Sharon99

Wow what a great idea!!! I never would have done that lol! 

I am gonna get some tonight. Thanks so much!

Congrats!! They came out so cute! Mine are almost identical but I think my starfish are a bit thinner...

I just hope they dont break during the travel.

Originally Posted by jana297 

 

 

 

You need to sign up for the email offers or add stuff to your portfolio or shopping cart. Then they will send you emails about free specials all the time. I think I get about 2 or 3 a week sometimes!  When you get the emails with the free items you have to click the link in the email to take you to the site. If you just go to the site it wont give you the offers. Also every email offer they send is different. So you can save some for later if you are not ready to work on that project yet.

Hope I didnt confuse you, Good luck!! 

Is anyone using the DJ? Its DJ Mannia and I have been trying to email them our song lists but their email is bouncing back that their mailbox is full and their phone number isnt working. WTF! I am in full panic mode and I think its probably pointless to email N about this since she wont respond to me.

I have no idea what to do and am at a complete loss....

i am bored...obviously! Here are the dates I saw on the last 2 pages...

Date twins!! Yay Congrats! I have been checking the weather everyday. Still says 60% showers all day

I think I will try to fold my dress over my arm too. Just realized the resort steams the dress for free so I guess I shouldnt worry too much about it. Definitely not throwing it in luggage. As TheWolferts said, you cant go without your dress! My luck they would lose it...

Originally Posted by yeemein 

Hi all!! I haven't posted here yet but I just want to say in advance...CONGRATULATIONS to all the May 2012 brides!!! We will be married on May 3rd, 2012 at Gran Bahia Principe Coba on Akumal Beach. Let's all pray that we don't get rain on our wedding day. Can I count on you ladies to do a "no-rain" dance for us? =) xx

Does that mean you dont have to do the blood work?

Good luck with the certificate!! 

YAY everyone...the countdown is on! 5 days woot woot!

Well I got my dress last night and let me tell you...its gonna be a b*tch carrying that sucker through the airport!! I am short and its big & long and very awkward to carry. I was walking to my car & was laughing to myself. How does everyone plan on carrying their dress?!?! Are you going to fold it over your arm or hold the bottom up somehow? I will have to figure this out! FI said he will not carry it because it is in a pink travel bag...

Originally Posted by kellygrrrl 

we have a friend marrying us in Mexico, and to our surprise, he became ordained. so I think all we have to do is put a different date on the marriage certificate (one where we we're in the US), and we should be good to go.

 

we're picking up our marriage certificate tomorrow afternoon. I'm hoping I'll have more clarity then.

Safe travels! We leave Sunday morning and I haven't heard from her either. I am not going to sweat it. When we check in, I plan on having them get in touch with N to let her know we have arrived & will be awaiting an appointment to meet with her.

I am sure she has everything set to go. Where is your wedding on Sunday? Beach or Gazebo? I am gonna be on the lookout lol!

Originally Posted by LauraR597 

Well, I haven't heard from N in 6 weeks and I leave tomorrow. I hope she has her crap together when we arrive and I hope we can find her. We don't even have our meeting set up.

YAY! I pick up my dress tonight!

We leave SUNDAY & I am not ready! Had my bachelorette on Saturday which was a blast so of course Sunday was pretty much a wash. Cant get much done laying on the couch all day lol!

So is everyone doing the legal work here in the states?

We are waiting for our license to come in and have an appointment scheduled for May 9th to get legally married the day after we come back. BUT it is after our Mexican wedding date May 3rd & I am a little upset that its after the fact. I really wanted to do this before we left but I guess it doesnt really matter...

Originally Posted by AquaCait 

 

 

My seamstress did this for me too (the smoothing).  It makes such a huge difference in the look of the dress from the back!

 

Going to pick up my dress today!!!!  YAY!!!!

 I just saw this too...

we arrive on your wedding day! 

Originally Posted by LauraR597 

Does anyone know that contingency plan in the case of rain? Of course all next weekend there is a 60% chance of rain and storms.

One last thing, sorry. How was the weather at night? Is it chilly or still warm? I am only asking because I was going to buy pashminas for the ladies but thought it was gonna be too hot.

Congratulations! So glad to hear everything went smoothly for the most part. We also have the DJ and I am happy to hear you guys liked them! I was a little worried about that.

We will definitely be double checking our invoice! 

Did you bring your own paper lanterns or use theirs? If you used theirs do you remember how much they were? I was not going to use any but after hearing so many people talk about them now I am thinking maybe we should...

Originally Posted by IliaPSU 

Hi All,

 

I'm really sorry that I'm so late in getting back to everyone post-wedding!!  We just got back from MX last night and it has been a bit of a whirlwind.  The ceremony and reception were GORGEOUS.  There were some details missed, but overall everything went fantastic.  I had the Gold package and 36 guests.  We went with DJ Mannia for the reception and also extended for an additional hour.  All my guests were raving about the resort and also how beautiful/fun the wedding was - I even got a few "this is the best wedding we have ever been to!" comments.

 

Lleny was MIA during the reception and there was a bit of confusion about when the party ended, but we were able to figure out - that was the only large issue that came up.  Also, I was very disappointed that they did not deliver the leftover cake to my room, or even the sand jar from our ceremony.  But again, I got over it and focused on the bigger picture.  Our final invoice was also incorrect, like $400 extra in centerpieces in correct, but they fixed it right away and I didn't have any other issues.  But definitely check and double check your invoice.

 

For those considering the paper lanterns at the reception, I LOVED it and thought it added a really nice ambiance to the event terrace - totally worth it.  And don't worry about LED throwies or anything like that, they had lights for them and everything (but there was a $100 charge to hang them).

 

My hair and make up went well, but I would caution that any brides planning on getting married on the beach, GET AN UPDO.  I had my hair half-up, thinking that since our wedding was in the gazebo, it wouldn't be too windy.  It was fine in the gazebo, but when we went to the beach for pics, it  was ruined and I basically had to redo it.  I wish I had just done an updo and not had to stress about it all day.

 

Our DJ was fantastic and the MC did a wonderful job.  We gave him about 40 songs that we wanted played and let him choose the rest and they were spot on and really got the party going.  Our photographer was Juan Navarro and he was super friendly and though he was taking tons of pictures, you didnt even notice him there.  I'll reserve my final judgement on him until we see the pictures, but I'm hopeful.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to ask away!  I'll try to check in regularly.  I'm so jealous of all of you, I would go back and do it all over again in a minute!!  

 

I will have 30 when we get back but thats not until May 8th & it looks like your big day is the 11th but

for you!

Originally Posted by michellegirl 

Just checking back to see if there are any fuchsia brides that have 20 fuchsia chair sashes that they would be willing to pass along. I tried to order from a company and they were out of my color until after my wedding   I leave on May 8.

 

Thanks so much, ladies!

 

-Michelle

I went crazy on Etsy too! Love it! Most my stuff is from there...actually mostly all of it is!

I left my shoes & jewelry at home on my 2nd fitting...so of course my third I was well prepared.

Oh, I dont think I will be sitting much in my dress. The top is hard to move so when I sit I have to sit very straight! lol!

Are you wearing a bra with your dress? I was going to but then decided to just go with double cups(dont have much there!) and they fit perfectly in the dress. It felt much easier than dealing with a bra. And the woman at my dress shop said to have someone sort of smooth out the "back fat" because of the way the dress hugs and the corset back. So she smoothed it down (if that makes sense) and it worked!

Originally Posted by kks2012 

Thanks so much, Sharon. I'm so pleased with it! Etsy is my addiction. 

 

I had my dress fitting but I left ALL my accessories at home . I lost some inches so I could sit down with ease lol but when I put on my bra.. I had back fat. A friend told me to get a different bra and go back and try it on.   That will be the goal this weekend.

 

 

I know exactly what you mean. We sent out our STDs a year in advance and EVERYONE was going. We are talking about 45-50 people... We did RSVPs 4-5 months in advance because of our room block date to add or remove. Well we will have 25 coming with us. The part that made me mad were the people who actually RSVP yes and I am still waiting for them to tell me NO. People are so rude sometimes and I only wish I was the 1st one out of friends and family to get married because things would be a whole lot different!

But I know we will have an awesome time with the people who came and not think once about the ones that didn't. And really I only need 1 person there in the end...

Originally Posted by May12 

We did do RSVP's with our invites that we sent out 6 months before the wedding. (Save the Dates went out 10 months before) We set the reply to be 3 months in advance, knowing we'd have a few people or their guests trickle in later. For us, it was important to get an estimate on the head count for budgeting purposes. It was amazing how many people said they were going and then by RSVP time, they couldn't do it. We've been engaged for 2 years and knew our wedding would be in Cancun the ENTIRE time, and at EPM for over a year and a half. We wanted to be able to save up for it, and also have our guest be able to prepare financially for it. Still, our "at least 50-60 people", turned into 32. Bummer that some family and friends can't make it, but it saved us a chunk of change! We were able to spend that money upgrading our room, splurging a little more for OOT bag stuff and doing spa stuff for the wedding party.

The RSVP's also had a "Beef, Fish, and dietary restrictions" option. This way our menu was set way early and it was one less thing to worry about! We scheduled a trip down there a month before we ordered the invites to do a menu tasting, meet the vendors and nail some things down. The only thing we were waiting on once we left was what the fish option would be. When emailing, it was easier to "apply pressure" because we said we HAD to have the option asap because we were printing invites. It worked!     

 

 

Question for you ladies that already went...did you have any problems with the items you brought in the airport?

I am starting to get concerned about my OOT bag items and the starfish I am bringing. Should I just have them in 1 suitcase or divide them up so it doesn't look as "suspicious"?

So pretty!!!

We leave in 10 days!!!

Originally Posted by kks2012 

My bird cage came in!

MsBlissMpls  - Congratulations! I am so happy that everything went perfectly! Glad to hear they put you on the Toscana terrace if there's a chance of rain. Was curious what they do for that...

Can't wait to see some pics!!! Enjoy the rest of your stay!

We will be there in 10 days!!!

stefkva- Hope you have a beautiful wedding! Sounds like there is nothing to worry about(which makes me feel good too!)

YAY!!!! Congratulations! Enjoy your honeymoon!

I have 11 days before we leave & I am in panic mode...still have to choose our music list & a few other things -ugh!!
 

Originally Posted by MsBlissMpls 

Everything here is perfect! I'll share more when I have my computer !! SO AMAZING.

We are from Philly and I wish I would have booked last year. It was over $200+ cheaper for a ticket

They are still going up! I blame GAS!!

We have booked non-stop flights from Phila Int - US Air to Cancun. I think they were around $670 each.

I actually just looked and they are now $799!!!  CRAZY!!!! 

Its so hard to say when to book because you never know...

We are having it in the gazebo and having the white curtains as lciz had suggested. Her pics looked so great with it, I had to add them!

Plus with it in the gazebo my guests can get a little shade. 

In the webinar they said it seats up to 40 or so...cant remember the exact number since I was only concerned with 25 people.

Sorry - I honestly can't remember if anyone asked about lanterns. I don't think they did but I can't see why they would charge $5 for this and not for anything else.
 

Originally Posted by Jass7 

Thanks Sharon99! I would love to bring my own ceremony decorations, like sashes and I'm glad to hear WC will set it up.

 

What about paper lanterns for reception did anyone ask? I think someone mentioned it costs $5 for each paper lantern to be set up.
 

 

Oh, I remember people mentioning about maybe shipping your items to the resort.

This came up in the webinar and you can but you need to send it to them from Fed-Ex only...

I hope all your fittings go well!

12 freaking days! Freaking me the heck out!! I went to the post office last night to FINALLY mail my brochures and luggage tags and stupid me didnt realize it was deadline for taxes! The line was like 30 people deep!! Needless to say I did not wait and have to go back today to mail them out. I should have definitely mailed these out earlier....oh well. Tonight I am going to print my welcome books, hoping we dont run out of ink and put together the oot bags. 

Panic has definitely set in!

Yes, the white chair covers are included in all the packages. You can also bring your own decor & the WC will set them up at no additional cost.

(I was also on the webinar if anyone else has any questions)

Originally Posted by Jass7 

Thanks for sharing what was discussed. But as far as I know the white chair covers are included in the setup at no addition cost, no matter what package you have. It's mentioned in the Wedding packages general information document.  Can someone also confirm this who is not using the Gold package?