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Hi- I just wanted to let you know that we used Cecilia Dumas for our TTD shoot and absolutely loved her. She was able to get us our photos before we left even (within 3 days). You may try checking her out. I think she is quite affordable.

Hey Ladies: I hope everyone is doing well. I know it has taken me awhile to post. I am going to post pictures as soon as I figure it out. Kristin- it was so great meeting you! I can't wait to hear how your wedding went! Well, it was absolutely fantastic. We had about 20 people and everyone said it was their best vacation ever. The service is amazing. Rebecca is so great! She really takes care of everything and there is no need to worry. We had the resort photographer and the pictures came out fine. We did the free package and just added to it. So I added hair, makeup, and photography mainly. I am really glad we did this as we didn't need to pay for a private dinner or anything because no one came into the restaurant while we were having the wedding dinner anyways. So it was very private. They let us bring our own Ipod and speakers and it worked out perfectly. We did not do the catamaran but there was another wedding party there that did and all of their guests said it was their most favorite part. Let me know if you have any questions.

Aqua- I am sure you have the right place. They have one restaurant and then two little places that serve food like a pool bar and something else. Sorry it has taken so long to respond. I have been so busy planning. Kristin928- Are you freaking out yet? Yay!!!! We are almost there!!!!

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you ladies!!

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Hi I just saw your post. I don't know what resort you are staying at but we are doing Isla Mujeres Palace Resort. So, if it is there, I could give you some info.

Hello Ladies- It has been awhile since I have posted but I found this review on trip advisor and knew it would make everyone happy. Have a great day! Service, Service, Service†Isla Mujeres Palace Margaritaman44 Saint Louis Feb 16, 2009 1/1 found this review helpful This was my daughter's choice for her wedding, and I was concerned about a destination wedding even after visiting and meeting with the event planner and the food and beverage manager in November, 2008. I worried for no reason. Rebeca and Matias did OUTSTANDING preparation and execution!! And the staff can not do enough for you! Bar set ups, food presentation, room delivery of attendance gifts, reception set up, flower arrangements, wedding bouquets and boutonnieres, beach set up for wedding, champagne toast on the beach immediately after, sunset catamaran cruise after ceremony, welcome cocktail reception in the rotunda, taco lunch farewell, DJ and guitar trio: LOTS of things to coordinate and ALL were executed spectacularly! And the staff can not do enough for you! And then there are the "all inclusive" items everyone gets: food and drink 24/7, nightly entertainment (two great shows plus two nights of karaoke: I think they brought this back because our crowd had so much fun the first time!), great pool area, nice beach (on the west side of the island so NO surf/waves), both with plenty of lounges and thick towels, rooms are terrific (in room safe holds a laptop), wifi, phone calls from room to USA included, appropriately stocked hotel store, very good dollar/peso exchange rate at front desk. And the staff can not do enough for you! I could go into a lot of detail on all the above but this is probably the best recommendation: a group of my friends seriously suggested we return on an annual basis! And the staff can not do enough for you! I have seen other reviews which complain about the daily influx of people from the other Palace resorts: they arrive at 10 AM and leave at 3 PM. The facilities were never over taxed and their presence did not detract from our enjoyment in any way. The other complaint I have seen is about the loud music from the Caribbean Cabaret adjacent to the property: it is not constant and goes from about 8 PM to 10 PM: again, did not affect our enjoyment of the Isla Mujeres Palace. And no, you may not walk over and use their giant water slide! Almost forgot: a more than adequate international wine list in the one restaurant, although no USA wines, and there aren't "common" names you will recognize. And make sure you have the guacamole which is freshly made! And the Mayan coffee! And grilled fresh fish tacos at lunch! And great lunch buffet selections! And lots of ala carte dinner choices! And the staff can not do enough for you! For reference sake our party had 46 of the 62 rooms at the resort, and the whole party was there for 3-4 nights; some stayed additional nights. I did spread some pesos around even though it is "all inclusive:" the outstanding service EARNS some additional compensation! The staff is sincerely friendly, courteous and helpful. The Isla Mujeres Palace is not for those looking for a "party palace," although we brought our own party! It is a small resort with excellent service and facilities on a small island. It was outstanding. Liked — service Disliked — two hours minimum from airport: to ferry terminal, ferry ride, taxi to resort

Hey Jlmaki: I actually just e-mailed our wc last week about this. We really like Cecilia Dumas who lives in the cancun area and her prices are rather reasonable. The wc told us the charge to bring your own photographer is 250 plus a day pass. So instead we decided to stick with the resort photographer and then do an around the island and trash the dress session the next day. I didn't realize that you can buy any photo package from the resort you want and as long as you buy the cd of the pictures, you get all the pictures the photographer took. Also, if you email your wc, she should be able to get you samples of the resort photographers work. Though I only got one sample. When is your wedding date?

Of course, I forgot to attach the ceremony. I don't need to attach order of events. it is pretty short. This is it copied straight from the e-mail Hello Kathy : 5:00 PM Groom will be waiting for the bride Bride entrance the judge stars the ceremony ( aprox 15 minutes ) walk out of the wedding huppa ( if you would like your guest could throw rose petals ) After will be the toast with all you guest If you would like to buy a photography package you will be for 45 more minutes aprox in a photography session ( with David Peña )( package A ) or let me know if you prefer the basic ( 100 color photos ) ( your guest could be at the lobby bar until the events start ) 6:00 pm If you want a private event cocktail or dinner or both let me know in order to separate the areas. or it could be at 6:00 PM at the restaurant with out charge and no music. Regards Rebeca LA VIDA JURIDICA-ceremony.doc

Well ladies, I attached a copy of the ceremony and the ceremony procedures given by Rebecca if you guys are interested. This is the legal ceremony though. As for the music, we will just do the ipod thing. No sense in paying so much for so few people when we are having an AHR also. I do have centerpieces for the AHR, so I will just be bringing those down for the centerpieces. They are just cylinder vases with orchids in them and maybe some candles. I plan on trying to carry them on the plane if possible so I know they don't get broken. For flowers, I don't have any bridesmaids so I will just buy the bouquet. For the make up and hair I don't know yet. Ajs3531- if you have contact information for that lady, I would love to get it. It might be fun to get my hair and makeup done somewhere other than the resort. Now I understand about the apostille documents. I better get my butt moving. Thanks again guys!

I forgot to attach the events. Sorry! Isla activities.xls

Well, Rebeca got back to me but I don't think she understood what I was asking for when I asked for order of events in the wedding. So I have re-written her for that. She did give me an example of what they provide in a week for activities but did not have specifics for the week we would be there. I attached it below. We are doing a legal ceremony but she told us if we wanted to customize anything we should just do a symbolic. So we decided to just go with the flow also because we want a legal ceremony. So we won't be doing the sand ceremony. Does anyone know, do we have to get apostille documents? I can't understand from the website very well. Neither of us were previously married though so I don't think we do. Kristin- where did you find the great rates? We might need to tell some guests. We originally went through a travel agent and the prices were higher than through palace resorts. I hope everyone's day goes well!

I have that same question about the schedule for the legal ceremony. I will ask Rebeca. Also, Rebeca did tell me that the symbolic ceremony is in English and you can create your own if you want. She said it will be too difficult to create your own legal ceremony though. I also wonder if they can tell you what is going on at the resort for the different nights you are staying (ie fire show etc.) so that we can put that on a brochure or something. I am going to ask Rebeca that also. I'll let you know what she says. Kristin928- I think you are getting married a week after me. Did you know that expedia and travelocity have no rooms available for 4/22-4/29 at least. I am not sure about your dates but I figure they are the same. So, we were a little worried that we may not have reserved enough rooms and our guests would be out of luck. I asked Rebeca and she said if the resort fills up, our guests can stay at another Palace Resort and still be in the wedding group reservation (ie counts towards cocktail partys,etc.) and get in for the wedding. Just letting you know in case you run into the same problem.

Thanks guys! I am totally over thinking the invite wording but I feel alot better now! Waylon (my dog) will be so happy you guys like him. He constantly gets told he has a face only a mother could love! Sunsetbride1 you should totally get one! They are the best dogs! so sweet, lazy and wouldn't hurt a fly. Have a great day today Ladies!

Hello Ladies: Well I haven't done much else in the way of the resort. I did specify my photographer - David Pena. I am working on my invites right now which is a chore in itself. Right now I am not doing a Trash the Dress but I really want to with a different dress because I am doing an AHR also. The problem is I don't know if it is in the budget. Have any of you found any great deals? What about a Welcome Reception? Are any of you considering that? Our guests are coming at different times so I don't know how we would do this. For 1300 dollars, I will not be doing the DJ. We will probably just have some speakers for an ipod or something. Well I hope all is going well for you ladies! I think we all are getting close to crunch time!