kduggan118

I am hoping to get some freebies too. I am nervous that they are not going to be properly staffed in March for my wedding. with everything happening the month after, I would assume that their employees might be either disgruntled or seeking other employment.

Do you know if they take care of place cards?

Hi all... thank you for starting this thread! My date is 3/29/2014. Wedding at 4 at the gazebo, break for pictures, 6-7 cocktail hour (I am keeping it because I love the idea of the mariachi band, and also I wanted to have some portion of the party outside) and I extended the reception an hour to do 7-11, in the ballroom. I saw someone asking for a pic of the ballroom... if you google Dreams Cancun Ballroom, in images, the first pic that comes up is an Elizabeth Medina photo of the ballroom all done up, and it looks gorgeous. I chose to go w/ the ballroom too bc of the dancing/sweating aspect. We decided to go with an outside photographer and dj... using cancun studios as the photographer and dj doremixx as the dj. Ended up choosing both of them based on reviews and following them for a bit on facebook. We chose the dreams ultimate package, so I am currently trying to swap out the photographer that they include for something... and all they are offering me is either a sound system for the ceremony or the drapes and flowers for the gazebo, which does not seem comparable in my opinion... anyone else have this issue?? Either way, I am super excited. Save the dates went out awhile ago, now I am just waiting on my invitations to get here so I can start that process. Curious to hear what everyone is bringing as far as decorations go vs. what they are paying to have dreams provide? My thoughts are to bring the programs, chair sashes, favors, and table place cards... and have them do everything else. Also... for anyone interested, I decided on getting two dresses, so I can swap out for the reception. David's Bridal has super affordable short dresses, for anyone who really likes to dance, but does not really enjoy sweating in makeup

Hey there... we will be getting married 3.29.14. We also picked the Ultimate Package... and trying to figure out what to bring as opposed to what to let them take care of as extras. I have read a lot about bringing our own chair wraps, fabric for the gazebo, and centerpieces... which seems to save people a good amount of money.... and you also get to see the colors firsthand. As of right now we estimate there will be 135-150 people. I think we are going to do the reception in the ballroom, just bc with all the dancing it gets pretty hot when you are outside. I have seen some pics of the ballroom all decorated and it looks really nice. Just no clue what is actually included when they send you those photos. Am thinking we are probably going to outsource the dj, but just keep the photographer that they have... unless anyone has read really bad reviews? Another thing we are using is capsule.com, which if your guests take pictures using the app on their iphone or hashtag your code on Instagram, it will upload directly to your capsule site (and your wedding site too if you have one w/ theknot.com) Overall this is probably going to end up costing way more than I originally thought... but still probably less than 1/4 of what it costs to have a wedding in New York these days... though you don't get the same in gifts, so who knows! Either way, am looking fwd to it very much. Have seen such great pictures, and our travel agent has been amazing to work with. We did our save the dates on magnet street which was very reasonable, and they will send you one to ensure you like it before you fill your larger order... should be arriving today! I am trying to keep a running list of everything I have to think of, like extra flowers, favors, placecards, programs, welcome bags, extra decorations, etc... so if anyone has anything that I might not think to add, please let me know! Is anyone having a welcome party for their guests?