2010 Brides

i just cant seem to decide on a place. we really are thinking cancun and we want an all inclusive.... and i REALLLLLY love moon palace, but then i was reading on here that other peoples guests booked elsewhere because of prices. i mean, whats the point of flying all the way to mexico and staying at a diff resort? do i dunno. guess we just have to wait and see the prices when they become available

hi all, we're hoping for the end of april or beginning of may 2010 at the gran bahia principe-mayan riveria. we've stayed there twice before and had a great time so we picked there. plus it's less stress for us going to a place we aren't familiar with. i want a very laid back wedding so this should help. plus the price is reasonable, great place, lots to do...i can also answer any questions the guests have about the resort which i think will eliminate a lot of stress.

Hello 2010 brides! FI and I have narrowed our decision down to Riviera Maya/Playa del Carmen area. It's great to know that everyone is going through the same frustrations. I've been looking at sooooooo many hotels and I can't seem to find what I want and still keep it reasonable for our guests. FI has gone to a TA, but they haven't been very helpful. I just clicked on the BDW TA and requested a TA, but none of them "specialize" in this area. Only Jill seems the most relevant one. Anyone had experience with Jill?

We are expecting 50-100 guests, ranging in all ages. We decided on RM/Playa because it seems more quiet and intimate for a wedding. The hotels I love are all too pricey. I love Royal Playa del Carmen, but they don't allow kids. I love Grand Velas, but $$$$. I would love a Tulum wedding, but the land travel is too much for older guests. Maybe we should just suck it up and book a place? I think my biggest problems is that I don't know what the approximate room rates will be for our guests. Any info you can share about room rates?

Is anyone else in the process of blocking hotel rooms for your guests?? I am trying to do that now, but since my wedding is a year away it's kinda hard to firgure out who will actually go. My TA said that the resort will accept an estimate of rooms but to try and be as close as possible. I will also have the opportunity to release any unbooked rooms 90 days before my departure which is good. I have invited about 85 people and only expect maybe 30-35 to go, so I was thinking of maybe blocking only 20-25 rooms. But what if more than 35 people go or what if all 85 people go!!

I have the same problem. I am not liking the prices some of the TAs are giving me. Way overpriced in my opinion. I will wait another month or 2 to see.

I've also sent out our STD's about 2 weeks ago and asked guests to check out our website. The frustrating thing is that no one is looking at our website after I spent so much time putting all the details on it. People who are interested in going have been just asking us the details. Hopefully more people will start looking at the site over the next month. And the majority of our guests are computer savvy enough to know how to use the internet and website. I'm glad that I didn't pay money and got a free website.

Hello fellow 2010 Brides...It is so nice to see all of you on here! I am pretty sure that my man and I will be getting married April 2010. The exact date is still up in the air. My best friend/cousin is considering getting married at the same resort (Gran Bahia Principe in Mexico) on the same week. We would still have our own special day, but we would share the week. We are very close so I think this would be great! Anyway I’m happy to see you all on here and I look forward to helping each other out.