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I'm definitely in :-)
 

Originally Posted by Jnadair 

I would definitely be interested in the webinar.  As some of the other ladies stated...I have already booked at El Dorado Royale, but this would still be great to get some questions answered as well as other perks! 

Originally Posted by Tammy Host 

hey ladies,

just bumping this....let me know if interested so we can have a rough head count.

I would love to join the webinar.  I'm already booked at El Dorado but would love to get any information available to help with the planning :-)

Oh yes....you must be getting excited.  Your day will be here in no time!

Where are you going to get your fiance's suit?  Are you going with studiosuits.com?  Our wedding isn't until Sept but I'm thinking of ordering my fiance's suit soon so that we have lots of time to make any changes/adjustments.

Your centerpieces are gorgeous, great choice!  Who did you choose for your photographer?  I haven't picked any of the small details yet, I've finished all of the major decisions though so I'm not too stressed yet :-)

Can't wait to hear more about your details!

Originally Posted by TheWolferts 

I thought I would check in since its been a while since there was any activity on this thread!

 

We are about 4.5 months out and things are starting to really pick up! I just had my first dress fitting and finally convinced my fiance that it was time to pick out suits! (We have been engaged for a year now and I think its starting to set in for him that we don't have that much longer to wait!)

 

The center pieces are officially picked out (but with white rose petals): http://weddingscaribbeans.com/images/photo_gallery/wedding_flowers_78.jpg

 

The reception food officially selected: Filet Mignon with Carribbean Lobster and for our second option the Mahi Mahi filet

 

And our formal invitations are set to go out in a couple of weeks! (sample image) http://wpd-images-cache.tp-global.net/product/4990/type/display/width/400/height/400/4990.jpg

 

 

I also FINALLY decided on the reception shoes (I'm going with wedges to combat the sand a bit better): http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/ivanka-trump-doublet-evening-sandals?ID=536830&upc_ID=945753&Quantity=1&seqNo=1&EXTRA_PARAMETER=BAG

 

 

How is everyone else's planning coming along?

 

YAY so glad to hear everything was perfect!  Can't wait to see your pictures and read your full review :-)

Originally Posted by angi111111 

Hello Girls!!

We just got back from the most AMAZING 10 days EVER!! I can not even begin to tell you how fabulous our Wedding was! My new Hubby and I finally got to watch the video yesterday and we both cried (and he is not a guy that sheds many tears ) Simply beautiful. I have no idea why I was stressing over things. The wedding staff is outstanding! We were married on 11-11-11 which happened to be a record setting day at the resort for weddings ~7 total!!

I was kinda of nervous that some of our details would be missed with that much going on, BUT no! We never knew there was another wedding happening besides ours! We were treated like Royalty! Even up graded to the presidential suite!! AWESOME!! The resort also up graded some of our other guests!! So, please DO NOT Stress! Don't worry about all the details of packing alot of extra decor. This place is beautiful. I packed one smaller suit case with a few extra wedding items and that is it. Then I used the suit case to pack my wedding dress for the trip home. Everything made it fine. We did not have OOT bags. Again did not want to pack all that extra stuff or spend $$ on things our guests brought with them anyway. Instead, we had a welcome dinner at La Isla, at each couples table place, we put a small beach themed photo album with a "Thank you" note inside and a cute gel beach themed candle. The resort makes up a personalized menu card for each guest as well. Very nice! The next day we took all of our guests on a "Reef Snorkel Adventure" thru Lomas travel at Maroma beach. (20 mn bus ride from EDR) It was honestly the best $$ we spent on the wedding! We & Our guest had the time of our lives and the snorkeling was beautiful! And even better....It was completely private!! A perk I did not know about til we arrived! We had our own Catamaran and crew! It was a special afternoon that our guests are still talking about!  I can Highly recommend this!

Gazebo 55 was beautiful! I can highly recommend the Mexican Cocktail Hour with the donkey & the beach BBQ. Our guests said it was the best meal they ever had and the food just kept coming! We did not spend $$ on a wedding cake, but instead just enjoyed all the different dessert options on the BBQ menu. Honestly, I was stressing over the table center pieces as well, but at the last minute decided to save $$$ and the stress of packing items~ I choose a Tiffany blue table runner ($7) over a white table cloth with a rented white beach lantern ($20) and 3 votives around it with flame less LED votives I brought from home. With the table settings it looked sooo pretty! The bartenders & wait staff were great and even joined in the fun! We used our IPOD music for everything. We purchased a wireless BOSE speaker ($299) from Best Buy. It connects to your IPOD with blue tooth and it was perfect for the ceremony & cocktail. At the dinner/reception we rented the amp speaker system with mic and used our IPOD. The staff supplies a guy to help operate it and be the "DJ" if you like.

The photographer was great!!! We used Caribe Photo, which happens to be the resort photographer. They were awesome and took some amazing pictures. To save $$, We choose the $500 dollar package. We ended up with over 350 photos!!! He was suppose to take pics for 90mn total but took pictures for over 2 hours! My husband finally cut him off so we could join in the party, but then he came to our cocktail hour and took a few more of us on the donkey! Soooo much fun!  Tip: Save some $$ and have a friend video the wedding ~ it ended up being so much more personal. Like I said, we cry when we watch it!

These are just a few of the details, I am planning on posting a review with pictures as soon as I have some more time. PLEASE do not hesitate to ask me any questions!! I will be glad to help!

No worries ladies!! I'm still floating on cloud 9 one week after!!

Great question!  I've been wondering the same thing :-)
 

Originally Posted by ElDorado2012 

Can anyone tell me about walking in the sand with either heels or sandals on? Is it comfortable or uncomfortable in either? I'm wondering if sand gets stuck in the shoes, or perhaps kicked up as you walk (if you are wearing flip flops)? Thanks!

Hi Angi111111, can't wait to hear your update when you get home :-) (not sure how when you are getting home)

I was wondering, did you go with one of the selected vendor list for photographers?  I think I have decided who I want to go with but I was told they are new to the vendor list so I don't know much about them or their pictures at this resort.

Thanks!

Lesli
 

Originally Posted by angi111111 

Congrats!!

You will have lots of time to read up on ideas and tips! I found this forum to be very helpful

 

We leave Monday for EDR!  Our wedding is Friday!  We are actually going to start the fun the night before & stay with friends at Harrah's casino then shuttle over to the AP early in the morning! We should be on the beach by 2:00pm ~ hopefully! I am anxious and excited and a little stressed, but that is mostly just stressing over the packing process~ yuck! I'm going to start tomorrow so that should help....The plans are all complete with the WC! We have 24 people traveling with us....

 

 

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Sounds like you are going to have a great time!!  I can't wait to see pictures when you get back and hear about all of details :-)  Wish you the best and I hope everything is wonderful!

This is soooo helpful.  I just booked my wedding for Sept 1, 2012 so I'm not in a rush to make the little details about my wedding.  Its great reading everyone's reviews and ideas so that I can take all of those into account.

Looking forward to everyone's upcoming weddings and new pictures :-)