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Hi. I got married last October, and my girls wore coral. I had trouble finding matching things so I decided to keep it in the color family. So I went with the resorts tropical bouquet and told them I wanted oranges, peaches and touches of yellow and fuschia. Hope this gives you an idea.

Hi. You can have your reception on the pool terrace which is in between the two main pools. It's a cement area or on the pool deck which is right behind the infinity pool and in front of the beach. It's a wood deck area. Hope this helps.

Yes, I brought down chair bows, table overlays, fans to be placed at the ceremony site. And they do not charge to place these things for you. You just go over with them how you want things and they do it.

Hi. Thanks. I honestly don't know if any of that is extra. The reason for my reception happening in the ballroom was due to rain. They just told me that it would be set up with the things I had chosen like the lights and lanterns. I was really afraid what that was going to look like but they assured me that it was already decorated. I think I might have luck out because while my whole entire stay there were conferences there everyday. Lots of companies, so that might have been why it was curtained off. Sorry I can't clarify more for you.

Thanks. I had Anel from Adventure Photos. She is awesome.

Hi. Yes, there is a day pass of 55.00 a person.

Hi. I kept communicating to Ana at the time to make sure she booked our date with them but also requested the email address and I emailed them myself. They had my reservation and I then requested Anel for both shoots. She was awesome in responding very quickly.

We were going to do a legal one but with looking at the hassle of paperwork, cost and blood test we decided to do it before we left. We got legally married here at the judges office. No one knows. the judge used her assistant and receptionist as witnesses (LOL) To be honest, it didn't even feel like it. It was so fast and simple. In our hearts and mind all the emotions were on our symbolic wedding in Mexico.

We tipped her 100 dollars. I just loved her.

Hi. Thank you. You're so kind. We used Anel. She is such a warm, fun person. I had chosen her from seeing all the previous slideshows. When we worked with her I just told her I was up for anything. She is great. Yes, I had her for both. As for pricing, we purchased the complete coverage package which cost 1499.00 and it includes 200 photos with the copyrights, the slideshow and a 80-100 photo album. For us it was so hard to choose the 200 from a total of 790 shots plus 50 that were included in our ultimate package, that they worked us a deal and we bought everything plus they threw a 20"x30" canvas for an additional 1495.00. May seem like a lot but after we had chosen the first round of photos we were still over by 200 pictures, which then at 15.00 dollars each....well you can imagine. lol So I don't regret it at all. Photos were important to us and we wanted to be able to share them with everyone. Oh and then we also tipped Anel before we departed.

That's so sweet. Thank you Bride2012

Now that I have been married, I can share my dress. My hubby would go always be on the forum with me so I was not able to share it before. It was Maggie Sottero. It was beautiful.

Thank you. I chose this bouquet from their pictures. It's their tropical bouquet. Yes, this was included in the package. The only thing I forgot to be specific about what to tell the WC that I the stems left long. When I received the flowers, they were on the plastic holder stemless. But it was okay. They were beautiful, so I didn't mind too much. And as far as color, I just told her to make sure they were in the orange color palette.

Hey guys: We just returned from our wedding at DRC on Thursday. We stayed there from 10/23-11/04. Since we've been so busy with being back to work and having our new puppy home, I have not gotten a chance to sit down and write a review. I will do it hopefully this weekend but I do want to share our slideshow. http://291011dias.dreamsriveriacancun.adventurephotos.com.mx

Hi. Thanks. No this is not the wedding. They are setting up for a wedding at 4pm and mine is at 5pm on the beach. So they will kind of be one behind the other. It's okay, we just can't predict the weather. I just had my hair and makeup done by Victoria at the Spa. When I finished it poured for about 5 minutes and then the sun came out again. There was the other bride there getting ready also. So I am hoping the weather stays like it is right now. I'll take cloudy anytime without the rain.

Today it's wedding day!!! The storm passed, our wedding got pushed back to today but it's beautiful sunny skies out my window today.

Hey girls. So today it was declared a hurricane and the resort started taking measures. They have been boarding restaurants, put everyone's patio furniture in their rooms, collected all the pool chairs. Later on tonight, someone said that it's now becoming a tropical storm. But then you never know, it can change direction. Not much is happening here tonight due to the weather. They have even cut off serving alcohol as of 10pm by law. Our waiter at Himitsu tonight told us that once the authorities declare a hurricane emergency, by law the serving of alcohol stops at 10pm. I know, weird. Our couple's massage for tomorrow has been cancelled due to the spa being required to close thru this storm. I am really hoping that it gets all out of the way tonight into tomorrow. The staff is saying that by 6-8 pm tomorrow they will running back to normal. I sure hope it does. Thanks for keeping your fingers crossed for me.

Hello ladies: I am at DRC. We arrived on Sunday. Everything went smoothly even the customs part with a total of 16-18 pieces of luggage. It was 8 of us that flew in on Sunday, so I'm going to say it went okay. The roughest part was the transfer company. They really were trying to accommodate all of us in an already partially filled van. That plan failed, so they had to put all of us in a van all to ourselves. Arrival and check-in were great. It really does not seem like much when you are driving into the hotel as it is located right in the middle of the jungle it seems. Once you are in and you walk into the lobby, it is gorgeous and airy. We have an ocean view. It's very nice. The only thing is that there is not much room for putting all your things like a dresser, just a closet and some shelves. So far we have eaten at Oceana for lunch, El Patio for dinner (this was a fun time) and breakfast every morning at the World Cafe. The weather has been cloudy and hazy as there is Hurricane Rina sitting near by, it sprinkled but it didn't bother anyone. The water in the infinity pool was so warm that you didn't want to get out. Today, the day started hazy and then it got cloudy just as we got the chance to go and meet everyone after our meeting with the WC, Photographer and DJ. Not long after we sat and started to enjoy ourselves, it got really cloudy then it started to sprinkle as there was a wedding taking place and then about 4:30-5 pm it poured. And it has been pouring since then. The resort continues to bring updates to guests. They are talking about the hurricane hitting tomorrow afternoon into Thursday if it doesn't change path. We are really hoping that it shifts path as our wedding is on Friday. In fact, there is wedding happening on Thursday also. I'm really keeping my fingers crossed and hope that it goes well for all of us.

Hey brides: I can't believe we leave Sunday the 23rd for DRC. Our wedding is on the 28th. I am super excited and so nervous about how everything will work out. Wish me luck.

Hi ladies; Today marks 1 month before our wedding date at DRC. In 26 days we will be flying down to Mexico. I am getting very nervous because I have not heard from Ana lately. I emailed her a few days ago and received a reply yesterday from the Wedding manager. The email wasn't signed so I'm not sure who it is. So I am wondering if Ana is no longer with Dreams. That makes me nervous. The manager requested all the information we had previously discussed so they can provide with some figures. Oh boy, can't wait for the reply.

I have 45 days to go until we say I do. Lately, communication with the WC hasn't been that great. I really need to start wrapping things up. It will be here before soon!

Hey ladies. For those of you who are starting to plan your weddings, the resort has a list of approved vendors that they recently updated. I am getting married on October 28 and they only have two approved Djs. One is their resort DJ and the other is visual sound, I think. Unfortunately they both charge the same prices because that what the resort requires them to do. In the beginning they allowed some outside vendors but they were cut off. I'm not sure what things will be like for next year but as far as a photographer, the way to get by with that is by paying for them as guests to your wedding. I have been limited to use their DJ and their photographer. I am a little worried about the DJ as they have been mixed reviews but seems to be getting better and their photographer, well I have requested Anel. She seems to be awesome at what she does. Good luck and happy planning.

Hey ladies. There are 80 days left to the wedding day. I am super excited. I actually had the wonderful surprise of a bridal shower brunch yesterday. I had absolutely no idea. It wasn't something I was planning to do or wanted anyone to but I am glad my sister in law-to-be did. It was wonderful.

Ok ladies. So after I did day 1, I had to take a two day break. I could barely get out of bed. I did it again today and my body handled it better. I have been keeping track of my weight in a journal. So I'm happy to say that this morning I weighed in at 151 from 155 on Monday. YAY!!!

Ok ladies, so the moving and the house is done. Now it's time to focus on the wedding. I weighed myself in today at 155 and started my first day of the shred. It was tough getting through the cardio sets. I'm really going to try to stick to this. My wedding is in less than 3 monhts.