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H&M was the store that came through for me after weeks of hunting. As for shoes, she went barefoot! I found a nice white linen shirt to wear (also at Winners), but had difficulty finding some suitable linen pants at a reasonable price. She ended up buying it at Winners in Canada for a fraction of the cost of a bridal store gown. You can spend a lot of money on wedding dresses, especially through a bridal store, but my wife wanted a simple, short, white dress that was suitable for wearing on the beach. My wife knew exactly what style of dress she wanted and went on a hunt for it several months before we were to leave for the vacation. Our ring purchases were considerably cheaper in Mexico than at home. We haggled the merchants down and ended up very satisfied with silver bands, mine plain and my wife’s inset with diamonds. We took a taxi to Playa Del Carman and scoured all the merchants until we found ones we liked.
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We both wanted silver and knowing that Mexico is famous for it’s silver, we decided to wait until we got to Mexico to buy the rings.
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We have been through several rings over 18 years of marriage for a variety of reasons (a hub in itself!) and so decided that we wanted to get new rings for the renewal ceremony. I know that some people are still wearing their original wedding band after many years, but we are not. We upgraded that lesson to a couples massage over looking the beach (an awesome experience) as well as the use of all the spas facilities, pools, and hot tubs. The spa at the resort also gave us a massage lesson. A candlelit dinner on the beach was also included (more on that later). We had a chilled bottle of champagne and flowers in our room on arrival. Because we booked an ocean front room, included in our stay was the honeymoon and anniversary package.