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AmyB, I meant to tell you earlier, I LOVED the dress you wore! I know you had two dresses, and I think you made an awesome decision--you looked gorgeous!

Quote: Welcome Back! You look gorgeous!!! I am sooo happy to hear everything went great! I love your flowers. I wish I had the money in my budget to spurge on the flowers More pictures, please. When did you meet with your onsite WC? On the first day? How many meetings/how long did you have to meet with the WC to get all the details sort out? Thanks Chong! I arrived on Wed, my meeting with my coordinator was on Thursday, and my wedding was on Friday. I had done my details sheet online with Tiffany (the off-site wedding coordinator), and my meeting with the on-site coordinators was just about one hour. She had a copy of the details sheet also and confirmed all of the details, and I gave her all of the decorations I brought down. There were two wedding coordinators on site that worked with me--Liliana, who was the coordinator for Azul Sensatori, and Elaise (I think I am spelling that wrong, sorry!), who came from Lomas and who was absolutely AMAZING!! She definitely knows what she is doing, and had some good ideas of her own. For the reception, I wasn't really picky about the set-up; I gave her the decorations I had brought and told her she was the pro, and the reception site was GORGEOUS. I was so happy I let her do her own thing. For my flowers/decorations, I went with the Premium Deluxe Package, which was $1300. In it, it included: 4 sheets of sheer fabric, 24 chairs with covers, 2 hanging corsages, my bouquet, one boutenniere, 4 baskets of tropical flowers (this is where Elaise turned them into the tall glass vases and the flower arrangements on top were then turned into our reception centerpieces--we had 4 tables at the reception), 3 bags of rose petals (one bag went to the flower girl, and the other bags were used to decorate the wooden plank), and the wooden plank. Girls, do not worry about reviews on Trip Advisor. My TA told me to take it with a grain of salt because there have been cases of competing resorts writing negative reviews for other places. All of my guests were floored with the resort--they couldn't stop raving about how beautiful it was, how awesome the service was, how delicious the food was, and what a "storybook wedding" we had

I am back and a Mrs!!! I had the most AMAZING time ever! Our wedding was absolutely perfect. The ceremony site on the beach was gorgeous, the weather was wonderful, the reception site (Zavaz Plaza) was awesome, and all of our guests had a great time!!!! We did the wedding on the beach, and splurged and got the Premium Deluxe Package, because I love flowers Here is an image of the gazebo: Here is a picture of me and the hubby (that's so weird to say!!) during the ceremony: Here we are during the sand ceremony: And here is the set-up for the reception. Since we had the premium deluxe, it was supposed to come with four large baskets of flowers. Our on-site wedding coordinator (who was fabulous!) switched those out for the tall glass vases and then we were able to use the flowers on top as the centerpieces for the reception site, which was great because we were originally just going to use the bouquets. Ladies, do not stress! The wedding coordinators on-site are AMAZING, and do everything to make your day absolutely perfect. Amy, I am so glad you had an awesome wedding also! I was thinking about you on Saturday, and was really happy the weather was great for you also! Can't wait to see more pics!!

OMG, I leave in 12 hours!! Sorry I haven't been around a lot recently, and I hope everybody is doing awesome. I have spent the past few days running around like crazy trying to get everything finished! I hope everyone has a fabulous next few days, and next time I post, I will be a Mrs!!!! There is no way I'll be getting any sleep tonight!

aah, I have one more week before my wedding! I am starting to go into panic mode at this point--my to-do list is two pages long, lol. AmyB, how are you doing?!

Question about the dress code at the restaurants at Azul...we got a letter from our TA saying guys had to be in slacks for dinner. Is this policy pretty strongly enforced? My dad bought a bunch of nice, khaki slack-style shorts, and wants to know if he needs to go buy some slacks. Thanks!

OMG, Amy, you look absolutely stunning in your wedding pictures!! Your wedding looks like it was amazing. Welcome back; we've missed you on this thread! Katie, you look absolutely gorgeous in your pictures!! I love your dress and flowers; and your TTD are fun and sexy! Welcome back!!!!

Jenn, I bought some horizontal ones online from ebay, and I only used 27 out of the 50 the package came in. I only paid $6 for them, so if you cover shipping, I'll just send you the rest of them

aah, I am getting married in 14 days!!! I have SOOO much I need/want to do before then! sorry, the realization of this just hit me, lol

Amy, we leave on the 26th!!!!!! FI and I are SOOOOO excited and cannot wait to get down to Mexico!

Celina, my FI and I are using a friend who has done photography on the side and is trying to break into the wedding business. We are paying for his trip down (ended up being around $800 for 3 nights), and we gave him a few hundred for some new equipment that he needs, but that's all. Plus, since he's there the whole time, he will cover the welcome cocktails, the day of the wedding, the ceremony & reception, and a TTD the next day. We are helping him build a portfolio, and we get an awesome rate out of it! Good luck!

Hobby Lobby has a bunch of lanterns right now in bright colors! Good luck

Amy, I am happy to hear you are there safely and having a blast so far!!! Have a wonderful week, and happy wedding in 4 days!

Aww, AmyKH and Katie, I wish both of y'all the BEST wedding weeks! I can't wait to hear all about your trips when you get back!!

Wendy, you looked STUNNING! Those pics are gorgeous!!

I know a lot of y'all are doing group excursions, and I'm trying to get one organized, but am having trouble! A lot of our guests are only staying three nights, so if we do an excursion, I want it to be interesting and appeal to a lot of different people. Thoughts?! I am looking at Edventure Tours--http://www.edventuretours.com.mx/home/tours.htm. I like it because people can add on with what they want, and it covers ziplines, snorkeling, Tulum ruins, and private transportation. Or I was also thinking about Xcaret or Xplor. Any thoughts either way on these ideas?

AmyB, do you have a template for those programs? That was the idea I was going for also, but I am having trouble creating it! This past weekend was uber-successful! I found outfits for all of the guys, woohoo! Now I have faith that they have something to wear--I didn't trust them to go get something on their own, lol.

Katie, we have the same recessional song!! I wanted something super upbeat and happy, and that song always makes me smile when I hear it

Wendy, welcome back!!!!! I am SOOOO glad to hear that you had an amazing time, and I cannot wait to see pictures!

Amy, LOVE the hair! It looks so classy, and definitely seems to fit in your vintage theme

AmyKH, your list is making me tired just looking at it!! lol, and once I saw it, then I started to mentally add like a bazillion more things to my list Kortney, welcome to the forum! Congrats on selecting the resort--that is truly the hardest decision I think! I echo the other girl's sentiments with the package. I chose the Pearl Package and customized it based on the things I wanted. It saved me a lot of money in the end because there were things in the other packages that I didn't want/need. Best of luck in planning, and let us know if we can be of any help!

Sorry I have been MIA these past couple of weeks, things have been crazy busy in between work and school! Finally have some time to catch up on all the posts! Christa, congrats on the pregnancy!!! That is exciting, and please keep us posted!! Wendy, I hope you are having the most fabulous week EVER!! Can't wait to hear all about it when you come back!! Katie, way to stay optimistic! Sending good thoughts your way and I'm sure all the ash will clear up!! Okay, my to-do list from like three weeks ago: Quote: Renee's To-Do List 1. Figure out this dang cake topper: DONE! I found a personalized cake topper on Etsy, and it is being made as we speak, woohoo! 2. Set up appointment for alterations DONE! My dress is being altered and will be ready in three weeks 3. Lose 2 pounds not done 4. Make final payment to Tiffany DONE! the wedding is paid for, woohoo!! 5. Take first dance lesson with FI not done 6. Figure out music selection for dinner started this... 7. Start making plans for AHR (I am drawing a blank on this one right now...) not done, still drawing a blank 8. Get flower girl dress ordered DONE! the flower girl's mom bought a dress last week--was originally an Easter dress, but I think it will be perfect! 9. Decorate fans and bubbles for the ceremony with ribbonsthe fans are decorated! I have the ribbons for the bubbles, I just haven't tied them on yet 10. Get bridesmaid's dress altered if necessary not done--really need to get this done ASAP New To-Do List! 1. Lose two more pounds! 2. Tie ribbons on bubbles 3. Finish programs for ceremony 4. Finish menus for reception 5. Make labels for playing cards 6. Work on music selection for ceremony and reception This past weekend was wedding central! I printed off and made labels for all my first aid kits, and have made labels for the chapstick & playing cards for the OOT bags. My mom and I got all the OOT bag contents organized, and am just waiting on: the stadium cups (they are being delivered this week!), decorating chapsticks & playing cards, and still need to buy puzzle books, the medicine for if you get sick down there (can't think of the name right now!) and aloe vera (any recommendations on where to get this? I am having a hard time tracking some down...). These past few months have been rough. I'm not trying to sound selfish in any way, but with one of my BM's fiance's passing away, and my other BM just informed me she is getting a divorce, I have felt so guilty about being happy for my own wedding. I just wasn't feeling excited about it, but my mom has been keeping me pumped about it. Both of my BM have tried to help, but I feel too guilty to talk about my wedding with them. That is why you girls are here, lol.

Oh my gosh, I am SOO behind on all of these posts! The end of the semester is nearing, which equals many evenings after work of me hanging out in the library writing papers, boo for grad school! Wendy, OMG, I am SOOOOO happy for you! Have an absolutely amazing time, and I cannot wait to hear all about your amazing wedding when you come back!!!

Wendy, congrats! You look SO happy and beautiful in your pics

Wendy, your pictures are stunning!! I love the vintage look--very class and uber sexy. Your FI is going to love you for those!!!