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Does anyone know Nora Grey (hair stylist) contact details?

@sdh8, would you mind sharing Camilo Nu's contact details? Thank you for the helpful info! Piedra Escondida looks beautiful! Also, I saw many brides post about Makeup Pros and it looks like Fernando only does makeup. Does anyone have any recommendations for hair? I am planning to have a friend do my makeup, but will need a hair stylist. Thank you!!!

@@sdh8 - Where are you getting married? Hope everything goes smoothly on the day of! As for Maracas, I was looking at plain mini ones and painting them my wedding color (aquamarine & ivory) along with our initials and wedding date. I was thinking this can also be a place card. What are you doing for place cards? Thanks for letting me know about katyHK and possibly renting mason jars. I have some general questions for the rest of the brides planning in Tulum. I am having my wedding at La Zebra, which provides a coordinator. However, communication has been quite slow lately. I am wondering if I need to hire an external planner to help with finding vendors or is it not worth it? The vendors she recommended are very expensive. This forum has been a lot of help and I have reached out to some vendors on my own. Can someone tell me approximately how much it would cost to hire an external planner? I looked into hiring a string quartet or something similar (classical musicians) for the ceremony and was quote $1200 for 45 minutes. What are some alternatives? What is everyone else planning to do? Any input will be helpful. Thanks!

HoyaBeth - this is very helpful! My wedding coordinator recommended Planner 1, but their initial proposal came back way over our budget. I will have to make adjustments, but wanted to get some quotes from other places. Florist - I also heard about Cherry Blossom and contacted them and will wait to hear back. Make up/Hair - my coordinator also recommended The Make Up Pros. Did you get a trial from them? I am not planning to go back to Tulum before my wedding. DJ Equipment - Thanks! Videographer - Blue Lens Caribe was also recommened by our coordinator. I will contact them. Furniture Rental - Thanks! I will check them out. Are you planning to bring decorations (e.g. mason jars, string lights) to Mexico? What about welcome bags (one per couple)? Ideas for items? Wedding favors? I am thinking of decorating my own maracas. Please share. Thanks!

Hi Everyone, I'm getting married at La Zebra this October. I am researching vendors and still need recs for these: - Florist - Make up - Hair - DJ Equipment Rental (we have friends who are DJs) - Videographer - Furniture Rental I have been in touch with Planner 1, but want to shop around a bit more. Please let me know if you have recommendations. Thanks!

MsTurnsMrs, oh my... I'm sorry to hear that. We have eliminated Ana y Jose from our list of venues as it became apparent no one seems to know what is going on. We are now seriously looking into La Zebra and Ahau. Can I ask what happened? Ana y Jose mgmt told me that they would hire an external coordinator (Morgan) for large weddings - we are expecting ~120 guests. I thought that once you get past the initial contract phase, the actual wedding planning should be ok.

RS, the initial response time for Tulum hotels seems to take ~2 weeks. It took awhile for both hotels to respond. Did you end up booking a venue yet? We're still looking for a venue and so we have not looked into other vendors yet. Please let me know if you have recommendations.

Hi Everyone, I just came back from Tulum after visiting five venues - Ahau, Ana y Jose, Akiin, El Pez and La Zebra. We narrowed our choices down to Ahau and Ana y Jose. I have been communicating with both hotels; however, I am having a difficult time communicating with Ana y Jose. If this is any indication of how the wedding planning process will be like, it is a major concern. I am not sure who is in charge to make decisions and they keep directing me to either the wedding coordinator or the reservations office. It is quite frustrating and I feel like it is not going anywhere. Has anyone had successful, good experience with Ana y Jose (not their beach club)? I am starting to talk to Ahau and working on a proposal, but they seem responsive although I will have to see how it goes. If anyone has any insight with their experience at either Ana y Jose or Ahau, I would really appreciate it!