El Dorado Royale (EDR) Brides - POST HERE!

[brigopens]

Originally Posted by timelsel

"You can bring your own decorations, however, there is a set up fee for all of this extras, of 5 usd per person, at the group, this will be 100 usd".

We had our parents stop by the reception location and decorate the tables prior to our cocktail/reception. No extra charge. Definitely the way to go, plus that way you can make sure it's exactly as you like it...

[Millie & George]

Hi there!!

I am planning to take a few things ie: fans ect, but again I am going to get someone to do it for me from the wedding party. Definately not paying 5 usd per person.

Hope that helps xx

[shannon]

Originally Posted by ctpetch

I did decide on cancun Studios too. I did like there photos. I'm just waiting to make sure they are still available. What package you going with? I think I am going to do the Love Story package. Did they give you the $250 off to cover the outside vendor fee? They will if mentioned. One of the other brides did tell me about that.

we are doing the Passion package--- and yep, they gave us $250 off to help pay for half of outside vendor fee- which I was really happy about... I haven't had a ton of communication with them since the initial booking/deposit. I thought that maybe 4-5 weeks out, I'd email and try to give a list of shots I want, and give schedule of wedding events, etc- try and nail down some details....

[ctpetch]

Originally Posted by shannon

we are doing the Passion package--- and yep, they gave us $250 off to help pay for half of outside vendor fee- which I was really happy about... I haven't had a ton of communication with them since the initial booking/deposit. I thought that maybe 4-5 weeks out, I'd email and try to give a list of shots I want, and give schedule of wedding events, etc- try and nail down some details....

Hi Shannon

I was able to get cancun studios. I was happy to hear they were available. I havent heard anymore since I paid the deposit. Probably going to shoot them an email to make sure I am all set.

[ctpetch]

I'm still trying to figure out programs for the ceremony. I'm not sure if they have a standard outline at the resort, so I can make one up or not. Does anyone have any ideas?

Any recommendations if any are doing the free wedding package on the dinner at El cocotal. What menu & food choices they suggest. Als what about a cake. I hear very good just don't remember what someone suggest before.

Thanks for the help

[nolaroy724]

I know we have discussed the ceremony music before and some of you are using live music and some of you used or will use the cd player. Honestly, for those who have used the cd player, how did it sound?

There is an episode of My Name is Earl when Joy marries Crabman and she is making her wedding tape by recording songs off of the radio to play on a little boombox in the park. I keeping thinking of this when I think about using EDR's CD player for the ceremony!

I'm afraid of bad sound quality, not playing the right song at the right time, I guess the usual concerns most have with this topic. We absolutely do not have it in our budget to pay for a musician.

[brigopens]

Originally Posted by ctpetch

I'm still trying to figure out programs for the ceremony. I'm not sure if they have a standard outline at the resort, so I can make one up or not. Does anyone have any ideas?

Any recommendations if any are doing the free wedding package on the dinner at El cocotal. What menu & food choices they suggest. Als what about a cake. I hear very good just don't remember what someone suggest before.

Thanks for the help

They gave me a standard ceremony via email prior to going down there. I was told that I could change it up a bit and did so before heading down there. We got a copy to the minister prior to heading down so he could review it.

We added 2 guest readers, and had changed a few things around with order, etc... It went pretty well, but to be honest, they are so used to doing things their own way, that some of it just reverted back to the standard on the actual day.

My advice would be to make any big changes you want but to leave the basic ceremony intact. It actually is pretty nice. The groom will have a few minutes once he shows up to talk with and go over how things need to go.

I based my program format around the ceremony they sent out to me and it went well. If anyone wants to see what mine looked like laid out in Word, let me know your email address.

[brigopens]

Originally Posted by ctpetch

Any recommendations if any are doing the free wedding package on the dinner at El cocotal. What menu & food choices they suggest. Als what about a cake. I hear very good just don't remember what someone suggest before.

Thanks for the help

We did El Cocotal mostly because of the location. It was the only time we ate there, and it was the least impressed I was with food the entire trip. Not sure if it was because they served 50 of us at once, or it was just the restaurant itself.

My wife and I much prefered the other restaurant, I think las Fuentes, that was offered and looking back over the menus, I would choose that over El COcotal for sure...

For cake, we just had a small (4-6 person) vanilla cake with white icing, at our reception and it was absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!

[brigopens]

Originally Posted by nolaroy724

I know we have discussed the ceremony music before and some of you are using live music and some of you used or will use the cd player. Honestly, for those who have used the cd player, how did it sound?

I'm afraid of bad sound quality, not playing the right song at the right time, I guess the usual concerns most have with this topic. We absolutely do not have it in our budget to pay for a musician.

We used our iPod hooked into their sound system and things went very well. I thought the sound quaity was great.

If you put the songs on in order, there shouldn't be any problems with playign them. They had someone in charge of the sound system, but we had one of our friends, the AV guy... :-) , watching over to make sure it was going like we wanted it to.

Used the same set-up at the ceremony, and they let our DJ friend just take complete control fo the set list. I can't imagine spending all the extra money for live music at the ceremony. maybe at the reception if you really have your heart set on it!

[jfwolfe72]

Originally Posted by ctpetch

I'm still trying to figure out programs for the ceremony. I'm not sure if they have a standard outline at the resort, so I can make one up or not. Does anyone have any ideas?

Any recommendations if any are doing the free wedding package on the dinner at El cocotal. What menu & food choices they suggest. Als what about a cake. I hear very good just don't remember what someone suggest before.

Thanks for the help

I'm working on this as I type! Here's what I plan on using as our program - I have to send them to my invitation girl this week! I'm basically sticking with the format that the minister sent to me. I just can't figure out if I want to do the sand ceremony, though, or the Unity candle thing. I'd like to do the sand ceremony since it's unique, but we'll be getting married in the chapel. I'm also trying to figure out where to stick in the Somewhere over the Rainbow song. Should I do this during the sand ceremony/unity ceremony or after the recessional?

Prelude
“Air on a G String”
-Bach

Seating of the Mothers
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”
-Bach

Bride’s Processional
“Canon in D”
-Pachelbel

“Somewhere over the Rainbow”
- Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Gathering Words

Opening Prayer

Reflection about Marriage and Love

Charge to the Couple

Scripture Reading

Declaration of Consent

Exchange of Vows

Presentation and Exchange of Rings

Lighting of the Unity Candle / or Sand Ceremony
“Guitar Concerto in D. Major, Largo”
-Vivaldi
--OR—
“Romance in F”
-Beethoven

Final Prayer

Presentation of the Couple

Recessional
“Spring from the Four Seasons”
-Vivaldi