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LIMO TRANSPORTATION TO MOON PALACE My fiancé wanted a limo to drive us to the hotel from the Airport. We hired Cancun Limo, they charged us 140.00 Usd just one way to the Hotel (it is $250 roundtrip). That price includes a free champagne bottle, but my fiancé wanted Dom Perignon, they charged us $150 for the 750 ML. They arrived 15 minutes later than our scheduled arrival and we had arrived 15 earlier than our scheduled arrival, so we waited for 30 minutes. We called them and they had told us they were on their way. A pregnant lady arrived with our sign, she had my last name wrong. Since she was preganant and all obviously I wasn’t going to make her carry our 6 pieces of luggage. We had a person from the airport help us out, they have these guys with little carts for FREE, so we piled up our luggage on the cart and tipped the guy. We arrived to the limo, it was just like the picture, it was a white stretch escalade limo, inside, they had our Dom, a TV with video, and disco lights. The pregnant lady asked us what kind of music we wanted and we told her Pop, so we had cool videos playing, while we drank our champagne really fast. Essentially we only had 15 minutes to drink it since the Moon Palace Nizuc is 15 minutes away from the airport. Overall, the service could have been better, they could have been there on time, they could have sent people that could carry our luggage, and they could have opened our champagne and served it to us. HOWEVER, it was a lot of fun, it was easy to book them online, they were able to get our Dom, and the price was not too crazy. I would definitely do it again. If interested here’s their link: https://www.cancuncd.com/order/index.php?tourname=LIMO [email protected] TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM AIRPORT The Palace Resorts provides shuttle transportation from the airport to the Moon Palace. You can book this online, here’s the link, https://www.palaceresorts.com/Transf...nsferIndex.asp I posted this on my website and people used it to book their transportation. I heard it is about $20 something round trip, I don’t know exactly. A cab to the airport from the Moon Palace is 230 pesos, which is 20 USD. They are very easy to get from the lobby. If you are a big group, it makes more sense to rent a van: 7 people= $65 roundtrip Order Transportation - Entertainment book CHECK IN Moon Palace check in time is 3:00 p.m., we arrived at 10:30 a..m. around, they greeted us with a carnation and a wet cold towel. It was a very nice touch. The bell hop got our bags and took us to a table where the check in took place. Lily had sent over a welcome letter telling us about the time of our meeting. Our room was ready and we were allowed to check in early. Our room was located in the Nizuc Side, the building’s name was “Aguila.” It is the in same building where the lobby is, which was great because it was close to the pool, salon, wedding dept, and all the Nizuc restaurants. We were in the corner of Second floor overlooking the pool. TIP: tell your wedding party that when they check in to put their wristbands kind of lose so they can take it off during wedding and put it back on, but to make sure not to lose it because it costs $75 to replace it. Our Wedding coordinator said that they could only cut the wristbands for the bride and groom and that was it, therefore, it is a good idea for wedding party to have semi lose wrist bands they can take off. My mom took off hers during the wedding by sliding it out. OOT Bags: the charge to deliver the OOT bags is 2.50 USD, you can call the bell hop from your room and they come and pick them up, you have to pay cash when they pick up your bags (can’t charge it to the room, so have cash available, they take pesos). I made them in my room, so I called to have them pick them up. Then the OOT bags get delivered during check-in (or a little after their check in usually around 7-8 p.m.), I gave the bell hop a list of all the guests that had booked their room (you can obtain this list from your Miami Coordinator before you leave to Mexico). Since I had to make these in my room I hand delivered some to my family, and the rest I gave to the bell hop. At the end of this thread, I will post what my OOT bags had, it tells you the stuff the Moon Palace provides so that you don’t provide the same thing (See “Welcome Bag-OOT Bag” Section of this review). Steam Dress/Suit: Make sure you submit your dress for ironing/drycleaning as soon as you check it in, as it may take up to 36 hours to get it back. Just drop this off at the Weddings Department.

FREE WEDDING PACKAGE V. SUPERIOR/DELUXE PACKAGE When I initially decided to book with the Moon Palace, my fiancé wanted us to book the Deluxe Package because he wanted to know exactly how much we were going to spend (he was afraid that we would go way over budget otherwise) and so we bought the Deluxe Package. However, I then realized that there are no substitutions, so if you want a bouquet that is not one of the bouquets available in the package, you actually have to buy the bouquet in its entirety (i.e. they don’t give you a credit), so you end up paying twice for that item. The thought of me being restricted in terms of what I wanted did not settle well with me, nor the idea of having to pay twice for what I wanted. Also, there were some items like corsages etc that I didn’t need. I also made a cost evaluation of the items we would need and going for the deluxe was cheaper by a very little margin. Therefore, I decided to ask my wedding coordinator in Miami to change me from the Deluxe to the Free Wedding Package. We had paid for the Deluxe Package already, so they just issued us a refund and gave us an entire new wedding contract. MEXICO WEDDING COORDINATOR 5-6 MONTHS BEFORE WEDDING: MARIA DEL PILAR CAPILLA RAMOS As I mentioned previously, the contract provided for a wedding coordinator 90 days before the wedding, but I wanted to choose my private functions and locations much more in advance in light of the fact that I knew other brides that had their weddings later than mine had already booked their locations. I asked for a wedding coordinator 5-6 months before the wedding, so they gave me Maria Del Pilar Capilla Ramos, I believe she is a manager or something like that in Mexico. I speak Spanish, so she was able to help me with the reservation of my locations. I wanted to book The Tucan Terrace for my reception, but at that time that terrace was already booked, so she could only give me the Bugambilias Terrace or Terrace Venado or Lake Terrace. I chose the Terrace Venado because it was close to the water like the Tucan Terrace, however, the Terrace Venado is slightly smaller than the Tucan Terrace and much farther away from where they hold the beach weddings. Maria, helped me book the rehearsal location at the Arrecifes Restaurant, I wanted the terrace portion of the restaurant, she said the terrace was not available at that time, but that she would try to make it happen. She also sent me the DJ packet and the prices for Fireworks. She helped me tremendously and at the end of the day, she gave me my first choice which was the Tucan Terrace, and the terrace at the Arrecifes Restaurant for the rehearsal dinner. She also gave me a wonderful permanent wedding coordinator Rosy Lily Sanchez. MEXICO WEDDING COORDINATOR ROSY LILY SANCHEZ: 90 DAYS BEFORE WEDDING 90 days before the wedding, Rosy Lily Sanchez contacted me, she sent me a price list of items, a reservation form for Salon services. We did 100% of our communication via e-mail, I created a word document that contained an outline of everything I wanted with pictures of what I wanted, basically it looked like a business plan with pictures. See attachment on first page of thread. I color coordinated her responses, so every response she gave me to the entire document contained a different color and a legend at the top of the document which stated the color that corresponded with what date. My responses to her answers were also color coordinated (with the word doc highlighter). The document began as 4 pages, by the time of the wedding the document was 11 pages, which contained everything from the petals at the ceremony to how many champagne bottles we wanted at the cocktail hour, to the favor that was going to be placed at the reception.

Beginning of Review: Moon Palace Cancun April 11, 2009 Wedding Review MIAMI COORDINATOR One of the reasons I chose the Moon Palace was because they have coordinators that speak English and are in the United States. I first worked with Elizabeth Stinson, she helped us with choosing the right Palace Resort, going over the room block details, and the perks of obtaining a certain amount of rooms, as well as obtaining a wedding package. She left Palace Resorts and I then worked with Yudelka Kok, and ultimately with Michaelle Rodriguez. Overall, they were very friendly and attentive. Michaelle contacted me within a day or two. Yudelka helped me with getting a wedding manager to help me out with choosing my locations 6-5 months before the wedding. My contact said that I couldn’t get a coordinator until 90 days before the wedding, so Yudelka helped me obtain my wedding locations way in advance which was great as my first choice Tucan Terrace was taken at that time, somehow it became available 3 months before the wedding. ROOM BLOCK: We worked directly with Miami to obtain a price. Room Prices: For April 8, 2009- April 13, 2009 were: Single $398 (1 adult) Double $422 (2 adults) Triple $654 (3 adults) Quad $840 (4 adults) Children $51 per child, per night when sharing room with parents ages 4-17. We blocked 25 rooms from April 8, 2009 to April 13, 2009. People could reserve as little or as much as they wanted within that time frame. NOTE: several people complained about the price when we first announced the prices, but when you break it down it is not that expensive, it basically is 211 per person per night and includes all food, drinks, taxes and tip. In fact one person that initially complained about the price stayed at another resort and ended up paying more because her dinner at the hotel zone was about $100 per night and the drinks, lunch and breakfast, tip, taxes on top of that. Also, once people checked in to the room, everyone there said the price was not expensive and well worth it. All the rooms have a somewhat view of the ocean, so the rooms have a Jacuzzi, a view of the ocean, and mini fridge that is stocked every 24 hours, and free in room service, it is all well worth the price. Deposit: The contract asked for a 50% deposit, but we talked to our coordinator about whether we could just pay for one room for April 8-13, and she said that would be ok. However, that meant that we still had reserve our own room through our link. So technically we paid for the room twice, but they gave us a credit at check out for the deposit for the room block (which turned out to be a hassle, will explain later in the “Check Out” Section of the review). Link: Miami provided us with a link and I posted that link in our website for guests to rsvp their room directly. At that link people could book a double, triple, etc for as little or as many nights as they wanted. At that time, they had to pay their room upfront, but when the economy got bad, our wedding coordinator said, people could book by just paying for one night. Contract Perks: With the room block, we had the following perks: Palace Passport: gave guests who stayed 3 nights or more tours to mayan ruins (chichen Itza, dolphins etc), discount at golf and spa. We had guests all in one section of the resort, we chose to have all people in the Nizuc side, this was very helpful for coordinating stuff as the wedding dept is in the Nizuc side, and the resort is huge so it allowed our guests to somewhat be close because the Moon Palace is HUGE, even within the Nizuc, you have about 7 different buildings, so having people across the entire hotel would have been a little difficult. It was nice to have people in one area, without having them be right next door to us. Also, this allowed people to check in and get rooms right next to each other if they wanted to. My sisters were able to get rooms right next to each other, that way they were able to coordinate and spend time together. Private Events Promotion: With a minimum of 10 paid rooms for 3 nights, the bride and groom will receive a complimentary cocktail party. (Should the group require additional functions there will be a surcharge based on the number of guests and type of event) With a minimum of 20 paid rooms for 3 nights, the bride and groom will receive an upgraded private event instead of a cocktail party (i.e. private dinner) and 4 complimentary room nights. *** (Should the group require additional functions there will be a surcharge based on the number of guests and type of event) With a minimum of 25 paid rooms for 3 nights the bride and groom will receive unlimited private functions and 7 complimentary room nights. Some people used TA’s which provided lower rates and other terms. It has seemed to work well with others. We were able to get book 15 rooms, so we only received the free cocktail hour. It would have been nice to have a TA call people to help book rooms, that way we could have saved on our private reception and our room.

SUMMARY Miami Coordinator: Elizabeth Stinson, Yudelka Kok, Michaella Rodriguez Room Block: Nizuc Side Mexico Wedding Coordinator: Rosy Lily Sanchez (and Maria del Pilar Capilla Ramos) Rehearsal Dinner: April 10, 2009 at Arrecifes Restaurant (at Terrace) 6:00 p.m. Wedding Date: April 11, 2009 Ceremony: Beach (near Tucan Gazebo) 5:00 p.m, Minister: Jorge Pinto Cocktail Hour: Tucan Garden 5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Reception: Tucan Terrace at 7:00-10 pm Fireworks: 9:45 p.m. (Video posted here!) Professional Photographer: Outside Vendors: Matt Adcock and Sol Tomargo at Del Sol Photography http://delsolphotography.com/blog/co...leries/?gal=93 Slideshow of non-professional photos: Ray and Rosa Wedding pictures by cutierosie77 - Photobucket username: cutierosie77 password: wedding Overall Experience: I had my fairy tale wedding at the Moon Palace. I never dreamed of having such a beautiful wedding, I wouldn’t have been able to have such a wonderful experience without the help of this forum, and past moon palace brides that have provided us with their experiences. Therefore, I provide this very long review in appreciation for the help I obtained from this forum. I wish all of you Moon Palace brides and all brides in this forum good luck in your planning. This review is not just for the resort, but it is all encompassing, to assist you in your planning if you need it as the resort is just one element of the wedding planning. NOTE: pictures on this thread are non-professional photos. P.S. Since this review is very long, I will be posting several posts at once, the last post of this review will have “End of Review.” So that you know my review is over and you can post comments or questions. CATALOGUE 2009-1.ppt RosaRay_MoonPalaceWedding Plan 3.23.09.doc

Victoria, I actually used Del Sol Photography, they are outside photographers based out of the Riviera Maya. Their pictures are absolutely gorgeous and they were just voted top 10 photographers in the world!!! They were excellent to work with, they arrived early (both of them Sol and Matt). Sol took pictures of me while I was changing etc and pictures of my dress, shoes, bridesmaids getting ready. Matt took pictures of the groom and groomsmen getting ready. They worked really well together, they are very friendly, and their work speaks for itself. Check them out here: del Sol Photography I know that the Moon has a no vendor policy, but if they are your guests, i.e. they either purchase a day pass (9 am to 11pm) for 100 bucks around per person, or they stay there for a night, they will not have a problem. I actually got them a room because two photographers were coming and I wanted to make sure that they didn't encounter a problem. If you are getting a pass for your photographers just make sure you give your WC in mexico their name so they don't have a problem getting into the resort etc. My photographers were not harassed and had a good time enjoying the room. We treated them as our guests and had place seatings for them etc. I didn't want to go with the resort photographer because while their pictures were nice, I liked Del Sol's pictures better, and unlimited pictures, and a slideshow, and 6 hours of coverage in order to cover the getting dressed portion of the wedding. Anyway, I highly recommend del sol, in fact, I found them in this forum and they have a link here of all of their work at different resorts in the Riviera Maya. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t4276 I honestly can't recommend them enough, they were great, Sol even helped me try to put on my eyelashes LOL

Hi everyone, I just had my beach wedding at the Moon Palace and it was absolutely gorgeous. I am working on my review right now and will post pictures that people took of our wedding with my review. I am taking my time to post the review because nobody has posted a review of a beach wedding, so I want to make it detailed and make sure I post pics. For those that are getting married there, you made an Excellent choice, I checked out many other resorts while there, and this one is absolutely the best for Weddings!! They have a mastery over weddings! P.S. Tina, I brought my wedding coordinator a welcome gift (Jewelry, and a wedding favor), and on my way out I gave her a card and $60 dollars and two wedding favors for her assistants, I am also going to send her pictures of the table set up that she wanted. I didn't know how much to tip, but it was the only money I had left on my way out, I feel guilty because I wanted to give her more. I also tipped every server at the reception 100 pesos and the DJ 200 pesos each. I also tipped every server at the rehearsal dinner 50 pesos each (there were about 4-5 of them)

Quote: Originally Posted by Betsy Totally random...but here is a picture of us cutting the cake, note the cake knife, looks an awful lot like a butter knife don't ya think LOL Also, some of our guests booked excursions once we were already there, and nobody had any trouble, nothing was full, they all got to do what they wanted. Betsy, thank you very much for posting pictures of the cake knife! I was concerned about the cake knife and cake stand. Your picture helped me a lot. Also, thanks for the information on the tours, our contract says they are free if you book 3 nights, but then I had an email from the tour guide at Moon palace telling me the swim with the dolphins was buy one for $129 get the other one free, but in my contract it says you get two free per room. So I hope they don't have trouble once they check in. Anyway, thanks for your help. I have a question about the alcoholic drinks at the reception, is it top shelf? or just wine, I'm freaking out my wedding is in about two weeks, and I just realized Im not sure what the bar drinks are... or if i have to pay extra. I'm having a private reception so was wondering if they set up a little bar or what.

Quote: Originally Posted by HaleGrifa Hola Ladies, Menu Private Function No we did not have a tasting - actually never even thought of it, nor was it really offered. Truly it is not necessary - all of the resort food is amazing you will not be disappointed! We had a private dinner and we did print menu cards - it was a nice touch. I had them printed in English and Spanish - also a nice touch. Embrass the culture and incorporate it into your wedding. I did add additional items to both of our menus - please see my menu email below that I sent ahead of time to my WC. Note we had two menus - as we held a private cocktail reception and private dinner function. Hale/Grifa Wedding #33393 Thursday Janaury 29, 2009 3pm Ceremony - Chapel Cocktail Reception – Chapel Garden (following ceremony) Cocktail Reception Menu MEXICAN HORS D'OEUVRES bolitas de queso con chipotle / cheese truffles flavored with chipotle chile sombrero salami / salami sombrero guacamole con totopos / guacamole with tortilla chips sopecitos mexicanos / mexican sopecitos quesadillas de queso y champiñones / cheese and mushroom turnover sincronizadas de jamon y queso/ ham and cheese sincronizadas tacos de pollo / chicken tacos Can we also add: * Fruta fresca rebanada / Sliced fresh fruit VIP HORS D'OEUVRES * nopales rellenos de cangrejo / grilled cactus leaf stuffed with crabmeat * camaron con piña / shrimp with pineapple Wedding Private Dinner Function – Terrace Venado Private Function Menu (Wedding Dinner) B.B.Q. BUFFET fruta fresca rebanada / sliced tropical fruits ensalada verde / green salad ensalada de tomate / tomato salad aderezos y crotones / dressing and croutons ensalada de pepino / cucumber salad ensalada de elote dorado / golden corn salad ensalada de papa / potato salad Can we add: * ensalada cesar/caesar salad *** filete de pescado a la parrilla / grilled fish fillet camarones shish kebab / shrimp shish kebab pollo B.B.Q / B.B.Q. Chicken salchicha de puerco / pork sausage top sirloin a la parrilla / grilled top sirloin papas horneadas rellenas / stuffed baked potato elote en trozos / corn on the cob Can we add: * papas al ajo/garlic potatoes * Verduras asadas / Grilled vegetables *** postres mexicanos variados / assorted Mexican desserts variedad de pays / assorted pies Can we also add: * Fruta fresca rebanada / Sliced fresh fruit * pastel de chocolate / chocolate cake * café, decaf y té / coffee, decaf and herbal tea Wishing you all the best Laura Hi Laura, I had not even thought about coffee!! how much did they charge you for the addition of coffee? Thanks for your help!

Quote: Originally Posted by DWandMJ Oh! We'll just miss you. We're departing on April 5th. Right now the biggest stress (at least with regard to the ceremony) is getting my dress altered. My mother is doing it, but it hasn't even been fitted yet. Other than that, its only minor things that can be wrapped up pretty easily. Sucks I am going to miss you by a few days, anyway, I wish you the best of luck and look forward to hearing how your wedding went!

Quote: Originally Posted by DWandMJ Okay... mild panic attack... I just realized we depart for the MP in only 3 1/2 weeks.... I hear you, my wedding is on April 11, and leaving to CUN on April 7... we might run into each other he he. Anyway, I'm anxious and a little overwhelmed, but we will be fine

Quote: Originally Posted by cutierosie Hey, so I know they charge a set up fee, I have seen other catalogs where the $850 is for the set up that has flowers on the aisle (6 flower center pieces essentially), and the other set ups with less flowers cost less. I am interested in the first picture of the last slide, which has no flowers, I have e-mailed my WC to obtain the information, based on other catalogs I have seen a set up with no flowers is about $350. I will let you know what the cost is of the set up I want (the first picture of the last slide) when I hear back from my wc. Ok, so my WC told me that the first picture of the slide for the beach set up, the one that has no flowers, the one that is just a huppa costs $150, I think it is a great deal!

Quote: Originally Posted by ashrose Hey Sarah... I noticed that you were sitting at a long table. Did the rest of your reception sit at a long tables? Were they an extra cost? Miami told me that the round tables are the only ones that are "included" - but I've seen a couple brides on here with long tables. I have a beautiful long table design but I need to know if going forward with that design is going to cost me beaucoup when I get to the resort. Most hotels offer both ... just curious what MP did. My WC just told me that I could get a rectangular table and that each rectangular table seats 14 people. It doesn't appear to have an extra cost per table other than the centerpieces, colored linens etc if you wanted those. Hope this helps!

Quote: Originally Posted by soon2bemsleblanc Hey Rosie! Thanks for the info! On the beach slide it says $850. Do you know if this is this the extra cost to have the ceremony on the beach? Hey, so I know they charge a set up fee, I have seen other catalogs where the $850 is for the set up that has flowers on the aisle (6 flower center pieces essentially), and the other set ups with less flowers cost less. I am interested in the first picture of the last slide, which has no flowers, I have e-mailed my WC to obtain the information, based on other catalogs I have seen a set up with no flowers is about $350. I will let you know what the cost is of the set up I want (the first picture of the last slide) when I hear back from my wc.

Quote: Originally Posted by laceydawn04 Hi everyone! I am new to the forum but have read a lot of the posts and really appreciate it! I figured with doing a destination wedding there wouldn't be a lot of choices and decisions to make but there is still so much to do! I have just recently booked my date for April 30, 2009 and was wanting to do the wedding on the beach but I have not read any posts with anyone doing this. I thought that it was an option but if anyone knows differently please let me know. Thanks! Hey Lacey, My wedding is in April 11, 2009 and am going to have a beach wedding, they do have beach weddings, in the document below is the set ups my wc sent me. It also includes info on cakes, flowers... CATALOGUE 2009-1.ppt

Quote: Originally Posted by HaleGrifa Hello MP Brides Please see our 1st set-up on Photobucket - Wedding Attire I posted on 'Show us your wedding dress' (non-pro shots) Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket More to come . . . You look stunning and I love your bouquet, do you have pics of your reception?

Quote: Originally Posted by ashrose Hey Sarah... I noticed that you were sitting at a long table. Did the rest of your reception sit at a long tables? Were they an extra cost? Miami told me that the round tables are the only ones that are "included" - but I've seen a couple brides on here with long tables. I have a beautiful long table design but I need to know if going forward with that design is going to cost me beaucoup when I get to the resort. Most hotels offer both ... just curious what MP did. Ashrose, I had the same question and just e-mailed my WC in Mexico asking about the long table (how many people fit) and cost because I know other brides have used it, but I am wondering how expensive they will be since for private functions each round table (of ten people) costs $400... will post info when I get it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Camie78 Lawie, I was originally assigned to Yudelka out of Miami and one day I emailed her a couple questions and suddenly I was hooked up with Pilar who is the supervisor of the WCs out of MP. I haven't had any correspondence from anyone out of Miami since Yudelka's departure. Pilar assisted me with getting the big ticket items booked (reception area, cocktail hour, etc) and answered my questions as they came up. She will not be my WC as the date gets closer. So like you, I am "patiently" waiting for my new WC assignment. I've never actually picked up the phone and called anyone. I wouldn't even know what the phone numbers are. Maybe that's not such a good thing?!?!? Who are you getting emails from with dates changing? I assume you are referring to the date as to when you will be assigned a WC. If you are getting emails from someone in Miami, I'd recommend sending an email with a couple questions, maybe about pricing or options as to where you can have your reception/wedding dinner and hope that she forwards you on to someone at MP. I think this is the approach most on this forum have taken to get a WC (myself included). Sorry, no easy answer with this one Camie, I had the same experience as you, I had Yudelka and then Pillar was helping me out of Mexico, now that Yudelka is gone the new Miami WC is Michaella and she has been great! Also, since my wedding is in April, now I have an official WC in Mexico, her name is Lily. I am pretty sure next month you will get your official WC in Mexico. Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by nibsmom Cutierosie - I'm sorry people are being whiny! I've really not had too many people complain about the price, which is fortunate. When we went to a destination last summer in Jamaica, it was MUCH more expensive. How long are you having your guest stay for? And if you don't mind me asking, what is your rate? I feel like people don't think it's expensive UNTIL they go to book their flights. THEN it's like OMG. I agree - but, I did just have two friends find flights for 299 round trip each. I think with our block option the only option we were given was to pay a certain amount of the total block, because I remember we paid 1750 deposit. However, it all went towards our stay. Thanks for the encouragement, and I hope that things get better on your end! I've just resigned myself to the 'whoever wants to be there, will' philosophy. So, I got a room block for 6 nights, and told people to stay as little or as long as they wanted, but that 3 would be good so they could get the promotion. I got the rooms for $422 per night via miami palace office. I notice you are in Wisconsin, and you said you had friends that booked flights round trip for 299, are those flights from MKE to CUN? if so, with what company? i'm asking because my fiance's family is in wisconsin, and if flights are for 299 that is info we can pass along to them. Thank you for your help!

Quote: Originally Posted by nibsmom Hey Ladies! I just remembered something I've been meaning to ask! I think I've been forgetting for days...don't you hate that?? Anyways, does anyone know the specific companies that the MP uses to book excursions? You know, at the counters down in the lobbies? I really want to check some stuff out before I get there if possible! Thanks! Nina C. Hey, so they have this website for the tours and if you need more info there is a contact person to answer your questions, apparently, you have to wait until you arrive to book stuff included in the palace promotion, but if you want something not in the promotion you can book in advance, so here's the info: Tours in Cancun and Riviera Maya Wily Kantun Uicab <[email protected]

Quote: Originally Posted by nibsmom I know!!! I only have two people with flights booked - no one besides us with rooms yet. I feel like I should be WAY further along than that - I'm trying to resist the urge to start badgering people. We have a clause in our group contract that states that 50% has to be paid by April 5th, so I am nervous that people aren't thinking about it. Our invites just went out though, so hopefully people will start thinking about it more. We'll see. If we don't end up having a lot of people, we will probably just do a shorter cocktail reception with dancing, not a full on dinner! I always figured I'd just do the ipod system - Matt's brother is pretty 'hip' or whatever - he should be able to pick some good music for dancing! Hey, so there are two options with the room block, one you pay your room or part of the room block (I recall it was 10%), so we just paid for our room cuz it was cheaper, that way, the group contract is in effect until 45 days prior the wedding. As far as how along are you, well my wedding is in 69 days and i only have four total rooms booked (including ours) and we were expecting 30 rooms booked. I am not happy about that, but what I am REALLY Not happy about is how people have complained non-stop about how expensive this all is to them and how selfish of us to have this wedding etc when all along we have paid for every single thing for the wedding.....I will stop digressing, but all i'm saying is crap happens just try to not let it get to you and you have a lot more time to go.... so don't worry too much.

Quote: Originally Posted by Dana_C Yudelka is gone?!?!?! I didn't even know! Has anyone been contacted by the person who will be replacing her? I've been working with just her and I haven't gotten my onsite WC yet... Hey, some girl Michaela e-mailed me and she said she was now going to take care of me from the Miami office, her contact info is Michaelle Rodriguez <[email protected]>

FYI Yudelka Kok is no longer working at Palace Resorts in Miami....

Thank you so much for the beach pictures! I am def going with the beach wedding and have been wondering what decorations to use...I really like this set up. Hopefully they have many more to chose from

Quote: Originally Posted by KLO Rosie, I think it would be so much more dramatic because everyone will be able to see you from the beach area and you will be standing there like a princess on a pedastal! It will be amazing =) I don't know what the resorts numbers will be like in three months...but while we were there it was less than half occupied so nothing was too crowded =) Keep me updated on your stunning day...I'm so excited for you! Karla I am so happy to hear that people from the beach can see me because I really like the carriage idea Thank you for the information and hope you are well

Karla, Thank you for the information about the carriage. I can't really even imagine what kind of entrance that would be... i.e. whether it would be less dramatic because people can't really see you up there from the beach, or if it would be more dramatic because you would be high up there.... Also, your reception turned out great as the restaurant didn't seem crowded at all and the ceiling of that restaurant is stunning. I have about 3 months to go and I'm really excited.