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Worse than Exxon Valdez!! I'm thinking about that commerical with the poor animals too! This is devastating!

Maybe even check out Walmart or Target to see if they have any deals.

We found a local Chocolate/coffe shop called Ah Cacao. I found out about it from posts here! We're giving small bags of Mexican chocolates. There are some really cool ideas on here! I like the mini tequila bottles!

Wow! This resort is amazing! I kind of wish I would've seen this before I booked ours! That gazebo is so beautiful!

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 I also bought my bags from Wal-Mart! They were VERY cheap on clearance! They keep them near the accessories in the woman's section. They have all sorts of bags that can be used for OOT bags. Last time I checked they had striped rugby bags for $3 each... very cute and would make an also tote after the wedding! I didn't even think of Walmart! Thanks for the tip!

Quote: Originally Posted by AlisonJimmy I need to find some affordable beach totes for my OOT bags....any ideas?? Theknot.com just had a sale right on canvas totes for $4.99. They're really cute. The price is back up again but I'm sure they will have more sales. A couple of girls posted that they got some for $5 or less on amazon.com too.

Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Hi Renee, I am using a company that will take us zip lining, snorkeling in cenotes, and visiting the Tulum ruins. They pick us up at the hotels and it includes lunch as well. Its approx 6 hours and costs $93 per person. They are getting us at 9:30am and I think we get back to the hotel around 3pm. I suggest you use the lady I used - tell her I sent you - Susan Vincil from CancunAndRivieraMaya.com - email is [email protected] They use a lot of different tour companies - so all of your ideas she can price out for you. Its so much easier than contacting 3 different vendors yourself. Or, you could do a trip into Cancun one night or day. Susan lives down in that area so she can give you some other ideas. Good luck! This is really good info! I'd love to do all of it in one day for a set price! Thanks for sharing!

Quote: Originally Posted by ali0284 I've been shopping around for some nice invitations, and everything seems so expensive. I just wanted to share this website that I came across. The invitations are beautiful, and I have seen the same invitations on other websites, and they go for over $100. These are DIY (printing), but they have the templates right on the website. Printable Beach Wedding Invitations - Ocean Invitations Thanks for sharing! I've been trying to find good, inexpensive invitations!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsRobart Honestly ( as u may or may not have noticed lmao) I turned into a posting queen and just started going and posting on all kinds of the threads and really ended up finding some useful stuff. I posted on this one girls thread this week about ceremony scripts strictly b/c I loved her monogram, so totally unrelated to her actual thread LOL Turns out her FI designed it and now he's going to ours for us. But yeah I know what you mean when it feels like you're forever away from getting there. Forced me to start commenting like a nut on everything and anything even if it was just to agree or say 'thanks for sharing'. You know I was like I need my 150 posts DAMNIT LMAO And Lily no they totally don't get it. My FI is like why are u spending all this time chatting with a bunch of women you've never met?? Maybe if I explain in golf terms, it would shed some light on the situation :-s lol Mind you he seems to have picked up a liking for the Jason Mraz song from all the sites and slideshows - hee hee My FI sounds like he's on the same boat as yours!! Golf terms would make it much simpler for him. I'm addicted to this site now and Project Wedding. I've gotten a lot of useful info from here too looking around all the different threads. I even found a ton of pictures of a beach bride that has my dress! Haven't been able to find one anywhere else!

I just booked Playa Weddings and they've been great to work with so far. Their work is beautiful and they're thousands less than the videographers in my area.

Quote: Originally Posted by reaganlane Ok beach brides....question...are you wearing a veil during the ceremony or just for photo ops? I want to wear a short one during the ceremony but I don't want the wind to blow it everywhere. What to do? I'm up in the air on this one. I think I'm wearing a cathedral length veil for the ceremony and some of the pictures then taking it for some pictures and the reception. I've been told the weight of a longer veil won't blow around as much in the wind.

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsRobart I'm getting excited that I'm almost to the 150 post mark ... I think I'm going to be stuck on this site over the weekend FINALLY getting to d'load all the pdf attachments. I'm still trying to decide how sad this is that I'm that happy about this - hee hee lol. I know exactly how you feel! If only we could just get the attachments we need from Ana...sigh. I'm so far behind you in posts!

Futuremsmoulton: That's such a beautiful ceremony! Thank you for the inspiration!

I bought the Sterling and I'm so glad I saw the pictures of a real bride in it!! Thanks for posting Mel!

Quote: Originally Posted by Laura22610 So, I received my pictures from Claudia Rodriguez a while ago but I just got the link to my online slideshow the other day so I thought that I would share Laura & Don | February 26th 2010 | Dreams, Cancun Mexico Gorgeous pictures!!! Thank you so much for posting!

Quote: Originally Posted by AlisonJimmy Hi Ladies! If you are doing a symbolic ceremony...are you writing your own ceremony script? I have been looking online and can't really find any. I don't know what to do...or should I use what the resort offers? I want it to be really nice and special. What are you all doing? We were just going to use what they offered for our symbolic ceremony. Has anyone heard from Ana to see what the options are?

Quote: Originally Posted by lilly129 Here are the menus I have: Mexican Buffet Dinner Salad bar Shrimp Ceviche Calamari Ceviche Fish Ceviche Guacamole Mexican salsa Beef Salpicon Hot dish Chicken tamales with mole sauce Hard shell beef tacos Chicken fajitas Mexican rice Melted cheese with Mexican sausage Cheese turnovers Show cooking Tacos pastor style Mexican flank steak on the grill Desserts Mexican flan Fried Mexican pastry Buñuelos with caramel sauce Caribbean Buffet Dinner Salad bar Crab salad Tuna salad Tomato and smoke salmon Avocado and shrimp salad Tropical fruit salad Green salad Hot dish Rice with beans and fried plantain Chicken breast filed with vegetable served with mango sauce Sea bass filet with coconut sauce Mix vegetables with garlic butter Stuff potatoes with bacon and cheese Show cooking Baby back ribs with rum BBQ sauce Beef kebabs with mushroom and bell peppers Dessert Pineapple turnover Warm apple pie Chocolate cake BBQ Buffet Dinner Salad bar FIELD GREEN WITH QUESADILLAS CROUTONS CURRIED CHICKEN DALAD FRESH VEGETEBAL PASTA SALAD THREE BEAN SALAD ROASTED POTATOS SALAD CRANBERRY¬-WALNUT CABBAGE SLAW CARROTTE AND RAISIN SALAD HOT DISH CAJUN GRILLED CORN BAKE POTATOS WITH BACON AND GLAZED ONIONS GRILLED TERIYAKI MUSHROOM SMOKY GRILLED VEGETEBAL RICE WITH BLACK BEANS SHOW COOKING BEFF AND PORK RIBS ON THE BARBIE TUNA AND SALMON KABOB MARINED WITH LIME AND HERBES GRILL JERK CHICKEN BREAST DESSERT MILLEFEUILLE WITH MASCARPONE AND STRAWBERRY BANANA FRITTERS WITH ICE CREAM CHEESECAKE WITH PEACH I was also told that with 40 or more people you had to choose a buffet. Thank you so much for posting!!!! It looks like a pretty good variety.

Does anyone have the menu for the buffet? Our guest number is really getting close to forty and I've been told that your only option is the buffet if you have more than 40.

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsRobart Ok I am totally sitting here jammin to the Bob Marley soundtrack LOL What a pleasant surprise. I was beginning to think they used 1 of 3 songs since those were all I ever heard. Anyhoo the pictures rock - looks like you guys had a gorgeous day Congrats and thanks for sharing :-) I loved the Bob Marley too! A nice change from the usual songs they use...lol

Quote: Originally Posted by sunrize_79 Hey Ladies...Here's my pics!!! Patrick & Dawn Your pictures are beautiful!!!! Thank you so much for posting!

Thanks for posting the pics! They turned out beautiful!!

Thanks for the review!! I'm probably gonna go with the milk cake since you said it was the best!

Quote: Originally Posted by sunrize_79 Just returned from our wedding at DRC on April 11, 2010. Don't even know why I was stressed to begin with. Ana and Yazmin did a perfect job. Everything was better than we could have ever dreamed of. We had already stayed at the resort in November and did our Engagement shots with Adventure Photos (onsite photographers) and they were amazing so we stayed with them for the wedding. Anel and Juancarlo did a fantastic job. We are having our reception in our home town this Saturday and so I will post our wedding pics after that! Happy planning ladies!!! Congrats! I'm so glad everything went well! Can't wait to see your pics!

We originally thought we would only have around 20-25 guests but our number is fast approaching 40. We already got the menu choices for our package based on 25. Does anyone have the buffet options for the Dreams of Love package?? TIA!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsRobart I also had this experience. She did, however, email me a document so I could fax my deposit. I did so about a week and a half ago and am waiting for funds to be withdrawn. No contract yet... Like I said in a pp. THANK GOODNESS for this site b/c otherwise I would seriously be like wth lol Seeing the beautiful weddings from recent brides as well as realizing that everyone is pretty much going thru the same thing has seriously calmed me down period. Weddings are their business and they seem to pull them off fairly flawlessly so I'm officially chilling out LOL I have the emails with her confirming my day and time in case of any mishaps on her part - if you don't want to take my money right away ... I'm not going to fight you LOL I have the same feelings. After seeing some of the beautiful weddings and reviews I am a lot more relaxed. It took almost 4 months from my original email to get the contract and deposit back to them so I was pretty worried too but this site has really helped put my mind at ease. I also found the companies doing my photo/video and ceremony decor from this website!