BagLover21

Ladies where do you find the list of excursions they offer Would love to take a look and offer than as an option to our guests.

Wow that is going to be amazing cruise!!!! Where do you leave from and how long is it? I just read that the weather forecasters are expecting an above average storm season in 2010. i am trying not to worry about my august wedding. if i let myself get preoccupied with weather it will only add to my other wedding planning stress. please send good luck vibes my way ladies!

i thought about getting a casita for our wedding night and the night after but i think we're going to stick with the normal room. we got a room upgrade from the jacuzzi jr suite b/c we participated in the lomas travel conference call. i definitely thought long and hard about the casita but we are going to paris for our honeymoon so felt that we'd make up for it there. :-) i'm sure your casita will be amazing!

Laur13 - i was definitely a bit weirded out by this at first too. but i used western union online and it was easy peezy! just like sending money through paypal or something. i definitely reco doing it online vs. going to a center.

Laur13 - I am buying the votive candles. I'm doing 4 per table and we will have 10 tables. I was quoted $3 for the candles.

Tell me about it. The fee sucks but at least we'll have awesome music - guaranteed. I also had to pay $460 for a dance floor. Our reception is in the Salon so had to get a dance floor put down.

Laur13 - I'm paying a total of $650 for 4 hours. And yes he does all of the announcements. There are great recos on this forum for DJ's. DJ Mannia and DJ Doremixx both come highly reco'd. I am paying the $500 resort fee unfortunately.

Hi Laur13 - I also hired DJ Doremixx for the reception. I plan to work with him when we get a bit closer to develop the playlist. For the ceremony we will just have a processional song for the bridal party and my entrance and a recessional song. The great think about DJ Mannia and Doremixx is that they work with you to make sure what's played fits the tastes of you and your guests...which is awesome!

hi sara! congrats! a may wedding will be lovely. :-) here is our schedule (our wedding date is august 7th): ceremony: 6pm post ceremony cocktail hour: 645pm - 745pm reception: 8pm - 11pm we are doing all private events. we're having a welcome cocktail party with dessert, a rehearsal dinner at la isla and the reception in the salon with the mexican BBQ. we have 70 guests coming so thought private would be best so we could have our own space. i've heard amazing things about tucanes. we are having the welcome party there. i was considering tucanes for the reception but we have too many people. i think it can accommodate up to 50 folks so as long as you're under that number you should be fine to have your reception there. are you thinking of using el cocotal for your rehearsal dinner? planning with valeria has been great. we mostly communicate via email and she's very responsive. managing a grp of our size can be interesting and i appreciate that she's helped to make it easier for me.

ashscho - WELCOME TO THE EDR THREAD! i can only imagine all the details floating around your head since your wedding is 3 months away. i don't know much about the chapel b/c we chose gazebo 55, but i've been very happy with valeria (coordinator) so far and i'm sure she'll make things much easier for you. also ladies she just got back to me RE: liquor. looks like you can gave grey goose and bombay sapphire added to your private events at no charge. they also serve top shelf at all of the bars and restaurants. you just have to request it as they make the drinks.

Quote: Originally Posted by brigopens Assuming that you want a guys opinion as well, here goes... There are 2 different models of bathrooms in the jacuzzi jr suites. An old and new model, but both are very nice and roomy. Large walk-in showers. Long counter with toiletries and fresh flowers. In the old ones, you walk in and the sink/counter faces out onto the front walkway with the shower towards the room. In the new ones, the sink/counter face towards the room with the shower and toilet behind you. Little bit nicer if you ask me, but both are more than adequate! Hope that helps! We can't wait to get back there again soon for our 4th time! that's awesome! i'm glad to hear that whether old or new, the bathrooms are nice.

cross - thanks so much!!!! i'm really glad to hear that they're nice! woo hoo!!!

Rhonda, Absolutely AWESOME review. I'm getting married at EDR on 8/7/10 so this was incredibly helpful. I know this is probably an odd request, but how were the bathrooms? I know you stayed in the Casitas but did you see the bathrooms in the Jr Jacuzzi suite? Did your guests say they were nice? I just think bathrooms are important so want to make sure my guests will be happy!

ladies, this is a weird question. but has anyone seen a picture of the bathrooms in the jr jacuzzi suite? i've never actually seen a picture of the bathrooms. can anyone provide any insight?

Laur13 - I currently don't have table decorations for the Rehearsal Dinner. I may or may not add them. I am doing a lot for the reception (centerpieces, vases, 4 votive candles per table, tiffany chairs) so was thinking that low key for RD would work. My guests will go up and get their own food for the Mexican BBQ like dimplz said. I thought it would be cool to have it as our meal since it's so popular.

Quote: Originally Posted by dimplz05 BagLover21 - I asked Valeria the question about whether the ceremony was in English too. She said that it was but that the civil ceremony was performed in Spanish with a translator. Hope this helps! Awesome. I'm glad to hear that. We are definitely doing a Symbolic Ceremony.

i just sent a note to valeria about it. i guess i'm not surprised b/c at an all inclusive place they rarely have top top shelf. i will definitely let you know what she says. does anyone know whether the symbolic ceremony is performed in english or spanish? i would of course prefer english. i think it could start to get laborious if there has to be a translater.

hmm i definitely need to look into this. i want good quality liquor as well!

Quote: Originally Posted by Laur13 I'm also not "dressing" the chairs. I'm going to ask that a few be brought over for our cocktail party for older guests to have a seat...they should have no problem bringing some over since I already paid for them right? hi, i wouldn't think they'd have a problem with it. i am using different chairs for the reception but valeria definitely asked if i wanted to use the same chairs. so i have a feeling that there isn't an extra cost.

My fiance's ring is $540. It's white gold and he loves it. I'm picking it up from our jeweler next month.

I decided against doing "dressed" chairs. I'm doing undressed plain chairs for the ceremony and gold tiffany chairs for the reception. We have between 70 and 80 guests coming so the extras do add up!

kathrat - i am biting the bullet and just paying for the bouquets. i'm using them for the centerpieces at the reception so it made me feel a bit better. getting in contact with valeria has been a bit more difficult lately but i think it's because she's managing a lot of us! she just responded this morning with answers to my questions so i think she's working her way down her to do list. :-)

jjwed - i haven't tried negotiating the wedding components (flowers, runner, etc). i don't know how much flexibility there is with that. i've heard that the dinner at el cocotal is great and it's an awesome venue for one of your private events.

Quote: Originally Posted by EDRBride2009 Hey Jasmin I will try to do the review this weekend Here are a few pictures for now... http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...li-rico-54477/ Enjoy! Jamie Loved loved loved your pictures!!! Thanks so much for posting!!!

EDRBride2009 - what's the status of your wedding review and pics I'm ANXIOUSLY awaiting them!!!