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Hi Ladies, For any Bermuda Brides I just featured a gorgeous destination wedding on my blog from Tuckers Point Club. The wedding planners from Bermuda Bride did an awesome job. This is a really stunning venue.

As I have said Wickys is awesome sorry I don't have pictures of the location just the beach. But we are doing our welcome dinner there and Linda the event planner was awesome to work with. Just let them know your budget and they are totally willing to work with you. The location is right on the water and it is a beautiful spot.

Lady_Di - ya very true totally understand well I hope it gets sorted out pronto FutureMrsYak - Others have ran into the same dilemma. Well Guests could always go and freshen up and relax. Others have assigned someone to escort everyone to a bar like to lobby bar to have drinks and fun. Another alternative is to set up a "cocktail" hour of premises at a near by bar or restaurant and talking to those restaurants about doing an open bar and maybe some appetizers and coming up with a package for a good price. If you need a any suggestions for the cocktail hour out of the royal I have the info for some great places really near by.

Quote: Originally Posted by Angie1017 Hi there, I tried searching the forum for "off site receptions" but didn't see anything not related to a specific resort. We are getting married at the Grand Riviera Princess in December, and are now thinking about having our reception off site, at a restaurant, or possibly on a sunset cruise. Does anyone have any recommendations? Our group will be about 50 - 60 people, and we are looking to have dinner, an open bar, and an area for dancing and speeches. Thanks in advance! Hi Angie we are having our reception at Kool Beach Club KOOL - Restaurant bar by playa tukan it has all the above We are also having our welcome dinner at Wickys which would also make a wonderful location for a reception Untitled And also there is Mosquito Blue Playa Del Carmen Hotels | Mexico Resorts | Mosquito Blue Hotel & Spa, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico let me know if you have any other questions

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Stephanie~ Hi Ladies! I just got back this morning! I have so much to tell you all! I will try and get my review done soon. In the meantime let me know if you have any questions! We did have some issues with our wedding but it had nothing to do with our WC, Zulma. She is wonderful! I got to meet our Kendra! We ended up on the same excursion together Monday! Ruins, ziplining and repelling together- she is so sweet! I wish we had more time to hang out. Her wedding was so beautiful! I have a picture here of us at Tulum! Hope this isn't to big... YAY welcome back! I cant wait to see pics!!!!! ad read your review

Quote: Originally Posted by Matt Adcock yeay Yazmin was the coordinator for MY wedding She knows whats up, regardless of the location. thanks amiga! and why aren't we shooting ur wedding So delayed on answering this sorry I missed this post some how lol I know I know but FI has promised me for renewing of the vows you will be our photogs and I am hoping maybe when we go for our first anniversary we can do a session

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di jcooper, yeah, we got two copies! runningbride, can you ask your WC? I was mistaken that it is $70 total. It is $70 per page. Yikes. LadyDi does it have to be translated by an official or notary and can anyone do it for you that is fluent in Spanish? Also for your ceremony how many chairs per row did you have?

Quote: Originally Posted by 2mckee Hey Girls, Thanks so much for all of the sweet words about the dress debacle. It has been a freakin frustrating pre-wedding week. I DID find someone to fix the monstrosity that was my dress though after driving around to several shops over the entire state on Maryland on Monday!!! Picked it up this am and it is about 100 times better!!! Anyway, we are leaving on Tues early am, but I am slammed with work (good timing, right?) today, tom, Sunday AND Monday so just wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you in case I dont get a chance to log back on before we leave. I got so much useful info and couldn't have done it without you guys! We are headed to Thailand for the honeymoon fun (the good part, not the scary travel warning places that we have all benn seeing) so I'll post the review, planning thread, etc when we get home mid-July. Everyone leaving before then, have wonderful weddings!!! I'll have a mojito AND a margarita for each of you! So glad that got all sorted out! have a wonderful wedding week and honeymoon! yes please have lots of drinks for us lol

Congrats Kendra! you looked amazing I can't wait to see the pro pics

Quote: Originally Posted by chipotle99 I know! I just emailed him too, I was reading some other threads on Fernando and he's done this a few times, I wonder how he deals. Makeup only takes an hour or two so I'm sure it'll work out, no big deal if I get done up an hr earlier than expected...we'll let you girls know what happens for future reference. wow, yes please do. I have me and my 6 bridesmaids so it is going to take a while. He is coming at 11:30 we have to be ready for 2:30 I am doing pictures before hand. I hope that is enough time.

Quote: Originally Posted by chipotle99 p.s. ddemayo, I just PM'd you, I booked Fernando too for the 13th.....hmmmm....uh-ohhhh uhhhh ohhhh that is always one of my biggest fears I hope your girls sorted this out

Quote: Originally Posted by kenlyn8984 DJ Doremixx/IVAN GOMEZ is incredible!!! We just got married last week at The Royal in Playa del Carmen and he did such an amazing job that I told him he needed to come to the US to work because he is GOOD! He announced everything for our reception and did a great job! Him and his staff set up the cold fireworks for the first dance, and it was truly amazing All of my guests were blown away! We had about 35 people, and he kept them dancing all night long! My guests LOVED the balloons, masks, and glow sticks they brought. The light up dance floor was phenomenal. EVERYONE thought that was the neatest thing. My wedding and reception will be talked about for a long time, thank you IVAN!!!! You guys are awesome! Awesome love to hear good reviews!! I can't wait to see pictures and hear all about it

Quote: Originally Posted by orbitingbklyn Hi! Does anyone have a formal statement from the hotel regarding the dress code that I see mentioned here (but was never told by my WC or on the website!)? Can guys wear nice sneakers? Are there any restaurants at The Royal or Gran Porto that do not have a dress code? THANKS! Just the buffets are casual, when we went for our site visit none of the guys had sneakers so I would say no. Jeans and pants, but my FI is doing loafers and boat shoes to be more comfortable. Hope that helps.

Lisa I had the same question! but did not know how to ask it I am glad you did lol so should I do a test run? I did not even think about that. I better get on that. I was going to get it done again the day before we leave. My friend also told me to take Tylenol but even better ib profin

Runningbride I know every says the seating charts are the worst part of any wedding planning. They always cause issues lol but I also see what Jenny is saying. How will you be able to tell that table 4 for example has 4 beef and 3 chicken? I believe they need to know ahead of time who at what table is getting what. Also when we went on our site visit for seating a table of 6 is perfect! Zulma said no more than 8 and we saw a table of 8 and it looked pretty tight. You can just let your WC know how many at a table you want.

welcome! that is great that you are starting so early. I wish I would have started much earlier.

Quote: Originally Posted by nicdeb928 i love this thread and feel like you guys are right on the same page with me b/c were getting married same time/place...i always see wedding time lines for people that are getting married at home and I feel that alot of it doesnt apply to me b/c were doing a destination wedding...us girls should come up with a list of what should be done by now, and since were about 4 months left we should come up with a checklist for what to do 4 months before, 3 months before and so on...im going to work on what i think today That is an awesome idea! that will help future November brides I am going to work on it to see what you come up with and than we can combine.

Quote: Originally Posted by ChicagoBride2011 For those of you that did or are currently using a TA did you do "group" rates or individual booking? We're leaning towards individual booking, it seems the group rates might have some hidden costs to us, but not sure. Just trying to figure all this out! We went with individual booking through our TA. The reason being for group rates everyone has to put a deposit down. I was not sure how responsible our group would be with that lol and we were not comfortable with fronting the money for everyone. I have to say individual booking worked out great. We let everyone know that rates change all the time but they just keep going up and that our TA would match any other on line sites if they pay in full. This got everyone booking very quickly and handling their own plans , less stress for me lol

Quote: Originally Posted by ddemayo Hi!! I am getting married on November 13, 2010 at the Dreams Riviera Maya. I sent the Save the Dates out, sent the invites out, ordered dress, got it from Priscilla of Boston itsLinen and Venice Lace and I love it!! My sisters got their dresses, we got them from BCBG. I also booked Fernando!! I am excited to use him. He actually called me the other day! He has a great sense of humor and his english is good. Booked DJ, going to order the maracas/ hand fans/ parasols etc. Already have 70 people booked expecting 100 to a 150!! I am so excited. Can't wait Welcome! wow us northeast girls love November to married/get away Fernando is awesome, you won't be disappointed. Wow you have a lot done. We have 75 to! still waiting for another 30 or so but 75 would be good with us lol 150!!! wooahhhh

Quote: Originally Posted by louise_pernell Hi Everyone, We want to do a dinner (for 20 pax) the night before the wedding and I remember a few of you doing the same. Unfortunately, I can't remember the restaurants. Does anyone have contact info for these restaurants? Thank you. Louise Hi Louise I was told by my WC to book restaurants for a group through her. Hopefully you have someone now in light of the change from us to Mexico. I have however also seen other brides who just showed they put tables together. Your day is almost here you must be so excited! when do you leave?

Dianep- I think we all wish we could have mojitos brought to us in our back yards ahaha you make me laugh orbitingbklyn- sorry I did not realize you were having a mayan ceremony that is awesome! I have not seen anyone on here have one but I have seen lots of pictures of them from photographers Matt and Sol from Del Sol Photography and they look awesome Thanks for the info on the legal stuff Lady_Di keeping my fingers crossed for you

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa2011 Hello Everyone! I'm new to this site! Just recently got engaged and are planning a wedding for the summer 2011. We want a small place where we could host most of our families and friends. We've been looking at a few places but I would love your input on the places you have visited! We are planning a scouting trip sometime in August and would like to have a few places picked by then. So far we have looked at Ceiba del Mar, Le Reve (it looks amazing), Ana and Jose (in Tulum a little bit far. Have any of you been to these hotels? Or any others that you would recommend? Let the fun begin!!!! Hi Lisa welcome and let the planning begin I looked at Le Reve and Ana and Jose. Both amazing places. I think what it really boils down to is a few factors of what you are looking for. Do you want more night life like in Playa Del Carmen if you are looking for something more quite Tulum is very beautiful and the perfect location. Than of course there is budget for your guests. Le Reve I found was on the pricier side but the location is so amazing that if your guests could do it I would def keep it on my list. I hope you have an awesome site visit - if you can do it, it is so worth it you will have an amazing time.

Dinaep you look so beautiful! everything came out perfect - so do you recommend wearing hair up because of the wind factor Rachel - welcome!!! ditto with what running bride said. This thread is a wealth of information and if you go through them you will find your answers plus much much more. I would grab a glass of wine and enjoy going through it

nicdeb928 - I know its weird thing think you'll be married!!! Josie- your picture is beautiful I am glad you loved it and I am starting to get very excited now

msglave - your welcome I think on something like this it is better to try your luck and see when you get there. The best outcome you don't get the fee the worst you say you didn't know and they give you the fee. Niiki - your welcome