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Fabulous review, you looked absolutely stunning!!! Thats very much for posting, it's helped a lot! Glad your day went well xx Congratulations xx

Hey girls, been reading through this thread... Is it true that DJ Mannia is the DJ used in the package for Dreams Cancun?? I'm getting married on 14th July 2009 and have booked the DJ with Dreams Cancun, they are charging $924 for 3 hours... Does anyone know whats included in that price?? By the sounds of it they do a good job though! L x

Hi everyone, am looking for some advice on the DJ that Dreams provide..... We are getting married there on 14th July 2009 and am trying to decide what to do. It's costing $924 for the DJ which seems excessive, he only plays for 3 hours!! I would be interested to hear what other brides are having at the reception?? I'm considering just using our own IPOD & docking station to reduce costs... would be great to hear from anyone about their experiences. L XX

Hi Jamie, We went with the Dreams Ultimate package, it has worked out more expensive for us as there are 31 people going.... the package only includes 20 people therefore you have to pay extra per person for the reception. We are not going to use the photographer they provide, we've hired Claudia Rodriguez for our day so Gabriela (WC) has gave us the gazebo decoration free as a result which has brought the cost down slightly. I'm going to see what I can do over there too, i'm sure I can get the price down a bit more! Overall my experience with Dreams and the wedding coordinators have been good and I can't wait to go.... It's just the cost kind of mounts up if you want all the little 'extras' and you have quite a lot of people going! Just let me know if you want me to send you stuff via e-mail i've got details on the Dreams packages and the additional costs etc.... When you thinking of getting married? Dreams really is beautiful, im sure the cost etc will be well worth it!!

Hi Jamie, We went with the Dreams Ultimate package, it has worked out more expensive for us as there are 31 people going.... the package only includes 20 people therefore you have to pay extra per person for the reception. We are not going to use the photographer they provide, we've hired Claudia Rodriguez for our day so Gabriela (WC) has gave us the gazebo decoration free as a result which has brought the cost down slightly. I'm going to see what I can do over there too, i'm sure I can get the price down a bit more! Overall my experience with Dreams and the wedding coordinators have been good and I can't wait to go.... It's just the cost kind of mounts up if you want all the little 'extras' and you have quite a lot of people going! Just let me know if you want me to send you stuff via e-mail i've got details on the Dreams packages and the additional costs etc.... When you thinking of getting married? Dreams really is beautiful, im sure the cost etc will be well worth it!!

Hi! So i've been in contact with Gaby (WC) at Dreams and she says if we don't use the photography in the package we can exchange it for the gazebo decoration or the sound system for the ceremony. Both are a lot less than what the photography is worth but its all because it comes as a package..... Anyone had the same response? What would you girls choose??!! xxx

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Hi, thanks very much for the advice.. It sounds like good value, i'm just worried about the quality of the pics that's all. I've e-mailed a couple of photographers to ask for details on their packages but i don't know if it's going to be too expensive!! I realise there is a lot of different threads on photographers etc but would be grateful for any Dreams Cancun brides out there to share what photographers they have used or are thinking of using for their weddings to help me decide!!..... Thanx

Hi everyone, I've been in contact with Daniella, WC at Dreams Cancun trying to sort out details for my wedding on 14th July 09.. I asked who the wedding photographer would be that comes with the package and she advised Juan Navarro - Juanhphotos was just wondering if anyone has used this photographer at their wedding or knows anything about them? They only provide 50 photos so i'm possibly looking at bringing in an outside photographer (have been in contact with Claudia Rodriguez). It's all very expensive though when you start bringing in outside photographers!! Any advice would be helpful, i'm stuck just now and don't know what to do as I know getting good pictures is a big part of the day!! Louise x

Hi!! Thanks for your replies. I got my contract through via e-mail from Gaby. We went with the Dreams Ultimate package as I thought it would have most stuff we needed in it which is $2650. She sent through the contract adding on: - $198 for the sound system - $924 for a DJ at the reception - $307 for the extra 11 guests (who are all staying at the hotel) for the cocktail hour - $585 for the extra 11 guests (who are all staying at the hotel) for International open bar for 3 hours for reception. - around $300 for 3 bridesmaid bouquets and 1 flower girl bouquet - $630 for Blood tests, translation of birth cert and Marriage cert in total it's working out at least $5594, more than double the wedding package mainly because I have 31 guests going and the package only covers 20. They are all staying at the hotel but as we get our own waiters etc we need to pay extra which is fair enough but it all seems quite expensive and no doubt there may be a couple more extras when we get over there!! What seemed like the cheaper options is turning out to be pretty expensive Has anyone else had any similar experiences? Thanks for the advice with the Ipod, I just wanted a DJ as I didn't want to have to worry about anything when I get over there but I don't even know if the DJ is any good and would be worth all that money?? The sound system I thought we would need so that our guests can hear what is going on as it might be quite noisy right next to the ocean!! Ps. What thread will I find Kat's review on?? Thanks again L x

Hi everyone, i'm looking for some advice from those of you who have been married at Dreams Cancun or are in the process of organizing your wedding!! Our wedding is in July 2009, I have just recently sent the deposit and filled out the Q & A form for the wedding and have today recieved a copy of our contract. We have booked the Dreams Ultimate package ($2650) as I thought it included quite a lot in it, I realised that we would probably need to pay extra but the price on the contract has DOUBLED!!!! We are not having anything fancy, there are 31 guests so need to pay extra for 11 as it only covers 20, fair enough. We said we would like a DJ for evening reception OMG how expensive is that!!! Also you have to pay for the sound system for the ceremony on top of that!! The list goes on and on... Just to see if everyone is in the same situation?? If so does anyone have any advice as to getting the cost down a bit or negotiate with what's in the package?? Just a bit surprised at the price...... Thanks for the help!! Louise

Hi everyone, i'm looking for some advice from those of you who have been married at Dreams Cancun or are in the process of organizing your wedding!! Our wedding is in July 2009, I have just recently sent the deposit and filled out the Q & A form for the wedding and have today recieved a copy of our contract. We have booked the Dreams Ultimate package ($2650) as I thought it included quite a lot in it, I realised that we would probably need to pay extra but the price on the contract has DOUBLED!!!! We are not having anything fancy, there are 31 guests so need to pay extra for 11 as it only covers 20, fair enough. We said we would like a DJ for evening reception OMG how expensive is that!!! Also you have to pay for the sound system for the ceremony on top of that!! The list goes on and on... Just to see if everyone is in the same situation?? If so does anyone have any advice as to getting the cost down a bit or negotiate with what's in the package?? Just a bit surprised at the price...... Thanks for the help!! Louise

Just noticed this new thread thank god there are other brides going to Dreams next year! Our wedding date is 14th July 2009!!!!!! We are having 32 guests, still deciding what time to have the wedding at and where to hold the reception Anyone got any advice or what's all your plans? Lou xxx

Hi Kelly, That's good, i'll probably see you there then!! Hope we do get good weather! This forum's really good, there is loads of people who have had experiences with Dreams Cancun. I take it you are getting married at the gazebo? Have you decided where to have your reception? I just got pics through from the hotel of all the locations and can't decide yet where to have it!! L x

Hi everyone, finally booked our wedding for Dreams Cancun!! Fly out on 6th July 2009 and have requested the 14th July 2009 for the wedding!!! I'm so glad it's finally done now I can start actually planning for the day! We just booked a basic room in the hotel for 2 weeks (will try and upgrade directly with the hotel) and are then moving onto Le Blanc, Cancun for a week of relaxation afterwards! We booked the basic wedding package too because we got it free as we booked over 5 rooms in the hotel, we are planning on upgrading to the Dreams Ultimate package when we have enough cash to pay the 50% deposit!! L xxx