Moon Palace 2012 Brides

[stefn1218]

Originally Posted by DSanz 

 

Hey ladies,

 

I am getting married on Nov 1 and the mad dash is a little stressful to say the least. Has anyone else booked with the new Colin Cowie packages at MP?

 

I am trying to work, photos, video, flower changes, functions, etc. and info is hard to get.

 

How did you all find off-site vendors?

 

Thanks,

 

Danielle

Be careful with off-site vendors! MP makes you pay a hefty fee to allow them on the property!!

 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Del Sol Photography and have already booked them. They are one of the "approved" outside vendors so you don't have to pay the vendor fee ($263 or something redic) but you do have to pay for a guest pass for the photographers ($91/pp).

[stefn1218]

Originally Posted by mrsbruff2b 

 

OUR PRO-PIC SNEAK PEEK IS HERE!!

 

I would truly appreciate it if you guys could make a quick comment on the blog post!! Thanks in advance!!

 

http://www.taitphoto.com/blog/moon-palace-destination-wedding-in-mexico-mayan-riviera/

Beautiful! Love the "here comes the bride" sign! Etsy I'm assuming?

 

Quick question for you....I'm also wanting a beach ceremony and horse carriage entrance. Can guests still see the carriage from the beach? Also, everyone says it is really windy....is it so windy that you can barely hear people talking? Or just enough to keep things floating in the wind?

 

Congrats!

[stefn1218]

Originally Posted by DSanz 

 

Thank you Bondgirl0072010,

 

I am starting to get a lot of information and planning items now from the MP so that is good, Now just have to make the final decisions. Does Del Sol also offer a video and streaming video package?

 

Thanks,

 

D

I asked them about videographers and they replied with a really long email about why they don't like videographers...I was set on having one until I spoke to them. What I love about Del Sol is that their photos capture the story of your wedding, so it will be all captured.  The biggest selling point to me about not having one was because it is so windy, it's hard to capture everything anyways. And also that it requires a camera crew that can mess up the important photo shot moments. Send them and email and they will answer all your questions. They are incredibly helpful and SWEET.

 

Saying that, there have been several brides who have posted amazing videos, so if you end up wanting one, Del Sol does provide a list of people they recommend. 

[stefn1218]

Wow, didn't realize I was dominating the board, I'm sorry! Clearly haven't been on enough the past few weeks.

 

My FI and I spent all morning looking over reception sites, and based on our potential wedding group, I think the best location will be the Lake Terrace. I went through the different forums and reviews but didn't see much info on the Lake Terrace....any info? Is it near a crowded area? 

 

My biggest concern right now is that we are most likely going to have more than 30 people. Anyone else in that situation? Did they make you pay extra for chairs and the champagne toast? What about all the free events, any limit on cocktail hours or private events?

 

Also, apparently they don't confirm locations until you arrive....so what did everyone do as far as letting their guests know where to go? I was at minimum going to include it in their welcome package, so how do you print out that information if it isn't confirmed?

 

THANK YOU ALL! This forum is literally going to keep me from going totally crazy!

[mrsbruff2b]

Thanks!! We should be getting all our pro photos next week (I will be updating here and on my review)~

 

To answer your questions:

Yes, guests can hear all your music and see the carriage from the beach.  The carriage ride is about 1 min. (If you choose to get married at Tucan Gazebo, the ride is a tad longer because the carriage has to loop around.

 

YES it was windy. I personally went around asking people for their opinions the whole time and was hoping that it wasn't so windy so that I could keep my hair down.  But the general consensus was that you should have your hair up (so I put mine down at the indoor reception).

 

I had my hair UP for the ceremony (with only two wisps of hair on the side) but as you can see in my photos, it go blown all over the place.  With the humidity, my hair stuck to my face.  If I could go back, I'd put it all up even though I HATE putting my hair up.  Also my chapel length veil was really annoying because of the wind during the ceremony (I anticipated this) but made for nice photos later. 

 

You can hear the officiant and the music but you won't hear guests talking during the ceremony.  If you plan to read your own vows, they will hand you the mic~

 

Originally Posted by stefn1218 

Beautiful! Love the "here comes the bride" sign! Etsy I'm assuming?

 

Quick question for you....I'm also wanting a beach ceremony and horse carriage entrance. Can guests still see the carriage from the beach? Also, everyone says it is really windy....is it so windy that you can barely hear people talking? Or just enough to keep things floating in the wind?

 

Congrats!

[mpweddingplan]

Wow, didn't realize I was dominating the board, I'm sorry! Clearly haven't been on enough the past few weeks. My biggest concern right now is that we are most likely going to have more than 30 people. Anyone else in that situation? Did they make you pay extra for chairs and the champagne toast? What about all the free events, any limit on cocktail hours or private events? Also, apparently they don't confirm locations until you arrive....so what did everyone do as far as letting their guests know where to go? I was at minimum going to include it in their welcome package, so how do you print out that information if it isn't confirmed? THANK YOU ALL! This forum is literally going to keep me from going totally crazy!:smile105:

We are going to have 50 guests for the wedding. There is no extra charge for chairs or champagne. The 30 person limit is ONLY for the included dinner reservation (which we are using for our rehearsal dinner). It does not apply to anything else. There is no limit on the number of guests that can attend the ceremony at all. Most locations can easily hold 100 people. If you are going to have enough people to get 75 room nights, you will qualify for unlimited free private functions. Meaning you can hold a private reception party after the wedding. With the unlimited free private functions, you are limited to 3 hours per day for free. Meaning you may have a 1 hour cocktail hour and 2 hour private reception for free. After the 2 hours, if you would like to extend your reception, it's $60 per table (8 guests) per hour. You can indeed confirm your locations in advance. It just takes some persistence. We locked in the locations for our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception over a year ago. But we had to fly to Moon Palace and meet with a wedding coordinator in order to do it. If you make phone calls, send emails, and keep at them, they will let you book your locations. Once you get in touch with someone on the property, things will begin to move along.

[coconoir1908]

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[stefn1218]

Thank you MrsBruff2B and MPWeddingPlan!

 

MPWeddingPlan: I was worried about the capacity because for the new Colin Cowie packages it says that they include seats for 30, champagne for 30, etc....Are you going with one of the older packages? I wish we could have! I'm worried that this is another new expensive change...OMG your wedding is SO CLOSE! Good luck with everything!

[mpweddingplan]

Thank you MrsBruff2B and MPWeddingPlan! MPWeddingPlan: I was worried about the capacity because for the new Colin Cowie packages it says that they include seats for 30, champagne for 30, etc....Are you going with one of the older packages? I wish we could have! I'm worried that this is another new expensive change...OMG your wedding is SO CLOSE! Good luck with everything!:cheer2:

Yes, we booked our wedding and signed the contract back in Feb 2011, long before the Colin Cowie packages existed. My have things changed at Moon Palace in 18 months. We are using the older complimentary package and adding all the optional services we desire. Sorry for the possibly misleading answer. I didn't even consider the new packages and their rules. Yes, we leave next Monday for Cancun. Very excited.

[LurkerDan]

Does anyone know if the Tucan Terrace has direct beach access? Or if not, if it it close to it? We really wanted to be directly ON the beach for the reception, but our invite list keeps getting larger and I don't think it's worth paying the extra per person set up fees. Also, do you know if the Tucan Terrace is close to any bathrooms? Heads up for anyone who has Fernanda, she (CROSSING FINGERS) has been very responsive and friendly! THANK YOU!

Most of your questions were answered, but didn't see a response re bathrooms. And the answer is, I think, no, there aren't any super close by bathrooms. Most of our guests had rooms nearby, so if someone had to go they could probably have easily walked to their room (and for those not close by, someone else surely would have offered the use of their room). The closest "public" bathroom is probably near the lobby of the Grand side, there was a little bathroom that was probably 200 yds or so from Tucan.