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Yes 39 of our 41 people booked directly through our travel agent and the other two booked last minute by other means. Quote: Originally Posted by lastminbride Britt and Shannon - So did all your guests book through the same TA? - Britt - Are the exceptions for the vendors (photographer, florist) listed on your wedding contract? Julie - Yes, I'm getting married in the chapel and got to see it. I'm also doing an indoor reception and saw the two ballrooms I want. Cocktail is still up in the air. Everyone is so nice. Those of you that have menus, etc... Can you email them to me please? [email protected] I'm editing/negotiating the contract now and want to close any loopholes through which they can unexpectedly charge me for things. PS - The first draft they sent me sais they can change the Date, time and location of the wedding anytime. ?!!!! YIKES!! Was this on everyone's contract? Hugs girls

You really can't!! I dont think there is a limit but we had 41 people so that never came up for me. I am getting very excited!! I need to get serious about my workouts and stop eating halloween candy haha! We leave in 20days. I need a break from work and need sun in my life! They just opened the new lobby and pools and restaraunts are reopened in Nizuc as of yesterday so I can't wait to see them! Quote: Originally Posted by Juliebeth Thanks Shannon! I can't wait, it sounds like I can't go wrong either way. It just threw me off with the limit of guests. Is there really a limit for these events or did you see the same limit when you recieved your menu options? or maybe it is just a mandatory catalog listing? I'm not sure, because they made it seem like there wasn't a limit earlier in the process. Shannon-you leave soon for your trip...are you excited to return!?

We had our welcome dinner at the Venado terrace and it was perfect! Quite and secluded since it's on the grand side and we had the mexican menu for our wedding and it was delicious! Quote: Originally Posted by Juliebeth Hello Ladies!! Okay, so I am trying to decide on a welcome dinner location. We are staying at the sunrise section and I was given the option for terraces or inside ballroom. I am thinking venado terrace or the Tucan terrace. Any suggestions on which one or any reason not to go with those? Also, I am thinking about the Mexican buffet for this. Any advice on if the Mexican option is good? Same with the Italian (I am thinking about this for the actual reception). Also, on the document it states a 50 person max. but I am having more than 50 guests. Has anyone gone through this and were they limited to only inviting 50 people or did they have more than 50. I am not 100% that ALL of my guests will attend the welcome dinner, but I have to be prepared incase they do. I always say....better safe than sorry!

Nizcu- that's where we stayed! right in the center of everything! Quote: Originally Posted by MrsRoberts Past Moon Palace Brides - which section of the resort would you recommend staying in?? I'm thinking Nizuc because it's in the middle but wanted any input

In the catholic chapel? That will be pretty! Last time we stayed in Nizuc right next to the chapel and this time when we return for our anniversary we will be staying in the Grand section

Right at the 30 day mark was when I was handed over to my on-site wedding planner but my wedding coordinator already had everything cofirmed for the most part

Yay Caitlin how exciting!!!

I'm going to assume you are talking to me THe only extra costs was to provide private transportation to and from the resorts for my guests. THis cost me $500 for 41 people Quote: Originally Posted by ctlind7 Was there an extra cost to get married at Sun but stay at Moon?

Love the dress and love the flowers!! You got an awesome deal on the dress!!!

we had 10 girls get their hair done at the salon at the golf course- they do a great job!! Just bring a picture of exactly what you want and they replicate it even better than the pictures! Quote: Originally Posted by ckl22 Hey Ladies I'm starting to worry about Hair/Makeup.. has anyone had that done at the Spa on the resort? I'm hoping myself along with my 7 bridesmaids can all get it done at the resort but I'm worried we will all end up with braids or something. Anyone have any insight? Thanks!

Awesome awesome job chelsea!! I love the programs! I wanted to make these too when I saw it on pinterest but ran out of time haa!

sent you a PM girl! :0)

Yes PSAV and JSAV are preferred venodrs of Palace resorts! I did not have to pay any additional fees!

Mrs Peele- the WC are not very fast to respond- they are on "mexican" time and they are focusing on the current brides... which is a good thing!! You're wedding is plenty far away that you have plenty of time to figure everything out. Just send your coordinator a email evey couple weeks with a list of questions so she can get back to you! Trust me- you really could just figure out what you are doing once you get to Mexico..these girls are amazing and know how to do their job!!!

What time are you having your event? Keep in mind it gets dark starting around 5pm in November. So having it on an open terrace should be fine if you start your event at 6pm. All terraces at Moon are open and i I don't think any of them are covered.

You're quite welcome! Nope- if you use Marvin with Mayafloral he will drop off your flowers in the lobby- you just assign a time and have someone meet him and pick up the flowers. If your WC asks just tell her your flowers are taken care of and you will avoid the vendor fee! Quote: Originally Posted by kaliellis10 Thanks for this helpful review! I was wondering if you had any issues using an outside vendor for the flowers? Was it easy to get him into the resort? Did you have to pay a vendor fee? Thanks!

Aww Chelsea thanks you are too sweet!! Quote: Originally Posted by ChelseaCat802 Oh my goodness! You did a BEAUTIFUL job! Brought some tears to my eyes!!!!! Thank you it was everything I could have imagined and everyone had a wonderful time! I can't wait to return in less than 2 months for our anniversary! Quote: Originally Posted by ccawley79 Definitely looks like you had an amazing wedding!

PSAV- my contact was dolores alvares- [email protected]. She was great to work with!

Collen- That will look pretty- anything bright looks great next to the water! I told him i wanted bright tropical looking bouquets with orange yellow and pops of blue. I knew what he was charging other girls so as long as my prices were the same I cound;nt complain..if he would have given me a higher cost bouquet I would have told him I needed something cheaper! check out my planning thread- do what I did- I bought blumeboxes as vases and the girls bouquets were my centerpieces - viola- 2 for one! Def contact PSAV- I was charged $210 for 1 speaker, ipod hookup, mic and 3 hours of use!!

Ashley- Nope - just tell them thatat you have the flowers taken care of if they ask and leave it at that. He will drop them off in the lobby and you will avoid the vendor fee. I never returned the vases...didn't know I was supposed to hahhah.

Photographer- I hired a local photographer and flew her and her assistant down for 3 days and it was cheaper for me with my comp’ed rooms to do this and have her for 3 days than to hire locally as I essentially only had to pay for their plane tickets and she gave me a great discounted rate to do the destination wedding. Just ask photographers- the worst they can say is no..but who doesn’t want to add a gorgeous destination wedding to their portfolio?! I also liked the fact that one of my friend’s had her photograph her wedding the year before and she did our engagement pictures so I was very comfortable with her. And she ended up being 20 weeks pregnant at my wedding but she still worked her butt off for me! I do not regret this decision one bit she did an amazing job! Photographybykellymarie.com DJ- we decided not to pay $1000+ for a DJ for 4 hours and wanted to save ourselves $800 and opted to rent the ipod hookup. We had a friend MC the night and thankfully we have a friend who has EVERY song imaginable on his hard-drive so I complied lists- dinner music, first dance, cake cutting, reception music etc with song lists from this website along with requests from our guests..I ended up having TOO much music but that was fine- better to have too much and not get to everything than not have enough…Again this was the perfect decision for us.. our guests were dancing ALL NIGHT LONG and had the time of their lives- def worth saving the $800 or more dollars in my opinion! They had a tech who was there the entire time in case something went wrong. We actually used a laptop instead of an ipod to play the music. I used the complimentary ceremony and reception package Palace Resorts provides and it was perfect. I was able to make it my own with my starfish aisle decorations and then chair sashes, centerpieces and table runners and maracas at my reception. Saved me tons of money!! And don’t forget you are getting married in paradise- no one is going to remember what color napkins you had! My wedding coordinator Suzette was amazing!! She actually added orange napkins to our tables and added a few extras to make everything extra special! She was soo sweet! We did the symbolic ceremony (with the resort provided person performing the ceremony and he did a great job and spoke English very well- the best part was he stood away from the ceremony decorations so he is not in ANY of our ceremony pics haha) We did our “legal†ceremony backwards- with moving into our new house a month before our wedding in Mexico- we kind of ran out of time and didn’t get married until a month after we returned from Mexico on December 27th in our living room with my husband’s family pastor and our parents, grandparents and siblings present. I cooked a Mexican dinner which we ate afterwards and it was very casual and exactly what I wanted. Guestbook- I received a free shutterfly guestbook offer so I used engagement photos and photos over the past 7 ½ years to complete our book and it makes for a nice keepsake. I also made other things via vistaprint- I made a thank you note using a card template and one of our engagement photos that we handed out to everyone the night of our rehearsal/welcome dinner thanking everyone for coming to share out special days with us. One of my bridesmaids created a timeline for me- we had one for the bridesmaids, one for the groomsmen and one for the wedding guests. I needed one for our guests as our wedding was at Sun Palace and I had arranged for private transportation to and from the resorts for my guests and they needed to known when and where they were being picked up at. If you would like me to send you pics or templates of anything just let me know! I think that is it…. if not I will add more later. Sorry this is so long overdue but I hope I can still help future brides and feel free to ask any questions!! Again this website is AMAZING and I couldn’t have had the amazing wedding that I did without it!!!