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julienelson0713

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  1. Does anyone have the planning steps that come after step #6 for the Mint Breeze Package? Victoria is my WC and she has been great so far, but I haven't heard from her in 3 weeks now! The wedding is July 6, so we still have some time...but it makes me nervous! The last step she asked me about was the resort photographer and I told her I DID NOT want to use them, and would be using Claudia Rodriguez instead. Since then I haven't heard from her!!! Anyways, if anyone has the questions involved in the later steps I would LOVE to get a jump start on making some decisions until she emails me back. Thanks!
  2. Awesome job on the bags!! Where did you get the key/tip holders? I've been looking to buy 30 of them, but most sites seem to want a huge order....
  3. These key/tip holders are awesome!!! So you will have a few extra to sell? I only need 30 of them, so I'm having a tough time finding a site that sells small orders like this. I'm located in Edmonton...would you be willing to sell me 30?
  4. Congrats!!! The wedding sounds AMAZING!! Thanks so much for sharing, I think I speak for everyone on here that this makes us all feel better about the planning reading that it all went well!!!!!
  5. LOVE your OOT bags! Where did you get the key/tip holder thing? Such a great idea!
  6. Sent you all the steps that I have received so far! As for booking, I did it all through my travel agent....which I'm glad I did! She secured the 30 rooms/seats on the plane and put me in contact with the wedding planner. It's been really easy since then. Replies have taken 5-14 days from the WC, but it seems to be progressing well! Hope this helps!
  7. I think I'll go with flower centerpieces and bring a few of my own things. I want to keep it simple! Check out my email for the options I've been sent! What stage are you at? Julie
  8. Hi Ladies, What was your timeline like for the big day?? I'm trying to figure out how much time we will need between the ceremony (hopefully short and sweet, non-denominational minister) and the reception for taking photos? Our ceremony is at 4pm and I was hoping to start the reception at 6:30. Does that sound like enough time??
  9. That's good to know, thanks! Everything seems very black and white, where you HAVE to give an exact number of hours etc, but I need to remember THIS IS MEXICO!! My mom already warned me to remember they kind of operate on 'island time' and to try not to freak out when things don't run on time haha! Yeah I just saw in the Mint Breeze package the bride and groom get 'free VIP access to Jaguar Disco' so I asked her about it and guests are $10 or $20...I guess we'll assess that situation once we're there too!
  10. I'm currently in the process of looking for an outside photographer....it's so tough to decide!! I have just not heard good things about the Smile Market/Kodak people! I looked on this site for other people's suggestions, then went on their websites and checked out the photos. Then I emailed different companies for a price list and we're starting to narrow it down. SO DIFFICULT!!! I have asked my WC what the process is for booking an outside photographer, but have not received a reply yet. I'll let you know when I do. Hmmm...when did you book your wedding? Did you use a travel agent? My wedding is July 6 and I started communicating awhile ago. Who is your WC? My travel agent started communicating with them by emailing [email protected] (this is jacqueline's email) and then Victoria ([email protected]) started emailing me for steps of the planning process. Do you want me to send you the steps that I have received so far? That way once you are in communication with the planner you can have all your answers ready?? I can definitely do that! Julie
  11. What time is the disco open? I've been to tons of weddings, but for the life of me I cannot decide if we need to add hours to our reception...I figured three hours was enough to eat dinner, have a couple quick speeches and cut the cake. Our group is small, and made up of lots of family friends who are older and probably won't be up for partying all night! What was your timeline like? I was thinking we would head to the disco after our reception, but the WC didn't give me a great description of cost/time/location etc. Did you do the VIP option? That's the one thing that the WC said to me...to do VIP it's $20 for guys and $10 for the ladies.
  12. I emailed you the section of the planning process that focused on flowers/colors of decor! Hope it's helpful!
  13. I am also getting married in July! What's your wedding date? I was initially worried about the heat as well, but we kept an eye on the weather network over the summer and it didn't seem too hot! My parents were in the mayan riviera in July and said you'll want to spend lots of time at the pool. We are going to have our reception indoors to give our guests a break from the heat. I think that we will be spending TONS of time outside during the week we are there, so people won't mind being inside for 3 hours at dinner time. I've also heard on this forum that it can be VERY windy...I'd rather not have sand being blown into my food!!! I really thought I wanted dinner on the beach, but I'm happy with the decision to have it in inside.
  14. Photography is definitely important. It's SO tough to decide!! I didn't really care for the website of photo market.....I'm definitely leaning towards not using them. Also TONS of the reviews of the company on this site seem sketchy...the user will have only made one post EVER and it's a vague but super positive rating of the resort photographers. Seems fishy to me!! Three hours of a reception seems short to me! I think we will just head to the disco as well...do you happen to know if it costs anything?
  15. Hi! Congrats on the wedding. I hope you had a fabulous time!! Did you end up using smile market for your photos? I'm REALLY nervous..I've heard terrible things! Their website wasn't overly impressive either. What did you think of them? Who was your photographer? This is so tough to decide!! Thanks for your help Julie
  16. Hi Ladies, I'm getting married July 6, 2013 at the Barcelo Maya Palace and we're well into the planning! We picked the mint breeze package, with the ceremony at the gazebo and an inside reception (it's going to be hot and we have some older people attending who will appreciate the AC I think!!) I do have a few questions though!! First, has anyone used the resort photographers? I didn't love the photos on their site, but it seems SO expensive to have to pay the $500 fee or book outside photographers for a night at the hotel. Is there anyone who used them and was happy with the pictures? If not, which photographers have people used? We want to stay around the $2000 range for photos...Any ideas?? Also, we have a group of 30 coming and I'm wondering what other small groups have done for a reception! I'd like to have the first dance, cut the cake etc, but I feel like with a small group you can't really do a big dance and reception that goes well into the night. Have other people gone to the resort bar to continue dancing etc? We have quite a few older people attending, who I think will probably want to head back to their rooms early, so I'm thinking only about 10-15 of us will still be up for celebrating into the wee hours of the night Anyone else have this experience? Finally, did anyone bring some of their own decorations? Is the resort okay with this? My colours are coral and ivory, with the boys in a light khaki colour. None of the colours the wedding planner listed for me included coral, so I'm thinking I'll have to bring my own sashes for chairs etc. Anyone else have this issue? Thanks for your help!!!!! Julie
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