MissyR

Neen that totally sucks! I feel so bad for you and I know how frustrating it is - trust me! Is there anything we can do to help? Anything at all? Thanks for the update Becks - let me know what he says around the insurance piece.. ridiculous!

Welcome and good luck with the planning! You will find lots of great resources here!

That's awesome! Mandalay Bay is a great spot - I will be there right after you on April 10th (girls weekend!)

Paradisus has these as well!

I believe that it's kids under 5 stay free - but not sure because our rate included flight..

great site! thanks for the links!

Dating for 6 years - the 7th anniversary of our first date is 2 days after we get married!

Yeah 55 bucks an hour plus the $300 vendor fee and it's still cheaper! Yes it is the appetizer menus - it just wasn't clear. On another note, I informed Perla that I was bringing my own photog as my guest who is staying with us and there is no fee for that ..

Thank you so much! These are some of the exact same Questions I sent her in my chart! Hopefully she will get back to me soon too! I don't understand any of their bar policies - so cocktails are included in the cocktail menus and dinner for 3 hours - but anything after than is $10 pp per hour? That sounds more reasonable! OK so I heard from her about the DJ - Apparently (no suprise here) SWANK is their exclusive with some exceptions - apparently you would have to pay $55 per hour to have someone there from SWANK to supervise - FI$K$%G RIDIDCULOUS.. here is a portion but I have attached it! RULES AND FEES FOR EXTERNAL SUPPLIERS OF AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT, DECORATIONS, STAGE SETS AND COMPUTER SUPPLIES The following rules and policies shall be in force as of January 1, 2007, and shall be mandatory for all audiovisual, decorations, stage sets and computer supply companies that provide services within the facilities of the Sol Meliá hotels located in Cancun and the Riviera Maya. The supplier shall return a signed copy of this manual to the Hotel; the latter may deny the supplier access to the facilities in such case as a signed copy of the manual is not submitted to the Hotel. Rule1.1 Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts in Cancun and the Riviera Maya have designated the company Swank Audio Visuals México as its exclusive supplier of audiovisual supplies. Swank Audio Visuals is familiar with and knowledgeable concerning the facilities, operations and logistics of procedures implemented by the Sol Meliá chain, for which reason it has been designated as the party responsible for and in charge of the production of events. All those suppliers who plan to employ audiovisual supplies within our facilities must contact the Hotel and Swank Audio Visuals within a period of time no less than 15 days prior to their event. Both Swank and the Hotel shall inform external suppliers of all necessary details to ensure the smooth operation of their event. Swank Audio Visuals is responsible for supervising and ensuring that all external suppliers comply with the rules and policies set forth in this manual, and for verifying the procedures and conduct of said external suppliers throughout their stay on Hotel premises. Given the foregoing, a Swank technician must be present from the time of setup, during the beginning of the event and throughout the dismantling of the equipment; the sole obligation of said Swank technician is to be present during these times (ensuring that the guidelines established by the Hotel are being complied with). Said supervisory service on behalf of Swank bears a cost per hour, with a minimum of 4 hours setup per day, based on the following rates: Monday – Friday 7am - 6pm $45.00 USD/HR minimum 4 hours Monday – Friday 6pm - 7am $55.00 USD/HR minimum 4 hours Saturday – Sunday 7am - 6pm $55.00 USD/HR minimum 4 hours Saturday – Sunday 6pm - 7am $65.00 USD/HR minimum 4 hours Holidays $75.00 USD/HR minimum 4 hours The above rates apply when the Staff member’s presence has been requested in timely manner. In such case as the supplier has not made a reservation for said required Staff member’s service, an extra fee shall be applied. Should any damage to the Hotel facilities occur as a result of incompliance with this statute, the supplier and/or client shall commit to paying 100% of the corresponding penalty before the group’s departure from the hotel. Rule 2.1 The supplier is obligated to submit to the Hotel an insurance policy covering damages in the minimum amount of $350,000.00 USD (Three hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars) at least 7 (seven) = days prior to the arrival of any equipment to hotel premises. Said insurance policy must cover the Hotel, its facilities, staff and guests, and shall clearly indicate that the Hotel is the beneficiary of said policy. The supplier is obligated to sign a Letter of Liability releasing the Hotel from any responsibility whatsoever regarding the protection of its property against damages derived from the activities that the supplier and its client carry out within Hotel premises. The supplier shall be responsible for its labor relationship with its own staff, releasing the Hotel from any commitment or contingency of a labor nature with said staff. SwankAV&SolMelia-Production Manual for Outside Vendors.pdf

- Name as it appears on birth certificate: MELISSA ANNE RADOLLI 2- Date of birth: 07/07/1978 3- Do you have any siblings? 1 younger sister 4- Color hair: Brown 5- Color eyes: Brown 6- Nationality: Italian 7- Size shoe: 11 8- Favorite color: Pink 9- Favorite article of clothing: lulu jogging pants 10- Favorite book: Marley and Me 11- Favorite food: Candy 12- Future childs name: Girl: Madison Boy: James 13- What are your parent/s names: Moreno and Linda 14- Who was your first crush: Ian S. 15- Who was the first boy to break your heart: Jason F (Grade 4) 16- Favorite vacation: Disney world with FI (we drove from ONT in university!) 17- If you could change one thing about your body, what would it be? Saddle bags baby! 18- Have you ever had plastic surgery? NOPE 19- How tall are you? 5'11" 20- Favorite celebrity: Richard Gere..

LOL not yet - still waiting to here back on the mother email I sent her on Saturday - I think it would just be a day pass fee ($80)?

SUPER CUTE! Those look great!

Did you do a search on here? there was some discussion a while back about a number of issues with outside photogs - apparently they have an extremely strict policy that they do not allow outside photogs (or the fee is like $500 bucks) .. Just thought I would throw that in!

Welcome and congratulations! We were down at your resort in November 2007 and you made a wonderful choice!

So I emailed Mannia Audio and he responded in like 10 minutes - here's the info: Let me present my self my name is Carlos Martínez General Director from Mannia Audio , Video , Professional lighting and Dj services for weddings and all kind of events, we have around 22 years experience doing dj service , Our rates are different depending of how many people will be invited to your wedding reception, for you to have an idea from 1 to 80 people the price is $750.00 usd and includes: Audio equipment Dj booth Professional dj Robotic lighting Wireless microphone (for speeches and announcements) 5 hours service We also can provide Audio for ceremony (the price depends of the number of people), iluminated dance floor (the price depends of the size of it), cold fireworks ($240.00usd for 4 explosions that goes off at the same time), Lcd video projector and screen for slide show($260.00usd), i am sending you in the atachment a basic 600 song list just for you to have an idea of the music that we have , our entire song list is bigger than a phonebook ,so if you desire you can also send us your own playlist including the first dance and a do not playlist, and i´m sending some pictures of the dance floor and the cold fireworks, Thanks a lot and please feel free to contact us for any doubt you may have

Well are getting married in RM but I know the taxes were on the package she sent us - depending on what it is, I think most things were 10% and then the food and beverage etc. was an extra service tax of 10% - it can certainly add up! Does the website say anything?

I worked on it last night and FI was playing his XBOX - at one point we were trying to figure it out and he was like HOLY S*%T - My response was now you know what I have been going through! What I don't really understand is: 1) Why they have the "packages" none of which include the legal ceremony 2) Why we have to pay $10 per person per hour for "open bar" when the resort is AI 3) How the "4 hours of service" works - we are not having our dinner until like 6:00 but our ceremony is at 3:30 - so the "service" starts at 3:30? (I have asked her this question!?) 4) Is there a difference between an "open bar" vs. "just ordering from the waiter" and is "soft bar" only pop and juice? Oh god I could go on forever - we have asked for a number of changes to the food packages - the addition of lobster etc. so I will be interested to see what Perla says.. The funniest is that they don't look at anything in relationship to anything else - the fact that I asked her for a quote for the Fantasy and Aqua and then for the Fantasy she asked "if I wanted a private dinner?" LOL - She knows I am having one but since it's not included in that package she feels the need to ask! OK sorry for the rant - back to making my pot roast!

Welcome Sophie - There is tons of great information here to help you choose your location!

SH%T that's a good idea! FI was just talking about putting a bed frame on our registry cause we are looking for a new king bed - guess we're going to be making another trip!

OOhh Denise soo exciting! I think it's still a big day - you get to feel beautiful all over again! Make sure you post pictures - Alfredo Angelo has some gorgeous and unique dresses so I am sure you will find something!

Does the Bay have the 10% buyout? That's what they told us which seemed good but then we went to LNT and it was 20% ... either way it's good.. I am having a hard time deciding on how much stuff to register for!

I am beginning to get annoyed with all the inconsitencies with the pricing, reception, service, open bar etc. so I emailed Perla tonight with three excel spreadsheets - one for Fantasy Package, one for Aqua and a Custom Quote. Essentially I have set out our day in minute detail and want costs for everything! I will post them when I receive them as I am sure they will be helpful girls!

Alright ladies - Time to share our registry info! We are registered at the Bay, HomeOutfitters and Linens N Things. LNT is amazing, everything your guests buy for you they get 10% off and then have a 20% completion discount for you to buy things off your registry after the wedding..

I love it! I wish I was getting married in Jamaica so I could use it!

Thanks so much! I am just having my sister asn my MOH and that is exactly what I have been looking for! I sent her the pic and she loves it!