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10-02-2008, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los Angeles Wedding Date: May 23, 2009 Wedding Location: El Careyes Resort
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karma: 0 |  Cost for Entertainment
Please help!!
My Resort offers the following entertainment:
SOLO GUITAR PLAYER $900
JAZZ DUO (2 HOURS) $1,000
MEXICAN TRIO (3 hours) $1,300
CLASSIC QUARTET (Violin, Chello) $1,900
MARIACHI (3 hours) $1,500
CUBAN BAND $2,100
DJ (5 hours) $2,500
FIRE DANCERS (30 MINUTES) $1,500
MEXICAN DANCERS (30 MINUTES) $1,500
FIRE WORKS (30 SECONDS to 1 MINUTE) $2,000
I find these prices really HIGH! What is everybody else paying for entertainment?
People keep telling me that we are getting taken advantage of because we are foreigners. Is anybody else experiencing the same problems/frustrations?
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10-03-2008, 02:02 AM
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#2 | | Full Member
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Wedding Date: July 1, 2011 Wedding Location: Oahu, Hawaii
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karma: 1 | Re: Cost for Entertainment
I haven't looked into this yet, but I'd love to know how much this is all too. And I'm hoping that the prices are high so that way in reality we'll all get a cheaper deal.
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10-03-2008, 02:34 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 32 Location: Cerritos ~ Los Angeles, California Wedding Date: June 26, 2009 Wedding Location: Akumal ~ Riviera Maya, Mexico
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karma: 1 | Re: Cost for Entertainment
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Originally Posted by Yanell  Please help!!
My Resort offers the following entertainment:
SOLO GUITAR PLAYER $900
JAZZ DUO (2 HOURS) $1,000
MEXICAN TRIO (3 hours) $1,300
CLASSIC QUARTET (Violin, Chello) $1,900
MARIACHI (3 hours) $1,500
CUBAN BAND $2,100
DJ (5 hours) $2,500
FIRE DANCERS (30 MINUTES) $1,500
MEXICAN DANCERS (30 MINUTES) $1,500
FIRE WORKS (30 SECONDS to 1 MINUTE) $2,000
I find these prices really HIGH! What is everybody else paying for entertainment?
People keep telling me that we are getting taken advantage of because we are foreigners. Is anybody else experiencing the same problems/frustrations? | Yowzers those prices are high  at least compared to the quotes I received from my wedding coordinator. Although I am getting married in Akumal (Riviera Maya/Cancun area), which of course is no where near Playa Careyes, my WC quoted me the following for entertainment during my June 09wedding:
Live band (latin/african fusion types) for two to three, 45-minute sets - $1000 to $1,500
DJ - $450 for 4 hours, $50 each additional hour
Solo guitarist - $150 to $250 per hour
Mariachi - $350 to $400 per hour
Guitar Trio - $300 per hour
Never been to the Playa Careyes area, is it a huge resort town? It looks beautiful from pics though! But sometimes entertainment in the smaller areas can be more expensive because there are not a lot of options, so they know they can charge you an arm and a leg. But if your resort allows outside vendors, I'd definitely check around  ~ Good luck!!!
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10-03-2008, 05:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lk Hopatcong, NJ Wedding Date: Feb. 28, 2009 Wedding Location: Gran Bahia Principe Akumal, Riviera Maya
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karma: 3 | Re: Cost for Entertainment
Yikes those prices are high. I know our dj is 150 per hour and I know the other entertainment options were lower similar to MarieSam but I do not have word on this computer to check the prices. Can you try to negotiate the prices or bring in outside vendors?
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