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This is BRILLIANT!! The waterproof AND removable stickers are such an amazing idea.

Quote: Originally Posted by bigboponthebeach That was a good idea! I wasn't even that forward thinking when we booked. I figured it would all work itself out but now that I am beginning to think about decorations and paper lanterns, I'm trying to decide where we will hold ours so that I don't make a bunch of unnecessary purchases. There is a wedding one hour after ours and as kind as I'd like to be, I want for choice! :-) Yea, forward thinking/picky FI call it what you will. But I hear ya on wanting your choice over being kind - of COURSE you do! It's your wedding!! I'm sure you'll get what you want (it's still waay early). Ours is at Plaza Zavas. I'm not sure if the Zocalla location is still available for Private receptions but our WC pretty much said this was the option for outdoor/private/covered space for dancing etc. Quote: Originally Posted by bigboponthebeach Yes, I was told that to qualify for the free package our room had to be a Premium room or higher. I am having our TA run the room price comparisons as we speak because we also booked our wedding within 10 days of participating in the webinar and now qualify for a free room upgrade, whatever that may be! ..... Our TA said you have to book 7 nights in the premium suite or higher and the additional 15 nights of guests booked in any class of rooms. Thanks for helping clarify that for me ladies! I think I'll wait and see if I feel that premium is worth the difference b/w the $950 Pearl Pckge and the "Free" Package (hardly free if you think of it that way hahaha). Quote: Originally Posted by murmel I don't think the house wines are Mexican. But FI and I are big wine drinkers...and surprisingly Mexican wines from the Baja area are stunning! oooh, care to share any suggestions? I'd love to branch out. We're really into Chilean wines these days (Malbecs mostly). Quote: Originally Posted by murmel I had birds growing up all my life, they were small budgies! But I love birds, but I found many people were afraid of them. I am one of these people. Quote: Originally Posted by murmel Stayed in the Premium swim up in April and loved the hot tub beside the walk into the pool. That part I would highly recommend, especially when it cools off a little in the late afternoon, you can relax in the hot tub Other than that the rooms were identical to all the others, so no real bonus there. But you could request special soaps and room fragrances for free. Plus the premium section has the pool butlers, I don't think the other areas do. Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart OH yes, it was the best decision we made. When the swine flu hit last May the prices plummeted and the Swim-up Suites prices (not premium) were cheaper than regular rooms so we booked a group contract of all swim-up suites and my guests RAVED about them. I was sad to move into the Honeymoon Suite on my wedding day to lose the swim up suite (although moving was a great idea because that suite and balcony are just HUGE with great views). The only difference with the premium is the Jacuzzi outside in addition to the inside one. The pool water is warm at night and we hardly even had to use the jacuzzi’s while we were there, I don’t think the extra money is worth going premium. I was there May 2010 for 2 weeks and the towel cards were in effect. Maybe premium sections have better towel privileges? Thanks for the info on this ladies. One question about swim ups... since most of the pools close at like 6pm (I think that's the case anyways) are you able to use the outside jacuzzi &/or little pool section outside your room AFTER those regular hours? Am I totally wrong that the pools close like that? If so please set me straight.

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart They do, like Nicole said they give you a towel card and you can get 2 towels a day I think but you have to return them. They charge you like $30 a towel if you don’t return them one of my guests found out. I never used the towel card, I had a swim up suite and just never left the pool, it was too hot to care about a towel and especially when I could just swim back to my room This. Sounds. Awesome. "Thanks, I don't need a towel. I'm just going to swim home!" hmmmm, makes me wish I was there right now... and DEFINITELY makes me lean more towards the upgrading. Were you in the premium swim up? Do you recommend?

Quote: Originally Posted by Mischaka Because I felt very uncomfortable not being able to find much info on Catalonia Playa Maroma. I've search and googled to see how many other brides have had their weddings there, tried to find pictures...anything!! And then when I asked for pictures they sent me pics of one person wedding but just different angles and they were not that great. If you were uncomfortable then I think changing it was a GREAT idea. Always go with your gut on these kind of things I say - it all happens for a reason right. I've heard great things about your new choice too! Congrats.

Quote: Originally Posted by bigboponthebeach I will miss you that Memorial Day weekend, Maggie! I can only hope the other AS brides that weekend are as nice as you and Beaz. Quote: Originally Posted by MaggieandJay Thanks girl! I am bummed too but hopefully you guys will have an awesome weekend. And I can give you the heads up on anything 2 weeks prior in case of any surprises! aaahhh ME TOO - it's a bummer for us you won't be there Maggie. But I'm sure it was meant to be for you guys on the 15th (believer that most things happen for a reason). I almost feel sorry for any other brides who haven't discovered/used this site. I think it's going to have made my own wedding experience SO much better. Quote: Originally Posted by tris I *may* be moving from May.2nd to April.28th !!! I'll miss you ladies here!! You can still stick around here can't you?!

Welcome and Congrats on your engagement! Like others have said, take some time to check out various resorts to see which best meets your wants and needs. There are so many great ones to choose from!! Good luck in your planning.

Congrats and Welcome!! This site is so amazingly helpful, especially for all the planning details.

congrats and welcome!! You'll find so much great information here. I'm sure us brides are often bias towards our own chosen resorts but there are a BUNCH of great ones to chose from. I would suggest trying to pick some of the things that are important to you, ie. family friendly/adults only; close to Cancun/more remote location; good food, great disco, amazing beach etc. That might help you narrow down some of the choices based on what each resort has to offer. Good luck in the picking

Congrats and Welcome. There's so many fantastic resorts to choose from. Many are children friendly as well. I know that we're going for the Azul Sensatori and it's very family oriented. Good luck in your selection process!

Quote: Originally Posted by bigboponthebeach We've all pretty much got the scoop on this now if you haven't got it covered yet. My TA said to qualify for that package you need to book a minimum of 7 nights for you and FI and also have 15 additional nights booked by your guests in any room class and you are golden for the Free package. Hopefully that helps! Ok, you'd THINK I'd be clear on this by this point but I'm still confused. My WC said we (bride&groom) have to book minimum 7 nights in a premium level or higher... plus the additional 15 nights by other guests. ... Is that the same thing others were told? I'm just wanting to be sure we need to book in at that high of a level (because I was originally planning on saving the upgraded room for our honeymoon). I'm not clear if others were told that it makes a difference what level of room they book in themselves.

Bigbop - re: the reception site. I knew from the get-go that the private reception was important for us and I was concerned the same way that with possibly 2 weddings/day there might be a conflict. I knew we'd want it outside but prefer NOT the beach. So, I booked Plaza Zavas when I booked my date. I wouldn't provide my deposit to Karisma until I had confirmation that I could have BOTH the ceremony date/time as well as the reception location. It took a long time to get confirmation on it and I was worried I'd lose my date entirely - but it worked out. Of course now, depending on how big our group gets, it looks like we may have to readjust our planning if we're too large for the space. But I'm not going to worry about that yet. :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by dakotaAZ Has anyone else started working with Faye? What do you think so far? I am still waiting to hear back from her about reception locations. I'm not working with Faye, but for what it's worth finding out about the reception locations was the one thing for me that took AGES for a response. (well, felt like ages anyways... probably only a couple weeks)

Quote: Originally Posted by lisadias thanks sooo much for posting this. I just emailed them to see if they ship to canada and what the cost would be. At those prices it still may be worth it. I was JUST going to ask if anyone knew if they'd ship to Canada. Could you let me know once you have an answer to this? You could PM me - or I'll just check back here. These seem so great! and I love that you can order in the specific colors!

I've heard GREAT things about that resort. Congrats and welcome to the forum! There's tons of information and helpful brides on here.

I lurked a long time too ;-) WELCOME!!

Congrats and welcome to the forum! This place is great

Welcome! This forum is so amazingly helpful in planning a DW. Good luck picking a resort. There's so many great ones to choose from.

Quote: Originally Posted by ariggs321 Hi everyone. My name is Ashley and I'm planning my destination wedding for May 14, 2011 at Azul Beach!! Hi Ashley - welcome! If you haven't already, you should swing over to the Azul Sensatori thread. There's brides on that from both places (Sensatori and Beach) and they have toooons of info on the resorts.

Quote: Originally Posted by prettypigpig Ok..today..after work..while FI was away..me, my camera and my tripod worked together. I didn't have the time to clean my room! so..there are tons of clothes at the back...heehee... You look fantastic! What a gorgeous dress. Perfect on you! Quote: Originally Posted by Melaina What a beautiful dress! We finally set the resort/date earlier this month -- March 3. So I can legally participate in this thread! Congrats on setting the resort and date. That's got to be the hardest part IMO. Now - on with the fun.

Quote: Originally Posted by msmarmar123 I'm not 100% sure of this...but I think it is now as many ceremony chairs as you need.... When I 1st recieved the wedding package info (before new ones were out) they specified 12 chairs in the description and you would have to pay for more.... The new package states "uncovered ceremony chairs" without a number...that makes me think that it is as many as you need since they don't have a specific listed. I would still double check though Yes, I agree that this appears to be the case now and haven't been told differently from my WC (this is AWESOME when looking at a large wedding group!) Quote: Originally Posted by *lyndsey* Hi All, I've been away on holiday for a week & have had to catch up with my reading on here! We booked our wedding at the beginning of May and sent the wedding pack away about 7 weeks ago....we were told it would take a maximum of 8 weeks but still do not have a confirmed wedding date. i am so stressed already, there are 40 of us in total flying out & staying in mexico for 2 weeks for the wedding. we have one big party for thr family and then others booked separately as couples. on the family booking 2 of my friends booked on it as they were both bridesmaids and it worked out cheaper for my sister to pretend one of her kids was in the room with them. anyway one of my friends has now told me she has to cancel (long story) its not really her fault but i think she should have thought things through more when booking. now there is around £800 extra to be paid as it messes up the rooms. my fiance & I will end up having to pay this i feel stressed out & my weddings not even confirmed! ahhhhh lynds x Hmmm... if it were me I'd follow up. I know some people took a while to get confirmation of their dates but 7 weeks seems a bit excessive to me.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ms.H My TA looked into the free sweet package for us but found out that it does not apply to canadians at azul sensatori....but for some reason it applies at all of their other resorts which totally sucks. I think we are going with the pearl package too. I think the 40 people means they will reserve you a section of the restaurant that will seat up to 40 people. You will still need to pay for any chairs you need over the 12 they give you for your ceremony. I have Carolina too, how are you finding her? How long does it take before you hear back from her? That's strange. Ask Carolina about the free sweet wedding package. She knows that I'm Canadian and didn't say ANYTHING about that affecting the free package. That should be available to everyone from what I know. She just said as long as we book in a premium level for 7 nights (which I still don't know if we'll do/how much it would cost etc.) and have the 15 room nights for guests (at any room level) then we'd qualify. The other packages tho - like the Bride & Groom stay free, apply so far to USA brides only. There's a Canadian one that is available at every hotel EXCEPT AS. (I'm very frustrated about that one and Carolina and I have been going back and forth on it a bit). As for the 40 people - yes, that's for the restaurant reservations. But Carolina also said she hasn't heard any word on chair restrictions for the ceremony in the new packages, unless you're doing chivalry chairs and or chair covers/bows, are still additional costs (I personally am saving that email as to me, that means there isn't a 12 chair restriction anymore. The old package was very clear on it). So far I'm a bit indifferent about Carolina to be honest. Her turn around time is usually a day or so (although sometimes longer)... She doesn't really seem to be a wealth of knowledge or very eager to try and get a girl a good deal (this comment from various discussions with her)... BUT she is very precise with her answers to my questions, never misses an answer and I'm hopeful that as we move closer to my date and I'm going back and forth more and more with her and getting to know each other that things will continue to improve. - - definitely don't have any serious COMPLAINTS about her at all so far.

AmyKH your makeup looked fantastic!! I think I might try and follow your lead. Something to add to this non-existent "to do" list of mine (figure out wedding makeup). :-) Linds I can't believe you leave in 2 weeks. And Daniepps, you're even sooner than that?! So excited for you girls!! Is momichele around much on here? I'm not sure I know her well... she's in like 3 days!!

Quote: Originally Posted by KittenHeart I used Bobbi Brown's foundation, it's wonderful. I told the chick I was going to be in hot humid weather and she gave me the foundation stick and powder they use on set for runway models and photo shoots etc. Happy birthday to you too! I can't keep up, I can't believe how many Cancer's we have in this forum... I'm one too, July 4th! ... that's my sister's bday. Yay for us July babies!! Quote: Originally Posted by amybermuda Whoever wanted to know about the wine...... I love wine - I would not call myself a wine snob - but I know a little about it and drink a lot of it. I drink $15 - $20 bottles - which I think is average. Anyhoo, the wine at the resort was GOOD. My Dad and Step mom like good wine too and they all loved it. The Sauvignon Blanc was really good - I wish I could buy it - hint of grapefruit, my fave. The pinot noir was nice and they served it at the correct temperature. I was scared they were going to do room temp/too hot. I also tried the cabernet and that was good too. We stupidly ordered special wine for our wedding from Lomas - DO NOT DO THIS!!!!! No one knew they were drinking anything different from the house wine. Waste of $$$$$!!!!!! We did drink the house sparkling wine too and it was OK, I like mine more like prosecco - so drier - but hey, they poured it like water and we must've drank 12+ bottles at our cocktail reception VERY glad to hear this. I've not heard very many good things about Mexican wine and that's what I usually drink - so glad to know that it is drinkable (by the kilo hahaha). Quote: Originally Posted by msmarmar123 He's a Bug (Part Bostyon Terrier/Part Pug). He was a rescue last year..about 4.5. This was his "profile" pic on the rescue site...I saw it and fell in love with him..knew he had to be mine His name is Baby Grinchmas (Baby..cause that's what he came with...and he looks so much like the Grinch). Actually his full name is Baby Grinchmas Theodore Pugglehead....we call call him Baby G Love Him He.Is.Awesome!

Quote: Originally Posted by murmel FI gave me makeup lessons as a birthday gift last year. It was awesome. I have never been a person to wear makeup, let alone know how to apply it. The lady I did the lessons with does everything from bridal makeup to TV show makeup. I learned how to do the basics, to the over the top fabulous (which I would never use LOL) She also included a 'how to' manual and some great suggestions for different brands of makeup to use, colors, etc. Now I use makeup- lightly, but feel much more comfortable with it. **The one piece of advice she did give....don't buy a foundation /or powder with SPF in it for your wedding day. Wear a SPF face lotion and then apply foundation on top. The problem she says with foundations/powders with SPF is that with the camera flash you get a white complexion due to the reflection! Thought I would pass that one on.** I think I will likely do my own makeup, just have to buy some good quality products! But I will have my hair and BM's hair done at the salon. That's a fantastic tip! Thanks. I generally try and avoid face lotions with SPF in them on a day to day basis (my doctor has told me that SPF carries a lot of the estrogen hormone in it and if you've got a family history of breast cancer excess estrogen is not actually a good thing - - - random info). But I will be sure to get it in the LOTION and not the makeup for the wedding, as I'm sure I'll be needing the SPF down there regardless!

For any of you brides who did their own makeup how did you get it to stay all day/evening in the hot weather? Did you use a makeup fixative spray or whatever those things are called? I go back and forth on whether to try and do my own or get it done at the spa like some of you other ladies are talking about.