Ashlynn039

I believe I paid 60 for my bridesmaid bouquets and they were yellow roses - if that helps. I can attach pictures if anybody would like
 

Originally Posted by aj42781 

i got quoted 60 today for ana helena...maybe you picked a different type of flower tht cost more?

I did not have mine the night before, I had it after the ceremony. I did miss most of it due to pictures, but my family did not. The timing seems to work out. After the ceremony we got any family/group shots done first and then everyone left for the cocktail hour while my husband and I had pictures of just the two of us taken

Originally Posted by aj42781 

Hello Ladies...did any previous brides have their cocktail hour the night before?? I am wondering if im going to miss the cocktail hour because I will be too busy with photos and want my family in the photos also so they would miss it too?? or does the timing all work out?

anywhere from 6-10ppl. 6 or 8 is comfortable and I think 10 would be a squeeze
 

Originally Posted by BrookeAshlea 

Past brides,
The reception at the pool deck.... How many people fit at a table??

I'm ordering place cards that are shells with my guests name on it and trying to figure it out!

Thank you

Brooke
April 3 2011

I used DJ Doremixx, but the resort set the pricing, not the DJ. So you might have to pay the rate the resort charges which is 300 per hour not including the fees

Originally Posted by SharonMydung 

Do you know what the pricing for Dj Doremixx is?  I read a few reviews on here that DJ Julian Molina is as good and he has basically everything Ivan has.  Not sure if they are around the same price.

 

I haven't even shop for dresses yet.  I ordered one online and didn't like it too much.  Will have to sell that one and find another one.

 

 

I know how you feel, it was SUPER frustrating at the end trying to really get a fix on our budget. However, if it makes you feel better when we got down there and were given our price breakdown from them, it was less than I was quoted and budgeted for I had the same problem with them not responding, try and get your TA to really push on them to give you some responses.
 

Originally Posted by ursula 

Hi Ladies, My wedding is May 7th and we leave May3!! 3 months away now! : )  It's great to hear that DRC is finally working on their communication issues, its gives me some hope but I have to say that I haven't been a bride that has emailed the resort a lot, in fact, I haven't really emailed them at all.  My whole trip and contract has been set up my awesome TA.  but in the past 2 weeks I felt that I should start getting the details together and I really wanted to know about this whole DJ issue and the $500 day pass.  Well its been over 2 weeks now and NOTHING! I got a email telling me "Please allow me prepare a resume about your wedding and we can see all the details" and that's it.  I don't understand what kind of resume she's getting together since I haven't decided on any details other that my locations for the wedding day.  It's really frustrating because I feel as though I've not "bothered" them in all theses months, over a year now, since i decided on DRC and I'm still not getting any kind of response.  I would really like to have a final budget together by the end of this month. 

Ok, thanks for letting me vent! :-/

 

Here is a picture of the chair sashes I ordered from wedding linens direct - I believe they are the crystal organza?

Originally Posted by ashleybyers 

Hi!! I'm getting married in like 34 days!! Does anyone have any pictures of there chair sashes? I think im going to order mine from wedding linens direct

If you're having your reception on the pool deck they won't stay lit, it's rather windy (which is kind of nice because it keeps things cool!)

I was going to pay for the under the table lights to help with the light but they "couldn't get them" but I did bring down white floralytes (there are other colors as well) and put them in my centerpieces.. just an idea as a possible alternative to candles. Here's what it looked like

And looking at this I just realized I probably should have unfolded my overlays and let the creases fall out before the wedding Oh well!

Originally Posted by Maritza919 

I see everyone has candles as some of their centerpieces. Just a question? Was it windy and did the candles stay lit? I love candles but don't want to bring them if they're not going to be lit for the evening.  Can't wait I in two weeks for my site visit! =)

Hi! I will definitely go through for pictures of my reception setup, I had it on the pool deck though - so pretty similar to pbjwed's setup

I brought my own table overlays/chair sashes down so I just gave her those to put on the table. I did bring pictures of the flowers I wanted, (different shades of yellow roses) - and she said no problem. If you notice in my pictures it's not all roses as I requested but it still turned out nice Definitely bring pictures of what you want! I did provide a table chart to the coordinator though, to show how i wanted the tables arranged and where to put the place cards for the seating arrangements

It is pretty windy on the beach and beach deck - so if your hair doesn't hold curl well that might be a problem. My hair naturally has wave to it so it holds curls well - I had no problems, but I am thankful I decided to have part of it pinned back otherwise it would have been blowing in my face all night
 

Originally Posted by ajcuce 

I love the pictures, Ashlynn! They are very pretty :-). Thank you for sharing them! If you have any pictures of the reception I think that would be nice to see too! Did you bring pictures of how you wanted the fabric and flowers to look? Or did they give you options when you got there? Also, this is kind of random but I noticed your hair was down. With all of the wind did it go flat at all or did the curls stay nice the whole night?

You're welcome I don't have my wedding pictures yet - but here are a few that guests took of the arch setup on the beach & our centerpieces. My colors were navy & blue if that helps. Let me know if there's anything in particular that you want pictures of and I'll post them if I have them
 

Originally Posted by ajcuce 

 

Hi! I hope this helps:

1. They say they don't have colored fabric for the arch on the beach (if you're using that), other than white. But if you purchase material and bring it down with you they will set it up for you. If you use their chair ties I believe they charge  $5.00 a chair for use and they aren't guaranteed to have the colors you desire, however you can also purchase those cheaper (e-bay, weddinglinensdirect.com, etc) and they will tie them on for free. I bought table overlays and chair sashes since they didn't have them in my colors, and they took up very little space in the suitcase.

2. We didn't pick an officiant, we were paired with a woman. If you have certain vows you want to say and aren't doing a legal ceremony then you can give a copy to your wedding coordinator and she'll pass it along to the officiant

3. Our reception was on the deck, I'll try to find some pictures to upload for you.. the lighting was good for us because we had hired DJ dorremix and he brought lights, and the pool is lit and I believe the resort also sets up some lights. However the eating area can be a little dark - I bought floralytes and water storing vase fillers (http://www.soilmoist.com/products/decobeads.php) and had them put them in my centerpieces which helped light the area up.

4. The woman who did my hair and makeup was fantastic through the spa, however of the 5 other women who had their hair done there 3 of them ended up re-doing it in my room prior to the ceremony Make sure you bring a picture of what you want for them to work off of for  your hair and makeup. Also, even if you set up your hair and makeup appointments before going to DRC stop by the spa and reconfirm them when you get there. Supposedly the wedding coordinator had set ours up, and the day of the wedding the spa told us we had no reservations
 

Originally Posted by ajcuce 

Hey everyone! I am getting married here in May and I'm seriously starting to stress out!!! I apologize if all of these questions have already been asked. There are just so many different threads I do not even know where to find the answers! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
1. Do they offer colored fabric for the beach ceremony and chairs for an additional price? I have read people are bringing their own fabric and that seems so complicated, however, I want a colorful ceremony!
2. Do you pick the officiant before you get there or are you just paired with someone the day of the ceremony?
3. If the reception is on the deck by the pool, do any of you know if lighting is included? I originally wanted it in El Patio but apparently they are charging a ridiculous amount to close it for private events now (I'm extremely sad about this).
4. The spa hair and makeup, has anyone heard any reviews?

I think that is it for now! Thank you in advance for any information!

Originally Posted by MR1124 

 

Ladies,

 

Have you guys heard anything about Violence in the area?  I'm getting guests with concerns about traveling there...

Hi

 As a past bride (married there on November 15) I can tell you that when you're on the resort there is no reason to have safety concerns. Our TA also arranged our transfer from the airport to the resort and it went smoothly - the airport was nice, nothing shady about it I even went off resort to a place called Jungle Spa while down there (and they weren't kidding, it was in the middle of nowhere!) and never felt unsafe.

As far as them not using DJ Dorremix anymore, that's a shame. Between him and Elizabeth Medina, our photographer, they were the best part about the wedding! He did a fantastic job

Chair sashes - I brought my own down, bought them off of wedding linens direct and the resort tied them on for free. Just keep in mind that unless you or one of your guests pick up your decorations you will never see them again! So if it's important to you, arrange somebody to take it with them after the reception

Hello ladies!  Back from my wedding and honeymoon We were married on the 15th - I'll do a thorough review after Thanksgiving, but until then I can answer any questions anybody has

Alright ladies, I leave tomorrow for our wedding. I'll try to post a thorough review for you guys once I'm back from our honeymoon Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly!

What are you guys doing for your reception food, I'm less than 3 weeks out and still have no clue. I was hoping to do a buffet since I'm not a fan of the sitdown dinner options (groom & I don't eat seafood!) but apparently I can't since i'm under 40 people.

Yikes! Good luck sifting through your emails!! Hopefully the new wedding coordinator will honor the agreements you already had in place. I would love to extend the reception but I'm just not sure yet that the cost per hour is worth it.. still debating
 

Originally Posted by Boo 

As per Ana - 3 hours are included, and I argued with her, that our guests after 3 hours can go get their own drinks and so no need to spend another 2 hours * USD 15 per hour * 50 guests... Well the new coordinator is going back on allot of stuff! I have been assigned a lady but we arent getting anywhere!! At this point I just need to find a night to compile all emails and prices and all details from the last 12 months of planning and just email it to them for now final confirmation!! Sorry way off topic, but basically nothing beyond DJ will be paid for extra time. We also have fire dancers - so hopefully the 4 or so hours of dancing will be a good time!

Thanks for the review & the information!! So glad you had such a wonderful wedding experience
 

Originally Posted by kkvance 

Yes there are linen napkins. white

For those of you who have been married there, do they provide some time of linen napkin? Such a random question, I know But I was looking at napkin rings in my colors but wanted to find out before i ordered. thanks

Thanks Wisconsinbride I'll probably buy the 84x84 like you did then!
 

Originally Posted by wisconsinbride2010 

I got the satin overlays size 84x84.  Another girl said she got the 72x72 and wished they were a little longer.  We leave in 10 days and can tell you if they worked out okay when we get back.

 

Boo - That's terrible! Sorry you're having to settle things you already thought were done Hopefully she'll be quicker to respond and more on-the-ball than the old wedding coordinator though!

Originally Posted by Boo 

Oh my I have to vent!!! So we leave in less than 30 days, after 2 months of emailing and following up I finally get an email and assigned to Ana Helena García well she starts to question everything that Ana and I discussed! Well not everything. I am sure they are way more organized, but 30 days in advance I thought I was done and she is bringing up stuff that was settled a year ago! Man this is so freaking frustrating!!!!! Sorry I was just so excited yesterday, and today I am just crunchy, how retarted is this. Sigh. Ok I can do this. Back to work I go.

I've tried getting the table sizes from Magdalena but she sent me the arch sizes Anyone know what size overlays to get? Wedding linens direct has 54x54, 72x72 or 90x90

Thank you!

For any of you ladies who have already married or been there for a site visit, will it be too windy on the pool deck for me to have place cards on the tables?

Hi Ladies!!

 I apparently didn't save or bookmark any of the pictures of weddings at DRC So now that I'm in the homestretch of trying to plan it's hard not having any visuals! Does anybody have any saved links/photos that they can post? Thanks!!

It seems like a few of you are talking about using Deco Cancun, if you are can I ask what you're using them for? And if you are using them how do they compare cost wise to the resort and do you have to pay any fees/day passes to use them?

Boo - what time is your ceremony at? Ours is at 4 and I know the sun sets around 5 so I'm a little nervous about what to do in regards to pictures?