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    El Dorado Royale (EDR) Brides - POST HERE!

    in Destination Wedding in Riviera Maya, Cancun & surrounding areas

    Posted

    Ugh I'm getting stressed!!!

     

    With this time change thing going on, I feel like we should be moving the ceremony from 4pm to 5pm to accommodate it but the wedding planner seems to not be worried and isn't changing it.

     

    I emailed Sarani to see what her opinion is as far as the sunset pictures, so I guess I will wait and see what she says.

     

    On top of that - there has been a lot of talk on TripAdvisor about the beach at Maroma having a bad smell on the beach because of the construction there for the new overwater bungalows. I was just there in December for a work thing and didn't smell anything and didn't see the issue everyone is talking about but I'm still worried that there is an ongoing problem :( Dunno what to do.

     

    Of all the years to change time zones and build things!!! :P

    Do I Have Enough Stuff For The Oot Bags?

    in Wedding Registry, Wedding Gift Bags, and OOT bags

    Posted

    Here is what I got so far:

     

    -.Beach Bag with El Dorado Royale Logo (to be used at the bag)

    - Welcome letter

    - Riviera Maya tips

    - Travel Impressions documents which include luggage tags

    - Small bottle Mexican vanilla

    - Small bottle of tequila

    - Shot glasses

    - Hangover kits with custom tags including advil, pepto, and "life support" cure shot (saw it at the bridal show this past weekend)

    - Small flash lights (our resort gets pretty dark come night)

    - Bug repellant wipes

     

    I see some people include a lot more, but I have already invested about $400 in these :/ Anything else I'm forgetting that would be useful?

     

    I wanted to do can cozies but they were almost $174 :( Anyone have a cheaper place to get them??

     

    I'm planning to do one bag per couple and then a bag for each single person. I'm also going to give them to the guests prior to traveling as we already have a ton of stuff to get down there.

     

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    My OOT Bags are done!!! Tons of pictures & a template!! (emstypes)

    in Wedding Registry, Wedding Gift Bags, and OOT bags

    Posted · Edited by travelgal78

    I am having the hardest time deciding what to put in my Out of Town bags! Ugh...

     

    I bought 15 bags from the resort itself with their logo on it and plan on using those. I am giving one bag per room if they are a couple, or 2 bags if it is two friends sharing a room. 

     

    So far I have the following in the bags:

     

    - Frequently asked questions guide for Riviera Maya

    - Bubble Bath

    - Insect Repellent

    - Mexican vanilla

    - Maracas

    - Mini bottle of Patron

    - Emergency kit with pepto, advil, band-aides, and tums

    - Vista printed info on our hashtag for social media

    - Schedule of events

    - DND sign

     

    Is this enough? I wanted to do koozies but they are so expensive  :(

     

    I'm giving mine to my guests when I give them their travel documents.

    Good Travel Agent

    in Destination Wedding in Riviera Maya, Cancun & surrounding areas

    Posted

     @@TheBHolders - I don't understand why that  travel agency was so much higher. Only thing I can think of is she must have built in some additional fees somewhere because all travel agents should have quotes that are pretty similar. A group rate is a group rate...it doesn't vary that much  :huh: I wonder what vendor she uses...

     

    For all the groups I have done over the years, shared transportation is only about $40 per person in addition to the room rate.

     

    I think the most important thing is to find a travel agent that you "click" with rather than shopping simply on price. Your travel agent is a vital part in the planning of your destination wedding, and you need one that you can fully trust and get along well with. 

    Tequila Shot Instead Of Sand Ceremony?

    in Destination Wedding in Riviera Maya, Cancun & surrounding areas

    Posted

    @@dreamweddings I love the margarita idea!! Maybe I will look into that.

     

    I definitely want to get awesome shot glasses or margarita glasses for it!  B)

     

    And yes, all of my guests are a party bunch. In fact, the tequila shot was my mother's idea  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  We may make it "cream tequila" so it doesn't have as big of a burn afterwards.

     

    Thanks guys for the input!

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    Tequila Shot Instead Of Sand Ceremony?

    in Destination Wedding in Riviera Maya, Cancun & surrounding areas

    Posted

    Hi Gals!

     

    We are only 95 days from our wedding! I feel like this year is flying by...getting so excited!!

     

    Anyways, fiancé and I are trying to figure out an alternative to the traditional unity candle or sand ceremony. We are considering writing letters to each other and placing them into a tequila bottle to be opened on our 5th anniversary (similar to the wine box ceremony but with a Mexico twist). We would then do a shot at the end to celebrate.

     

    Thoughts? Lame or cute? Would love to hear what other DW brides think! :)

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    Hair Extensions

    in Destination Wedding Dresses, Wedding Attire & rings

    Posted

    Sally's offers a selection of hair extensions that are really, really, really poor quality.  They are also very thin and are usually blended with horse hair or synthetic hair.

     

    This means, they're terrible to style, curl, and don't last very long. They matte super fast, and need to be brushed throughout the day.  

     

    I recommend buying hair online.   I have my extensions from SKR hair extensions.  They are not of the greatest quality, but they are virgin hair, and they also give you SO MUCH HAIR!!! They come with clip ins already attached

     

    Luxury for princess is also a great extension line, but it's pretty expensive. 

     

    Are these for clip ins or for sew in extensions?

    Hair Extensions

    in Destination Wedding Dresses, Wedding Attire & rings

    Posted

    Ok I've definitely learned something here. I've considered this too but had no idea which way to go. What is Sally's and where? Has anyone heard of either a resort spa or one of the speciality ones doing it on your wedding day? I've tried growing my hair longer, and can get it to over my collar then get mad and cut it. But I would love to have a longer half up half down done. I think extensions is going to be the only way to go.

     

    Sallys is a beauty wholesale shop here in the US

    Link: http://www.sallybeauty.com/

     

    I think the only kind you could do on your actual wedding day would be clip ins - it takes too long to install the other types.

    Hair Extensions

    in Destination Wedding Dresses, Wedding Attire & rings

    Posted · Edited by travelgal78

    I was and still am a partial hair extension junkie.

     

    Tape and anything that actually bonds to your roots is terrible, and would make your hair even more fine.  I've reviewed tape since I was highly interested in it a few months ago, and the removing process looks horrible.  I did glue in extensions a while back, and I'm sure it was no better than tape.  Even though they make oils to help unbind the hair from glue/tape, it still tears your hair out by the roots.

     

    If you are trying to encourage your hair to grow, I would go with clip ins, or get a sewn in weave.  I think clip ins would be more suitable for a destination wedding due to the humidity, and swimming.  Hair extensions aren't meant to be in water continuously.  So, if you're intending on wearing a swim cap to ensure your extensions are beautiful on your wedding day, then awesome.  Else, your extensions will dry out and be damaged.  It's dead hair, without any nutrients being transported to it, treat it nicely.

     

    My hair has finally grown back, from a terrible "box dye" incident I had years ago to a long 20 inches :) I still wear extensions so I can get volume.  I will be wearing them on my wedding day as well, but clip ins.  

     

    Thanks for the insight! The other type I was considering was the sew in so maybe I will look into that instead :) I have done the clip ins, but just didn't want to mess with them all wedding weekend taking them in and out.

     

    @@lydiasusi - did they sew ins give you headaches? I heard they can do this.

     

    @@nadiakat17 - I got my clip ins from Sallys and they were very good quality :)

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