alison15

I have been to Aventura Spa and Cove Palace and they do not have any beaches whatsoever. Moon Palace's beach is so-so, lots of seaweed. Le Blanc has a great beach but it is in the middle of a very busy Cancun strip.

Aventura has no beach at all, if you are looking for a beach, MP would be the better option of those two. However for a really nice beach you might want to try Beach Palace.

I would try again, ask to speak to your WC's boss. It is the low season so it seems unlikely, unless there is some type of convention going on. I know last November there was a huge summit at MP but I don't believe it was scheduled to be back. I also know MP is used for basketball tournaments for teams, if its close to Thanksgiving, there is always early season tournaments played down there, UK has stayed there the past 2 years.

I was able to put mine in the VERY small closet with 2 other dresses, some 3 strollers and the flight crews clothing and suitcases..so essentially I would have been the same had it been in the overhead compartment. I was getting it steamed anyway.

I was only married 10 months ago and there was no set up fee. They moved my flowers from the Chapel to the cocktail hour to the reception at no charge as well as set up my runners and starfish on each table.

I believe the Lanterns are plugged in. I never asked, but I do know we had an entire strand go out so I would assume they are just essentially Christmas lights with. I should have ask for a refund or partial credit. It did annoy me a bit. We also got square table candles and steps with candles on them (there are pics on my review on the MP page) but they were battery operated which was nice b/c with the wind that evening they would have gone out instantly

He did not, we had a friend announce us. I was worried that his English wouldn't have been good enough, however, it was great and he could have done it.

I did the Ipod with a tech. We were introduced to him briefly between cocktail hour and the reception. I had everything on the playlist separated out so Wedding Party Arrival song was it's own list, Father Daughter dance-separate list, Dinner music-separate list, etc. And then I just told him what order I wanted everything in so we announced the wedding party, then went straight into our first dance, then father/daughter, mother/son and then we had dinner. Cake Cutting-separate song. Then dancing. We did not do bouquet toss or garter throw and I just let him know that too. We actually ran out of music on our play list, we were just shy of 3 hours of music on our list and thought that would be enough but it wasn't. However he had an laptop full of music so we used 2-3 songs off of his computer.

The Brazilian Restaurant is great. There is an outdoor patio area you can reserve at well. However, the mosquitoes were so bad when we were there we had to eat inside but it was still great. Ismael website is http://www.ismaelpachecoblog.com/ Here is a link to all of mine that I uploaded to snapfish http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=5496027007/a=76078641_76078641/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

I used paypal. I had already set one up for other things I was buying on ebay for the wedding. It's pretty simple and protects your credit card numbers from being stolen. In regards to lighting for weddings, you can google sunrise and sunsets and there are websites that will let you know each specific day that the sunrises and sets in Cancun. Since Cancun is on the east side the sunsets aren't amazing like they would be in Cabo. But it still is a very pretty pink-purple hue at night. For us it was about 6:30ish when we were eating dinner.

He does give you rights to the photos. I was able to use Snapfish for printing and Mixbook to make my album.

His assistant speaks English well, he doesn't. If you want a lot of posed photographs, he's probably not who you want. I wanted a lot of candid shots so it worked out well for me. I just emailed him prior to with a list of the shots I wanted (getting in the dress, the kiss, family shots) and things I did not want (a pic of every groomsman and bridesmaid together, the groomsmen holding the bride sideways, everyone jumping on the beach, etc.). The biggest disappointment for me, was that he didn't get the guys getting ready but that was not his fault. It was partially mine since we had a room so far away and partially the groom b/c he didn't wait for Valeria's assistant to pick them up as we discussed in the meeting. (it freaks you out a bit when your WC calls you in a panic b/c she can't find your groom, I think she thought she was breaking the news to me that my groom was ditching me, fortunately my Dad had seen them make their way to the chapel) But that is neither here nor there. It was sort of a risk getting him as he had only done 1 wedding prior to mine. He has done several other wedding since and his work seems to be getting better each time. I loved his work. The only other thing is that I would have said fewer during the ceremony (it was a full catholic wedding so there are a lot of chapel shots) and more during the reception. Let me know if you have any questions!

I used Ismael Pacheco. Love my pictures. I got all day coverage with edited CD and TTD (which I didn't use) for only like $785. I don't know if he is still that cheap. Let me know if you have any questions about him.

Same here, we got ready in Nizuc and the groom in Sunrise. Our photographer got all the way over to Sunrise and my DH and the groomsmen had already left so then he had to trek all the way back. Wasted 20-30 mins of picture time. I would recommend staying close by if you are getting pictures done beforehand.

I used Marvin as well. He was awesome. He sent me pictures and I chose the one I liked. They looked EXACTLY like the pictures. It was only $35 per bridesmaid bouquet and $8/corsage compared to $120 and $38 offered through the resort. Picture below, they came in the bowl they are in to keep fresh.

Valeria is awesome. Communication beforehand is slow but once you get there and see how hard they are working for your events it makes sense because they were busy with other brides! Everything ran so smoothly and mostly due to her. Every little thing you may not think of, she will.

Another reason people can find cheaper rooms on Expedia and Travelocity is that the rooms that are offered on those sites are often obstructed view rooms. This means that the garden view is obstructed by the building. Your TA can have these rooms added to your group. There are not a ton of these rooms so probably not your whole group. We had 3 added to our group booking and let everyone know that is an option. Only 1 couple chose this option. It was about $40 less than our group rate per night and were still $20 than Expedia and Travelocity were offering them for. Also these rooms are only in the Nizuc section. Since our group was staying in Sunrise they had to be further away from our group. This was a great option for friends who wanted something cheaper. Additionally when they arrived they were able to use their Palace Rewards to "upgrade" their room and ended up with a 2nd floor room in our group section. I wouldn't guarantee guests that they will be able to upgrade and be close to everyone if they were to use this option. Our guests did it figuring they would want to spend most of their time out of their room so not have a great view was fine with them. It was just a bonus since they were not going to use their rewards for much else and would want to be closer to everyone else. Just have your TA ask for you or try to negotiate a lower price. That's why you have one.

We spent 5 days at Moon Palace and then transferred over for 2 nights for a mini-moon at Le Blanc and even though they are all Palace resorts, your time does not transfer over. We still had a large chunk of our Palace Rewards money left and they would not budge and since we were only at Le Blanc for 2 nights it wasn't enough to get any rewards there. Our refund did not come back until about 2 weeks after the wedding. What was left of it anyway. They basically set up a credit balance and then deducted money from it for things like flowers, day passes, audio, deco cancun, etc. So there really wasn't much left. If you want the payment to be separate make sure you notify them that you want to pay for those things and you do not want it coming out of the credit balance. Le Blanc is also a lot more per night than MP. MP is very very nice but Le Blanc make MP seem like a Days Inn. It was almost uncomfortable b/c it was so nice. We left clothes laying out and the butler had folded all of them, including our underwear. I felt like a huge jerk, I never would have made someone do that! However, leaving the resort where all the friends and family were staying was a great decision! We had a honeymoon planned in Europe a month later so we knew we would have time together. At first we weren't sure if we wanted to leave everyone but after we got to Le Blanc it was so worth it, just to be able to relax. I highly recommend not staying with guests. You might be able to work something out through a comparable resort like Beach Palace or Cancun Palace but from my experience they view Le Blanc as a separate resort. Nothing transfers between them. It was separate payment and no credit carry over.

Terpgirl- For our OOT gift bags, my mother-in-law's best friend, offered to do them as a wedding gift to us, which was awesome. She did not have any trouble getting the stuff in. She did have 1 suitcase devoted to just that. SChica- You can add 1 or 2 max from another menu but otherwise they will not allow you to mix and match on the menus. I would check to see if they have some vegetarian options that is not listed in the general information. For the ribbon on the bouquet, to be honest I didn't even pay attention to that. It's what it came with, I did not request it so if you have a specific color I would bring your own ribbon to be sure, but I would imagine, you will have to wrap that on your own. The complimentary bouquets are limited and you can upgrade (of course). They still do have a great selection.

Since my parents stayed for 3 days after our wedding the DVD and marriage certificate were both delivered to their room and they had it for us. I would call Valeria to see if it was sent.

Father Aguilar was really nice. We met with him the day before the wedding for about 30 mins and he gave us his phone number in case we backed out, and he wasn't joking either. The ceremony ran about 45 mins with 2 readings and communion. I don't know if you are customizing yours more than that. We did not do any Lazo ceremony or unity candles. It seemed like forever to me b/c I was so nervous and a bit warm. His sermon was a bit crazy and everyone still talks about it. "Marriage is like you are falling off a cliff blindfolded and then splat." One other thing about the Catholic Chapel, it is air conditioned which is nice, however, some of our guests were sitting at the end of the pew where you are directly under the vent. Those people the air blew direct over them and they were sweating to death. Others were directly in the vent path and were freezing. So it's sort of a mix in there with the air. So if you have room, you might want to let ushers or guests know to not sit under the air conditioning unit at the end of the pew. We actually stopped in to view the chapel a couple of days before our wedding and the air was not on, wow. It was horrible in there. Also in regards to flowers, if anyone is getting table arrangements for the chapel or reception. At the end of the reception they asked us what to do with them and I had not even thought of it so I had them thrown out I think. But what I should have done, had I been thinking, was that our parents were both saying a couple days after and had the flowers sent to their rooms to enjoy until they left rather than throw them out.

I had a request to see pictures of my bridesmaids bouquets from Mayan Floral. So I updated my review with pictures of that as well as several other pictures. Hope it helps with planning. Good luck to everyone. Link to the review below http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/products/moon-palace-golf-spa-resort-all-inclusive/reviews/3943

I used Marvin as well. One thing to note about him and another bride told me this as well, he runs behind. And true to the word, I told him I needed the flowers by 10:00am and they arrived at 11:00am. Which was more than enough time. Just make sure you budget extra time b/c the last thing you want is a rush. He brings them in vases so they will keep. His flowers looked exactly like the pictures he sent. I used the free bouquet with the complimentary package, which was gorgeous. But it did not match his flowers that well. I would recommend paying for a brides bouquet through him so everything matches and just decline the complimentary bouquet through the resort.

My mother-in-law who was also my TA checked with ton of people trying to get her Vacation dollars moved to us to use since she knew she wouldn't be using it and they would not allow it. No budging on that one at all. Room money only goes for the people in that room.