Lisa DSO

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny310 Time to vent!!! So Elsa is my WC and she takes a week to answer the most simple questions I have. I'm already waiting 2 weeks for her to confirm the DJ as this was the last this I did with Julie so I wanted to be sure it was done. Then she tells me I can only choose 2 entrees but Julie said I can choose more and I just have to let the resort know ahead of time how many of each dish they need to have and then do the color thing on the tables. She asked me to send her the email which I did and she still hasn't confirmed!! These are just 2 of like 10 questions I have for her. She is driving me CRAZY!!! I just sent her a message saying I know she's busy with other brides but with 4 months to go I really need her to answer me in less time than she currently is. I'm going to give her until Friday if not I'm going to have to call. I'm really missing Julie now because I would wait 2 days max for a response. Ok, I feel a little better now I haven't asked her any questions yet, but FI called her a few weeks ago and they talked on the phone for a long time (she was thorough on the phone). So maybe calling her would be best

Quote: Originally Posted by carolina24 dont' know...here in atlanta all i hear about is ideal image and WIFH.. on the WIFH website they are having a special for $999 for 8 sessions for the bikini area; it says this includes "any style" and brazilian. is this comparable to ideal image? sounds about right

Quote: Originally Posted by jenniferkuhr Hello! I have been slowly making my way through this insanely long (but helpful!) thread and thought I'd finally try posting. My fiance are leaning heavily towards a wedding at The Royal in Playa Del Carmen in April 2011. I am SO excited about a destination wedding, getting our two families together for a few days and of course...the light up dance floor! Anyone out there doing a Catholic ceremony or know of resources/links to figuring out all things Catholic-related for PDC ceremonies? I know you said Playa del Carmen, but have you checked out the Catholic chapel at The Royal Cancun/ Gran Caribe? .....GORGEOUS!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by artistique Hi Lisa, Sorry for the delayed response but that was our pic of Alison & Kevin's Catamaya cruise with the matching shirts. They had the t-shirts made here and gave them to everyone in their bags. I am not sure where Alison had them done but I can ask her if you would like. Zazzle does a great job with t's. Michelle Thanks! No worries, I was just wondering if they came with the package. You're right, Zazzle is amazing!

Ooh i havent come across that one. Thanks for the link! Regarding my name change, I polled my 5 brothers last night and the general consensus (minus one brother) was to just take his name only. The two arguments that won me over was this: one brother is an accountant and works with IRS stuff - he said it was much simpler to change 2nd brother works at a bank and said bank cards are limited to 15 characters and if i have both of my names, it would be 20 letters long....LOL! so I'm just gonna take his name

Quote: Originally Posted by giraffexx I keep going back and forth as well on this!!! I love my last name and am hesitant to give it up. Same here. If I hyphenate, my name will be ten syllables long (oh my)...and if I take his name, i lose my ethnicity lol....

I can't decide if i want to hyphenate or drop my name entirely....hmmm

Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan omg yes the chocolate croissants were amazing there to! and yes the food at tequila barrel is so good and cheap Lisa - I forgot also at La Tortuga Hotel and Spa they have an awesome bar area that is fun place to just have a few drinks with the girls before going out Amazing guac at Tequila Barrell and they always have two for one margaritas Lounge area at La Tortuga Restaurant next to the bar at La Tortuga called El Bistro amazing food and you can't beat the price The food at La Tortuga is amazing the ceviche is my favorite I have never wanted guacamole and a margarita more than i do at the moment lol... Quote: Originally Posted by PaperBagPrincess I've been back and forth with Jael.... today I was told that my date and time won't work at the Gazebo. I am rather frustrated (lots of crying)... as I already booked Kool Beach Club that night and del sol, so no changing now. I was ready to make a deposit, but it took them forever to get back to me, I had to email them for a third time today and finally it was... oh it's not available. I have no idea what to do Maybe they can put us in the Gran Porto Gazebo? Rosieposie, looks like we'll be down there the same time. My date is May 21, 2011 Jessica is right, the GPR gazebo is gorgeous and I actually think gives better shots of the ocean behind you. Quote: Originally Posted by duprk452 Ok, so I found out today that you have up to 6 months after getting married to change your name on your passport for free. Thought all of you would be interested in this. Hope it helps. I hadn't even thought of this....good to know!

Quote: Originally Posted by rosieposie hi lisa, we've been to alux and coco bongo (both playa's and cancun's). alux was interesting since it's in a cave underground and all, could be better ventilated but it's a cave after all...drinks and music were good but didn't go early enough for dinner, heard food is so-so and didn't notice anyone dancing as they're more of a restaurant & lounge. It's a short (under $10) cab ride from the resort. coco bongo in playa is next to the blue parrot. was quite fun, didn't have fire dancers or anything like that. Still had a fun atmosphere, but noticed that blue parrot attracted more people. went to a foam party at the coco bongo in cancun, was so much fun! BUT noticed the foam left a weird smell afterwards but went away after a shower. heard deseo is quite nice, on the rooftop of the deseo hotel right on 5th ave. but we didn't have time to go. Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan Hi Lisa, I have been to Deseo many times and it is part of my bach party * :: HOTEL DESEO :: I just love it there. It is a very relaxed atmosphere but it is a very trendy place. Because of that you are going to pay $10 for a very small mojito. Alux is very cool and I had the food there, it was ok Cogo Bongo is awesome but I love to dance as do all my girl friends so this is usually where I end up at the end of the night I also love this place right on 5th called Tequila Bar Tequila Barrel Sports Bar and Grill in Playa del Carmen Mexico Its a sports bar feel but its fun to just grab guacamole and chips and hang out This is great feedback! Thanks ladies :-)

Oh and random question... For those of you using catamaran cruises like catamaya, do they give you all free T-shirts? I recall seeing group pic where everyone wheres the same T-shirt (and I'm a sucker for a free T-shirt lol)

I just came across this Nightlife in Playa del Carmen,Clubs in Playa del Carmen,Bars Playa del Carmen|Mexico I know some of you have mentioned Blue Parrott, but are you familiar with any of these other bars? I'm looking for somewhere crazy and then somewhere chill to hang with the girls on our first night.

Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan Hi keng welcome and congrats on getting ready to book. Unfortunately all the bars except for the 24 hour one's close at 12am. Boo...that's kinda lame lol. Speaking of lame...is it true that they don't play music by the pool area? Darnit, the Royal is so amazing, I just wish they would do those extra things that you would expect from a 5 star like heating the pool in the fall/winter and keeping bars open later. Secrets Capri didnt heat their pool either and it was brrrr super cold in October

Quote: Originally Posted by RunningBride24 Girls having legal ceremonies, are you getting an "Apostille"? I'm way confused with this stuff and was curious of anyone who has already done it...... It is a bit confusing. FI thought maybe it was just necessary if you have been married before

Quote: Originally Posted by islandbride317 My Sottero & Midgley gown was ginormous and heavy (and of course our wedding day was the hottest, most humid day of our entire stay) but I totally AGREE with your MOH! You will be so excited, you'll just deal with the heat and when you look at your pics later, you'll forget how hot you might have been at the time, and be so glad you went with your dream dress in the end! Glad to hear it! :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by lizzylos23 Not a Maggie Sottero bride but I would be if my fiance had his pick. He went dress shopping with me (our first weddings didn't work out so why not? lol) and like the Adelaide one the most. That was before we decided on this destination wedding. I loved that dress but found one I like even more that I bought for a quarter of the price. He STILL talks about how nice the Maggie was though. Definately a full line of beautiful dresses there. This weighed heavily on me as well. I was convinced that I would get a simple chiffon dress (no one around me carried any chiffon maggies though :-( . I took FI to a boutique to look at dresses and he only picked heavy satin Maggie dresses. He envisioned a more traditional dress, so I thought well, I love the dress too, might as well give him what he pictures me in anyway ;-). I agree Maggie makes gorgeous dresses

For people in the states, have you ever employed the services of different laser places? I'm currently using Ideal Image and they seem to have their stuff together (but expensive). I see ads for Smooth Solutions all the time and it seems to be significantly less, but are their lasers of less quality as well? P.S. I went to Renaissance Laser a few years ago and well...i'm back at Ideal Image now cuz it (Renaissance) didnt work (for like 6+ treatments mind you). I would like to pay less, but worry that I'm not getting good quality laser if I go elsewhere

Quote: Originally Posted by barbiegirl_27 she and Spencer are no longer on the show from what i've read, all due to allegations on Heidi's part that the creator sexually assulted her. From what I've read Spencer then threatened to kill the creator, thus their exit from the show. wow.....off the charts

Brainnnnssssss!

Helpful hint: I use the knot.com for most of my things because it will create guest lists with meal choices and seating chart, etc....and the best part...u can export to an excel sheet (already formatted) :-)

I used numbing cream for the first time last friday and I have to say that in most areas I barely felt a thing! I would highly recommend it (especially since they usually turn up the laser intensity with each visit)

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny310 I finally got an email from Elsa Torres!!! Very happy I have a contact there again! She's mine, too! Guess she will be handling both of ours that week :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by kerrimark2010 Question for you ladies who have already been married at The Royal - since the resort is so big, and cell phones won't work in Mexico, how did your guests communicate with each other? I was thinking of getting some walkie-talkies and including them in the welcome bags, but I don't know if that will be cost-effective... Thanks for any input you may have!! Kerri My cell phone has always worked in Mexico- did u hear something about the Royal? Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsYak Is this a stupid question.....now I'm thinking because of the above post...if we add international to our cell phones, we should be able to use them in Mexico right? We'll have service and all? FI and I plan to add international but not use the phones much. Just in case anyone needs to get a hold of us. I think it's a great idea

Quote: Originally Posted by LChavez She looks horrible. She looked good after her first plastic surgery, but she's just plastic. Agreed. Is it me or has she not been on the last two episodes?

Ahh good to know, thank you!

Hey Jess, can you send me any info you have from Kool beach (regarding packages or anything)...I sent them an email last week but I'm bored at home lol. Thinking about maybe doing something there for fun like a bridesmaid breakfast or something..... [email protected] Gracias!