Azul Fives

[TammyWright]

2012 Karisma Brides!

 

If you or any of your guests are going to book their room at a Karisma Resort for travel this year, we have some great perks and upgrades available.

 

Book with Wright Travel and get your choice of:

 

• "Sweet" Upgrade (there are some exclusions to the upgrade like no presidential suites, honeymoon suites, etc.)
• Beachfront Candlelight Dinner
• 50 minute sky massage

 

or you can give to someone else in the group that books through Wright Travel.  If you book more than 10 rooms we might have extra certificates to give away.

 

We only have a limited amount of certificates so this is a limited time offer while certificates last so contact us to get your upgrade!

 

To get more information about booking your Karisma Wedding with a GI Wedding Consultant at Wright Travel Agency, you can contact us here: GI Wedding Consultant Information Request or email us!

 

We are GI Wedding Consultants and you can read our reviews here: Wright Travel Agency Reviews

 

[TammyWright]

Hello Karisma Brides,

 

We have scheduled our Fall 2012 Wedding Webinar for Karisma Resorts for October 6, 2012 @ 6:00pm PST. 

 

Gilberto Machain, an Inside Sale Associate and former Wedding Coordinator, will be a panelist and will give a presentation as well as be on hand for a Q & A session.

 

I will also be a panelist to answer your travel questions about rates, group blocks vs. individual packages, etc.

 

This is a great opportunity for current Karisma brides and grooms or those considering the venues for the wedding location to get your questions answered. 

 

Hope to see you guys there!

[SUNFUNMOM]

Originally Posted by ~Melanie~ 

 

We're heading there on Nov.28 and the wedding is on Dec.3. We were originally at the Grand Riviera Princess, but with the explosion and then the closing we were moved here. So far, i'm extremely impressed. The wedding coordinators are so hands on and extremely helpful and accommodating - a much different experience than the Riviera. One thing you may not know is all the restaurants are al a carte - which means no buffets! I will post a review and pics when we get back.

 

Helo....

 

I am in the process of booking my wedding for Dec. 2nd.....leaving Nov 28 also....so we might cross paths

...we have 4 kids between us and I am so excited for them to have this experience with us! 

I have been to El Dorado Royal and it was Amazing....I am hoping the FIVES is too.

[BajaBride2010]

I am trying to help my little brother plan a wedding and came across Azul Five.  This place looks great...What is the average cost for this venue

[quackdoc]

Hi Ladies!

Another Azul Fives Bride to be here!!

We are getting married in February 2013-- cannot wait!!

We are having the ceremony on the beach followed by the Mexican fiesta cocktail party and then dinner at the flavors restaurant

Has anyone experienced the Mexican fiesta with donkey?

Also, Does anyone know if we are allowed to decorate the tables at the restaurant?

Cheers!!

[TammyWright]

Hello Karisma Besties,

If you are getting married at a Karisma Hotel or thinking about getting married at a Karisma Hotel, join our Karisma wedding webinar, October 6 @ 6:00pm PST.  

Registration information has been added to the original post.  Space is limited!

[susannahyvonne]

Originally Posted by quackdoc 

 

Hi Ladies!

Another Azul Fives Bride to be here!!

We are getting married in February 2013-- cannot wait!!

We are having the ceremony on the beach followed by the Mexican fiesta cocktail party and then dinner at the flavors restaurant

Has anyone experienced the Mexican fiesta with donkey?

Also, Does anyone know if we are allowed to decorate the tables at the restaurant?

Cheers!!

 

Originally Posted by BajaBride2010 

 

I am trying to help my little brother plan a wedding and came across Azul Five.  This place looks great...What is the average cost for this venue

 

 

 

BajaBride - I got married in May of 2012 at Azul Fives and it was perfect! The cost varies greatly based upon your upgrades. You can keep it very minimal, or go extremely lavishly....or somewhere in the middle. I think our basic package was around $1500, but we hosted a private rehearsal dinner, private cocktail hour, and private reception for 60 guests, so our cost was much higher than the basic package. Good luck planning!

 

Quackdoc - We talked about doing the Mexican Donkey, but decided against it because we were already over budget..I bet it will be a blast! I'm not sure about decorations on the tables at Flavours, but I would guess that you would be allowed if you are the only ones in the restaurant that night.  Just ask the wedding planners before you pack a bunch of decorations in your suitcase. :-)

[Otto Haring]

I have shot a wedding there a few months ago.

 

You can see here more photos: http://www.haringphotography.com/blog/blog-home-wedding-photography/wedding-photographers-6/

[quackdoc]

Thanks for the advice!!
 

[August2012Bride]

Hi adilev,

 

I was married at Azul Fives on August 4 of this year. We had about 50 guests and everything was perfect!

 

Wedding Coordinators: The crew was fantastic! Arturo was our onsite coordinator and Andres and Odette were our planners from Lomas Travel. The meeting with the wedding coordinator and crew before the wedding was very organized. On the day of the wedding, Andres and Arturo were awesome: they constantly updated me on what was going on and on what was about to happen.

 

Ceremony: On the day of the wedding, it rained a couple of times in the morning and afternoon so it seemed like we wouldn’t be able to have a beach ceremony. The hotel has a backup location for ceremonies in case it rains, but fortunately,  the sky cleared up in time for our ceremony and we were able to have it on the beach after all. For our photographer, we chose Caribe Photo. The pictures of our ceremony and with our guests (after the ceremony) were beautiful!

 

 

Cocktail Hour: Our cocktail hour was in the garden and for hors d’oeuvres we ordered the Mexican Fiesta Cocktail, breaded shrimp tacos, and mahi mahi tacos. Since my hubby and I were taking pictures during most of the cocktail hour, I was able to try only the breaded shrimp and mahi mahi tacos, both of which were delicious! Our guests enjoyed the mariachi band and raved about the mahi mahi tacos!

 

 

Reception: We decided to have our reception inside the banquet hall, since it was air-conditioned. I bought vases and flowers from downtown Playa del Carmen and the wedding coordinators gladly set them up. Since we assigned seating, we also brought our own table name placards and stands, which the team set up as well.

 

 

Food: We ordered the Family Style Dinner. For the most part, everything that I tried was very good…especially the fruit tartlet and chocolate cake for dessert! There was so much food and they came in such big portions that we (including our guests) weren’t even able to try all of the main courses. Our guests said that the food was really good as well.

 

Cake: We ordered the white cake and it was very moist and delicious!

 

Photo Booth: The photo booth through Lomas isn’t a booth, but it’s actually a backdrop so that we were able to fit a bunch of people in each picture. There were a lot of fun props and a good variety, which made for some funny pictures. The staff was very friendly so we highly recommend them!

 

DJ/MC: We went with the DJ that’s available through Lomas. We provided so many songs that I don’t think they had enough time to play them all, but the mixing was good.