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Username - taranyc Names - tara and kenny Date & Time - Saturday, September 25th, 2010 at 5p Wedding Package - Silver or Ultimate Wedding Extras - doing a lot myself...still not sold on the flowers they offer Coordinator - aurora Type of Ceremony - symbolic Number of guests - 35 Ceremony location - Beach Reception location - Beach or pool Photographer - Still deciding but leaning towdard offsite Videographer - Resort

Amazing wedding...you and your family did a great job. Thank you for sharing!

SunBride...a huge thank you for all you've done to help us out. I'm only on page 9, but the info and photos you've shared are amazing! xoxoxoo

Thank you Krista. We are still mulling over locations for reception, cocktails, etc. We actually had our date set for 9/26/10 at Dreams Riviera Cancun and were down there for our site visit and just did not like the place. So, the day we were flying out, we drove down to Tulum (we visited there in the past) and set the date, etc. Anyhow, we're kinda starting over...but we are leaning toward the beach for the wedding and the dolphin pool area for cocktails and reception. This site has been so great...there is sooooo much to read. Congrats on your upcoming wedding and thank you again! tt

Hi everyone. We just visited Dreams Tulum yesterday and set our date!! Saturday, Sept. 25th at 5p. So excited! xoxoxo, tara

Congratulations and thank you for the review! Your photos are beautiful!

Thank you Emma and Lilly for your nice thoughts. I am really happy that in the end everything worked out. I am going to let Ana know about all my feelings regarding our stay. Guests start to leave the pool area around sunset for dinner. most places start to serve earlier and they do get a rush...but the restaurants are not filling to capacity yet as to allow service to get better. (ie. we got a 2 hr wait at portofino...they were only filling 1/3 to 2/3 of the seats at all times) Around 5:30--6p the pool is clear as there really isn't much to do there once the sun goes down. One reception was happening on the pool deck while the resorts rock band played over near the beach bar...that was a little strange...but the reception just turned up their music. i think that it would be a good idea for drc to move the beach wedding area to where they keep the water sports items (kayaks, trampoline, etc). it's away from the bar, behind some trees and although there are lounge chairs there, no one seemed to be in them. it just felt more secluded. regarding the reception, they will let you do lanterns, hanging lights, tiki torches, etc. the planner at dreams tulum said that they were willing to do whatever we wanted...they will charge for the extra work...i'm pretty sure it's the same across the board...it's just a matter of making your wants clear to ana and keeping the emails where she agreed. honestly, the best part is how well the resort (drc) seems to handle the receptions. they were in held the middle of things, but were still private and looked really pretty!!! xo, t

hi everyone. we just got back from our weekend at dreams riviera cancun...we set it up with ana to view the site, etc. for our sept. 26th, 2010 wedding (our location and date are now changed). arriving onsite, i was immediately happy about our decision to have our wedding at drc...the lobby was amazingly beautiful and i loved our room. everything changed when i saw the pool area and beach. all along i've been like, "those reviews cannot be right...we're different, it's going to be great regardless of the look of the pavilion...the site can't be that bad" etc. i was wrong. here are my impressions of the site and what lead us to rent a car, drive an hour farther down to dreams tulum and book our wedding there. pool area/pavilion to begin with, the pavilion is right on top of the pool area. no matter what, you are going to have people all around you. in addition, the barracuda bar is right below it...just next to the huge kids playground swing set. the pavilion area is so small and the strange thing that you stand under looks even smaller in person. You’re there, you’re getting married and just below you are tourists on swings, people in bikinis (that shouldn’t be in bikinis), kids in the pool, chairs everywhere with rust orange towels on them…it’s just not nice…not for your wedding…and especially not if because you are paying for a wedding and all of your guests are paying to stay there as well. the nice thing is that the palm trees have metal star lanterns hanging from them and they look beautiful at night…actually, the whole pool area is pretty at night and most of the people are gone by sundown…but the sure are there when you’re saying your vows. we saw a couple of receptions out there and they looked nice (on the pool deck). they will add lighting if you ask for it…one reception had a buffet and all along it were the hanging tin stars behind a thin gauze of light blue silk…it was really pretty. beach we had the opportunity to see a wedding on the beach (the first row of chairs were not removed yet). It was a small wedding (appx. 10-15 people), but they were right on top of the guests lounging in the sun. there was an older man sitting right next to the wedding in a speed-o…just too much. the best part was when the group of drunk 40-somethings walked by (mid-ceremony) in nothing buy their bikinis, frozen drinks in hand and started to woo hoo. it’s just not my thing and that pretty much put the nail in the coffin regarding my wedding at drc. I cannot begin to tell you how upset I was over all of this. I remember when I first found the resort…I was so excited, it looked so perfect online. one thing…i’ve read that there is a more private place to have the ceremony, but I did not see that on the beach. The beach itself is rather small and very packed. Note…the ceremony area is just off the palapa rows next to the kids swing set/slide area. in the end, we didn’t even meet with ana…we knew our first day that this was not the place for us. I would suggest that you do a site tour (if you can…ana will work with you on rates for the weekend visit). we ended up going down to dreams tulum (we had visited once before) and met with aurora who gave us a tour. the beach site is great because it’s away from the crowd…there are so many options for the reception…ooh, and there is a beautiful chapel that looks like rustic mexico (I don’t think it even needs decoration inside). dreams tulum felt more fun and lively than drc (I’m not sure how to describe it...drc was just blah) and the beach is larger. while beautiful, the resort and it’s wedding areas seemed so cramped and overcrowded…it wasn’t even at full capacity. the guests I saw (during the wedding at drc) couldn’t have care less that someone was getting married…they just sat there, had phone conversations, ordered drinks…it was so sad. I’m sorry to go on…I wrestled with how much I should say. this has been a great thread and I’m sorry to leave it…the drc brides have been a great resource for info and ideas. thank you all! xo, tara

Congrats! Wonderful pictures. We love Dos Ojos...it is so amazingly beautiful there. Great idea doing photos there.

Quote: Originally Posted by rdsjcr Hey all! Just got engaged 2 weeks ago and I am trying to move fast! We are thinking about getting married at the Dreams Riveria Cancun....but I am feeling like it is REAL hard to make a final decision One quick question.. what time are all of you getting married? What is a good time down there? Thanks and can't wait to hear all about everyones plans and big days Robyn Congratulations Robyn! It seems that most couples are looking at getting married 1hr or so before sunset. That way it's cooled down (a little) and you can just go into cocktails/photos followed by reception. Once you pick the date, you can check out sunset times just by googling "time of sunset cancun." t

Quote: Originally Posted by Princess402 I noticed this awhile back in this thread and thought I would bring it forward. Feel free to edit/add on! Christine & Brandy - 11/2/2009 Laura & ? - 2/26/2010 Carina & Ari - 2/27/2010 Pam & Kevin - 3/9/2010 Ashley & Perry - 4/4/2010 Kcgcristyn - 4/17/2010 Stephanie & Jamie - 4/24/2010 Jennifer & Michael - 5/7/2010 Jessica & Robbie - 5/15/2010 Margaret & Matthew - 5/15/2010 Megan & Jason - 5/21/2010 Ashley & ? - 5/30/2010 Rachelle & Randal - 6/3/2010 Nancy & Bruce - 6/11/2010 Erica & John – 6/19/2010 carlychristine - 6/22/2010 Evelilna & Phil - 6/25/2010 Allison & ? – 7/24/2010 Casey & Ron - 9/18/2010 Vix1383 – 10/16/2010 Emma & ? - 10/23/2010 wisconsionbride - 10/28/2010 Rachael & Alex - 10/31/2010 April & Reggie – 11/6/2010 Tracy & ? -11/26/2010 lnf_munchkin - 11/27/2010 Angela & Craig - 12/8/2010 Tara and Kenny - 9.26.10

RaychelRae...you are my hero!! Thank you so much for the tip and the step-by-step instructions.

Thank you both! Did you book your wedding through the hotel, but rooms, flights, etc through the TA? Thank you for the tip on Berman, I will contact them...sounds soooo much easier. tt

Hi everyone. I was reading your posts about your guests starting to make their arrangements, etc. Did any of you work with Dreams to get a better rate for your guests...or did you take the travel agent route? My fiance and I are visting DRC on Dec 11th to tour the site and finalize things for our Sept. 26, 2010 wedding and a reduced rate for my wedding guests is def top on my list. Thank you, tara

thank you so much for posting these images. my fiance and i are visiting the hotel next month to see the site and review things with ana. so excited...this is a great thread!

Thank you Patti. Congrats to you too!!!

My name is Tara and my fiance Kenny and i are getting married on Sept. 26th, 2010 at Dreams Riviera Cancun. So excited!!! xoxoxo, t