Future Mrs. M

This dress is absolutely gorgeous!!! Do you have any more pictures of it? I absolutely love love love Pronovias but haven't been able to find the perfect one for me yet. What is the name of this dress? Also where did you buy the hair piece?

Hi Girls! I've been to Priscilla of Boston, Pronovias, Bridal Garden, RK Bridal, David's Bridal. I'm from Stamford CT so I also visited a few places around CT also - Traci Romano, Purple Serpent, Marie's Bridal. There are so many options!!! My biggest concern is material. I fell in love with a Paloma silk gown which is so gorgeous and it makes me feel like a bride! But I did find a second one that is a Maggie Sottero gown but is satin. Do you guys think Satin would be too heavy for a wedding in Mexico in November?

Your pics are awesome! I love the one of you two jumping up in the air!

Congrats! And thanks for the great review! I'm getting married on 11/13/2010 which will be your one year anniversary. I hope to get good weather like yours and no hurricanes! So scary to think that weather is so unpredictable these days even when it's not hurricane season.

Great goodies!!!

Congrats!!! Welcome =)

These are cute! Too bad they don't go with my colors :/

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Hello! I finally uploaded pictures from my site visit! I am attaching them now:

Hello! I read that you guys thought the announcements and his english were perfect. That was my biggest worry. I'd like him to announce the bridal party and our entrance to the reception and also the first dance, etc. Did any of you have an issue where any of this got messed up by accident? I've been to a few weddings where a few of these were annonced wrong! Also, did you guys find that all of the songs you wanted were available? Thanks! Ana

Let me know about the beach! We were there on a site visit but it was really cloudy and the weather was bad so all the resorts we visited had really murky water and we were told it was from the currents. I'd love to know what it's like regularly though. Also - do you know how many restaurants are in the property? We know the following but let me know if there are more: Main buffet restaurant - on the main floor w/the bronzed palm trees Mexican restaurant - upstairs Pool Restaurant - by the pool area Thanks!! Ana

Quote: Originally Posted by brittbrodin Thanks everyone!! I LOVED my dress too. I actually got it at this little boutique in Chicago called Weddings 826. They get all their gowns from local designers, manufacturers, or local bridal salons and sell them directly off the rack. It was the first place I checked out and I had to force myself to check out other bridal shops and I went back in 3 weeks and it was still there...so it was definitely meant to be It's gorgeous!! Can you tell me who the designer is? I haven't been able to find a neckline like that one. Thanks!! Ana

Can you girls tell me what pricing you had for your guests? I know it's a newer hotel so rates may be pricier but I just wanted to make sure the rates we were being quoted by the resort were reasonable. We have heard $185 per person per night but it seems a lot cheaper on expedia. What type of booking rates did you guys get? Also - what type of wedding packages did you receive? Any pricing information will be extremely helpful! Thanks!! Ana

Quote: Originally Posted by kqsherman Hi All! I'm new to the forum and have feverishly been planning our destination wedding at the Valentin Imperial Maya-- wedding date is Jan 30th and I'm wearing a Maggie Sottero "Reese" dress. We've already been to the resort and chose the chapel vs. the beach. I'm in DePere WI and am ready, willing and able to help other VIM brides as well as other GB-area brides! Congrats! I love that chapel. Have you had a chance to meet with the priest? Where are you doing your reception?

Out of all of those Hacienda Tres Rios and the Valentin were our top two favorites. Valentin has a chapel on site. For any of you who are interested in a Catholic ceremony this may be an option later down the road. Luis is working on getting approval from a priest to use a chapel on site for Catholic ceremonies.

It seems like Luis may not be a person to always be around his computer. Both days we visited he was walking around with people doing site visits etc. I would definitely try calling him. Let me know if you have any questions. We visited the following resorts: Playacar Palace Ceiba del Mar Excellence in the Riviera Maya Valentin Imperial Le Reve NH Dreams Riviera Maya Azul Sensatori

I LOOOOVVED all of your pictures. Your dress looked amazing!

That is really cute! I'm going to look in vista print : ) Where did you find your save the dates?

Hi Girls, My Fiancee and I did our site visit to the Riviera Maya right after Christmas. We visited Hacienda Tres Rios yand fell in love with it! The pictures on the website do not do it any justice. You can not go wrong with this place! For those who have officially booked: Are you using your travel agent to book the hotel and airfare OR are you booking directly with the hotel? IF your guests book through a travel agent do they still get counted as your wedding group when it comes down to getting things like the room for the groom or discounted rates? Let me know please! I will post pictures once we are able to upload pictures. Our laptop has been slow lately.

Quote: Originally Posted by anacj13 I need a TA from the CT/NY area to help me plan my DW in Mexico(Riviera Maya). Does anyone know any great TA's that can help me? I filled out the form on here a few weeks ago and haven't gotten a response. I'm hoping I filled it out correctly! I failed to mention that we are between Rivieray Maya and Puerto Vallarta. This is where it may be tricky. We went on site visits of these two places and found 2 resorts in each area where we would love to do our wedding. PV: Dreams Villamagna Vallarta Palace RM: Hacienda Tres Rios Valentin Imperial We are of course always open for suggestions but now that we have narrowed down our choices we are definitely in need of a travel agent who specializes in destination weddings. Thanks!! Ana

Will you guys be doing one on Hacienda Tres Rios or Valentin Imperial in the Riviera Maya? OR in Puerto Vallarta - Dreams VillaMagna and Vallarta Palace? Thanks!!! Ana

I need a TA from the CT/NY area to help me plan my DW in Mexico(Riviera Maya). Does anyone know any great TA's that can help me? I filled out the form on here a few weeks ago and haven't gotten a response. I'm hoping I filled it out correctly!

Quote: Originally Posted by Sandy Hi Nat, I just sent you a private message re pricing and pictures. I looked at a million villas when deciding on a villa and came back to this one. It's a bit pricey but REALLY pretty and dazzling details does such an amazing job making it look stunning. Hi Sandy - Can you send this to me as well? The pictures look amazing from the website!!!