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We are sending paper RSVPs to the older guests and those that would appreciate it, We are doing a video save the date, paper save the dates, boarding pass invites, and maybe something extra once they pay their deposit. Since we are 2 years out we dont want people to forget about it We have a wedding email as well, right now we are using it to collect addresses and to create a listserv then we will also ask for RSVPs to go there or to our website. But, I hope they go to the website.

Question I forgot to ask my TA, does the rate from Wright Travel Agency include transfers?

Im curious, why would someone hire an outside wedding coordinator if the resort has coordinators?

Thank you it sounds good. I am worried that we won't block enough rooms and our friends and family will be stuck in other places since playacar is so small. We are planning to block 10-15 rooms and add more if and when needed. Also I am nervous because Playacars spaces have a max of 60 people, so if we have more we will have to hope they can accommodate us. I'm also worried that the rooms will sell out and we will have guest staying at other resorts

Great post, I had this same question

I'm having a big second guessing my decision dilemma. I absolutely love Playacar Palace and Playa del Carmen but as we're doing the guest list I'm wondering if it will be enough space for our group. We have 200 people on our guest list (were inviting everyone we would if we married at home). So, I am thinking we will have about 60-70 people. I am starting to feel that Playacar Palace is too small for my group and I feel a little guilty making people have a 4 night minimum stay. I have never been to cancun and I am not sure if we will be able to visit moon during our trip. I have only seen reviews that moon is isolated and that the beach is gross. Does anyone have any input, everyone I ask says oh whatever you want... I really am confused, but we are about to set up our room blocks

The wedding band is something that I keep forgetting to add to the budget

I'm making them myself. I found tons of great info on this forum

Very nice

It was one of my choices. We stated at Riu palace riviera Maya in December and like the RIM better for a wedding. Only reason I didn't pick Riu is because I found Palace, but, if we got married in another country it would definitely be Riu.

Very cute, where did you find the fans?

Very nice. We are going to email videos and do paper save the dates for this e that aren't tech savvy. I'm kinda worried if people don't have the physical of a save the date they might forget about it

I hope this info is still valid

I plan to hashtag the wedding, I also considered having a tech free ceremony, for multiple reasons. I want people to be less focused on taking pictures, and 2 I dont want my wedding to go on social media before we even get to it. But I think the hashtag wedding is a fun idea. I also wish we can print from instagram, but as long as its hashtagged, we can have people send them to us.

Our resort has a $800 vendor fee. I am hoping that we will be able to get a guest pass for the photographer. Cecelia Dumas has some affordable packages. I am also open to what others may suggest I am glad I found this thread. I also forgot we will need a videographer as well

So, we just talked about. He actually brought it up and said he is going to get clarification from his friend tomorrow and that it is pretty rude if that is the case. Just got excited that I am at 101 posts! Soon I will be able to SEE EVERYTHING!!! YAY

Mine is no where near completed but its www.chanelandbrandon2016.weebly.com

That's what I think! Especially for a destination wedding. It's one thing if it's a home wedding, but people are traveling from afar and paying their own way.

The royal is a resort that we were going to look at. I think I just forgot about it and moved forward with Palace. We chose to have a DW because we went to Playa in December and just kept saying how we would love to experience a vacation in paradise with our family and friends. When we got engaged in May, a destination wedding wasnt even a question. We both knew what we wanted so it was perfect. We know there will be some cons by not having everyone attend, but we're okay with that. We want an experience not an expensive party for 4 hours. Also, we chose Mexico because we're familiar with it and already planned to vacation there in September to site visit instead of booking in a country we never seen before. We are planning to honeymoon in another country though for a change in scenery, maybe jamaica or aruba. This is one decision where we decided to put our foot down and are doing what makes us happy not anyone else. Everyone with opinions had their wedding already or will be able to plan their own. We get people have to pay for this, but it's a vacation after all. Our wedding will be one day and I don't plan on booking the guests with a bunch of wedding relates activities. This is all for fun.

June 17, 2016 Playacar Palace

@@kmk2016 yes you're right I will ask him to get clarification. Their wedding is in Jamaica and not yet opened so I am not sure on the night policy. But yes they are on our guest list. I do understand some resorts require the bride and groom to pay for meals for the wedding, but that is something we considered when choosing our resort. @veeyvalero I will bring it up to my fiance, unfortunately he will probably make a joke out of it.

Ok I just had my first bridezilla episode, the new promotion is not that bad. It is great if you are having a large group, if you are having a smaller group it might not be as beneficial. I will post the new promotion when I get to a computer.

So, my fiancé's friend is having a destination wedding in May. We just received the save the dates and I know the payments are due by early march. Now we are planning our own DW as well. So, when I came home he told me the save the date arrived and I immediately said, we can't go. We are not supposed to be planning any costly trips due to our upcoming wedding. He responds and says yea he figured I would say that, then proceeds to say we'll what if he just goes. I told him he can't go without me. So I look at the save the date, which is addressed to him and the enclosed card says that the guest list is limited to the person's addressed on the envelope. So now I'm like we'll how dare they only invite my fiance. I think it is incredibly rude, I do know the expenses are high, but my fiance and i are practically married and if I was told my husband/fiance wasn't allowed to go I wouldn't consider going. Yes this is a rant because I think it is incredibly rude. I get not inviting flings and random girlfriends. What do you think?

@@NJBride2014 that is what I believe as well. I will be making a lot of phone calls today. I contacted our travel agent, we are using Teresa from Wright. If they won't honor it we will be back to the drawing board. I know poor Teresa is probably tired of me by now.

Anyone see that email about the promotions for free room nights changing? Does anyone have any clarification? The email states that the couple will receive 1 free room night for every 10 rooms booked. It was an email I got from Palace. Does this mean the couple can no longer have uo to 7 nights free based on 75 Room nights. This was a real deal brake for us and our wedding deposit is already paid. Every other resort does 1 free room for every 10 rooms, so their group benefit is why we chose Palace instead of another country. Does anyone have any insight on this?