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Quote: Originally Posted by nmurch does anyone know if i get the strawberry passions package.. if the reception dj/docking station for ipod is free or like what happens i dont want to hire an outside DJ or anything but i want music at my reception. obvisouly haha can anyone help me THANKSS!! Hi nmurch You can just bring your ipod and they have a docking station that you can use. I just got back from our wedding at the palce this past week after two wonderful weeks. I willpost a review shortly as I am still trying to catch up on work. If anyone has any questions please let me know. My pictures won't be in for another 4 weeks....can't wait to see them!!!!! Sabrina

Hi Bonnie, Just an FYI - I have an outside photographer (Claudia) and we just booked a room for her. Xhail my WC indicated that as long as they are considered a "guest" they can be there. hope this helps! Sabrina Quote: Originally Posted by prettypigpig Thanks! and I love your pics! Except Del Sol is a bit over my budget. That is what I heard about at both of the resorts (The Barcelo and The Ocean Turquesa), and it tunes out that as long as u book a room for the vendors, they usually let them in. However, I guess I really need to sort this out.

Hi Laura! That's a good question about giving a tip to the WC. I never even thought about that. I leave April 4th to Mexico and wedding is on the 10th....any thoughts? Sabrina Quote: Originally Posted by laura4ever Random question for past and future brides...did you tip and or are you planning to tip the WC's and if so how much? On the travel agent we did end up booking with a travel agent and she was able to get us about 30% off of the book rates for the rooms and guests booked their own flights. I think it varies so much depending on time of year, etc. Normally I book everything online, but especially the older folks loved having a ta to call/harass!

Quote: Originally Posted by t&kJanuary2010 Sabrina, They take Visa, Mastercard, and Travelers Checks. Good Luck!!! Thanks T&K...much appreciated! I can't wait to hear your reviews!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by t&kJanuary2010 I have questions for some of you brides that already got married. How did you pay for the wedding? In advance, travelers checks, credit card? I know credit cards charge international fees...just wondering if anyone had ideas on the best suggested method?? Let me know thank you! Hey t&kJan2010 Did you find out about this yet? I was wondering the same thing. I would rather bring travelers chqs vs a creditcard or cash. If the travelers chqs get stollen or something then you can cancel them. I guess I will just email Xhail (WC) to find out. Your wedding is so soon!!!!! Cheers! Sabrina

Quote: Originally Posted by amynjoe Question for those who have a small number of guests attending.... where are you having your reception? are you having one at all? We have 14 guests plus FI and I, just wondering if it will look foolish for such a small number. Thanks! Hey Amy, I only have 27 guests which is still small and we are still undecided where to have our reception too. I know that i want outside either pool side, beach or the open air restaurant. The open air restaurant is nice but I think it's just way too big for only 27 people....it might look funny. We are not spending money on a DJ since there are only 27 of us.....we might just go to the disco afterwards or I might set up an IPOD. I would like to have at least one dance with my Dad and FI so that's why we would need to bring an IPOD or something. Sabrina

Quote: Originally Posted by Lana~B Hi everyone!!! I asked the WC what my choices were for linens and here is her response: "We have some colors included in the package (blue, red, orange, salmon, green, white, ivory, gold), if you want you can order a different color (it will have extra charge)" Just thought I would share Lana What don't they charge extra for.....so annoying.... Sabrina

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny84 Hi Sabrina, I did notice as well that our wedding dates are a day off! That is awesome and I hope we can meet when we are at the resort. I did have a bit of trouble booking with CAA and westjet vacations. we had about 20 rooms wanting to book and they told us there were not enough rooms too! way too stressful. Anyways our travel agent worked for about 4 days with westjet and finally got the first group booked. But we also have calgary bookings to still do and I am not sure how seamless that will go. There has to be enough rooms as it is still far enough in advance. We had actually phoned down to the resort when we had this booking issue and they were only at 40% capacity so there must be some miscommunication between the resort and the travel companies. I hope that everything works out for both of us. Talk to you soon Jenny Hi Jenny, When did you book these rooms? I'm so upset as my travel tried for the past week and she can't get anymore. I have no clue what I'm going to do I can't beleive they told you that they were only at 40% capacity....I don't understand. The only option now is booking them at the other resorts like the Tropical. I just don't how much it would cost for a day pass each day or maybe take the chance of them coming over to the Palace and hanging out with us. What is your plan to book more rooms? Sabrina

Quote: Originally Posted by sfrench0621 Wow that's scary! Is it because of the Easter holiday? I think so....not sure. We did find a few more flights through cheaptickets.ca which is a US Airline as a last resort. The guests just won't be booked for my wedding group rate. Cheers Sabrina

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny84 Hi Everyone! Now that our travel agent has booked the first group of people, the planning starts. I am so excited for all the other barcelo palace brides! The resort is so beautiful and I know everyone will have such a fantastic time there. Congratulations to all. Hi Jenny84, I noticed that you're getting married a day before me and you're from Canada! Have you had any trouble booking anyone? We have 26 booked right now(from Ontario) but we are trying to book some of our guests from Calgary and Vancouver and we were told the hotel is now full. Our travel agent is trying to make some requests to the hotel but it doesn't seem to be working. The only other option is for some of the guests to stay at the other resorts (i.e tropical, etc) but I want to avoid this. I want everyone to be at the palace. Sabrina

Quote: Originally Posted by laura4ever Have any of you had luck getting group dinner reservations made through the WC at Barcelo I was told they will not do that...but that seems quite strange to me Just got back from a friends wedding at the RIU and the WC made group reservations for 50 people all week..... I haven't even tried yet to do this since we don't even know how many people are coming to the wedding. We have 29 booked but there may be some stragglers at the end who want to book last minute. I think this could probably wait closer to your wedding date. I don't see why they can't accommodate us.....we're paying to be there and eat. Sabrina

Quote: Originally Posted by laura4ever Have any of you had luck getting group dinner reservations made through the WC at Barcelo I was told they will not do that...but that seems quite strange to me Just got back from a friends wedding at the RIU and the WC made group reservations for 50 people all week..... I haven't even tried yet to do this since we don't even know how many people are coming to the wedding. We have 29 booked but there may be some stragglers at the end who want to book last minute. I think this could probably wait closer to your wedding date. I don't see why they can't accommodate us.....we're paying to be there and eat. Sabrina

Quote: Originally Posted by yesther Thanks for posting the pics of the grill area ladies! I've already been exchanging emails with Gabriela, who has been nice. I've noticed the 2-3 day lag in response time, but was prepped for it thanks to everyone that's been in contact with the wedding coordinators in the past. However, I have a couple of questions: 1. When do you decide, or find out, where your ceremony will be? My wedding is in March...so not sure if it's too early to decide. 2. Does anyone have any pics of the banquet rooms? We are going with Mint Breeze, but if we don't have huge numbers, we may just splurge on the Strawberry package. (Though I have heard that March evenings are pretty windy and cool so the banquet room may be a good option). 3. Does anyone have pics of the regular centerpieces? I think I saw a couple of pictures on the thread, but wasn't sure it it was an actual pic of the centerpiece the resort uses. 4. Can people that have been at the resort share their opinion on all the specialty restaurants? (We are going to make a group reservation for one of the specialty restaurants for our welcome/rehersal dinner). THANKS!!! I always get so much information from this thread!!! Hi Yesther, The only question I can answer is about the restaurants.....if you go to Reviews of Hotels, Flights, Vacations, Resorts, and Vacation Rentals - TripAdvisor you will find lots of reviews on the resort. People always talk about the food and which restaurant they like best. Hope this helps. Sabrina

Quote: Originally Posted by vlynnw Do any of you know how far out you are able to book? I've emailed Xhail but still have not heard from her and it's been over a week. Hi vlynnw, You have lots of time to plan as your not getting married until 2011. Xhail along with all the other WC's take sometime to get back to you (1 to 2 weeks). Xhail is my WC too and she will eventually get back to you so don't worry. You can book your date with her but don't expect to start planning the details with her as she will probably be concentrating on the 2009 and 2010 brides right now. I'm getting married in April 2010 and she still hasn't done any of this with me. Happy planning! Sabrina

Quote: Originally Posted by sfrench0621 Attached are the photos Claudia sent me. These are from the Palmeras Grill and by the Palmeras Pool area. Thanks sfrench0621! Now I can finally decide. Do you know what happens if you have the reception by the pool area and it rains? Where do they move the recpetion? Sabrina