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Me too! I was going to spend money buying mine and bridesmaids all decorated flip flops, now I am just going to do them myself!! Thanks ladies!!

This is such a great idea! I love this, and it's well worth sending this to all of the people who made it to your wedding. What a great way to say thank you to them!

Great info! Thanks so much!

We did 3pm, for the same reason. As it would get too dark for pics if we went past 4 as well. My ceremony will last at least an hour though, so thats why we went with 3.

LOVE THOSE!!!!

Great thread! Thanks!

We're doing our ceremony at 3, which will last an hour. then pics, cocktail hour at 5, followed by dinner and reception as well. Figured the same as alysam4785, and we'll get to enjoy the cocktail hour with everyone and watch the sunset atthe same time. We'll still have our photographer there at that time, so we'll still get great pics during the sunset

Ugh Vanessa! I wish we would have known sooner that we were getting married on the same day at the same place! We could have split costs! I hired an outside photographer as well! And it would have worked out perfect with your wedding earlier in the day, and mine in the evening!!

Thanks for the review! I have to ask about what your menu choices were and food choices for the cocktail hour?? That's my biggeest concern right now because I am so unsure of what to pick!! Did you have an actual rehearsal or just the dinner? Did you do the dinner at the resort at one of the resturaunts, or a private location? I am using Photos in Cancun as well for my wedding, so I am so happy that you loved them! I would love to see pics if you're able to put them up!! Thanks!! Quote: Originally Posted by kylashep2 Hey guys, I had my wedding at the GCR 7/22/11this is just a tid bit for you wonderful ladies to get yet another idea of a GCR wedding-Royal Catholic wedding and the reception on the green carpet terrace and the cocktail hour, I had the rehearsal dinner as well. Had DJ doremix w/ the light up dance floor-fire dancers during dinner and tents over the tables which BTW looked great. For the flowers I used Marvin from maya floral and for photography- photos in cancun, and for make-up & hair the Royal which was included in the package. The rehearsal dinner was AMAZING they catered to you hand and foot and the food couldn't be any better. Everyone raved about the food. We chose the green terrace b/c we could do both the cocktail hour & reception there (52 people were at our wedding)-we used the tents which I was a little iffy about-but they really tied everything together nicely-plus having some shade was nice. The ceremony was at 4pm cocktail @ 5pm and reception @ 6. Food again was good...ohh I had the tres leches cake-delicious. Since it was hot & the problem with tres leches is that it melts I asked them to keep it in the kitchen till it was time to cut the cake. I actually chose a couture cake 4 layers- and the included cake in the package for the rehearsal dinner. Only thing bout the cake was I wanted it very simple all white box layers and black strip at the bottom of each layer and flowers at the top just b/c I didn't get around to getting a cake topper- I know I know how do u forget a cake topper...I was allover the place in the months leading to the wedding and it totally slipped my mind. But they put these fake flowers-that looked cheesy not only on the top but on the side as well. These are one of the things you just say oh well and move on. Can't say anything that hasn't already been said about the DJs they use-great!!! They're worth every penny. The fire dancers were great too-only thing was we had them during the beginning so it wasn't all that dark yet-One of the guys used some type of glow stick so it looked a lil funny haha-so of course his "part" would've been a lot better in the dark LOL The wedding day coordinator-Diana, beautiful, sweet and just don't have enough nice words for her. Andrea was the one I dealt with the whole year and she deserves just as much praise. She got back to me ASAP all the time. She stayed on top of everything.I was actually assigned to Flora at first but b/c of her reviews I didn't want to risk it so Andrea w/o a problem switched it. The cocktail hour was beyond amazing-there was a ton of choices for everyone-I didn't know that you don't choose the foods at the cocktail hour out of their "hot and cold canapes" they have it all! I had great communication with Marvin up until he dropped off the flowers-which my mom met with b/c I was doing hair & make-up. I asked over and over if he could get me white peonies and to make their bouquets full, I wouldn't have minded paying extra-his response- that's not a problem we get ours from Holland. And he knew that my colors were pastel pink and white. He told my mom THE DAY OF THE WEDDING AT DROP OFF TIME he couldn't get me white peonies so he had something else AND had purple peonies in my 2 of my bridesmaid bouquets..seriously...purple!!! That's not what I wanted...so needless to say I was pissed but had to move on. I did use the bouquet from the package for my maid of honor, and it was beautiful and full. I got my bouquet, 4 bridesmaid bouquets and rose petals for the chapel from him. He did lower the price b/c he couldn't get the peonies but in my opinion you just don't choose what he wants and not let me know about it. The make-up HORRIBLE-it was like caked on-she tried her best at fixing it but I was already late and was like whatever. My saving grace was my photographer's partner who is also his girlfriend, I knew she did make up but didn't want to pay more thinking "it's already in the package" She whipped out her mac brushes pouch, took out all her make up from sephora and some eyelashes and did a 360 on me...wish I would have payed for her in the beginning AND she touched me up when I needed it...couldn't have been anymore convenient-they didn't even charge me.The photographer was GREAT, the prices were unbelievable and he gave me ALL the pictures at the end of the night bout 3000 photos I just have to go through them and pick the ones I want edited.I've looked at them briefly and love his style. My nephew is actually getting married next year in NY and wants him as their photographer as well. If anyone has ANY questions please let me know I'll be happy to respond...I unfortunately don't know how to post pics here But I'll try

How did everyone get everything to their destination? Did yall just pack a seperate bag for it and put everything in there? Already put together, or still separated out?

Great ideas! Thanks!

I'll definitely check it out! Thank you!

Has anyone been able to find any blue soled ivory shoes?

Then I should be good, because I booked in April of 2010. Thanks ladies!!

Bride2B22 - So, you just paid the vendor fee of $350 and didn't book him a room at all? Were they going to make you pay the vendor fee even if you had booked the room? ego11 - they are only making you book th eone night room, right? O Does anyone know what the standard rate is for one night?

Great bags!!

Sure! PM your address and I can send them!

What did you walk down the aisle to?

Love these! Definitely will be trying this!

What about if our ceremony is in a catholic chapel and reception is on the beach. Would the flip flop/beach shoes still work for the ceremony part?

I got them from my travel agent actually. VanessaC may help you better with that one.

Ugh!! That makes me so mad!! I even just went back and looked at whee she told me that. She said I HAD to arrive on the 8th, bc i was having a religious ceremony, and it required two full business days (the day you arrive didn't count). How do I contact Patty? Is she your WC?

My thought exactly! That's what i wanted to do, just wanted to make sure it was acceptable. Thanks ladies!!

Question for those who are and have gotten married in the Chapel...did yall have a bridal party, and if so what kind of shoes did you and everyone else where. With a destination wedding you automaticall think barefoot or flip flops, ut I dont know if its that appropriate with the ceremony since its still in "church". Any advice?

We're arriving the Tuesday before, but only because my WC told me I HAD to since we are getting married in the chapel and had to meet with the preist. Otherwise I would have arrivedon Wednesday as well. Your WC seems so much better than mine, even with letting yall arrive on Wednesday! I asked about the two menu option, and she said she would put in a request, but it still had to be from the set menu, and if I chose something from one of the other menus it was extra. What menu were you able to choose from, the mexican bufffet menu and you just selected items? Mine told me for a mexican menu, I had to do the buffet and it was a minimum of 50 people and still extra charges. We actually had some brochures and cd's already from our travel agent. If you would like, you can send me your address and I'll send you what I have left over (only have cd's left). Its not that many, but I'm not going to do anything with them, so they may as well get used. PM me if you want me to send them to you.