shelbygirl

We loved our suits. We did the tropical beige and had them lined. We did the suit for my husband and just pants for the best man. I got my order within a week.

Thanks JayKay! It was awesome!

I just got my professional photos back and posted my review. Thanks to all the ladies on here for the support and great ideas! http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/products/moon-palace-golf-spa-resort-all-inclusive/reviews/4582

I finally posted my review! http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/products/moon-palace-golf-spa-resort-all-inclusive/reviews/4582

There are many threads on OOT bags. I got many items at the Dollar Store.

Thanks Nan! He better be lol

Danceraz - The Moon Palace Resort is divided into two major sides, the Nizuc and Sunrise. On the Nizuc side is the Grand section which is newer and nicer and probably more $$. The resort is huge! HUGE! The Sunrise is the biggest section. We stayed on the Nizuc side and thought it was great! The beach at Moon Palace is full of seaweed. I really didn't see many people swim in it. They do have a tractor that goes up and down to collect the seaweed and clean it up. It doesn't seem to keep up. I'll attach a picture to give you an idea of what it looks like. The brown stuff is all seaweed. Having said all that, the pools are great. No one complained about the beach in our group.

We didn't see or know there was an arcade. It must not be on the Nizuc side where we stayed. Hopefully someone can help you!

There is an area towards the Grand side of the resort that looks more like a deserted island. My wedding set up....notice it was so windy my fans had to be hooked on the chairs.

Amara, I don't really remember all the choices for the cakes. We decided in person. I just remember thinking we should pick what everyone would like...so we picked marble. Maybe you could ask if you could taste tests the different kinds...it looks like you have a large group, so maybe they will cater to you!?! The cheese cake at the restuarants doesn't taste like regular cheese cake. Maybe we got a bad batch? It tasted horrible...hard to describe what it tasted like. It was kinda chunky. Before you meet with your coordinator go to one of the buffets and try the desserts...see what you like. That should help you out!

Thanks Mocha! It was a great. I'm bummed...I emailed our photographer and she told me another 6 - 8 weeks for the photos. UGH! I got the vase for my sand ceremony at Hobby Lobby. I looked all over for a vase with a cork. I had each guest drop a sea shell into the bottom of the vase before the sand ceremony....so I needed a little bit bigger vase.

Mocha - I haven't done my review yet. I'm waiting to get my pictures from my photographer. She just posted some on her blog, so I'm hoping to get them all soon and post my review. If you want to see what she posted on her blog this is the link. http://blog.jmphotomn.com/cancun-mexico-destination-photographer-shelby-jeff/ Kalena was my WC. She is great. She is super sweet, pleasant to work with and got everything done. I took her a suitcase of stuff for the wedding. When I gave her a tip on the night of the wedding I had to talk her into taking it. At first she refused it. The only thing that was wrong, was my cake. I asked for marble and it was white. We didn't care though....as all of the desserts at MP are awful. My husbands favorite dessert is cheesecake and he couldn't finish it. The cake is general is VERY wet, not moiste....WET. Hard to describe. No one in our wedding group cared for the desserts. Hoping to post my review soon!

The animals identify what building your room is in. All the building look identical. The cake. I'm not a food snob, but I will say everyone who went to the Moon Palace with our group agreed the desserts were not good. The cake tastes wet...like if you smushed it water would come out. I like cake...regular mix out of the box here, I'm not picky. I couldn't finish my desserts there. My wedding cake wasn't any different. I had one bite. For the complimentary package you get two choices...either the one with ribbon and flowers on top or seashells. As for picking out your cake....when you meet with your wedding coordinator she will show you pictures of different cakes and then you chose what flavor. We picked marble, but it was white cake when we cut into it. Maybe I was at MP the week the cake baker was gone? lol

My suit came a 6 days after I ordered it! Don't worry:)

We ordered the Tropical Beige for the suit and got his ivory linen shirt from Islandimporter.com My dress is Ivory.

Here is a picture of me and my hubby:) We ordered the Tropical Beige Linen from Studio Suits. The shirt under it came from IslandImporter.com

Sorry...for some reason it didn't post the captions to my photos. Here goes from the top. 1. Pool at Golf Course...overlooking villas 2. Lobby at Nizuc...the desks to the right are where you make you book excursions 3. Beach 4. My wedding setup...Nizuc beach 5. Cocktails at Tucan garden....WC Kalena is in this photo 6. Catholic Chapel 7 and 8 Someone else wedding at Tucan Beach - Nizuc side 9 We had a private dinner the night before the wedding at Arrecifes 10. View of Tucan Terrace and Beach from my room in the Pantera building

I think the weight of the suit was perfect. We did have the pants lined.

Lizard - I am waiting to get my pictures from my photographer and then I will post my review:) We didn't move the tables. They set them up with some room to the side and a few people danced. We only had it reserved for 2 hours...so we didn't dance much. Honestly we were worn out....it was a long day. I think we were back to our room by 10. I also had problems prior to my wedding. My travel agent told my I was approved for the wedding benefits. A month before my wedding, my wedding coordinator told me I wasn't. I flipped out! The wedding coordinator told me it was out of her hands that she didn't make those decisions. Long story short it amounted to what we thought we were going to get was going to cost $2k more. I was given Lisa's email. I sent her multiple emails and left a message. I finally resorted to writing a message on their Facebook page and then I got somewhere. 6 days before the wedding Lisa emailed me to say they would honor what I was originally promised. She did blame my travel agent...saying that I was never in fact approved. Aholen - Kalena was my wedding coordinator. I didn't hear from her until 3 months prior to my wedding. When I did finally here from her, she was good about responding. I know how you feel you wanna get everything knocked out and reserved. Honestly don't worry about a thing. She is a sweet heart! I didn't reserve anything until 2 months prior and I got everything I wanted. Your wedding will be great! FYI when I asked Kalena for a supervisors name about my situation above and she gave me Lisa's info. It took Lisa 3 weeks to respond and that was only because I complained on Facebook. Goodluck!

We had 21 guests and did a hollow square table. It worked out well because you could talk across the table if you wanted, everyone could see everyone. We didn't do assigned seating. It worked out great!

I thought I'd share my 2cents on the topic of photographers. I'm actually a professional photographer myself. That is the only thing I told my husband(weird calling him that) I wanted. I haven't seen my photos from the wedding because it was only a week ago, but I am nervous. My photographer does awesome work, but I am worried as she didn't know the flow of how their weddings go. Church weddings are all very typical....beach weddings are not. I had the carriage and I'm not sure she got a good shot of it...when I arrived she was down on the beach waiting for me to walk down the aisle. I watched a wedding the following day at the same location, but they had the resort photographer and they have it down to a science. The carriage, WC, bride paused when they arrived for pictures, then the bride got out and that gave the photographer time to get down to the beach. Same with the videographer. My sister did my videography, she used to do it as a business....she set up where the carriage was. When I watched the wedding the following day the videographer was in the aisle inbetween the first rows. I wouldn't discourage anyone from taking their own photographer, however if you hire one...I would encourage you to have them watch a wedding prior to shooting yours to see how everything works.

Hi Ladies! I just got back from my wedding at Moon Palace. I did have a few issues right before I left, but they were resolved. I didn't book where everything would take place until about a month prior. We sat down with our wedding coordinator(Kalena) the day after we got there to go over the details. It was all AWESOME! I will write a review with photos when I get them from my photographer. A couple things to note....it is windy there...VERY windy. I had rafia fans with programs. The fans were not needed at all. They actually would have blown off the seats, so Kalena hooked them on the chairs. Also, my veil was blowing all over. The minister had us switch sides so the veil would blow away from me. It was still blowing so much (into my bridesmaids) that he came over and twisted my veil and tucked it in the back of my dress. This wasn't a one day deal, it was WINDY everyday. Don't worry about your day at all...they took care of everything!

We got back yesterday from our wedding trip. It was AMAZING. I will post a review with pics when I get them from my photographer!!