MelissaH

oh honey you're going to need to start drinking heavily if you're 7mths away and already having so many nightmares lol

 

just joking...totally normal....even FH had nightmares!

 

i don't have so many nightmares now, more just regular dumb dreams...nothing bad happens in them, they're just about the wedding

don't stress at all - a lot of people wait until closer to the date because the prices come down!

my wedding is in a month and my parents just booked last week (and they're the most supportive people in the world and wouldn't miss our wedding for anything!)

I ordered from Minimus - they're so awesome!! We got some amazing deals!

I wanted to do something extra special for my Mom because she's been such a huge help through everything so I bought a gorgeous hanky for her and am having it embroidered with "To dry your tears, as you've dried mine, through the years" and our wedding date. I'm going to give it to her when I get down the aisle, and I think I'm going to get them both a g/c for a hotel and casino when they get back so they can get away on their own for a weekend.

 

Then we'll be buying albums and putting our wedding photos in them for my parents and for FFIL.

 

FFIL is getting his outfit for the wedding bought for him because we know he'll show up in some god awful suit from the 70's if we don't.

OMG I had a dream about a red dress too - I had ordered my dream dress and had it sent for alterations and when it came back it was RED and a size 4, not a size 9 (haha like I could even fit into a 9!!) and they had hemmed it up to my knees...and it was a day before we were leaving for Mexico....it was so bad it woke me up!

For Wedding Packages & Info see;

 

Weddings, Renewing your vows

The Barceló Maya Beach & Barcelo Maya Caribe Beach is located right on the best beach in the Mayan Riviera, on the Mexican Caribbean coast. Its magnificent facilities are surrounded by a lush 500,000 square-meter natural park.

 

Together with the Barceló Maya Caribe, it forms part of the Barceló Maya Beach Resort. Through the "Barceló All Inclusive" package, one of the most comprehensive in the Caribbean, it offers an excellent variety of facilities and services that will make your stay an unforgettable one. An ideal vacation spot for families, couples, or groups of friends.

 

The complex is situated in the Mayan Riviera,

25 km from Carmen beach

35 km from the city of Tulum

75 km south of Cancun International Airport

and 85 km from the city of Cancun.

 

Rooms (Beach)

*****

612 Rooms (288 Double, 303 Standard King, 18 Junior Suite (9 Junior Suites with two beds, 9 Junior Suites King) and 3 Master Suite). Each one provides:

Air Conditioning Terrace or Balcony Room Service

Telephone TV-SAT Hairdryer

Minibar Shower Safe no charge

Coffee maker Ironing Board

In the Standard King, Junior Suite and Master Suite Extra it is suitable to add and extra bed.

Every Room, with the exception of the Standad King, features Queen-size bed.

Junior Suite and Master Suite provide Safe extra charge

Besides, the 3 Master Suite have a wonderful Sea View

Connecting Rooms On Request

 

Rooms (Caribe Beach)

*****

 

408 Rooms (192 Double, 202 Standard King, 12 Junior Suite (6 Junior Suites with 2 beds and 6 Junior Suites King) and 2 Master Suites King). Each of them provides:

Sea View

Terrace or Balcony

Air Conditioning

Telephone

TV-SAT

Room Service

Minibar

Shower

Hairdryer

Safe

Extra Bed possible

Connecting Rooms On Request

 

 

Food (Beach)

****

2 Buffet Restaurants

2 a la Carte Restaurants

6 Bars

2 Snack Bars

 

Food (Caribe)

****

2 Grill Restaurants

2 a la Carte Restaurants (formal dress code required)

2 Buffet Restaurantst

2 Lobby Bars, 2 Bars in the Theater, 2 Poolside Bars and 1 Bar in the discotheque

 

 

Facilities & Additional Services

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Gymnasium

Discotheque featuring international music

2 Swimming pools with Jacuzzi

Stores where you can buy gifts, liquor and tobacco

Playground and Kids club

Beauty salon

Turkish Bath, Sauna & Jacuzzi

Medical Centre

3 Tennis Courts & 1 Sports Track

2 convention halls which can be converted to six meeting rooms with capacities ranging from 45 to 350 people

Currency Exchange

Tours

Skates

Miniclub and Playground

Entertainment Program

Babysitter (on request)

Doctor

Souvenirs Shop

Hairdresser

Nightlife in the area

Theme parks in the area

Internet access

Accessible to the physically handicapped

Commercial Centre in the area

 

 

Services included in the Barceló All-Inclusive Plan:

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Welcome drink upon arrival.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Beach & Caribe Buffet Restaurants.

A la Carte dinner at the specialty restaurants “El Agave†(Mexican Cuisine) and “Don Quijote†(Spanish Cuisine).*

Lunch, snacks (Pizza, Hamburgers, Hot dogs, etc.) and beverages available at “Rancho Grandeâ€, “Capitan Morganâ€, “Mariachi†and “Palmeras†beach restaurants.

Domestic beverages (soft drinks, beer, house wine, liquors, cocktails and coffee)

Coffee-maker in room including water, coffee, tea, sugar and cream.

Minibar stocked daily with water, sodas, soft drinks and beer.

In-room safe, alarm clock, bathrobes, iron & ironing board and hairdryer.

Use of sun-beds, beach towels and hammocks.

Daily and nightly entertainment activities.

Free entrance to discotheque including domestic beverages.

Kids Club (kids between 4 and 12 years old)

Mini golf & Pitch and Put (equipment included)

Gym, Jacuzzi, Steam bath and Sauna.

 

Non-motorized Sports:

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Tennis (7 lit courts)(equipment included)

Basketball and multi-sports court

Snorkelling (1 hour free equipment use per day)

Kayaking

Windsurfing (standard boards only)**

Sailing (standard boats only)**

Diving (1 lesson free per week in swimming pool)

Catamaran

Aquatic bikes

Aqua-aerobics in pool

Water polo

Beach

Volleyball

Table-Tennis

Darts & Archery

Bocce

Big-piece Chess

Billiards table

Taxes and tips includes

 

*Reservation required –subject to availability. Restrictions apply: 4-6 night stay one ticket given for either restaurant, 7-night stay one ticket is given for each restaurant. Dress code: semi-formal (No short, No T-shirt, No sandals)

** Reservations may apply, minimum skills required.

That really sucks they don't allow outside photogs...neither does the Barcelo

I was really looking forward to using Claudia Rodriguez

 

I know the EDR does free weddings and that's a big bonus - but would switching resorts be an option at all? Our wedding package is only $1700 which is great for what it includes and it's a total kid friendly resort (kid's club, kid's waterpark, etc) but it's not PACKED with kids which is nice!

John & I have always done this - we can easily save $500-600 in a couple of months!!

I don't think we'll be spending much more than $5000...

It was $3000 for our flights and resort (for 2 weeks all inclusive)

My parents bought my dress and are paying for the actual wedding package (but still only $1700)

Our rings were under $1200 (together), my FH's suit cost a couple hundred, I got a super good deal on jewelry and shoes and our OOT bags and favours were pretty inexpensive...under $500 (for appx 50 guests!)

Hair, nails and makeup are being done by my sister and cousin

Our BM and MOH are our only attendants and they bought their own outfits and our guests are all paying for themselves.

 

Our AHR will cost us a little bit more but not a whole ton, we're having it at our work's association hall and they offer catering (awesome food!) and bar for a super super good price.

Hi Sabrina! Congrats on your engagement!

I'm getting married at the Barcelo as well and I'm pretty much done all my planning so if there's anything you'd like to know feel free to ask

It's an absolutely beautiful resort, you'll love it!

We stayed at the Barcelo last year as well and fell in love with it That's why we chose it as our spot

Thanks for all the warm welcomes!

 

We're having about 50 guests, which is totally awesome - way more than we were expecting!! It's so great to know that so many people are going out of their way to spend our day with us!

 

My MOH is wearing an aqua coloured dress (I'll post a pic later), and our BM is wearing a black suit with an aqua shirt and a black & aqua tie - they're going to look so great!! We're only having the 2 attendants, but that suits us perfectly!

 

My planning is just about done - just got a few things left to do;

 

- write our speech

- get all our music together

- buy a couple little things for our attendants and parents

- hair & makeup trial (next week)

- pick up my dress

- and help my MOH find some shoes!

 

 

oh and then pack and get on that plane to Mexico!

I'll be getting married at the Barcelo Maya on March 27th of this year

Anyone else heading to the BM?

1. Melissa

2. March 27, 2007

3. Barcelo Maya, Riviera Maya Mexico

 

 

Hope to get to know ya'll soon