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Quote: Originally Posted by jlj1176 It is pretty hot. Not unbearable. There are plenty of shaded areas by the pool and beach that get a good breeze. Walking around during the day does get hot though. As for the wedding...we had our ceremony on the beach and it was so windy that it didn't feel hot at all. We had fans as favors on each of the chairs during the ceremony. I had a pretty formal dress with a train so at different points I was pretty hot. The ceremony location was okay - some breeze but not much. It wasn't bad for cocktails and dinner but dancing was a different story! I danced all night so I was definitely sweating! But like I said - I think that could have been in part of having a 20 pound dress on! I didn't hear anyone complain about the heat the entire time that we were there. We didn't ship anything down in advance. We bought a luggage scale online (best $10 I ever spent) and packed everything. Will's aunt came over a few weeks before we left and took close to 50 pounds worth of stuff to bring with her. We took the rest. We had two huge suitcases, one smaller suitcase, three carry on's, my dress, and a large cardboard box (about 50 pounds) filled with things. Since you can't carry liquids on the plane we had to check most of the OOT goodies (we had a lot of non liquids but also large bottles of lotion, after sun, pepto, etc) Quick question for past brides - when Karla delivered our wedding paperwork she said that we had to take our marriage license to our local courthouse and register it. I just called the courthouse and they said that we don't have to do anything. Does anyone know which is the case? Thanks!!! Quote: Originally Posted by jlj1176 Yes, we were supposed to be at the Tropical Restaurant. About two weeks prior to our arrival we got an email from Reyna saying that we had been upgraded to the Lindo hotel and since the Del Mar was still closed that they were moving our reception to the Beach Hotel's steakhouse "El Puerto". This restaurant is exactly the same set up as the Tropical. We had to send out a mass email to our guests since the dinner choices had changed from Skirt Steak or Grouper to Tenderloin or Chicken. When we met with Karla - she told us that we were back in the Del Mar. We had explained to her that we had contacted all of our guests about the new location and food choices and we had ALL of our welcome letters printed with the information stating we would be at "El Puerto". At this point El Puerto had reservations reserved (by other guests at the hotel) for dinner but Karla worked it out with the restaurant manager (who contacted the guests to tell them their reservations were cancelled) and we ended up with the private reception at the Beach Hotel. We used the resort DJ. I was nervous about this since I heard he doesn't speak English. We brought a CD with our first dances and then an IPOD with a wedding play list just in case. We definitely did NOT need the IPOD. The DJ was AWESOME! Everyone danced the entire time!!! We had a few guests approach him to ask if he would make CD's of the music he played that night for them. He was really very good! My only suggestion would be to stay calm if they try and switch things around. I got the sense that with the Del Mar / Beach closing and then reopening that there was some confusion with where the weddings / receptions would be. But if they try and move things, just explain that you have everything printed and they do everything they can to get you back on track. Hopefully since the resorts have been opened for a few weeks they are back on track. Also, with so many guests it is easy to feel overwhelmed and torn between people. What we did is picked an area at the pool and made sure everyone knew where it was (by the pool bar...lol). That way if we went to the beach, or our guests went to the beach, lunch, etc. eventually we all made it back to the same spot (people filtered in and out all day). The pools are large so it was easier than trying to spot people walking by. We were all in and out of the pool but there was always a few people in that area. Not sure if you are doing OOT bags for your guests. Since we had such a large amount we didn't want to hand them all over. So I made a list in Excel of who was checking in on what day (and the amount of bags for each room). Each morning we rolled a suitcase up to the lobby with the list and OOT bags and gave them to the front desk. They would go over the list and make sure that they had the reservations in the system and then hand them out as our guests arrived. It was very simple and we did not have any issues with missing bags / guest not getting them. Let me know if you have any other questions! We have all of the OOT bags in 3 big boxes to be checked. Did the airport give you any trouble with that? We are also going to have 2 huge suitcases, a smaller one, 2 carryons and my dress. How much was it to check the box? We are flying Delta and I know if varies but just to give us an idea, of how much yours weighed and how much it was. THANKSSSS!!! Stacy

Thanks so much Jen and akbeach for the advice. I'm very relaxed about everything, so it should go very smoothly. I can't wait!!! Thanks again...Stacy

Hi Jen, I'm so glad to hear that you had an amazing time. We are leaving this weekend for our Del Mar wedding. Do you have any suggestions? I see you had a large group as well, we have about 90 guests coming. Did you have a DJ? and were you supposed to have the reception at the Tropical Resturaunt? Thanks sooooo much, and congrats again!!!! Stacy

HeyEveryone, COngrats and good luck to all the June and July brides. I was wondering if anyone had a mock intinerary that went with their welcome letter that I can look at? My email is sjr133@sbcglobal.net, Thanks, Stacy

Hey everyone, We finally heard from Reyna yesterday, and she has been sending me emails back and forth!!!! Everything seems to be good, it just puts our minds at ease now. THank godd!!!! Anyway just wanted to let everyone know. Thanks, Stacy

Quote: Originally Posted by sunandrun Reyna finally got back with me!!! We ARE having our wedding at the Del Mar/Beach. Leave on Sunday...I CAN NOT WAIT!!!!!!!! Thanks for all of your help! Sunandrun, Have an awesome time, I'm so glad that you heard from Reyna. I can't wait to hear all about it. We leave in 2 weeks so I hope we catch up with you before we leave!!! Congratulations and have an amazing time!!!

Congrats to all of you; on your showers, and legal days!! We had our legal day on Monday but no one knew...it's our little secret!! We still haven't heard from Reyna!!! I"m trying not to think about it, but it's getting harder and harder everyday!!! I wish everyone nothing but the best and I would love to see pics and hear about all the details!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by sunandrun Ctodd8, Iam getting married on July 3rd and I got my planning worksheet about 2 weeks ago. Reyna emailed me a 3 page document that asked about flowers, number of guests, restaurant choice etc. Since I emailed it back to her, I have been trying to get in touch with her. I have emailed her 2 or 3 times with no reply. I have also been asking if we are going to be getting married at the Del Mar/Beach or Lindo. We leave June 28th. I hope she emails before then! OMG, theres so many of us that haven't heard from her....you know its not like its just our vacations....its our weddings!!! and the worst part about it is they really dont care!! I know that everything will go smoothly for all of our days and we can help everyone out with our experiences. Everyone please keep us posted when you hear back from Reyna!!! And our wedding days will all be fabulous!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ctodd8 FutureBotter, What is the "wedding details" that you are supposed to send back to them? I haven't seen anything like that from them and my wedding is on 7/6. Did anyone else get something they are supposed to send in about wedding details? Now I am starting to think they have completely forgotten about me ; ) I haven't heard from Reyna and she doesn't know alot of things...apts for my girls hair and all our guests food choices. THeres alot that she needs to know and I haven't heard from her in about 3 1/2 weeks!!!! I would call if I were you, its worth a shot.

Quote: Originally Posted by mxbride789 If its any consolation, we're in the same boat SJR...I'm getting married on july 13th at the del mar and I havent heard from Reyna in over 2 weeks. I'm still trying to confirm the wedding details....however it seems from past reviews that everything gets finalized when you actually sit down w/ the Reyna when you get there... Ok so now I feel a little bit better even though I shouldn't. It does seem that all the details get done while were there but an email back would be nice. So your on the 13th and were on the 15th!!! We arrive on the 12th to the Lindo!! I have alot to tell Reyna, like food choices for our 90 guests, hair appts for my bridesmaids...I'm getting really nervous!!!

Congrats and I can't wait to read the review!!!

Hi, We're getting married at the Del Mar on July 15th and we were back and forth between the Lindo and the Del Mar. All of our guests are staying the the Lindo bt we are getting married at the Del Mar due to pricing and privacy. The Del Mar offers more of a reception atmosphere for cheaper that the Lindo. The Lindo you have to split it up 2hrs for dinner then move to your reception for 2 hours. We have a large group so we wanted it all in on place and the easiest and most cost effective. Hope this helps!!

Hi, I was wondering if you had any advice or suggestions even pics of your big day. We're getting married at the Del Mar July 15th 2009. Thanks so much, let me know if you want my private email!!

Jennifer we miss your wedding my 3 days!! We leave on the 22nd, but if you get there early and need any advice or have any questions I would be glad to help since we'll be there and have done it already!!

Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum even though our wedding is in 4 weeks!! We also bought fans to be used at our ceremony b/c ours in on the beach at the Del Mar. We vacationed there last year the exact week of our wedding and it was hot!! Nothing to be worried about but the fans are definately a nice gesture for your guests. We have 90 people booked and ready to go. My only concern is that I haven't heard from Reyna in about 2 weeks, so I'm starting to get a little nervous about that. It usually takes her 24-48 hrs but since the swine and them temporarily closing the Del Mar I feel like its not the same. Soooo hopefully I hear from her ASAP!!! Good luck!