wedding92012

Hello!

I am sorry, I completely forgot to take down this post. The dresses have been sold. I have other coral related items if you're looking. Thank you for your interest!

You don't have to pay a vendor fee for Neysa. Be sure to let Magda know who your vendors are so she can prepare for them.

Hey!

We fed my daughter (3 1/2) & my niece (6) pasta with red sauce at the Rehearsal Dinner at Portofino and chicken strips and fries at the wedding reception. Heard the girls loved both meals.

Here is some of the options Magda provided me: hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, pasta in with or red sauce

Costs: Rehearsal dinner child cost: $10       Wedding child cost: $32.50

From my experience, I would say use the time for excursions for your honeymoon. We arrived Wednesday afternoon, rehearsal & rehearsal dinner Friday night, and wedding Saturday afternoon. I spent Thursday organizing wedding decor stuff, meeting with Magda & the florist, and following up with other vendors. After that, we spent time exploring the resort or at the pool with our guests. Dreams has great activities that kept our guests entertained. No one wanted to leave the resort. I don't think anyone did an excursion while there. With water volleyball, corn hole, horse shoes, and afternoon contests sponsored by the resort, everyone just hung out at the pool together.

Hello my fellow Dreams Cabo Brides! I just returned Thursday evening from our wedding Dreams Los Cabos and honeymoon at Secrets Marquis in Cabo! It was absolutely perfect! Magda runs that place! You're in good hands with her! I am working on my wedding review now. Because I am in the process of moving out of state, it may take me a bit. If you have immediate questions to help move your wedding planning forward, email me at [email protected].

I used the following vendors:

Wedding Coordinator: Magda

Florist: Emporio (I would not recommend them. Their work is not impressive and it takes them a while to understand what you want.)

DJ: Ricardo

Bride Hair & Make Up: Neysa Berman

BM & Mother of the Bride & Groom hair: Dreams Salon

Photographer & videographer: Daniel Jireh

Cake: Dreams

Honeymoon hotel: Secrets Marquis

Transportation: Epic

Travel Agent: Teresa with Vacations for Less

Happy Planning!

Hi! Congrats on putting together your wedding at Dreams! You'll love it there!

We got married before we left to Mexico. Wasn't my favorite idea, but I have heard it's too much of a hassle to be married legally in Mexico. Between blood tests, ceremony in Spanish, and all your marriage paperwork is in Spanish, which means you have to pay for it to be translated into English. The woman who performed our legal ceremony at the local court house mentioned she heard stories of people having a great deal of issues when they were married in Mexico. It may not be the glamorous way, but it is probably safer, cheaper, and easier for you and you Fiance.

Good luck!

McLecker: wanted to send a quick reply prior to my full review to share that Neysa is worth every dollar. Also, its pronounced Nee-sa. Not only is she professional and friendly, but her work is incredible. My make up and hair looked amazing after 10:30pm, especially after the heat and humidity. I touched my make up only once. I couldn't imagine getting married without her taking care of my hair and make up. The Dreams Salon did a great job on my bridesmaids hair. They chose a simple side bun and it came out great. I did love that they added a flower to complete the look. They were pretty quick and easy to work with. Most of the stylists don't speak English so have pictures or use their picture book to communicate your look. My mom and MIL's hair looked great as well. From my experience, the Dreams Salon is great for simple updo's for bridal party and guests. As a Bride, I wanted to feel confident in my hair and makeup. I do believe professional hair and make up photographs much better. Neysa made that happen and I couldn't be happier. So my advice: hire Neysa. You won't regret feeling amazing on your special day!

I did not have to pay for any vendor passes. I did share with Magda everyone that was coming off resort (guests & vendors) before I arrived so there was no confusion. I will say, make sure your vendors, especially photographer and makeup & hair what room you'll be in for the wedding day. They sent my hair and make up artist to the wrong room. Luckily she had the email I sent her and came to the correct room.

You're welcome. I really like how they turned out. Hope you like yours as well!

I did one menu per person. I chose a family style seating (one long rectangle table with guests on either side) with simple centerpieces. I am a minimalist with modern taste so the menus really bring out the color I wanted on the table. Especially because I chose the white table linens included in the package so I could use that rental money elsewhere. Hope that helps! Good luck! Let me know how they turn out!

McLecker: My bridesmaids, my mom, and MIL are getting their hair done at the Dreams Salon for our 9-22-2012 wedding. I will be sure to include a review of the salon. I am having Neysa Berman do my hair and make up, as well as make up for my mom and MIL.

Hello!

I am about to finish using the all around page punch for my wedding crafts and wanted to share some quick feedback for you. Turning the punch over is a must. Only way to accurately align the punch to the paper and previous punches. Not sure if you are using the corner punch and straight line punch together, but if so, determine your paper size based on how long the punch is. For example, with the Martha Stewart Art Deco punch I am using for my wedding menus, I punched the corners and used the straight punch twice across the top to determine my width and then punched along the sides until I was happy with the length. It's the easiest way to determine your paper size because you'll want the punches to align well so it flows.

You can see from the photos below how I used my all around page punch. Hope this helps you get started on yours! Let me know if you have other questions.

Wedding Reception Place Cards - Up Close

     It's just the white piece of paper. I used the coral paper to show the detail.

Wedding Reception Place Cards

     Here is what is actually looks like set up

If anyone is still interested in charger plates, I am selling 39 coral colored charger plates for $40. You can see the ad here. Send me a message if you're interested. Thanks!

Forgot to mention, these are the appetizers we chose for the wedding cocktail hour...

Choux with chicken salad
Tostadas of beef salpicon
Grissini with prosciutto ham

Chile popper
Mini vol au vent with sea food
Beef brochette with blue cheese sauce

For the rehearsal dinner, we have chosen...

First course: PAVAROTTI: Pesto shrimps, prosciutto with grissini, goat cheese, pear, kalamata olives, in Parmesan cheese crust accompanied with baby spinach salad and red berries vinaigrette

Second Course: MINESTRONE

Main Course:

ENVOLTINI: Beef tenderloin stuffed with asparagus, provolone cheese and prosciutto ham served with a balsamic sauce

Dessert: Cannoli Sicilian: Cannoli Stuffed with Mascarpone, Pistachio Cream & Chocolate

For our wedding reception we have chosen...

First course: Puff pastry filled with shrimp in a saffron and basil sauce

Second Course: Caprese Salad with fresh mozzarella, basil, balsamic vinegar, and extra virgin olive oil

Main Course: Beef fillet filled with mozzarella cheese, fresh tomato, and basil

Dessert: Wedding Cake (vanilla cake with chocolate filling) & Tiramisu

I will let you know how the food is! I am hoping my mom remembers to take pictures for my wedding review as well!

The Hanger. Purchased from a store in downtown LA. Let me know if you're interested!

Reducing price to $30 each! Contact me today!

Hello! Interested in the aloe vera and advil. Are they still available? If not, where did you purchase your aloe vera from? I am having trouble finding the travels aloe vera bottles. Thank you!

Hello! We chose vanilla cake with chocolate filling for our 9-22-2012 wedding. I will let you know how it tastes!
 

Hello fellow Cabo Dreams Brides!

As my wedding nears (September 22!!), I am already thinking of sustainability as well as helping other brides find the wedding items needed to make her wedding beautiful.  Because I am moving out of state right after my wedding, I have posted items available for sale starting October 1.  If you are interested, I can also leave them at Cabo Dreams after my 9-22-2012 wedding.  I say October 1 because that is when we will be back from our honeymoon and I can ship items out.  Items include coral colored plate chargers and bronze candle holders. Details and pictures can be viewed here, in the Buy, Sell, Trade, or Freebies section of BDW.

I am making coral chevron table runners this week and they can be available for purchase as well. I purchased this fabric to make runners for our wedding reception tables. If you are interested, let me know. I don't have pictures yet as I am sewing them this week.

I also have 4 brand new coral chiffon bridesmaids dresses available. I changed my mind from a solid color to a pattern. You can view details and pictures here.

Send me a message or email at [email protected] for more information.

I am moving out of state right after my 9-22-2012 wedding in Cabo San Lucas therefore wanted to share wedding items available for purchase after October 1, 2012. If you are getting married at the Dreams in Cabo, I can arrange to leave items for you after my 9-22-2012 wedding.

If you are interested in these items, we can discuss placing them on hold until after the wedding to confirm condition before purchasing and shipping.

Items for Sale

39 coral colored plate chargers

$40 for all or $1.25 each

Light weight, hard plastic chargers, with a bright shiny finish.  Purchased brand new from Michael’s Craft store at $1.25 each.

6 bronze metal candle holders/hurricanes

$72 for all 6

7 inches tall, 5 inches in diameter. Light weight metal. Bronze dull finish. Purchased brand new from Target at $12.99 each.  Only for tables during reception with battery operated candles.

I have 4 coral colored bridesmaids dresses for sale. The coral color is more peachy coral than orange coral. Brand new, with tags, never worn. I changed my mind and went with a patterned dress instead. The dresses have a chiffon outer layer with a silk underneath layer and not see through. I have 4 dresses total: 1 small, 1 medium, and 2 larges. In the photos below, I am 5’6’’, 135lbs wearing the medium with it landing 3’’ above my knee. My bridesmaids who are about 5'9'' fit the large ones. They fit true to size. The belt is a darker coral color and removable, if necessary. Each dress has it's own belt. I was considering purchasing gold skinny belts for this dress.

For all 4 dresses, I am asking $140 total as I paid $35 each. Shipping is based on destination from Southern California. Send me a message or email at [email protected].

Thanks!

I was thinking something casual and informal for the send off brunch. Most of our guests are leaving that day (Sunday & day after our wedding) so we are having breakfast together and hanging out until people leave to the airport. Our immediate family is staying until Monday so we're moving the send off brunch to the pool for a pool party. I know Jessica, another Cabo October 2012 bride is doing something like that as well.

Glad you reached Neysa and got quotes. I can understand saving money in certain areas. Hair & make up is where I was okay spending a little more and saving in other areas. And I'm sure your photographer will make your pictures great! Do you get hair and make up at Dreams? From the reviewed I've read, it seems you just need to be clear in words and saple photos of what you want and you should be okay.

Ya! So glad you found the punch set. I sure do love these things. I plan on making my menus in the next few weeks so I can have some better advice then. I've practiced on a few and I'm measuring the menu card to be the exact length of the punch so it all matches. My set came with the side and corner punch. I'm actually using the corner punch for my name plates as well, so it all can match. Also, I turn the punch over so I can watch it align with the edges and the previous punch. hope that helps for now. I'll let you know how it goes. Good luck to you!

Hello!

That punch is so cute! I wish I had it for you. I wanted to share I found this punch the other day at Michael's Craft Store. It has a bit of a shell look. I have been using it as a border for my reception dinner menu's. A second option if you don't find your other punch. Good luck!

http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/marthastewartcrafts/Products/Deco_Fans_Punch_Around_The_Page_Set__42-60001.htm