Barcelo ANYONE?

You will love Claudia! We had a total of 42 people. The grill is huge, but we were only in one half of it. They arranged the tables in a way that really closed the room in, so it didn't seem too large at all. I think it will be fine with 30 people. The grill wasn't as open as I expected. It is not as open as the other grills because it is supposed to be nicer. There are huge windows all around the building that can open up. They are huge sliding windows, I'm sure you could have them as open or as closed as you want. I'm not sure how open our windows were, I didn't even notice. We did not have a dj. We used our own ipod on a dock, Claudia stood by it and turned the volume down for toasts, or put on our special songs such as our first dance. I liked having the ipod, because I could go over and change the music as I wanted. Our reception did seem a bit short, and Claudia told us we could keep it going for an extra hour, for $10 per person. So another $420.00, but since we had done the cocktail hour prior we decided to move our party to the Carey Bar upstairs. It is a laid back lounge, where we went every night. It was a fun bar with a piano, and plenty of room for everyone. Afterwards, my wedding party headed to the disco, they had a blast. They said it was pretty cheesy, but super fun! I created the slideshow and gave to Claudia to play. I told her I when to play it, and everything went perfectly. The audio/visual equipment is an additional cost of $420.00. We played the slideshow at the beginning of the reception, and after it was over, we turned the sound down and just let the pictures play while we ate dinner. If you want to take a look at my slideshow, its on our wedding web site. www.keelyandlee.com You can find it under the wedding slideshow page. Part of what I do is making wedding slideshows and wedding websites, so if you're interested let me know. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!

Does anyone have experience with a legal ceremony at the Barcelo? Can you tell me how the judge was? Do you know if it is religious? Can you still write your own vows? Thanks!

The legal ceremony, if it is on the beach, can not be religious. You can only have a religious ceremony if it is in the chapel or in a church. I'm pretty sure you can write your own vows and add readings to the ceremony, I don't see why not?

 

Anyone getting married in late june/early july 2010? I wanna meet someone who is getting married around the same time as me =)

I am! We just had out date put on hold on Tuesday Our wedding date it July 1st 2010

A lot of you have mentioned these open air grills for the dinner are they considered an option if we are not doing our reception on the beach? We are going with the sea breeze package( I think) so our meal is supposed to happen in a ball room I wonder If I can use a grill instead?

You have to pick one of the packages that includes a dinner on the beach if you would like to use an open air grill. The only other option is the banquet room.

yayyy!! I finally met someone who has the same wedding date as me!! Congrats--i'm so excited!!

Does anyone have pictures of the banquet room at the palace? Are there windows? Where is the location? Thank you!

I am so excited I found this thread! We're getting married at the Palace on January 8, 2010!! I've read every post on all the other threads and this one had the best info! Thanks Keely! You answered a lot of questions I'm sure I'll have lots more along the way! By the way, your pictures are amazing! Matt and Suzanne did an incredible job!

 

<3 Sandra

so I have booked my wedding for october 24, 2009 but I really haven't done much more. I have sent an email asking for more pictures and location options, decor stuff, etc... I don't know if I should be more aggressive or if somebody else possibly has some more photos of weddings at the resort