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Hi ShellLen, I am a UK bride and we are getting married 90 days today at the BP! How exciting. From experience, you can't book the venue more than a year in advance (we signed our contract a year to the day) and you can't guarantee any in resort venues until about 3 months before (we only got the sky terrace confirmed this week - I had the exact same fear as you with swimsuit crowds!). We booked through a weddings abroad website but TBH they have been zero help. We found the guest rates cheaper elsewhere (by a couple hundred pounds pp) but they refused to match the price. So all of our guests have booked separately. We have 36 adults and 3 children coming so fingers crossed it'll be a great party! If I can be any help, give me a shout Xx

Hi all, We have had our location confirmed (sky terrace) for our May 2014 wedding and we have qualified for unlimited events HOWEVER it appears to be the 2014 version - we signed our contract in May 2013 and most people had booked their vacation by October 2013 so we would have qualified then. Have any other brides experienced this and has anyone successfully argued a case to receive the 2013 benefits? The 2013 benefits seem to be more attractive than the 2014 ones. Also has anyone had any success haggling with Zuniga? Or is their price a set price? Thanks ladies J xx

H Hi Stacie, Thanks for all your help so far and fir a peek of your wonderful pictures. H2B and I are hoping to do a legal ceremony also. We are coming from the uk, although I assume the paperwork necessary is the same? Please advise - we have been told we need the following: Birth Certs (only needs to be apostilled if we want our parents names on marriage cert so we were not going to bother as I don't even know where to begin with that malarkey!) Passport (+ copies) Visa entry forms. Also, was the blood work highly stressful? That is what is worrying me! How long does that take etc? Thanks again for all your help - you looked truly beautiful and congratulations again, Xx

Congratulations Chacie B! Can't wait to hear about your day xx

Hi Kather2008 I am interested in this too, currently getting quotes. We are doing the Pure package which comes with 3 reception tables included. I don't know if it's better for me to hire anything extra direct through Palace so it all matches. Lily has quoted $150 set up an labour fee (that's for 3 extra chairs, 3 lights and a piñata??!) Also - our wedding date is May 27th so we'll be there for your wedding date exciting!! Xx

One more question and I promise to leave you ladies alone for a while I have some guests who are trying to keep their costs down by staying off site...I have advised of the 80/20 rule so they are waiting to see how many guests we get booking before they commit. My question for you guys is this: Did any past/are any future brides have off site guests and if so, how much does it cost to have them at the wedding. Obviously there is the guest past fee (I believe that currently stands at around $98), is there a further fee for them to eat at the private reception etc. Am I overlooking anything that some past brides can advise on? Thanks again x

Great, thanks Kristie! I have emailed him for a quote. Thanks so much for your help :-)

Hi Kristie Yes I see it - is that all Zuniga lighting? That's similar to what I want, and I would also like to have a piñata. My FI really likes the look of tree lanterns but we're just seeing our budget stretch! My questions are: Do you have to have pink and blue lights or is that a choice? Did you hire a dance floor or did you just use what is there? Was the iPod hired from JSAV? How do you get their prices and do we have to pay a vendor fee on top? Sorry for all the questions!! I really do appreciate the help.

Thanks Shan - where did you get this price? My official BP wedding booklet has it at $385 for 2 hours? We gets married in May and are already at 108 room nights, with more still to book. I really would like to see something back from Palace resorts as we are bringing a whole lot of business to them! I know you had a similar number - were they open to negotiation?! Ta x

Haha no Redsbear don't say that! Everything I've read says passport, travel card/visa and birth cert (apostilled if you want parents names on marriage cert). I'm going to go to the Mexican Embassy next time I'm nearby and ask there. It must be legal...right?!

Hi ladies, Can any brides past or present advise how much the iPod dock is to hire for 4 hours? I'm thinking from 6-10 as our ceremony time is 4pm. Also, on the sky terrace are extra lights needed? Are disco lights worth it? If so, what have you picked and why? I'm trying to work out my budgets and keep getting hit with unforeseen expenses! Thanks so much Xx

Hi Mark82 Did you get a definitive answer? We get married in May 2014 and are also confused re the apostille stamp. I read it's only necessary if you want bride and groom parents names in the marriage cert nod if its not apostilled you can get married regardless. Does that sound right to you? Cheers!

Hi newlyengaged13 I initially told people we would pay their guest pass on the wedding day but if they wanted to come and see us then they would have to pay it at other times. Then I found out that there's a maximum of 20% of your wedding party allowed in under a guest pass! So as of yet all our guests attending are staying at BP. May be something for you to bear in mind for your wedding day. Incidentally does anyone know how we sort out the privileges you get once people start booking? We are up to 101 room nights now (inc me and my FI) and I read yesterday that once you reach 75 you're entitled to upgrades/private functions/free nights for the bride and groom. How do we go about securing these - in particular the 7 free nights. As we have already paid our deposits, so I don't know how this will work out? Thanks ladies :-D Xx

Hi April 2013 Bride I hope your wedding was fabulous, and that you are not too sad now it's all over! For fear of sounding like a broken record, can you confirm that the above was correct now that you have lived through it? My fiancé and I get married in May 2014 and have also been told we need our birth certificates apostille stamped etc. We are both single, neither have been married before, names as per our parents (although my mum and dad don't have passports, never have, and aren't coming to the wedding). If we have our birth certificates (actually they're copies - do you think this will be ok?), passports and tourist visas is there any other paperwork we'll need - from your experience - and overlooked? Thanks so much Jane

Thanks Brandi - some of my party are looking at hiring a condo to keep costs down but I have advised them not to until/if I reach enough bookings to get them all a pass. It was in the contract after all (doh!), but that has a ratio of 80/20 guest/non-guest. I will try to keep the stress down to a minimum but I have so many questions floating around my little head! Ha. Wow shmanderz that's fantastic - I'm excited for you! This time next year I'll be out there. Can't bloomin' wait Xx

Hi ladies, Can any past or future brides advise me regarding bringing guests in for your wedding who aren't staying in the hotel? I have read somewhere it's $190 per person, has anyone else heard this and is it an accurate price? I was also told that 75% of your wedding guests must stay in the hotel. Has anyone heard this? And do guests at palace sister hotels count towards your 75%? Lastly I have had my contract through but they are refusing to put the roof top venue in it incase of inclement weather. My wedding is may 2014. I read on here that they have put the roof top venue on the contracts in the past. Is this a new thing, or should I insist it goes on before signing? Thanks in advance Xx

I hear you completely, we booked it for the roof top too, it's so annoying you can't secure it on the day of booking. I guess every bride feels the same way though so hopefully something can be worked out so long as you don't have any bridezillas sharing your day. I also worry about seeing other weddings on my wedding day, I don't want to feel like I'm on a conveyer belt ha. Glad we thought the same about the 4pm slot, do you have a photographer in mind yet? Again there seems to be so many options and none of them are cheap! I converted your Canadian $ price, if I can get a similar quote for my £ I will be happy as it's about what we've told people as an estimate. Like you, we can't afford to pay for people to attend but are hoping most will treat it as their yearly holiday and then we get all our guests there. I think if we don't make the 75 room nights we will take advantage of the dinner included in our package and find a place to chill out with our guests as it will be a far more intimate wedding. Sorry to be nosey, you're a little further ahead of me with the planning so I'm intrigued; have you had many people pay their deposits yet, and have you had any guests you thought were guarantees who are not so definite now the time has come to pay? That's my biggest worry for now and making it difficult to budget. I have asked our friends to be honest and if they can't come, it's absolutely no problem, but could they let me know early? So far everyone is still on board but I am braced for drop outs. Thanks for your help!

Hi girls I too am a May 2014 bride! We went for the Tuesday 27th for the same reason as you, Bella Rios...hoping that it would cut the competition for the terrace. Have you ladies been able to book a room block? We are travelling from the UK so have to wait for the flight release this/next month. Can't even quote prices to my guests yet which is worrying me. Does the room block cost you anything and can you tell me what prices you've been quoted? Thanks :-) x

Yes we will definitely have to compare - I'm so worried I'm going to overlook something vital and only realise I the day! Ha. We booked the 4pm...I think most people prefer the 6pm but that just (to me) feels like your whole wedding day will be over in a couple of hours? I mean traditionally here people get married at 2 or 3pm. I've never been to an evening wedding? What time did you go for? As far as I can see, once you book that time slot (12, 2, 4, 6) then you will definitely be able to have the sky terrace as they only book one wedding per slot (weather permitting). However, I'm not sure how it works with reception if every wedding slot is booked. I think the terrace is split in two but if all 4 wedding parties want a reception I don't know how that would work? Is that what you meant about being nervous? Do you have any prices for the rooms yet? Will you be asking guests to pay or will you be putting money towards? I can't even look at prices until early May as we have to wait for the flights to be released. We have been telling people we're marrying in Mexico since we got engaged August 2013 and I think people are fed up with me not being able to give them a price yet! Ha. Keep us updated :-)

Congratulations Kather2008! Do you have a date yet? X

Shmanderz! Wow, congratulations! We are about 2 weeks apart, my FI and I just paid our deposit for May 27th 2014. It's a Tuesday but as we and our guests and traveling so far most will be there for a week or more so we thought it's nice for people to have some time there after the stresses of the wedding. Plus I'm hoping it will be less competition for the roof top?! What package did you decide on? Have you had any details through? There is a BP thread and a lot of people on there say the communication isn't great which worries me. We sent our STDs this week, the invites are ready to go but I'm waiting for flight and price info before I send them. Congrats again and happy planning! Xx

Hi all I'm a newbie here, so excited to get my planning started. We have our hearts set on late May 2014. We're from England but would really love to get married in Mexico, ideally the Beach Palace. Any tips and pointers welcome Congratulations to you all X