Moon Palace 2010 Brides!!

Hi ladies...I need some advice...so wedding starts at 2:00 pm. I wish is was later, but it is what it is, I guess. I'm not having a cocktail hour (don't want to pay for 1 hour of drinking at an ALL-INCLUSIVE resort), we are having a private function (I've somehow convinced myself that cocktail hour is not ok, but paying for a dinner at an all-inclusive resort is acceptable??), and I'm thinking that we will go to one of the clubs/bars to continue the celebration. So...any advice on the timeline? I only see 2 options...

2:00- wedding

2:45- champagne toast

3:00- pics

3 hour gap doing who knows what

6:00-private function (dinner, cake, some dancing if I can convince FI to pay extra for music!)

8:00- move party to bar (after we take a brief detour to our room so I can change out of my dress)

_OR_

2:00- Wedding

2:45- champagne toast

3:00- pics

3:30 or 4:00 private function

few hour break

8 or 9:00 meet at bar

neither sound that great to me because I feel bad for the guests to have a big break. I read a review on some website one time (i think Tripadvisor) where a guest at the hotel said that he saw a wedding taking place and then after the wedding was over the guests just kind of wondered around with nothing to do afterwards and he said it looked unorganized and awkward. I just don't want that to happen! Anyone else with an afternoon wedding? Any suggestions?

Hi girls. MrsEddy just posted her Moon Palace review! It is fantastic! Here's the link if you want to check it out

MrsEddy's Moon Palace Review

Wedding booked for October 29th at 4pm!! woohoo

Hi everyone. I am getting married on April 23, 2010 and was wondering if anyone else was getting the run around regarding your "group contract". Initially I was under the impression that the contract was with the resort considering that their web site states that the free cocktail hour, reception, etc. was only valid with a group contract. Well I was wrong. My travel agent is now telling me that the only rooms that count towards my group contract are one's that booked with my travel agent Liberty Travel at their specific office. Not other locations in other cities? For example, a friend of mine didn't think anything and I was never told so she went to a Liberty Travel near her house and booked. My TA is telling me those 2 rooms do not count towards my 20 room contract. It's BS. Than to make matters worse I figured ok well I will go right to the source, I emailed my WC and asked her about it, if they would honor any rooms booked towards my contract considering a room is a room, and money is money and her response was that I have to talk to my TA, she handles my travel accomodations... Like as if MP has nothing to do with the group contracts?? Help!!!

Hi Avery,

First off, we're date buddies! What time are is your ceremony?

Who's your WC? My FI's parents are Palace members, so we did all our booking through them. We were planning on only having family and everyone booked that way, but a few friends have decided to come and I found an online place to book them through. Once I mentioned this to my WC, she told me she'd honor it as a group booking regardless if we actually did the group booking or not.

Be firm about it with your WC and I think they'll honour the rooms.

Hi Avery,

First off, we're date buddies! What time are is your ceremony?

Who's your WC? My FI's parents are Palace members, so we did all our booking through them. We were planning on only having family and everyone booked that way, but a few friends have decided to come and I found an online place to book them through. Once I mentioned this to my WC, she told me she'd honour it as a group booking regardless if we actually did the group booking or not.

Be firm about it with your WC and I think they'll honour the rooms.