CanadianLindsey

Tucannes looks amazing undecorated, which is what we did, because of the lush greenery and beautiful palapa and pool! But I did see another bride hang round colourful paper lanterns from the ceiling of the palapa and it looked gorgeous. I'm not sure how you would hang them since the palapa is so high, but maybe your WC can do it for you. Every cocktail/private reception also comes with cocktail tables and some decor from resort at no extra cost. You can choose white linens or "Mexican" theme, which is what we had at our Donkey Cocktail Hour. We also had tiki torches at our reception entry which I never ordered or paid for!

Most likely your candles won't stay lit unless they are in a big candle holder or something. The wind just blows them out, even at Tucannes which is away from the beach and wind our tealights didn't stand a chance!

I brought so many printouts of email conversations, etc at the suggestion of other brides who were told one thing online and another in person! My friends kept teasing me about my folders and asked if I were conducting a test on the plane lol! I clung to that paperwork like gold!! Its a good idea since the person you deal with at the resort isn't the one you talk with online.

We did buffet so I can't help you with the cards and we didnt have many photos of our reception area since our photographer was only for 3 hours. Here is a picture of our donkey cocktail hour at the Health Bar . Also at our Tucannes Reception they had some tiki torches lighting up the pathway(which I never paid for) and they were great to add to the tropical vibe! Lanterns would be pretty too, I just didn't have any money left in my budget!

I had both may hair and makeup done at the salon. Rafa did an amazing job, despite our language issues!

That was probably me with the shoes!! So worth it to feel pretty and tall on my wedding day! And I was told the wooden walk way is worse than just sand or fabric runners because heels get stuck in the cracks.

Sorry to clog up the thread with my post 3 times, my computer froze when I submitted it!

We had to be out of our Tucannes reception area at 11pm so we just packed up our decor and my mom took it to her room for us and then we all headed over to the disco to finish off the night. The rented table runners($7 each) and vases(~$15 each) were put out and taken down by the staff when they took down the tables and chairs(the table numbers, candles, guest book and favors were put out by my friends to save me the fee, but since we only had 26 guests it didn't take much time to do) We did do a cocktail hour(Mexican Donkey Cocktail) for a cost of about $800 I think. It was supposed to be on the beach at our ceremony site-gazebo 55-but b/c of rain got moved to Health Bar. It was a huge hit(our guests said the appetizers were really tasty!) and was a good way to keep the party going while we got our beach photos taken. ps, you may want to bring battery tealights instead of using votives...the ocean breeze blew ours out so many times!!

We had to be out of our Tucannes reception area at 11pm so we just packed up our decor and my mom took it to her room for us and then we all headed over to the disco to finish off the night. The rented table runners($7 each) and vases(~$15 each) were put out and taken down by the staff when they took down the tables and chairs(the table numbers, candles, guest book and favors were put out by my friends to save me the fee, but since we only had 26 guests it didn't take much time to do) We did do a cocktail hour(Mexican Donkey Cocktail) for a cost of about $800 I think. It was supposed to be on the beach at our ceremony site-gazebo 55-but b/c of rain got moved to Health Bar. It was a huge hit(our guests said the appetizers were really tasty!) and was a good way to keep the party going while we got our beach photos taken. ps, you may want to bring battery tealights instead of using votives...the ocean breeze blew ours out so many times!!

We had to be out of our Tucannes reception area at 11pm so we just packed up our decor and my mom took it to her room for us and then we all headed over to the disco to finish off the night. The rented table runners($7 each) and vases(~$15 each) were put out and taken down by the staff when they took down the tables and chairs(the table numbers, candles, guest book and favors were put out by my friends to save me the fee, but since we only had 26 guests it didn't take much time to do) We did do a cocktail hour(Mexican Donkey Cocktail) for a cost of about $800 I think. It was supposed to be on the beach at our ceremony site-gazebo 55-but b/c of rain got moved to Health Bar. It was a huge hit(our guests said the appetizers were really tasty!) and was a good way to keep the party going while we got our beach photos taken. ps, you may want to bring battery tealights instead of using votives...the ocean breeze blew ours out so many times!!

We had to be out of our Tucannes reception area at 11pm so we just packed up our decor and my mom took it to her room for us and then we all headed over to the disco to finish off the night. The rented table runners($7 each) and vases(~$15 each) were put out and taken down by the staff when they took down the tables and chairs(the table numbers, candles, guest book and favors were put out by my friends to save me the fee, but since we only had 26 guests it didn't take much time to do) We did do a cocktail hour(Mexican Donkey Cocktail) for a cost of about $800 I think. It was supposed to be on the beach at our ceremony site-gazebo 55-but b/c of rain got moved to Health Bar. It was a huge hit(our guests said the appetizers were really tasty!) and was a good way to keep the party going while we got our beach photos taken. ps, you may want to bring battery tealights instead of using votives...the ocean breeze blew ours out so many times!!

We had to be out of our Tucannes reception area at 11pm so we just packed up our decor and my mom took it to her room for us and then we all headed over to the disco to finish off the night. The rented table runners($7 each) and vases(~$15 each) were put out and taken down by the staff when they took down the tables and chairs(the table numbers, candles, guest book and favors were put out by my friends to save me the fee, but since we only had 26 guests it didn't take much time to do) We did do a cocktail hour(Mexican Donkey Cocktail) for a cost of about $800 I think. It was supposed to be on the beach at our ceremony site-gazebo 55-but b/c of rain got moved to Health Bar. It was a huge hit(our guests said the appetizers were really tasty!) and was a good way to keep the party going while we got our beach photos taken. ps, you may want to bring battery tealights instead of using votives...the ocean breeze blew ours out so many times!!

We had to be out of our Tucannes reception area at 11pm so we just packed up our decor and my mom took it to her room for us and then we all headed over to the disco to finish off the night. The rented table runners($7 each) and vases(~$15 each) were put out and taken down by the staff when they took down the tables and chairs(the table numbers, candles, guest book and favors were put out by my friends to save me the fee, but since we only had 26 guests it didn't take much time to do) We did do a cocktail hour(Mexican Donkey Cocktail) for a cost of about $800 I think. It was supposed to be on the beach at our ceremony site-gazebo 55-but b/c of rain got moved to Health Bar. It was a huge hit(our guests said the appetizers were really tasty!) and was a good way to keep the party going while we got our beach photos taken. ps, you may want to bring battery tealights instead of using votives...the ocean breeze blew ours out so many times!!

We had to be out of our Tucannes reception area at 11pm so we just packed up our decor and my mom took it to her room for us and then we all headed over to the disco to finish off the night. The rented table runners($7 each) and vases(~$15 each) were put out and taken down by the staff when they took down the tables and chairs(the table numbers, candles, guest book and favors were put out by my friends to save me the fee, but since we only had 26 guests it didn't take much time to do) We did do a cocktail hour(Mexican Donkey Cocktail) for a cost of about $800 I think. It was supposed to be on the beach at our ceremony site-gazebo 55-but b/c of rain got moved to Health Bar. It was a huge hit(our guests said the appetizers were really tasty!) and was a good way to keep the party going while we got our beach photos taken. ps, you may want to bring battery tealights instead of using votives...the ocean breeze blew ours out so many times!!

I brought my own decor and didn't have to pay any fees. I think that is only if you get the resort staff to put it out for you. We just had a close friend do it for us. Decor is a good place to save money since it is really a beautiful resort that needs very little "dressing up." We just did candles, table runners and rented vases to put bouquets in as centerpieces and it looked very pretty. Less is more for a DW!!

oops, I was wrong, my review doesn't have any make-up or hair photos! Sorry! Check my photographer's blog to see what an amazing job the resort sytlists did! http://citlallirico.com/blog/?p=2761

I highly recommend getting it done at the resort. Rafa was my stylist and she was amazing! With very little communication and just some photos she got exactly what I wanted! My photos are on my review of the resort(link in my signature). I'm at work and can't attach any now. The golf carts can't be pre booked, but we just got the spa people to call us one when we were almost ready to leave and I booked my appointments 3 hours before my ceremony to allow enough time.

Hi Sarahjs! Congrats on your wedding! It's coming up quick!! I was married last Dec at EDR, and we had our reception at Tucanes! Great choice! It is a secluded beautiful location with a pool and palapa, but it can get pretty windy there(our candles kept blowing out!). I also vacationed in the Mayan in Feb in 2009, so I can tell you we did get a fair amount of rain and clouds with some sunny days too. Just pray for sun and have a back up rain plan! It rained on my wedding day, but it cleared up just in time for my 3pm ceremony!! My tip would be to make a list for every guest with all your guests names and a space to fill in room numbers. That way everyone can write down room numbers at check in to contact each other b/c EDR is a big resort and your guests will end up staying in rooms all over the resort. We all wrote room numbers on napkins and scraps of paper and a few times ppl missed dinners b/c we couldn't contact them!! Or bring walkie talkies!! That was my husbands regret! Lol!! Happy Planning!

We did do OOT bags and they went over great! HOWEVER, if I were to do it again I would just buy one or two items like say the little sunscreen and aloe, tie them together with some raffia and attatch them to the info cards(flight info, resort dress code, local things to do, time of welcome dinner, etc) we handed out a few weeks before flying down. I think a lot of the stuff never got used and I would have loved to put that money towards something like what angi111111 did!