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congrats!!! welcome to the forum )

omg congrats i would love to have my wedding in aruba! welcome to the forum!

congrats!! i agree with you, this forum is amazing! it will definitely get you on the creative side pronto!!

Quote: Originally Posted by becks1581 The champagne vs open bar at the cocktail hour is something that I've been wondering about for a while. From what past brides have said, they ended up with the full bar and some have mentioned hot apps without asking or paying more money. If you look back to 'TightyWhitey's' wedding review last May you can read her comments and see pics. I'm not sure what the experience has been from more recent brides. I also wouldn't want to pay even MORE money for an open bar when guests could literally walk a few feet and get a cocktail for FREE! Insane. As for the welcome/rehearsal dinner...if you have a private event you can definitely choose a DIFFERENT menu option from the list of choices. You don't have to serve the same meal as at the wedding. You can also do a buffet to get the event a more casual and different feel than the wedding. i agree with you on the whole open bar/champagne deal! that is rediculous to charge that much extra at an all inclusive resort when our guests are paying for their drinks in their rates. ughhhhh

Candice D~ Thanks! I would love to meet up with you girls sometime too!! We arrive on the 8th.. so we will have to plan some time to meet up! Yeah I am probly just going to do kinda the same thing you are with the Ipod situation, we are both way into music too..think we will just make a really awesome lengthy playlist and so we won't have to keep going and changing the song you know!? did you get the luxury pkg? we are getting that pkg, so ours comes with mariachi band, which we are prob gonna have them play at the cocktail party, and the pkg includes soloist (we want the harpist) for the ceremony. so we will just need the ipod for the reception. what are your colors?! and are you going with different menu options or the same for everyone!? i am sooo undecided on this one!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di Thank you. It can get tiring sending multiple emails so ladies, please be more active if you want to download any attachments. trust me, it is worth it because you get to download templates and etc. Oh no, i never did a site visit. Ladies who did that may be able to answer your question. Yuck! From what I know, did they always have construction?? We orginally decided on ipod but then we realized that our guests are coming all way down to Mexico to have fun so we decided to hire DJ Ivan Gomez so he can keep the party going on. I would hate to assign someone to do ipod duty. Fortunately, i booked him before the new policy went into effect. Lady Di~ Yeah I read on here about their new outside vendor policy CRAP! ughhh so aggravating. SO that's why I really don't want to hire one now, we have almost max'd our budget! I definitely think it would be awesome though. I will probly do what Candice did with her man, put together an awesome lengthy playlist...keep it going all night long! I am getting tooooooooooo excited!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ Hey! One day before me! I am arriving on June 9! We should get a drink! I don't know if we are getting a DJ or not yet... I was waiting to see what our final numbers were... Stephanie~ Yes we definitely should get a drink! what days will you be there?

hi ladies! my wedding date is set for june 10, 2010 at the royal PDC and i am doing the luxury pkg.. do we have to pick only one menu option for our guests, or can we pick 2 or 3 options and ask our guests and just keep track of who wants what? also, is everyone getting a DJ for their reception? I was just going to use my Ipod to try to save some cost, is anyone doing that or is everyone hiring a DJ?!

good info to know!! thanks

wow girl looks amazing!

wowwww im amazed! you did such a wonderful job!!

gosh fabulous job!!!!!

hey girls! ) we are getting married june 10, 2010 ROYAL PDC.. SOOO excited, but it is definitely sneaking up on me already!..5 months away! i was wondering what you all are doing in terms of favors, how are you transporting them, etc?! i am having a hard time deciding what to do! i originally wanted to get personalized shot glasses, but glass wouldn't be the best idea to transport plus it is heavy. so then i thought i may just do maraccas and buy them when i get there!?

how adorable are those?! love them!

great review and amazing pics!

such a great job on your review jesmcan!!! we appreciate it so very much! )

candicemarie, looks like your wedding is 5 days before mine ) what time are you having your ceremony? angie told me 6pm is the best time for sunset in june..

Jesmcan, Thanks so much for your reply! I CANNOT WAIT to hear about your site visit, let me know what you find out on the cake and table dimensions! Also if you can while you are there, will you try to find out how long their red aisle runner is? I want to bring a white one with our monogram on it, so I am needing to know how long it needs to be! I bet you are getting excited to go! You only have a few more weeks! Yes I did get a list of menu options, but I just really don't know what to pick since I haven't tried any of them and won't get to So i look forward to hearing about your site visits and what you liked best!! )

We are getting married at The Royal PDC June 10 and have most of our questions answered, but still have some that haven't been answered yet and so i figured some of you ladies may know the answers!? *how much do they charge for colored sache/bows for the chairs? *have any of you tried tres leches cake there, and if so was it good? Are ya'll paying extra to get a tiered cake? *do any of you know the dimensions of the reception tables--(i need to find out because I am making table runners). *I am getting a monogrammed aisle runner made, does anyone know how long it needs to be? *my WC said the luxury pkg includes a lit up dance floor and gazebo decorations..is that true? *we cannot make it for a site visit, so we have NO CLUE what to pick for our menu, any suggestions?! I would appreciate as much help as I can get ) Thanks a bunch!

Great job! Love them!

good job!!!

oh my gosh i am sooo doing these for my girls!

OMG i love them!!! sooo impressed

i want to get maracas too but i just think it will be such a hassel to lug them all the way to mexico with me, so i will prob wait and see what they have once i get there??

THey look great!! Good job!!