Tanya Marie

Also Ladies below is exempt from any bag fees for 1st & 2nd bags (this is continental rules, not sure about the other airlines) The following customers will not be charged service fees to check a first or second bag: * OnePass Silver Elite members and Star Alliance Silver members* * OnePass Platinum and Gold Elite members and Star Alliance Gold members* * First Class customers** * BusinessFirst customers** * Continental Airlines Chase primary cardmembers will have their first checked-bag fees automatically waived * Continental Airlines Presidential Plus primary cardmembers will have their first and second checked-bag fees automatically waived * Any customer traveling on full fare economy class (Y) tickets * Active U.S. military personnel+ * U.S. military dependents traveling with U.S. military personnel on personal travel++ * U.S. military dependents traveling on official business (with documentation Pretty easy to get around it if you fly Continental often, or if you have some time apply for that credit card and you get at least 1 bag each waived. **OR tell all your hubbys to be that you all deserve to be flying 1st class, and then it no problem at all*** WINK WINK** Happy Travels Ladies!

Love them Sandra! Happy Wedding Weekend!!

O please give us more info! Dying to see pics!

GREAT JOB! I too am going to PM you, I am so stuck on what to say to my guests 1 month before! Thanks for Sharing!!!

Great Pictures!!! Looks like so much fun!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by GracieLR So it looks like Playacar Palace is now part of the Wyndam resorts as well. Has anyone heard about any changes or what this does to wedding packages ect? Its making me nervous. Any info would be appreciated I can't find much. BTW- On the Palace Resorts website with the list of all resorts is where they show the name change. There is no info under recent news. HI Gracie, They sent me an email about 2 months ago advising me of the change. In my case since I already booked and signed the contract nothing changed at all. I am not sure what wedding packages they will be offering moving forward though. The only thing that changed at the resort is the signage on the outside of the building. You probably won't find much since the transition just recently took place.

Congrats and welcome!!! Brace yourself, because there is so much useful information here! Happy Planning!

Quote: Originally Posted by KelleynEric Hi, I saw this small print when reading about the complimentary wedding package, but I cant remember where I saw it first. So I googled some key words and found it on a few sites that discuss Free Wedding Packages in Cancun. So apparently if you get your room for free based on having a certain number of qualifying guest rooms (as per the group agreement) you will not qualify for the free wedding. You should DEF look into this with your TA or planner. Good luck! "** This offer is valid only for guests staying at selected Wedding Resorts (Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, Aventura Spa Palace or Playacar Palace) for the entire stay. Travel Agent, discounted or complimentary stays do not qualify. " Sorry for the news dont kill the messanger! I wanted to know if you took pictures of the North and South Solariums while on your Site Visit?? Could you please post? Thanks!! Ok so here is the skinny on the free wedding package and free room stuff... Hi Katherine, Thank you for your response. Just want to be sure I understand, I still qualify for the complementary wedding package even though I get any of the amenities below. Example: I qualify for the unlimited functions and free 7 nights, I will not be obligated to upgrade to a another wedding package Dear Tanya, The wedding package is separate from the rooms. You are still confirmed for the Complimentary package however I will advise the cake in the complimentary package is for up to 35 guests maximum and if you will be having additional guests you would need to upgrade to a larger wedding cake for an additional cost. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns. Thanks and have a great day In regard to the Solarium, i have to look thru my pics and see if I have any, if i do, i will post. ~Tanya

Quote: Originally Posted by carly Sorry, I guess I should've been more clear. I need the link that contains the broken links, not the broken links. We can't fix them without knowing what they were supposed to be, so we need the link to the thread that contains broken links so we can research it based on the context of the thread. OOPPSS DUH! That makes sense sorry Carly. It was a thread posted by trayce2222 her planning thread link in her siggy, ... Does that help? ~Tanya

Best Destination Wedding Forum ~ The Ultimate Destination Wedding Resource http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t34766-4 Here is a broken one or 2

Just sent you an email~

Quote: Originally Posted by KelleynEric Tanya! Are you still planning to have approx 75 ppl? Are you qualifying for the group deal offering a complimentary reception(s) or 4-7 night guest room for bride and groom? I read that if you do qualify for the free room then you no longer qualify for the complimentary wedding package. I'm serious about upcovering any fine print! Its all just too good to be true! I'm thrilled to hear your experience with the food was good, I'm italian too and we own a restaurant, we're all food lovers! And my FH's fam owns a wine store! So we've got a picky group! Can you please post pics of the North and South Solariums?? Im hoping to have 50+ppl so the wedding area will prob be too small for us. Your advice is appreciated! We are still torn between Playacar and Aventura, but the reviews on Tripadvisor arent very good for Aventura, esp. regarding the food. Did you happen to visit any other palace resorts during your site visit? I wonder if we could primarily stay at Playacar but have the ceremony at Cozumel? do you know if you have to have the wedding at the resort you're staying at?? Also how in the world did you get the "suggest music for our reception" link on your website!? I love that idea!!! Did you put all those songs on there or did other ppl? Ive never seen that but its a great concept! Thanks! I am curious to know where you read that you don't qualify for the free wedding package, I have not seen anything that said that, could you forward to me? I didn't visit any other resorts while i was there, I pretty much knew that I was going to have it at the PP. You don't have to have it where you are staying but in our opinion it was inconvenient to put our guests on a 45 min ferry ride each way @$20.00 r/t for a 1/2 hour ceremony, just our feeling on it though, you could ask the palace weddings dept for insight on that. The suggest music was an option when i built my website. The songs that are up there, I put there, as people suggest songs they don't play, it just becomes a list. Hope all that helps! ~Tanya

I will take the framed table numbers in the sand, Just sent you a PM with address and email to send paypal invoice to. ~TANYA

Welcome and best of luck! There are so many ideas and a plethora of information on here!

O GOOD! I am glad that you got this resolved, i just hope the other girls have the same outcome!

Quote: Originally Posted by GracieLR Hi everyone, PP is on my list but I am having a hard time deciding. Just wondering what your plans are for the spa on your wedding day. I know its off site and that makes me a little nervous. And the trouble of bringing in an outside photographer. Thanks you are all so helpful. Hi Gracie, The spa is a 5 minute ride from the hotel and they provide a shuttle, the photog, maybe someone else can shed the light on that bc I am bringing mine from home...Below are some pics of the spa from my site visit.

Quote: Originally Posted by greshle Hi KellynEric, Wow! You're right, that is an amazing promotion through the Palace. I hadn't heard about this deal but our wedding group is pretty small. If you plan to have 75 guests, I'd say go for it. The Palace offers awesome service and I can't imagine that they'd skimp on the quality of anything. Remember, you'll be bringing them tons of revenue so it sounds like a win-win deal for everyone. Good luck! Jen Jen, How small is your group?? Bc you should still get something as an incentive, below is what is right on the Palace website: 10 to 19 rooms – complimentary cocktail for guests after ceremony * 20 to 24 rooms – complimentary private function + 4 free nights for bride & groom * 25 or more rooms – unlimited private functions + 7 free nights for bride & groom* ~Tanya

Quote: Originally Posted by greshle Hi Tanya, Thanks so much for letting me use material from your site, I know it's going to come in very handy. Also, I loved your idea of the all white theme for the dinner the night before the wedding. This sounds so fun! About a week ago I received the name of an on-site WC, Lorena Herrasti. Do you happen to know her? It's been a week since I sent an initial message to Lorena and I haven't heard back yet. I sent a follow up message today and hope that helps get things moving. I just wanted to get your thoughts on whether a week response time is normal and if you happened to have met Lorena during our site visit. Your WC seems to be pretty responsive, do you think it would be worthwhile for me to reach out to him also? Thanks (again!) Jen Hi Jen~ Yes Lorena is the Wedding Manager, a week is def. about right, I will tell you this, ALWAYS send a follow up bc it triggers something in their minds and then they get right back to you. Gilberto is who I met with, he is very nice and very knowledgeable. He will give you all the info that you need, and please do not hesitate to ask me as I have gotten so much from them already! ~Tanya

Quote: Originally Posted by KelleynEric Tanya Marie, your website is awesome! I found this blog when googling Playacar Resort, and so happy I came across this thread! My Fiance and I are looking at the Palace Resorts in MX, but more specifically Playacar or Aventura Spa Palace, for our Oct 2010 wedding! We are interested in Oct 9th, 16th or 30th, not sure yet. But the MAIN reason we are looking at the Palace resorts is their AMAZING group deal going on, I am eager to see if any of you other brides are taking advantage of it!? The deal is if we can book 25 rooms, for at least three nights (so 75 room nights or more) then the Palace will offer FREE UNLIMITED Private functions, as well as 7 free nights for the bride and groom! I mean, can this offer be any more insane!? I'd love to be able to have 60-75 guests at our destiantion wedding so I definitely think we can hit this mark. Is this too good to be true or what? Anyone else taking advantage? We have to book before lke Dec 23rd I think, 50% down. I want to fly down asap for a site inspection though, my FH is worried all this free talk means the quality of food etc will be compromised. I'd love any feed back on this! Thanks ladies! HI Kelley! Thank you!! That website took me FOREVER to get together!!!! O Fun, if have your wedding at the PP, your wedding will be the day before mine!!! Ours is set for OCt 10th!! We too had chosen the PP bc of the incentives for us. I chose the free wedding package and will add what I want as needed, I didn't go through the hotel bc I didn't want to put that much money down at once, so I used Tammy (the BDW owner) I did have to give a deposit but it was minimal, less than 2000.00, i believe that it is based on how many rooms you will be blocking. So I highly recommend you contact Tammy or any of the BDW travel agents. We did go for a site visit in September, I can assure you the food is not compromised, my FI is a "SNOB" if you will when it comes to food, has been in the restaurant business for years as well as MANY of our guests in addition to that, we are Italian, so...food was prob the most important to us next was Alcohol! LOL Anyway, we had lunch at the international Buffet when we were there it was great! Wide selection and tastes for all! To be honest, I am not sure how they can offer such a great deal, bc there really is no catch!! My contracts are signed and ready and I too was waiting for the catch. I am assuming that they make the money with decorations, music etc. in addition to all the business that you are giving them. If you are going to go down for a site visit, make sure you contact the wedding department in Miami to set up an appointment bc the Wedding planner works between a few of the palace properties. I have gotten a ton of info to date, so if you are looking for something specific, please let me know. ~Tanya

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Great Dress!! great Price...and it looks AMAZING on you! So glad that it worked out...I just went through the whole thread looking so if I missed it, I'm sorry but how much did you pay in shipping from China?

Hi Jen~ You are very welcome, please feel free to "borrow" anything from the website...also know that the rates aren't from the hotel direct, we used Tammy from here and she referred us to Theresa, I haven't been able to beat her rates, so you may want to get in touch with Tammy. She is amazing and will answer all of your questions. Good luck planning, and please let me know if you have any other questions. ~Tanya

HI Jen To be honest, I am not sure about the Photographer, as I am bringing mine. I will check through emails to see if they had mentioned anything about this. If you go to my website, Piero & Tanya - wedding website by mywedding.com under the "ATTRACTIONS" tab I listed the days that each of the respective tours are available. I am not sure that it will stay the same next year, but that is what I have as of now. Yes, we did go to Cozumel, we have also been there before, shore snorkeling is the best at the north end of the island. Also, Panchos backyard is a great place to eat. Hope this helps! If I find any info on the photog, I will let you know.