Lisa DSO

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsYak I feel better after reading all of your responses, and talking to my mom of course. It will work out, I have a feeling will be moving the wedding up! All that means is less time to wait! <3 I was worried when I first changed the date, but was surprised that people were actually GLAD that i changed it. And yes...I was stoked that I got to marry FI sooner! (I always felt like a 2010 bride anyway ;-)

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsYak Ok I am having major anxiety here, and need someones help! 2011 prices were just listed and they are ALOT higher than my travel agent estimated. We were hoping for Real around 300 a night for our guests that don't have a huge budget just for our wedding. They are listed at $574/night! I can't ask my guests to pay that. We have 11 people including ourselves with flights booked. My first thought was if I can't find anywhere in the price range I'll need to take a loan and pay all of these people back. Now I'm looking at the first week in Dec which is still in the price range, I don't think it's major to us to move the wedding up a month... My question is now all of these people with flights booked, would it be possible to just move the dates ahead...or would they be out the money and have to pay again? I thought DW was supposed to be easier than a regular wedding!!!!! Oh sweetie, I know :-(. My wedding was supposed to be the saturday before yours, but after checking the prices, we decided to change it to November and the price was greatly reduced. I agree with Jesmcan, see what your TA can do. Did your people just put down deposits or how did that work?

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di just a suggestion, you can go and post in newbie threads to get more posts. there are so much out there to comment on. that's what i did to get the member status. Do you know how many posts it takes for member status? i tried looking it up and gave up lol I think I am doing luggage tags as a dual favor (well, one of them) and place card ...or maybe i'll put a note in it like "thanks for traveling far and wide to be here on our special day"

Quote: Originally Posted by giraffexx We can't do the sand ceremony for a legal ceremony!! WTF! Did they give you a reason why? Do you know if that means we can't add a reading/poem either? Quote from Angie: You can write your own vows if they are not very long, but you cannot do the sand ceremony during the legal wedding with a judge. Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan Honestly in my opinion I would not communicate with the Michigan office and wait till the month before for the WC. I think everyone here has all the resources you need without having to contact them. You may still them in order to make some decisions but for the most part not really. So yes if it was me I would not contact them in order to stay sane lol. I agree! Quote: Originally Posted by dianep that makes me wonder... how do we know how long the aisle is? it'll make a difference for editing the processional songs, etc! I think I read somewhere it was 20 meters long? Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan . I decided to do assigned seating for the ceremony because I fell in love with the tags that Lisa showed . YAY!!! Quote: Originally Posted by msglave This would be cheaper, but I have a 350 vendor fee! When did you book? I have a 350 vendor fee! I booked in December

Quote: Originally Posted by 2mckee Is anyone using a local florist? If so, can you post that info? I am having a heck of a time getting what I am looking for from The Royal via my WC. Thank you! Also, I just asked about playlists for the solo musicians.... (included in the luxury package for the ceremony) and I am confused. I am pretty sure they are telling me that we dont have a say over what they play when we walk down the aisle.... not sure I like that. Has anyone dealt with this? Hmm I dont think asking for a playlist is unreasonable. I mean, I understand not wanting to play something you are unfamiliar with, but come on, I'm sure we all want a say in what is played at OUR OWN (OUT OF OUR OWN POCKETS) wedding. I kinda feel this way about the legal ceremony and not being able to have sand ceremony. :-(

Quote: Originally Posted by aerazo ladies- I am using an outside comany for my lounge furnture but i do have to pay $100 vendor fee for this. The reason i am using an outside company and not the royals furniture is because I didnt like the furniture that they use, its like two long sofas... the company i am using is charging $175 per set which includes a table, two ottomans and two sofas... this way its more of a lounge feel rather than two long couches. If anyone wants there information let me know and i'll send it.. it turned out to be cheaper even with the fee to use this outside company. Adriana Nice find. I wish i could do this, but my charge is 300 per vendor :-(

Quote: Originally Posted by luna1923 Hello Ladies, This is my first post. It has taken me almost a month, but I think I have finally read through all the posts! I wanted to make sure I did not ask questions that may have already been answered several times, lol. This forum, and the ladies on it, have been so helpful! I initially wanted to do a DW so I would not have to plan anything, doesn't seem to be the case! My FI and I are from different religious backgrounds so we are having a religious cermony of three hundred guests in Vancouver, and aprox 35-50 guests in Playa. I went from not wanting to plan a wedding to having to plan two weddings! To add to that, we too have had to change our wedding date from April 2011 to Nov 2010 due to price difference for our guests. I'm sure you can imagine that mad scramble I'm going through now trying to plan two weddings in seven months! I have stayed at the Royal before so am familiar with ground layout, etc. Some of the questions I do have: 1. Re lounge furniture - I saw a post that mentioned that they used the Royal's for $250-300. I was initially going to rent mine from another outfit that charged aprox $2000 (used by several other posters). Can someone give me more info about the Royal's lounge furniture and how it compares. 2. Re DJ - does the Royal use DJ Doremixx? If so, is it cheaper to book him privately, even while paying the $350 vendor fee 3. I have not received any communication from an WCs. Everything was booked through a travel agent. Is this normal? 4. I'm in the same boat as many other ladies - the Luxury Package is what I initially was going to go for, but there are alot of services - mani/pedi, hair/makeup, photo, etc, that I will not use - are we still able to book a four course private reception? Lastly, I have not posted enough to open the attachments. Can someone be kind enough to email the wedding and price checklist, and this cake list that everyone is talking about, lol. [email protected] Thanks a bunch ladies! I think the lounge furniture is 250 per 5 pieces, 500 for 10 and so on... Good question about the 4 course meal; i'm interested to know this too

Quote: Originally Posted by lexibride Does anyone have the prices for the spa for hair/make-up manis & pedis? I can't seem to find that stuff anywhere. Also, I read somewhere along the line there was somewhere cheap on 5th to get a mani/pedi, does anyone remember that too? Thanks!! Regular mani: 25 French mani: 40 Spa mani: 70 regular pedi:30 french pedi: 45 spa pedi: 75 hair: 70 makeup: 60

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbum1285 Just curious how many of y'all are upgrading to the hot appetizers? I was thinking of it but not sure if that's an extra cost I want to add on. Fi wants to because he likes those more

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di Yeah, thats what Julie said about upgrading to hot appetizers...i wonder if it's same for non resort guests Angie told me it was 10/pp for non real guests

Quote: Originally Posted by astreit Okay, I'm drawing a blank now on who mentioned it, but I think maybe jesmcan...how much extra were they going to charge to add jumbo shrimp on top of the beef filet for the dinner? Aja just told me it would be $15 per resort guest and $30 non resort guest. I'm talking about like 2 or 3 shrimp each...not a whole plate!!! I just think that is outrageous! I think jesmcan was originally going to do the Ult Luxury Package, so it's possible they may have let her substitute since it was already on one of the filet options. (just my guess) but yeah, that price is ridic

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Much worse than Plyo!!! I can do Plyo no problem, I've had a headache all day from Insanity last night and I'm sore whoa, and i thought plyo was hard! Quote: Originally Posted by Ginalyn So I did yoga for the first time yesterday. Going into it I thought it would be a little easier since I am somewhat flexible, but holy moly!! I was toppling all over the place. Hopefully after a few weeks I'll be able to hold my legs up as high as some of those people in that standing split! That girl in red is insane, and the guys are more flexible than I am! lol

Quote: Originally Posted by giraffexx Yes, that is David Tutera with me in the picture. The picture is of the day I bought the dress. I totally LUCKED OUT!!! The same day that I had an appointment at the bridal store he had a trunk show going on as well. He is the designer of the my dress and he helped me pick it out. He was so nice in person and HONEST. I appreciated his honesty the most. When he saw me in some of the dresses I tried on, he was like "Oh no, definitely not, take it off". It was such a wonderful experience! That is incredible! lucky girl :-) I love watching his wedding show, he is awesome!

Quote: Originally Posted by giraffexx Hope things go better tomorrow! It's ridiculous that you're stressing about your wedding because the Michigan girls can't do their jobs!! Giraffexx, is that you with David Tutera?!?!?

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Just completed week 7, started week 8 which is recovery week and decided to do a week of Insanity instead (all intense cardio) in order to lean up a little. I think we are gonna do Insanity after our 90 days of P90 to change things up a bit. Do you like it? Is it really hard?

Are you ladies staying in same room as FI the night before wedding? Part of me wants to sleep in a different room to add to the whole suspense of seeing each other, but then part of me doesnt because I will not sleep as well (and who wants added bags to eyes lol)? I also dont want to pay extra ...guess i have time to figure it out. Jess, regarding the seating for reception, I will most likely either have one of my brothers act as an usher, or put one of these on the front chairs: I have also considered maybe having mom and dad seats IN the gazebo for me and FI on each side so that they will be comfortable and have special status. Also because 3 of our 4 parents have had open heart surgeries and may not withstand the sun very well....still pondering this.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di echo, that is tough and i hope you guys work things out. i am pretty sure your FI learned his lesson and will never do that again. you should focus on your wedding and you're marrying your best friend!! i think you definitely need to talk about it with your FI again or you'll slowly resent him for what happened. it might take some time but just know that guys are guys...sometimes they can get stupid and don't think about consequences. your FI didn't mean to hurt you, he was just being a guy. he loves you so let's keep that in mind. you guys will have a wonderful wedding!! i just talked to FI's cousin's fiance about this whole thing. She told me that she's not okay with it but what can we do? she said he asked her to help find a stripper so she is going to start calling agencies and to make sure its a classy, not a trashy agency. i told her i don't think it would matter if money is involved. like my friend said, its purely depends on the girl. oh well, if anything, i have many eyes at his party anyways. my sorority sister's husband will be there and other mutual friends' bf/husbands. i'm just going to move on and let FI know that if he is still having one then i am going to have one. my MOH said they're not getting me one based on my wishes so if he still gets one then i'll get one. simple like that. Oh Diana, I understand. FI is horrible with peer pressure and that is what is so upsetting. He doesnt want the stripper bach party, but his co-worker wants to FI's groomsmen's numbers to set something up (he's not even in wedding party!) I also know that none of our friend's wives will be cool with it either (well, except for the one that actually IS a stripper lol). Why is marriage and love synonymous with one last temptation and other women? dont get it....

Yay a groomy!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsRobart PS -Lisa I just noticed that you're getting married at the Royal Playa Del Carmen. We were there last April for a week - PHENOMENAL resort! Your wedding will be beautiful! Yay, good to hear!

dianep, i love that updo!

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep ha, the same thing happened to me. i LOVE the headpiece i got! mine was something like $130 because it has swarovski crystals in it. whatever. but i love the net-type veil. can't wait to pair it up with the MAC lashes i bought. i'm not a fan of regular-life drama, but a little drama of this kind for my wedding sure sounds like fun. here's a link to a site with a pic of the headpiece: Wedding Veils and Bridal Veils from David's Bridal LOOOOOOOOVE it~! show us your mac lashes, too!

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbum1285 Are y'all doing the real flower offered there at the resorts for your hair or are you buying a fake flower? I'm confused on what I want. I'm just afraid in the heat the real flower with wilt so fast but I can't find a fake flower I like in a reasonable price range. Thoughts?? I have been going back and forth on this, too. If I don't go with the real flower, I will probably do one of these: Beach themed hair accessories - store.beachcomberbride.com

I feel so un-girly because I am not looking forward to trying on dresses lol. I kinda dread it. Maybe it's because I am not a huge shopper? I only like going alone, but everything has to be readily available and on display or I lose interest haha. Hmm, maybe this will be different, but I still cannot muster the enthusiasm.

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsRobart Ok I have officially completed Day 8, no longer feel like I've been hit by a bus and am into my 2nd week YAY :-) LOL Diet is something I'm going to have to work on. I was good all week but tonight nibbled on everything from garlic fingers, to fish (deep fried :-s) to zucchini fingers when we got take out with the kiddies. In other words pure grease. I suppose it makes no sense to do these hellish workouts to eat junk afterwards :-s Oh girl, I know, they had Olive Garden (italian) cater for our team meeting and I had lasagna and tirimisu :-(

Quote: Originally Posted by candicemarie I've been trying to decide the same. I was debating bt koozies & insulated mugs. We have a pretty big beer drinking group so we're probably gonna end up going w/the koozies plus FI REALLY wants them, but I read that they weren't used very much somewhere, too. Here's the logo we want to put on them. We just have to decide which color. Which one do y'all like best? The background will be the koozie color (obviously). cute, i like the last one!