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Thank you so much for posting this! I love all the pictures! These are really helpful to me. We're hoping to have our reception at one of the restaurants.

Great review!!! This info is so helpful to me!

Thanks for the review and pictures! Your pictures are beautiful!

I heard somewhere that the resort has Bud Light/Budweiser and Corona. Anyone know if this is true??? Our group is pretty excited about it.

It's def a change! I hope it gets better too!

Originally Posted by wisconsinbride2010 I just wanted to let everyone know that Ana e-mailed me today with the ceremony script. I can't download it though cause it's too big. let me know if anyone would like it! This is just the outline. I actually have the complete cermony I've been wondering about the wording. Can you send it to me please? [email protected]

That's a good suggestion! I guess we can all go to the lobby bar after the reception if we can't extend the reception due to $

Quote: Originally Posted by AlisonJimmy Oh good!! I hope so because my reception begins at 8 too! Are you adding an extra hour or keeping it at 3 hours? I'm so glad we can add an extra hour. The dinner will probably be and hour so that would only be 2 hours of dancing and our crowd will def want to dance. Does anyone know the cost for an extra hour at the reception or maybe we could trade the cocktail hour for an extra reception hour.

Quote: Originally Posted by wisconsinbride2010 We are having a beach wedding. My fiance really wanted a beach wedding. I also have Claudia as my photographer!! We are planning on having the white satin chairs on the beach, with alternating orange and pink sashes. I am going to put orchids on the back of the chairs (kinda where the bows tie). I sent Ana a picture of the exact setup I wanted and she said she could do it. I also wanted flowers in the sand on the beach and then a pink and orange decor for the four post thingy they put in on the beach. We are having 39 people coming with us so it isn't too huge but not tiny either. I haven't decided anything for the tables for dinner yet though. I am still thinking of what to do for that. I want something really elegant. I think I will do hurricane vases with flowers and candles in them. Something simple but pretty. The price of our wedding just keeps going up... We are not doing anything once we get home so this will be it for us. What are you doing?? We're having around 40 people too! We're using whichever restaurant is closed for the night for dinner/reception. I really wasn't going to bring anything to decorate the restaurant. I know it sounds bad but we just keep spending more and more and the restaurants will be pretty with the decor they already have. I think I'm going to spend the money we would of used on extra time for the reception/extra guests.

Quote: Originally Posted by cathyandchin Does anyone know if the dress code is enforced for children? My TA and I can't get a straight answer from anyone about this. Also, does anyone know how you pay Ana for the wedding?? p.s. Some friends of ours got to DRC today and sent us a text. It said word for word: DUDE! THIS PLACE ROCKS! IT'S THE BEST PLACE WE'VE EVER BEEN TO!! I started jumping up and down in the kitchen and got all misty eyed. I'm so glad to hear about all the positive responses to the resort. I'm so excited!

Quote: Originally Posted by MaR Hello ladies! I know you love pictures... so here is my wedding slideshow. We got married on July 4th and it was amazing! Ana was great, she works really hard to please you, so dont worry! everything will be taken care of once you get there... 04072010DRERC_SYED - SYED Beautiful pictures! Congrats! Thanks for sharing!

Quote: Originally Posted by ap070680 Could you tell me what your Fiance's and Groomsmen are wearing to the wedding? Could you also tell me where you bought it? I am trying to find Linen Suits and I can't seem to find any. Thanks, Adrian I got my fiance a Calvin Klein linene suit from Men's Wearhouse. It's on clearance right now--we paid $159 for the coat and 49.99 for the pants. The guys are just going to get the pants. It's a great looking suit and it comes in a lighter tan and a darker tan.

Quote: Originally Posted by AlisonJimmy Hey girls!!! I need an upbeat song for the end of my ceremony...for the new husband and I to exit. What are you all using? We were thinking about having "Don't Stop Believin" by Journey for our last song. Always gets our group of friends/family going.

Quote: Originally Posted by aj42781 What kind of rooms is everyone booking?? I dont even see an option for a honeymoon suite..anyone have a pricing on it? I cant decide between a plunge pool or a jacuzzi...when i look at the jacuzzi it looks like there is no wall between rooms so doesnt seem to private...same with plunge pool but alteast plunge pool isnt an intimate as a jacuzzi whats everyone else doing We actually just booked a regular room and may upgrade when we get there, not sure yet. We just didn't want to spend the extra $ for a plunge pool or anything because we will have 40 guests at the resort, many the same length of time as us so we won't have much alone time. We're planning to take another separate trip by ourselves next summer for our honeymoon.

Quote: Originally Posted by AlisonJimmy What is everyone using for their ceremony music?? I tried downloading some songs earlier but I am a little stuck. I'm having the bridal party walk down the aisle to Somewhere over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole I'm using an instrumental verison of Fix You by Coldplay for my walk And I'm Yours by Jason Mraz for the recessional

Quote: Originally Posted by sunkisseddreams ME too!! Kinda sad as i requested the pool deck a while ago.... Does anyone have picture of El Patio and or Portofino? I'm actually hoping to get El patio or the Seaside Grill for my reception location! This bride had her reception at El Patio and it looks beautiful! Nelli & Ivica

Quote: Originally Posted by aubry Not sure how up to date these are as I got them from another bride, but this is the spa menu and price list. Thank you so much for posting this!

I saw another post here somewhere with cool favors. The couple bought maracas at the market when they got there for really cheap and them just attached little tags to them. Guests would have so much fun with maracas!

We ended up booking them and I couldn't be happier! They got back to me right away with their prices and once we booked they sent the paypal request for the deposit and gave me a tentative picture schedule. It was great to see how they would use the time we booked them for. And they will also add an extra hour of photo or video if you need it. We did the 5 hour photo/video package but might add an extra hour of photo to make sure they get enough shots at the reception. Great experience so far, and I can't wait to meet them in October!

Quote: Originally Posted by colleenandclint Trying to decide between the dreams of love or the ultimate dreams wedding packages. Which one have you picked? I know there is a difference in menu (silver or gold) but not sure yet if we will have a buffet or a sit down bc of the # of people. Does anyone know what the "live mexican musician trio" is? Is it a mariachi band? Did anyone pick the ultimate package? is it worth the extra expense? I'm doing the Love package mostly because of cost. We're using an outside photographer/videographer and the menu upgrade wasn't really a big deal for us so we went with the cheaper package. I've seen pictures of the mexican trio and it's a mariachi band. It looks pretty cool! I think a lot of brides are using them at the cocktail hour.

Quote: Originally Posted by Princess402 It's not just for weddings, it's a promo that they've had going on at different times, and seems to often be promised for group bookings. I think when the resort first opened guests were getting $200 in coupons, but more recently I think it's more like $100. I'm not sure exactly how the coupons work, but it has been discussed on this thread before.... it's broken down so it's like $20 for wine, $40 for the spa, $40 towards a private dinner, etc. Usually the credit can only be applied if you've maid a certain minimum purchase, so it's not like you are getting something totally free, but discounted. That's awesome!! I was hoping to use coupons for the spa. I'm planning on getting manis/pedis and maybe massages for my bms the day of the wedding. It's a perfect gift and it keeps us occupied so I won't run into my fiance before the ceremony. Still waiting on getting prices from the spa.

Great job finding those pics roxmysockz!! I can never remember what pages things were posted on.

Quote: Originally Posted by allegraapple I'm not sure what Ana is referring to as the "pool terrace." I wonder if by 'pool deck' she means the Gazebo area and 'pool terrace' indicates the wooden deck area between the infinity pool and the beach. Any other thoughts? The pool deck is the wooden deck betweeen the infinity pool and the beach and the pool terrace is the concrete patio around the pool. I've seen pictures of both set ups on here, not sure which pages though.

Quote: Originally Posted by lorijfletcher One of the last posts said that if the resort is less than 60% capacity, or if it rains, is the only way they let you use the closed restaurant. Have you already talked to Ana about this?? I don't really think using the closed restaurants is a "for sure" option. You better make sure!! Well, Ana said it would be fine to have the reception in whichever one of the restaurants is closed but we wouldn't know which one until a few days before the wedding. She didn't mention anything about the resort having to be at 60% capacity or less though. Yikes! It's written in our contract that the reception will be at one of the restaurants though so I hope it works out.

Wow! Beautiful pictures!