Grand Riviera Princess & Grand Sunset Princess

I hooked up with another bride on the forum to share the costs of bringing a photographer to Mexico. In fact, after we'd booked her, I found yet another bride who will also be using the photgraphers services! Which is great, as it makes it more worth her while to come!

We managed to get a killer deal... the photographer is very experienced, and interested in branching into the destination wedding market, so was willing to lower her price for the experience and portfolio material.

Ask around, I'm sure you'll find a photographer willing to come just for the cost of the trip. And if you can hook up with another bride, you can offer a bit more, and still save!

We're bringing our own photographer from here....it was one of the few things that I felt I could have control on, since there are several unknowns with a dw. Not to mention I was able to have my engagement pics included for the cost

We're bringing photographers to Mexico with us. They are actually part of the forum TammyB & Faber Photography, so I actually have two photographers and I am so excited they will be joining us. I met them in September and can't be happier with my decision.

Amandseth and anyone getting married soon or been married there already, are you doing dinner at one of the ala cartes? Which one did you choose and what menu? FI and I decided on Las Olas and had the menu set perfectly and Patricia let me know today that the restaurant isn't available for the 6pm seating, we'd have to wait until the 9:30pm seating which is too late since we have my grandparents and stuff with us...So now we're back to square one trying to decide on a restaurant and the set menu for everyone. So I'm just trying to get an idea what anyone else had planned.

Well we are going with the Mexican restaurant, she wasn't very flexible with the menu so I figured the Mexican wound be the most fun and easiest to please everyone. I wanted to do fondue being the restaurant looks very pretty but you must pick only one meat Seems a bit crazy, anyway, I'm actually using this dinner the night before my wedding and the day of my wedding we're taking everyone off the resort to a restaurant in Playa Del Carmen. They have been much more accommodating, but yes more money...Either way I'm pretty excited and can't believe how close it is!!!!!

I hope everything is FABULOUS on your day Tiffiany, I haven't heard back from many people that have been married there, I guess people get back and move on PLEASE tell me how everything goes I would love to hear about it!!!! All the best!

Hitchedin09, when is your wedding date? I'm assuming sometime in Dec...we won't be back until Nov. 28th but I'll try to make sure I post a little review in here once we return.

My friend was just looking at the new packages for the weddings here. She sent me this link with the new packages as she had seen the ones we were offered earlier this year. The new packages are actually from Nov 1, 2009 - October 31, 2010. The only thing is that it has booking dates. I think we might be able to make them let us use one of those instead. I would bring it up with them.

I still haven't received my contract yet, so I am not sure if they accepted us using the Royalty Package. Technically I haven't signed the contract yet, so we are kind of booking after 9/15/2009. lol

Grand Riviera Princess, Mayan Riviera, Cancun & Mayan Riviera

ROYALTY PACKAGE 2010

Booking Dates: 09/15/0009 - 10/31/0010

Travel Dates: 11/01/0009 - 10/31/0010

Package Inclusions:

-Organizing of the ceremony by the wedding coordinator

-Legal ceremony performed with a judge from the Mexican City

Hall

-Marriage certificate valid in Mexico

-Bouquet with tropical flowers for the Bride

-Boutonniere with tropical flowers for the Groom

-Bride's make up and hairdo the day of the wedding in the

Spa Beauty Salon

-Wedding gazebo with standard decoration: white curtains, 1

center piece with white flowers, red carpet for the aisle,

chairs with white covers & bows (Other decorations and

locations available on request with an additional cost)

-CD player and microphone available during the ceremony.

Couple is allowed to bring their own songs.

-Cocktail hour at the gazebo with domestic open bar after the

ceremony (1 hour service)

-Wedding cake for 40 people

-Special dinner for the couple and 38 guests in an a la carte

restaurant (restaurant is subject to availability)

-Honeymoon amenities and special decoration in the room on

the Wedding day

-Preparation and ironing of the wedding dress and groom's

tuxedo

-Nuptial breakfast taken to couple's room the day after the

wedding ceremony

-Couple's massage the day after the wedding in the Hotel Spa

-Use of bathrobes for the couple during entire stay

-Late check out for the Bride & Groom upon request and

availability)

-Princess' Gift

Please Note:

-For legal weddings in Mexico, the couple and 4 witnesses

must be in the hotel 4 business days before the wedding

date. Saturdays and Sundays are not considered business

days.

-The ceremony is performed in English.

-You must pay cash for judge's gasoline after the wedding.

Package inclusions are subject to change.