Barcelo Maya Palace Brides

[JoanneIreland]

We were married at the Barcelo on November 17th but were in Mexico from the 6th through the 25th (yes almost 3 weeks between wedding and honeymoon!!). Early Novemeber is considered low season, and on November 15th the rates went up as you move into high season. We knew when we booked that we were taking a risk on the weather, but a tiny risk compared to late August through October. The first half of our trip it rained every single day, although they were mostly half hour showers. It would either pour in the mornings around 8 or 9, or like most days the rain would roll in around 1pm. The second half of the trip we didn't see a drop of rain!
 

Originally Posted by Kristina610 

Hi ladies, has anyone on here had their wedding in August or early November? I know this is during "hurricane" season, but how was thr weather? Is it worth the risk to plan a wedding during those months?

 

[kisekae]

I am getting married at Barcelo in April and need some information regarding making it legal in Canada. I am in sort of a unique situation where I will be moving to the UK a month after the wedding, so I need it all legalized in Canada immediately, before I go. I heard that to get the apostille seal sent to us will take 2-3 months and I won't be able to wait that long. Is this true and if so is there anything we can do to speed up the process??

Please Help!

[Brenners]

kisekae, we got married legally in the US and were asked to give an address where they could send the marriage license in case we moved.  We were not moving so it was the same as our current address.  I would go online to your local government office website and/or call to find out what process you need to follow as that will be your safest bet. You may need to do your legal ceremony in Canada first but can keep it secret from your guests.  That is what we did.
 

Originally Posted by kisekae 

I am getting married at Barcelo in April and need some information regarding making it legal in Canada. I am in sort of a unique situation where I will be moving to the UK a month after the wedding, so I need it all legalized in Canada immediately, before I go. I heard that to get the apostille seal sent to us will take 2-3 months and I won't be able to wait that long. Is this true and if so is there anything we can do to speed up the process??

Please Help!

 

[kisekae]

I wish we could have gotten married legally before hand, but it wasn't an option for us. The reason for my move is that my fiance lives in the UK and we won't be seeing each other from now until the wedding. 

 

It needs to be legallised before the move because I need the marriage visa to go to the UK. 

 

It's all a lot of hassle, I don't recommend marrying someone from an another country Worth it one day though! x

[Brenners]

Hmmm...have you considered getting married legally in the UK after you move?  You would have to update and get a new visa but that might be less of a hassle...
 

Originally Posted by kisekae 

I wish we could have gotten married legally before hand, but it wasn't an option for us. The reason for my move is that my fiance lives in the UK and we won't be seeing each other from now until the wedding. 

 

It needs to be legallised before the move because I need the marriage visa to go to the UK. 

 

It's all a lot of hassle, I don't recommend marrying someone from an another country Worth it one day though! x

 

[kisekae]

Thank you for your suggestions but unfortunately the only way of doing it, for us, is to have all the documentation done in Canada after the legal ceremony in Mexico, and before I move to the UK. So I can only hope that there is a way to get the Apostille Seal right away! I don't see why it would take up to 3 months anyways.

[nicole80]

Thanks for your post I am so happy you had such a great experience at Barcelo! We plan on having our wedding there in Nov 2012 and its just nice to read that everything went so well. I want. more than anything, to have a stress-free wedding and I'm so happy that it IS possible!!

[nixen1]

 

Hi Everyone! I am just new to this forum. And in the early stages of planning. Currently my TA is checking on wedding availability at the Barcelo Colonial.  I apoligize in advance if this question has already been asked somewhere in the past 200+ posts/threads.  

 

My TA suggested that what some couples do is stay at the Barcelo Palace and have their guests stay at the Colonial.  That way you still get that feeling of a honeymoon, are able to have alone time, but can still meet up with guests at the other available restaurants, pools etc.  Has anyone done this? Were you guests upset that you were staying at a separate "resort" that they couldn't enter? I am getting some harsh feedback that I am considering staying at the Palace which is private and the guests at the colonial. Am I the only one to think there shouldn't be anything wrong with this? It is my understanding that Colonial guests cannot use the facilities of Palace but Palace guests can use all facilities of Colonial, etc etc.  My TA said that, on the day of the wedding, my guests would get special permission to enter the Palace facilities/ceremony site whatever.  

 

If anyone can give me some feedback, that would be super! 

[ANGELA2013]

We had originally suggested this to our families as an idea and we got the response of if people are paying for their vacation they should get to choose, so we decided the drama wasn't worth it and that the resort was big enough that if we wanted alone time we could find it.  I guess it just depends on your guests and whether or not they would respect that request. 

Originally Posted by nixen1 

 

Hi Everyone! I am just new to this forum. And in the early stages of planning. Currently my TA is checking on wedding availability at the Barcelo Colonial.  I apoligize in advance if this question has already been asked somewhere in the past 200+ posts/threads.  

 

My TA suggested that what some couples do is stay at the Barcelo Palace and have their guests stay at the Colonial.  That way you still get that feeling of a honeymoon, are able to have alone time, but can still meet up with guests at the other available restaurants, pools etc.  Has anyone done this? Were you guests upset that you were staying at a separate "resort" that they couldn't enter? I am getting some harsh feedback that I am considering staying at the Palace which is private and the guests at the colonial. Am I the only one to think there shouldn't be anything wrong with this? It is my understanding that Colonial guests cannot use the facilities of Palace but Palace guests can use all facilities of Colonial, etc etc.  My TA said that, on the day of the wedding, my guests would get special permission to enter the Palace facilities/ceremony site whatever.  

 

If anyone can give me some feedback, that would be super! 

 

[FireyNurse]

Oh we are right in the midst of this battle!

 

We thought giving people the option to stay at whichever resort they wanted would be perfect so we got prices for both the Colonial and the Palace and have told people to choose as they please, pay more or less, its up to them! Well feedback has been "its not FAIR" lol amongst other things, as well as some people thinking that the option is great! We haven't restricted anyone to staying at one or the other, though.

 

Any which way you put it to guests ALL resorts have the upgrade section whether its called "gold," "premium club, "platinum," "vip" etc, there is always an option to upgrade to a more exclusive section.

 

We are discovering there is no way to make people happy so we are just giving them options and then they can't really complain about anything.

 

There is some different feedback on this forum regarding how guests from the beach/caribe and colonial/tropical are served and such while at the palace for the wedding events, maybe some of the other Brides can speak to this, as for us, we heard the same as you and that the guests can use the bar or restaurant for your reception time but must leave afterwards.

 

Good Luck!