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Quote: Originally Posted by mc5363 Did you check on Orbitz? I just did a quick search on a package leaving on Jan. 3 and returning Jan. 10 and it's $1,546 for flight and hotel (Dreams). I don't know how close that is to what your guests are already paying. hey thanks, ill let ppl know about orbitz. there are so many websites and different packages. i have a travel agent looking at direct flights but these other packages going through the states are definitely a lot less!

Quote: Originally Posted by mc5363 I think our guests booked at $130 per person, per night absed on double occupancy. It's a per person rate because the resort is all inclusive. I think that's a great price. You get a week at an all inclusive for a little over $900...can't beat it! My wedding is in the beginning of November. I am sure that rates fluctuate for different times of the year, but it can't hurt to ask. hey thanks for the info. I called and they offered me $174 / person / day for january. flying from Canada is pretty pricey so doing the package deal with the flight pretty much is the same, expensive for my guests! oh well- i cant keep stressing about it!

Quote: Originally Posted by mc5363 Did you try calling the resort? All of my guests booked their rooms directly through the resort and they gave everyone a really good rate since we are getting married there. They just set up a booking code for all your guets to use. It couldn't hurt to give it a whirl. nice, could you tell me what the good rate they gave your guests is? ill definitely call them and ask but its always good to know what they offer others since we all get told and offered different things by different ppl at the resort

hey jen! thanks for the review!!! wow you looked awesome and i am so happy u had your dream wedding! Congrats and thanks again!!!!

sorry, i meant thanks maria my sister and my cousin both booked their flights with westjet today and got pretty good deals- they are probably going to stay at the Hyatt next door, and Ill just walk in with them the few days that we need to get them in. I feel much better now! i love this forum

Quote: Originally Posted by mc5363 That stinks! I remember another girl saying that they had people come from other resorts and they didn't pay. I am pretty sure she said that the only time they were even asked was at a restaurant and all you have to do is give them a room number. Good luck...I am sure it will work out! thanks Lisa and Marla..u guys are soooo nice!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl i just paid $110 for my 2 photographers. that said, i think i might have been able to get away with paying nothing. DH's brother and his gf decided last minute to fly down a day early and just see how much the extra day would be. when they were told something ridiculous like $400, they said screw that and just came in with the rest of the family, used the resort and restaurants all day, and crashed in our suite that night. the next day they went and checked in like they weren't already there a whole day, lol. all anyone ever asks for at restaurants is your room number (you could give them anyone's room). i was still afraid they'd ask for a pass for the photographers because they were schlepping equipment. not to mention mine don't actually have their mexican work visas yet, so i didn't want to draw any unnecessary attention to them. they were never given any actual passes (just gave their names at the desk), but they were stopped and questioned once or twice inside the resort. Quote: Originally Posted by cancunbride OMG Lisa that is too funny. I had one of my BMs stay at Krystal and they were at Dreams all week. They crashed in my room, then in other peoples rooms all week. They didnt even use their hotel. They ate at Dreams, Drank at Dreams and used their pool. All they had to do was say one of our room numbers and they were in. hahah Too Funny. All they would do is go to their room to change at night. hahah Claudia knew about my photographer and didnt bother to charge me a visitor fee. How were your drinks?? Hey guys, i have a question and a problem- my sister (MOH) and cousin (bridesmaid) are both students and cannot come to cancun for a full week b/c of school and finances. my travel agent quoted them 3500 each for 1 week at dreams (they were going to fly down on new years and my wedding is jan 4). 3500 each is crazy and they for sure cannot pay this! so we are looking into getting them seperate flight and hotels and i looked into Krystal and the Hyatt b/c i heard from the forum that they are a lot cheaper. if they flew with westjet and stayed at the krystal for 4 nights, they would be looking at around 1000 from toronto and 1400 from alberta. BUT they are really worried about having to pay for a day pass Every day that they come to Dreams. if they both have to pay for a day pass for 4 days, that would suck. sylvia and lisa, you guys mentioned that your guests got in without the day pass so could you please tell me how they did it! my travel agent said that dreams is really strict about letting ppl in and they always charge for a day pass! and btw sylvia- does Krystal have food at the resort and how far is it from dreams? thanks guys!!!

Lisa, thank you so much for sharing all your pictures with us! they are so beautiful! congrats hope to read your review soon!

Quote: Originally Posted by sunitam hey sylvia, sorry but can i get the detailed pricing too?? [email protected]! thats sunitam, underscore @ hotmail.com, cant see that underscore very well

Quote: Originally Posted by cancunbride Hello everyone.. Ive been out of the loop from this and Im hoping everyone who wanted the prices got them from me... hey sylvia, sorry but can i get the detailed pricing too?? [email protected]!

aww congrats lisa!!! happy to hear your wedding was awesome-cant wait for your review and pics

i have been hearing a LOT of great things about cecilia dumas from recent dreams brides..she will contact you soon im sure

congrats sylvia!!! thank u SO MUCH for the review! i know us future brides really, really appreciate it! can i ask you where you got the starfish necklaces for your guests? i really like them! thanks!

aww sylvia congrats!!! sooo happy for you! thank god the swine flu didnt get in your way! i was so stressed for you before! congrats and you look WOW, cant wait to read your review on my next work break! lisa- its almost time for you! Have a wonderful time! thanks again for the shutterbook idea- i am having so much fun putting mine together- i have questions for you before i order it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cancunbride2009 Dreams Cancun Trip and Wedding Review April 12-18, 2009 I also loved my cake, and it was DELICIOUS!! I am normally not a big cake person, but I loved that cake! We ordered a three-tier, which was too much, but my husband’s parents weren’t able to make it to the wedding since his father is ill, so we ended up sending the top tier of the cake to them through my aunt, so they could have a piece! And on our last day at the resort, we had the whole group up to our room for coffee and cake, so it all worked out! They just put it in a freezer for us and delivered it to our room for us along with the coffee and some plates! aww congrats! wow you look Amazing! looove your pics! so happy for you im glad to hear someone finally say that they liked the cake! What kind was it?? thats cool that they saved it for you to eat later! i like that. can I also ask you what your music was for the ceremony? did you have a few different songs? thanks so much for the review! all of us future brides cant wait!

Quote: Originally Posted by mc5363 My wedding is in November and I am skipping the cocktail hour. Many girls on this site have done it and said that their guests had cocktails at the lobby bar while the bridal party took photos. Since it is already included in the wedding package price, make sure they comp you some other things to compensate. You should be able to negotiate based on drinks and apps for one hour and live entertainment. Look at the price list and see what that entitles you to. hey maria- did Cecilia give you the trade of cocktail hour for 15 extra ppl covered at dinner? how many guests do you have coming? i still have no idea but it would be nice to have the option to trade...

Quote: Originally Posted by dc22173 Cecilia said that they would honor all the promises that Gaby had made. In addition, I got her to trade out the desert during dinner for an upgraded cake and the sound system for the ceremony and reception instead of the Mexican trio. A couple of days before my departure I got an email from her just telling me that my wedding day was getting closer and she could not wait to meet me. I thought that was very nice of her to say Diana- Congratulations! wow you looked amazing! Thank you SO MUCH for the review and all the details! very much appreciated! I have a questions about the whole upgraded cake. I have asked Cecilia 3 times if i could get a nice cake instead of having dessert and she has said NO 3 times! Is this something you had already changed with Gaby or did you ask Cecilia to do this directly? She really wont budge on it with me and its so annoying b/c i know others have done it!!! thanks again

congrats! so happy to hear another happy dreams bride! what kind of cake did you have? im with everyone else- dying to see more pics! congrats again and thanks for the review

aww BIG HUGS to all the may brides being affected by the flu! totally sucks- everyone has put so much time into planning! I know you all must be so stressed out but we are here for you! I was talking to ppl at work about this and theres 4 girls that got married in the Dominican in Punta Cana, all last year. and they all recommended going there- beautiful resorts and the resorts are usually affordable so hopefully you wouldnt have to pay extra. I was in Peurta Plata last year and saw a wedding there too- they had a sweet gazebo and excellent food all week. Good luck! our thoughts are with you all

Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl just wanted to share what i'm using for my "guest book" ... i rounded up a bunch of generic photos of cancun and of the resort and made an 8x8 photo book on shutterfly. the guests can sign in the margins around the pics, sort of like how you'd sign someone's school yearbook. i figure i only have around 30 people, so they don't need a lot of room to sign. i mostly wanted to do this to check out the quality of shutterfly's books for when i do my wedding album and gift albums for parents, etc. i think it cost about $25. haven't received it yet. anyway, here it is (let me know if this doesn't work): http://share.shutterfly.com/share/re...0IZtWzhy5asnIA if anyone wants this for themselves, i'd be happy to share and then you could just change the cover and title page to suit your wedding and be done with it, lol! Lisa- cool idea! i really love your book. thanks a LOT for sharing!!! i am going to try to figure out how to edit it- like add more pages and maybe a few pics of me and my fiance- can anyone help me with this?? Thanks!!!! sunita

Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl i got this off their website, so i'm holding them to it! "This package is complimentary when booking a Honeymoon Suite category or higher for a minimum of 7 nights or if 5 rooms are reserved for a minimum of 3 nights at any room category." i sent claudia an email about it (but don't really expect an answer from her, lol), so i also sent my TA an email asking her to confirm it. i sent my WC Cecilia about the Eternity honeymoon package too, and she said this: Dear Sunita: Yes you can have this honeymoon Packaged complementary, just please give me before all the room confirmation numbers, so I can send those to the reservations department in order to give you that complementary Package. they cant argue with something thats stated right on their dreams website. nice deal with the romantic dinner and the facial and massage!

Quote: Originally Posted by mc5363 So I decided to surprise my hubby to be with a private dinner for two a coupel days after we get married. I am having it set up in the hut by the lighthouse and just got the menus the other day. If anyone wants to see them, let me know. lol could you pm me the menus and cost too please? thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyBride09 I'd like to see the Symbolic Ceremony Script as well. I do think it may have been posted on this thread though..I will go back and look. I am so nervous that our guests (Particularly our Moms) will find out it wasn't the legal cermony and that we were already married before we got to Mexico..LOL FI's mom already was saying to us..Make sure you get your Marriage Certificate before you leave and Etc....All I kept thinking was thank god she is leaving before us..LOL I'll tell her we picked it up on the last day! hahahaha But I feel horrible for Lying!! I made the plans with my officiant here, just this week, and everytime I talk to someone I want to say oh, I booked my Officiant for our legal ceremony..LOL bUt I stop myself. I am asking my Old Roomate to read the Sand Ceremony. She is my oldest friend too (Since brith) and I feel horrible that she is not in my Wedding party..Especially after I found out she had an Equal part in PLanning/paying for my shower. I didn't want to ask anyone who didn't book :-( Had I gotten married here, she would have been in it. I am getting her a special gift and asking her to read either the sand ceremony (If we do it) or I will create a reading for her to read at some point in the ceremony. Anyway..Off the subject,,sorry...I plan to ask her to read, But I also want to know when that comes into play. Is it after the rings ? (I think I have heard that) Can a past Dreams Cancun Bride give us a Play by Play?? LOL hi, im posting a copy of the SYMBOLIC non-legal wedding script that I recieved from Gaby: Wedding ministry 1.- Scripture of Genesis “ And God created man on His own image ....Gen 1:27 2.- Welcome words: We have come together, family and friends….. 3.- Pray about the ceremony and for the couple 4.- Brief sermon about love: 1Cor 13 Love is patience love is kind, it does not envy,…. 5.- Response questions, to groom and to bride, do you come on your free will and with a consicious desire to be united in marriage with….? 6.- Exchange of traditional vows: with groom and wife I___ take you ___ to be my wedded wife ,to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer in sickness and in health and forsaking all others I give myself only and always to you until death do us part And so with the bride… 6.- Exchange of rings What token of love and fidelity do you have to seal the pact we are doing today? _____ receive this ring as a symbol of my life that I am giving you today and always, with this ring I thee wed and so the bride 7.- Pronouncements: Because you ___ and ___ have exchange before us your promises of eternal love, and in our presence you have exchange symbols which make this pact visible I as a servant of the Living God pronounce you before The Father, Jesus Christ the Holy Spirit and the community as husband and wife. So you are no more two but only one, what God had joined together let no man separate. Congratulations!!! You may kiss your Bride. Let me introduce you for the first time Mr. & Mrs. ________________ after reading it, i decided we would write our own vows..its kinda too religious for me, plus i think its much more beautiful saying whats in your heart to your new hubby!

Quote: Originally Posted by Kate82 Please help! Cecilia is pushing me get have a wedding date and a contract, else, she will not negotiate on trades. I plan to have my wedding on May 14, 2010, but it may change. I don't want to give her my date and later find out that I can't change it. Are we allow to change our wedding date? I emailed her, but she has not responded. hi kate, i started out working with Gaby and I changed my dates many, many times! she said it was fine. their contract is not set in stone- if you have things you want to change later, its ok. i have changed things like food and adding/deleting things from my contract countless times over the last 6 months already. just keep in mind that may is popular and you should try to figure out what date is the best for you soon.

Quote: Originally Posted by Michelle613 I know it's somewhere on this thread, but can someone tell me what the guest pass fee is for guests not staying at the hotel. I want to put it in my invitations. Also, did you all/are you all going to be paying that fee or will you be asking your guests to? Ugh I wish everyone just stays at Dreams!!! hey Michelle- I asked Gaby about the guest pass for wedding guests and she told me that guests coming for your wedding DO NOT have to pay for a pass as long as they come around 30 mins before the wedding. you should definitely fight to get this. i talked to a past bride who said a bunch of her guests came an hour before and they had no issues. just get them to bring a copy of the invitation with them when they come