alliegrenier

that is so pretty! I bet you looked great yesterday...can't wait to see pics!

niujess....is it just me that can't see your hair pic? or did it not come thru properly?

Sorry I haven't been on much...we've been so busy organizing...then reorganizing because of a change....then reorganizing AGAIN because of ANOTHER change...LOL. Things seem to have finally calmed down. We leave on Tuesday for the Riu Vallarta and the wedding is on Friday (one week from today...woo hoo!!). We have been planning from the get-go to be at the Riu Vallarta. With all the media hooplah, and the closing of some resorts, we were moved to the Riu Palace about 2 weeks ago, which meant picking from new restaurants and reception bars...we also had to notify all 45 guests of the change to ensure they made the upgrade as well. Then flights from Denver to Mexico started getting cancelled (primarily United). So about half of our guests were scrambling to make new flights. Some had to shorten or extend their stay since many carriers aren't flying every day of the week any longer. After we got it all worked out and everyone was comfortable again....we got switched back to the Vallarta!! hahahahahahahha....I'm mostly laughing because this was supposed to be my stress-free wedding that required very little from us...so much for that. Oh well...it'll be memorable...and most importantly...we WILL be married on our 3 year anniversary as originally planned...that's the important part! I can't wait to dig my toes into the sand...this is my FIs first time at a real beach! YEAH!

We were tight on our gift budget as well. We were going to do a few small things, but once I saw Mishka's designs then emailed back and forth with her....we just had to. We emailed her our invitation design and she's going to use it as a theme. She's doing two different color pallets to coordinate and is hand writting our names, date and location. I am soooo happy with our choice and can't wait to see how they turn out. Also...as someone mentioned before...she's located in PV, so she'll hand deliver to the hotel. It was totally worth it.

Has anyone here used the Renova Spa for their hair and makeup? We leave in 2 weeks and I still haven't made a decision!!

brittbrodin - Las Caletas - March 21, 2009

Mel&B- Playa Fiesta- May 1, 2009

klhutsell - Villa Celeste - May 16, 2009

alliegrenier - Riu Vallarta - May 22, 2009

JaimeLynne Mayan Palace May 24, 2009

Susanandmo Dreams Nuevo Vallarta May 24, 2009

Bca33 -Las Caletas June 6, 2009

Goldstein to be (Bo) - Riu Vallarta, June 6, 2009

Tiffiney01 -Riu Vallarta - August 15, 2009

tcuvicki- Presidente Intercontinental 9/26/09

jmiranda - Riu Vallarta - October 21, 2009

Jess - Dreams Puerto Vallarta - 11/28/09

MaryS-Mayan Palace - 11/28/09

The pictures turned out beautifully. Congrats to the Newlyweds!

The pictures turned out beautifully...I LOVE your arch! Congratulations to the Newlyweds!

what a wonderful job she did! Beautiful photography. Congratulations to the Newlyweds!

How beautiful! Congratulations to the Newlyweds!

Erika was wonderful at getting back to me at first. Maybe it was their slow time or something? I had quite a few back and forths with her. I had the same concerns about another bride having the same date and renting the bar or getting the good restaurant.

I asked which restaurants were available (back in Sept or Oct I think) and Erika emailed me menus and pics of 3 restaurants. I picked my fav and put it on my invite that went out last month. Then, I was bored one day, went to look online at pics of the restaurant and found they had giving me Jalisco options! LOL oh well, it got resolved, but still waiting to hear about the bar.

I am feeling better knowing they make ALL the brides wait until the last minute. Hopefully all's set for now. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Jessica gets help soon so she's not on her own too long.

How fun! I went to a wedding where the reception was on a boat on the Ohio River and it was beautiful! I can only imagine how amazing it'll be Turks & Caicos. I hope you had a great time!

We had a lot of family that were frustrated and disappointed because they couldn't come...but they have started to realize that it's our special day and that it's ok because we're happy. I'm sure yours will turn around too. Good luck and congrats.

That is such a great idea! I love that you'll end up making this such a special occasion...congrats! I looked near and far for info on Destination Weddings and this is by far the best resource available. Welcome!

You're the first Austrailian bride I've seen on here! How fun. Congrats.

I think the wonderful thing about a destination wedding is that they're all so original! You'll get lots of great ideas on here and the best part is...you have tons of time! Congrats and welcome.

It is fun isn't it!??!? This makes it even better...so many great ideas to work with. Congrats and welcome.

Thanks for that! It'll be very helpful to Cancun brides!

Thanks! Good luck to you as well and welcome to the forum.

You've DEFINATELY come to the right place then. I picked first and found this site later....I lucked out...lots of good reviews, but I'm like you...I would have stressed much less if I had read a ton of reviews first. Good luck. I'm sure you'll figure it all out here.

Hello and welcome!!

Hi Abbey....welcome....congrats....enjoy! I'm not familiar w/ DR, but I'm sure there's a section just for you!

Congratulations and welcome! This is a great resource for creative and fun ideas...it's hard to pick which are the best once you read them all!!

Congrats and welcome...from one newbie to another...this place ROCKS!! The girls will give amazing advice and will really expand your creativity. Enjoy

Hello and Congrats! You'll have a great time reading all of these wonderful ladies advice...it's so helpful. I'm a Riu Bride too (but in Puerto Vallarta)...I've heard they do a beautiful job.