keemmo

After nearly 7 years of figuring each other out and growing into slightly more mature adults, he finally did it- he proposed at one of our first date places, Balboa Park. This was on October 3, 2015. Fast-forward to the present-day, and here we are, pleasantly content that after going to Mexico over Martin Luther King, Jr. back in January 2016 and doing FIVE site visits, we have finally picked our destination wedding venue: Barcelo Maya Palace Deluxe Funny how it all works out. Even though we visited five different resorts in Mexico, both of our intuitions were spot on. Once we returned home after our trip, we each wrote our preferred venue down on separate sheets of paper, without telling each other anything. And then poof, we compared and here we are now.. ..and I cannot wait until 2017!

Hello Barcelo Maya brides! I'm new to this forum, but would like to say that my fiancé and I have recently been to Barcelo Maya Beach resort (over MLK weekend actually) and after doing months of research, we picked this as our wedding venue . Our wedding sales contact is Christian, and the person with whom we toured the resort with was Abraham (one of the many wedding coordinators). Since we haven't secured our wedding date yet (it's just on hold right now), we haven't been assigned a wedding coordinator yet. Some notes for future brides: Photographer: yes, you can have an external photographer, but you have to pay a ridiculous $500 external vendor fee (I believe this is only for photographers though; the external vendor fee changes depending what type of vendor comes in, and I want to say that it's the most expensive for photographers) Ceremony - gorgeous white gazebo is not completely private since there is a walkway behind it. I don't think it'll be too bad though, since the gazebo itself is perched atop a couple of steps higher than that walkway. I posted photos of this in my gallery Package: Mint Breeze! Unlike a lot of brides, I don't care too much for the sand between my toes as I walk down the aisle..plus, I live in a beach city (San Diego). I did want an ocean view, and Barcelo's gazebo provides that for sure! For future brides, be aware that Mint Breeze does NOT come with a cocktail hour, but it does come with a private, 3-hour dinner reception with open bar, in a ballroom... ..which brings me to my question: does anyone know how much they charge for an additional reception hour? My fiancé and I are wondering if having a cocktail hour is more cost-friendly than just adding an additional reception hour. Any thoughts? Good luck planning!