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Our photos from our wedding at Dreams PA is finally up on the website! Thought I would come back and share.
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
I was thinking about booking them for my wedding before I read this review and you sold me
Very excited!
I'm glad the review helped
Your photos will be amazing. Jhankarlo also provided us with a new link with a whole bunch more of our photos! Sweet!
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@@jrack do you have photos from your wedding and TTD that you would be willing to share?
I just posted a full review for Jhankarlo, complete with photos
http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/topic/76492-full-review-of-jhankarlo-photography/
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My husband is a big photo buff, so I weeded down all of the photographers on this amazing forum down to three for him to make the final decision. Thanks to all the previous brides for their reviews, because it led us to our amazing photographer Jhankarlo! My husband loved his work, and in reviewing his website absolutely fell in love with his style and amazing eye for lighting, unique shots, and attention to detail.
Here is his website and sample photographs that just reinforced to us that he will be able to make us look amazing! Haha.http://jhankarlophotography.com/ We emailed Jhankarlo several times before the wedding day and he was always really good with returning our emails and answering our questions. His packages were also quite flexible (we took the 7 hour package and added 2 more hours on it), and reasonably priced (he comes with his assistant), we also added a trash the dress shoot with him as well.
What he actually delivered on the wedding day:
Since we were not able to meet Jhankarlo before hand, I really did not know what to expect. Diana (his assistant) arrived in the middle of my bridal party chaos, as we were running late (like really really late), the girls were not ready, and we had scheduled in a bridal party shoot which we ultimately could not get. My bad on the timing bit. But through the chaos, Diana was able to capture some amazing shots of us getting ready, grabbed all of my ‘need to photograph’ items and did an amazing job of calming me down so that we could make the most of our time.
Jhankarlo and Diana was also able to coordinate between themselves to organize our ‘First Look’ shoot while splitting themselves between myself and my groom for the getting ready shots. Quite honestly, we were running late so after that, I was so busy with being prepared and lined up for the ceremony that I didn’t even notice them. Thinking back now, both my husband and I am just amazed at how they managed to blend in while taking amazing pictures from some crazy angles and not even be noticed! My husband calls them chameleon photographers J
We absolutely trusted in Jhankarlo’s photgraphy’s skills and his eye for detail and did not give him a list of must have photos. I am definitely glad that we did this, we ended up with a wide range of shots, from large group pictures, to sunset photos, candid shots of us enjoying our wedding, dancing, to amazing long range shots that (we had no idea what the set up was for at the time) and now seeing the photos…WOW! For future brides, if Jhankarlo tells you that ‘he has a good idea’, just go with it, follow his instructions and it will turn out amazing.
The turnaround time for our photos was about 4 weeks time. Our friends and family have been blown away by how unique and personal our photos were. I cannot recommend Jhankarlo Photography enough. If you want any details let me know.
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My dress is Maggie Sottero's Geneva
and here's me
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First post but been monitoring this forum for a while.
I know there are a lot of really GREAT photographers on here, and I have been in touch with a few of you, but most of you are far too expensive and a few that I have been in touch with were not available on my wedding date 6/7/14
I'm really looking for someone who is great, but will work for my budget of about $1500-$1600 for a 4-6 hours. I know this isn't the highest budget but keep in mind Barcelo has us pay a $500 outside vendor fee (unless I can book you at the hotel for less). Please leave your contact info as well as some sample photos (or a link to some).
Thanks for your help!
Highly recommend Jhankarlo Photography, and they are also within your budget. I wrote a full review on them. http://jhankarlophotography.com/
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I had a full set of natural touch flowers made, but never brought down the corsages and the bridal bouquet. Asking $20 for them. If you need more I can let you know who the designer is.
Also, have the satin chair ties. Bought them for over $1 each. Asking $25 for all of the satin ones. Extra $10 If you want the organza sashes and table runners.
-24 burnt orange satin chair sashes
-20 fuschia or hot pink satin chair sashes
-12 organza coral chair sashes
-4 organza coral table runners
-8 cloth coral table centerpiece mats
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Beautiful Starbox strapless cocktail dress, perfect for your wedding reception or dance (especially for a destination wedding)! Such a fun dress! Very flattering as well. Bought in December 2013 for $300. Only worn once for my wedding reception in Mexico. Size x-small, but fits smaller due to corset lace up back. My measurements are 33-27-36. Asking $100.
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I have coral items...sashes and table runners
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Burnt orange satin napkins- on hold
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@@jrack are you willing to just sell the coral organza table runners? I am also interested in the centerpiece mats. If you would be willing to email me pictures I would appreciate it.
Hi Liz,
I emailed that picture to you.
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I'm clearning out all of my wedding stuff!
-24 burnt orange satin chair sashes
-20 fuschia or hot pink satin chair sashes
-around 40 (havne't gone back to count yet) burnt orange satin napkins
-12 organza coral chair sashes
-4 organza coral table runners
-8 cloth coral table centerpiece mats
-seashells, new in it's original bags
-a bunch of ribbons
-$60 for everything...shipping is extra.
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Beautiful Starbox strapless cocktail dress, perfect for your wedding reception or dance (especially for a destination wedding)! Such a fun dress! Very flattering as well. Bought in December 2013 for $300 at Cross Iron in Calgary. Only worn once for my wedding reception in Mexico. Size x-small, but fits smaller due to corset lace up back. My measurements are 33-27-36. Email for shipping quote
can you PM me a picture? I don't have enough posts so I can't see attachments
I pm'ed you the picture
Hi! could you please send me a picture of it? Thanks!
I pm'ed you back
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Hey ladies, I just finished my five page detailed review for Dreams PA from my wedding on Jan 20, 2014. Here's the link!
I would love to hear all about your wedding @@jrack!
Also, does anyone know if there is a max # of guests at Dreams? I noticed all the packages say up to 70 people.. and I'm expecting 100+. Can Dreams PA accommodate a big wedding?Here it is:
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We just had our wedding at Dreams Puerto Aventuras on Jan 20, 2014. We had an outside photographer named Jhankarlo and his assistant Diana, they were amazing!!!! I would highly recommend them to any couple!!!! Very reasonably priced and they even spent extra time with us just the get the right shots. I will be doing a review just for them!! They have worked through Cancun and Mayan Riviera areas so is familiar with many of the resorts and Jhankarlo has an eye for amazing light and setting up beautiful shots. Check out their portfolio.
We also did our trash the dress shoot with them as well and had an amazing time. They are so easy going and just makes the shoot extremely fun and comfortable. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
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After 10 months of planning and looking forward to our trip, it has come and gone and was a fantastic party!!!!Here goes my review!
General:The resort is beautiful, though the grounds are small. However, for a wedding party it’s fantastic! We ran into each other everywhere and considering it goes up rather than down, it was so easy for us to run to and from another’s room. We were there Jan 15-22, 2014. The resort was booked out completely, so it was hard for ones in our group who did not get the right room/beds/did not like their room to switch around…so that got a touch complicated as they had to wait two days to do so. There were also 8 weddings the week we were there. SOOOOOOO Busy!
Check-in: 5/10We arrived Wednesday night at 8:45pm….and I has emailed the day before to remind them as 40 of us arrived at once and we had kids and babies in tow. We were hoping for more staff at the check-in so we could all get to dinner (our 6 hour flight had no food and people were starving). However, check-in was brutally slow and people were absolutely dying waiting there with no food. Some even abandoned their luggage just to head over to the buffet. The buffet as it was late…had no proteins left…so not the best combo. Also, a whole section of our group was plunked on the second floor which is right near the entrance and had a ton of noisy all night long…and could not change rooms for two nights. We also had two men who had booked two double beds, and ended up with one king…they were not impressed.
We were greeted with champagne…but it was a touch late and part of our group had abandoned the line for the buffet at that point.
Resort: 9/10
Dreams PA is a beautiful resort. It is small, which is why we chose it. The staff at this resort was amazing! They were attentive and were always around to serve you or ask if you needed anything. Rooms did have a touch of a problem. Several of the showers did not drain, and a few of our guests complained that their toilets plugged. Also, most of the rooms smelled quite moldy due to the moisture. BRING FEBREEZE, our one bottle was a lifesaver. Also, some rooms had tubs and others didn’t…it was kind of odd and they gave the showered rooms to our families with babies and tubs to others who would not use them.The resort offers 24 hour room service, which we took advantage of a few times. Our food was usually delivered in 30-40 minutes and was good. The room service menu is small, but the items were yummy.
Rooms/Housekeeping: 7/10
We stayed in an ocean view room (748) and had the honeymoon package, the day after the wedding they had a little banner on our door. There were flower petals all over the bed with towel art when we arrived. They had a bottle of wine and two apples for us as well. Every day they made some cute little animal or doll out of the towels. While the room is nice, it is very narrow and not too large (the day of the wedding with all the girls there trying to get ready it got really hectic and felt too small)…in hindsight I would’ve gotten a new room. But the view was awesome…no complaints there.They weren’t very good about refilling the minibar, we left a note for certain things and never got them refilled…we had to go grab water from our concierge. Our lock on our door was also broken…on the wedding day…and it took them a while to get it dealt with.
Also, no water pressure in the showers!
Beach/Pools: 8/10
the beach is SMALL. It is beautiful though with warm water and soft sand. Don't plan to take long walks, although I think if you really wanted you could walk down the beach of the other resorts. We were so busy with all the plans and the weather wasn’t that nice when we were there so I didn’t spend much time at the beach.The pool was really nice for the little ones…I saw them in there every day; also the service at the pool was amazing. Super quick and the servers were always around. Every time we turned around there was a new round of shots or drinks.
Food/Restaurants: 9/10
the restaurants to choose from are:
Seaside Grill: by the main pool, easiest to go to. Food was good, pretty quick. Outside seating. Also open for lunch! With a different menu so that was awesome.
World Cafe: dinner here is not as good as the a la carte, so aside from day one we didn’t eat here. But pretty good stuff for breakfast!
Portofino: Italian; some serious lines to eat here! But the food is amazing! Steaks at all the restaurants were amazing, melts in your mouth. The tiramisu here is to die for as well.El Patio: Mexican; we ate here for our rehearsal dinner. They put a bunch of tables together for us, amazing service and they do a little show with their Mayan coffee (coffee lit on fire). Really cool!
Oceana: Seafood; we froze to death! Also it was a cold night and we didn’t realize it was all outdoors. Also we went for our welcome dinner and had a group of 20 and 10….the table of 20 waited almost an hour to eat because they all had to be served at the same time…they do this cute little reveal with the dishes covered and all that. But because of it people were starving and cold. Opps.But the steaks were amazing and so was the cheesecake!
Gohan: Sushi; DO NOT EAT HERE….it was not good….and bugs were falling into our food.
Entertainment/Things to do: 7/10
We watched a few shows, their magic one was meh. Their fire show was really good, and their rock band/dancing one was okay. I would say overall their shows are not as good as the larger hotels.
Wedding Details:
Wedding Coordinator: 10/10
I worked with Jacki, she was great to work with, but was really busy so we never got the rehearsal that we asked for…but I ended up watching a wedding the day before and told my wedding party what to do. Jacki pretty much showed up when we needed her to, and the wedding dress, and flowers just appeared. Also, she took all of my decorations and had them up without me even telling her what I wanted.She also set up a surprised bridal shower for me on request by my bridal party and it was beautiful!
Spa/Hair: 6/10Heads up, spa area is TINY! If you were hoping to get a big group in at one time….plan ahead. I had my trial done the second day I was there and the hair turned out fine…but the makeup. NOT IMPRESSED. But I am Asian, so I have features that I guess she did not know how to work with. Also, I had asked ahead of time if they have spray on foundation and was told yes…..She did not have that, nor know what that is. I also asked her to contour my face (she did not know what that is either). With my eyes, if makeup is too heavy or beyond the lids I look like I got punched in the face. Ha-ha. So I had shown up with pictures of a trial I had done previously, with step by step pictures. The makeup artist was not able to replicate. So, in the end I went back for the hair…and was fortunate enough to have amazingly talented friends who did my makeup. Thank goodness I brought all the makeup that I needed just in case! The hair and makeup trial costed me $110, and just the hair on the day of $60.
Flowers: 5/10
I didn't care too much about flowers so I only had my bouquet, a boutonniere for my hubby, which Jacki had said would be coral but turned out red. It also died really quickly…so not sure if the outliner was worth it. I had real touch bouquet and boutonnieres for the rest of the bridal party which looked good the whole night!
Photography: 11/10 (can I say that they are any more amazing?)We had an outside photographer named Jhankarlo and his assistant Diana, they were amazing!!!! I would highly recommend them to any bride!!!! Very reasonably priced and they even spent extra time with us just the get the right shots. I will be doing a review just for them!! They have also worked in Dreams PA before and knows all the right places on the corals and throughout the resort to get the best shots with the best lighting. We also had a First Look shoot and they coordinated where to meet.
We also did our trash the dress shoot with them as well and had an amazing time. They are so easy going and just makes the shoot extremely fun and comfortable. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
http://jhankarlophotography.com/
Ceremony: 10/10Our ceremony was at 4pm in the wedding gazebo. It was fantastic as the sun was setting the light was shining from behind our guest, so we were washed in sunlight which made for fantastic photos and also our guests did not have to squint. I had no flowers for the gazebo, but I didn’t think I needed it. It has the white chiffon materials all over and I also brought pink and coral chair sashes and starfish aisle deocrations. We wrote our own vows, and opted out of anything religious. We also had our wedding party read a children’s book ‘I like you’ which was lovely. But aside from that the ceremony was really short, had I known this I might have added a sand ceremony. We rented the speakers! DO IT! Cause the waves were quite loud and hard to hear over it.
The ceremony was more than we could ask for! It was short, sweet, and very much tailored for us. Couldn’t have asked for more. The sound system to set up was around $120.
Brides! You have to walk over sand to get to the gazebo!!! Be aware if you are wearing extremely high heels and have no one to hold on to..I sank in the sand a bit so my dress looked a bit longer and made it harder to walk.
Dinner: 9/10
We booked out El Patio for $900 and had it from 7-10pm. The food was fantastic; we chose the Caribbean buffet and had the option to switch out some foods, which was great! Because we ended up choosing all things that we liked. Coconut fish, short ribs and potato and leek soup was our favorite! However, we were so busy during the reception that we didn’t get to eat much.
Reception: 10/10
My only downside is that the tables are set up around the tree in El Patio, and therefore my parents sat in the wrong spot, and could not see us. I didn’t have table seating and we ended up all dancing at Desires Night Club and so we did no dancing at El Patio and did not need that much spacing between the tables…El Patio is gorgeous, and I had brought tons of sea shells to be placed as centerpieces and Jacki had them scattered with candles all over. It was beautiful. I left all of the sea shells there with Jacki, in case any future brides with like sea shells all over as well!
Conclusion:Our wedding was more than we ever imagined! While Dreams PA may not be perfect for the older crowd, the intimacy of Desires Nightclub and the fact that the resort was small made it the perfect location for our wedding group to meet up and run into each other and to have our own small party every day and everywhere that we went. I don’t think we would go back to Dreams for a vacation (too many groups and too much partiers…like our group! Ha-ha) but for a wedding it was fantastic!
I have attached pictures and also, my wedding plan and several other documents from my planning process.
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Beautiful Starbox strapless cocktail dress, perfect for your wedding reception or dance (especially for a destination wedding)! Such a fun dress! Very flattering as well. Bought in December 2013 for $300 at Cross Iron in Calgary. Only worn once for my wedding reception in Mexico. Size x-small, but fits smaller due to corset lace up back. My measurements are 33-27-36. Email for shipping quote
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Hello ladies! Thanks so much for all of your help!
Just had my wedding at Dreams PA Jan 20th and it was wonderful! Will come back to write a full review soon, in the meantime feel free to ask me questions!
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I just had my wedding at Dreams Puerto Aventuras, and hired Jhankarlo and Diana.
http://jhankarlophot....com/acerca-de/
They were an absolutely wonderful pair! and took amazing photos, as well as an underwater cenote shoot as well. We would highly recommend them!!!!!
My husband is in the video/photography field and picked him out due to his portfolio.
Here's his facebook as well:
https://www.facebook.com/jhankarlophotography
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I just had my wedding at Dreams Puerto Aventuras, and hired Jhankarlo and Diana.
http://jhankarlophotography.com/acerca-de/
They were an absolutely wonderful pair! and took amazing photos, as well as an underwater cenote shoot as well. We would highly recommend them!!!!!
My husband is in the video/photography field and picked him out due to his portfolio.
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Quote:Originally Posted by MissBubbles205
Not sure if anyone is still keeping up with this thread... But I am in search of orange and pink sashes... or orange and pink anything.
)If you have anything you're willing to get rid of post or PM me pictures and prices.
Thanks!!
Hey Miss Bubbles 205,
Did you manage to get pink and orange sashes? It's what's i'm hunting down, are you selling any of your stuff?
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still have these?
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I messaged you as well if they haven't been taken
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Quote:Originally Posted by Candi16
Oh man, I am so happy I found this thread!!!
My FI and are days away from booking our May 2014 DW at Dreams PA and I am curious about the resort staff's hair and makeup team. We're pretty sure we're going to book the Gold Pacakge (I'm sure the Silver would suffice but my FI is pretty insistent on the Gold!) which includes the hair/makeup service so I was hoping for any feedback on the pros, cons, other suggestions and definitely am hoping for pictures!
I've had my hair and makeup done without trials when I've stood in friends' wedding and I've never had a problem until this past October which is why I'm now having anxiety!
Is it best to do a trial and if so did they charge? How soon do I make an appointment for me and my girls? Is it not worth it and I figure out a plan B??
I plan on reading all of the posts on here looking for other helpful hints and tips so thank you to all who already posted such wonderful feedback to help us newbies!!
Do anyone have any pictures or pricing for hair and makeup? Or did anyone book an ourside vendor, and who did you book?
Dreams Puerto Aventuras Brides - POST HERE!
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We didn't even have the option of blocking off rooms. We had about 40 people, and rooms were located all over the place. We had asked for everyone to be on the same floor, but no luck.