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    Canadian Brides!!!!!!!!!

    in Brides Roll Call

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    That’s awesome, congrats!!! I can only imagine how relieved you must be!! 

    Originally Posted by Krysta lee ann View Post

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

     

     

    I GOT A PHOTOG!!!!!!

     

    OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!

     

     

    I AM SOOOOOO HAPPY!!!!!



    Congrats on the wedding. I’m looking forward to hearing and hopefully seeing some of your special day!!!! 



    Originally Posted by torilynnsmith View Post

    Just wanted to thank Norma and the other Canadian brides for the well wishes.  We had a wonderful wedding day and lucked in with our weather for sure!  I will be posting my planning thread (after the fact obviously) once I received some of my photog pictures back!  Congrats Krysta on booking a photographer, I truly believe everything happens for a reason and though we lost 2 photographers Amanda Shepard of Backroad Photography who ended up coming with us was ABSOLUTELY the best we could have had!  If anyone is looking for a photographer definitely check her out!!!
     



     



     



     

    Gran Bahia Principe Akumal/Tulum/Coba - POST HERE!

    in Riviera Maya and Cancun Accommodations & Site

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    That’s interesting, I’d definitely be interested in what’s included. Thanks!! 
     

    Originally Posted by Emily2012 View Post

    Eugenia sent me a list of extras and it was on there! I have emailed her to see what's included I will let you no when I get a reply. Xx

     



    She replied to one of my emails tonight, so I’m sure she’ll get back to you right away!



    Originally Posted by andrea2006 View Post

    Has anyone had trouble getting a hold of Jazmin lately?  She usually replies within 3 or 4 days but it has been over a week now.  I am trying to confirm prices for receptions with or without dj and we are leaving in two weeks!



     

    Not having an AHR?

    in At Home Reception (AHR)

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    We’re torn with the whole AHR reception thing right now too. We’re getting a lot of pressure from my mom to have one because NONE of our family is coming to the wedding except for my parents and two sisters. I just feel like everyone who is coming to our wedding is making it a priority to be there and are there for the right reasons and they might feel ripped off if we were to host something formal when we get home. We might have a very impromptu BBQ or something to share our wedding photo’s but I’m not going to go out of my way to plan something extravagant for a bunch of people who didn’t come to our wedding because we didn’t do it the "right†way. 

     

    I hope that didn’t sound bitter! We really do have a great group coming to the wedding and I couldn’t be happier but all the pressure for something I don’t want or the guilt trips for having a wedding away can be exhausting!!

    Canadian Brides!!!!!!!!!

    in Brides Roll Call

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    Congrats! I can’t believe how quickly time is passing!
     

    Originally Posted by acornk View Post

    2 months until our wedding down in Cancun at the Gran Caribe :)

     

    I live in Alberta, but am originally from P.E.I , we have about 35 people coming down to help celebrate. We are soooo excited , my finace and I will be celebrating 10 years next week ( we were high school sweethearts) .

     

    Can not wait for the big day!



     

    Gran Bahia Principe Akumal/Tulum/Coba - POST HERE!

    in Riviera Maya and Cancun Accommodations & Site

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    I think we're planning on doing one, my MOH is planning it so I'm not a 100% sure of the details but  I think we're doing the playa crawl. I've read some good reviews about them on here. They offer an escort for the duration of the evening and a escort back to the resort for a little extra,  which would make me feel safer,

     

    As sad/scary as the incident in Mazatlan is, personally I think it could happen anywhere. I think the area where we are staying is supposed to be a lot safer too. If anything, we live in Edmonton so we can handle anything LOL.

     

    Go with you gut, if you're uneasy about it, plan something at the resort.

     

     

     

    Originally Posted by Cynlee143 View Post

    Ladies, I need your advice! FI and I were thinking about doing our stag in Mexico and going on a pub crawl since majority of our wedding guests are coming from different areas of Canada and the US. BUT since that whole mexico incident, I'm not quite sure if that's the best idea. What do you guys think??



     

    Major dress doubt !!

    in Destination Wedding Dresses, Wedding Attire & rings

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    Absolutely Gorgeous!!! You look amazing and your dress is absolutely fabulous!!!! 
     

    Originally Posted by beachbride0519 View Post

    And here is my new DREAM dress!! :) It looks like I am 7 feet tall in this pic but that's because I was standing on a little platform. They hemmed it a little bit for me.

    The picture doesn't do it justice at all. I so love this dress, and it totally makes me feel like a bride!! I can't WAIT to wear it!

     

    My dress.JPG



     

    Gran Bahia Principe Akumal/Tulum/Coba - POST HERE!

    in Riviera Maya and Cancun Accommodations & Site

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    I  mentioned it to my WC, I just said that a good friend of our was a photog and would be taking pictures for us.

     

    She didn't really say anthing about other than, the resort photographers were great or something along those lines. I received one email from arrecife  with their packages and pricing and haven't heard anything else from them and that was in August when we secured our date.


     

    Originally Posted by stylishmeNC View Post

    Like most brides, I am bringing down my own photographer... that being said did any of you previous brides that did this, send anything to Arrecife before getting to the resort to let them know that you didn't want anything additional besides what was included in the wedding package? The reason I ask is I keep getting emails from them...

     

    Thanks,

    Jill



     

    Canadian Brides!!!!!!!!!

    in Brides Roll Call

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    I’ve never heard of them either but checked out their website briefly and I’m definitely interested!

     

    Thanks for the tip!! 

     

    Originally Posted by kat2012 View Post

    I finally received my wedding album from photobook canada. I was slightly worried about it, since I had so many pictures in it and so many chances for something to go wrong. But I am impressed how nice it turned out. It is very well made and quality of pages is outstanding. They have groupon deals very often. I would highly recommend it to anyone.



     

    Gran Bahia Principe Akumal/Tulum/Coba - POST HERE!

    in Riviera Maya and Cancun Accommodations & Site

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    Good Article. I will be posting on our wedding website.
     

    Originally Posted by aquamaniac View Post

    So not sure if any of you have had issues with Mexico being called too dangerous to travel to, but if anyone tries to tell you otherwise I came across this article a friend posted on Facebook, its really well written with a great sense of humour, and it has very good stats that put things in perspective.

     

    http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/douglas-anthony-cooper/canada-attack-resort_b_1232486.html

     

     



     

    Gran Bahia Principe Akumal/Tulum/Coba - POST HERE!

    in Riviera Maya and Cancun Accommodations & Site

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    Thanks for the info Crystalz.

     

    Jazmin gave me their contact info a couple of weeks ago and I emailed them, but haven't heard back yet.

     

    Did you find they got in the way your photographer?

     

     

    Originally Posted by crystalz View Post


    AD2012- I got a video done by Arrecife and it turned out amazing!!! I only got a 15 minute edited DVD of just the ceremony, I had to get my TA/Wedding planner to help with the emails and talking to them, they wanted to charge me $780 USD cause they werent understanding what I wanted. SO anyway lol I got them down to $400 USD. Just had video of my wedidng party walking down and then me then the entire ceremony all the way through as is then they shot the walking away and bits of the toast and stuff, they used my songs I had for the ceremony as they were played and edited it to beautifully that I teared up while watching it and I didn't cry during my wedding ha ha They let you view it before they give it to you in case theres something you don't like. I loved it though
     



     



     

    Gran Bahia Principe Akumal/Tulum/Coba - POST HERE!

    in Riviera Maya and Cancun Accommodations & Site

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    Has anyone used Arrecife for videography? We're flying in our own photographer but are interested in getting a video of the ceremony as well.  I recall reading that someone thought the video was really corny. If anyone has any examples, it would be greatly appreciated!!

     

     

    I would also have to agree with the other girls, what Arrecife is charging for 180 photos is extreme! We're paying $2500 flat fee for our photographer which includes the wedding day and TTD.

     

    If you feel that a 100 photo's will be enough, then go with them. I personally don't feel like a 100 photo's would be enough, I hope to have hundreds of special moments that are captured throughout the day. I think it will be hard to put a number on it.

     

    Don't sell yourself short, look into it more.  You never know what you will find.

     

    You have to do what you feel is right though!

     


     

    Originally Posted by andrea2006 View Post

    Yeah bringing in my own photographer isn't really an option since I am leaving in a month.  When we decided on a destination wedding I had looked into the cost and it would be about $3200 just to fly the photographer and assistant in plus then the cost of there work.  Once I saw some of arrecifes work I decided I would rather not spend the extra money to fly someone in. I just feel like arrecife knows the area so well they will do a great job.  I know I would get more pictures per dollar if I flew someone in, but then it would be at least a few more $1000 dollars.   

     

    My question was more of realistically how many edited pictures do I really need.  It seems most people get about 100 photos, so I just figure if I go with the basic package then add on reception coverage and a TTD I will end up buying a bunch of extra pictures and it will end up going to $3000 anyways...so maybe I would be better off with just getting a package.  



     

    Canadian Brides!!!!!!!!!

    in Brides Roll Call

    Posted

    Check out some of the TA's on this site. They may not be local but they come very high recommended and specialize in DW's.

     

    I wish I had done more research and really looked around for a TA who specialized in Destination Weddings before we put down our deposit.

     

    Good Luck! I'm sure you will find someone who will put you at ease with the whole process!

     

     

    Originally Posted by mizpriya View Post

    AGGGHHHHHH!

     

    HELP!

     

    I came across a huge bump in the planning process. I was in the initial stages of planning with Beach Bum Vacations. CANADIAN BRIDES- DO NOT use them. Unfortunately, although the customer service was great, they do not offer a travel package. They handle the wedding planning with the resort, the rooms and transfers to and from the airport, but they do not take care of AIRFARE! Such a dealbreaker! I wouldn't recommend them for us Canadians. Now I know and it's time to get back up and move on..... sooooooo.....

     

    I am now in search of a reliable Travel Agent that can help us. Can someone suggest an AWESOME, really attentive travel agent in the Greater Toronto Area? Please please please help! I really could use a hand with this one ladies :)

     

    Thanks in advance!



     

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