Jenbd817

Hi ladies! I am currently at my second destination for my honeymoon but just wanted to mention that we had the most amazing experience at the Now Sapphire this past week and our wedding really was a dream come true! Our guests literally thanked US for opening their eyes to this resort and for choosing to do a destination wedding. We had a beautiful welcome party on the beach, our ceremony on the beach terrace and reception on tequila terrace. We wouldn't have changed a thing! I have tons of pics of all location set ups thanks to my awesome guests. Can't wait to share!!

We are leaving tomorrow for Mexico and will have 44 guests joining us for our wedding on Friday! Can't wait! Will definitely be back to answer any questions and post a review since this thread has been a huge help.

Quote: Originally Posted by merling86 Hi Ladies! We just set our date for May 8th, 2014! I was wondering if you guys plan on using the resort photographer or if you are using an outside photographer? We are trying to stay below $1,000 any recommendations? If your budget is a strict $1,000 I think it will be very tough to find a photographer outside of the resort for this price. This is just going from my own personal experience of course! I received quotes from 5-6 photographers in the area which were all very pricey but to me this was something very important to me and I didn't mind spending the extra money on it.

Quote: Originally Posted by DinaQtobe Can any past brides provide some advice on filling out the wedding planning form? Is what we fill out for our answers final? Can we change certain things when we meet with the wedding planner when we arrive? We still have some guests that we are waiting on, and some that haven't given us their meal choices (despite asking many times). I am wondering the same.. I think I heard it can be adjusted during our meeting at the resort. Anel came back with some additional questions about my form that I submitted and I had 2 people decide to book last minute which changes things. I was waiting on a couple of meal choices as well so I didn't even include the number of each yet - I am still going back and forth with her and we are about 2 weeks away from leaving!

Quote: Originally Posted by TaraB Hey ladies! I just learned that the Now Resorts app is now fully operational at Now Sapphire! this is exciting, as it wasn't supposed to be launched until 2014. I downloaded the app, it looks really good. using the resorts WiFi, you can place free calls to the US and Canada through the app. you can sign in and add 'friends' and do messaging with them - perfect way to stay in touch with our big groups while down there. you can look at the days activities schedule, restaurant schedule and view the restaurant menus, look at weather, things to do off the resort such as tours, etc. there is also a section called 'my stay' which you can access until you get there (as you need to put in your room number) so I'm not sure what exactly that does. there is also some info in the 'guide' section that would be very useful for our guests who have never been to Mexico, because it has info about the area, money, legal info, transportation, safety, weather, and useful Spanish phrases. for more info on the app, look at the now sapphire website under the 'What's Included' tab, then click unlimited connectivity. http://www.nowresorts.com/sapphire/unlimited-connectivity.html just make sure when you go, you turn off your roaming and are using their wifi... otherwise your phone bill might give you a shock!! thanks for the info! I think this might work great for coordinating with the group when we are there and love that you can see menus and all of that, what a great idea!

i didn't realize how hard the song search would be... i liked a bunch of options but my fiance was more critical than i thought he would be! we finally stumbled upon "Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You" - it's really cute and not overly sappy

Quote: Originally Posted by scolen one more month congrat! thank you!!

I thought my dad would pick one of the classics I suggested to him but he picked the one not many people will know because he liked the words so much, Edwin McCain - I'll Walk With you - definitely a tearjerker but definitely made for this specific occasion!

I'm currently obsessed with Vitamin String Quartet and wanted to use Sweet Child o Mine for when I walk down the aisle but now I found a few others that I really like too...they have soo many good ones! I love that they are songs people all know but you don't get caught up in the lyrics since it's just violin

Quote: Originally Posted by m8chow Sorry to hear that they weren't the right size for you. I'm sure people will still appreciate them regardless though. I hope so, they are still super cute and pretty sturdy. Definitely better than nothing!

I ordered 22 oz stadium cups and I didn't realize how small they really are! I'm kind of bummed because they are custom and they won't take them back and I leave in a month. I went with a general logo so not everything said our names and the wedding date on it..but these really aren't the big souvenir cups I was hoping for just a warning for others thinking of ordering!

Quote: Originally Posted by DinaQtobe Have any recent brides brought their own speakers down? Brides that rented speakers, was the cost charged per hour? So $150 an hour for a 3 hour reception? I am getting so close! At what point should I be booking the spa appointments for hair/makeup? When I send in my planning form? My wedding is Nov 1 and I just completed my wedding planning form (which took MUCH longer than planned) and I'm going to send to my travel agent to have her send to Anel this week. She said we should send it in 1 month prior to the wedding date. I asked Anel a few weeks ago about spa appointments but haven't heard back...My requested appointments for me and my bridesmaids are included in the wedding form but I really hope they can accommodate us at this point since we don't have any other options!