Barcelo Maya Palace Brides

Erica, I have a few more questions for you :-)

I'm thinking about getting a band for the cocktail hour, would you recommend the mariachi or something different. It looked like you had a jazz band or something. Does Barcelo charge you a fee to let an outside band in?

Did Barcelo make your cake? Or did any outside bakery do that? Did you just bring a picture of what you wanted?

For the cocktail hour, do you know how much it is per person to have the apps?

One more, do you know if you can request specific drinks for cocktail hour/reception? My colors are blue and green and I think it would be awesome to have some type of blue drink for the cocktail hour.

Thanks for all your help!

Hope I can answer some questions! Depending on the package you choose, you WILL have a cake! It will either be 1 tier, or 2 tier which is included in the price and will have colors that match your wedding. If you upgrade, that comes with an additional fee. But really, who eats all that cake anyways? LOL. The only real purpose it serves is for cutting and feeding each other for a few pics!

The cocktail hour prices vary. The cheapest is $14.50 per person and it's a Mexican theme (ie, guacamole, tacos, quesadillas, empanadas, etc)...there's also an International theme or Caribbean. I have that file if anyone wants me to email it to them. Open bar is available during cocktail also. That is $11.00 per person, per hour for domestic and $14.00 for international.

Yes, cocktails can be themed around your colors! I asked that already because mine are orange and pink. Instead of a champagne toast after we walk down the aisle, I wanted festive strawberry margaritas with an orange umbrella or flower (virgin ones for the kiddies!)...and this can be done! Makes for a fun pic too

As an example, our ceremony is at 4:00pm. Cocktail hour will be from 5-7pm. We have 30 guests so that brings us to $1,095 for 8 hor'dorves (not sure how to spell, sorry!) choices and 2 hours of open bar. It can either be set up by the pool, grill, rooftop, etc. Really, wherever there is an open space, but not necessarily where your reception will be. Hope this helps!

Okay, so am I the only one who think to pay almost $1000 extra to have a "cocktail hour" when everyone that is there drinks for free seems silly? What are the benefits of paying this extra money? Is it for a private bar with a private staff?

hey guys- my TA brought up a valid question. As sickening as I think this is, the reality is a lot of resorts have policies on allowing Mexican residents onto their resorts as guests... My photographer is Mexican... am I going to have a problem because we are booking him a room and putting him on the guest list. Has any past brides hired a Mexican Photographer since the policy of no external vendors changed? *I hate having to ask these questions... it's just so wrong.

Heard back from Claudia and she said that the flowers on the PDF were only examples, but that she has an entire book full of options in her office. She also told me I could email her a photo of what I want and that she would tell me if it was included in the quoted price for additional bouquets,etc or if there would be an upcharge. Flowers are one of those things that can literally be decided on the day you arrive.

Haven't heard anything back about the DJ though. I'm just going to go with the guy they provide because I'm not paying another $200 to have my own guy come in. Let's hope for the best.

Bought my dress yesterday! It's awesome and I'm so excited! I ordered my save the dates too, so I had a big day!

Hi Sandra,

Just wondering if there was an extra charge to change the drink from champagne toast to the margaritas after the wedding. I love this idea!

Thanks,

Steph

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Originally Posted by Sandra&Mario Hope I can answer some questions! Depending on the package you choose, you WILL have a cake! It will either be 1 tier, or 2 tier which is included in the price and will have colors that match your wedding. If you upgrade, that comes with an additional fee. But really, who eats all that cake anyways? LOL. The only real purpose it serves is for cutting and feeding each other for a few pics!   The cocktail hour prices vary. The cheapest is $14.50 per person and it's a Mexican theme (ie, guacamole, tacos, quesadillas, empanadas, etc)...there's also an International theme or Caribbean. I have that file if anyone wants me to email it to them. Open bar is available during cocktail also. That is $11.00 per person, per hour for domestic and $14.00 for international.   Yes, cocktails can be themed around your colors! I asked that already because mine are orange and pink. Instead of a champagne toast after we walk down the aisle, I wanted festive strawberry margaritas with an orange umbrella or flower (virgin ones for the kiddies!)...and this can be done! Makes for a fun pic too