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Diana - I opted out of the same services too. I'm doing my nails at home before we leave just because I know my manicurist here does a good job. I'm the same with you on the hair. I emailed the MAC lady you told me about and told her you refered me and she never got back with me. :/ But I got someone else to come in so no big deal. And yes I wish they could work with us and give us some kind of credit!

A lady at work decided to take off all next week (the week before I leave!) so now I'll have to really make sure I keep my mind focused to stay ahead as much as possible when I know I'll just want to think of wedding things! Ugh. So unfair. LOL. I bet the wedding diet will be out the window next week. I'm a secretary at a police department. As I always say I not one of them... I just work for them!

Diane - No dancing!? I'm not much of a dancer but you have to do that at weddings! And like Diana said it's your wedding not theirs. I've had to put my foot down many times for mine too.

LOL Diana it's because their such MANLY men. They wouldn't DARE do anything so girly haha!

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep i was the first in my family, and trust me, it is NOT fun! not only are you going through all the stuff of your own, but also having to deal with the feelings of disappointing your family as well! I come from an extremly old fashioned family so I can only imagine! It was bad enough hearing everyone's reactions to me going off to Mexico to get married and not getting married in our church by our pastor. Everyone is ok with it now but at the beginning it was not so fun.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di Jesus Christ! All that just to change my last name. We better not get divorced or I'm going to be pissed! Lol. Thanks for the link. LOL right! Not only that but no one in my entire family has been divorced and I don't want to be the first!

dianep - Thanks for posting that link. I wouldn't have even known where to start to change my name. It all seems so overwhelming! Thanks everyone for welcoming me!

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep but yeah, i am so excited that we'll be able to bring two pieces each! no having to cut down on the clothes and shoes i can bring! has anyone called the airline about brining their dress on the plane with them? this is on my to-do list. Haha on the clothes and shoes part. I am a horrible overpacker so I feel you! I need to call my airline too. Who do you have? I have AA. I emailed them way back at the beginning and they said if I can't use the closet I'll have to put it in the overhead bin. I've heard it's not a problem but I just have this horrible gut feeling I'll be the unlucky one who gets told I have to check it (over my dead body!) or some kind of crap. Our flight is completely full so that doesn't help either!

Quote: Originally Posted by smckinney22 Ladies! Just found out some amazing news!! I thought you had to pay $25 per checked back…but NO! If you are flying American Airlines from US to Mexico you don’t have to pay for checked bags!! Yay!!! Really?! I thought the same thing!! You don't realize how happy this makes me!!! Thanks for the info!

Yes they are extremely busy. My onsite coordinator would usually get back with me within 24 hours. Now it's about 3-4 days but as previously stated it is wedding season. I have no doubt everything will be taken care of!

Quote: Originally Posted by 2mckee Let me know what she says. Kind of curious as to why we all get different answers to the same questions! OK she said I still have to pay the outside vendor fee. She said anyone from the outside who comes onto the premises to provide any type of service you have to pay the vendor fee. I find it amusing too that we all get different answers for things. The girls in Mexico and Michigan apparently need to have a meeting and go over things as we're all hearing different things.

Ok so I'm a little late but I just found out about this May brides thread. So hi everyone! Can't wait to start seeing everyone's pictures!

Quote: Originally Posted by bridetobe1515 YES!!!! The stuff I shipped made it Mexico!! Such a relief. Now I just need to get past customs. I leave in 17 days and I can't believe how much is left to do still!! Just wanted to drop you future brides a note to say that shipping to Mexico isn't all that bad. OK being nosey... what all did you ship and how did you ship it... like UPS, USPS, Fed EX? I was hoping between me, fiance, my parents... we can all get away with one bag each... but if you say shipping isn't so bag I might have to consider that option.

I think all of us Angie brides need a drink!

Quote: Originally Posted by msglave My FI and I stayed at The Royal Cancun in 2008 and we both LOVED IT! The food was good, staff was wonderful and location was PERFECT! You will be happy! Thanks for the reassurance! I'm sure I'll be perfectly happy in Cancun as I would be in PDC.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny310 For the chuppah/huppa on the beachare you suppose to use organza or tulle? As LadyDi said, I don't think it matters. I bought chiffon because that was on sale at a local fabric store. $3 per yard as suppose to $8 per yard for organza. Jess - I love your blog!! Congrats!

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep yep, it's good to know that i'm not the only one! who is your WC? you say she's actually nice and responds to your e-mails?! what a novel idea. i don't have either of those things. just an incorrect invoice. i just sent an e-mail to my WC and the manager at the royal telling (not asking) them that i want to take care of this today. we'll see what happens... i honestly wonder if the resorts know exactly how terrible the service is from michigan. sure, brides keep booking even though it's bad and they keep hiking their prices. but if people knew that they would be put through the wringer to get their beautiful wedding.... who knows?! My WC is Lorena but I'm at Cancun not PDC. I wanted PDC so bad but the wedding times were already booked the weekend I wanted. That's what I get for procrastinating LOL! And yes she's SO nice. She's more busy now so it may take an extra day to get a reply back from her but I actually get real full sentence answers! I had Angie when I dealt with the Michigan WCs and she just lied lied lied about everything. And my FMIL called down to the manager in Cancun and told her everything about the WCs in Michigan and how horrible they make the Royal look. (Well more Angie than anything) Who knows if they actually care cause as you said, brides still book. But it would be nice to know if something would be done if enough people said something to prevent this for future brides. I'd hate for other people to go through this.

dianep - If it makes you feel any better, I've been dealing with the onsite WC for the past month, I sent my checklist in 3 weeks ago and I still haven't received any bill at all. She's so nice and replies to all my emails within 24 hours but still hasn't sent me one bill. Not my fault! Maybe I'll be slapped with a $XXXX bill when I get down there??

Quote: Originally Posted by 2mckee Yep, Autumn, standing in for Carole told me that as long as we count the makeup person as a member of our bridal party, (and why wouldnt you?) they can come in 3 hours earlyto help us get ready for the wedding. My question was posed as "Why would I need to pay a vendor fee for something that I would not be buying from The Royal in the first place. (We have the luxury package and makeup/hair is included.) I have the luxury package too but was told he or she is still considered an outside vendor/guest and I still have to pay the fee. I just emailed my onsite WC to have her clarify this so hopefully she'll get back with me soon. I'd love to bypass this if I can!

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ Awesome! That would work great! You get the Trio for 1 hour so it would be perfect to do during the cocktail hour and not have to worry about a playlist, plus it would be entertaining for the guests... I have a video person too, I don't want to use either for the package because I am worried they will interfere with my "better" vendors, ugh.. I hate the wasted stuff! Like I don't think we are doing the face saver thing for FI either, I heard they suck and FI is scared they will cut him too! lol Oh well! Just curious when people are opting to do their couples massages and mani-pedi and private beach dinners (if you have the lux package)... I am thinking the dinner after the wedding sometime during the week... FI didn't even want to do the faceshaver. He didn't want anyone near his face whether they do a good job or not LOL. We're doing the couple's massage the day before the wedding to just relax but early in the day and then romantic dinner the last night we're there as a bon voyage type deal.

Quote: Originally Posted by 2mckee Thanks for the tip! Contacted him and he is going to do my hair and makeup! I was told that he could come up to the room 3 hours before without paying a vendor fee! YAY- My ONSITE coordinator is telling me I still have to pay for this. Grrr!! Did a Michigan WC tell you you didn't have to pay? I may just have to ask her about this again.

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ So you are going now and then going back for your wedding in 2 months? Wow!! I need to get my final stuff in and I am so frazzled! So does anyone know- Can the Mexican Trio be used during the Cocktail hour or does it have to be during the reception? Also, does the solo musican have to be duing the ceremony or can it be used during the reception? Anyone have the Lux package which includes photo and video, are you going to still use this so it isn't wasted, even if you hired outside vendors? We're using our Trio during the cocktail hour. Just let your WC know that's when you want them. Not sure on the solo musician. I'm using the video portion of the package but not the photo part. I wanted my photographers pictures throughout the entire day plus I didn't want either one to interfere with each other. It totally sucks it's wasted money but what can you do!

Quote: Originally Posted by super19 Here's the most up-to-date list I could find. Please add yourself if you aren't on the list. kimmy44 - April 21, 2010 jcooper79 - April 22, 2010 aerazo - April 23, 2010 llm78 - April 25, 2010 kimmy44 - April 28, 2010 AprilandRyan - May 1, 2010 jennie.lewis - May 7, 2010 SDbeachgirl - May 7, 2010 LynnieS - May 14, 2010 Jujeemd - May 14, 2010 Lexibride - May 15, 2010 tutti1299 - May 15, 2010 dianep - May 15, 2010 (gran) astreit - May 16, 2010 boolo318 - May 28, 2010 Denisema00 - May 29, 2010 Lady_Di - May 29, 2010 travellime (Lisa &J) - May 31, 2010 candicemarie - June 5, 2010 kenlyn8984 - June 10, 2010 ~Stephanie~ - June 11, 2010 duprk452- June 18, 2010 super19 - June 21, 2010 louise_pernell - June 25, 2010 2mckee- June 27, 2010 cinny726 - June 2010 Pattie - June 2010 Jamk32179- September 18, 2010 smckinney22 - October 9, 2010 ReidCapote - October 24, 2010 Shirley_Ken - October 28, 2010 Natalie79 - October 30, 2010 Celine- November 5, 2010 bmlynch - November 6, 2010 Randi - November 11, 2010 Trinas79 - November 11, 2010 jesmcan - November 12, 2010 futuremrs1113-November 13, 2010 giraffexx - November 19, 2010 mslisaaragon - November 22, 2010 Lisa DSO- November 24, 2010 Jenny310 - November 27, 2010 msglave-December 11, 2010 MichaelandAraceli- December 18, 2010 FutureMrsYak- January 11,2011 pineapplebride - *maybe* April 2011 speedy130 - May 7, 2011 Prettypigpig - July 4, 2011 stevensfiance - 2010 -Royal, Cancun beachbum1285 - May 16, 2010 - Royal Cancun OK I added myself as a Royal Cancun bride to the list. Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO I am using Ivan Luckie (he's awesome) and he asked for 50% down to reserve and the rest 30 days before date Glad to know you're using Ivan too! I was starting to think I was the only one!

Quote: Originally Posted by LynnieS How are all you ladies paying for your photographers, especially if you are using one from Mexico? Mine asked for the full amount, in cash, before he even starts. Is this normal? FI says pay only half and the other half when we get our pics. What does everyone think? We paid over Paypal. Half was due at the time the contract was drawn so basically ASAP. The other half was due 30 days out.