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Jaime you look fabulous!! Love your cute dress! You guys make a great looking couple!! =)
Originally Posted by JaimeCF2BR
I'm baaacckkk! Europe was great...but I didnt get to enjoy it much since I was working the whole time
. Then the legal wedding in Vegas was FABULOUS!! If anyone is planning to have their legal wedding in Vegas, I highly recommend the Wynn. The wedding coordinators were amazing to deal with! They took care of every tiny detail and responded to every email within minutes. I literally planned the whole thing in 24 hours and it turned out so gorgeous. Here are a couple of pics... Its kinda funny to see the height differences in our families (my parents are in the top pic, and his are in the 3rd pic down)
The white flowers behind me are not in my hair! They are in a vase behind me, but look like part of my hairdo...hehe.
Walkway between ceremony and reception (at The Country Club Steakhouse)
At The Country Club Steakhouse
Soooo sleeepppyyy
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Hi Chapa...this is what I got from my WC. Hope this helps!
Bridal Pkg.1 (Salon):
In the purchase of these treatments:
• Bridal Hair Style
• Make-up for Bride (INCLUDES PREVIEW)
• Express Pedicure
You can get…
an Express Manicure for free
or a Paraffin Foot Treatment for free
or Acrylic Nails for $20 USD more
or 50% off on the Bridal Hair Style Preview
Time 175 min. $ 228 USD
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I would love to see one too if you don't mind sharing! Thank you! My email address is [email protected]Originally Posted by Chapa
Current or past brides - do any of you have a finalized spreadsheet you wouldn't mind sharing with me? I am getting close to having to finalize mine and I want to make sure I'm not missing any obvious info. Thanks in advance!
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Can someone email me the templates also please?! thank you!!
Originally Posted by gems2104
Hi I was wondering if you wouldn't mind emailing these directly to me as I am still in NOOB status and wont get out of it by the time of my wedding.
My email is [email protected]
Would really appreciate your help
Thanks
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Thanks Meredith! Can't wait to read your review! I am also having my wedding in May and am doing a 4pm ceremony. How was the weather like in May? Will it be too hot at 4pm?
Less is More - I can't believe they did that to you - that's unacceptable! I hope the ladies here who got married at Azul Beach were able to help you out!
Originally Posted by mocashman
Hey everyone,
I got married at Azul Sensatori in May 2010 and have a long-overdue review coming really soon. I know it's super late but better late than never right?? I will post the review this week but in the meantime just wanted to let everyone know that I am here if anyone has questions... I remember when I was planning I just wanted people who had actually been there to give me cold, hard facts, LOL. Feel free to ask away...
Meredith
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I think you can have your marriage cert translated to English here in Toronto. I believe it was Nicole or some past bride (sorry I can't remember her name!) from Ontario who told me that I could just use a translator from the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario. I believe that's what she did too and she only paid $50!!
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Originally Posted by nv+gms
Blood work was easy! I donate blood and work at a hospital specializing in infection prevention and control - so I have no fears about needles or blood. The needles are single use, sterile and pkg is opened in front of you. I made the person wash her hands with alcohol based hand rub prior to touching me.I did see 2 guys and 1 girl come in to give their blood during the time we were meeting with the coordinator - they were freaking out - one guy especially. So don't be worried if it gives you the ebby jeebies - I think they see it all the time!
I do have my mexican marriage certificate in hand! I forgot to get the english version while I was down there though!!! Even though it was in my detail sheet - but I guess we all forgot. I am in the process of determining if I can still pay for one and have it sent here.Originally Posted by Nikki O
Congrats and welcome back! Glad everything went so well! How did the blood work go? We are doing a legal wedding too and I am concerned about getting my blood work done in Mexico. Also, I am not good with needles! Can't wait to see your full review! Btw, did you bring the mexican marriage certificate back to TO with you?
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Congrats and welcome back! Glad everything went so well! How did the blood work go? We are doing a legal wedding too and I am concerned about getting my blood work done in Mexico. Also, I am not good with needles! Can't wait to see your full review! Btw, did you bring the mexican marriage certificate back to TO with you?
Originally Posted by nv+gms
We are back! We had a sensational time at this resort and our events. We recieved many upgrades without even asking. We stayed in a honeymoon suite ocean side and all of our guests were upgraded to the premium section. I will post a detailed review in the next couple weeks but here is a summary of the events we had:
welcome cocktail reception at palapa yoga: great canapes. Our friend brought an amazing bose sound system and we danced a lot. We also had a cigar roller which really impressed a lot of our guests. Very good security - they even tried to stop my sister from coming back from the bathroom b/c they said that there was a private event taking place! LOL.
ceremony at beach zocolo: wonderful location - still my favourite. My guests told me that they even stopped people from crossing behind the ceremony. Very important detail for brides who want a legal marriage at this resort - the ceremony CAN BE PREFORMED IN ENGLISH! There was no problem with this - its not a requirement to have the ceremony in spanish at all!!!! The judge was also open to adding anything we wanted before and after his "official speech". He does have a script he has to say and the wording was fine to me - and again - it was spoken in ENGLISH! (only emphasizing this b/c I know a lot of people on this forum have changed their decision to have a legal wedding in Mexico because they thought it needed to be spoken in spanish). I added the hand ceremony and sand ceremony to our wedding and incorporated family. One thing that took us by surprise is that you have to thumbprint your wedding certificate after you sign it - make sure you bring a wet nap to clean your thumb afterwards! The judge had a dry napkin but it was hard to get the ink off our thumbs. I was concerned that I may touch and damage my wedding dress - but in the end this did not happen.
Reception: @ plaza zavas. Very nice location. Food was family style and servers served guests individually. The assortment was amazing and guests loved the variety. The lobster tail was a big hit. Food was plenty and seconds were abundant for those who desired. Amplifier was rented - great sound. The only thing that kind of sucked is that when your time expires - they are quick to shut it down and start removing all the linens, decor etc.- but I guess this is to be expected - we just moved the party to the mojito lounge. We hired the mariachi band - awesome dinner entertainment. Big hit with the guests and nice touch to the ambiance. Our cake was a cupcake cake and it was fantastic - better than I expected. We had a petit cake on top with our personalized cake topper (bobble heads to our likeness). It was a hit with guests and no where near what I thought it would cost.
Farewell group dinner at spoons: awesome too! Menu is std - ceaser salad, bean soup, choice of chicken and steak followed by cheesecake. Great presentation and flavour. Guests all complimented the food. Only thing that happened is that some guests were really hungry when they got there and collected a few plates of snacks for the table from the buffet. Apparently the servers did not look to pleased about this - but did not stop anyone from doing this. The section they close off provides a cozy semi private area for entertaining your guests. I think it makes a nice area for a wedding reception for those of you who are looking to save money by not hosting a private reception. We were an hour late for our reservation - 7:30 instead of 6:30 - and they were still very accomodating.
My biggest recommendation: bring your own photographer if you can afford it. Our photographers were amazing. They captured ALL of our events and had no strict time limits. Other things they did for us:
1. Engagement photos at the tulum ruins
2. Trash the dress #1: used a long white dress from BCBG I purchased and we went to a cenote for some creative photography. They got tonnes of underwater photos of us and photos that captured above and below the water line. These are the photos I am looking most forward to seeing. Even when we felt pressured to get back to the resort because of time constrictions - they kept encouraging more photos!
3. Trash the dress #2: used the original wedding outfits - didn't trash them totally. Lots of cool and amazing shots again. Over 500 photos taken in this session alone. LOL.
Our photographer is from the Toronto area - and I would HIGHLY recommend them to any bride!
I can't wait to see all these pics and more! I will post some when I get them.
Only thing I would do differently - stay longer! Normally we are not fans of staying at an all-inclusive resort for more than a week but we wish we had chosen the 10 day option. Everyday we were busy with one thing or another and when we weren't - we were trying to spend time with all of our guests. It left no alone time to unwind. We decided to go away in April now...Even some of our guests requested info on extending their stay - a testiment to how nice it was to stay at this resort.
Good luck to all the ladies that continue to plan their weddings! I will post better details and photos in a planning thread as I find the time!
Natasha
Thank you! I might do the same! Thanks for sharing!
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Originally Posted by Less is more
I printed on 70lb card stock. I chose a light yellow card stock with the hot pink print. They look pretty cute. I hope the idea works for you.Originally Posted by Nikki O
Thank you for sharing Less is more! What kind of card stock did you print it on?
Quote:Originally Posted by Less is more
I will Try and post a picture of the escort cards. i thought they were cute. I totally went with the martha stewart destination wedding planning fo rmost of my ideas. I started with a theme which is destination LOVE since the wedding is in february the month of love. So the bags are designed with the spa theme/ romantic evening for two. They have a custom made bath fizzer in the shape of a hersey kiss. The bath kisses have my weddding colors and smell divine. You leave the tub silky smooth! I added bath and body works lotion and scented candle ( to enhance the mood or rid the awful smell thay may come from the bathroom lol).
The room card was a martha idea as well that i thought would be fun for people. Plus it will save sometime trying to figure out where everyone is since the resort is booked and some are on the family side and other on the adult. This is what the card looks like. I formatted it so three will print on one cardstock. I hope this helps.
Looking
For
Someone?
Please Use this card to add everyone’s room number to this list!
Guest Room #
Lawrence & polly --------
Frank & Alice --------
Tremone & Melissa --------
Bernardo --------
Sam & Eric --------
Ella & Sandra --------
Jocelyn & Twan --------
Will & Natalie --------
Cynthia & Greg --------
Eileen & Lesya --------
Evonne & Lawrence --------
Brian & marquise --------
Dave & kinda --------
Tj & Nicole --------
Vedat& paige --------
Ozzie & Leslie & Kaylee --------
Jamie, I am bringing US dollars. Your Canadian guests can easily go to a bank and ask to buy some US currency. It's not a problem =)
Originally Posted by JaimeCF2BR
Question for the Canadians... Do you plan to use Canadian Dollars for tipping, shopping, etc.? Or are you planning to get American Dollars or Pesos?
About half of our guests are Canadian, so I wanted to give them the best direction possible.
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Thank you for sharing Less is more! What kind of card stock did you print it on?
Originally Posted by Less is more
I will Try and post a picture of the escort cards. i thought they were cute. I totally went with the martha stewart destination wedding planning fo rmost of my ideas. I started with a theme which is destination LOVE since the wedding is in february the month of love. So the bags are designed with the spa theme/ romantic evening for two. They have a custom made bath fizzer in the shape of a hersey kiss. The bath kisses have my weddding colors and smell divine. You leave the tub silky smooth! I added bath and body works lotion and scented candle ( to enhance the mood or rid the awful smell thay may come from the bathroom lol).
The room card was a martha idea as well that i thought would be fun for people. Plus it will save sometime trying to figure out where everyone is since the resort is booked and some are on the family side and other on the adult. This is what the card looks like. I formatted it so three will print on one cardstock. I hope this helps.
Looking
For
Someone?
Please Use this card to add everyone’s room number to this list!
Guest Room #
Lawrence & polly --------
Frank & Alice --------
Tremone & Melissa --------
Bernardo --------
Sam & Eric --------
Ella & Sandra --------
Jocelyn & Twan --------
Will & Natalie --------
Cynthia & Greg --------
Eileen & Lesya --------
Evonne & Lawrence --------
Brian & marquise --------
Dave & kinda --------
Tj & Nicole --------
Vedat& paige --------
Ozzie & Leslie & Kaylee --------
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I wonder if the onsite WC will allow them when we get down there?
Originally Posted by 1106wedding
I was told yesterday they weren't allowed and was VERY disappointed. This is one of the few things I really wanted at the reception.Does anyone know if they allow hand held sparklers at least? Of course my WC isn't getting back to me on it.
Quote:Originally Posted by Nikki O
Has anyone used or is planning on using cold fireworks during their reception? I was told that the resort does not allow cold fireworks but I really like the effect of fireworks exploding from all four corners after the first dance. I think it looks great in pictures!
Less is More, room card is such a great idea! I would love to see the template if you don't mind sharing!Originally Posted by TLGnhci
What did you do for your wine charms Less is More? And do you have a template for your room cards? That's a cute idea.Quote:Originally Posted by jazz04
What did you include in your OOT bags and how are you getting all of them down there?
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Originally Posted by Less is more
Well ladies I have checked off some major things off my to do list today! SO just wanted to share. My final fitting for my wedding dress and TTD was today and the changes and alterations were beautiful. I mean she was fabulous. I told her i would give her a shout out! She wanted me to wait until a couple of weeks before the wedding to finalize everything which made me nervous. So literally last saturday we fitted both of my dresses, my two bridesmaids, three dresses for my mom and a dress for my mother-in law. She called me Monday morning saying everything was done!!! Wow so amazing and beautifully done. If any one lives in columbus ohio area i know the BEST SEAMSTRESS!
Ok other things completed are my OOT bags and goodies, place cards and wine glass charms, my room cards ( i will pass these out at the welcome party and guest can swap room numbers so they know where to find each other and it encourages mingling), and menus.
So still working on excursion / important reminders letter and ceremony programs. So needless to say improvement has been made and so happy everything is coming together in the nick of time!
GO YOU!!! Sounds like you are ahead of the curve ball and ready to rock and roll!!! Good job!!!
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Has anyone used or is planning on using cold fireworks during their reception? I was told that the resort does not allow cold fireworks but I really like the effect of fireworks exploding from all four corners after the first dance. I think it looks great in pictures!
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LOVE your dress mmc1105! You looked stunning! Are you wearing your hair down on your wedding day?
Originally Posted by mmc1105
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I know I am late but I really love the second dress Jaime! It's fun and CHIC!
Originally Posted by JaimeCF2BR
Ok girls...I'm hoping I can get some input from you. I currently have 3 wedding gowns, and I'm trying to narrow it down to 2
. I have my main wedding gown set in stone, but I am trying to decide between these 2 for my Vegas wedding (and maybe double up for TTD). Its hard to tell in the photo, but the second one is tea length. FI has seen these (only the REAL wedding dress is staying a secret) and he loves both...so no help.Please forgive the 2 day old pony tail and no makeup
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Have a great wedding and trip January brides!! Can't wait to hear all about it!
Originally Posted by TLGnhci
Arkae – January 21, 2011
Audrey1281 – January 22, 2011
Murmel – January 24, 2011
NV&GMS – January 26, 2011
Yay for our January brides!! Have a great trip ladies. We can't wait to hear your reports back!!
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I was quoted $12 per chair as well.
Originally Posted by mzgillis316
When I asked about it in my beginning stages it was around 12 buxs a chair....I had a really big group so I opted out. YOu probably won't see it in a price list...I found out here on the forum and then asked my WC.
Quote:Originally Posted by arkae
if you are able to find this out, could you let me know?
Quote:Originally Posted by 1106wedding
Does anyone know what the price is for the nice chivarri chairs? I can't find it anywhere in the price lists I have...thanks!
I know I have said this before and I will say it again...you looked absolutely stunning!! Great review and thanks again for sharing!! I love your wedding dress...is it tulle?
Originally Posted by mzgillis316
Hi Girls
I just finished my review of the resort with some pictures ....I do have things I will be selling but probably wont get to that until this weekend
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Has anyone here used a Mariachi band or is planning on using one?
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Thanks for sharing! These pictures are great!!!
Originally Posted by dstinationdrmr
I have no clue what's going on! I've posted twice and it disappeared. Here we go again....
Our proofs from our photog are up!!
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Thanks for sharing TLGnhci!!
Originally Posted by TLGnhci
Hey ladies,
Just an FYI - there are a few videos on cancunweddingvideo.com of weddings at AS.
You looked fabulous Meredith! Congratulations again!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the bling and your cake!! Going to read your reviews now...thanks again for posting!
Originally Posted by dstinationdrmr
Hey Ladies!
We're back and I just typed a review of the resort.
I have to say we didn't want to leave. A lot of our guests didn't want to spend a lot of money so majority only stayed 3 nights but all of them wound up wishing they could stay. We had a blast!!! Here are a few pics of our day, but there a LOTS more on Facebook if you're my friend. If not, friend me and let me know you're from BDW.
Our aisle runner band which was supposed to attach to their white aisle runner but this is what we got.
My bouquet
My and my hubby....I like me in the pic although I think he was talking. lol
Let me know if anyone wants to see anything specific. And PM me your questions after you read my review. I'm going to do a planning thread and a review of Andrew Jordan, our photog, who was AMAZING!!
I was quoted $150 for colored sheer and $100 for white sheer.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkae
does anyone know if the "hotel standard" shears only come in white? does anything coloured go up to the $150/per shear cost? :
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Have a FABULOUS time dstinationdrmr!!! I can't wait to hear all about it and see your pictures!!!!Originally Posted by dstinationdrmr
Hi Ladies!!!
I've been so busy I haven't been able to check in but we're at the airport now on our way to AS!!! I cannot believe the time has come. It's kinda surreal. Anyway, I'll check in while I'm there if I can but if not you will definitely be getting my take on everything once we get back next week. TTYL!!!
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Thanks!!
Originally Posted by daniepps
The beach is rather loud so you may want to think about renting their sound system if your reception is going to be at the beach. The sound system I used at both the welcome reception and the wedding reception did not charge the iPod. It wasn't a docking station. It just had a jack to play music from the iPod.
Thanks!!
Originally Posted by murmel
Electrical sockets and voltage are the same as Canada/USA. No adapters required! Depending on where you hold your reception there are multiple plugs all over the resort. (although they have to run extention cords for the beach)
Love it!!!! But I worry about the candles though...unless you are having your reception indoor or somewhere that's protected from the wind...Originally Posted by TLGnhci
Hey girls,
So, I actually got some wedding planning done this weekend. I have a ton of DIY projects that I want to get working on. We got some of our engagement pics in and I love them!! There are still a ton more to see too.
Here is a pic of our centerpieces. We are going to have turquoise table runners and I'm considering having sand and seashells on the table, but I'm not sure if the sand will look bad. So, maybe just some seashells.
These are fabulous photos!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the first one where you guys were holding hands walking down the road...
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Nikki,
I also brought my iPOD and plug it into their sound system. Worked great! I do recommend bringing your charger. I had one of my friends go back to the hotel room and got us a charger during the reception.
Chong, Meghan said the sound system charges the iPod while it's plugged in. Did you use a different sound system?
Originally Posted by meghan
The system charges your ipod while it is plugged in. We brought our portable charger just in case though. We also had our laptops so when we plugged it in it would charge.
Meghan, did you bring an adaptor for your laptop? Are the electrical sockets in Mexico same as the ones found in Canada?
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Hi Meghan,
So all we need to bring is our iPod and they will plug it into their sound system? There is no need to bring anything else? What about charging? How did you charge your iPod during the reception?
Thanks.
Nikki
Originally Posted by meghan
Hey, I got married in July, and you do not need to bring your own ipod docking station. Any ipod works with their system. We rented the sound equipment and hooked our ipod up. Sound was fantastic! The wedding coordinator even took care of our ipod for us (stopping it during speeches, taking requests, etc...). No complaints.
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LOVE your bouquets...they are simple, elegant and beautiful!!
Originally Posted by daniepps
They were very reasonable. Flowers weren't that important to me. I just had them because everyone said I should but I was impressed with what we got. I only wish the bouquets were a tad bit bigger.
Thanks Nan!! I might put two of these on the guest book table.
Originally Posted by Nan
here are a few suggestions to fight the wind and keep candles lighted. Here are the ones my WC suggested. Also there is the led option.Which will stay lighted for as long as the party lasts. -
Thanks Chong! What about the lighting in general on the beach? Did you use anything else besides the candles?
Originally Posted by chong
Thanks We bought individual candles and place them in the votive holder for guest tables and bought votive candles for our sweetheart table. No matter how they look in the pictures, all those candles blew out during the night. We did have some windy night though on the beach....I've seen the battery candle lights being used at the resort. I thought it was really cheap and corky but actually did not look too bad in a nice setup. You might want to consider looking into that.
Thanks murmel!! I live right downtown so Dixie/QEW is probably the closest! I think small battery run tealights and frosted votive holders might work. Thanks for the tips! I will look around for battery run tealights and frosted holders!
Originally Posted by murmel
There are quite a few Michael's around. I live in Brampton (but close enough). Depending on where you are exactly I know there is a Michael's at Dixie/QEW, Mavis/401, Hwy7/400 or Steeles/410. There are more, just don't know exact locations.
For the paper idea, you still have to use the glass votive holder. But by wrapping the paper around the glass holder, you just create a higher 'wall'- this might stop the wind from getting in. The flame won't be able to reach the paper, assuming you are using regular votive height candles inside the glass holders.
50 would be alot of laterns. Maybe less laterns but larger ones? Ikea perhaps? I would maybe look for the small battery run tealights and go that route. Perhaps you can use frosted votive holders, or colored ones to disguise the tealight?
If you go to the persons screen name, you will see a small blue down arrow. Hover over that and a drop down menu appears. From here, select PM (private message). Also if you go to view profile, certain members have some pictures they have posted and you can view them through that way. I have a few of the gazebos (but not decorated).
Good luck!
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Just in case you are wondering , I asked my WC if we could schedule the meeting with the onsite WC prior to our arrival and she said no. However, she did say depending on when we arrive the meeting is usually in the afternoon of the arrival date or the morning of the 2nd day. So feel free to plan any group excursions from the third day onwards.