CaraW

Welcome to the forum!!!!

I know exactly how you feel! I felt so overwhelmed and stressed because I wanted to pick the perfect place, but all the prices were coming back so high. We lucked out, and got an amazing deal on the resort of our dreams - the Barcelo Maya Palace. Don't worry, It'll all come together. You've come to the right place. Happy planning!!!

Welcome to the forum!!! Wow only 10 days away. That's so exciting!

Wow that's great!! Maybe I'll have to ask for our resort as well. That would be such a good surprise if you could keep it a secret!

Congrats on booking!! We are also getting married at the Barcelo Maya Palace. I can't wait, it looks like a beautiful place!

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Welcome to the forum Cara

Welcome!!!

Everything looks so good! You did a great job!!! I love your invites.

Welcome to the forum and congrats on the engagement!! I am sure you will find lots of info here to help you make a decision.

Welcome to BDW!! You'll love it here. Cara

Welcome to the forum!! Cara

That is awesome that you got engaged at the place you're going to be married!! Aw. Welcome to the forum. Cara

Quote: Originally Posted by harv0136 It is true that you now have to pay $300 for an outside photographer, unless they are a guest at the resort. It might be cheaper to pay for a room for them at the Caribe/Beach instead of paying the fee. I have not heard of any rule about amount of guest that need to stay at the resort. However, if your guest don't stay there they need a guest pass for the day which is around $80 for the palace I think. Plus, I think you can only stay so late with a guest pass. So they might as well stay at the Barcelo. I believe so, here's the email I had from Gabriela: Hi Cara, We have a photographer in the Resort. If bride and groom want to use an external photographer, it's necessary to pay a fee ($300US) Thanks Gabriela Barbabosa Coordinadora de Bodas / Wedding Coordinator Tel / Phone: + 52 (984) 875.15.00 ext. 6767 Fax: + 52 (984) 875.15.24 -----Mensaje original----- Enviado el: Miércoles, 27 de Mayo de 2009 01:44 p.m. Para: Gabriela Asunto: RE: Wedding Locations Hi there Gabriela, What is your policy for photographers? Are they allowed on site? Thank you, Cara And with guests staying at a different resort - it's true that they do have to buy a day pass if they're not staying at a Barcelo, BUT, if they stay at any of the other 4 Barcelo's (Beach/Caribe, Colonial/Tropical) they do not have to purchase a day pass for your wedding day. Any other day during their stay, they would have to. But on the day of your wedding, they don't. I thought that was great when I found out about that! Here's where I found out about the day pass: Wedding guests (Oops, that face was automatically put there because there are 3 question marks in the title of that thread.)

I was told that if we wanted to bring an outside photographer, we had to pay a $300 photographer fee. I just inquired about that this month. We are thinking (even though our photographer lives in Mexico), we are going to have him spend a night at the Barcelo, because it will most likely be less than the $300 fee. Hope this helps! Cara

My FI proposed just before our 4 yr anniversary. We will be getting married close to our 6 year anniversary.

Beautiful pictures!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by koolatta Let me know if he doesnt contact you by the end of the week. I'll try to get a hold of him for you too. He's bound to get back to one of us. :-) Thanks koolatta! He just contacted me today, and the prices are really good! I will show them to my FI and hopefully we can book him soon. Exciting!!!!

Welcome!!

Wow that's coming up fast!!!! Congrats on your upcoming wedding. Cara

Welcome to the forum, I'm sorry to hear all of these things have happened to you. You will find so much helpful info on this website that I am sure you will figure something out soon! You've come to the right place!! PS: I am a fellow Calgarian! Best of luck, Cara

Congrats!! And good luck with all your planning. Cara

You did an amazing job on everything!!! Where did you get your invitations done? I love them, they look like great quality. I also love your brochure... heck, I love everything!!! Good job.

Welcome to the forum!!! You will find so much info here.

Welcome to the forum!

WELCOME!!! And good luck! Cara