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This is great, thanks bride81 for starting it!! I'm still trying to decide on which resort, but am leaning towards Dreams Riviera Cancun (I'm trying to read the entire thread before making that decision, but it's like 850+ pages long ... ). Maybe I should just bite the bullet and pick it ... anyone else as indecisive as I am???

the more research I do, the more I want to go to a different resort that is adults only. the wedding will include kids, and after hearing that some kids just run wild (as i'm sure i would have too) i'm looking forward to some adult time with my new hubby!

Top Gun & Dirty Dancing. what can I say, I'm a child of the 80s ...

wine or if i'm going all out, Blueberry Press ... yum! just sweet enough so you can drink them all night long, or as long as one can last drinking vodka (which used to be a lot longer than it is now, I have turned into a light weight in my older age ... ;-)

He's 34 and I'm 30, so 4 years and 2 months (he's sept & i'm nov).

I am also a lover of wine. I used to drink red in the winter and white in the summer, but ever since moving to San Diego and not really having a winter, I lean towards white. My favs are just about anything under $15 that the FI brings home with him!!! ;-) It's nice because Temecula (not quite as known as Napa/Sonoma, but has some pretty good wines) is only about 45 minutes north east of us, so we try to get up there often. around my birthday month we went just about every weekend and surprisingly, we got a little sick of it. so we've had a nice 5 month break and when my mom is visiting next week, we'll be back up there for some more fun!

Fav dessert -- oreos, preferably double stuffed!!! YUM!!! Do you do the cooking or does your Hubby/Fiance?

HI! I'm in San Diego and would love to meet up with fellow DW brides!! My wedding is slated for May 17, 2013, but things could always change (as they already have). I haven't picked a resort yet, but hoping to do that within the next couple weeks so STDs can go out about a year before the big day! YAY! So exciting!! I'm originally from RI and came to SD via Washington, DC ... I take a while to make a decision, but have finally found my home in Southern California and the man of my dreams!

HI everyone, I'm also considering DRC, and have found that many of the resorts tend to nickel & dime for certain things. Some are worse than others, so i'm trying to figure out the "cheapest" and "prettiest" resort. Silly me, I thought that by having a destination wedding that we'd actually save money. Not really looking like that, so i'm coming to terms (next up, explaining all this to my mom! wish me luck). Linkn - I have heard of some couples paying for the photographer to stay at the resort for a night or two. Is this not something that you do? Do you have a list of resorts that don't have such strict rules on outside vendors? Thanks and Happy Planning!

HI Aubry, Not sure if you're still on this forum or checking this post, but your shoes were AMAZING!!! Where did you get them? Thanks for sharing your thoughts and big day with us. I'm still trying to pick a resort and reviews like this help very, very much.

Let me know if you do because i'm the day before - May 17th!!

chrisdior - my original date was going to be March 27, 2013 (3.27.13 - i just really liked the oddity of the dates ... weird, i know, but i had no idea how to pick a date when this all first happened and our "anniversary" date currently is Sept 27, so i thought we'd have our wedding on the 6 month anniversary ... ) so now i'm thinking May 17, 2013 .. going to stick with the "odd" dates .. i think may is cheaper than april, at least in mexico. and the opposite here in the states! So very true, abs824! and do you mind if i ask, are those your initials? because they are mine, at least for another year and a couple months and while i'm happy to give up my last name and i am going to miss my initials!! CourtandMatt - i must agree! now that i have come to terms with changing the date (after all, it is just a date and we can celebrate our anniversary whenever we want).

Looks like I'll be changing my date too. I'm bummed because I have gotten rather attached to the date I originally picked, but after talking to multiple people, they said that Easter Weekend wasn't a good time to get married in Mexico, as it is a National Holiday there ... so looks like we'll be doing mid-May as well. I just hope this saves all of us (me, parents who are helping out & guests) save some money!! Trying to look at the bright side of things ...

ok, question time: the very first wedding i was in (but none since then and i've been in a LOT of weddings), the bride had a lace up back and those of us that were her attendants vowed to NEVER have a lace up wedding dress for our weddings as it took us 3 times to finally get it right. but i see so many of you with lace up dresses and am now wondering if that's the way to go. thoughts? comments? would love to hear why you chose to go that route. thanks!

Katie & Alicia - thank you both SO much for sharing your stories. I'm sure it wasn't easy, but know that we're all routing for you & your FIs. Sending good thoughts & well wishes your way! =)

I think I'm in trouble ... I just found this thread and have spend the last hour or so at work looking through it all. WOW! I haven't used/been to etsy before and it's amazing! Keep the great finds coming!! =D

What are you making/doing for dinner tonight? Have a great recipe to share? My FI recently broke his ankle and had surgery so I am doing all the cooking and am struggling for new ideas. HELP, please!!!

1. How old are you? 30 and still struggling with it ... 2. At what age did you/will you get married? 31 3. Do you have children? not yet and while i'm looking forward to it, enjoying our time alone now! 4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? Yes. 5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? I was not, but FI was married previously and I found out right before we got engaged, which was a bit shocking to me. 6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? Beach wedding 7. Where did you/will you get married? Cancun/Playa del Carmen/Riviera Maya, Mexico 8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? slow as FI hates to dance 9. How many guests did you/will you have? TBD, most likely 25 10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? Simple but elegant 11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? traditional 12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? TBD 13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? does a resort count? 14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset ? hopefully sunset 15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? outdoors 16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? little bit of both 17. How did/will the bride enter? barefoot through the sand 18. Song to walk down the aisle to: TBD 19. Song to make your exit: TBD 20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? light & fun 21. At what age did you think you would get married? when i was a kid, thought it would be by 25 and kids by 30, as the years went on, that changed. =) 22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? Everyone and they can make the decision! 23. Wedding menu - fine dining or simply delicious? simply delicious 24. Champagne or red wine? Champagne 25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? honeymoon as part of the wedding trip to Mexico and hopefully another trip soon after for our 1 year anniversary 26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? new to both 27. Who will pay for the bills? Him, me, my parents, his mom; not sure about his dad & step-mom yet 28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? Absolutely! Been living together 1.5 years so far 29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? I'm glad I waited to find him to be my husband, as I know deep down we'll be together forever!!

LOVE your dress! who is it by? and how great that they packaged up your dress for you! thats awesome, i'm definitely going to ask about that when the time rolls around.

amazing!! i'm definitely sold on the TTD!! thanks for sharing with us!

When is spring break over? i'm looking into March 29, 2013 and was hoping/assuming that they'd be done by then ... anyone know? My school always had spring break the first week of March and the bigger schools in my area were the week after us (we were a small private college in southwestern VA).

i know this thread is about photography, but i LOVE your hair!!!

This is such a great idea and I'd LOVE to get in on the fun!! Our wedding is March 29, 2013, but the place hasn't been determined yet, somewhere in Riviera Maya/Playa del Carmen is where we're focusing. And I live in San Diego, CA. Any other information you need to add me? PS - JayKay, I love your bouquet! Did you use the resorts florist or did you bring them with you?

The place I go to does something similar, but with paper towels. They wet & freeze them and use them throughout the process it keep it cool. Feels so great! I just had my 2nd session yesterday amd it hurt a lot more than the 1st. I had a different nurse and think she used a higher level than the first one did, especially since I didn't see really any results after the first time. I used a groupon for it, so I'm happy that I got a deal.

I'm sure ill get plenty of comments, but I think it'll be more because its a destination in general opposed to Mexico. But all of our parents are on board, and they mean the most to us.