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Quote: Originally Posted by lilly129 I am! I've heard it's a must if you're doing a beach ceremony otherwise your guests won't be able to hear anything... And for clarification on that - it's a flat $180 for the ceremony (not per hour like it is for the reception) On my contract it says $198 for the ceremony! Has the price gone up recently? grrr... So if you do the iPod for the reception you don't need to rent the sound system? Cathy

Quote: Originally Posted by nbills511 Hi Cathy! We are anticipating a pretty large group...and will more then likely have to go with the buffet option. I'm planning on having my food choices picked prior to leaving...so I can print out what will be served on a menu card and bring with me. If for some reason I can't decide on the food before we leave I guess I will just scrap the whole menu card idea My understanding is you are going with a gold or silver dinner option for a private reception....everyone will be served the same meal...outside of special conditions (i.e. vegetarians). If you are not doing a private reception and will be celebrating in one of the restaurants...it's my understanding that your guests can order whatever they want off of the menu....so it probably wouldn't be possible to make menu cards. Hope that helps!! Nicole Nicole: Thanks!! I didn't even think that everyone would be served the same thing... just slipped past my mind! But that's even better... I've noticed that when given a choice, people tend to waffle about the whole thing so I'm better off just choosing for everyone! OOOOOH how I love to be in charge

I started last night! I thought I was going to trip on the treadmill when I started jogging!! It wasn't too bad, I'll go again tomorrow hopefully after one day of rest. I downloaded podrunner from iTunes and it helped me find a rhythm and keep me going. I'm looking through the apps right now to figure out which one to get... It's a pain to keep track of the time on the treadmill!! Good luck to all of us

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Quote: Originally Posted by lstaff Actually, at first I was all about the "welcome baskets" that I was going to leave in everyones room at the resort. However, I decided that I would give the gifts to our guests a couple of weeks before the trip. That way, it will get them even more excited about the their trip to our wedding (and I would save myself from the headache of shipping or taking the gifts with us). In my gift baskets, I am probably going to order some mexican candy/ snacks online (Mexican food and Mexican recipes at MexGrocer.com or Mexican Candy Store : Candy Wholesale : Dulces Mexicanos : Papel Picado : Molcajete : Party Supplies : Mifiesta.com : Jigsaw Puzzle). I also thought about giving everyone luggage tags, a magazine about the Riviera Maya (my TA ordered them for me), maracas, huggies or whatever people call them- Ive heard a lot of people say that their guests used the huggies the whole time they were at the resort. Anyway, I also thought about some other reading material that my friend and I would put together, like fun facts about Mexico or something like that. I believe there is a whole thread dedicated to OOT bags if you have time to look for it:) OMG! this is such a good idea!! :-D Are you mailing them off to your guests or do most of them live nearby to be personally delivered? What are huggies? I'm picturing diapers but somehow I don't think that's quite right... LOL!

OMG! I'm glad I read this post... I had no idea about the receipts so I'll make sure to save mine when I get my stuff or I might just fake them. Thanks for organizing all this info!!

Quote: Originally Posted by carly Oh, i fyou have an iphone, they have an app for this too! I downloaded it last week, so haven't tested it out yet. I think it was $2, but it counts down and I think it gives you music. Which app is this? Have you tried any of the nike+ training programs?

Quote: Originally Posted by hat0112 I haven't thought about this too much. I know I won't be shipping anything down to Aruba since it will be too expensive. I am hoping everything will fit in one suitcase and I will probably put the OOT bags together before we leave. I know I won't want to be in our room doing OOT bags when I could be lying on a beach. As for when I am giving them to my guests, I have no idea. Maybe I can leave them at the guests rooms and/or give the bags to them at the welcome dinner. I agree with doing it before you get to the resort... I too would much rather be out of the room than filling bags! Do you think that TSA will open the bags if you're checking them in? I know they do if you have baggies in your carry on...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mischaka I'm gonna just take everything with me. I know that my dad won't have that much and neither will my son..so that will be fine with all the extra bags and weight. OOH! I totally didn't think about my son's extra bag he's only staying for 3 days and then heading back with the grandparents so we can use his extra bag!

Quote: Originally Posted by jerseykitten I got the bags in Walmart in the craft section - they were under $2 for 100 bags! These look great and they're so useful, too! About how much did you spend all together on the bags, not including labels? I love how these will be so much easier to transport than something bulkier. Cathy

I just printed out the couch to 5k program... I'm excited!! The weather is getting a little better and those days that I can't make it to the gym I can go around our neighborhood pool. I teach a "testing" grade in elementary and I've been bogged down with tutoring, planning, and just general LIFE things! I feel like when I try to run to much SHAKES on my body! I'm 5'9 & 177 lbs so there's a whole lotta me bouncing on a treadmill and it just HURTS my legs...

Quote: Originally Posted by nbills511 I also got a bounce back....I believe her emails are auto-forwarded to her new email address ([email protected]), but I still forwarded myself just to be sage. I am a HUGE DIYer as well...and am struggling with how to transport decorations, OOT bags, menu cards, etc. I've heard that you have to ship around 1 1/2 months in advance (don't quote me ) in order to guarantee it arrives on time...as organized as I like to think I will be with my wedding...I HIGHLY doubt I'll have things ready that far in advance to be ready to ship!! So I will more then likely put all the items in suitcases...and ask different family and friends to take an extra bag with them in order to avoid extra baggage charges Best of luck with your planning!! -- Nicole Nicole, You mentioned menu cards... is this for your reception? Are your guests choosing their meal at the actual dinner or before hand? I have no idea how this part is done! I wasn't sure if I need to send out an additional insert with the invitation or to put it on our wedding website. Cathy

So it seems pretty risky to send decorations before hand... interesting. What are some things y'all are putting into the OOT bags? I was thinking sunglasses, sunblock, an area map, goggles, and disposable cameras. Can you pack multiple bottles of sunblock in your luggage or should I just try to buy this item down there? I was wanting to make a more personal gift bag for my bridesmaids and groomsmen with monogrammed beach towel and some other goodies, but its not looking like I'm going to have a bridal party

Quote: Originally Posted by Princess402 I agree. Although I have been contacting Ana myself for for the details and arrangements regarding my wedding, in terms of getting the date and time confirmed I have left this to my TA. Ha! We purposely plopped our wedding day on a Wednesday so that people who come will hopefully stay with us for the week! I guess we are mean, lol. Ashlynn039 & Angela- We also wanted a Friday or Saturday but found out those were all booked up until 2011!! We went with a Thursday that way our guests would make a long weekend out of it or decide to head back on Saturday and recoup for the real world on Sunday to make it back to work on Monday!

Hi ladies! I just spent my whole planning period scanning through sooo many posts! I'm getting married at the end of July and I already paid my $500 deposit back in January. I've already received a contract and my honey and I added comments to it and Ana got back with me to confirm the changes. So the other day I resent her the commented contract along with some other questions and I got this response that was something about the email account being changed... Did anybody else get this? The first thing I thought of was that Ana was no longer working there!! I haven't heard back from her (although it's only been a few days) but I'm starting to panic! Also, I'm pretty laid back about most of the details: as long as its me, him, our families and the sand between our toes I don't care about the rest! But the small inner diva in me has been thinking about decorations and I'm a DIYer but I haven't figured out the logistics in bringing stuff down! Anybody got a clue on how you're bringing the decorations? Are you taking it with you in luggage or shipping before hand? I'd like to do floating candles in vases (like a previous post showed) and I was really thinking on making some pomanders out of paper but how would I get it all there?

You can add me to the list! Cathy and Chin 7/29/10

My name is Cathy and I'm getting married on July 29, 2010 at Dreams Riviera Cancun in Puerto Morelos. I've been reading this blog here and there and now I'm a part of it!