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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!