FutureMrsRobart

Simba - I LOVE the beach towels and they make so much sense b/c a) they something that you would definitely use on the trip and 2) you'd know your towels from the ones that ALL the other guests would have around the pool area. Did the price vary depending on the amount you purchased or was it just a flat fee per towel?

Quote: Originally Posted by beachykeen 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! 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

Thats so nice that you got your money back. At least it wasn't a complete loss :-)

Thanks for the review. I have been dealing with Ana for our wedding next year and fire dancers were one of our requests so its gr8 to hear that besides being a delight to work with, that the end result is lovely as well. Fireworks sounds terrific too but also pricey :-s Congrats and thanks again.

We sent out our STD's too. Haven't got a clue on invitation styles yet though :-s

Hi & congrats! I LOVE Pronovias gowns. I chose one of his designs as well from the 2011 collection. Did you try ebay - You can usually find anything on there with a wide variety of price and style. Good luck - sounds like you already made a great choice with the dress :-)

Great month - same as ours :-) I would see if you set it up ahead of time if they allow menu samplings of the wedding option menus. Food makes it or breaks it for me especially for guests who have flown all the way to Mexico for a wedding. Good luck and have a great trip - I would LOVE to be going some place hot right now :-s Super jealous lol

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

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 am wearing mine for the ceremony although I am still debating between the gazebo and having it directly on the beach lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Lindobride14 Welcome and good luck! We are getting married at the Lindo which is immediately adjacent to the IB Maya and shares the same pool, etc. Can't wait to hear your review! In particular, I'm interested in hearing what you think of the restaurants/venues that you can have a private reception there. We are going in July to do our site visit. I know we are doing things backwards, book our resort and then site visit, but such is life. This way at least we will be able to pick out our reception venue, menu, flowers, etc. and not have to worry about a thing the week of our wedding. Have a great trip! Safe travels! Tara Our resort was booked before our site visit too :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Lindobride14 I know I've asked this question before but dunno which if it was in this thread. what did you guys put in your STD regarding price? If you already sent them out, how are you planning to communicate with guests when the prices come out? We are inviting a huge number of guests and it would be a chore for us to send our STDs now without pricing and then communicate with everyone once the prices come down. Not everyone is tech savvy so I know they wont all check our website. i was lucky in that 90+percent of my guests were on facebook lol So very early on I created a wedding group and have kept them up to date on whatever the latest goings on have been :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Margret I am happy with the rate I was quoted as I told my guests that the cost would be around $1500. I am still waiting for all the carriers to set their 2011 prices. Hoping it will go down even more. West Jet requests full payment right away. I would rather go with Air Canada or Sunwing as the guests can put the deposit down to hold the rate. I asked my TA what happens if the prices drop and we paid the deposit...most airlines do not adjust, you have a choice and go with lower rate but loose deposit. Sometimes it worth it, sometime it is not... So, I am sitting tight and waiting at least till July, August....January and February are slower travel months, so the chances of them being sold out are very low....I really trust my TA, she works at Maritime Travel which is located at the Bay where I work as a senior executive. She always offers me great advice with no pressure, they do not work on commission.My ideal price of $1500 was set on the average rate for this hotel (Grand Riviera Princess) in slower months of the year, like end of April ...That's the reason I chose my hotel. Ladies, have patience...that's my advice. I go down south every year and I never bought the tickets so early... My TA is with Maritime travel too ... I think I will take your advice and play the waiting game for a month or two.

I see the maraca tags are already gone :-( would you mind sharing where you picked them up from please :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart HAHA! If you want to cut and glue things on a Saturday night like I did for awhile it can definitely happen. I just realized we have the same wedding date exactly one year apart!! Awesome choice in date! Thanks :-) Our daughter was born on the 5th so we picked the 5th month and our son was born on the 8th so we picked the 8th day :-) .... and the 2011 I picked b/c I need at least that long to try and get myself halfway as together as you are LOL

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsHolt I'm sitting on pins and needles waiting for 2011 prices to come out!! I'm dying to really start planning!!! I was just saying on the 2011 Rates thread I'm starting to get really nervous based on the March '11 rates for my resort. Its looking like an easy 2K pp. Hoping that May's rates are little easier on the eyes for my poor guests :-s

Quote: Originally Posted by prettypigpig I totally agree with you! Imagine if something important that I ordered didn't show up at the last minute...I would probably tear those sales people/ reps into pieces. LMAO with your teeny little self ;-)

oh and PS Laura - thx for the reassuring words about Mishka. It is abundantly evident that she is a real pro but its always nice to get the inside scoop from someone who's actually dealt with her :-)

Awww the pics came out gr8!!!! It looks like a gorgeous day :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Lindobride14 That's a good rate ! If I were your guest I'd be happy w that! Are those two sites in Canada only? What resort(s) are you looking at ? I am getting so anxious to book already! We decided to get STD/travel info packets out around mid May and include whatever the current prices are b/c our TA will price match if rates come down more! Hopefully they will! I hadn't heard about waiting till Aug. Did your TA say rates typically go down in Aug? Wow I hope that they come down too. I decided to take a peek at DRC 2011 rates. They're an easy 2K pp! :-s I told my guests to bank on that amount thinking that they would be pleasantly surprised when it was less. Now its looking like that might be right on target :-s

Can't wait to hear how everything went and see what they allowed you to add into the ceremony :-)

He's going to LOVE those - u are workin' it!

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart Thanks girls!! and THANK YOU Christie!! You make me blush darling!! I'm telling you when you have 2 years, you have lots of time to think and lots of options, can't believe it's all about to come together, feels so sureal. <3 I could have 5 years and I don't know if I could pull all that stuff off. You just made me exceedingly happy that I still have a year left LOL I better get my arse in gear :-)

Yikes whether to wait or book seems to be a real gamble :-s

The wedding packages here look phenomenal - LeMeridian made our short list. But at the end of the day, we went with an AI for the guests. I still sigh though when I look at how beautiful the pics are there :-s

Hi there - fellow Canadian -bride here by way of Bermuda :-) We still have about a year left but I've started the initial planning and purchasing :-) Loving this forum.