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Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel I'm naughty- I had no idea who Evan Rachel Wood was so I googled her- she already looks vampirish in some pics! Anyways- here's some pics I ripped of her being Queen Sophie: Oooh! Thanks for the sneak peak! I must've missed her on the previews for next weeks episode! FI will be so happy she's doing a cameo, we've been keeping up w/her since she did "Thirteen". Quote: Originally Posted by Reluctant Beach Bride I have been reading along with this thread for a while now. DH and I watch True Blood religiously, we love it! I didn't know about the books until I found this thread and now I am ADDICTED to them. After I read Books 1 and 2 I talked to DH about what the same and what was different but he won't let me talk about any others cause he thinks they'll be like spoilers and he hates spoilers. I am currently on Book 4, almost done and can't wait to get my hands on #5. I have been an Eric fan from the time I started watching the show, but after Book 4, I LOVE Eric. If the show is going to use each book to base the seasons on, I am going to go CRAZY waiting for Season 4 to get to this storyline. Anyway, as far as what is going on now, I too am SOOO tired of Maryanne and would love to see Sookie discover some new power that she can use to take Maryanne down. I am excited to see how the Queen figures into all of this. There was a very brief blip of Evan Rachel Wood in the previews for next week. DH paused and did slow-mo frame by frame to see her since it went by so quickly in real time. All I can say is she has red hair and blood dripping from her teeth. DH is leary about her in this role. He liked her in "Across the Universe" but doesn't know if she can pull off a vamp queen, but we shall see. I can't wait till Sunday, I live for Sunday nights, True Blood and Entourage!!! Man, I need to get these books!! You make them sound awesome hahaha! She's really good in most things I've seen. I love the indie flicks she's in (The Wrestler, King of California, etc) so I think she'll be able to do something cool w/the role. Hopefully, anyway

I LOVE this DVD, too! I bought it back in February and it's seriously fantastic. I go through spells of off and on every couple months b/c I like to do it everyday. Right now, I'm off but will start back up next Monday. I'm looking forward to it and dreding it at the same time haha!My sister shells out a crap-ton of money every month for the gym & personal trainer and doesn't see 1/2 the results I have seen.

Quote: Originally Posted by melodyoflife Hey Guys!!! I'm Shawnie. I'm not engaged (does that make me weird for being here?) but I love weddings. I stumbled across the site while helping my aunt plan her wedding in St.Croix, USVI. Time to stop lurking!! Hi Shawnie! Hahahaha, no that's not weird! I wish I would've found this site before I even started planning bc its so freaking helpful! You'll find plenty of stuff to help w/your aunt's wedding! Happy planning!

Quote: Originally Posted by super19 TA Jennifer is doing a webinar on featuring The Royal in case you are interested in more info. Here is is the link (I hope this works...) http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t48129 Thank for sharing that, super19! I had no clue something like that was out there!! I LOVE this forum hahaha!

Thank you so much, Jennifer!!! I signed up and can't wait, too!

Thanks!! I LOVE Vistaprint & your cute idea!!

Everything looks fantastic!!! Thanks for sharing your step-by-step instructions, too!

Great find!!! I'd love a pic, too, please! [email protected]

Thanks for the link!! Those look cute & comfy!

Congrats & welcome!! You'll find so much helpful info on here! Happy planning!!!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Chiquita My impression is that the queen was feeding on someone as well. I don't remember Sookie having some kind of power with her hands so not sure what's going on there. I'm pretty sure the scene with Eric was a dream. And I loved Jason and Lafayette this episode.. I like the comical stuff when it happens. Makes the series soooo good. She had some lightining/light force come out of her hand that was powerful enough to push Maryann away b/c she was so upset. Her and Bill both had no clue was it was, either. Very cool! If you have OnDemand or DVR-ed it, its def worth going back to see!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ You have beach pictures too? If so my email is [email protected] I think the garden is pretty but I have my heart set on a beach reception, specially since we are getting married in the gazebo instead of the beach like I originally wanted. June 5- congrats! How long are you staying? We are flying in June 9. I'm sorry I don't have any for the beach. Maybe Adriana took some pics while she was there? Thank you! Really?! We'll be leaving on the 10th so we should def meet up, if y'all have time!!

I just found this thread, YAY! FI and I love, love, love this show!! Anywho, Jason is a riot! I'm so glad they gave him a brain this season hahaha! I'm so over Maryann, as well. But what Sookie did was freaking cool! I'm excited to see what all she can do in the next couple weeks. I was guessing that the queen had a person she was feeding on there in the bathtub (or whatever it was) bc vamps can't really bleed like that, right

It's official June 5, 2010 @ the Royal 6pm! Soooooo excited!! Thanks sooooo much, Adriana!!! That was so thoughtful & helpful!! I was wondering the same as LadyDi about the Gran bars/restaurants. Which would you recommend for something like that? Also just FYI, Funjet vacations does book for both the Royal and Gran. Not sure if anyones interested, just throwing it out there. My mom called to check for me so I'm going to call back and get more details. They, also, do charter flights, which are usually cheaper, but they won't have June 2010 pricing/schedules until September so I'll report back on that, too. Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ Adriana- Thanks for the review! Has everyone reserved their reception location? Zulma never asked me which location I wanted. I am waiting for her response. There are 3 beach locations to chose from correct? Can anyone tell me where those are at on the beach? And which one would be best? Stephanie, we're doing ours in the garden b/c I'm weird and don't want to be in the sand all nite long. Kimberly sent me a couple pics and it looks pretty so I can send them to you if you send me your email address.

Quote: Originally Posted by jennie.lewis hi Royal brides! I was wondering who you all booked for your DJ? I am about to book Ivan Gomez. His prices are very reasonable ($650) and I read great things about him on the forum and he has alot of videos on youtube. Hi Jennie! We're just going to use our iPod and make some cool playlists. I'm on a pretty tight budget so a DJ is one of the things we decided to cut.

I love the purple, too! Great find!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan Hi Lexibride, No center pieces are extra, as well as bouquets and bouts. There is a wedding check list that breaks all the prices down. Each item is labeled on the pdf and than you match it to the price shown on the wedding check list. We are doing a 1 hour welcome cocktail reception that is included in the ultimate luxury wedding package. We are doing it at the royal at one fo the restaurants. Also I did read that one of he brides just had everyone meet at one of the bars and put tables together and that it worked out perfectly. I'm hoping to do that where everyone can just meet at one of the bars for a welcome cocktail reception. Way cheaper and that way people can come and go as they choose.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di Actually to clarify, Kimberly told me that I had to reserve a room at The Royal in order to have my wedding there so my plan is for us to stay at Gran before the wedding and check in at the Royal on the wedding day. I hope it won't be too crazy that day! Oh! Thanks for clairifying, LadyDi! That is definitely good to know!

Quote: Originally Posted by Oscar_Ernie Once again, I've let quite a lot of time slip away since last posting. But, our engagement is now official. Yay! We're now exploring more affordable options, even though we were previously completely sold on The Royal. I'm concerned it would be too much of a burden for our guests. My question: Have any of you used Tammy's company to put together packages for you? I'm curious about what kind of turn-around time I should expect. I sent off an email request on Monday, but still haven't heard back. I'd really like to use her company since this forum has been so helpful for me, but I'm thinking about calling some others...At the same time, I don't want to be unreasonable, but it seems like I should have heard back by now. Anyone have any insight? Congrats on the official engagement!!! I was looking around at others, too, but once I saw the Royal, I had to have it haha! Some of my guests will be staying at the Gran Porto so def check that, out like Lady Di suggested. You can still have your wedding at the Royal, even if you're staying at the Gran. When we first decided on a destination wedding, I looked into Cabo and was going to work w/Tammy. But the flights from DFW were like 8hrs w/layovers so I decided not do Cabo so I cancelled on Tammy I did have to email a couple times for the first contact (once through PM to Tammy and once by clicking on the banner at the top of the page), but once she had my info it only took a couple days for a reply. I'm, actually, trying to decide whether I should use a TA or just call up Funjet or something like that and see what they can offer. I'll let y'all know what kind of deals I find out from them.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ IF it were me I would still stay at the Royal. You can go hang out with the at the Gran they just can't come to the Royal, so not a huge deal. Also the beach is public, you can spend time together on the beach and on 5th Avenue. Then for dinner you will just have to join them at the Gran. Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di We are expecting that most of our family/friends will be staying at Gran so we are staying there until our wedding day then we'll stay there for our honeymoon. Like Stephanie says, you can just go and visit them! Thanks Stephanie & Lady Di! Those both are easy enough solutions! I guess it really isn't that big of a deal, lol. I think I just started overthinking it (as usual ha!).

So I need help in making a decision, ladies. I'm about to put my deposit down for wedding on 6/5/10 at the ROYAL in the gazebo w/reception in the garden. YAY! I'm SOOO pumped! We were planning on all staying at the ROYAL, however, FI's sister (and my bridesmaid) is bringing her 5yr old daughter. I'm totally cool w/that, but I feel bad to make them stay at the Gran when everyone else would be at the ROYAL. His mom already said her and father of groom will be staying w/his sister & neice, as well, so basically his whole fam (except for 4 other members) will be staying in a completely different hotel & won't even have access to the ROYAL So my question is, do I change it to where we all stay at the Gran or just let them stay there and everyone else stay at the ROYAL? If you can't tell, I want to stay at the ROYAL ha! Is the ROYAL that much better than the Gran? I've read reviews on tripadvisor.com about the Gran and didn't get a very good impression of it. Any help/advice is GREATLY appreciated!!

hey there ladies! we're all actually on this thread http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t17108 come join us!!!

Everything looks and sounds perfect!! Congrats!!! I'm hoping I can follow in your footsteps w/you total spent hahaha! Great job!!

Congrats MayBride!!! Your pics are absolutely gorgeous! Y'all look so happy!!