Michelle613

Hey girls, Feels like I haven't been on here forever, however I do look at the emails I get to my phone although they don't always include every new post I've realized many brides are doing the reception at the Himitsu Beach -- I told Claudia "beach" for reception and never specified which one b/c from pics it always seemed like the one by the Tower. Can anyone tell me the difference and why everyone prefers the Himitsu Beach?

Wow beautiful! Thanks for the review! Everything was so detailed and personalized i love it! Congrats

Quote: Originally Posted by toriOary THanks for the pictures, they have helped me immensly, it is not as pretty as it was but it is certainly not as ugly as I had imagined it would be. I was told that all guests are totally open to use the Tower Beach, so I am sure your guests will be fine lying there. Take care, Tori Thanks Tori, & thanks Abbie for the pics -- definitely much better than I've been imagining.

Abbie, I emailed you. Please send me the pics Also, I was wondering if my guests could enjoy the new tower beach or is it just for Tower guests? Most of my guests & I will be staying in the Pyramid but I remember the beach being tiny.. The new Tower beach is huge! Thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by chipotle99 Has anyone ever celebrated in the ballroom? I know...it seems kind of a waste given the natural beauty there...but I was just thinking in terms of comfort for the elderly family members in our group that may not appreciate sand. (Our group is too big for the club terrace). Has anyone actually seen this ballroom on a site visit? It doesn't look like it even has windows or a terrace in the 2 pics I found. I saw a video-album by Elizabeth Medina of a wedding that took place in the ballroom. It was absolutely gorgeous! I think it was like Michelle and Steve -- I used to watch it all the time b/c I'm having a Jewish ceremony like the couple in the video. The ballroom is big and pretty & could be decorated very nicely. But if you're worried about sand, maybe the garden would be good-- it's on grass and it's so pretty and overlooking the water.

Quote: Originally Posted by carolina24 btw I also went ahead and booked the couples massage that you get with the Ultimate package. We booked for the next day, we're going to have breakfast in bed, then the massage at 3 at the palapas on the beach!! That's so wierd, the spa told me to book our couples massage when we get there, but booked all the hair appointments..should I get back to them? I'm soo jealous I want breakfat in bed & than massages on the beach lol =) Can't wait!

Hey, I just checked out the site & it's some weird Russian site-- are you sure you gave us the right website?

wow those look great! that is such a good idea- i was going to use regular address labels but these look so much more professional. Thanks for posting the site, I will definitely check it out.

Hey, so the gazebo is different now? It's no longer surrounded on 3 sides by water? Also, is there no longer the private beach by the gazebo? I've just realized everyone has been talking about the Himitsu Beach... I'm worried b/c the reason I fell in love w/ Dreams was for the gazebo & now I want to cry if it looks really different... Also, my mother just informed me that a few guests are staying at another hotel. If we want to go to Azucar after the reception, does anyone know how much they would have to pay? Thanks in advance!

Congrats, welcome, & happy planning. I am getting married at Dreams Cancun so I am totally biased. Check out the Dreams Cancun-Questions for Those Married There thread. It's a great hotel w/ a beautiful wedding gazebo. Good luck w/ your decision!

Congrats Abbie! Welcome and happy planning

Wow, this is so terrible. I am so sorry! I don't know what else to say. I mean, I would say sit down with him and talk to him about this or maybe even talk to that home wrecker... but the most important part of a relationship is trust & you might not be able to trust him anymore. You have to do what your heart tells you, though, and not listen to anyone else. I am so sorry. Please let us know what you're going to do, and how you are doing. We are all hear for you. Michelle

Hey, we're getting married at Dreams Cancun on June 10th! I'm almost all set - have my dress, shoes, veil, & picked out centerpieces & bouquets and stuff. I can't wait! Good luck planning everyone

Hey guys, Thanks for all the honeymoon spots--I'll google them all and speak to my TA. Soo excited. I stayed in RM in August & FI and I walked to Maroma Beach (lots of exercise and rocks on the way lol). It was absolutely beautiful. We saw Maroma Resort & Spa on the travel channel where they raved about the beach so we wanted to check it out. The beach was gorgeous but the hotel is super expensive so I'm happy I have some more options to look at now.. & Congrats Sunitam!!! Can't wait to see your review & so happy your wedding day was so amazing!

Girls, I have a q. I know this might be somewhere on the thread, but where have you all either taken or will book your honeymoons? We want to stay in Mexico but take a cab to Riviera Maya or Playa Carmen to an adults-only honeymoonish hotel. I've booked Dreams for a week so far but we haven't booked our honeymoon yet. Any ideas?

Hey guys, just wanted to say everything is okay THANK GOD! Lol Claudia was looking at the old contract, but said that everything is okay & the new revised contract had our new date. I wish she would've checked before giving my mother and I panic attacks lol

Quote: Originally Posted by JT3 Im working with Cecilia and I sent her the picture. I told her I didnt care much about what type of flower just really wanted those colors. What I received in return was a picture of light lavender and almost blue flowers. basically the opssite of what I wanted... LOL so Im trying to firgure out a different color.... Its a tad bit frustrating but what can I do.... (sorry had to vent a little) Speaking of venting... I sent Claudia an email last night w/ my wedding date in the subject line so that she'd know who I was. I was so excited that she responded today answering all my questions until I saw that in the subject line she'd added an "isn't it June 12?" I changed my date months ago and she'd okayed it; all my last emails have my new date in the subject line, she'd even forwarded me an email she sent to her co workers with my new date; my entire family has booked already-- and now she wants to scare me! I'm like binge eating until she responds again.

Quote: Originally Posted by JT3 Hi I have a question to the past Dreams Cancun Brides? I am trying to coordinate my colors but I am having trouble trying to figure out what flower colors does the hotel provide. i was looking at the color fushia with a purple. The colors I want are like those of the pictures. Can anyone please help? Hey, just send that picture to Claudia. She should be able to work off it. She'll show it to the florist & I'm sure it could be done. Just send it soon and don't wait to the last minute in case they have to be ordered from somewhere. She'll give you a price quote, too.

Wow you look gorgeous! Congrats!

OMG everything looked great! I love your setup and am so glad it worked out and you had it on the beach. So nice of them to set up in the ballroom also and try to accommodate you as best as possible. You were a beautiful bridee and congratssss!

Quote: Originally Posted by mc5363 Mini-Me is awesome! He hooked us up as well. And Z (you'll see her playing beach volleyball everyday) was great! She went out with us twice and got us the hook up. Thanks guys! So excited to meet themm! Aaaahh I can't wait already !

Thank you so much Stacey! -Michelle

I'm sorry I'm like flooding the wall... but I'm just looking through all the last pages I've missed because I just finished finals so now I'm free to plannn =) ... I'm trying to think of all my q's so I don't keep hijacking the wall. 1) about the bows, we're having our cocktail hour- then ceremony- then reception -- has anyone done that, and if so, do you think they'll be be able to take the bows from the ceremony fast enough to the reception or should we get double? 2) has anyone picked out their menus? Is it too late to pick it out once we've arrived? 3) How long in advance should we tell Claudia what cake, centerpieces and bouquet we've picked out? I basically know what I want but is it too soon to tell her? 4) For receptions on the beach, has anyone done a light-up dance floor w/o a dj? Two of my guests (a husband and wife) are musicians so they'll be singing and performing...how big is the sound system, is it enough for wedding singers? (I don't even know if I'm making sense, but you get the gist right lol?) 5) Has anyone done the catamaran or like pirate ship dinner thing for guests? I don't want anything too expensive but I figure that'll be a cool rehearsal dinner or after wedding event (in Russian weddings, we do a 2nd day thing instead of a rehearsal usually). Also, if I do something like that, do I still need like big goodies for all the guests or are like fans or something like that enough? 6) I think in the package it says that we get like 15% off in the spa --can we use that for our bridesmaids hair do's--has anyone paid for their bridesmaid's hairdo's? Is there a point? 7) For people who have gone there... is there like some kind of deal if lots of guests want to go to a club outside of the resort? I remember when I was there it was like $40 per person...has anyone gone w/ a big group and had the price reduced to like just price of bottles or something like that (clubs here, if we buy bottles we don't have to pay an admission fee). I'll be thinking of more Q's, for now work on these PLEASE lolll =) Thanksssssssss <3

Quote: Originally Posted by JuneWeddingDreams I wonder if I would be charged if I'm flying my photographer in and she and her husband are staying at the resort. I wouldn't think so since they will technically be guests...what do you ladies think? Good idea by the way to do a session the day before - however I think my photographer will be there the day before to do pictures as well. Not sure what to do with the Dreams photographer. Hey, I told Claudia we wouldn't be using their photographer or videographer b/c we're flying ones out but that they're our relatives and would be guests at the hotel and she didn't say anything about it, so I'm pretty sure its fine. Say they're relatives & guests. Instead I think we can get gazebo decor or maybe extra centerpieces. I think for credit, its easier when we're just there discussing the contract to bring in a list of what is included in the package and show her what you're using and not using and in person be like okay, what can we get for this? It's too difficult to do everything online. I used to email Claudia everyday and bug out and get so angry when I wouldn't get a response but she's super busy (they have weddings all the time and she like pays more attention to the weddings that are coming up). -Michelle

Quote: Originally Posted by carolina24 Weird!!! Are you doing the session at Dreams? We're actually doing it at Secrets in Riviera Maya b/c that's where we are going for our honeymoon. Maybe that's the difference? If we go with her, I'll definately bring this up so thank you!! I am getting a different dress. I thought a/b using my wedding dress b/c what else would you do with it, right?? But I just don't think that I can trash it I saw another brides TTD with del Sol (which is amazing but WAY out of our price range), and her dress looked really good in the water and it was only $100 from Victoria's Secret!! Here's the link: 06.26.09 Yean and Kyle | Trash the Dress | Photos by Vincent Wow, I love her dress. That's a really good idea, I will definitely have to get another dress for the TTD. I actually think my TTD might be like before my wedding lol...is that wierd? My photographers are coming from Monday-Friday morning (I think) and my wedding is Thursday... Where are the TTDs done in Dreams? Like on which beach? Is everyone like staring while you do it?