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05-21-2007, 06:32 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Wedding Date: 2/2/08 Wedding Location: El Dorado Royale
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karma: 0 |  $500 to bring in my own photographer!
So the El Dorado Royale apparently has a policy that you can have outside photographers as long as you pay the resort 500 bucks. What kind of policy is this?! GRR. Anyone gotten around this in anyway? I am started to get really frustrated with all these limitations and rules...
And an unrelated question- for those who are having/had a beach wedding, what did you do for music? Did you just use a CD? How was the sound quality. Did you hire someone?
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05-21-2007, 06:43 PM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 38 Location: Dallas, TX Wedding Date: August 15, 2008 Wedding Location: JP out back of Wal-Mart
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karma: 3 |  Re: $500 to bring in my own photographer!
Some of the resorts will allow the photographer if you put them on your guest list for 1-3 nights...
If you haven't signed anything with the resort yet, you might try and use your wedding there as a bargaining tool to get them to waive/reduce the fee.... I have no clue if that will work or not, but it's kind of what I plan on doing because it pisses me off that they want to force the couple to either use their (usually) crappy resort photographer or get more money out of them by playing with their (the couples) desire to have a decent photo album of memories...
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05-21-2007, 06:45 PM
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#3 | | Dreams Bride
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karma: 10 | Re: $500 to bring in my own photographer!
mikki is right...that or have them stay at the hotel...
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05-21-2007, 07:00 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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karma: 2 | Re: $500 to bring in my own photographer!
lauren - i just got back from a wedding there. its my second one at that resort. you can read a little about the trip here - some pics el dorado royale
(i will be posting actual wedding pics from that trip tomorrow :) and will let everyone know.)
ive always been on the guestlist and ive always stayed there. my couples pay a set travel fee (so they dont pay more if i decide to stay somewhere more expensive. its on me) then i just stay where i want but 99% of the time its where the wedding is. its easier. no one at EDR has ever said a word. i dress more like a guest and try to stay on the downlow. but if im staying at the resort and on the guestlist im not sure what they can do.
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05-21-2007, 07:30 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Wedding Date: 2/2/08 Wedding Location: El Dorado Royale
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Thanks for the suggestions. The WC also said that I could pay for the photgrapher to spend a night in the hotel which is definitely cheaper than 500 bucks. I just dont understand why I cant purchase a day pass dammit!!
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05-21-2007, 07:36 PM
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#6 | | Elite Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 25 Location: Dallas Wedding Date: May 24 2009 Wedding Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Las Caletas)
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karma: 5 | Re: $500 to bring in my own photographer!
That is very frustrating!  I'm not looking forward to the hassell of negotiating this myself.
It is good to know that some hotels will let them come if they just book a night. I was already planning that into the budget for booking an outside photographer if we can afford one when the time comes. (I really hope we can, cause that is very important to me.) I just don't want to have to pay an ADDITIONAL $500 on top of that!
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05-21-2007, 09:08 PM
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#7 | | Banned
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karma: 0 | Re: $500 to bring in my own photographer!
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Originally Posted by JaimeLynne  That is very frustrating! I'm not looking forward to the hassell of negotiating this myself.
It is good to know that some hotels will let them come if they just book a night. I was already planning that into the budget for booking an outside photographer if we can afford one when the time comes. (I really hope we can, cause that is very important to me.) I just don't want to have to pay an ADDITIONAL $500 on top of that! | You won't have to pay an additional fee on top of that. This is just the resorts way of getting money if you don't use their photographer because they usually get a cut of the money the photographer makes. It's completely lame.
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05-22-2007, 08:51 AM
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#8 | | Elite Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 25 Location: Dallas Wedding Date: May 24 2009 Wedding Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Las Caletas)
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karma: 5 | Re: $500 to bring in my own photographer!
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Originally Posted by jthrasherphoto.com You won't have to pay an additional fee on top of that. This is just the resorts way of getting money if you don't use their photographer because they usually get a cut of the money the photographer makes. It's completely lame. | Ok good to know cause we are both totally in love with your work.
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05-22-2007, 02:03 PM
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#9 | | Full Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atlanta & Riviera Maya Wedding Date: june 2 & december 07 Wedding Location: Lake Martin & Riviera Maya
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karma: 2 | Re: $500 to bring in my own photographer!
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Originally Posted by Lauren_Hirshon So the El Dorado Royale apparently has a policy that you can have outside photographers as long as you pay the resort 500 bucks. What kind of policy is this?! GRR. Anyone gotten around this in anyway? I am started to get really frustrated with all these limitations and rules...
And an unrelated question- for those who are having/had a beach wedding, what did you do for music? Did you just use a CD? How was the sound quality. Did you hire someone?
Thanks in advance |
Smile, everything will be ok. :)
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05-22-2007, 02:36 PM
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#10 | | tara*licious*
Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 27 Location: Phoenix Wedding Date: November 2, 2008 Wedding Location: Puerto Vallarta - Las Caletas
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karma: 5 | Re: $500 to bring in my own photographer!
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Originally Posted by Matt Adcock Did you hear that from Lomas Travel?
FOLKS, we (photographers) are in a growing battle and it is the power of the CLIENT that will win in the end. You must stand strong and speak your mind.
$500 for what? everybody is on the take and I can tell you that you will be able to bring your photographer in there and you can get away with anything, if you put your mind to it. I spoke to the WC face to face at el dorado and she blatantly told me if they can do NOTHING if you make your photographer a guest. So go ahead with your plans, hire a photographer and invite them to your wedding.
SO, lets get together and fight these ridiculous fees. Client satisfaction should be TOP priority. Not penalizing your clients.
Smile, everything will be ok. :) | Cheers to that!!!!!!!!!!!
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