Allie2012

Hey ladies, If anyone comes across any Photobook Canada Groupons for your area, can you please post the link on here!? Photobook is awesome if you haven't used it

Hey Ladies, I just got married at Dreams last Friday so I thought I would share some advice with you!!! We had our reception on the beach and I can't imagine having it anywhere else! It is so amazing eating dinner and being able to hear the ocean in the background. They do such a great job setting it up with more than enough lighting. In my honest opinion the banquet room is plain and looks like any other banquet room. I can't imagine going all the way to Mexico to get married, and having a reception in a banquet room. El Patio is absolutely breathtaking but because there is no a/c it is sooooooo hot! We were just sweating eating dinner in there, so dancing with no a/c would be insane! If there is any advice I wished someone gave me before going would be to pay to extend your reception!!! Three hours is not enough time. We probably started dinner at 7:15 and didn't finish until 9, and we didn't even have any speeches, that is just how long it took for dinner service. So when we started dancing around 9 the time went by so quickly. We luckily bagged Jacki's assistant to let us extend the reception by an hour and she let us. Now that did cost us an additional $700, but believe me it was the best money we spent! Our guests kept coming up to us and telling us how much fun they were having and that it was the best wedding they had ever been to! Another detail that made our wedding amazing was that we rented the light up dance floor. It was absolutely amazing. We had 41 guests and the floor fits 40 people. I personally didn't want to just dance in the sand because I hate the feeling of dirty feet! And again all our guests thought it was amazing. It was 100% worth the extra money! We did not hire a DJ and I am so glad we didn't. We just made playlists on our IPod and the speakers that they provide are great, it was definitely more than loud enough. I am very particular about music, so it was great to be able to pick it all. We hired an external photographer - Moments that Matter, and they were amazing. I feel pictures are important because they are what we will have to remember our wedding 10 years from now. We actually still used the resort photographer included in the package to take pictures of our guests and he spent the whole time watching my photographer and his assistant! I have not received my pictures yet, but I have seen one on his website and it's breathtaking So if anyone has anymore questions I am more than happy to answer them!

I hear ya! Two more days of work left then we leave on Saturday!!! It has been so busy at work lately that I have not even had time to think about Mexico!

Hey Ladies, I can't believe that we leave on Saturday!!! I have some last minute questions for those of you already married at DPA. I'm so stumped on who to tip!? I have read through other threads and some brides seemed to have tipped everyone involved in their wedding, but to me it seems like that would add up pretty quickly. This is what I am thinking........... - WC - $100 - Hair stylist - $10-15 - Waiters at the reception - $10 each - Bartender at the reception - $20 - Mariachi band (6 person) - $5 each Photographer????? Ladies do I tip him? I am already paying him soooooooo much money! Do I tip the Judge who will be marrying us? I'm thinking no, but I have heard of some other brides who have. We are not having a DJ so I don't need to worry about that. Am I forgetting anyone? Please help! Anyone opinions gladly accepted. Feel free to comment whether you think I am tipping too much or too little! Allison

Hey Angela, I'm not sure who this message is directed to? I am getting married on May 18, and you on June 14th? Or did you mean May lol! Anyways if you have any questions I'm sure all the ladies on here will be happy to help out

Hi ladies, so exciting that your dates are coming up so soon, and I'm not too far behind you! I just wanted to wish you both a very happy and amazing wedding day, and I can't wait to see some pictures when you get back

Hi there, all the info you need is in this link - http://www.airline-luggage-regulations.com/bagreg.php?airid=10 I'm not too impressed with their baggage policy - we will be paying $100 each way to take FI's surfboard, but he wouldn't go if he couldn't take it lol!

Hi Krysta, Can I ask how you were upgraded to first class on Sunwing? Did you have your travel agent call for you, or did you contact them yourself and tell them you are getting married? Our wedding is not until next month, but we are also flying Sunwing and it would be fantastic to have that extra baggage allowance!

Hey fellow May brides!!! How is everyone doing, our dates are getting soooooo close! We leave in 1 month and 2 days, and I feel like i still have a million things to do. I go for my second fitting this Thursday, it has already been delayed by my seamstress because she didn't get it done, I just hope that this is the final fitting! My FI still needs to get his suit altered. We are having my wedding band custom made and we haven't even received the price quote yet, yikes! I am waiting for like a million things to come in the mail!!! Oh well, I'm sure it will all fall into place

Hi there, The seller is 'Lovelylittleones', however I probably would not order from her again. The dress came too small (even though I provided measurements), and it was also a completely different colour then what I ordered. She agreed to re-make it, which she did............but it still fits poorly! I think it will look great on my niece and for pictures, but it's she doesn't find it very comfortable.

Hi there, The hair flower is from carynandivy and the bracelets are from BohoChicGypsyJewelry, I hope you find what you are looking for!

I had never heard of Etsy before joining this website, but I am super glad I discovered it as I found some really neat things to make my day special!!! I bought this 2-sided sign because it will look great in pictures. My nephew will carry it down the aisle, and we'll use the reverse side to take some pictures for our thank you cards. Custom made flower girl dress Flower girl basket except ours will have a white flower and the heart sign will have "A + T" on it. My hair flower and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! I searched long and hard for this, as I came across many on etsy that weren't quite what I was looking for. Black sash that I will be wearing with my dress which is an organza trumpet style with a sweetheart neckline. Bracelets for my bridesmaids as my main colour is turquoise Sand ceremony set etched with our names, wedding date and location.

I did too!!! So not bad in terms of shipping times. Pumped because now I am done for items for survival kit and almost done OOT bags

I find myself feeling a bit anxious these days and when I'm trying to fall asleep I have wedding stuff running through my head! I probably feel this way because I still have quite a bit of planning to do as my resort doesn't ask me for any details until about a month prior to our wedding!!!

Hey Alison, Welcome back!!!! Awesome to hear that your honeymoon was amazing A couple of questions....... Where did you guys end up having your reception? What did you choose for your menu, I'm having a hard time deciding on this! I can't wait to see your pictures, please post some when you get them Allie

Hello Colm226, My wedding is not until May but maybe I can help you with some info I do know. As for reception locations, you can have it on the beach, in the wedding gazebo (if it's a small group), by the adult pool (but no kids allowed), or in the room above Portofino restaurant (it has a/c!). You may also be able to have it at one of the a la carte restaurants such as Oceana Grill or El Patio; however, there is an additional $750 fee for this. El Patio is BEAUTIFUL, but there is no a/c and other brides have said it can get so hot in there. Oceana is a nice location by the adults only pool, but again there are no kids allowed over there. You can find pictures of the restaurants online. We are going with the Ultimate wedding package. I think the decision should just come down to things that you are looking for. I love the gazebo decor that is included in the Ultimate package (the white organza/tulle draping) and we really wanted a mariachi band to play at our cocktail hour. So for us the extra money for the Ultimate package is worth it because we would have been spending extra on these things anyways Happy planning, Allie

Hey, I agree with sharon, you should definitely go now! I went for my first dress fitting this past Thursday and my 2nd is not for another 4 weeks. You need to keep in mind that they are VERY busy this time of year getting ready for all the May/June brides. It can really be a long process. Congrats on the weight loss!

Pappy in your experience did you receive the items within the suggested delivery date that they provided? I just checked my order confirmation and it said estimated delivery time to be between March 30 - April 5!

Oh no really!? I leave in 2 months from tomorrow, I didn't think for a second that it would take longer than that to receive them! Well I guess there is not much I can do about it now. If I don't get them in time then I guess I can always sell them on here.

Thanks for post in this Janette! I have been looking for bug repellent wipes at a reasonable price for forever! I just ordered them and the sunscreen wipes. It came to $3o including shipping, which I think is a good price considering it was going to cost that for just the bug wipes from amazon!

I got an assortment of colours as I only started collecting them in November and I didn't know how often they would go on sale. I did manage to get about 10 purple ones which is a nice colour. The rest are black, light blue, dark blue and unfortunately I did buy some of the brown ones. Maybe come spring and summer some of the nicer colours come out, like the green and the pink ones? Since your wedding is not until next year maybe wait a bit and see

Yay Amanda, have an amazing trip and wedding, can't wait to hear about it and see some pictures when you get back!!! Enjoy every minute of it, safe travels Hey Sarahlynn, If you are thinking about getting a DJ and you want the light up dance floor then you should definitely look into the DJ's that Amanda suggested. I think you'll save money that way because the resort would charge $800 for just the DJ. We have 38 people coming with us so it would be nice to have the option to rent a smaller light up dane floor. Wow $1100 is a lot eh? But we are saving money but not having a DJ and I think the dance floor would be really fun! I'm just going to have my hair and makeup done in the spa as it's included in the package. A lot of previous brides on here said they were happy with the results so hopefully it turns out ok

I think I'll just get a thank you card and put a tip in it, only I don't know how much! I was originally thinking around $50, but I have read through some threads and it seems like ppl tend to tip closer to $100. That sounds like a lot to me, but I guess she does work extremely hard. As for a gift I would have no idea what to get her, so it is easier to just stick to money

Hey, I got the 20 oz ones and I honestly think they are big enough. We have about 38 guests and the bubba kegs alone are going to take up one huge suitcase! However, I plan on packing stuff in them to save room, like the aloe gel, advil and chapstick

Hey guys, If you live in Ontario, the the oz "keg" style bubba mugs go on sale ~ every 2 months. I got all of mine there for half price. It's funny because I actually wanted the travel mug ones instead but they were never on sale, but now that I have the keg ones I am happy with them. The last time they were on sale was beginning of February, so they should come on sale beginning of April? Good luck