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Wow, I'm so sorry for your experiences, but I have to say a huge THANK YOU for posting your review! I had come across his company and it was on the list for consideration, since the prices seemed right. I'll definitely mark that one down as a big fat NO!!!

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Great thread! I'll be bookmarking a lot of these sites for sure!

Oh no, sorry to hear about the bad weather and flight cancellations! Hopefully the weather is all clear down there now and that you get your beautiful sunny wedding day!

Dinner out with the girls : martinis!

Wow, $3000?!?! That's insane! I've seen other Canadian brides talk about this same topic though.. Some have said that the place to get a new ID didn't require the translated version, whereas other brides have said they did have it translated, but it was no where near that expensive! Their posts said somewhere in the $30-60 range depending on where you go. Sorry, I'm not from Canada, so take this for what it's worth!! Just thought I'd pass along what I had seen others discuss. Good luck!

I'm still kind of considering the DR, and it seemed that November to early December is a good time to go. The prices were still very affordable (seemed to start going up around Christmas and stayed up through April or May), but the chances of rain are a LOT lower since it is a little removed from the official hurricane season. I don't have the website with me since it's on my work computer, but you can do a search and find the average rainfall for each month. September and October were still pretty high, but it dropped off in November.

However, my sister lived there for about a year and a half, and she said even if it did rain, it would be a short 5-10 minute rain/downpour and that would be it for the day.

As for which resorts are the most affordable, I think it all depends on what 'affordable' means to you and what you're looking for. Like Aumiller said, I would suggest just doing a search on Orbitz or something and then seeing what comes up!

Agreed, it's a tough decision and all the info can be soooo overwhelming!!!! Good luck!

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Exciting!! I can't wait to get to 150 and see all the great templates and downloads

Not a former bride so I don't have any advice, but I will say that when I read what the legal wedding script had to be, it definitely convinced me to do a symbolic ceremony! That way I can tailor the sayings/readings and sand or stone blessings to how I always envisioned my day going.. Something to consider at least!

I have heard other brides who did the legal wedding, and also recited their own vows as well. Surely they will allow you to at least do that at some point in the ceremony. Good luck!

Beautiful ring!!!

Can't Hardly Wait - Jennifer Love Hewitt

Ooh awesome! Even better that it's free

I always see their ads to win a free dress.. nice to know that someone actually does win!! Might go sign up right now

Wow, those are amazing!!! Love all the antique touches.

Wow, Ginger, you went through a lot!! Sounds like everything turned out beautifully though. Congrats and thanks for all the info!!!

Thank you so much for the info! I just sent off an email to her.. Let's hope they can get us all price lists soon!!

Agree, I really like the first dress!!! Such a great idea to post here.. All the people are super helpful!

However, I would say that you should go with what you feel the most confident and comfortable in. We can't really tell that part of it, and I think that makes a difference in your big day. You'll be more relaxed that way and your pictures will show that! 

How exciting!!!! You'll have to take lots of pics and let us know how it goes when you get back!

Originally Posted by avong1228 

Hey! Daniela always contacts me via email.

 

We leave on Tuesday! I can't believe it. I'm so excited and stressed at the same time.

 

No kidding!!! Especially not at $22/person plus service and tax. I understand they treat it as a set menu kind of thing, but that just seems crazy when you're at an all-inclusive!

 

Originally Posted by FutureMrsHolt 

I am planning on just reserving space at the buffet restaurant for the welcome/rehearsal dinner. I can't see spending more money on another dinner there!

I was wondering if someone could do me a huge favor... I emailed the hotel from the website, but not sure if it was a general email address or actually went to the weddings area. Could someone send me the wedding coordinator's email address, please? Or better yet -- send me the wedding package and extra services pricing & details?? I've been waiting for weeks to hear back, which makes me think I got the wrong area.. I need to make my resort decision soon, and really liked this one from what I've read of it. PM me and I'll send you my email address.

Oh, and anyone know if the tent is just an option? I'm not a big fan of how it looks compared to the image I've had in mind all this time.. Thanks so much!!

So cute! and creative. Good job!

Hm, good question. I was thinking about getting those, but if people are going to lose them it may not be worth the hassle!

I'd also love to hear input from those brides who did use these in their OOT bags.

Nice to hear what you thought of him. He's one of the most affordable options I've seen! And that is great, since everything else seems to cost more and more than I had thought it would!!

Hi Amie,

I'm not an expert by any means, but I don't think you would want to have a white gold ring by a platinum ring... As another option, you might want to see about getting a palladium ring. It's in the same family of metals as platinum, so it should have a lot of the same shine, look, and characteristics. It's also a true white metal, whereas white gold is a mix which will give it a yellowish tint, which may contrast being right next to your platinum e-ring. Another option would be to get a stone other than a diamond if that doesn't matter too much to you. There are white sapphires or of course cubic zirconia, either of which would look good I think..

You might try going into a store and putting your ring up against other types of metals (14k/18k white gold, etc) to see if you notice a difference and decide if it would bother you if there was one. Whatever you go with, I'm sure it'll be beautiful! Good luck!

 

Originally Posted by Amiep603 

I wanted to do an OOT bag after seeing alll the great ideas on here but will not have room to pack everything  but I really wanted to do the travel mugs but thoes are the biggest things to figure out how to pack..........so my FI suggested we give everyone there travel mugs with the pre travel letter and ask everyone to bring it to mexico with them.....its way eaiser to pack 1 mug then 25!!! i think thats what we will do thanks Mark (FI) for the great idea i knew I loved you!! lol 

 

Is anyone doing a rehearsal dinner??  which restaurant is it at??

 

Finally i dont know if this has been asked anywhere on here before but I feel like I know you ladies and wanted to ask you what you thought........My e ring has a thick platinum band and we have started to look at wedding bands (i want a thin band with a few dimonds on it) and I really dont want to spend more then like $500 on my band, but obv cant get a platinum band with a few dimonds on it for $500.........so here is my question.....Is it cheesy to get a white gold band to go with my platinum e ring? will it look different color, less shiney?  And if not is there a big difference beteween 14k and 18k gold? Thanks girls!!