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My WC had told me and sent me pictures of the reception setup that comes with all of the packages. It is the white table cloth, white chair covers, lights underneath the table, and a candle for the centerpiece. Here is a pic of the standard setup (so I was told):

Quote: Originally Posted by Aricak64 Hello Brides, I am four weeks away from my wedding date. We are having a small wedding, 14 guests total. The wedding is at 4 pm, 4:30-6:00 pm toasting, cake, drinks, etc. and then the semi private dinner at 6 pm. Do to the small size of the wedding and my wedding party, a dancing reception really doesn't work for us. Does anyone have any ideas of what I could plan to do with my guests after the dinner? Thanks! Arica Arica- I only have about 15 people but I am doing a private reception on the beach with dancing, however I was told we have to be off the beach by 10... so I plan on going to the Blue Parrot or just walk along 5th avenue to find some places to go afterwards if everybody is still in the "party" mood! There's a lot of posts on here about fun bars that other brides have gone to, so I would search on here. My wedding is on April 16th, but we are going down there on the 13th.. maybe I will run into you?!

Lisa- Where in Tulum did you do your trash the dress session?? I love them!! I'm trying to find a good place to have my trash session..

My WC said the burlap aisle runner is only for the beach and cannot be used at the gazebo and the red aisle runner is only for the gazebo(obviously). I think I am going with no aisle runner and just scatter rose petals like others have mentioned. I think it will look really nice. Otherwise, you could always bring down double side tape of some sort to stick an aisle runner down so it doesn't blow away. Another question, I am bringing some decorations for the gazebo like paper lanterns and such... do I need to bring my own string to hang them up?? and the chair bows I am bringing, do I need to pre-tie them before I get down there or will they do all that for me?

diahr- Do you have a pic of the burlap aisle runner? I didn't know about this one either. I'll also see if I can get a pic from my WC...

Tell me about it. My wedding is April 16th and that weekend has been completely booked for a while now.... and a lot of my procrastinating friends and family are now screwed and have to stay somewhere else... even Gran Porto is completely booked that weekend! I don't know why it is so busy there in April... ugh.

I am doing that very thing. I am upgrading to a private reception on the beach and not doing a dj, so I am going to bring my iPod/computer and you have to pay like $80 for somebody to be in charge of it and make sure music keeps playing. The standard reception setup comes with a "wooden" dance floor... and I've read from some people's review that they were upgraded to the light-up dance floor for free... so I am crossing my fingers that that happens for me!! But with my luck probably not... and I don't want to pay the $700 or whatever for the light up dance floor. Children are allowed at the wedding. I think they are allowed to come 1/2 hour before the reception and stay until 1/2 hour after the reception. Also.. I believe if you have the reception on the beach, it has to end by 10 or 10:30.. but if you have it in the ballroom, you can have it until Midnight? I think that is what I read. I plan on just going to 5th Avenue after the beach reception if everybody is still in the party mood and going to bars to keep the party going!

Thanks so much for the pics!! It helps a lot with planning... My reception is at 6pm on the beach, do you think that there will be too many people on the beach at that time?? Do they rope off the area from the public at all??

Yes, pics would be awesome!! Thanks so much!! So I guess the switch to the Pelicanos Beach is for the best!! I love this forum! ChicagoBride, where in Chicago do you live?

Okay good! This makes me feel a lot better! I have read other posts on here that the Pelicanos beach is nicer, but for some reason I thought it would be more "crowded" over there... but this is great to hear!

I have Elvy too. She is okay, but Katia would answer my questions so thoroughly and attach pictures, etc. She was great! I know everything will work out in the end, but it is just hard to plan a wedding when you are so far away!

If you go to the TSA website: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm#9 , it says that you can't bring matches on planes, I think it states you can bring one book of matches on your carry on but none in your checked bags..... so I would say definitely ship them if you can!

Alright, so I'm getting really really frustrated... I booked my wedding almost a year ago and since then I am now on my 4th WC... my last one Katia was awesome, but she is on maternity leave now... so I e-mailed my new WC about my reception on the beach behind the gazebo and it interfering with the wedding that is scheduled at the gazebo at the same time.... and she writes back that my reception was moved to the beach by Pelicanos!!! Okay, in every email and message from my other WC's I've specifically stated that I wanted my wedding on the beach behind the gazebo (just because I wanted everything in the same area so people didn't have to walk far to get to places) and I was told it was booked there... in all of my paperwork I sent them, it says "Reception: Beach behind Gazebo".. so can they just move it without asking me?? How is the beach by Pelicanos?? Is it nice? Is it nicer or worse than the beach area behind the gazebo??? I'm sooooo annoyed... but not sure if I can really do anything at this point. I know a beach is a beach... but just when I think I have everything figured out and organized, something else changes without me knowing!!

I agree.. I thought that is what I was going to do before I knew if my dad would come to mexico for my wedding. I've seen a couple brides walk alone, or walk with their Mom or whoever!

That's awesome! I really want to do something creative with my ceremony... but just not quite sure what yet!

I e-mailed my wedding coordinator about this, and I'm hoping I get a response soon... now for those brides who have already gotten married here, if you decided to make changes last minute, like if I wanted to move my reception location to a different area of the beach, and I didn't decide this until I got down there, like 2 days before the wedding, are they accommodating to changes?? Or are they strict about stuff? I guess I just feel like I'm not going to really get an idea of what things will look like, etc. until I am down there, and I'm not getting very many answers from my WC.... ??

Soo I still can't add a signature. Under my profile it says "The rest of your profile, and your signature will become visible after you've been active in the forums"... so I guess I need to post some more to the forums before it will let me .... lame!

So I still can't add a signature.. in my profile it says "The rest of your profile, and your signature will become visible after you've been active in the forums"... so I guess I haven't posted enough in the forums?? That's lame.

I was wondering this too.. I know I've read that some brides just paid for the rest of their wedding when they checked out of the resort after the wedding so everything was on one big bill!

Okay, so at least I know I am not blind. I kept searching and searching my contract and other paperwork for this "$300" thing... jeesh!

Also, I can't remember if I read somewhere about good room suggestions on this forum or somewhere else... but for those brides who got married here, do you have any suggestions about what room numbers are best or what area of the resort is the most convenient to stay in? I am in an Oceanview room so I know there are a ton to choose from? Is it loud by the pool all day/night?

So I am having my wedding reception on the beach behind the gazebo and decided to try to change it to the gazebo terrace since our wedding group is smaller than originally planned... however they told me that another wedding ceremony is going on during my reception time so I couldn't switch... now if my reception is on the beach in front of the gazebo, is my party going to interfere with their ceremony or vice versa?? How far away is the reception setup on the beach from the gazebo? In pics it looks like it is right behind it.. hmmm..

My coordinator emailed me back and said a $300 deposit is due 4 months before the wedding, I was able to pay it online. In my contract it doesn't say that, but I booked in the beginning of this year, so maybe since then they have changed the policies or whatever! I looked on the Royal's Wedding page under FAQ and it says it in there, so FYI for anybody who didn't know! lol

I have a question for you ladies. I just got an e-mail from my wedding coordinator saying my second payment for the wedding was due last Friday and is past due and is supposed to be paid 4 months before the wedding "like the wedding contract states"... This is the first I've heard of it.. so I quickly searched all of the paperwork I have on the wedding stuff and I couldn't find anything about a second payment 4 months before... just 45 days and 30 days... ?? I'm fine with paying whatever I need, but this is the first I've heard and it and I don't even know how much I have to pay?? Do any of you know about this? So confused!!

I can't figure out how to add a signature..??