HilaryRobin

@@emilywhite and other brides to be We were married at EDR on July 3rd, 66 people, and it was a great experience. Some tips: 1. My first Lomas WC was too slow to respond. I complained to my TA (since she highly reccos EDR) and was set up with a new WC, Sandy. She was great! Huge improvement in response time. 2. I suggest scheduling a series of calls with your WC to work through the details. Much easier. I would follow up our calls with emails bullet pointing details discussed in writing. She would follow up with any outstanding questions. They also provide you a budget tracker/detail sheet that they update with all details as you go through the planning process. You pay just before you leave. 2.5. The on site WC are different, and while they do their best to communicate all details, it's best to have everything written on that detail sheet for you to review with the on site WC when you arrive. (They will schedule a meeting with you) 3. Resort DJ and MC was good. Though they played a couple songs on my DNP list, so don't really bother with that. We gave the MC a timeline and he managed the flow of the evening. 4. Costs for lighting was crazy. We brought our own string lights, set up fees were still pricey but negotiated a discount by offering to leave the decor behind for the resort to use again. 5. I learned that going a la carte V's the packages is the cheaper way to do it. Just pay for what you really care about. 6. We did the beach BBQ and guests raved about the food. They have a big grill on site. 7. I got my hair done by Rafa at the casitas spa and she did an amazing job. During the trial she didn't get it quite how I wanted, then the next day I could tell she thought about it, used a different technique and nailed it. The trial package is worth it, then you have your hair done for the rehearsal night, and gives the hairdresser some time to get to know you and your hair. 8. This is silly, but I found out they delivered multiple full bottles of alcohol to the grooms room before the wedding. My husband didn't request any of it, just showed up! Meanwhile, I requested a bottle of tequila for my room and they said they could only give us sparkling wine. How sexist is that! Anyway, just FYI in case you're worried about drunk groomsmen, or want some booze for your room. Everyone truly had a great time. Our hashtag is #newlywolfes if you want to check out pictures on FB and Instagram. Best of luck to the destination brides to be out there!

@@KimberlyD I told my travel agent about how poor Carolina was with responsiveness, she informed Lomas and they switched my WC. My new girl is much better. My suggestion is to complain and get switched, because it seams Carolina is not going to change. Sorry to hear you're having trouble as well! Question on gift bags. Did any past EDR brides request the hotel to give gift bags to your guests at check in? If so, how much did it cost and did the hotel do a good job?? Trying to decide if we should rely on the hotel to do this correctly or try to give them out ourselves at a welcome party. Appreciate your advice! @@LoLoJabs @@jhercule @@jcook123 @@Tagliatti01

Hi @KimberlyD I'm getting married at the EDR on July 3rd and just said yes to the dress! I ended up with an all lace, beachy option from Essence of Australia, the wedding shop I went to recommended this designer for lighter weight options. I also thought BHLDN had great beachy options, and all were pretty light weight. Another good lightweight option to check out is Nicole Miller's wedding dresses. @LoLoJabs @jcook123 @Tagliatti01 Did anyone see the Fuentes Gazebo? I picked this location for our ceremony because I liked the pictures I saw with the palm trees and beach in the background. However, it seems like most are choosing Gazebo 55... wondering if you all saw any issues with the Fuentes Gazebo area that I should consider. Any recommendations for a good welcome party fiesta location? Also, did anyone work with Carolina as their Lomas wedding coordinator?? She is very accommodating on the phone and says she is going to send me all sorts of information, spreadsheets, checks lists, etc. BUT never follows through. I have yet to receive one email from her confirming any of the information we have talked about. I am starting to get concerned. Did any one else have this issue?? If so, how did you go about getting everything confirmed?

Hi there EDR Brides! We are getting married at the EDR on July 3rd 2016! So excited, but can see from reading this forum that it's going to be tricky working with lomas travel to coordinate from afar. I'm working with Carolina. Hopefully she will be good. Newlyweds- despite the trouble with communication leading up to the wedding, how did it go when you were actually there? Any tips for making sure you get what you planned and paid for? Anyone using Shelli's Travel? She's been really great so far!