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Quote: Originally Posted by Maegan606 Is this thread strictly for palace brides, or are we now using it for all barcelo brides? I just booked my wedding today, on the colonial/tropical side, so i'm just wondering! thanks =) It doen't matter what side you stay on .... all the wedding packages are the same. The ONLY exception is you can not use the Palace Gazeebo for your ceremony unless you are staying at the Palace your wedding night.

Quote: Originally Posted by Maegan606 Oh yea-- and does anyone have any info on the resorts photographer/s? I would love to see their work, or hear about anye xperiences people have had with their photographer. Trying to decide if i need to "sneak" one in! I have a great photographer that I am using. Cancun Wedding Photographer Riviera Maya You don't have to sneak anyone in, they allow outside vendors, you just have to pay the $75 day pass.

Quote: Originally Posted by Maegan606 Thanks for the response =) Also, i just booked my date!! =) July 1st of 2010! SO excited--were you guys told that you had to book your rooms before you could start planning through email? If so, how many rooms did you have to book? I booked the ocean scents reception. Thanks! You only have to book your & your FI's room to hold your date

Quote: Originally Posted by Maegan606 Thanks so much for your help =) i appreciate it! Has anyone had their reception on the beach, along with a dj and dance floor? If so, how was it? That is what I am leaning towards as of right now. Many girls have had the reception on the beach... the only negative things are the weather & sand in your food if it is windy. Just rember that they will charge you $250 to move the dance floor if the weather is bad & you have to move your reception indoors.

Quote: Originally Posted by To be JillianMickiewicz Hi everyone! I'm trying to get my date secured at Barcelo. I hate waiting! Quick question - does anyone know which Barcelo complex the outdoor chapel is? The one thats on the beach in the hut with the walkway? the Chapel with the Hut on the beach is on the Barcelo Maya Caribe Side. You can use it no matter which side you stay on though.

Sea Breeze Package: Private dinner choosen off a set menu from one of the a la carte restaruants, dinner can only be held in a banquet room for parties over 11 people, if under 11 they do it in the restaurant you choose the same menu from. (note there is a $20pp charge for any guests over 20) Under the Stars: Private dinner with the menu choosen from 4 differnt options (this is different food than served at the restaurnts, specially made for weddings) You can order a taste test, but they charge you to do that You can mix and match from the 4 different menu options (meaning a app from choice 1, dessert from choice 3, etc), but you have to choose only one 4 course meal for your guest unless there is a vegitarian or soemthing. ie. if you choose beef for you main course, everyone gets beef, unless the are a vegitarian, you can't let the guests pick from either chicken or beef, you choose for them. (note there is a $60pp charge for any guests over 10) Ocean Scents: Same dinner as the Under the Stars, but you and your FI get VIP Status (Top Shelf booze, unlimited a la carte restaruants, special section at the Jaquar's Discoteque) This doesn't matter much if you are staying at the Palace, though. Alcohol is based on where your guests are staying (ie. If they have a Colonial/Tropical wristband on, they will not get top shelf drinks at your wedding) but some one could just order it for them

Here is the menus that you can mix & match for the Under the Stars & Above packages: Menus.pdf

For the Under the Stars & Above packages, you can either have your dinner on the beach or in a Snack Bar near the ocean. Snack bars are only open from 7am -6:30pm which is why you can do your dinner there. It is open air, lots of fans & over looks the beach/ocean (I loved this option) The Coral Grill at the Palace, & the Mariaci Grill at the Colonial are no longer avaible as an option (They are both open for dinner now). You can only use the Palmaras Grill at the Tropical... I will post pics soon... Free Centerpieces: This is the standard, a plate, an oil thing-y, & a hurricane vase that goes over the top, they make a flower out of fruit like a melon to go around the plate depending upon the season is the fruit they use! Actual Ceremony on the Caribe Beach we saw:

Hey girls, I just got back from a site visit to the Barcelo Maya Resorts we stayed for 7 days. My FI & I are staying on the Colonial/Tropical side until the night of our wedding & upgrading to the Palace that night & for the rest of our stay. Here is the run down, it doesn't matter where your guests stay, only where you and your FI are booked the day you get married. ie. if you are booked at the Colonial/Tropical you can not use the palace gazebo for your wedding, but if you are booked at the Palace the day of your wedding, you can. Differences btwn the resorts: Palace: Unlimited A la carte restaurants, top shelf liquor, can use ALL facilities at Palace, Colonial/Tropical, Beach/Caribe Colonial/Tropical: Can not use any facilities/pool or even walk over to the Palace, A la carte meal tickets (depending upon number of days booked (1-3 tickets), No top shelf drinks (ie. Jack Daniels, Absolut, etc), can use/eat at all of the facilities on the Colonial/Tropical & Beach/Caribe Beach/Caribe: Can not use any facilities/pool or even walk over to the Palace, A la carte meal tickets can only be used a the Beach/Caribe Restaurants (Al Agave, Mexican; Don Quiote, Spanish) (depending upon number of days booked (1-3 tickets), No top shelf drinks (ie. Jack Daniels, Absolut, etc), can eat only at the beach grills of the Colonial/Tropical & only use their pools, no Colonial/Tropical restaurants or buffet. Wedding packages are all the same no matter if you stay at the Palace or the other resorts. Here is the main differences with a few of the packages: Sea Breeze Package: Private dinner chosen off a set menu from one of the a la carte restaurants, dinner can only be held in a banquet room for parties over 11 people, if under 11 they do it in the restaurant you choose the same menu from. (note there is a $20pp charge for any guests over 20) Under the Stars: Private dinner with the menu chosen from 4 different options (this is different food than served at the restaurants, specially made for weddings) You can order a taste test, but they charge you to do that You can mix and match from the 4 different menu options (meaning a app from choice 1, dessert from choice 3, etc), but you have to choose only one 4 course meal for your guest unless there is a vegetarian or something. ie. if you choose beef for you main course, everyone gets beef, unless the are a vegetarian, you can't let the guests pick from either chicken or beef, you choose for them. (note there is a $60pp charge for any guests over 10) Ocean Scents: Same dinner as the Under the Stars, but you and your FI get VIP Status (Top Shelf booze, unlimited a la carte restaurants, special section at the Jaguar's Discotheque) This doesn't matter much if you are staying at the Palace, though. Alcohol is based on where your guests are staying (ie. If they have a Colonial/Tropical wristband on, they will not get top shelf drinks at your wedding) but some one could just order it for them I will be posting pics & stuff too.......

Hey girls, I just got back from a site visit to the Barcelo Maya Resorts we sayed for 7 days. My FI & I are staying on the Colonial/Tropical side until the night of our weddig & upgrading to the Palace that night & for the rest of our stay. Here is the run down, it doesn't matter where your guests stay, only where you and your FI are booked the day you get married. ie. if you are booked at the Colonial/Tropical you can not use the palace gazeebo for your wedding, but if you are booked at the Palace the day of your wedding, you can. Differences btwn the resorts: Palace: Unlimited A la carte restaruants, top shelf liquor, can use ALL facilites at Palace, Colonial/Tropical, Beach/Caribe Colonial/Tropical: Can not use any facilities/pool or even walk over to the Palace, A la carte meal tickets (depending upon number of days booked (1-3 tickets), No top shelf drinks (ie. Jack Daniels, Absolut, etc), can use/eat at all of the facilities on the Colonial/Tropical & Beach/Carbie Beach/Caribe: Can not use any facilities/pool or even walk over to the Palace, A la carte meal tickets can only be used a the Beach/Caribe Restaruants (Al Agave, Mexian; Don Quiote, Spanish) (depending upon number of days booked (1-3 tickets), No top shelf drinks (ie. Jack Daniels, Absolut, etc), can eat only at the beach grills of the Colonial/Tropical & only use their pools, no Colonial/Tropical restaurants or buffet. Wedding packages are all the same no matter if you stay at the Palace or the other resorts. Here is the main differences with a few of the packages: Sea Breeze Package: Private dinner choosen off a set menu from one of the a la carte restaruants, dinner can only be held in a banquet room for parties over 11 people, if under 11 they do it in the restaurant you choose the same menu from. (note there is a $20pp charge for any guests over 20) Under the Stars: Private dinner with the menu choosen from 4 differnt options (this is different food than served at the restaurnts, specially made for weddings) You can order a taste test, but they charge you to do that You can mix and match from the 4 different menu options (meaning a app from choice 1, dessert from choice 3, etc), but you have to choose only one 4 course meal for your guest unless there is a vegitarian or soemthing. ie. if you choose beef for you main course, everyone gets beef, unless the are a vegitarian, you can't let the guests pick from either chicken or beef, you choose for them. (note there is a $60pp charge for any guests over 10) Ocean Scents: Same dinner as the Under the Stars, but you and your FI get VIP Status (Top Shelf booze, unlimited a la carte restaruants, special section at the Jaquar's Discoteque) This doesn't matter much if you are staying at the Palace, though. Alcohol is based on where your guests are staying (ie. If they have a Colonial/Tropical wristband on, they will not get top shelf drinks at your wedding) but some one could just order it for them I will be posting pics & stuff too.......

I have booked him for my wedding as well! We have 39 booked so far & I am execting about 50 or so! Not small, but I really didnt want to shell out $900 that DJ Mannia quoted me & I don't need fireworks. Just great music. I was trying to decided between an iPod or a DJ & when I spoke with DJ Bob & he quoted me less almost half of DJ Mannia.... I decided to go with a DJ. I spoke with him on the phone for about 45 min. Him & his wife moved from Jersey to Playa Del Carmen about 8 years ago..... so he speaks perfect english, has a cell phone you can contact him on & is currently doing Kareoke at 2 bars in Cancun 2x's a week & weddings on the weekend! He will download any music you want to be played or you can let him choose. I am going for a site visit of our resort & he is going to meet us down there just to say hi. He has also gone to visit the resort & already met with the WC's there to see where he can set up & to get any rules they might have.... & we're not getting married until May! I was very impressed with him so far!

Covergirl Outlast Smoothwear works great! Stays on & has a chapstick like "gloss" So no color or gooey ness will get on him

We met on Match.com!!!!!!

1 Tier!!!!

Look at the airfare price differences! We didn't look, I wish we would have compared it before we decided!

I use St Ives Medicated Apricot Scrub.... scrub the backs of my arms in the shower & try to leave it on as long as I can while I shave or something Its cheap & works perfectly! I think the 2nd key is to moistureze 2 times a day.... before bed & in the morning... It has really made mine go away, but I have to do it every day!

There is no Michaels in the Cancun area.... if you read around on these posts so many girls say that the beauty of their wedding backdrop (ie. beach) was beautiful enough. I am just bringing a aqua candle, putting it in the hurricane vase they provide for free, sprinkiling some sand on the table & putting a different picture of my FI & I next to each hurricane on each table. I really don't think its worth spending $$ on centerpieces, I can't truly recally many centerpieces from weddings I have been to & if I do remember them... I really don't appricate how much they probablly cost I think the best thing about a DW is that you can be simple & no one expects some elaborate centerpiece!

Hopefully these will help http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...archid=1894350 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t30777

DO IT! My FI & I would do it in a hearbeat.... but I can't leave my job I really think you will regret it if you don't... once in a lifetime opportunity.. PLUS: you know you will have more visitors than you want

Hey Girls, I will be at the Barcelo Maya Dec 14-21, for a site visit & meeting with my vendors. I am going to take a ton of pics, but let me know if you need something specific!

Hey girls, Going to the Barcelo for a week Dec 14-21.... need anthing? Pictures ect. I am meeting with the WC & all my vendors, let me know!

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Hey Girls, I am doing a site visit Dec 14-21....... taking request if you need Anthing! Pictures, questions, ect.!

Try going to Kohls, back in their frame department, I saw some really cute, table card holders, they are in the section of frame where all of them are a beach/coastal theme.

I do, I do! I have gone with Aquaworld... they are great (especially with new divers)! You should try a night dive too & of course you have to do the Wall Dive in Cozumel! Its the best! I can give you more info if you need it!