BethBride1

I may have missed this infor, but is his price $330 per person? I have myself & 5 bridesmaids that want to get their makeup done, so do we each pay that, or is that the total cost?

Ladies, I need some help/advice/ideas.... My FI and I were originally planning to do shot glasses & a mini bottle of tequila for our favors....but since we have a mix in ages, I thought margarita glasses would be more appreciated. Especially, since our main color is cobalt & you can find glasses with a cobalt rim...but here are my questions: 1. We already have 45 people booked & they are more expensive than shot glasses...but I feel they will be WAY more appreciated 2. How in the world will we get them down there ...without breaking on the plane, or going over a weight limit?? Shipping them right there is too expensive. 3. We found some we like, that aren't CRAZY expensive, but if anyone else has a great (cheap) website for glassware, I'd appreciate it!!

Girls- just a reminder, don't forget that you can bargain with a lot of the stores down there...ESPECIALLY when you plan to buy in bulk. There are a TON of stores & vendor carts in PDC that have the mini bottles (we checked into it when we were down there for our site visit for the exact same reason). There are so many places to get them & they want your business, so hagle a bit!

Alright- I have some questions for any former Catholic brides.... How did they set up the ceremony? Is it a full mass? Do they let you choose the readings & music? I can't find any answers to that.

Congrats! Can't wait to see your review!

Your pics look GORGEOUS!!!! Congrats!

Quote: Originally Posted by barcelobride10 Hi ladies, I was wondering if any of you have seen photos of the different menu options for the reception dinner? My fiance and I are having a hard time choosing the different options just based upon the titles of the food. Since they don't give a really good description I have a hard time invisioning what the presentation of the food will look like. Would love to see photos. Thanks for the help! The reason there aren't pictures is because they don't want to be tied to one specific presentation- but I wouldn't stress about it. They do an AMAZING job for the food presentation. Even at the restaurants, it's really impressive.

This is a great question! I had been wondering what I would do as well... I wasn't sure if I would feel funny wearing my dress again....but then I got my dress and I'm so excited that I get to wear it twice!!!

I love the flask garter! So cute!

Quote: Originally Posted by DDBentley15 Are there no doors for the bathrooms in the palace? Like for the showers? Not that I care but we have lots of friends staying with other friends, etc. I don't want it to be too awkward for anyone. There are sliding doors for the entire bathroom. The showers don't have a separate door. i.e. if someone is at the sink, there is nothing separating them from the person in the shower. There is a separate door to the toilet though.

Quote: Originally Posted by t&kJanuary2010 Beth, OMG thank you so much for sharing your pictures!! I have a few questions: 1. what time are the shows at night? 2. Do you have any pictures of any grills? I just looked up the showtimes ( I still have my activity pamplet from when I was down there), the shows started at 9:30. I don't know if they change them according to the time of year? I don't have any pictures of the grill. Sorry!

Quote: Originally Posted by buehler.allison Thank you for posting the photographs bethbride! Where are you planning to have your reception dinner? We are having our reception on the beach outside of the Tropical. We are expecting about 50 guests and are getting a dance floor...so even though we are staying at the Palace, Coral Beach would be a bit tight for us.

Quote: Originally Posted by DDBentley15 Are there no doors for the bathrooms in the palace? Like for the showers? Not that I care but we have lots of friends staying with other friends, etc. I don't want it to be too awkward for anyone. No, it didn't cost extra. We were in contact with the WC before we went down and let her know we wanted to do a tasting.

Quote: Originally Posted by sfrench0621 Thanks for posting the photos BethBride! Can't wait to go for my site visit in January! Question about the food tasting- did you have to pay extra for that? No, it didn't cost extra. We were in contact with the WC before we went down and let her know we wanted to do a tasting.

Rooms: Picasa Web Albums - Beth.Nihill - Rooms Pools: Picasa Web Albums - Beth.Nihill - Pools This last one is some of our personal pics, so I'm not going to leave it public for too long..... Picasa Web Albums - Beth.Nihill - BARCELO MAYA ...

Cocktail Sites: Picasa Web Albums - Beth.Nihill - Cocktail Site Other Sites: Picasa Web Albums - Beth.Nihill - Other sites Church: Picasa Web Albums - Beth.Nihill - Church

ALright girls.....I finally was able to post my pictures of the resort online. Let's see if this works.... Here are some reception sites: Picasa Web Albums - Beth.Nihill - Reception Site

Quote: Originally Posted by buehler.allison Have you girls decided on your menus? Has anyone tried the food on the menus? Any suggestions? We had a food tasting in July when we were down there....everything was DELICIOUS!!! My fiance's family is straight from Italy, so this was very important to us. We were so nervous....but were soooo surprised and happy!! Even the presentation was amazing!

I am also really stuck with this! I'm at a loss.

Quote: Originally Posted by joie1987 AMYNJOE this is a verrrry good question! i would like to know the same thing! i'll email Xhail and see if i get anything back! I looked through the book they use for bouquets when I went down for my site visit. I'm getting the strawberry passion too, but I don't think it matters. They don't use different bouquets for different packages. Anyway, they can do anything that is native to the area for no charge. Anything like colored cala lilies are extra charge (they said the white ones are not though). Just send them a picture of what you want and see if they can do it.

Quote: Originally Posted by sfrench0621 Good question... I'm guessing we might have 25-30 max, so that will be even worse. Does anyone know if they served frozen drinks (margaritas, pina coladas, etc) during receptions in the open air restaurants or poolside? They serve frozen drinks poolside and in the open air grills during the day every day, so I would imagine they do the same for the receptions since they are already set up for it.

Stunning! Your figure is perfect for this dress!!! Congrats!

Hi girls! I have been MIA for September, it's the busiest month for us teachers! Anyway, I am sorry, I still have pictures of all the reception & cocktail options from our site visit in August that I specifically took for all you girls. I guess I have to put them on shutterfly or something like that & just post the link. I've been catching up reading the last few pages that I've missed & it seems a lot of you are starting to get really upset. I know it's hard, but having been down there & seeing what the WC does, just try to relax and cut them some slack. You have to remember that when it is your day, they will be focused on YOU, and not the 3,000 emails of the same question that they get a day. I know it's hard bc we are trying to plan & need the correct info...believe me, I get that...it's frustrating!! ....but at the same time, try to understand their side of it too. I really don't think (from my experience) they are trying to nickel & dime. Some of their policies are annoying (photog & DJ)- but most of the resorts do this. Yes, the Barcelo's price is a little higher than other resorts, but in all fairness we knew that going in. The resort is absolutely stunning...and sometimes in life, you get what you pay for....hopefully, we will all be getting beautiful weddings filled with moments that will stay with us and our guests.

Quote: Originally Posted by Boudou33 I asked Gabriela to send me some pics, but she never replied. When I was in Mexico, I saw the set up of the beach receptions at the Barcelo Maya Colonial and it is beautiful. I'm wondering at the Palace.... The Palace's beach set up is on coral beach. It's really nice, but its smaller. We are staying at the Palace but our reception in front of the beach at the Tropical bc we are having 50 people.