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Ladies, help!!! Any suggestions/reviews between these two vendors regarding air brush makeup? I'm looking for hair and make up with trial for bride and 8 bridesmaids hair and make up services. I dont want to use my resort's service for that since I've been reading a not-so-good review about it Thank you soooooo much!!!

I got married at Xcaret a couple of weeks ago and want to give my highest recommendation for Jhankarlo Photography--he was so so amazing! Here's why: Let me begin by saying that my parents left me behind at the hotel and that had it not been for my two bridesmaids, I never would have made it to the church! My Mom had left the hotel to get her hair done outside the resort and had an emergency but didn't tell anyone. My dress, veil and shoes were in my parents' room, my bridesmaid's dress and daughter's dress were also in there. Mom was nowhere to be found, dad was still in his swimming suit 15 minutes before the bus to go to Xcaret was supposed to be in the lobby. I was locked out! After waiting outside that room for almost half an hour, with my hair and makeup all done--and starting to melt--dad shows up. I ran inside, grabbed dresses, kid and shoes. Flew to my room to give kid bath and get her dressed. Dad was supposed to get on bus to make sure he's be there on time. Mom was supposed to drive me to the church. And so I was left behind. So you can Imagine how I felt. An hour later, I get a message from planner telling me my parents were at the venue already. My bridesmaid managed to get keys to our rented red Jetta from my husband as he was on his way out! Phew! When I got to the bridal suite at the church I was a hot, and incredibly angry mess in gym shorts and flip flops, hauling my dress and veil. I met Jhankarlo when I was almost in tears, and he smiled and said, "Everything's going to be OK. This is your day and it will be beautiful." He and my planner made sure I got the space I needed to have my tequila shot, calm down, and get into my dress. He was extremely professional and respectful, and took a few photos while I finished getting ready. As he took them, he showed me a few shots from his camera and they were incredible. He is not a commercial wedding photographer--he loves manipulating light and movement. And since our wedding was at night, the pictures showed incredible color and details that you'd never see anywhere else. Jhankarlo is an artist and loves what he does. Jhankarlo covered our wedding and reception for 8 hours! For me, having him there made the night so much fun! The music and happiness from our guests also allowed him to feel relaxed and he even got on the dance floor and took amazing pictures of all of us having a great time! The next day, he came to pick us up to do the trash the dress shoot. We spent the first part of the session at Xcaret and then went to the cenote for the water shoot. Photographing under water is much harder than you'd expect, but we all laughed a lot and the pictures that we saw from the camera directly were unlike anything we' d ever seen before. Jhankarlo will climb, turn himself over and will do just about anything to get the perfect angle so the shot comes out beautifully. The value we received from the package we selected far exceded the price and our expectations. We also gained a friend. Thanks, Jhankarlo! We can't wait to see our photos!

Hi Ladies! I really need to vent, and if anyone will understand it will be you. I don't even have to say this, we all know that when it comes to destination weddings, some people will be there and book without hesitation, some will say yes and not book, and some will not be able to attend. What I'm finding extremely difficult to process and understand is the complete lack of communication and respect my own family and "close" friends have for me and my fiancé. We get a group rate and reserve seats, give months of advance warning and in every reminder email I have sent I have expressed that they are more than welcome to make their own accommodations, however they may not get the same price or the hotel may not have room for them when they do decide to book. My booking deadline is next week. I have 6 people who have guaranteed me they will book by this date. One of my friends texted me to let me know she's booking on Saturday, she obviously didn't read the last email I sent where I let everyone know the agency is closed on weekends, it's no problem, she can call Monday, but then I thought, shoot - maybe I should let the others know. So I text one of my "close" girlfriends, she then asks me "do we have to pay by October? because I can't". No problem, you don't have to but there is a early booking bonus included in my rate and you will have to pay that if you miss the deadline and told her to feel free to look into other options. She then says "Your wedding is in April LOL, I don't get why we have to pay so early, I travel to resorts quite a bit and they're never sold out in April". Trying not to be rude I let her know that I am not psychic and have no way of knowing if the price will go up or down, and if the resort will sell out or not, all I did was negotiate a group rate and reserved some seats so my closest family and friends can hold their spot. My fiancé has worked in travel all his life, we did a lot of research before choosing this resort and date. The final straw of this conversation: I tell her, I get it, it is an expense and Colin and I need to have our payment in by October too. She says: Oh, you guys have to pay? I just thought you were trying to get a certain amount of people to book so you could get a free trip. It made me feel like I'm being perceived as a scammer and I should not feel like this when I'm trying to plan my wedding. Yes, sometimes we get incentives on trips if a certain number of people book, but if she was such a close friend she would have talked to me about how my wedding plans are going so far and realized I am no where near even getting one comp ticket. It doesn't matter to me, we are getting married, it's an expense, a comp would be a bonus but that's not the reason I arranged a group rate. I let her know that when we looked at this resort for 2015 a couple weeks before our dates it was sold out so she can take her chances, we ended the conversation by her patronizing me "Oh really? I've never seen that, must have been spring breakers. Woooo" And we agreed for her to look into other options. I'm at the point right now where I don't care. Do what you want. The other shocker in my current situation is my Dad's side of the family. He has 5 siblings, they all have kids and some of them have kids. I have always been close with them, they know my dad and I have always had a great relationship especially through my parents divorce and we have always stayed in contact. My Dad will be the only one from his side at my wedding. I understand not being able to afford it, and that is completely okay, but when my cousin got married in Nova Scotia, they all went. Another just got engaged that lives there and I'm sure they will all go. Some are even going down this summer. When I was trying to collect their addresses for my invites it was so difficult, then I send the invitations and I don't even get a reply, nothing to even say they can't make it. This really upsets my Dad, so he who is scared to even use a computer posted a FACEBOOK message to his family. No one responded. So now he's calling everyone individually, and as the declines roll in, I'm not upset, I'm upset with those family members who my dad has spoken to and they still haven't contacted me, and those family members who he is chasing down, he shouldn't have to chase them down. He had planned to share a room with one of my cousins, my cousin has ignored every phone call from him, every message from me, but told other family members that he can't commit right now and will probably book later. Why couldn't he tell one of us that? My dad was left to find someone to share a room with and luckily a friend of mine from elementary school needed a room-mate. It makes my Dad really upset, which is not fair to him. Trying not to let it bother me and focus on the fact that we have 32 of our closest family and friends from Canada and the UK with their deposits down. That is more than I could ever ask for. Thanks for letting me rant

Hey! I am not sure how the forum works, but I am excited about sharing and learning about planning my wedding. In the beggining I read about my profile but I cannot find it back!

I have had a minor hiccup in planning today. My cousin who was suppose to be my photographer has decided to go to Europe with her friends instead of our wedding. This left me in a bit of a pickle considering she is a photography student and this was going to save us ALOT of money by letting her do the photos. Any other Cabo brides out there please help share you photographers and their info?? I need to start comparing so I can try and work this expense into our budget now. Thank you

We have decided on October 10, 2016... what is your special day in 2016 ?

Our Las Ventanas destination wedding in Cabo was a dream come true. There was no detail left undone, and our photographer Juan Carlos was there to capture every priceless moment! He was wonderful to work with and we chose him because of his unique artistic eye. We wanted pictures that captured the emotion of the day. When we got back to our room on our wedding night there was our favorite picture taken already printed out and framed for us. What an incredible surprise that was! We had all our pictures the follow week and they exceeded our expectations. The pictures he took embodied the love, emotion, beauty, intensity, and excitement of our special day. I couldn't have asked for anything more! I would highly recommend Juan Carlos to anyone getting married in Cabo! http://www.juancarlostapia.com/wedding-ventanas-al-paraiso-resort/

Is anyone marrying in Cyorus in here? Thanks in advance xx

Hi All! I am from Ontario and I have been planning my wedding for close to a year now. In the final stages... Almost have all my OOT bags done. So excited to get this done! Lol Kimm