mrsbruff2b

Please tell me your opinion and any photos would be really helpful. I'd like to know not only which ones are clean (seaweed free) but which ones aren't packed either. How has your experience been at these beaches?

Amazing! Thanks so much for thi! "Mmm frozen drinks are not allowed in the outside functions" Seems odd though ... but okay... Did she ever answer you about the umbrellas? How much extra did it cost to reserve your 35 guests at the restaurants?

I asked Janina to send me the script for the civil ceremony and the default one was too religious. I asked for a more "secular" script and she sent it to me... Janina also told me were were not allowed to adjust the ceremony in anyway. =/ I'm not thrilled about the words being said in either script. Eh... I've colored the parts I don't really like, but I guess that's just me being picky but I hate to have to "cringe" at it on my wedding day.

He's a priest. So does that mean if we have a civil ceremony he will for sure not be the one officiating? XD

Thanks for posting this. I had asked for that clause to be removed but they said they wouldn't. I've already signed the contract. I'm flying in my photographers and will be listing them as guests (if they stay at Moon Palace). If not, I will likely pay the guest day pass as well. I don't plan on using any outside vendors (no flowers). May I ask why you did not want Father Benito?

I thought this thread would be good for brides to post here who cannot find photos or for brides who can share some inspiration photos they might already have (be it rare color themes, textures, patterns or decor ideas). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm having a helluva tough time tracking down images to help me with my ceremony inspirations. I'm a very visual person so I really have to mess around with photoshop to help me envision the day. How culturally I want to pay homage to the traditional asian colors red and (light) gold. As much as I like both of these colors on their own, I do not want either dominating the day. I want the main color to be white so that the focus is on the beach. I feel that red is very bold so I'd like to have them as "small touches" in decor. More gold/champagne to make it blend into the shimmery sand. I am having a LOT of trouble tracking down images of beach ceremonies in red or in gold as they are not popular colors. (Any red ones seem kind of gaudy to me actually.) I'm also having trouble finding images of chinese or asian girls wearing light gold / champagne convertible dresses (my cousins are my wedding party and seem to think that they may look "washed out"). If anyone can help me find some photos that would be great~

I just wanted to reconfirm for anyone here will speaking to the Miami coordinators. I called mine (Janina) with a whole bunch of questions. Because she was unable to answer them, she says she will ask the on-site coordinator so contact me so we can work out reservations etc. =) So YES, you have to contact them and ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS until they can't answer them for you before they will forward you to someone!!

Currently using theknot.com. I've registered a personal domain that points to the page and backed up my pages. So if something goes wrong on theknot, I can quickly re-set up everything at another site and just redirect my domain there. I've done webhosting and domain reselling for year (recently retired) so I like to handle those things on my own~

Bookmarking!!

I always thought extreme couponing was impossible in Canada. Our retailers are jerks. Fine print usually says one coupon per customer, cannot be combined with any other offer or coupon. =(

On our 10 year anniversary, I had come home from a long day at work and opened the door to a bouquet of red roses. David suggested a walk around a park to de-stress. Thinking that it would be a local park, I left my ID and cell phone at home. However, he did remind me to bring my camera knowing that I love to experiment with photography on our walks. It was when we were pulling onto the highway before I realized we maybe going a fair distance. David assured me that we were going to stop at a few different parks to change up the pace. I thought it was a very sweet gesture for our anniversary. David drove us into our childhood town and we pulled up to a very familiar field. Way back when, we had our own secret place that overlooked the beaches. I loved it there. It reminded me of all our stolen moments when we were so young. At first I did not recognize the area, but soon the familiar view had me rushing back to old memories. Well, I went completely snap happy with my camera and its INSANE 80x zoom (pictures below leading up to seconds before the proposal). We did some people watching and even spotted a wild fox! Then, David pointed out a couple walking by the beach. I looked through my lens and zoomed. I chuckled. "Honey, that's not a couple," David coughed but I was still looking through my camera display. " those are two guys walking with their arms crossed. Haha." "Uh, well I wonder if that guy is going to ask the other guy the same question I'm going to ask you..." "What?" I turned around and David was already on one knee, the ring in an open box in his hands. He was blushing and looked so nervous. Honestly, it was all a blur. My jaw dropped and I put a hand over my mouth. I was in so much shock. He asked me to spend the rest of my life with him. I managed to let out a "yes" and as he slipped the ring onto my finger, it quickly became a "yes! yes! Yes! YES!" The breeze was soft, the view was gorgeous, and we just stood there, literally tête-à -tête listening to the sound of the beach. ~~ ------------------------------------------ ~~ Shortly thereafter, as we emerged from Our Secret Place, David stopped a passing bicyclist and asked him to take our photo. The bicyclist congratulated us and took our first photo as a newly engaged couple! He also offered us our first words of advice. "Y'should start lookin' into baby seats for that Mustang, eh?" =) Before heading home, we stopped by our old high school for a photo of where we started. 10 years ago, this was where the journey began. On the drive home, I was kicking myself for not bringing my cell phone to call everybody. I was DYING with anticipation. But it was a lovely ride home anyway because we held hands all the way there~

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At first we were going to go with the Ruby Package, however MP said you cannot alter the packages or substitute. Also, to make your ceremony reflect the look of those in the photos on the site, they have "upgraded" packages. So on top of the almost $2k you spend on a collection, you can pay another grand or so to make it look like the photos. This was the reason we decided to do the complimentary wedding and add in things we wanted. =)

Please let us know how this pans out. If anything, I will ask my TA to push them to reserving for us.

Just got a response back from my TA: It took them awhile to get back to me. I received the approval to remove that from your contract. See attached J Hope this helps!! Good news for me~ On another note, anyone been to MP in June? How is the wind? I'm having a beach ceremony but I always pictured having "soft beach waves" with my hair down. =( I'd be so disappointed if it was overly windy and I'd have to do it up...

For more customizable colors, I've gone to Etsy. =) Will review once received~

On one of my contracts it says that the group promotion for "free cocktail with booking 5 rooms or 15 room nights) or more" it says that the promo doesn't apply if you choose a complimentary ceremony. My TA is in the process of sorting this out. Anyone else experience this?

On one of my contracts it says that the group promotion for "free cocktail with booking 5 rooms or 15 room nights) or more" it says that the promo doesn't apply if you choose a complimentary ceremony. My TA is in the process of sorting this out. Anyone else experience this?

My first choice was too expensive (quoted 9k) My second choice was PERFECT. They had such an amazing package for us and it was all under $3k!! Great award winning quality. I was ready to book. Then they told me they weren't available. I was devastated. The third agreed to match the price, but I also discovered she was unavailable for our date. Since then, we've approached a few other photographers from Toronto, many are just out of our range. I'm still on the hunt for quality, price and service but I am not willing to compromise because I KNOW that there are great photographers out there who are able to do it. I found La Luna on these forums and when I approached them , I LAUGHED out loud at the screen. They quoted me $15k+ for the equivalent of the above package. LOL I found myself "settling" with their quality already, I was highly disappointed. Honestly, still laughing. XD

Does anyone have a sample of the "Edited DVD 1 hour" from Moon Palace's Smile Market? I'm wondering if it's worth the $440 or if I should just as family to record as much as they can...

That's true. Do you know if the cocktail MUST begin immediately following the ceremony or do you think I could postpone it another half hour? (ie, ceremony at 5pm, cocktail at 6pm)

Hi there, any updates on what's left?

Thanks for the answers!! Wow, that means the ceremony really just FLIES by! I wonder if we could prolong the cocktail hour. =( Isn't the purpose of the cocktail hour to WAIT for the reception? =/ I also wonder if I could play a slideshow during the cocktail hour...

For ladies who married at MP, when you had your cocktail function how long did it last? Did anyone hire a Mexican Trio for their cocktail? Did their rates differ from ceremony? How long did the ceremony last?

I did this backwards for an absolutely selfish reason. Not only was a DW significantly better (budget-wise) on us since we are from Toronto, we had a TON of family drama these past two years, we decided on a DW in hopes that some people COULDN'T make it. We really wanted to weed out the people who were just in it for a free meal or go all liberal with our guest list (both sets of parents). We still have our parents asking if their friends can come and I reply, "If they can afford the vacation, of course they're welcome!" It makes me feel good that I'm not paying out of pocket for these "extra guests" that I don't really feel close to. If they come, great, but FI and I already feel that even if NO ONE came, we'd still be elated and overjoyed to have two weeks together in paradise~