sweetjess88

Hello! I am in the process of finalizing my paper work and I wanted to know what you chose as your main courses? I am stuck on food and I cant decide what to get and since your food choice was yummy though id ask. Thank you! =)

These pictures are gorgeous! Thank you for your help and review about the resort! Congrats again on your marriage! =)

Hello Brides! I hope your planning is going smoothly! Its only 4 months away from my BIG day at GCR. I wanted to ask the previous brides about setting up a welcome dinner for the guests and a rehearsal dinner. Did you guys pay for the resort to keep the spot available? or did you just wing it by letting the guests know where to meet and at what time? What was your experiance if you did hold the spot and pay for it or if you did not pay and just wing it. Thanks for your feedback!

Congratulations!! How exciting!! Please keep us updated =)

Wow, thats horrible! Have you tried to talk to someone else about this? Very unprofessional. I hope things get resolved for you.

Unfortunitely, depending on the months you cant have your reception past 9pm on the terrace because of the turtle laying season. We are having ours in a ballroom, the terrace is beautiful but id rather have the reception go longer for our guests. =)

Thank you! Im sure they will have rates up next month for your wedding at least thats how it was for mine. A year out Time definitely fly's!

Oh wow thats awesome... Do you mind giving me your TA information? Maybe through a private message? Maybe its just my ravel agent.. the rates she was giving me were horrible. I was getting better deals on Expedia! Thank you for all the info! Oh cool! Yea havent seen to much info on how good SPAZUL is with hair and makeup. Im worried about the humidity out there. Wouldn't want my face to melt off or hair get frizzy I know what you mean, my aunt got married last year and they offered wayy more discounts than GCR does. She had 110 people at her wedding, im having around the same amount.

Awww... bummer. They dont even offer a discount for the Bride and groom if they have more than 10 rooms booked with their resort. Most resorts will offer some kind of special. Thank you for the update!! Will you be getting your hair and makeup done by SPAZUL?

Hello ladies! I was wondering if any of you are having an issue trying to do a block room rate with the coordinators? For some reason they are telling me they cant do a block rate and i have to go though my TA? I have never heard of this before.

For the brides that have had their hair and makeup done at the resort by SPAZUL can you please give your feed back. Considering the humidity out there how well did they do the makeup? and how well did they do hair? Did it last all day? Thank you for the help!

Quote: Originally Posted by kwink Marvin will certainly work within your budget. Just let him know what your budget is and the type of look you are going for and ask him for recommendations. You could also have him do something simple like a pomander sitting on top of a vase and then order natural touch cascading lilies (bring with you) and have them put the lilies in the pomanders. This will save you so much money and still be beautiful and dramatic. Good luck. Thanks for the help! @kwink Ill try to reach out to him again. Happy planning =)

Quote: Originally Posted by crcombs Hi, I am also in the process of looking for a photographer and videographer. Can someone please send me a copy of the spreadsheet [email protected]. Also, has anyone used a cigar roller? The one offered by the resort is expensive. Thanks!!! I was also curious about a cigar roller...

Quote: Originally Posted by meowybells Hey! I contacted another florist and they're better with communication than Maya Floral. Slightly better prices too! They are called Floreira Riviera Maya. email: [email protected] I am currently in contact with Alina. Mind you, it took awhile for them to get back to me as well. But when they emailed me back, they just kept answering my questions. It feels good to get the ball rolling instead of waiting months in between emails Hope they're a good match for you too! Hi! I am also in contact with Alina with Floreira Riviera Maya, just waiting on quotes. I have also been in contact with Julieta from Cherry Blossom Flowers art decor in Cancun. She has been great answering my questions and sending me quotes that are within my budget, this is their email address [email protected]. Hope you can find this helpful =)

Hello ladies! Can anyone recommend a floral company? I have tried Maya Floral as well and their prices are way over my budget, im wondering if there are any other companies that do a great job but are less expensive and more helpful than Maya floral. Thank you and happy planning! =)

Quote: Originally Posted by Carlicardenas Quote: Originally Posted by sweetjess88 Hello!! We are getting married August 1 at 4pm in the chapel and then i decided to have the reception in the ballroom. Since i am going to have a pretty huge amount of guests coming of about 100, I loved the outdoor terrace but I dont want the reception to end at 9PM. I booked DELSOL photography their work is AMAZING. I also wanted to book DJ Doremixx because of the good reviews Ive read so far. How are your plans coming along? did you find DEL SOL pretty pricey? Hi Catlicardenas, That was one issue my Fiance and i had about them. They are very pricy for being in Mexico, but after looking at other companies and not really "loving" their work, I always went back to DelSOL portfolios. I love their work and i told my Fiance that photo is something i really want to spend money on because pictures are super important to me.

Quote: Originally Posted by hclibby1982 I have one included in my package, I didn't pick them out though its whoever the resort uses and I probably won't hear them very much because they're playing during cocktail hour. I guess that's not very helpful, sorry What package did you get? Ill probably just ask my WC about the one that the resort includes. I would also want it for a cocktail hour. Thanks for you help! =)

Hello Brides! Is anyone getting a mariachi band for their wedding? Any recommendations?

Quote: Originally Posted by meowybells When did you ladies start looking into flowers? I'm getting married in May 2014 and want to book Maya Floral, but it's taking them awhile to reply. I'm thinking he prioritizes the weddings for this year. Am I just planning too early?? Hello Meowybells I started to looking this month. The resorts prices are too high, although my coordinator said she will try to work with my budget. I am looking for tall centerpieces and prices are much more than I expected (being its Mexico) I also contacted Maya Floral and got a response that same day, we are also working on prices and floral arrangements for my wedding in August 2014. Try contacting Marvin hes been great at responding back. [email protected]

Quote: Originally Posted by meowybells I'll be going with: Photos- Octavio Montes (great prices) Video- Funever photos through the resort (yay no vendor fee!) I'm getting the raw video footage for an additional $50 so we can get it edited ourselves. But they do still give you an edited version. Photos- I am going with Del Sol photography, their work looks amazing! Video- Through the resort as well.

Quote: Originally Posted by sf1227 We are getting married Aug 6 at 4pm at the chapel. We did book a DJ, we just thought it would be easier on us with one less thing to worry about. Plus we heard so many great things about DJ Doremixx. Hello!! We are getting married August 1 at 4pm in the chapel and then i decided to have the reception in the ballroom. Since i am going to have a pretty huge amount of guests coming of about 100, I loved the outdoor terrace but I dont want the reception to end at 9PM. I booked DELSOL photography their work is AMAZING. I also wanted to book DJ Doremixx because of the good reviews Ive read so far. How are your plans coming along?

Hello @JessSchollSmith how did your trip visit to the resort go? I am getting married August 1st 2014 and curious of your thoughts of the resort??

Another thing. Did or do your guests attending the wedding but not staying at the GCR or Royal have to pay a $100 "visitor fee" Anyone know how accurate this is? Thanks!

Hello Brides! I am going to get married August 1,2014 at the gran caribe real and so far this site has helped me out soo much! can anyone recommend a good reasonable florist, the flowers from the resort are a bit pricy, and a good bakery? If anyone can let me know their experience staying at the resort and what their guest say about staying there? I am concerned that the pool is a bit small and no swim up bar would be a factor for some. Thank you =)

Wow thank you this is really helpful! Do you remember how long they took to ship to you?