Snoopy129

I ordered a custom-made ivory organza dress with a ruffle-layered skirt and sweetheart neckline (zip-up back with button detail). I ended up wearing another dress so this dress was never worn (I only tried it on twice at home). The ruffles are great for a seaside wedding! I don't want this dress to go to waste so I would love to give it a new home!

$150 plus shipping. Comes with the ivory sash as pictured and I'll also include the ivory fingertip veil I never wore (because it was too windy on my wedding day).

Customized to fit a street size 4 and my height without shoes (5'3) but here were the measurements used:

Bust size: 85cm
Waist size: 71cm
Shoulder to floor with shoes on: 131cm
Height: 162.5

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Hi Everyone,

 

I just got engaged in September and I'm looking to have my wedding reception at the Beloved Hotel in October of 2014.  I will have my hindu wedding ceremony in NYC in October of 2014 as well.

 

Does anyone have the email address of the wedding coordinators at the Beloved?  I've e-mailed them requesting information and haven't heard anything back...it's been 3 days now.

 

Also, does anyone know about webinars that might be available anytime soon?  I'm thinking of taking a weekend trip to the Beloved just to see the venue and rooms, etc. but I think that might be very costly and If i can do a webinar, that would probably be sufficient.

 

Any information possible would help greatly!  Thank you so much

there's only really 1 address: [email protected]

but you can also try [email protected] (since the Beloved and Excellence Playa Mujeres teams work together).

And let me tell you, that even in the gross humidity, with all my dancing and eating and sweating, my makeup and hair looked and stayed awesome. That airbrush makeup really is amazing. And I had asked Natasha to "shellack" my hair with hairspray (since my hair is thin and straight, it falls out of up-do's all the time) and it really held up and looked great all day long! My girlfriends were like "How come you don't look like you're melting like the rest of us?" The answer was Adrian. STRM always says "fabulous from beginning to end" and they were right! It was worth the outside vendor fees my resort charged me! I was so grateful to have an awesome team consisting of really nice people who worked tirelessly to make your special day truly special! I highly recommend STRM!

Llenny took over for Alejandro. She has worked over at the Excellence Playa Mujeres for years and she's really great!

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Originally Posted by BodaHermosa 
 

Did anyone use an outside vendor for photography and/or video? I know TBH charges a $500 outside vendor fee, but that doesn't include meals, and the photographer I am considering requests that we feed his crew (there are 3 in his crew). Someone suggested paying for a room instead of paying the $500 vendor fee, but since there are 3 crew members, paying for a room will be more expensive. Does anyone know if there are any other options to grant access to outside vendors and feed them? (I will probably hire an outside videographer too.)

I'm bring my 2 photographers from the US so we paid for their rooms and avoided the $500 vendor fee. However, I think even if you have them stay at the resort you still have to pay for their meals at the wedding (which is pretty typical since photographers spend most of the day with you). But you should look into how much a triple room is for 1 night. I think for me, it would've been less than $500! Save where you can!

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Originally Posted by coogasu 
 

Has anyone had guests attend that didn't stay at the Beloved?  Do they still charge $150/guest even if they just come for the wedding?

I definitely think it's less than $150 but the guests can come from 1 hour before your ceremony until the end of the reception. I may have a couple of guests who are staying at another resort (because they have a time-share) but they were so nice about it and told us that they would pay for their own guest passes!

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Originally Posted by vas2014 
 

We have printed on our photo share cards, that guest not post pictures until we post the 1st one. we're hopping that works

Oooh! That's a great idea! Thanks for the tip!

We decided to do an unplugged ceremony. We sorta mentioned it to some of our friends and they seemed to be okay with it! We're going to note it in our pre-trip newsletter, our wedding website and on our programs. Hopefully, no one will be too upset that they can't take any photos during our 20-minute ceremony! But we shall see!

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Originally Posted by MOrdonez 

@Snoopy129 - the veil came in a week earlier than they said and it matches perfectly with my dress - my dress is suppose to be ivory but its really more of an off white color and the veil is ivory but a perfect match. I LOVE IT! My Mom still can't believe I paid under $30 for it when she paid $200 for my sisters a year ago which seems to be of similar quality.

You're so right! I ended up ordering from Venus Veils and it came in 1 day! So awesome! Thanks for the tip!

I haven't bought any flower girl dresses on ebay but I bought from a reasonably-priced store on Etsy. It's called NollaCollection and the dresses were around $25-$40! Shipping was fast and the owner was very responsive and helpful when I had questions on sizing! My flower girl LOVES her dress and keeps calling herself a princess!

I found a lot of flower girl dresses to be just as expensive as bridesmaids dresses! Luckily, I was able to get a really reasonably-priced flower girl dress online on Etsy. The store is called NollaCollection and they have dresses that are around $25-$40. Shipping was also very fast! They were very helpful and responsive when I had questions on sizing.

I finally finished mine and will now start on the ones for my 3 b-maids! The first one (for 1 foot) took a while but the 2nd one was done much quicker! Hopefully, 3 more pairs won't take too long!

I found an Etsy vendor who makes the cutest animal cake toppers! The store is called Buttonwilloe and the owner, Linda, is very responsive and nice! She custom-made our topper but even the toppers she has in the store (as well as the ornaments) are all reasonably-priced compared to other vendors. So adorable!!!

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Originally Posted by lianne 
 

Morie Lee 1813. I wore it without the sleeves. 

 

 

 

so elegant and stunning! congrats!!!

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Originally Posted by shugapop1 


Check light in the box

these are so cute! Thanks soooo much!!!!

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Originally Posted by agale86 
 

 

OOPS! The link in the original is to our wedding pictures.

 

Our TTD pics can be found here: http://www.ceciliadumas.com/ceci/index.php/full-weddings/Trash-The-Dress-Audrey-Josh

they look awesome! congrats!!!

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Originally Posted by Matt Adcock 
 

Thanks for all the kind words ladies! We've had some recent TTD shoots here that were soooooo much fun and yes, the guys have a ball! Here are some new shots for you with the grooms having fun. Definitely communicate about WHY he might not want to do it. We work with everyone's comfort level and abilities and desires, there is a way to make everyone happy! This is an ADVENTURE and sometimes an extreme sport, haha! Enjoy our latest manly men photos!

 

New trash the dress shoot with Jennifer and her groom Ian

 

 

 

 

 

LOVED this cenote and beach shoot with Nadja and Michael, he's an awesome athlete really into sports, a lot of fun to work with him!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Groom Moi turned this into a "trash the pants" shoot, super cool guy, great fun on their cenote and beach trash the dress in the Riviera Maya!

 

 

 

 

 

The men can bring all their athleticism and adventurous spirit into this! Encourage them to wear their favourite team jersey if that is what it takes! Carry a prop they love, whatever they need, this is for them too!

Good luck ladies! And gentlemen, this is NOT a girly girly event!

wow! these grooms look like they're having a great time! the one pic with the groom who's flying in the air looks awesome! haha

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Originally Posted by MrsHK 
 

This was our cake topper! Our wedding was a vintage travel theme with nautical elements. We're actually going to get certified to sail on our honeymoon, and my husband has a few tattoos of ships, so we thought the ship was quite fitting. The ship in a bottle was purchased for $12 and I did the letters myself. I bought the wooden letters from Michael's, painted them and glued them to sticks.

 

I had a cute little cut out heart that I glued to a matchstick to put between the letters but it looks like our wedding planners missed it, or perhaps it was too short behind the ship. Who knows! Our cake was small and was on the top of our cupcake tower. I was so impressed with the fondant cupcakes by Zaida at Dolcet bakery too!

 

 

the whole thing is beautiful! and your cake topper is so crafty! great work!

just started my own! but i'm going to re-do it so that the pink bead in the back is now also flush and level with the other beads instead of sticking out! it wasn't too hard but it was a lot of trial and error to determine length and sizing. also, my old eyes were not accustomed to such tiny seed beads so it took me a bit longer haha!

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Originally Posted by sialingbride 

My dress brought from babyonline dhate

beautiful dress! love the details on the bodice!

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Originally Posted by lgerry 
 

I finally finished all the Barefoot Sandals for my MOH's and my immediate family, here they are!

 

These are my 2 MOH's and mine in the middle:

 

 

These are mine:

 

MOH's:

 

These are my Mom's, my FMIL's, FSMIL's, and my sister's (from Left to Right):

 

My Mom's:

 

FMIL's:

 

FSMIL's:

 

My sister's:

great job with these! they're so pretty!

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Originally Posted by vivaliciouschic 
 

So... Ladies.

 

My dress is here!! I am so impressed with my experience with dressilyme. I ordered the dress and it was done within 2 weeks plus alterations i have asked them to do to the necklines.

 

Then gave them the ok to deliver and it is here within a week. Total it took them 3 weeks to do everything for me.

 

I am amazed at the craftmanship. and even my FH is impressed. His friend who is a wedding photographer told me that the material used is of a great quality, with about 4-5 layers of different materials used. The laces are not the stick-to-the-material, but the proper ones used like on expensive, real deal branded bridal gown.

 

I need abit more alterations just because i like it tighter on me and i am going to permanently sew in the sleeves into the dress, as i have asked them to do a detachable sleeves on mine.

 

wow! the dress looks amazing on you! and such a quick turnaround!

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Originally Posted by agale86 
 

Our wedding colors were royal blue and ivory with touches of hot pink and sparkle. I wanted the pink to show in the flowers so I got my girls hot pink roses and my bouquet was a mixture of roses, daisies, and calla lilies and mostly hot pink with a few lighter shades of pink mixed in. It turned out perfect! If you are getting married in the Playa del Carmen area I would strongly recommend contacting Marvin at Maya Floral. 

 

Love this! This is how I want my color scheme to look! Great job and congrats!

Originally Posted by Xarocas 

 

This will be my bouquet, made out of maps i looove it so much!!

 

so creative! LOVE this idea!

my gfs are into fitness and nutrition so i'm thinking of getting them a health snack subscription so they get a monthly box of goodies after the wedding. http://www.bestowed.com/pages/gift