Dimenzi

Quote: Originally Posted by ranaya12 Dimenzi - I just returned today after having my wedding on May 7th, I will be writing a review as soon as I get settled in. Regarding your question about the menu options, Ramon will let you mix and match from both the Gold and Silver package options. We had the Pecan Crusted Mahi Mahi with the Chicken stuffed with Seafood and it was delicious. If you have any other questions let me know. Thank you. Ramon said I could my guests two options for the main meals. We were thinking of the Grilled Pork as one them. The other may be the Mahi Mahi with teh Chicken Stuffed after you've said it was delicious.

Have a great wedding Endless Love

What has anyone on the GOLD package selected for the meal? Do we have to chose Menu I, II, or III or can we mix and match? The main meals seem unusual......fish and chicken together...seems like a BBQ match. I actually find it quite funny. Most of the brides on here say that the meals are nice though.

What are the dates of everyones weddings? Ours is 25 October 2010

I'll mention the $70 for outside guests on the day of the wedding as well.

I just asked Ramon quite a few questions. He has responded very quickly on the 2 emails I have sent him in the past 24 hours. He seems like a nice guy. It does seem that things that Veronica said are included are not the case with Ramon. I have had a couple of misunderstandings with him through email due to the language barrier but I feel that in person there wont be a problem at all. Veronica stated that the 'additional decorations for the ceremony' for the GOLD Package was chair sashes and a flower on the back of each chair. Ramon has since stated that the flower at the back of the chair is not inclued and cost $5 each. When I got a price list from Veronica it stated that a flower at the back of each chair is $2. However, he did give us options for the additional decorations as below (his writing, not mine): In the Gold package includes additional decoration which you will have the following options, obviously you need to pick just one: Rose petals aisle 2 additional boutonniere OR lady corsages 1 additional flower centerpiece Sashes for the chairs could be for the ceremony OR dinner reception Now back to me. See below for some of my findings from his emails. I have noticed that the Romantic Dinner Cruise has been taken out of the GOLD package. Ramon said that they have not replaced this with anything. You can rent vases for the bridesmaids flowers at $15 each. Seems like they're trying to make the most out of the weddings as possible. Fair enough. However, I doubt that if a guest at the resort would have to pay $15 to rent a vase if someone gave them flowers and wanted to have them in their room. In better news, he stated that there are 3 tiers on the wedding cake if having 30 people. I was quite happy with this. This may be in the Gold package but my question was 'For 30 people, how many tiers would the wedding cake be?' Wedding Menu cards for each guest are included in the wedding packages. He sent me photos of the wedding cakes (same as Veronica sent), boutonnieres (split by Gold and Silver package), table centre pieces, Bridal bouquets (Gold and Silver), Menu's (same as Veronica sent). I can email these to anyone if they would like. I also have a selection of reception photos for the Foyer, Barcelona and the Lobster House (well, only photos from inside the Lobster House...not of a reception), Garibaldi Square. I have just sent Ramon another email stating that Veronica said that the sound system was included in the packages for the ceremony. If Ramon says that this is not true and the sound system is $500 then I wont be happy. I also stated that Veronica said that the cost for additional guest was $45.

We are having a legal ceremony. We don't see the the legal ceremony as being difficult at all. All you have to do is a blood test, be at the resort for 3 days before ceremony (not including weekends), and get your birth cert apostilled (we need to get this done in Slovakia and New Zealand and it's quite easy). A costs a little more though.

Do they provide a menu card/sheet for everyone at the wedding reception? I saw on this forum that Veronica did menu's for a welcome dinner. If yes, is there a charge for this? Are the napkins white fabric? I assume this to be the case. It's just that our place settings are you to be personalised ribbons with the guests names on them tied around the napkin. Do they provide vases for the bridesmaids flowers? What things has Ramon said no to that Veronica said yes to? Thanks.

We're also considering having our reception at the Lobster House. I saw a photo of a reception there on trip advisor and it looked quite nice. I'm not sure about the foyer. Most weddings seem to have it there so it must be very nice. We'll decide on a place before we go but have an open mind. We'll have just over a week at ERC before the wedding so we should be ok. Where is everyone thinking about having the cocktail hour? I would like to have the cocktail hour in a different place than the reception but it doesn't really bother me too much. Anywhere will be nice. One of our options is the pier if possible.

Less than 3 months to go. That will go fast. I have to wait until late October. Can't wait. It will be great.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jennifer Davis I got the dance floor through the DJ we hired - not from the resort. I used DJ Dorremixx. He was great! The dance floor cost $450 for the night and was worth every penny! I had my reception in the Spice Terrace which is an open air lounge patio in Spice Restaurant. The space was AMAZING. I highly recommend if you can get it. Yamina advised me that they don't typically allow DJs in that location because it is close to building 9. However, they let me have it so I'm sure they will let others also. The people in the building 9 rooms facing the terrace didn't seem to be annoyed. Some of them actually came out and started dancing in the hallway outside their rooms. HAHAHA. It was hysterical! BTW, I am going to post a pic of Yamina and I (even though I look horrendous as I had just gotten back from scuba diving)! She is so cute and such a doll! Don't ake the mistake that I did and panic and worry when she didn't get back to me right away. She is excellent at what she does and will bring everything together for your weddings! I'm getting married the Excellence Riviera Cancun but if I was getting married at EPM I would definately love to have the reception where you had it. Your reception looked awesome.

At Excellence Riviera Cancun the cocktail hour at the X-Lounge must finish by 6pm so I assume it would be the same at EPM. How long are you having between the end of the ceremony and the start of the cocktail hour?

What decorations do they include for the reception (other than flowers)? Do they include any candles?

Thanks. I asked Veronica about the X-Lounge a while a go and she said that if we had the cocktail there it would need to end by 6pm. Our ceremony is at 4pm so this may be a possibility. I wouldn't mind a cocktail hour on the beach as well but may do it in the foyer.

Does anyone know that the night club is like for after the reception? If there are not many people there then that may be ideal.

Is anyone thinking of having their cocktail hour at the X-Lounge? Mystic - do you think that the X-Lounge would be a nice place to have thbe cocktail hour. I was thinking of having it there as after the ceremony we'll be having our photos so we wouldn't be too far from everyone. We were thinking of having a half hour gap between the end of the ceremony and the start of the cocktail hour.

Thanks for that review. It makes all of us even more excited about getting married at ERC.

Quote: Originally Posted by Treenbean2011 It sounds like everyone is doing a symbolic ceremony. I was wondering why? Is the legal ceremony that much of a hassle? My fiance and I are still deciding which way to go. I am afraid that a legal ceremony at home will make the whole celebration in Mexico pointless or less special. Though, I kind of like the idea of exchanging the traditional vows and then later exchanging our own at a symbolic ceremony. My fiance is a little weirded out by the requirements of a legal ceremony in Mexico. Any input from you all would be helpful. Thank you!! We are having a LEGAL ceremony. We'll be there for 2 weeks so the needing to be in Mexico at least 4 days prior to the wedding wont be difficult for us and all the other requirements such as birth certificates and a blood test don't seem too difficult at all. I don't think many countries (other than your own) would be easier to marry than in Mexico. We have had friends get married in other countries other than their own and the paper work seems to be a lot greater than for Mexico.

I would not worry about Excellence not being able to guarantee the location. I'm sure if you indicate your choice of location first then they wont give it to another wedding. It's probably due to any unforeseen circumstances that could (but probably wont) eventuate such as redecoration or damage to particular location (once again that most probably wont happen).

This is her quote: 'Yes, the sound system is included in our three wedding packages. If you are having a legal ceremony we need 3 songs (when you are walking down the aisle, at the signing of the documents and at the end of the ceremony) If you are having a non-legal ceremony we need just 2 songs (when you are walking down the aisle and at the end of the ceremony) We only have the Cannon in D and the Wedding March, if you want to have different songs you can bring a cd or your iPod.'

Quote: Originally Posted by endlesslove You can provide your own music for the reception, as long as you have a device to play. So if you're using an iPod, you need to have an iPod dock. To get one from the hotel is around $100+ I believe. Much cheaper and easier to bring your own if you ask me. I know this is an old quote but Veronica said that the ceremony music was inlcuded in all three packages. Was this the case for any of you have been married there? I'll just keep the email.

How many weddings are being on the day of your wedding? Is it just the two? The other one will hopefully be a small one.

Hi Endless Love, Do you have to pay for the Welcome Dinner and if yes, is this because it is private?

US$95 including tax and service per extra quest seems quite steep for the Gold and Silver Package.

I've found Ana to be reasonably quick to return my emails. She seesm quite nice. She sais she used to work at Excellence Riviera Cancun