We all LOVED her work. Me, my conservative BMs, my funky BMs, my mom. Everyone's individual style and taste was captured perfectly by Zenab. She's incredibly sweet. She arrived early and stuck to our schedule... very important on your wedding day. My eyes looked amazing and I loved my false eye lashes. My trial went really well too.

I know this is very popular resort with a lot of knotties and I was excited to find a great rate for a Casita on Expedia.com, but I must say I was disappointed. The weather was cool and it was windy, I didn't expect that. Additionally, the food is hardly "gourmet." And good thing we're from South Florida and weren't looking forward to seeing a great beach, because the beach is way too eroded and rocky to enjoy. Aside from that, the landscaping is gorgeous and most of the staff is very courteous. I think it's important for me to be completely honest on this review in particular b/c so many knotties only have great things to say about EDR. Don't get me wrong, we had a nice and relaxing honeymoon, but it just wasn't what I expected after reading so many good things on Trip Advisor. I was wrong to assume that the bad reviews were from people who were too picky.

We had such a good time and the food was plentiful and delicious. Make sure you try the Lebanese beer, too! The belly dancer was so much fun. Everyone got up and danced. Maroosh provided exactly the kind of relaxed mood and interactive feel that I was hoping for. The manager was a pleasure to work with and everything went smoothly. We had the entire 2nd floor to ourselves for about 3 hours!

We didn't book any cars until the week of the wedding. Arriving in a nice car was never a priority for me. I was fine driving up to the church in my dad's van, but DH wanted us to ride in style. He took care of getting us a wonderful blue Rolls Royce to transport me and my dad to the church, and then the newlyweds to the reception. We also had a black limo at the end of the reception. Excellent service. Speak to Andy, he was our driver and he helped carry my train when I got in and out of the car. Great guy.

4 days before the wedding, DH and I decided we wanted sparklers. It was too close to the wedding to have them shipped due to some regulations on "rushing" sparklers. We were lucky enough to find TNT. My aunt lives near Dania so she got them for us. Great pricing and worth the drive if you want to save on shipping costs!

We were getting compliments on the music all night long, while people were dancing next to us! The next day my dad told me that he never imagined that so many people were going to be dancing. Ubi can read a crowd, and more importantly he can read a bride and groom! He played all of our requests and was a pleasure to work with leading up to the wedding. We decided to change our first dance song the day before the wedding and he was prepared for us. We asked for his opinion on our entrance b/c we didn’t want to interrupt the cocktail hour flow and he gave us his suggestion. He was great.

Sue & Mike were simply wonderful. We had such a good time with them. All day, DH kept telling them "you guys rock!" They are REAL photojournalists for the Sun Sentinel and they were exactly what we were looking for. We didn't want a lot of posed shots. Sure, we took a few portraits to make the parents, but everything else was non-stop action shots! They also put together spectacular slideshows and albums. They have a great style. If this is the type of photography that you're looking, they will not disappoint.

My mom didn't want anything overly beaded and we were very disappointed with what we found in department stores: it was all boxy jackets with shoulder pads. We found the perfect lace dress with matching lace jacket in a beautiful gold color. I had seen similar styles online for twice as much. Alterations were included in the price of the dress. My mom thought that the dress was a little wrinkled when she picked it up post-alterations, so she called them and they steamed it for us a few days before the wedding. Excellent customer service and a great seamstress.

I did my trail with Dina months before the wedding and loved how relaxed my waves looked a few hours later, so we came up with a plan for the day-of: I would do my hair before any of the BMs so that my curls would loosen for a bit and then we'd spray them. I e-mailed her my timeline for all the hair appts and we stuck to the schedule. She was unbelievably patient during the trail trying out different options and it was a pleasure to have her with us while we got ready. All the girls loved how their hair turned out!

I was so excited about the cake topper and kept a surprise for most people. Everyone raved about it, even one of DH's dad's buddies! Nicole did such an incredible job with our mini couple's dress and tuxedo! We couldn't be happier. And we're very excited about having it as a keepsake in our home for years to come. It's such a unique element, because no one else will ever had your same exact topper. I think having it be one-of-a-kind is pretty special.