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diana, wow, that's not cheap! pretty much the same amount as a day pass, huh? thanks for the info! i'll have to dig around in my information to verify.

i leave in less than 24 hours and have still never heard from my onsite WC (i've sent her 3 e-mails). after dealing with angie in michigan, this seems like a sad continuation. on a happier note, i got a call from a friend yesterday and she and her hubby are able to come to the wedding on saturday! they will not be staying at the resort. do i need a day pass for them just to come to the ceremony and reception? ceremony is at 6, reception is following about an hour after.

julie - good luck! i'll be there tomorrow!

congrats and welcome back! i'll be watching for pictures!

Quote: Originally Posted by LynnieS hmmm no it took all of 30 seconds, maybe there is a lot of you trying right now, did you get it to work since you posted? i've been trying to check in online all throughout the day and it hasn't worked yet. bummer. AND - congratulations on the gradu-matation! Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO p.s. what is this about a planning thread? I am not hip to this lol i keep forgetting it's there, except when i go for specific people's planning threads. i have a feeling it's better this way. otherwise i would have wanted to do so many more things! and we want to keep it pretty simple (but it's difficult when there are so many cute ideas floating around out there!). Quote: Originally Posted by bridetobe1515 Too funny! I have been working with Zulma for months now and Angie just emailed me today to introduce Zulma to me...I get there on Wednesday!!! Ridic!!! I would just move forward with the offices in Mexico and forget Angie! oh, angie...

trying again now and it's not working yet for me, either... boo.

ha, FI had some time with the guys when i had my bachelorette. on his way out, i told him "no naked ladies!" he just laughed. he and his buddies just spent the whole night at their normal hang-out. not even anything special! boys...

Quote: Originally Posted by lexibride beachbum - I'm right there with ya....I'm extremely disapptointed to be plannign for a year now and now rain to ruin it all? dianep - we are bringing our laptop which has a webcam built in and we are going to stream the wedding live on Livestream - Broadcast LIVE streaming video. There are little commercials during the wedding, but you don't miss any of it, it just pauses the recording plays a 30 sec. commercial and then carries on with the recording. That part is annoying, but I figure it's better than nothing for those who can't be there and want to see it! we're all keeping our fingers crossed for good weather. good news is that the rain usually passes through quite quickly, so let's hope for at least good timing, even if it does end up raining on our days! thanks so much for that link. i'm planning on bringing my laptop, which has a camera. it's a work computer, and i think the camera might be disabled, but i'll check into my options. thank you!

does anyone know which section of beach is shown in the gran porto's webcam? i have family (who can't attend) who is wondering if they'll be able to see us there. odds are very low, i'm sure, but figured i'd look into it...?

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di Yeah, I was sooo busy over the weekend! How was your bachelorette party? Mine was good...I drank lot of water to avoid a hangover next day. It worked! WOO! oh, i'm glad you had fun! what did you do? we went to uptown (i'm in minneapolis) and hit up about 6 places around town. i was doing really, really well with pacing myself. until about 10:00 when it was just my two best friends and i. nothing terrible, but i was glad to be able to sleep in the next morning. kinda forgot about the whole water-drinking thing. but we started at 5 and ended at about 11:30, so i did very well, all things considered. it was a great time and a wonderful reminder of my fabulous friends.

wow, it was a quiet weekend here! unbelievable! we must all be crazy (read: out of our minds!) busy with all the last-minute things. i'm tackling a long list of to-do items today. tomorrow is full of hair appointments, nail appointments, and packing. we leave on wednesday morning!

Quote: Originally Posted by lexibride did the online check in take a long time? I've been trying all morning with no luck! i'm trying right now to do online check-in, too, and it just keeps timing out...

Quote: Originally Posted by jackie_c Do you say the sand ceremony, THEN play the song while you pour the sand? I'd like to use Sea of Love by Cat Power. that's what i plan to do (we're using when i'm 64 by the beatles). and i'm walking down the aisle to sea of love by cat power!

Quote: Originally Posted by LynnieS Dianep ME TOO!! and my FI is still working on wedding music! Like I said. . . shouldn't have gone golfing all week, huh?! They just don't understand. . .haha. Cute bachelorette party, looks fun. Maybe see you down there for a drink? yeah, i can't believe it's so close and there's still so much to do! not sure how it'll all get done, but i'm sure i'll manage. i would be sitting pretty if it weren't for this dang paper i need to write! anyway, i am getting so excited! FI has to work all day and tomorrow, but at least he's in town! then we're off early on wednesday morning - 4:30am pickup at our house. yikes - i wonder if i'll sleep at all... a drink would be fun. i'll send you a PM.

Quote: Originally Posted by c&j Hey ladies! I am also from Minnesota; currently in the Woodbury area. We haven't picked a location yet, but we are looking in the Riviera Maya area. All us MN people want to get out of the cold I guess! hello! nice to "meet" you! i get married on saturday in the riviera maya - at the gran porto real in playa del carmen. good luck with your decision making!

congrats kimmy, and welcome back! thanks for posting all that information. good to know. denys is my WC too, but i haven't heard from her yet - yikes!! we leave early on wednesday morning, and i still have a to-do list that's a mile long!

that is sooooo not ok. how do they propose to make it up to you?!

thanks for the maps rosie posie! looks like this is of the royal - anyone have something for the gran porto, by chance? and thanks lisa for the sunset info. looks like it'll be an hour and 15 minutes after my ceremony starts... hoping for that beautiful golden light!

i know i posted a while ago about finding a resort map for the gran porto. i haven't been able to find one. my michigan WC ignored my request and my onsite WC hasn't gotten contacted me, despite the fact that i've sent her two e-mails. does anyone have a map you can share? thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by Thomasjsgirl Found these on Beyond the Rack and thought they would make a nice wedding shoe. Reg. $270 now on for $119. i think these are wonderful - simple yet very elegant. perfect!

Quote: Originally Posted by sammysgirl Awh Diane, that's cute that your FI is getting so excited! S is really excited too! I cannot WAIT to leave! i think he's super cute, just in general. he's extra cute when he's excited about something! Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di lol, i love guacamole! i am jealous that you are staying there for two weeks. we only are staying there for 6 days. it is ok, we are going back to Mexico in October for a DW and staying there for 6 days as well! i make a mean guacamole but there's something so good about eating good guac in mexico. can't wait! unfortunately, we are only going for 10 nights, not two weeks. i wish!! no current plans to return at this point. but i'm sure it'll happen. FI loves playa and it'll be difficult to get him to vacation anywhere else! i think our next big trip, though, will be to napa or sonoma for a little time in wine country. and he's already talking about taking me to europe for my 35th (just working on 33 this year). so maybe we'll be just fine. can't wait to explore the world with my soon to be hubby!

Quote: Originally Posted by bridetobe1515 I couldn't agree with you more! I'm at the royal gazebo at 2pm but the reception is at 5pm on the beach. Where is your reception? my reception is at 7:30 (7:15, maybe?) on the beach - playa norte at the gran porto.

thanks, ladies. and i DID remember to take off the band before work today! (i miss it.) lady di - we don't leave until wednesday. i just need the time to get things done. we'll be there from the 12th-22nd. FI and i are getting pretty darned excited! he was even looking forward to guacamole yesterday... at 9:30am!

good progress made tonight! i picked up some silk flowers and made corsages for the moms, and made little flower decorations for the tiki torches for the reception. feeling so crafty! i also picked up my wedding band (the RIGHT one this time, hooray!!) and my e-ring after being polished. confession: i've been wearing both rings all night (FI is away on a business trip and no one can tell me to take it off, hee hee!). and i'll likely sleep with them on. just hope i remember to take off the wedding band before going to work tomorrow!! my last day of work before 2 weeks of PTO! g'nite, all...

Quote: Originally Posted by WretchedDeviant Sadly, I haven't gotten mine just yet the ring I got was his mother's but it's not really my style, so he asked me if I wanted to pick out one myself. I found one on craigslist that's exactly what I was looking at from Belden's for 1/3 the price, I'm going to get it in the next week or two after it gets resized. Does anyone know of any jewelers that work with pink or rose gold? I really wanted a rose gold ring but haven't found any that were of a good quality. the designer of my ring, Simon G. uses a lot of mixed color gold in his rings, including rose gold. i don't know of any particular jewelers in your area, but i do know that people order from all over with arthur's jewelers here in MN. they have a ton of stuff on their website. good luck!