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Quote: Originally Posted by MrsVaughn2B Sammy, if you are getting the silver package or above the sand ceremony is included. Sammy< we did both sand and HAND ceremony. My favvvvv part of ceremony was the hand ceremony! There was not a dry face in the crowd, everyone thought it was soo sweet... We had a family member read it to include her in the ceremony. The whole ceremony total was less than 30mins! Sooo quick.

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsVaughn2B We included our photographers in everything since we brought them with us, we wanted them to feel like part of our group. If you are using someone at the resort i would say you don't have to feed them, they should know to eat before they come and shoot. I used one of the resorts photographers and I did NOT feed them. He came, shot pics and left.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Katie~ Amy M - happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Amyyyyyyy, happy birthday to youuuuuuu!! hope you have a fab day. oh first birthday as a wifey! xx Awh, Katie THANK YOU sweetie!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsVaughn2B This sounds like Tiffany. If you have an email with your quoting the $50 use it to your advantage. If she doesn't budge, I would speak with her supervisor. Andrea, Who contacted you about your wedding cert??

welcome back lolo, you made a beautiful bride! Love your pics!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Crista-Lee~ Hi Ladies! I hope everyone had a good weekend. We had a crazy Saturday night, which declared Sunday lazy couch day. I did however buy some pashmina's from another BDW bride. It actually feels like I accomplished something... even if it wasn't on my list. Every little bit counts! Hey Crista Lee Buying pasminas was the best thing I did! I actually bought them in bulk. I went in on a bride group order from this website and got them for $3 each!!! I got one for every woman that was attending my wedding in mexico. And I ended up having them tied around my beach chairs(for colored bows) so It doubled as a favor and bows! I got 3 different colors, pink, silver and charcol gray.Then the guest were directed to take one when It was over. Worked out fantastic! It gets cold at night there and the guest kept coming up to me saying what an awesome idea that was!

Quote: Originally Posted by meghan What do you mean when you say you have to provide your own sand ceremony set....what is the set? I brought my own sand, and glass containers. They spoke about a sand ceremony, it was actually like 2 sentences. And I was charged nothing. There was a $45 charge on my invoice for sand ceremony, but it got refunded to me . They told me it was a charge if they provide you with sand lol. And since I brought my own, I got my money back

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Nicole~ You have to provide your own sand ceremony set. The $40 is for actually performing the ceremony. They included the sand. I actually brought all my own sand ceremony stuff and didn't get charged anything for them speaking.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Nicole~ It's worth the money IMO. Katie - sorry to hear about your grandmother **hugs** I can't find your original question to reply, however I got married valentines weekend, Feb 13th,. Your asking about money right?.. 1600? For how many days? Which room/ section? It all depends. I had guest stay 5days for $1320 with a $150 resort credit in the adult swim up section. and we used Dw.com, when booking. It was worth every penny. I believe you get what you pay for in most situations, In this situation, I think you get more than you pay for Hope this helps. Amy

Katie, Im so sorry about your nana! ((Hugs))Man, What I would do to have mine back, she passed when I was 16. Hope she feels better soon! She sounds like a strong willed woman, Ill be praying for your family!

Quote: Originally Posted by taylorwd Hey ladies, what's your Something Blue? I'm struggling with this one. I'm not wearing a garter so I can't fall back on that one. My dress is too form-fitting and it would show through the material (silk). What about pretty blue toe nail polish!

Quote: Originally Posted by meghan I sent my save the dates out 20 months in advance! I found it really beneficial actually because I had 20 people booked within 3 months, and 40 booked within a year. I sent my formal invites out 5 months in advance, although I don't think I'll have too many more booking anyway...I think everyone booked from the Save the Dates. Yeah, I agree with Meghan. THe more time you give ppl to plan ahead, the more likely your guest will come. I sent mine out 6months out , and don't feel like that was enough time. Some ppl even told me it wasn't ;( Also, If your working with a TA, you have that advantage of having ppl put down a deposit and then they are able to make payments which my guest LOVED. Goodluck!

Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda That sounds gorgeous. Your theme is like an antique beach theme, right? I am looking for something romantic and simple, like Mama Mia - esque - but not Mama Mia. I am hoping this comes to me. Meghan, I was supposed to have these beautiful orange and pink flowers, but I am second guessing it. I want to discover a theme all of a sudden. I have until April 9th (my 45 day mark - lol). Amanda, considering the DJs at the hotels are doing weddings all the time, I am assuming they are good. Considering Riveria Maya is the most popular spot for Destination weddings, I just think the DJ will do a good job. I am still going to bring a list of suggested songs and a flash drive just in case Katie, I am super psyched for you!!! Thats awesome about the previous bride leaving you stuff. I wrote our ceremony this weekend - its still going to be changed I am sure, but getting started felt goooood! Amanda, I just wanted to let ya know we used the hotel dj, it went very, very well. They had alot of new music although tiffany has no record of that lol. Also, theyre were a few songs that they didn't have, that were requested, and they downloaded them on itunes during my reception for us The dj was such a nice guy and gave lots of extras, ballons, bubbles, fun props. Although to be truthful I do have to say this: I paid $1500 and the dj himself only gets approx $200. I was livid when I found this out. I only asked because I thought it was alot of money and I inquired about what the money is for, just to see if I could get a breakdown and possible get a better price. They told me the resort owns the speakers and equipment so they only pay him for his time. SUCH BULLSHIT. I understand that part of it, but then how are you gonna charge that much additional money. It's crazy and wrong in my oppinion. I would have totally cancelled the dj but "it was not allowed".

Quote: Originally Posted by erinandbrent2010 I saw you guys talking about costs of the hotel. I am not going through a TA, I am going through the hotel and they are having a deal through Karisma Resorts. It is called the "bride and groom stay free" promotion. If you are getting married at any of the Karisma resorts I'm pretty sure it applies (which it looks like you are Azul Beach). The promotion is that if you book more than 5 rooms, everyone in your party gets 20% off the rack rate and the bride a groom stay free for an average of the # of nights your guests stay in the same room category. For example, I have most of my guests staying in the jacuzzi jr suites and they are staying for an average of 4 nights. So.....we get a jacuzzi jr suite free for four nights. We are upgrading and using the credit to get the credit towards a honeymoon suite. I also think you get 20% off all services like reception, dinner etc. Did you get this deal? If not, you should call the hotel directly and they should give it to you. I just asked and they said it shouldn't matter if you have a TA. Good luck! They've had this promotion for along time now. Sadly for whatever reason, FINE PRINT, none of this applied to me. And trust me i tried. So good luck to anyone getting to use any of these, any and every discounts help!!! BUT I would be interested in hearing back about anyone that gets the discounts. I thought all along I was going to get atleast the 20% off my private function, but nope. They didn't tell me until my invoice was due that no discounts were available to me.

Happy Wedding Day lolo! Have an amazing time in mexico!

HAPPY WEDDING DÃ…y LOLO!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by meghan Amy, did you find that your hair was okay down in the wind on the beach? I wanted to wear my hair down and curly, just like yours, but I've heard that it is super windy and will blow in my face. it actually was not that windy when I got married! And besides when your standing inside the gazebo, the sheets block the wind Or so it did for me.

Quote: Originally Posted by taylorwd Oh I love your cake!!! Thanks, not bad for a last minute cake planning! I actually got the cake inspiration from Amy F. (*lol, im amy f too) -------> Thanks Amy F!

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Love your pix!! You are such a gorgeous girl, lucky tiny thing!!! The cake turned out great, I can only hope my version of it comes out close to that. Thanks! I still can't believe we had 120 ppl in my house!!!! Anyone wanna come help me clean?... lol.

Hey Girls, I've been busy, but now I have some time off. I wanted to share with you my AHR photos. Here are some of them... enjoy. JenCamera's Photos- powered by SmugMug

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsVaughn2B Meghan, If you are doing the legal don't be scared of the needles. The nurse who takes the blood was awesome and she did a better job than anyone here in the US has done for me. I hate needles but she was really great about making you feel relaxed. They do have a translator for the ceremony so don't stress about that. Make sure to tell them you want a Translated copy of your marriage ceritifcate. Tiffany never even mentioned it to me and I am now working with Fabio to get it. HEY ANDREA Megan, Andrea is right, the nurse who did the blood was awesome. And I actually realllly enjoyed the spanish wedding and then the translation. I thought it was such a cool touch to being married in mexico and all my guest actually thought it was so cool too... It was so beautiful.

Quote: Originally Posted by amandamarieb Does anyone know how long the ceremony actually is? I'm asking bc my fabulous (that's sarcasim) WC, Tiffany has been avoiding my question as to whether the other wedding booked on my day (it's at 3, mine is scheduled for 430) is also on the Sky Deck. I have asked her flat out three times. Her latest response was "There will be time for your set up to be done on the Sky Deck. The on site team is prepared for situations like this." Umm...that still doesn't directly answer my question but I'll assume that it means that the other wedding will also take place on the Sky Deck. Assuming that they'll be up there for an hour, that really leaves very little time to break down that party's decorations and put mine up. Very, very annoying. Uggh, I guess I'm just hitting a stroke of bad luck or am in a particualry foul mood today. My TA (I'm using Camille at Destination Weddings) hasd been very short with my guests when they call, or is taking 5 days to return their calls and emails. Also, for those that want to book directly through her she is cutting them off and telling them to go to the DW site. How annoying! I want my guests to feel taken care ofand considering that a large number of my guests rarely travel this is a big expense and hassle for some of them. I think that the least that she should do is answer their questions and help them with the booking process. I mean, that's her job right? I sent her an email last night to say all of this and, surprise, I still haven't heard back. Someone please tell me I'm crazy and I'll chill out. Otherwise, I think I might ask to switch both my WC and TA. Does anyone know who to call about Tiffany at Karisma? Anyone have a TA at Destination Weddings that they like working with? Ahh...sorry for the rant. I guess it is just one of those days. Thanks everyone! I had a legal ceremony AND sand ceremony which took all of 20+ mins... At the most 25mins lol so quick. I thought there was a rule of only 2 weddings a day, I could be wrong, But I thought i read that somewhere... Ill have to do some research? No surprise to me, Tiffanys dancing around your question. It drove me nuts. I would call her directly and ask her. Then after your phone conversation write her an email confirming everything you talked about. But ask her how far in advance may your guest arrive at ceremony location for pictures etc. I know this is rough to hear, but trust me when I say the onsite team will do everything to accomadate YOU. They really will make it run smoothly and fix everything Tiffany f's up. They seriously ROCK. As for the DW.com, I had Gayle. I wonder if you call gayle and speak with her directly if she can help. Gayle was amazing to everyone in my group, which was 20+ppl. My family raved about Gayle. If you want her info, pm me and Ill send it over. Otherwise send your ta an email saying you have received complaints about her and wondered if she's having a hard time with your group and that you would be ok with changing agents if she doesn't want your wedding group because you'd rather not have complaints and want a stress free planning expirence... Goodluck :I & let me know if I can help.

Quote: Originally Posted by taylorwd OMG ladies I am absolutely LIVID!!!! This is for all you AB brides out there. Our final payment to Tiffany is due on Monday, and she just sent me our latest details sheet. After all these MONTHS of planning, she says that Karisma has a brand new policy. We can no longer have our reception on the Blue Terrace if we have less than 50 people and we have to change the location to inside the restaurant. Are you F-ing kidding me? This is the only outside location they have unless we want to be on the beach. I am so so so so so mad. Holy bullsh**!! Okay. lets think here. The brand new policy started AFTER you signed your wedding contract therfor it does not apply to you .. either email her that statement or Skip right over her and call her boss, you have every right to call her supervisor, Fabio. PM me and ill send you his email and number if you want. DO not take NEW policy for an answer. No way, no how. He firm and strong with your statements to her . Take it from me, I was just there, the beach is windy and cold at night.

Girls, As im getting ready for my ahr this saturday, im trying to think of some fun ideas to keep ppl mingling. And I remember someone(*sorry cant remember who) had an idea about a dry erase board and guest writting messages for bride and groom? Can anyone remember this idea and explain it to me more, i just love the idea! Thanks