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Hi ladies! I'm wondering if someone can answer a few questions for me. I'm sure it's already been asked and answered in detail throughout all of the threads but it's hard going through them all trying to find specific info. I'm wondering what options are available for the reception. I had already emailed the resort asking for this info (twice) but I guess they're busy as I haven't heard back, unfortunately. What did you do/are planning for your reception? Are they always in the a la carte's or can you have a private reception somewhere? What meal options are there (set menu or different packages to choose)? Is the beach party a public thing or can you arrange it just for you and your guests? What are the prices of all these options? Sorry for all the questions...my FI and are getting ready to book soon and it's looking like it will be the GP for sure but I'd like to have all of this mind before putting money down on it. Thanks so much!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by mekanabr Hi everyone! I'm trying to figure out which resort I want to use and have a question for Majestic Colonial or Elegance... I have seen posts about where you can have your reception and I was wondering if anyone had ever used the Presidental Suite for their reception? I saw on a post that you rented it for 24 hrs... Is it a room that you are renting and your reception is out on the roof or what? Thanks for any info!!!! The presidential suite is a rooftop patio. It's actually a room on the resort too but the reception is on the patio, not in the room. It has a beautiful view of the ocean and beach and can accommodate a large group if needbe (I think up to 150 people?). The only thing with the presendential suite compared to the other reception sites is that you need to pay extra for it...it's $1000 for the night, plus the additional reception costs, like food, drinks, bar servers, etc (which is not included in any of the wedding packages). Have a look at the pics below...there's a few of the presidential suite set up there: Picasa Web Albums - Weddingbymajestic... - Receptions Spot Shan

Hi Chellycorn, We are getting married in March 2011 and I just put mine in the mail today! So I guess that makes it about 13-14 months in advance. Typically that's way early for a traditional wedding but I think DWs are different and typical rules go out the window. For us, we really wanted to give people as much notice as possible to "save the money" more so than "save the date". And like you, we don't have a date or resort confirmed yet either. We've decided on Punta Cana, DR and probably the last week of March. So in our cards we just put "March 2011, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic". I also put in small lettering at the bottom "formal invitations and travel information to follow in summer 2010" so people know what to expect. Hope that helps!

We are getting married in May 2011 and I just put the Save-the-Dates in the mail today! For us and our family, it's not so much "save the date" as "save the case so you can come", haha. So we wanted to give people lots of notice. As for the invites, we'll be getting group rates from our travel agent in May or June so we'll be sending the formal invitations with a letter explaining the travel info then. There will be a deadline to book by if people want the group rate (probably sometime in June or July). However, we're gonna put RSVP for Dec. 31, 2010...about 3 months before the wedding so we know exactly how many people to plan for the reception, etc.