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Dreams Riviera is amazing! My FI and I just got back from our site visit earlier this month and it truly was a dream come true

Congratulations, this site is not only helpful but very addicting. I am getting married at Dreams Riviera on November 27, 2010 My FI and I have already done the site visit and we are very confident that Dreams will be the perfect location for our destination wedding.

Wonderful Review. Thank you for taking the time to share. So glad you had such a great experience. Congrats!

Wonderful review. So glad you had such a great experience. Congrats!

My bridesmaids dresses are apple red and I feel so bad I know my FI wanted the Tommy Bahama look but all of us are a little bit too fancy for that. I loved seeing all the pics and it gave me some great ideas. Thanks!

Tips for contacting Ana- Have your travel agent do it, Ana responds much faster.

I have not heard anything positive.

Congratulations! We are getting married at Dreams Riviera. We have already stayed there and it truly is a dream come true. We observed 2 weddings and they were beautiful. The wedding planner at the resort takes forever to get back to you but she is amazing and she puts together a beautiful celebration. Your travel agent will have better luck than you communicating with ALL the resort wedding planners.

For anyone interested, attached is the wedding package price list for Adventure Photos. The Dreams Resort photographers. I just read that you must be a Junior member to view attachments so if your still intersted please send me an email and I will forward it to you. [email protected] Attachment 5156 DREAMS RIVIERA ADVENTURE PHOTOS WEDDING PRICES[1].pdf

We just went for a site-visit in May, we are getting married November 27, 2010 Ana and her assistant were amazing from what we could see. The resort was truly a dream come true. We went Memorial Day weekend and it was almost at full capacity and we would never have known. The service was incredible and the guests were all so friendly. We did meet 2 families that had switched from Dreams Cancun because of the rowdiness. Dreams Riviera is brand new so of course it is up to date and simply georgeous. It is not a big resort which we loved we could get from A to B fast and we often ran into the new friends we had made. Now that we are home, we have remained in contact with the couples we met (gotta love facebook) We are so excited to go back to heaven and I can officially be Mrs. Judy Francis

Quote: Originally Posted by nikkimadril How would you get this to Mexico? Carry-on or pack? I love this idea, especially because we are having an AHR and I can use this for both! Nikki and Emma- What price information do you have to use the sound system from the resort? I believe when I spoke to Ana she told me that the price for the sound system would be under $400 for both the ceremony and reception. Maybe this is because we are not having a cocktail hour.

Quote: Originally Posted by JD Hall Wedding Beautiful pics who was your photographer? Jhankarlo G. Amaro Flickr: jhankarloxp1's Photostream or [email protected] He's a really good guy and has an eye for good shots.

Quote: Originally Posted by cathyandchin does DRC have an airport shuttle? I just found out that those that didn't book with our TA are on their own!! I'd be willing to pay extra if DRC has a bus or van but I was hoping someone on here would know before I called the hotel directly. Cathy We used Cancun Airport Transfer - Cancun International Airport during our site visit. It was $70 for 2people to and from the airport. From the time landed and made it through customs we were at the resort in 20 mins. We had the van all to our selves. Good service

Quote: Originally Posted by Kat&Dan Did you get married there or engaged? Your pictures are great!! Is that the photographer they offer or did you bring someone else in? Kat- we went for a site vist and will be married this November. We actually got engaged in November 2009 but didn't have any pictures of the proposal. The video my fiance arranged didn't turn out so good because of the low light conditions. Adventure photos has an office right on the resort. We just walked right in and scheduled an appointment. They did such a great job we're considering using them for the full package. Just yesterday I sent an email requesting the price list for weddings. When I recieve it I will post it. Judy

Pictures and slideshow taken by the Dreams resort photographer during our site visit: Our Dreams Vacation

Quote: Originally Posted by pbjwed Snapfish: Share:Registration My link to pics of our site visit! Just curious- On your sire visit did you get upgraded to the master suite ocean front? When we went in May the best we could do was preferred club ocean view. Wedding date: Nov. 27, 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by cathyandchin Surprises of surprises... Ana emailed ME last week! she said she needed a head count and sent me back an updated contract. I've decided to drop the dj we will only have about 18 people including us so it doesn't really justify the cost. I already had an extensive list of music that I wanted the dj to play but I'll just throw it on an iPod and the special songs on a cd. For those ladies that were married here... how did you pack your dress? I have a full size dress (not a "destination" dress) and I'm thinking of just putting it in a suitcase and sending it back with my parents. Did you just take is a a carry on or pack it up? I'm so excited! we leave in 42 days... Cathy- The iPod is definately the way to go. While we were at Dreams last month we got to see 3 weddings. 2 of them chose to do the music themselves by using the iPod. Several others who were getting married later in the week also were going the iPod route. Seeing that there was no difference at the receptions is what made us decide to skip the dJ. Besides preparing your own music selection makes it more memorable. Judy

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 Actually, our wedding is in 4 days and I was freaking out because we had not heard from here and time is running out. However, we are here now and have already talked to her and everything is perfect. Great, I wish you and your fiance the very best. Congratulations! Can't wait to hear the details.

Quote: Originally Posted by rdsjcr great pics!! Did you order and bring your own overlays for the tables? Also for your chairs-did you bring ties for those? (do the use diff. chairs for the ceremony and the reception?) Thanks!! Can you tell us who did you use to take the professional photos?

Quote: Originally Posted by clgriffi7 Congratulations Adriana! I recently got engaged and have been looking at the Dreams resorts, but I don't know which one to go with. Would you mind sharing what made you choose Riviera Cancum? Adriana is so right on the money. DRC is a top notch resort that offer premium liquor. Its only 20 mins from the airport. Its also a brand new resort and its wedding packages are comparable to the other resorts in the area. We visited Dreams last month and experienced it for ourselves. The food is excellent and the service was great. We saw 3 weddings while we were there and met with several brides. Each ceremony was beautiful and everyone was very happy with the wedding coordinator Ana.

Quote: Originally Posted by Boo I talked to my travel agent yesterday, they are saying that the resort is getting close to being full as far as the most basic rooms are concerned - was there anyone who visited the resort at full capacity, is it just a zoo? I am worried that the guests who havent booked yet will have to pay an arm and a leg to go and that there is going to be kids just hanging off the rafters and the guests that do go wont be able to have a great time. One of the ladies a couple of pages back mentioned it wasnt great during Thanksgiving, we are going mid November so a week before but I wonder if some people now go for two weeks, hmmmm, jeez I am looking forward to being able to sleep again once this is all over. My travel agent told me the same thing last month. We are getting married Nov. 27 which is over the Thanksgiving weekend. I fully expect there will be a lot of kids due to it being a holiday weekend. Hopefully, you're not bothered by kids. We visited the resort over Memorial Day weekend and it was somewhat full with adults and not a lot of kids. We never had to wait when going to a restaurant or at the bar. I believe the resort is big enough it can easly handle being fully booked. Yes, the cost for airfare increases every week so those who haven't booked should expect to pay an arm and a leg. The time to do itt is now.

Quote: Originally Posted by AdrianaPhil61711 Just a quick question to those already married at DRC or those who have already put down your deposit....How long did it take for them to charge your credit card? and.... Did you do give her the info over email or did you actually have to mail her a copy of the authorization? I emailed the credit card authorization with our info and credit card info but she hasn't charge my card yet. She did confirm with me my date but I will feel much better once the deposit is down. When I booked back in December 2009, I had to scan my credit card, ID and a signature release and email it to Ana. The $500 deposit was applied to my account fairly quickly.

Quote: Originally Posted by ebernard4985 Ok, so I emailed Ana over a week ago to make an appointment with her... I leave in 7 days!! I haven't picked anything out yet... I have no idea what the menu will be... and I need to make menu cards.....!!!! Is now the time to start freaking out since SHE WILL NOT EMAIL BACK I know she is busy, and I have respected that for the past few months and have not emailed her, but honestly, over the course of this planning, I have only emailed her about 7 or 8 times in a year... I DO NOT think that is unreasonable, and half of them were repeated emails because she didn't answer my question!!! WTF!! Relax, Relax, Relax. My FI and I just returned from a site visit during Memorial Day weekend. We were able to meet with Ana for 2 hours. Yes, we did have an appointment but she was extremely flexible. We ran into her several times while we were there and she gave us all the time we needed to ask questions. We also had difficulty with her responding but keep trying. While we were there we got to see 3 weddings and each were beautiful. In addition, we got to meet with several other couples recenlty or soon to be married there. It is a common complaint that Ana does not respond in a timely fashion but in the end everyone was happy with the results. Ana knows what she is doing. Exactly when is your wedding- September 2010?

Relax, Relax, Relax. My FI and I just returned from a site visit during Memorial Day weekend. We were able to meet with Ana for 2 hours. Yes, we did have an appointment but she was extremely flexible. We ran into her several times while we were there and she gave us all the time we needed to ask questions. We also had difficulty with her responding but keep trying. While we were there we got to see 3 weddings and each were beautiful. In addition, we got to meet with several other couples recenlty or soon to be married there. It is a common complaint that Ana does not respond in a timely fashion but in the end everyone was happy with the results. Ana knows what she is doing. Exactly when is your wedding- September 2010?

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