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Quote: Originally Posted by jjohnson30 i was just wondering what did everyone do for the bridal party at dinner. i just heard from jazmin that the face only table only holds 4 and there is only one of them. did you all just use regular 7 to a table for the head table or did you 4 at the head table?? Hi there, I'm planning on just using a regular table, centred more in the middle of all the other guest tables and I will be having 8 at our head table if that helps you. If you go back throughout the thread I think you'll see some picutres of how it looks on someones review. I just can't remember who's.

Quote: Originally Posted by midnight24 with a small group...just go to the tulum lobby bar. they have a live band...they will be more than willing to play you a song for your wedding dance. it's a fun atmosphere. there is seating, a server to bring drinks or a bar you can walk up and get your own. sometimes i find when it's such a small group it's fun to be around a bunch of people to get things going! Hi Wendy quick question...I picked the same bouquet as yours but switch out the white roses for yellow. Did you have what they considered long stemmed or short? I'm leaning more towards short but in looking at your pictures really like the length of the stem on yours, so I was just curious what you had? Thanks!

Thanks for the information ladies, that helps! I just got an email from Jazmin saying that if we decided to pay with a credit card for everything, it will all be in pesos which is subject of the payment rate of the month, not the exchange rate of money. I'm assuming that evens out in the end with what the actual cost of the package is??

Hi ladies, Quick question for all of you recently married....how much did you tip your wedding coordinators? Just trying to factor in our budget. Does 100 seem reasonable? Did you pay for your blood tests at the clinic? And I'm assuming that everything else was on your bill at check out? Also for those of you that had a DJ instead of using an ipod....did the money go to the wedding coordinator for her to pay him or did you pay him directly yourself? Thanks! And I'm sure that there will be more questions to come seeing October is approaching faster then I thought it would be!

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to wish all the Canadian BDW Brides out there a Happy Canada Day!!!

Rebecca is doing our monogram, luggage tags, pre-travel brochures, welcome books, thank you tags, place cards, table number cards and tags for the maraca's that we are going to have at our tables. I can not begin to tell you how creative, amazing and awesome she has been to work with!

Quote: Originally Posted by swankster77 Hey ladies! I haven't forgotten about you... just busy getting everything together to post my planning thread. Now that I finally have that out of the way I can focus on my review Your planning thread was awesome...can't wait to read the review...I have questions already!!

I would use both! You did an amazing job!

Have you ladies looked at Allurements by Rebecca?? She does amazing work too! I'm using her for anything and everything wedding related. Thank you tags, maraca tags, pre-travel brchures, luggage tags, welcome books, programs and the list goes on!!

Quote: Originally Posted by swankster77 I'm on the run and will answer your question later about the OOT Bags cuz I have some stuff to say But wanted to quick post this link to the video that DJ Bijan posted on youtube!!! Check it out: YouTube - Kirsten and Aaron's Wedding Video Swankster...first off the hop you looked beautiful!! Your make-up turned out amazing!! I'm so glad to hear that everything went off without a hitch! All that sense of panic for nothing! Also glad to hear that the Gran Tortuga was opened when you went! Can't wait until you post your review! I'm busting with questions but I'll wait a bit before overwhelming ya! ) On a separate note I have to tell you how awesome Jazmin has been! I sent her an email recently and today she called me!!! Because she is going on vacation and didn't have the time to reply via email! She was amazing! The video is very cool. I'm so glad that we decided to go with DJ Bijan! Looking and yours and swongs pictures makes me wish I was getting married next week!

Your not alone!! We are not doing them either! Like some of the other brides I never knew what one was until I joined this forum! We have a lot of people coming....56 and counting! So we are doing luggage tags and a pre-travel brochure which will be given to each guest prior to leaving. I am also giving them "Welcome Books" when they arrive with information about each guest, puzzles etc. Other then that they will be each getting a guest favour at the dinner and a maraca each that will be placed at thier table setting. While the whole idea of an OOT bag is nice...I agree with the other brides on here....most people do not leave home with out packing alot of that stuff on their own. Also the size of our families is what made us decide on a destination wedding in the first place. I would go broke trying to organize and pack stuff for everyone....yet alone all the important stuff I need to take for myself and FI.

Quote: Originally Posted by swankster77 Ok decided to just use photobucket.. here are a few of my professional pics: You look amazing and they did an awesome job on your make-up!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by swong Thanks!! Our package included 10 free picture and I ended up buying all 70 pictures!!! Swong AWESOME pictures!!! How much extra did they charge for the 70 pictures?? And when does the photographer show up...at the wedding site? They are not there to take pictures before hand correct?

Quote: Originally Posted by swankster77 I'm back!! The whole week and wedding was unbelievable... but can I just stress to you ladies getting married during the summer months to be prepared for the heat! WHOAH! It was insanely hot! I'll be writing a full review and be happy to answer any questions... will post some pics soon! How did the transportation to and from the hotel work out?

Welcome back to both of you!!! Can you both believe that it is all over already Swankster, can't wait to read your review...you know I'll be full of lots of questions!! How did everything at the Spa work out??

Quote: Originally Posted by swong Hi everyone!!! I'm back and married!!! I'll try post some pictures and a review soon! All I have to say to the bride-to-be, please don't stress about anything!! The whole wedding was completely FLAWLESS!!!! I can't believe there are such things as a perfect wedding!!! I'm going to stay at this forum and try my very best to help out the future brides, thanks again everyone, I love you all!!! Welcome back swong!! Congratulations! Can't wait to hear all about it!! Did you get to see Swankster while you were done there?

Quote: Originally Posted by janinea just read every single post in this thread. Thank you tammy, thank you mods for all the hard work you do to keep us dw brides connected and bring organization to the forum. Your hard work is really really appreciated! agreed!!!!

As everyone else, love, love, love the veil!! You look amazing!

Quote: Originally Posted by taylorwd I used Amol's as well and loved the maracas!! A couple words of advice: let them air out as soon as you get them because they have a very strong chemical smell. Also, pack them very carefully. The paint is fragile and will chip or scrape off if the maracas knock against each other during travel. Congratulations on this great find! Lori- These maracas are not small at all. They're much larger and more substantial than most out there. How long did you need to air them out befire you noticed that the smell was gone

Ok just re-read your previous post...I see three of us posted at the same time!

That's amazing!!! Great job! If your that crafty I can't wait to see what else you come up with. What did you make that out of??

Quote: Originally Posted by purpleshells Hello, these items are for sale; Satin wedding dress 700$ Chiffon wedding dress 70$ Ivory Satin parasol 25$ Turquoise paper parasol 10$ 15 White starfish 15$ diamond-like 1 1/2" starfish hair pin 25$ 5 - 1/2" diamond-like starfish hair pins 15$ Starfish garter 15$ 6 turquoise Starfish dishes 5$/each 2 conch shells 5$/each happy bidding! PS: I am having a lot of trouble attaching photos, if this zip file does not work plz give me your email addy and I will gladly send you pictures, thanks Can you let me know where you found your starfish hair pins and garter? Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by swankster77 Yeah it's too bad they're not more consistent with everyone. I also am a little irritated that we have to pay for 3 hours even though our reception is only 2.5... I guess they round up. Oh well. Another concern I have is for our guests that will only be coming for 4 days (we have about 10 doing this)... they only get 1 a la carte coupon... I'm worried that they will use it on their own before the wedding dinner. What would happen? Would they not be allowed to eat with us? That would be terrible! Swankster you must be so excited! When do you leave tomorrow?? Best of luck to you everything will work out just great and just how you want it! Have a wonderful time and enjoy this special time in your life! Can't wait to hear all about it when you get back!

And yet another Tulum bride! We are getting married at The Gran Bahia Principe Tulum this October! Welcome to the forum and happy planning!!!

You look amazing!!!! Congrats and I agree with the other ladies I can't believe you are a size 16/18!! You rocked it out totally and your FI is going to love them!!