allisonmpls

I'm working with Valeria now to select the decorations for the ceremony. One of my friends is getting married at a different resort and is bringing her own sheers, bows, etc and the resort is setting them up for free. I know that won't happen from everything I've read previously. Has anyone brought their own sheers for the gazebo and bows for the chairs? I was thinking that it would be a lot less expensive to buy the material beforehand and then have them set everything up. Although, part of me just wants to have them do everything so it's one less thing I have to worry about. I wouldn't even know how much to buy, and I doubt Valeria would give out the measurements. Thoughts?

Welcome!!! :-) I would love to see your pictures!

Congrats and welcome! :-)

Congrats and welcome! Happy planning!

Congrats and welcome! Sounds beautiful!

Congrats and welcome! I'm getting married at El Dorado Royale on 5/15/10 - can't wait!

Congrats and welcome! Happy planning!

Congrats and welcome! Have fun planning!

Congrats and welcome! Happy planning!

Congrats and welcome! Happy planning!

Congratulations and welcome! I'm sure it will all work out - hang in there!

Congratulations and welcome!

Congrats and welcome!

Quote: Originally Posted by dimplz05 Hi Ladies! I am getting married on May 7, 2010 at the EDR and just sent Valeria a list of all the extras (and yes, they definately add up)! She is charging us $150 set up fee because we are bringing our own decorations and centrepieces for the private reception that we are doing. It is still cheaper than renting stuff from them. We are bringing our own flowers (real touch) for our bouquets! If you guys have any questions, I might be able to answer some of them as I have been working with Valeria for quite a while now!! AllisonMPLS - I will see you there! We are leaving on the 12th! Fantastic! :0) I can't believe it's only 3 months away! Less than that for you, Dimplz05!

Quote: Originally Posted by jjwed HI!! My Fiance and I are getting married at EDR in May of this year! I am super excited but stressed at the same time. We will be having about 25 people down there with us and we decided to do the free wedding! I was wondering about the dinner at El Cocotal. I hoped it would be nice enough. I didn't even think about negotiating things for the wedding. Flowers, runner, etc. Has that worked? Do you talk to Lomas Travel (I am also dealing with Valeria), or the coordinator when I get to the resort. We weren't going to do a private reception there b/c we are having a party when we get back as well. I guess I am looking for advice, ideas, experiences, etc. This website is great and I really should look at it more! We'll be there on the 11th, and getting married on the 15th! Maybe we'll see you there! I just finally picked the menu for the free wedding dinner, and am working on sending Valeria info about what I want the flowers to look like. I haven't gotten to the decorations yet, but I know there is a TON of great info on here on how to save some money along the way! I don't think we're going to do anything private, as that really would cost a lot. I think we may do a champagne toast after our ceremony, and let the parents and MOH/BM do speeches at that point. We'll see... It's starting to come up quickly, so I guess I'd better get moving! Allison