 of the white mirror organza, and 25 poly turquoise napkinas.... Thanks MonicaC! I just decided to go with white sashes and will adorn them with starfish. I had to have 20 so I got my own. Thanks for offering to share though

Quote: Originally Posted by MonicaC Hello, i copied and pasted from the last email....taffeta sahes, poly napkins....did not like the satin napkins... from prestige linens in an aqua color (#45) and white (#5) and (#25) napkins in turqouise if you can use them. HI MonicaC Maybe I am not reading this right. Are the numbers next to the color the number of that color you bought? How many of each color did you buy?

My niece sent me the Spa menu yesterday - a bit pricey isn't it? Is anyone having their hair or make up done by Dreams? I am getting my hair and makeup done at dreams because it comes with the package, but I am nervous about it. I think I will bring my own makeup so I know I have something that works on me. I only have one day there before our wedding so I am still debating on getting a hair trial. I have long curly hair and its always tough for stylists to know what to do with it. I am leaning toward a trial just to be safe......

Quote: Originally Posted by RoryS Does it seem like there are fewer brides at DPA or is it just that people aren't posting the DPA site here as much as on other Dreams locations? I feel the same way. Not sure if there are fewer of us or we just dont participate as often. I check in regularly but am kind of stuck in a rut right now with my planning. I am doing my own beading(never done anything like that before) so its my #1 priority right now. I am kind of burnt out on the planning and am having a hard time with some decisions so I am taking a little break on some stuff. Your niece is lucky to have such a great aunt helping her!

Quote: Originally Posted by RoryS Well, my niece just found out that her wedding is going to be the only one on June 12th, so she's real happy. Just wanted to ask again about the idea of lining the sides of the aisle of the gazebo with palm leaves - any thoughts on that? I like the palm leaf idea:) You could hold them down with a few shells strategically placed. So far I am the only wedding on my day too, it would be great if it stays that way!

Quote: Originally Posted by MonicaC Hello Aaronsgirl - I know we talked quickly about sashes the a while back...I ordered some today from prestige linens in an aqua color (#45) and white (#5) and (#25) napkins in turqouise if you can use them. For the rest of you, it was ~$100 with shipping and they were helpful on the phone with color matching. It was the same place Patsah had found on ebay, but I went to their on-line store. PrestigeLinens.com :: Welcome to High Quality Linens - Prestige Linens -MC MonicaC - How many sashes and napkins did you get? What fabric, Satin?

Quote: Originally Posted by Reluctant Beach Bride We have a small group, so a sound system is kind of silly, we are bringing our I-Pod with playlists we are working on and bringing our own docking station with speakers for it. We are doing the same:)

Reluctant Beach Bride: Did you try scheduling through Jacy? Maybe she can set it up for you or direct you to the correct person? She did mention to me that a month ahead is fine so I was going to email her directly around that time for me. CHECKS!!! I am on spring break from teaching and feel good about the things I have gotten finished: Yesterday and today I got all of the things below Parasol Lanterns and LED lights Hand Fans Napkins Placemats Sister's(MOH) Dress Grooms tie Groom and BM Suits altered and will pick up Friday Shoes are ordered Still have a lot to do but I feel like I am making some progress: Some things I hope to get finished this week: Get the rest of my fabric for draping Finish ordering a few shells for decor Buy tealights and Votives Yay!