Riu Palace Punta Cana Wedding - 07/20/11

monicak · June 29, 2012

JasminB - Yes, the $600 is the fee to cover the rental of the restaurant. Food is included, my guests thought the food was delicious and had 4 choices to chose from for their entree at the Steakhouse. I paid extra to have the premium bar setup. This cost $16 per person (this may have gone up in the past year). This included 3 bartenders and an open bar all night. No worries about asking questions, feel free to email me anytime

Monica

JasminB · June 29, 2012

Thanks so much that is very helpful, also which package did you choose? I having about 35 people I am unsure if i should go with the Free package or the Royal i dont see a lot of difference besides the free gifts and massage is it worth it do the free and spend the extra on the upgrades or do the Royal? any thoughts?

monicak · July 1, 2012

Hi JasminB,

I did the FREE Package. For me, it wasn't worth the gift or massages.

We had 30 guests plus myself and the groom, so 32 in total. Last year, the FREE package included 10 guests so I paid $11.50 for each of the 22 additional guests. This charge was for making the wedding cake big enough for 32 people. I then decided to add an additional layer of cake (I didn't want a tiny cake for pictures) and the additional layer was $80 (that was totally up to me).

Let me know if you have more questions

Monica

KeissyS · August 1, 2013

Originally Posted by monicak

Hi JasminB,

I did the FREE Package. For me, it wasn't worth the gift or massages.

We had 30 guests plus myself and the groom, so 32 in total. Last year, the FREE package included 10 guests so I paid $11.50 for each of the 22 additional guests. This charge was for making the wedding cake big enough for 32 people. I then decided to add an additional layer of cake (I didn't want a tiny cake for pictures) and the additional layer was $80 (that was totally up to me).

Let me know if you have more questions

Monica

Hey Monica!

I love all the detailed information you have given, it has been SOO helpful as we are planning out our wedding at the RIU Palace Punta Cana as well for August 2014! Thanks so much!