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Quote: Originally Posted by mellyrobert Congrats! I am planning my wedding for next Jan so I am looking forward to learning about your experiences in the future setting everything up! Did you use a TA or book through the resort? Are you going to plan a site visit? I booked through a TA. Unfortunately, we will not be able to make a site visit..but we will be down monday and our weddings isn't until the following friday..so I think we will have time while we are there to make any changes if needed. I HOPE

Quote: Originally Posted by becks1581 My photographer was thrilled to hear that FI and I wanted to do a 'first look' and take photos before the ceremony! I think that this is becoming really popular, esp for less traditional couples (which you probably are if you're having a DW). I think it's great because you can have a private moment before the ceremony and will feel less rushed. Plus, I want to enjoy at least part of the cocktail hour with my guests. So... I say go for 6pm, you'll have beautiful dusk lighting for your ceremony and the bathing suits will be off the beach by then. (Oh...and don't you just love wedding nightmares? I have a recurring dream that I forgot to write the ceremony and have my dress altered!!) Thank you for responding! And yes I hate these dreams! LOL. I feel that i'm stressing about things, just because it scares me that there isn't much stress! Sounds confusing but I guess when you are use to things being complicated its hard to adjust to everything being so laid back. I think i'm going to take your advice and go with the 6pm wedding and taking photos before hand with my fi. How much time are you leaving between your ceremony and cocktail hour and reception? I have my wedding at 6pm and the cocktail hour at 6:45 and then the reception at 8pm. What do you think about the times?

Hi! I'm getting married at Secrets maroma beach and I keep having nightmares that someone is late for the wedding, and then by the time we get married there is no light for photographs! I'm nervous that with a 6pm wedding there will only be a light until 7:30 and that may not be enough time for group photos, and newlywed photos. What do you think? Oh, and to top it all off I have already printed 6pm on the invitations! One suggestion is to take pics with my finace before the ceremony, do a lot of people do this? We will be legally married in the states so it shouldn't be bad luck, right?

Quote: Originally Posted by melfry66 We are having the Gold dinner selection, but you might want to be aware that there is also a Platinum dinner package and those selections look yummy! Unfortunately, we just didn't have that extra $$ in our budget to upgrade. Good luck Melinda After looking at the gold menu and silver menu, I acutally preferred the choices from the silver menu. I am a little unsure of the options.

Hello everyone! I was just wondering if anyone has any thougths about the options offered for the wedding menu? I will be purchasing the Ultimate wedding package and I can choose between the silver menu and the gold. I just don't know what to choose! Thanks, Amiee

Quote: Originally Posted by arf555 I haven't heard of this option for the ceremony yet. I was planning on getting married on the beach, but I have been having some second thought about this. Is this area like what you see in all the pics of the spa? Did Cecilia give you this option? I am getting married July 16, 2010 and i haven't heard of the spa courtyard either.. anyone have any pics too look at for this area?

Hello! I'm getting married in July at Secrets Maroma Beach. Who should I choose to do my photography? The resort has Juan Navarro, but has anyone used him before? I can't afford someone too expensive but i'm looking to spend no more than 2500.00. Any advice?

Thank you saza175 and jaccat15! Yall are very helpful!

Quote: Originally Posted by jaccat15 Hi Amiee! Congrats on your wedding! SMB is amazing. When I did my site visit, I was torn on where to have the reception as well. We are having our cocktail hour on the gazebo terrace lawn area and then moving the reception to the ballroom - which is so nice. The other option was to have the reception inside the World Cafe - which we considered too. We did this bc of our granparents and we don't want people to be uncomfortably hot during the reception. As we know it can get so humid and gross at night so we wanted to make sure everyone would be happy. It also depends on your preference and how many people you are expecting. We are inviting around 215 people and expect about 90 to show so a lot of the spaces (including the restuarants) can't hold that many for a reception and dancing. I hope I helped! If you have any other questions, def check around the thread and the site and ask away! Happy planning! Ok.. so you are going to have your cocktail party at the gazebo terrace and the reception at the ballroom. That is what I was thinking, also. Cecilia is kinda hard to deal with because by the time I get a response I have moved on to other questions. Anyway, so what is your outline for the wedding day? Dont mean to be nosy, I just wonder how the time will go. I can't get cecilia to tell me if the cocktail party takes place while we are taking our pics on the beach or if it is after the pictures. But if it is after, what do my guests do in the meantime? I will have around 35 to 40 guests and the wedding is scheduled to take place at 6 (sunset) but now I have 2nd thought about this...will there be enough time for pics afterwards? How many hours of photograghy are most brides choosing to have? I have thought about 3 hours but i'm wondering is that will be enough Thanks everyone for all the help! Amiee

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Hey everyone I am getting married at Secrets Maroma Beach and I had a few questions. I def. a newbie on this site and still trying to figure it all out. I will be getting married on July 16, 2010 and was wondering what brides suggest for the reception hall, the ballroom or the gazebo terrace? what are the pros and cons? I will not be able to view the place until my wedding so I am a little nervous any advice would be much appreciated! Amiee

Hello everyone, I'm Amiee and I am getting married July 16,2010 at the Secrets Maroma Beach Resort. I am a little nervous since I have never been there before but I know from all the reveiews it will be heaven on earth. Any info on the wedding will help tremendously!