Ayla

Hi Dawnkyeknod, welcome to the forum! When I was at GP, I met with and set up everything through Erica. She told me that if I find pictures with flower arrangements I like, etc, to send it to her. Also we have to get to the resort 2 business days before the wedding in order to finalize everything. I have a small group that's flying in from, literally, around the world, so I'm not using a TA. I sent email STD, with a link to my wedding website so everyone can get all the necessary info at one central location. I'm also making my own 'message in a bottle' invitations to cut costs. I purchased parchment paper and sea shells from an art supply store and bottles online. Now its a matter of going to the beach and getting some sand I don't know how you would find the dress if you do not know the designer and stuff but half the wedding dress shops I went to told me that if I find a dress I like, they can custom make a knock off for me Now I don't know the costs associated with that. Photographer - no idea! I haven't gotten that far yet Happy planning!

Congratulations on setting the date! Quote: Originally Posted by ChristinaP My TA just heard back from Rocio this morning...date is set for May 13, 2010 @ 2pm. Still holding out for a 4 pm time instead, but just happy to have a date at the resort we wanted!

Did you get the dress? How was it? Anyone else? Quote: Originally Posted by KimmyG Anyone else have experience with Peridress? I read a bunch of reviews online (terrible and wonderful) and I'm considering trying them out... my wedding is over a year away so I don't mind if they take a long time, but are the materials ok? cheap? itchy Here's a picture of the "maggie sottero" (knockoff) i have in mind, for this hour, hehe (Maggie Sottero)Wedding Dress Style #A3221LU :: Compare to Maggie Sottero :: Wedding Dresses, Bridesmaid Gowns and Accessories from PeriDress

Hi, CassBob09, I didn't meet with Rocio, and Erica didn't mention anything about a minimun number of people. It really sucks that we have to choose one menu! If you want to try to just show up at a restaurant make sure you make a reservation for a restaurant for your large group with guest services!!!! I'm not going to try that, I would hate to have anything go wrong on THE day! On the other hand, I sent out my save the dates, mine alone are about 30, but i'm sure about 10 of those can't make it and surprisingly 2 people I expected to come might have become recession casualties :-[ I'm trying to get my fi to extend his list (currently - no joke - only 5 people) but he prefers a small wedding. I set up my wedding website (Welcome to Ayla and Oleg's Wedding page!) using Joomla and the RSVP portion using Fabrik (I'm a web developer - but this took almost no coding at all). The RSVP part is not published yet, going to wait until I send out the official invites - message in a bottle that I'm putting together to cut costs. And then I'll wait Oh and I need to find a dress!

Christina, Yes, they allow outside photography. Erica even gave me a couple that have worked often at the resort. I don't remember if you have to pay for them to get on to the resort? I would imagine its included in the price... Yes! There's a pretty Catholic chapel onsite by the Colonial lobby. They actually have mass there, not just for weddings. I'm gonna try to insert an image of my fi in front of it. (if it there's no picture go to Picasa Web Albums - Ayla - Mexico '09) If you have any other questions, let me know I have a question for anyone who is having a private reception, is there a minimum # of people required? I know if you have more then 40, you must have a private reception but what if you don't have 40? Can I still do it?

My fi and I just returned from GP yesterday and we set our wedding date. We sat down with Erica and discussed the basics. By the way, while we were there, 9 days, there were at least 4 weddings that we noticed, so give Erica some time since she is extremely busy! Cassidy, Erica told me that if I find a flower arrangement I like, to send her pictures and she'll do the best she can. Also we were told to arrive at the resort 2 business days before the wedding in order to pick out the arrangements. Note to anyone having a wedding in the next couple of months, send yourself or Erica citronella candles or prepare to rent a car and head over to wallmart and buy those candles and bug spray. Seriously, the mosquito situation is unbelievable! When we were there in November, there were no mosquitoes at all, now, you couldn't walk out your door without getting bit. Anyone know how it is in January? Also if anyone has questions, shoot, while its still fresh in my mind.

Quote: Originally Posted by jrf241 My fiance and I got engaged at the Grand Palladium this summer. We are hoping to go back next summer for our wedding (pending date confirmation from the resort). We are very excited! Congratulations!

I'm going to GP this thursday for a site visit and hopefully to book my wedding Any tips?

Thank you everyone!

Hi I'm Ayla. My fiance and I don't know yet WHEN we're getting married but we definately know where. We'll be going to Grand Palladium in Riviera Maya Mexico next week to meet with the Rocio and Erica and hopefully we'll come back with a date set We've been to GP before we were engaged and actually saw a wedding there. We loved everything about GP and a few months later when I got the ring, we thought, why not, so we're going back!