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Amanda, that is really fun story!!  I bet you had a good time that night!

 

Meredith, to qualify for the room upgrade all you should have to do is participate in the Webinar.  Unless the rules have changed since we did it. 

 

Originally Posted by daniepps 

Good morning ladies!  I see if you miss a week you miss a lot on here!!!!  What's up with the new look and why are our tickers gone???? Well if we still had the ticker mine would say "3 DAYS!!!!"  I can't believe it's here already.  We're on the way to the courthouse now to do the legal ceremony and then we leave for Mexico early tomorrow morning.  I've been packing and getting everything together which is why I haven't been on here in a week but we're pretty much ready to go.  I forgot to take pictures of everything for my planning thread before I packed it so I guess I'll take pictures in Mexico when we unpack. 

 

Adios Ladies!!!!  I'll definitely post some info when I get back.

 

 

 

BTW:  Amybermuda I loved, loved, loved your pics!!!!!

Congratulations MRS!!!!!!  Have a FAB FAB FAB trip and we'll all be here anxiously awaiting your return!!

 

 

Originally Posted by msmarmar123 

So.today was a pretty crappy morning..Boss is just not being nice today...but I get an email from Kiara and I qualify for the Free Sweet Wedding with 14 days in the jacuzzi swim up PLUS 15 guest room nights wherever....

So...there is more $$$ saved...so..if you are starying more than 7 nights in a different type room..I would ask and see if they'll give it to you too...

Nice!!  That's some good news to brighten your day!
 

Amanda, you put up a picture!!!!  It's nice to put a face to the name

 

 

Originally Posted by chong 

 

Question... did you guys tell your WC how you want the reception tables to be arranged? Or did you guys figured that out at the resort? We have a small group so I am really struggling how to set the tables...Thanks!

 

I think this is best done once you're down there and can see the layout.  They shouldn't need to know ahead of time.

 

 

 

Originally Posted by mmc1105 

 

I just realized you ladies probably don't know my name! Lol I'm Marci

 

 

LOL, Hiya Marci!  Glad to know your name

 

 

Originally Posted by dstinationdrmr 

I keep asking this question, but I don't think anyone has answered me yet. How do you hear about the webinars? Is that info from your nTA or the website?

 

I heard about mine through our DW.com TA.  But, I know that BDW's TAs post when they're having one.  Keep an eye out on the main forum page for the announcement.  It's usually at the bottom of the page (lol, well on the old forum it was at the bottom).

 

 

 

Originally Posted by gems2104 

 

Hey ladies

just wondering if any of you used the onsite makeup and hair staff for there wedding day and what you thought of them?

Did you take pictures? Did they come to your room? Did you have a run through before the wedding?

Sorry for so many questions but can't seem to find anyone that has used the hotel.

Thanks

Gemma

xxx

 

I did and my stylist was Monica.  I loved her!  I brought inspiration pics and she did an amazing job.  You can read more details in my review under my siggy.  (Don't worry about the fact that I was married at AB.  Monica works at AS as well)

 

 

 

Originally Posted by beaz2be 

 

aaah!  New Forum?!?!?!  Changes to the look?!?!?!    (This feels like when facebook decided to change its look all over again).  I'm a lawyer.  We fear change.  Sigh

 

Guess it's going to take some getting used to.  Anyone else freaked out?  heehee.

Hey... my pic is gone too.  It took me FOREVER to get that in place! 

 

YES!!!  I am finding this extremely challenging.  I'm sure I'll get used to it but right now it's frustrating.  And I agree with BigBop and Chong that it SUCKS that now we can't see people's wedding dates and other info.

 

 

 

Originally Posted by amandamarieb 

 

 

I KNOW!!! So sad. I still don't have a profile pic. The ticker was all that I had. Now I will have to look at theknot.com to find out how many days until my wedding. Since I found this forum, I haven't really used that site. This one is so much more helpful thanks to all of you. 

 

 

I tried theknot's forums a couple times and found them to be very difficult and not user-friendly.  LOL then again, I thought that about this one when I first joined!

 

 

 

Originally Posted by chong 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soooo pretty!!!

 

Speaking of attachments, sorry Maggie, I can't see your monogram either.

Your flowers are going to be gorgeous!!! I really like these, especially since you're going for a more muted effect. The others are really pretty as well but they'll stand out more.

Congrats on picking such a fab resort!!

The other ladies are right, going back and reading through the thread will probably answer many of your initial questions. Also, make sure you have a great TA!

LOOOOOOOOOOVE!!!!! You have every right to be obsessive, these are fabulous!!!! I bet you get nothing done at work tomorrow b/c you're looking at your pics all day You're gorgeous, your flowers are gorgeous, your guests are gorgeous, it was a beautiful day, and it looks like you all had a great time on the Terrace! Your cake beat the heck out of mine!!! It's funny, after all this time, I didn't realize we both had shades of pink and orange as our colors.

Ooooh, and I see from your pics that you guys stayed in the Suite. Niiiice!!! Did you stay there the whole time or just for a few nights?

Oh no, don't feel bad at all about this! You're paying a lot of money for your wedding, especially for your pictures. If your mom were to have stayed with her original dress, everyone's eyes would instantly find her in the pictures instead of you. I think a bride has every right to dictate the attire, especially when it's their mom.

For the shorts thing, we posted a blurb on our website about appropriate attire for the wedding. It was necessary or some of the men would have worn shorts. It worked because everyone looked great! Most people chose to wear colors in the wedding color scheme and those that didn't wore very complimentary colors. It really made a difference in all the pictures!

I agree with Amanda, for 100+ degree heat and high humidity, everyone looks great!! You can't tell at all. You especially look really good. You still have that bridal glow Congrats on a successful AHR!!!

I COMPLETELY agree with you about the AHR validating the DW (as if we needed to validate our fabulous weddings . We spent the days leading up to our AHR running around in a frenzy with a house full of guests. The morning of was CRAZY stressful trying to get everything done and everyone where they needed to be on time. DH and I looked at each other and agreed that people must be insane to not have a DW wedding since that was how many couples spend the morning of their weddings. I cannot imagine having spent mine that way. I was swimming in the ocean the morning of mine and I don't think it should be any other way!

Haha, I am the EXACT same way about the sand! People thought I was crazy having a DW and not wanting to get married on the sand. I was really adamant about it. I can take it if I'm swimming or just chilling, but the thought of having it all over me and under my dress on my wedding day was more than I could bear.

Thank you!

I can't remember who asked this originally but my only experience with a taxi was taking one from PM back to AB. I think it cost us about $10. But AB is about 5 min. closer to the main road than AS.

There are a couple reviews of Caribe on here if you do a search.

Doing a TTD back home is such a good idea!!! It'll be fun to have pics of you in your dress in your hometown.

These maracas are great! We used them as well and had them on all our reception tables. Just some FYI about them though: 1) they come with a really, really strong chemical smell so make sure you unpack them and let them breath for a while, and 2) the paint on them is rather fragile. Even though we packed them in a bunch of newspaper in a suitcase, they got banged up and the paint chipped.

Gorgeous!!! I love your bouquet!

Oh that is the sweetest!!!

WOW!!! That is really really impressive!

Yes, for sure TTD in PM!! Andrew's right, there really are some sweet spots. We went to all kinds of places on all sides of town and got some amazing shots out of it. Since you're bringing your photog with you, he/she should definitely scope out the town ahead of time to find the gems.

OMG he's the cutest thing! And he does look like the Grinch!!

YAAAAAY 2 weeks!!

Oh too cute! You have a really big heart

Fabio is who I'm sure you're referring to. How frustrating!! I hope that by the time I'm typing this it's already been worked out.

Introducing DH as "my husband" to someone still feels really strange. I do a double-take in my brain every time I do it or refer to him in conversation that way.

FYI for the AB brides, there are no towel cards at AB. You just take one when you want it. No limits.

I can't remember who asked (Bipbop maybe?) about buying OOT stuff in Mexico. We went into Puerto Morelos 3 times while we were there and each time was about a 10 minute drive. It's probably 5 min. just to get back out to the highway from the resort. PM does have some souvenirs but really not that much to speak of. I've heard of other girls buying local things for their OOT bags in Cancun/Playa, and they've found things like maracas, chocolates, local cookies, etc. I don't remember seeing anything like that in PM.

Wow, ladies, 3 days gone and 15 pages to read!!!

 

HAPPY BELATED to all the birthday ladies out there!

 

Oooooooh, preeeetty!

 

 

I know a lot of ladies have already commented on this, but Spanx should not cost you $200. That's just crazy. I've used both Spanx and Dr. Rey Shapewear. I really like the Dr. Rey!

 

Since my dress was so form-fitting, the salon recommended I wear a slimmer underneath to smooth everything out. I bought one and brought it to my first fitting, but once I put it on, my seamstress and I quickly agreed I shouldn't use it. My dress was so unforgiving in having any extra room that that teeny extra layer made the dress fit that much tighter--i.e. too tight! I'm glad it worked out that way because I would have been melting with that on underneath!

 

70 guests!! Wow! You're going to have so much fun!

 

TOTALLY NORMAL to be freaking out and feel overwhelmed with 2.5 months to go. Things really kick into high gear at about the 3 month mark and then it's full steam ahead until you get on that plane.

 

Well, there's the wonderful, awesome giddy, on-top-of-the-world stage that Lindz is in right now. I really like that stage and waiting for that to kick in is definitely worth waiting for!

 

Welcome and happy planning!!

 

Hoooooraaaaaay!!! You have your date!!

 

I have no doubt your shots will be worth every penny and will blow you away. I can't wait to see them!

 

We brought our own and I second what everyone else says: you get so much bang for your buck when you do it that way. We got 12 hours on the wedding day plus a full afternoon TTD session the day after, all for less than one of their photogs (well, maybe not less than Caribe). Ours would have shot more if we'd wanted him to, e.g. rehearsal, excursion, etc.

 

Of the two resort photogs, Matias Cano seems to be the less standard and traditional of the two, but he doesn't come cheap.

 

Danielle, I thought I'd missed you! You're so soon!!

 

I cannot tell you how much this makes me laugh. I used to yell and scream at my computer screen and DH didn't have to be in the room to know it was b/c of Tiffany. Her amazing ability to not answer questions would set me off every time.

 

I used the spa for both my hair and makeup. I was at AB but the lady who did both my trial and my wedding day (Monica) works at AS as well. In fact, she's more often over there since AS does more weddings. I loved her! You can read my full review of her under my siggy. I brought pics of what I wanted and she did an awesome job of replicating.

 

I second this. The 30's kick the 20's butt!

Bummer about the pictures. Can you email her and tell her you were really hoping to have them for your AHR? Displaying them could possibly bring her business and therefore motivate her.

Eeeek, 5 days!! And then you're done with planning! I can't wait to see pics of your AHR.

Congrats!

Karisma doesn't skimp on service. You'll have a fantastic experience at AS!

Thank you, ladies! I'm a huge fan of my photog, Andrew Jordan. He blew us away with his work.

Does anyone know if danniepps has left yet?

I've seen it in every state I've lived in: Colorado, Ohio, Texas. So I feel pretty confident it's widely available. It'd most likely be on the bottom shelf in the spice aisle. Since it's a big box and one of a kind, they keep it lower. It's just so good!

I second this, Meredith. Simple is good! Truly, the only people who will notice the wording on your invites is you and FI. Most people just admire the overall look of the invite as a whole and don't pay attention to the wording. We spent sooo much time trying out different wording when we probably should have been doing something else!

Speaking of your invites, love them!!! They're very classy and bright. Did you go with the colors shown on Etsy or customize your own?

LOVE!!! Wow, good job I searched and searched for a local calligrapher to do our envelopes and never found one. I never even thought to look on Etsy! Yours are so beautiful!

Thanks Lindz! It's almost your turn!!!!

 

Yaaaaaaaaael!! Hey stranger! Thanks for popping in and saying hello. And a great big THANK YOU for all your pre-wedding help. You were absolutely right, AB was fantastic!

Nice Lindz!!

Welcome Spicytuna! Since all us AB brides lost our own thread a while back, the few of us that are on BDW hang out on the Azul Sensatori thread:

http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo.../index886.html

Since all the planning for both goes through the same Miami office, a lot of the wedding details are the same for both resorts.

Hooray, your wedding is so soon!!

Man, I would be clueless if I had to plan a bachlorette. I love it that you have a niche for doing them!

$9 invites!... Glad it made him pay attention!

Are you looking to stay with Mexican photogs or bring someone with you?

and Congratulations! I've seen pictures of some beautiful weddings at your resort. Happy planning!

To me this seems counter intuitive, but actually research shows that the time of day you eat has no bearing on weight gain. If you're craving something before bed then have it. But agreed on all points that never starving yourself, snacking throughout the day so you don't feel deprived, and exercise are all the way to go.

I like them both too! Nice job!

While my DH didn't plan anything himself, he gave a lot of input. I would narrow down our options and he would make the final decisions: dinner menu, wedding invitation and AHR invitation wording, photographer (we chose this together), song lists, excursions, etc. I loved it that he actually had opinions and would have gone crazy deciding between things without his input. He was really helpful with the AHR. Since it was local that involved a lot of phone calls and reservations. I gave him those jobs.

I love this idea!!!! So fun and unique! I would totally get into this if I were one of your guests.