Moments That Matter

Congrats on your upcoming Moon Palace wedding in May, Kristina and Welcome to our forum community!!! You've certainly chosen a gorgeous venue for your Big Day, as you can see in these magical wedding moments that matter we've captured there, taken from our Moon Palace Wedding Story Albums: Wishing you happy research and all the very Best with your amazing journey ahead - cheers!!! team MTM

Congrats on your 10th anniversary coming up, and welcome back, Stephanie!!! what a wonderful plan - to return for this milestone anniversary! Wishing you happy planning and a very enjoyable journey ahead - cheers!!!! team MTM ....here's some extra visual inspiration taken from our MTM Blog posts:

Welcome to our forum community MalaikaandMike, and Congrats on your April EDR wedding next year!!! You've come to the right place for lots of great info, suggestions, advice and support with your planning process, so well done already:) We have so many wedding couples ask us about the timeline for their Big Day, we've complied a suggested one on our webpage, with a link here: FAQ webpage For optimal time to catch that amazing GOLDen light of sunset for a newlywed photo shoot, we suggest the wedding couple leave 1 to 1.5 hours before sunset time....here's a link to April 2017 sunset times fyi Here's a sample of what we're talking about.....taken from our MTM Blog posts: ....from the El Dorado Royale Casitas Wedding Day Story Album: Happy research, and all the best with your wonderful journey ahead - cheers!!! team MTM

Hi Maurindy2016....great question about colours.....here's a link to some threads here that discuss various choices (in case you haven't already seen them) threads discussing wedding colours Wishing you happy research and all the best with your plans - Enjoy + Cheers!!! team MTM ....some gorgeous colours we've seen in some magical wedding moments that matter taken from our MTM Blog posts:

We can certainly confirm that Elizabeth Medina is an outstanding professional photographer in our beautiful Mayan Riviera, whose work you would cherish for a lifetime!!! In case you haven't already seen them here's a link to some threads discussing her: BDW Elizabeth Medina threads and here's a link to her reviews: BDW reviews of Elizabeth Medina We've had so many wedding couples concerned about their resorts charging outside vendor fees, that we now offer 100% Vendor Fee Discount!!! as you'll see in our signature at the end of this post. Hopefully this helps wedding couples with the important challenge of staying within the range of their spending plans Happy planning everyone, wishing you the very Best with your amazing journey ahead - ENJOY!!! team MTM ....taken from a recent Azul Sensatori Wedding Story Album:

Welcome to our forum community sarahjayne07 and Congrats on your Jan 2 wedding at Azul Sensatori next year!!! As you've already seen, there are lots of great people here to help you with info, suggestions advice and support, so well done on joining our group As snswedding2016 said (GREAT photos by the way!!!) the sunset on Jan 2, 2017 is 6:20pm. We advise our wedding couples to make their timeline for their newlywed photo shoot to be 1 to 1.5 hours before sunset (see our FAQ webpage here). That would mean if your ceremony is approx a half an hour, it would need to start around 4:30. Those are just suggestions for how we've found a wedding day schedule unfolds smoothly. With the golden light of sunset, we've captured some Amazing GOLD - as you can see in these magical wedding moments that matter taken from our MTM Blog posts: ....captured at an Azul Sensatori sunset wedding.... Wishing you happy research and all the best with your plans - cheers!!! team MTM

Latest updates for Vendor Fees: R E S O R T P O L I C I E S http://www.momentsthatmatterphotography.com/#!resort-policies/c1dc6 Here are the listing of the resorts we’ve visited in the area. We have compiled this list of each of their external photographer policies (at the time of our wedding shoot). Please keep in mind their rules change often. You must always confirm permission to have us enter the resort as your external photographers. We are constantly updating this list, so if you don’t see your hotel listed, Email Us. Aventura Spa Palace: Upon arriving at the resort the bride was told external photographers were not allowed, but they would make an exception, just once (and we’ve only been there once). Azul Sensatori: $800USD fee, or minimum 3 nights stay. Azul Fives: Day pass required Barcelo Maya Colonial, Barcelo Maya Palace Deluxe, Barcelo Maya Caribe, Barcelo Maya Beach, Barcelo Maya Tropical: Barcelo has again changed their vendor policy and now requires $500 or a 2 night stay. Often, booking us in for 2 nights can work out cheaper and we much prefer to spend a day as guests of the hotel!!! Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda: We were able to access the resort without a problem. The bride took care of details but I believe they were required to purchase day passes for us. Blue Bay Blue Diamond: No pass required. Catalonia Yucatan, Catalonia Riviera Maya: Both times we attended we spent the night as guests of the hotel (for a TTD shoot the next day). It is possible you could get away with purchasing day passes only. Either way, we’ve never had an issue. Ceiba Del Mar: Rules continue to constantly change at this hotel. Last reports are the hotel is now an Adults Only Nudist resort! OH MY! Dreams Tulum & Dreams Cancun: Vendor Fee $120/person Dreams Puerto Aventuras: Day passes required. Dreams Riviera Maya (Porto Morelos): Recently, this resort has changed their vendor policy and is asking for a 30% commission fee. They would like us to add this to our prices and pay them directly. We do not hide costs from our brides and the base price for each of our packages is the same to be fair to everybody. El Dorado Seaside Suites, El Dorado Royale: $500USD fee or minimum 3 nights stay at the hotel. Excellence Riviera Maya: Day passes required. Excellence Playa Mujeres: $500 vendor fee Gran Bahia Principe Akumal, Gran Bahia Principe Tulum, Gran Bahia Principe Coba: We have shot here twice, as exceptions to their rule. Recently they have stopped allowing external photographers on the premises. They offer one local photography company for use at your wedding. Since they do make exceptions, it is worth asking your wedding coordinator but I believe their rules have gotten more strict lately. Grand Coco Bay: No fees, no problems. Gran Porto Real Playa del Carmen: Day passes required. Entrance is never a problem. Grand Palladium White Sands, Grand Palladium Kantenah, Grand Palladium Colonial, Grand Palladium Riviera Maya, Grand Palladium Royal Suites: They have only requested that we have day passes to access the resort for the day ($60). Please contact your wedding coordinator. Grand Riviera/Sunset Princess, Grand Sunset Princess: Both Princess resorts now have a $200 vendor fee per person. Iberostar Paraiso Beach, Iberostar Pariso Lindo: Mixed answers. We have shot there approximately 4 times. A couple times they required we spent the night, and the others were told we weren’t allowed but they would make an exception. Iberostar Quetzal, Iberostar Tucan (Playacar locations): Vendor fees of $350 for MTM Studios. Not a per/person fee. Day passes are required if we are to access food/beverages during the wedding… otherwise no bracelets or all inclusive access Le Blanc Cancun: $500 Maroma Resort & Spa: Completely welcome here. No charge. ME Cancun & Beach Palace: Permission was not an issue although I’m not sure if there was a fee at all. Either day passes, or nothing at all. Moon Palace: We have shot the Moon Palace many times now and haven’t had a problem. We’ve had to spend the night twice and most recently we are only required to have a day pass. They have their own photographers on location and push hard for you to use them. From experience here, if your package includes video and photography there will be ALOT of photographers fighting for space. If you hire us it is best to cancel the photographer included in your Moon Palace package. Moon Palace has a policy of no outside vendors. They will allow you to get around this rule by telling them that you are bringing in your own “guest” to shoot the wedding for you. They may require you to get us a day pass or tell you your “guest” must be booked into the hotel for the night. This is just how the Moon Palace works but will allow us to capture your wedding as your guest. We have been that “guest” many times now. NOW Sapphire: $300 vendor fee NOW Jade: $65 day passes Occidental Grand Xcaret: Day passes required. Ocean Turquesa: Originally the bride was told she couldn’t have external photographers but when she mentioned she wouldn’t be booking her wedding there without us, they quickly bent the rules. We required day passes and accessed the resort without a problem. Paradisus Riviera Maya: Day passes required. RIU Palace Riviera Maya: $100 vendor fee Royal Playa Del Carmen: $100 vendor fee Sandos Playacar: $80/person vendor fee Secrets Maroma Beach: Day passes required. Entrance is never a problem (and we love shooting at this resort!!) Secrets SilverSands Rivera Cancun: $120/person vendor fee Secrets on the Vine Cancun: $500 vendor fee Sun Palace Cancun: Day passes required The Royal Playa del Carmen: Day passes required There is usually an exception to every rule here in Mexico. We ALWAYS require the couple to contact their wedding coordinator for permission. This listing above is based on our experience but here you just never know. Please contact the resorts directly to confirm their policies.

Hi nr083273....Ivan Luckie is a great choice of professional photographer.....here's a link to some threads discussing his work: Ivan Luckie info threads We've been to weddings with DJ Doremixx who does an excellent job with music ....here's a link to his reviews: DJ Doremixx reviews Hope you find the answers to make the best planning decisions for YOU!!! Happy research - cheers! team MTM

Welcome to our forum community, ChelseaDuchene and Congrats on your June wedding at the beautiful Barcelo Maya Resort!!! Also congrats on choosing your professional photographer, Octavio Montes - well done! He has great reviews on this website as you can see at this link: Octavio Montes reviews It's such an important part of your plans - so good on you for having made that choice so well You're sure to enjoy the wonderful photo record he creates of your Wedding Day Celebration for the rest of your lives - Priceless!!! Wishing you an equally smooth and wonderful planning process for the rest of your decisions - team MTM Cheers!!! from our MTM Blog posts:

Welcome to our forum community and Congrats on your upcoming dw, JPatel1987!!! You'll find lots of resources here to help with your planning questions, so well done on getting off to a great start already We're based in Playa del Carmen Mexico, so can tell you that this is an awesome destination for some amazing weddings we've captured here.....to show you what we're talking about, here are some magical wedding moments that matter for inspiration - enjoy!!! Taken from our MTM Blog posts of a recent Barcelo Maya Palace Wedding Story Album: Wishing you happy research, and all the best with your plans - namaste! team MTM

Hey LindseyRose.....thought I'd check in with you to see how your plans are going? Did you pick a resort, and if so, which one? Would love to hear an update on how you're making out.....wishing you the very Best!!! team MTM ....here's a few magical beach wedding moments that matter to inspire you further....taken from our MTM Blog posts...enjoy!!!! ....."a Wedding, you say?!?!? Bring IT!!!"

How did your Moon Palace site visit go, TATrisha? would love to hear all about it - that's such a gorgeous wedding venue! To show what I'm talking about.....these are some of their "signature images"......so beautiful, like a romantic fairy tale! Taken from our MTM Blog posts of some Moon Palace Wedding Stories.....enjoy! Wishing everyone happy research, and all the best with their plans - cheers!!! team MTM

Welcome to the boards, WPGBride17 and Jemma89x and Congrats on your upcoming weddings!!! As you've already seen, there are loads of great suggestions, info, advice + support from everyone you'll find here, so your chances of finding the answers to your planning questions are excellent - well done! For some added inspiration, here's what your chosen wedding venue, the Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya will look like as a backdrop for your magical wedding moments that matter......enjoy!!! Taken from our MTM Blog posts of a recent Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya Wedding Story Album: ...LOVE is all you need.... ....I DO Love YOU....with All My Heart!!! ...beginning the rest of our lives together.....LOVE You!!! .

Great reveiw mariak - LUV your photos too....thx for sharing + look forward to seeing more when you share them Glad you chose the right photographer too - so important and what a wonderful keepsake that you'll cherish for the rest of your lives! It has the power to take you right back to those magical moments that matter every time you look at them - WOW! Welcome to our forum community, JadeBride2016 and Saffozy and Congrats on your upcoming NOW Jade weddings!!! It's such a gorgeous venue which provides such Amazing backdrops for your Wedding Day Love Story! Hope all your plans work out just the way you envision - or Even Better - CHeers!!! team MTM ...leaving you with some NOW Jade images from our MTM Blog posts - enjoy!

Hey DanaCairns, great to hear how useful you found our forum community for your dw plans 5 yrs ago! In case you haven't already seen them, here's a link to some BDW threads with more info on the Barcelo Punta Cana Hope it all works out for your sister just the way she envisions it - or Even BETTER!!! For added inspiration, here are some magical beach wedding moments that matter taken from our MTM Blog posts - enjoy!!! ...lil people making BIG Memories at this beautiful Sandos Cancun Wedding! ....today I marry my Best Friend!!! ....I only have Eyes for YOU, Dear!!!!

Congrats Emilychristine92!!! and welcome to our wonderful forum community You'll find lots of great resources here, so well done on an excellent start already! In case you haven't already seen this, here's a link to some Cabo resort reviews on BDW Hope you find the answers you're looking for, happy research, and all the BEST! Enjoy your amazing journey ahead - cheers, team MTM ....leaving you with some visuals of beach wedding moments that matter taken from our MTM Blog posts of the Sandos Playacar Wedding Story for further inspiration, enjoy

Welcome to our forum community Starum2288, and Congrats on your Generations dw coming up in June!!! You've chosen a really picturesque venue as you can see in these magical wedding moments that matter we captured there recently....taken from our Generations Wedding Story Album: Wishing you happy research, and that you find the answers you're looking for that best fit Your plans - Cheers!!! team MTM

Welcome to our forum community, cyprusbride and COngrats on your upcoming dw in Cyprus!!! sounds really exotic and romantic - what a great plan Wishing you happy research and that you find the answers you're looking for in the treasure-trove of resources you'll find here - all the Best, cheers!!! team MTM

Hope it works out for you JenniferH114! acw271011 makes a good point, and Amols has a 5-star "shopper approved" rating with 15.7K reviews, so should be a solid "plan B" option if you end up needing that Happy research / planning / shopping / buying !!! Cheers, team MTM

What wonderful ideas + info, ladies regarding asking guests to be present at your ceremony, etc - Great Idea!!! We've also heard from so many wedding couples struggling to pay the vendor fees to bring in an outside photographer, that we're now offering a 100% vendor fee discount!!! YES!!! check it out in our signature below Hope this enables more couples to be able to capture their Special Day in a photo record they'll cherish for the rest of their lives - Priceless! Wishing everyone happy planning, and that they Totally enjoy this amazing journey they're on - cheers, team MTM ....leaving you with these magical moments that matter taken from our Barcelo Wedding Stories:

Welcome to our forum community, Kelsey and tpenner, and Congrats on your upcoming Sandos Caracol weddings!!! wow - so Exciting - what a great journey you're on Here's a link to some threads here discussing the Sandos Caracol, in case you haven't already seen them. These are magical wedding moments that matter we captured, taken from our MTM Blog posts: .....some shots of the Sandos Cancun Wedding Story - enjoy!!! ...Sandos Playacar Wedding Story Album: Wishing you all the best with your plans, and happy research - cheers!!! team MTM []

Yes, it's certainly a fine balancing act to find artistic work for a limited spending plan! That's why we've re-vamped our pricing structure with a wider variety of options to fit more budgets - check us out! If your Love lasts forever, wouldn't you like your photos to be cherished that long too? Wishing everyone happy research and that you find the answers for your planning questions that are the Best Fit for YOU!!! Enjoy your journey, and all the BEST - cheers!!! team MTM ...from our MTM Blog posts:....Forever LOVE!!! Love is all you need

Hola newbies nr083273, Ledwcn44 and hcurtis, Welcome to the boards and Congrats on your upcoming dw at Secrets Playa Mujeres!!! As you've already seen, there are lots of great people here ready to help offer info, advice, suggestions + support to help with your planning decisions - awesome Hope you find the answers you're looking for and that you enjoy your amazing journey ahead ...one step at a time - Cheers!!! team MTM

Great review, kchristiansen - awesome to hear a wedding couples' appreciation of their photographer's work! The Dominican Republic is such a gorgeous destination ~ wonderful to hear your photographer captured its' Beauty - Well Done!!! Would love to see some photos when you get the chance, and if you'd like to share. Your review is bound to help other wedding couples deciding which professional is the right choice, to capture their priceless wedding moments that matter. That's what makes this forum so valuable Wishing everyone happy research, and that their Big Day turns out to be everything they envision - or Even BETTER!!! Cheers, team MTM

Hi Sarah, welcome to our forum community and Congrats on your upcoming Azul Fives wedding!!! As you've already seen, there's great advice, info and suggestions here to help with your planning questions We've found some great picturesque spots at Azul Fives, and are now covering 100% vendor fee charges for our wedding couples - fyi! Here's a sample of what we're talking about (a picture is worth a thousand words, after all! ) taken from our Azul Fives Wedding Story Album: Wishing you happy research and that you Enjoy your amazing journey ahead - cheers!!! team MTM