Chantel

Hi ladies,

 

Can't believe I am getting married in 37 days.......ahhhhhhhh!!!! Just in the final stages of planning everything now.  I am wondering if any of the Canadian brides mailed things down before hand or if you just brought everything on the plane with you??? I have a box that I want to send down earlier but Canada Post is outrageous.  Wondering if anyone has any suggestion or if I should just bring it on the plane with me.

 

June

Hello! 

My husband and I took our extra stuff down to the Grand Sirenis in large storage containers. WestJet only charged us $20 per container which I thought was reasonable. 

Happy wedding planning! 

Chantel 

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Originally Posted by Jenn963 
 

that is such a cute storrryy!!! awwwwww  u should totally take at least some engagement pics on that train station! it's definitely something you will wanna show your kids  

Engagement ideas on the train are a good idea for you Niknic456! Cute story.

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Originally Posted by STemple 

Oh I never realized how close I was this I'd 147!!!

LOL. Congrats on making 150

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Originally Posted by Jenn963 
 

150!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! felt more like 1500000000000!!!!!!! but i did it!!! YAHOO!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YAY!

Oh also! Getting my engagement photos done on Sunday (2 1/2 months before my wedding - running a little late on this one - lol) - any ideas or inspiration that anybody feels like sharing? 

Chantel

Random question: I am just wondering how you ladies put the footer on your messages, where you've added sayings, countdowns, links, inspirational stuff that gets posted on the end of your messages?

Thanks!

It's quiet on here today!

Happy Friday Ladies! Hope everybody has a happy weekend ahead of them

Wow, our resort asked that we have all the details/decisions regarding our wedding made by 3 months in advance - they're actually waiting on me! That's too bad that you're having troubles with your coordinator, that adds to the stress!

Originally Posted by MrsTobeD 

Hi Zeman,

 

I have one year and exactly 21 days to go. I am sending the save the dates this weekend/next week, I don't have the dress and weird but true, is the last thing I am worrying about, I feel like one year is too much to get a dress, I know myself and I know I would just get tired of it and get 3 more or 5 from here to the wedding. I also don't plan on spending a fortune on it, I will go with a floor sample or a super discounted one so I don't have to worry about waiting time while they get my dress ready. 

 

My resort (MP) give me I think 90 days before wedding date to start coordinating but I have already emailed with her a couple times in regards to vendors, etc, so far we don't get alone since I feel she is lying to me. 

 

Hello all!

Just thought I would say hello! I am getting married at the Grand Sirenis, but then my fiance and I are going to the Now Jade for a honeymoon - it's an absolutely gorgeous resort. Can't wait to hang out on the hammocks! Anyways, happy wedding planning

Chantel

Originally Posted by monigmp03 

 

For the guest OOT bag- I ordered a sample canvas tote bag from Vista Print and it was good quality and you can have any sort of design or image printed on the front. It was also really inexpensive!  I bought several groupon deals for vistaprint where I paid $30 for $70 worth of product and they were also having an online sale so I was able to order each bag for less than $5.  I think they normally run around $15-18 per bag. 

 

I am looking to order plastic tumbler type cups for guests to be able to refill drinks/ etc in their own glass (and be able to have larger drinks!).  Has anyone bought these for their OOT bags? If so... where did you find them?  I was hoping to be able to have each one personalized if possible. 

Hi!

I found great cups from 'Save a Cup' - I thought they were reasonably priced.

Hi Jenn,

BEAUTIFUL DRESS! This dress has such a beautiful shape and simplicity to it and for that reason, I would say go without the bling. However, the bling is very nicely done, nicely placed so that it balances the dress and fits in the dress' design very naturally so going with the bling is a good option too!

Love the flare at the bottom of the dress - my dress does that too though so I might be biased!

Good pick

Originally Posted by Jenn963 

I need your opinions fellow brides!! I am a bling lover but when i first saw this dress on the internet, i fell in love...i love the simplicity and elegance of it...I looked and looked for it and finally found it and loved it even more when I tried it on. After waiting 5 months, the dress finally came in and I had my fitting last weekend and although i love it without any bling...i asked to pin on some appliques to see what it would look like. I still love it without the bling applique...but the rhinestone applique just adds more .... "umph" to it i think....i told the lady that i would think about it...and bring it back if i wanted to add it....i keep looking at the pictures and i'm not sure which one i love more! I wish i could ask my fiance for his opinion lol but it's just not an option.  So ladies,  help me out here! 

 

THIS IS THE DRESS AS SHOWN ON MODEL 

 

 

THIS IS THE DRESS ON ME:(SANS APPLIQUE)

 

THIS THE DRESS ON ME WITH THE APPLIQUE:

 

 

AND LAST PIC WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT DETAIL OF APPLIQUE:

 

 

 

 

SO WITH? OR WITHOUT?? 

THANKS IN ADVANCE  

Absolutely stunning! Love the TTD! I am happy to hear that your dress washed out in the shower - sounds like things couldn't have worked out better

Originally Posted by EVKnowsitall 

I can FINALLY post my professional pictures! Our photographer took 4,000 between the wedding and the TTD so I couldn't decide but I tried to pick the ones that mostly showed my dress. BTW in case anyone is wondering- totally do the TTD. Our shoot was about 3 hours long, we enjoyed the alone time, I felt suuuuuuper sexy, we got amazing shots, and yes- the sand comes out because I wore my dress again at my AHR and I did not take it to the cleaners, I cleaned it in the hotel shower! GO FOR IT!!!!!!!

 

Here's my dress that I wish I could wear again. It looks different standing and sitting.

 

 

 

 

Originally Posted by 1stmarriage 

 

How soon in advance did you ladies order your dresses?

Hello!

All of the dress shops in my city were telling me that the dresses take 6-10 months to come in. I ended up getting a late start, but thankfully my dress came in with plenty of time. My wedding is in November. I ordered my dress in March and was told it would be in in October, but it came in in July!

Have fun shopping!

Chantel

Yasmin,

Your wedding looked absolutely beautiful! And you were a gorgeous bride!

Thank you so much for sharing your pictures and your review with us! All the great feedback is so helpful in planning! I am happy to hear that everything went really well - I was a bit worried about the timing of the day, and about the bbq buffet, but sounds like everything was smooth. I'll be sure to ask for the chocolate sponge cake, as I am also a chocoholic. It sounds like the wedding coordinators were really reasonable to deal with and do a really great job, so that's also good news.

Congrats on your wedding!

Chantel

Hello!

So happy to hear that your wedding was amazing! Thanks for the feedback regarding the lobby and the WiFi - much appreciated! Were both of the lobby bars exactly the same or would you recommend one over the other?

Thanks!

Chantel

Originally Posted by yasminlkerr 

Hi girls,

 

Just back and what a fantastic holiday and amazing wedding. Full review (with some pics) to follow shortly but just in response to some questions -

 

DJ: I had read the reviews and so came VERY prepared, I had asked each of our guests for their favourite song (that could be danced to) - I sent the full list to Marcela (my wedding coordinator) to pass on to the DJ, and had all the songs on CD which I brought with me just in case. The DJ did not follow our list, and apparently the CDs did not work! To be honest, this didn't ruin anything for us, I sent word round to the guests who started a requests list of their songs, although he did not have quite a few of them. But between us we managed to keep the songs to what he wanted (despite a few techno attempts from the DJ which I quickly put a stop to!). I must admit, the 2DJ was VERY grumpy and unimpressed by us and our drunk guests taking over (which we literally had by the end when he couldn't find our songs we took control of his laptop and started to choose for ourselves). We managed to have 3 hours of pretty good music, which kept everyone happy and dancing, and honestly I was so happy and just enjoying myself too much (helped by a few glasses of bubbly) that I couldn't have cared less, but, if it is a big deal to you then it might be worth thinking about hiring a DJ, he certainly wouldn't have been worth paying for!

 

Oliersbride - we had a party of 34, I had also read this about the golf carts and was a little concerned not wanting to pay any more, but it wasn't mentioned once. We had our ceremony on the beach and reception at the palapa and the golf cart did a few trips without concern (you just have to plan our timings). We had a designated golf buggy, and a driving (whose name I can't remember but he was great!!). I do know the resort change their rules from time to time, but we had a fairly large group and one buggy served us absolutely fine!

 

Chantel - I think there are just two bars in the evening, on in each side of the lobby (Riviera maya and Mayan Beach) very close by each other so we utilised both. We didn't venture too far into the Mayan Beach side but I don't think there was any other bar open late, the lobby bar was great as a meeting place for us and we always managed to get some tables / chairs. There is also a bar down by the theatre where the shows are, but not a good meeting place unless you are watching the shows which we never got round to. Also re the WIFI, it didn't work on the beach (even though we ended up changing the ceremony location from near the palapa to the main beach (because it was a nicer beach)) we didn't end up taking Marcela up on use of her phone as we had a chat with my grandma from our room where we were getting ready, but it might be worth asking her as internet pretty much dies when you venture outside the resort buildings.

 

Full review to follow soon.... :-)

Originally Posted by MelB2012 

 

I don't know all the details, but it's not going to be wild and crazy. A little more low key. We're going pole-dancing (okay, maybe not totally low-key) and then dinner and then dancing? Something to that effect. With lots of booze. Haha.

I always thought it would be cool if I lived in Ontario or British Columbia to have a winery bachelorette party. Do many of your friends do that?

Originally Posted by MrsTobeD 

 

SO I did it, this is my 152 post! Yayyy ME 

Yay Mrs TobeD!

Originally Posted by MrsTobeD 

 

I heard (read) that shipping to MX is a really bad idea, and for those getting married in DR, I am Dominican and used to have an store in there, ladies, customs will hold your packages until you go and get them, they will make you cry with custom fees. So no, I am not shipping anything. 

Yeah, I have heard that shipping to MX doesn't always work out so well so I guess that's why I was wondering how most people get their stuff down there. Are you just taking a bunch of luggage? Or passing some items to other guests?

Originally Posted by MelB2012 

 

Right now I don't have much left I don't think. My Mom is making the flower girl basket. The pillow was done by my grandma (Step-grandma?)

 

I have to send the script to our chosen officiant. I have to write my vows. I have everything for centerpieces, and I'm only missing a couple things for the OOT bags (tylenol, maybe immodium? and the toppers.) Ummm, have dress fittings to go to, have to make packing lists, and a welcome speech.... what else... I'm sure there are a few other things. I have a good handle on it though. (an 18-month engagement will do that.)

A welcome speech! Good thinking, I didn't have that one on my list. Sounds like you're well on your way - very exciting!

Originally Posted by EVKnowsitall 

 

 

We're wedding twins! I got married July 5th in DR. Your dress is a beauty!

Very beautiful dress, Jenn! Love the flare in the skirt.