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TTD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very stormy day

 

 

so glad finally stopped on the day of our wedding it waited until the days following our wedding (but we still were kinda bummed about lack of sunny TTD photos)

 

 

 

 

I look yucky here and was clenching my muscles because of how cold I was, so my arms look extra buff and I'm not feeling my pretties... but I looooove the backdrop!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

practicing in the pool for our cenote shoot the next day

 

storm blew the chairs in the pool.. lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at the entrance of the cenote

 

 

1, 2, 3!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE TTD SHOT!

 

 

 

 

 

It's like a mirror up top.. and there's a fishy!

 

 

 

 

Soon to follow...

 

some sunny day after session photos with the resort people after our photogs left.  Stay tuned!

Reception

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was our fun Tequila Conga Line!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sparklers

 

The dads

 

bouquet toss

 

 

 

Garter toss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" with the Bridal Party!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now they're engaged!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up...

 

TTD

OOPS

Forgot to mention that last bit wasn't just pre ceremony, but also the Ceremony and Group photos.  Can't seem to edit anymore...

 

As Promised, more photos (Romance session, butterfly release, and details)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maracas by Mishka Designs (based in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco)

 

 

 

 

Shot glasses by Discount Mugs

 

Butterfly and Dove release by Liberacion-de-Mariposas (based in Cancun)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had, rain (good luck) and a Rainbow!

 

 

And a beautiful sunset

 

 

 

 

Menus by Vistaprint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before the cake stand was assembled.  Just put four of our centerpiece vases down as a base, and ordered a 12x12 sheet of square glass to put the cake on top!  (centerpieces had water, petals from Target, and submersible LED lights)

All lit up!

 

Topper, clear starfish, and some other stuff by Weddingfactorydirect.com

 

 

 

 

Sworovski starfish cake set by Cathy's Concepts

 

Next up....

 

RECEPTION

Pre-Ceremony, (Bride side shot by Critsey Rowe, Groom side by Thomas Geist)

 

 

Mireya was the best makeup/hair artist a girl could ask for!

 

 

Crosstown Sweethearts

 

 

 

Opening his gift (my boudoir book)

boy opening their gifts (dog tags with their nicknames for all and unique personalized gifts too)

 

my gals opening their gifts (crystal starfish necklaces and a fairy necklace for the flowergirl)

 

 

 

 

Opening my gift (a pink nano)

 

Showing off my "Property of Mouse" undies (his nickname since before I knew him)

 

 

 

 

I did have clip on extensions (real Remy hair from Sally's) to add fullness (not length) so my due would survive the wind! I was very happy with them!  Might have to wear them again soon!

 

 

 

 

 

with his parents

before they blew away LOL

our wine ceremony box

petal toss, programs, and personalized sandalwood fan favors tucked in the guest chair sashes

 

 

 

 

 

Ahem... the White Sox side (the good side) is not visible at the moment)

My homemade boutonnieres (only the grooms held up... lol)

See!  Lol

 

Sand, wine, and dove ceremony set up

I was part of a starfish passing (blue) and started my own (clear)

two canisters (one is much smaller and hidden) containing both pairs of grandparents ashes in each

 

our little dancer

 

only my dad came to the destination part (he walked me to the aisle and half way up)

Grom started walking toward me when I made it to the aisle

We met in the middle

We walked the rest of the way with out my dad to face our future together!

 

I thought we got a pic of him falling asleep (I'll have to find it) sooo cute!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wine ceremony (we both wrote love letters the day of the wedding, which were sealed and locked in a box with glasses and a wine bottle at our ceremony. On our five year, we will reopen the box and drink our wine while reading how we felt about one another 5 years ago.  Also to be used if the couple ever contemplates ending their marriage; as a reminder of their love and to rekindle the love)

 

Sang to my Groom

 

 

Dove release

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

His family

My family (alot of my friends made it, but my family couldn't besides my dad)

 

The bridal party (sans crabby ring bearer)

extra guests

 

 

 

To be continued...

NEXT UP: ROMANCE SESSION AND RECEPTION DETAILS

Originally Posted by Alina8706 

 

I have a question for the ladies that have been married here!! If you bring your own photographer is it possible to avoid the vendors fee? (if you pay for them to stay at the hotel)? Thanks ladies for all the support!

 

 

 

i paid for two photogs to stay two nights and I did not get charged a fee (however, this was a little bit ago when they started trying to charge people for outside photogs.. I would just tell them they are your guests (which they are if they are attending your wedding and you are feeding them, so it's not lying).  Say we do not want to use the photographer and are relying on guest photos (you also should get to credit that to something else... I added to my video) Claudia and her team are very helpful but have to follow rules from the resort, so as long as you make it easy for them to say yes (and bring along documentation as proof), they will do whatever is in their power!  Almost done working on all my reviews ladies!  Way too late I know, but I'll send the links when I'm done!

I wil pm the info after I get home :-)

Thank you so much Tammy! I completely understand about running behind. With the craziness that happened after my wedding, I could only do one review at a time and there was alot time in between them. The fact that you responded so quickly in itself is appreciated!

Hello all! I'm hoping to find some help with adding some vendors, especially my photographer (also,my butterfly/dove release and marraca vendors and maybe some sites where I bought favors). When I click "add" I am told to contact an admin. I know from previous experience to navigate the help section first (the tutorial on adding content was deleted when I clicked on it). When that fails, do a search (i did find one other thread asking the same question, but no one responded to her and it was posted a while ago, so I tried bumping it). So, this is my next step before contacting an admin directly. I want to make sure I follow the rules and not create to much clutter on here :-) I really want to review her! I found her through another bride's (Joanna and Lance) review in the old reviews and would love to give other brides a chance to experience her craft. I have a few of her pics in my boudoir review (posted back in the old review style) and in my resort review, but as she's not the resort's photographer (i hired her from the states and she has her own company), it would be hard for anyone to find her on here unless they were looking at that resort. Plus, I havn't posted my awesome TTD and romance photos yet and the review would be a perfect place. Thanks to anyone who can help or direct me to the right answer in advance!

Here are some of my favorite pictures!  I know the site expired a while ago!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We wanted Secrets too but our free nights were at Dreams. I hear Maroma is the best but would love to try The Vine since it's brand new and one of our favorite servers is moving there!

We wanted Secrets too but our free nights were at Dreams. I hear Maroma is the best but would love to try The Vine since it's brand new and one of our favorite servers is moving there!

Hey everyone we are here in our first anniversary! last night was our actual anniversary and we had a romantic dinner with our wedding menu recreated! Anyone's wedding coming up this week?

What an awesome idea!  I heard of people giving stuff beforehand but I could never find a way to do it that wasn't awkward, but this idea is great!

Originally Posted by jana297 

Absolutely do not shipt them out there!!!

I am having a little send off party for my guests that are somewhart local and will be giving them their out of town bags! So much easier and a whole lot of fun!!

 

 

trying the facebook event link again.. apparently it's no longer working.  hmmmm

 

http://www.facebook.com/events/263815693665556/ 

 

don't worry, the hyundai link still works (the first post) and that's the most important.. the facebook link is just an easy way to click on the hyundai page every day.  lets see if this works.  Btw, thank you so much for voting already!  I vote every day!  i even go to the local starbucks and vote there because each network can vote once per day!  Here's hoping!

http://www.facebook.com/events/263815693665556/  Here's a link to the event I created on facebook.  It might be easier to find the link each day if you add the event then to find this thread everyday.  No pressure, if you don't want to vote, I totally understand.  There are thousands of people on here asking for others to vote for things. 

Hi all. I haven't been on in so long. Things have been crazy for do long. Shortly after we got married this summer, my hubby and i were on a mini vacay. He's a manager and got called to cover his store late the first night of our trip. It was a three hour drive and needless to say this was an unexpected drive and he was tired. He fell asleep at the wheel and i got the the call every wife dreads at two in the morning. Luckily he only suffered minor injuries and a concussion and after several follow up apppintments he's as good as gold. My car sadly was totaled. It cost me 7 grand to finance my replacement car after my insurance covered their end. I got my new car last month and we were finally getting back on track. Well last friday my new car got stolen right out of my own parking lot. We are so drained in every aspect of the word. However, i found a ray of light! My car dealership is offering an essay contest to win a new car. We had planned on replacing his car after the wedding but now can't due to our unforseen expenses (sometimes his car acts up and won't even start when it gets too cold). People can vote for us once a day until the 11th of december. So, if you'd like to help us, i am providing the link to our submission. Thank you all you wonderful ladies and gents and i will keep you in my prayers as well. Http://familyhelpingfamily.com/2011/11/chris-m-2/

Hey ladies!  just letting you know that the little guy is on his way (if not there already) to Aisha B.  Sorod1 canceled her destination wedding and gave me AishaB's addey and I sent it last week!  Good luck ladies!
 

 

Originally Posted by clgriffi7 

Hi ladies -

 

I just wanted to get Janine's Blue Starfish back on the radar.  Right now the little guy is in Cancun at Dreams with Peterpadpixiedust.  The rest of the list of ladies is below.  I am the last on the list after which time the blue guy will have served his 1-year tour of duty and will be heading back to his owner.  Can the rest of the ladies on the list just check in here on the thread to make sure we are all still active and are planning on participating?  THANKS!

 

 

JanineA Nov. 13th 2010 (Nov 10-Nov 15 -Turks&Caicos)

MrsJ2011 Jan. 2nd 2011 (Dec 31-Jan 8 - Jamaica)

Cookiemunchkin Feb 19th 2011 (Feb 16 - 23 Riviera Maya, Mexico)
Katelynn May 3rd 2011 (Apr 30-May 7 - Jamaica)

SouthernSweetie June11th 2011 (Moon Palace, Cancun)
Peterpanpixiedust June 18th, 2011 (Jun 14-Jun 29 - Cancun)

Sorod1 July 30th 2011 (July 28 - Aug 11 - Jamaica)
AishaB Aug. 21st 2011 (Aug19 - Aug22 - Cape May)

Diamondgirl Oct. 8th 2011 (Oct 4 - Oct 10 Cancun, 10-16 Cabo)
Clgriffi7 Nov. 5th 2011 (Nov 2 - Nov 10 - Cancun)

 

Congrats newbie!  I don't know if you know this but I saw you get engaged after my destination wedding at Dreams Cancun.  I'm not sure, but I think you and your boyfriend might have crashed our wedding also, because you guys are all over the video and our pictures.  LOL!  But seriously!  Hey girl!  I love that you were at our wedding and now BDW is your new addiction.... yay!  I hear if you want the most bang for you buck you stay away from Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, and Tahiti.... just a thought.  Tulum should have awesome deals tho!  Like I said before, let me know if you want any of my stuff (centerpieces, chair sashes, not my Swarovski flutes... or as you say  Savorski!  LOL)..  Miss you crazy kids!

Hi ladies,

 

I babysit for a girl who is moving across the country.  They have to leave their house unsold and continue to pay mortgage while renting a place in their new home.  She's trying to make her packing lighter and possible make a come across some funds in the process.  I offered to put her items up for sale here.  If you are interested, pm me and if you choose to buy, I'll send you her pay pal.

 

There are three dresses, two of them are formal and only worn a couple of times (may work for bridesmaid dresses or mother of the bride).  The other dress is a flowy little number that is brand new with tags.

 

Both the formal dresses show very slight markings that will probably go away with dry cleaning.  They are not in very obvious spots either.  These are the black and red dresses. The black on has a brooch that has one stone discolored.  Very hard to see, and I took a close up and it's on the left side, second stone from the big center one.   Both are size four.  She is asking for $75 obo for the black and $60 obo for the red (half the price she paid).

 

The flowy pink dress is a size 14 by Ashley Stuart.  It was intended as a gift but she never got to travel to give the gift (friend lives overseas).  As I stated previously, it's brand new with tags and was purchased for $50.  She's asking $40 obo. This one would be a cute honeymoon dress!

 

I will add pics in a few because it's not letting me right now, any advice... the "add photos" isn't click able.  If you are interested before pics  come, pm me and I'll email them to you.  Also, I'm sure the prices are easily negotiable!

 

Hi ladies,

 

I babysit for a girl who is moving across the country.  They have to leave their house unsold and continue to pay mortgage while renting a place in their new home.  She's trying to make her packing lighter and possible make a come across some funds in the process.  I offered to put her items up for sale here.  If you are interested, pm me and if you choose to buy, I'll send you her pay pal.

 

There are three dresses, two of them are formal and only worn a couple of times (may work for bridesmaid dresses or mother of the bride).  The other dress is a flowy little number that is brand new with tags.

 

Both the formal dresses show very slight markings that will probably go away with dry cleaning.  They are not in very obvious spots either.  These are the black and red dresses. The black on has a brooch that has one stone discolored.  Very hard to see, and I took a close up and it's on the left side, second stone from the big center one.   Both are size four.  She is asking for $75 obo for the black and $60 obo for the red (half the price she paid).

 

The flowy pink dress is a size 14 by Ashley Stuart.  It was intended as a gift but she never got to travel to give the gift (friend lives overseas).  As I stated previously, it's brand new with tags and was purchased for $50.  She's asking $40 obo. This one would be a cute honeymoon dress!

 

I will add pics in a few because it's not letting me right now, any advice... the "add photos" isn't click able.  If you are interested before pics  come, pm me and I'll email them to you.  Also, I'm sure the prices are easily negotiable!

 

Hi ladies,

 

I babysit for a girl who is moving across the country.  They have to leave their house unsold and continue to pay mortgage while renting a place in their new home.  She's trying to make her packing lighter and possible make a come across some funds in the process.  I offered to put her items up for sale here.  If you are interested, pm me and if you choose to buy, I'll send you her paypal.

 

There are three dresses, two of them are formal and only worn a couple of times (may work for bridesmaid dresses or mother of the bride).  The other dress is a flowy little number that is brand new with tags.

 

Both the formal dresses show very slight markings that will probably go away with dry cleaning.  They are not in very obvious spots either.  These are the black and red dresses. The black on has a brooch that has one stone discolored.  Very hard to see, and I took a close up and it's on the left side, second stone from the big center one.   Both are size four.  She is asking for $75 obo for the black and $60 obo for the red (half the price she paid).

 

The flowy pink dress is a size 14 by Ashley Stuart.  It was intended as a gift but she never got to travel to give the gift (friend lives overseas).  As I stated previously, it's brand new with tags and was purchased for $50.  She's asking $40 obo. This one would be a cute honeymoon dress!

 

I will add pics in a few because it's not letting me right now, any advice... the "add photos" isn't clickable.  If you are interested before pics  come, pm me and I'll email them to you.  Also, I'm sure the prices are easily negotiable!

 

Hi ladies,

 

I babysit for a girl who is moving across the country.  They have to leave their house unsold and continue to pay mortgage while renting a place in their new home.  She's trying to make her packing lighter and possible make a come across some funds in the process.  I offered to put her items up for sale here.  If you are interested, pm me and if you choose to buy, I'll send you her paypal.

 

There are three dresses, two of them are formal and only worn a couple of times (may work for bridesmaid dresses or mother of the bride).  The other dress is a flowy little number that is brand new with tags.

 

Both the formal dresses show very slight markings that will probably go away with dry cleaning.  They are not in very obvious spots either.  These are the black and red dresses. The black on has a brooch that has one stone discolored.  Very hard to see, and I took a close up and it's on the left side, second stone from the big center one.   Both are size four.  She is asking for $75 obo for the black and $60 obo for the red (half the price she paid).

 

The flowy pink dress is a size 14 by Ashley Stuart.  It was intended as a gift but she never got to travel to give the gift (friend lives overseas).  As I stated previously, it's brand new with tags and was purchased for $50.  She's asking $40 obo. This one would be a cute honeymoon dress!

 

I will add pics in a few because it's not letting me right now, any advice... the "add photos" isn't clickable.  If you are interested before pics  come, pm me and I'll email them to you.  Also, I'm sure the prices are easily negotiable!

 

Aw thanks!  I am not sure if that was actually a slow mo.  I was singing to him and so naturally the words came out slower than speaking.  But it could have been slower, I have to go look now!  Yay another excuse to look at it!  I can't wait until the full version is in!  Thank you so much!

I hired some resort photographers at the end of my stay for a back up trash the dress (a storm invaded our original).  and Antonio did my pics.  There is also a Daniel, and two others that I met (one boy and one girl).  I must say, Antonio did a great job, even with all the scared talk of switching photographers.  I still love Juan tho. 

 

My highlight is up.  By Mike Cantarell of Cancunweddingvideos.com (he used to be, and still should be IMO Dreams' videographer).  Review will come... i promise, but no time as of now... Apartment move, 2 at home receptions, applying for jobs, work, blah blah blah

 

 

p.s.  for those of you who know the story, the elusive starfish makes his appearance on here, along with mine

lol

 

I'd love feedback

Originally Posted by Channing 

I'm not sure who the photographer for the resort is but I bet you could ask on their facebook page- not sure if you've checked that out or not but the Dreams concierge lady responds to questions very quickly on there and seems quite helpful. Have you asked your travel agent for a price match??

 

 

I got the ultimate.  But I used the videographer they had then but he works on his own.  He had his own prices for the extras.  Dreams has their own corporate videographer now so I don't know what the upgrades are anymore.   I just added another hour ($250, but he gave me two), blue ray ($300), and a highlight video ($350). 
 

Originally Posted by futuremrsroo 

Peterpanpixiedust: Which package did you choose? We have the ultimate and are thinking about upgrading our video package, too. I asked Claudia what the cost of upgrading would be and she just sent me the normal price list. Did you just pay the difference between the package 1 and whichever higher package you wanted?

 

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she lets us trade out some things, but definitely bugeting to pay for every little thing! I can't wait to read your review!