Sharon99

Hey Ladies! We are back from our May 3rd wedding at EPM! I have not had time to read up since it said there was over 140+ posts since I was last on! lol but I wanted to write a few things real quick. Everything went well and was amazing. The 1 thing I would suggest for any May brides that is having their reception at night or even for dinner out side is to bring bug spray. The mosquitos came out every night at sunset. They only lasted about 15 minutes but were a bitch! We were on the Spice Terrace when dinner was being served & BAM everyone was getting attacked. The staff we had were so great & I couldn't have asked for better. Our head waiter in charge(forget his name) brought us out a bottle of bug spray even though we only needed it for 15 minutes. We had N as a WC through email but actually met with Alex (who was very nice) but we only saw him for the ceremony & after to escort everyone to the cocktail hour...When we arrived with our photos to the reception area (who were also amazing - Moments that Matter) no one was there. We were supposed to walk in to a song & be announced but we were just standing there & decided to go in. So we basically were never announced..no biggie. I think everyone knew who we were haha. They saved out cake for us but FYI they only save it for 3 days because of sanitary issues. You can also order it in your room or at any restaurant you go to. We found this out on the 2nd night when we went to Spice for dinner and had our same waiters! So we thought hey lets see if we can get the cake. They brought out the entire cake that was left. It was awesome but I wish I would have known they keep it for 3 days. I am just glad we got to enjoy it one more time! Our cake flavor we choose was tres leche(SP?) & it was awesome!! We were there for 10 days and the weather was perfect. No rain ever. We actually had a few clouds on the 7th day for about 2 hours and it was a relief! lol Will try to post pics tomorrow & if anyone has any questions let me know.

Hey ladies just wanted to say we are finally here but not checked in yet. FYI make sure you double check your reservations for you and your guests. We have run into some problems and it's actually making me regrets this decision. This is our 3rd trip and have over 20 guests staying and we had all sorts if problems I am just hoping this isn't what the next 2 weeks will be. Also the WC does not work on Sundays so for whoever has their wedding today I am curious who will be helping. Best of luck ladies. I am hoping to report back with better news later. Side note weather says rain but it's beautiful here!

I finally finished my bags & books. Was hoping to not wait until the last minute but with moving into a new house & wedding planning things didnt go my way! lol! I borrowed ideas from everyone on this site so I will also post the templates I used. If anyone has any questions or needs help with anything else just let me know. I bought white drawstring bags from Amazon. $2 something a piece. Most items were from Targets travel section. Inside I put in a zip lock bag: Travel Advil bottle w/10 pills a pack pepto band aid pack mini lint roller sunscreen aloe gum chap stick Custom Koozies bottle opener keychains crystal light individaul packs Welcome Books w/ itinerary, map of resort & thank you letter (excuse FIs feet, he was messy with tv equipment!) Name Tag for Bags Templates - Name tags: Oh sh*tlabel: Welcome Book: I didnt have time to get better bags & my label was too big to put over the top so I shoved it in the bag. Don't think anyone will care seeing as they will just rip off the oh shit label anyways...plus at this point I am over with the wedding details and just wanna get there!! On to the welcome books. I believe I used Mandys template (thank you!) The cover & last page are on a thicker cardstock and all the inside pages are on regular paper. I just punched 2 holes & tied ribbon. Inside pages Thank you letter to our guests Itinerary More info about the resort with a pic of us from the last time we were at the resort. Wedding dinner menu - not sure why I put this in here! Map of resort Spanish translation pages (3) Last page For my 3 bridesmaids I also include a clutchmakeup bag that I bought from Etsy, 5 Smashbox lip glosses, nail filer & clipper set, nail polish, purse hook & earrings Finished bags - Sharons OOT Tag Name Template.ppt ohshitkitlabel (1).docx Sharons Welcome Book.docx