Dreams Riviera Cancun - Brides post here (new thread)

[aj42781]

Hey! Thank you for listing that, thats around the same price I got for March 2011, It just soundes so expensive for 3 nights....i went to excellence playa in sept and for 2 of us for 6nights was 2400..i guess cause it was off season. I am doing turqoise . Are you having a party when you get back to Phila?

 

 

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Originally Posted by ddemayo My wedding date is November 13,2010. When I orginally did the website, the pricing is what is stated below. My cousin said it has only changed about $20 since I sent my SAVE The dates out, which i sent out a year in advance.. Also I have a Charter plane or people can book their own airfare....The Charter Plane airfare has changed as well, it has come down. I am doing a brown and green and using a purple as my accent color. I'll be more then happy to give you any of my stuff when its over!! I'll never use it again. What is your color scheme?? Here are the prices i got quoted for: 3nights/ 4days Thursday November 11th to Sunday November 14th - Land only (hotel)- $393.95 per person - Land and Charter Plane- $1030 per person   3nights/ 4days Friday November 12th to Monday November 15th - Land only- $393.95 per person - No Charter Plane for these dates. Will need to book on own or Sharon can book this for you as well on the standard airline whichever you prefer! 4nights/ 5days Thursday November 11th to Monday November 15th - Land only- $516.00 per person - No Charter Plane for these dates. Will need to book on own or Sharon can book this for you as well on the standard airlines. Whichever you prefer! 7nights/ 8days Thursday November 11th to Monday November 18th - Land only- $882.00 per person - Land and Charter Plane- $1590.94

[aj42781]

p.s I knew when reading your post you had to be from Philly because u said down the shore! ha...its only down the shore to us...i dont think people in other states call their shore that. lol

 

 

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Originally Posted by aj42781 Hey! Thank you for listing that, thats around the same price I got for March 2011, It just soundes so expensive for 3 nights....i went to excellence playa in sept and for 2 of us for 6nights was 2400..i guess cause it was off season. I am doing turqoise . Are you having a party when you get back to Phila?

[lorijfletcher]

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Originally Posted by WestBacaniWedding Thank You Lori! We are have symbolic & I'd planned to be there 3 days early....one question down...50 million to go! haha!

SO true! Just keep reading this forum (daily if you can because otherwise you get WAY behind). I have had SO many questions answered on here. It has been a savior to have this. I have been planning for a few months so if you have any specific questions, I might be able to help.
Good luck with all the planning!

[JD Hall Wedding]

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Originally Posted by SDbeachgirl I also wanted to meet with the officiant, but she told me that she didn't usually meet with the bride and groom prior to the wedding. I had her contact info and we exchanged emails. She actually said that she would be at the resort the night before for a wedding and we could have met then. However, I was busy with my catamaran trip. So I didn't even see her until I walked down the aisle. It was ok, but I would have liked to have met her first. I put together our script but she also had a script that we could have used if I prefered. Do you know who your officiant is? If it is Rosa, I have her script and can probably share it with you.

Can you please send me the script... [email protected]

[JD Hall Wedding]

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Originally Posted by ddemayo My wedding date is November 13,2010. When I orginally did the website, the pricing is what is stated below. My cousin said it has only changed about $20 since I sent my SAVE The dates out, which i sent out a year in advance.. Also I have a Charter plane or people can book their own airfare....The Charter Plane airfare has changed as well, it has come down. I am doing a brown and green and using a purple as my accent color. I'll be more then happy to give you any of my stuff when its over!! I'll never use it again. What is your color scheme?? Here are the prices i got quoted for: 3nights/ 4days Thursday November 11th to Sunday November 14th - Land only (hotel)- $393.95 per person - Land and Charter Plane- $1030 per person 3nights/ 4days Friday November 12th to Monday November 15th - Land only- $393.95 per person - No Charter Plane for these dates. Will need to book on own or Sharon can book this for you as well on the standard airline whichever you prefer! 4nights/ 5days Thursday November 11th to Monday November 15th - Land only- $516.00 per person - No Charter Plane for these dates. Will need to book on own or Sharon can book this for you as well on the standard airlines. Whichever you prefer! 7nights/ 8days Thursday November 11th to Monday November 18th - Land only- $882.00 per person - Land and Charter Plane- $1590.94

OK, charter plane seems interesting....how do you arrange that?

[cathyandchin]

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Originally Posted by SDbeachgirl I also wanted to meet with the officiant, but she told me that she didn't usually meet with the bride and groom prior to the wedding. I had her contact info and we exchanged emails. She actually said that she would be at the resort the night before for a wedding and we could have met then. However, I was busy with my catamaran trip. So I didn't even see her until I walked down the aisle. It was ok, but I would have liked to have met her first. I put together our script but she also had a script that we could have used if I prefered. Do you know who your officiant is? If it is Rosa, I have her script and can probably share it with you.

Are all of the officiants women?
I too, put together our own script and I'd like to get it to the officiant a week before we get down there.
When did you know who your officiant would be?
Did you have some type of rehearsal with Ana since you didn't see the officiant until THE moment?

[ddemayo]

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Originally Posted by aj42781 p.s I knew when reading your post you had to be from Philly because u said down the shore! ha...its only down the shore to us...i dont think people in other states call their shore that. lol

HAHA that is too funny! i didn't even realize it.....Nah not having anything back here, we have about 100 people going, 75 already booked. so that is enough for us! Are you having something back here?? I know a lot of people who that, so it it is very common.

I didn't think the $393 was that bad for 3 nights considering it includes your food and drinks......just because we have a very big drinking crowd so they will drink about $300 dollars worth a day.....so this is a major deal for them!!! A lot of them are bartenders.....so this is a treat to them and the staff is going to love this crowd cause they are major tippers

[ddemayo]

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Originally Posted by JD Hall Wedding OK, charter plane seems interesting....how do you arrange that?

Through your travel agent. They can provide that, every so many seats you book you get free seats as well!!!

[amberm410]

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Originally Posted by aubry For those of you that have been there, what did those using an iPod do for first dance, etc. I love the Bose idea, it's super small, but no mic. Just wondering how you handled those things. Also, on my group contract, it said private check-in, and "welcome cocktail". How did that work? I tried to set up the cocktail and was told it wasn't an event. Not a huge deal, but I thought it was a group perk. Also, what did you past brides think of the officiant? I'm worried about a really strong accent. Also, for my faith, I'm more comfortable with a male officiant - just my image of my wedding day, I guess. Anyone know if there is a male officiant available? Thanks!

We had a guy marry us there. He was great! There was a definite accent though but it just made getting married in Mexico the real thing. We still kid to each other about how he said "love" he kept pronoucing it "Lub". LOL We will never forget this.

[jenjen181]

Hi!

 

We are planning a wedding date of June 4 2011 at the Dreams Riviera Cancun. I've emailed a request about a week ago to the wedding coordinator for availability but have not yet received a response. I'm curious from other brides (or brides to be) whether their experiences with the WCs were positive and if they were reliable with communication. I know the wedding is a whiles away, but I'd like to get the location confirmed.

 

Thanks!

Jen