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Quote: Originally Posted by LeeseMaster Getting married in THREE weeks! Wooohooo! I cant decide if i should hire a DJ or if i should just play my own music?? There will be 18 guests at the wedding on the Spice Terrace. On one hand, i am very picky about music so my ipod would be a plus. On the other hand, i want ZERO stress and one less thing to think about! so a DJ would be nice. Has anyone worked with DJ Mannia? Did you tell him all the songs you wanted to hear? Does he play during dinner? Does he announce things well *first dance, cake cutting etc.)? thanks in advance!!!!! Lisa soon to be Munn Hello LeeseMaster, As a wedding planner in the Riviera Maya, my advice is usually when you are having a destination wedding please give your guests a DJ to party the night away, especially if you know your guests love to be on the dance floor. You can use your ipod for a rehearsal dinner or welcome dinner. DJ mannia is quite good and yes the do make all the important announcements just like any other DJ in the area. and they usually play during dinner as well. You can send them your playlist or send it to your wedding coordinator to forward to them. reasonable hours for DJ is 4 to 5 hours., if the hotel only offers you 3hours you can always requests an hour extra. Hope this was helpful and feel free to ask us anything and we will be happy to help! Happy Planning! Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by TheDivineMissC Hi there! Just to give you another idea, my fiance and I are getting married this coming October in Playa. There is a group of non-inclusive hotels, Condo Hotels Playa del Carmen, that we are using as our accommodations. There are 4 different hotel choices within the group, and all all within 2 blocks of each other at different price points. Because we are off-season, the rates are incredibly great, and it's a 4 star hotel on Trip Advisor. All the 4 hotels use the same beach club, at one of the properties, El Taj, so your guests will all be hanging out together. These condo hotels have 1 to 3 bedroom options, all with full kitchens. We're getting a penthouse with a big BBQ and jacuzzi, so we can host a wedding rehearsal/reception up there the night prior and have a grill out with all our friends. The associated reception venue is Wicky's Beach Club, which is just 2 blocks down the street from the hotels. They have great food reviews. Ceremony is on the beach, and then reception is right there at the beach club. There's a coordinator, Linda Burchett, through Wicky's that handles both the accommodations and the wedding for you. We didn't want to do an all-inclusive as we felt they may be very expensive for some of our guests. We also wanted them to feel free to explore the town of Playa and not feel like they were spending unused money if they ate out on the town. We also liked being in town and having it walkable, so people didn't have to rent cars. Unfortunately we weren't able to do a site inspection before booking, so we're just rolling the dice, but so far we feel really happy with our decision. I will make sure to do an update following our wedding with reviews of all the vendors and venues we chose. Congratulations and best wishes! As a wedding planner in the Riviera Maya, We have noticed most brides choose this option a lot to give their guests the flexibility, and to explore the area. Most importantly they get to personalize their wedding. Riviera Maya has a lot offer for various budgets. Feel free to ask us for more information or for advice and we will be happy to help. Happy Planning! Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by sconrad425 Hi fellow brides, I have been speaking to many of the beautiful hotels and beach clubs in Playa Del Carmen and I am excited to go and visit them. I wanted to see if any of you have had a larger wedding or know of a place that can accommodate 150-200 people. I have been speaking with the Grand Coral Beach Club, Blue Venado, Wicky's and Banyan Tree. They have been wonderful. I am wondering if there are any other places out there that can host a larger party. Most of the other hotels can accommodate 100- 150. We are looking for a hotel that is NOT all inclusive, on the beach, and with lots of great activities for our guests to do while we are there for the weekend. Thank you for your help!! Hello sconrad425, As a wedding planner in the Riviera Maya, I am happy to tell you that Playa del carmen offers quite lots of option for large groups, my suggestion is why not try rent out a private villa for a day to host your wedding. Feel free to ask for advice or anymore information and we will be happy to help. [email protected] Also check out this video below of wedding we did at a private villa. http://mikecantarellfilms.com/playadelsecreto/carolyn_jack/ Happy Planning! Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by astaats83 Does anyone have contact information for ProEventos or any other fireworks vendor in Riviera Maya/Play del Carmen area? Hello astaats83, You can contact this company, they should be able to help. They work anywhere in the Rivera Maya. http://www.promedsa.com.mx/productos.php Happy Planning! Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by Jennkn87 Hello All! My name is Jenna! I just recently got engaged. We have known for some time that we would like to have a destination wedding. I started some subtle research before we officially became engaged, but the farthest I got was to make the decision on a Jamaica DW...(I HOPE! ) I am currently waiting on a travel agent to get back with me with some advice on resorts! Is this the best place to start? Whats the next best step after picking the resort, booking your date? I feel like I have sooo many questions, that hopefully the TA will be able to help me with! I went ahead and contacted Wright travel agency thru this website instead of a local agent, mainly because I have read TONS and TONS and TONS of good reviews on here about them and how great they are at planning destination weddings! If anyone has any tips, insights, or any type of info that might be pertinent to me, I would GREATLY appreciate your feedback! Congrats to all other new brides-to-be!!! Happy planning! Hello Ladies, Welcome to the forum, you have come to the perfect place to find useful information on a destination wedding. As a wedding planner in the Riviera Maya, I am happy to advice you on any questions you may have , feel free to ask and I will be happy to help. Happy Planning Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by Mikecantarell Hello Ladies, Take a look at this beautiful wedding full of awesome moments. Happy planning!! ​ Hello Mike, You work is super amazing, so glad you have made all our brides in the Riviera Maya re-live the moments. Beautiful Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by m8chow Hi Joyce, I was reading on the website and it only says that there are transfers from El Dorado. Do you know if they company would do round-trip transfers from Azul Sensatori? Hello m8chow, Yes they do round trips from any location in the Riviera Maya. Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by cabobeachbride Hi all just got engaged and we set the date for 11/8/14 looking to get married on the beach of Cabo!!!! Hello cabobeachbride, Congrats and welcome to the forum, you will find lots of useful information on here. Happy Planning! Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by m8chow I'm in the same boat (ha-ha cheesy), we're planning on doing a rehearsal dinner on a catamaran with our guests but we can't find a reputable company. Any recommendations? Hello Ladies, You can also contact this company for your catamaran tours, They will give you a memorable tour. http://www.cancun-discounts.com/tours/riviera-maya/private-catamaran-charter.htm Feel free to ask us for any advice and we will be happy to help. Happy Planning! Joyce

As a wedding planner in the Riviera Maya, We would like to welcome you and congrats on an early start, There is a lot of helpful information on the forum, and we are also happy to advice anyone who may have questions. Feel free to ask us anything and we will be happy to help. Happy Planning! Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by NJBride2014 I agree I think paypal is much easier and I feel much secure using that form of payment. Quote: Originally Posted by Wedding Dj In Cancun Paypal All the way!! We happy to know that PayPal is working well in the Riviera Maya Area as a method of payment! Happy planning! Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by mark82 Hi Everyone, i hope everyone's plans are coming along nicely and no-one is too stressed out!! lol I'm looking for information on the best way to pay your final bills for your wedding, my thinking behind this question is because every time i try to use my card on a foreign website etc for a large amount on money my bank automatically declines the transaction. Being from the UK the last thing i want to be doing is chasing around my bank from abroad to get the money sorted. Past brides i would love to hear your input on how you went about it. We are getting married in Cancun then going on the Las Vegas afterwards and im just stressing out about having to take so much money with us to cover everything. i know everything should be ok but you always hear these horror stories that peoples rooms/safes have been broken into etc Anyway hope you are all well, any comments are more than welcome. Mark & Elaine Mark82, Hello Elaine, As a wedding planner in the Riviera maya, We are also agreeing with everyone else advice. We advice you to maybe choose to pay your final payments via PayPal,obviously this method would work when your vendors also use Paypal. We have found that this method has been stress free. Feel to ask us for advice and we will be happy to help. Happy Planning! Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by dp21 Wow, that wedding looked super awesome! What is the budget one is looking to have for a wedding like that minus the pyrotechnics? How far is that villa or one like it from the chapel on 5th? What if the reception is during the day would it still be able to be done at playacar? thank you for sharing the video! I actually replied to your PM. its about 30 min from the chapel to the villa. Playacar phace1 does not permit reception on the beach regardless of the time. Joyce!

As a wedding planner in the Riviera Maya I am please to say we also have some beautiful secluded villas with stretch out white beaches. Have a look at this super fun wedding we coordinated at a villa in the riviera maya. http://mikecantarellfilms.com/playadelsecreto/carolyn_jack/ Please feel free to contact if you may need any advice or help and we will be happy to help. [email protected] Happy planning Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by dp21 OMG! A villa wedding sounds amazing! I was actually looking into this as well but I wanted to stay close to PDC because I will be getting married in the Chapel on 5th. How far is Puerto Aventuras from PDC? I also would have to accommodate at least 20 guest and they are on a budget as well as I am. Is it possible to have a reception on the beach in playacar fase 1 in front of the beach house that I will be renting? Hello dp21. Yes Villa Weddings have been so trendy lately because it fun stress free and relaxed plus you can have all your guests stay with you at a villa and make it a super fun week for everyone. to answer your question its a 25 min drive from Playa del carmen to puerto adventures. Its not permitted to have a reception on the beach in playacar phase1. just the ceremony and then have the reception at the villa for sure. Here is a video of a wedding we coordinated at a villa and you can keep the party going as long as you choose. http://mikecantarellfilms.com/playadelsecreto/carolyn_jack/ As feel free to ask us anything or email us at [email protected] and we will be happy to help. Happy Planning! Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by mslinda What is everyone doing for centerpieces?? I'm debating whether I want flowers or to do something non-floral. Does anyone have anything creative and easy to bring to Mexico? Hello Mslinda, As wedding planner in the Riviera Maya, we happy to advice you if you are choosing the non floral route then the the best creative idea is to bring candles.do to something like this. Or just simply with candles by using different sizes and heights of the candle holders. Maybe loose flowers, and you can bring the marson jars or bottles as seen on the below image. Other option can be to do this Or this Hope this was helpful and please feel free to ask us anything and we will be happy to help. Happy Planning! Joyce

Quote: Originally Posted by lbatts Hello, I'm also new to this forum and was hoping to get suggestions for venues and wedding planners. We're planning to serve vegan cuisine and while most hotels say they can offer vegan options, few (if any) specialize in vegan/vegetarian. From everything we've seen, Restaurare has the most experience with inventive vegan menus. Has anyone come across venues that permit outside catering? We'd also love suggestions for wedding planners/coordinators that might be able to help us locate a great venue and coordinate catering/rentals. Thanks for any suggestions! Lindsay Hello Ibatts, As a wedding coordinator in the Riviera Maya, I would also suggests the best option for you would be renting out a location/ villa that will allow you to work with a caterer.Some villa do allow you to just rent out a full day to host your wedding only without staying there. Best part is that you will have a privacy since most of the villas are secluded.We do know some really excellence Caterers in the Area and that can cater for your need. Check out this video below of a wedding at a villa super informal dinner and everyone had a blust! http://mikecantarellfilms.com/playadelsecreto/carolyn_jack/ Feel free to email us at [email protected] and we will be happy to help. Happy Planning!

Hello SimplyMV, If you are choosing to have a symbolic ceremony do remember that there are other options such as having a closer family friend/member perform the ceremony rather than getting a minister. Feel free to reach out should you need more information/ advice! Happy Planning Joyce.

Hello curlygirlnpearl, Yes we work in the whole Riviera Maya from Cancun to Tulum. Feel free to reach out and we will be happy to help! Happy Planning! Joyce