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-Our guests did the same exact thing. We are ending up having 37 people coming with us to Mexico. Our travel agent rushed us to book and we had some people who waited and then had to pay more. We leave tomorrow morning for our wedding! We are so excited! Thanks for helping us get through the planning process. This website has been a life saver.

I got my lanterns and fans at this website. Paper Lanterns, Party Supplies and Chinese Paper Lanterns - PaperLanternStore.com

I am also using paper lanterns as center pieces and have been wondering the same thing. Help!!!

Sienna was not an option for our wedding reception at the time that we had to make a decision, but I have heard that the food is really good. I also heard the set up fee is around $50.00. I also thought someone said it had to be cash. If someone has already been there, is that correct?

How much money are people bringing to tip with? We leave in 1 week and I am trying to get everything organized, but I am not sure how much cash to have on hand. Does anyone have an idea of how much to bring?

Dealing with the guest list we made 3 seperate lists to get us started. The first list was the "Must Have" list, the second list was "Love to Invite" list, and the 3rd list was the "Would Be Nice to invite list." We also are paying for the wedding, so in our case we did not invite anyone on the 3rd list. We ended up inviting all of the people in the 1st list and a few in the 2nd list. We ended up inviting about 75-100 people and we had 40 book to come. It ended up perfect! We wanted a small wedding with just close friends and family, and that is what we have. Since we are paying for the wedding I didn't have to have too many conversations about my mother and father's guest list. We invited a few of the people on their guest list, but most of them are not coming. Maybe you could as your parents to divide their guest list into those 3 categories to get you started. Also, FYI....I was surprised at how expensive everything at the resort is. Even the basic things are priced really high. I felt like I needed to have certain things due to the fact that people were traveling so far and speding so much money to come. That made our decision to have a smaller wedding much easier. Hope this helps. I know what a sticky subject that is.

I am getting married on July 10th, 2009. Are there anymore July brides on the blog?

How many people sit at each table during the reception? I was told 8, but by looking at some of the pictures of receptions it looks like 5. Does anyone know?

Erika, Your pictures were beautiful. They did some really cool things with lighting. You guys looked like you had a great time! Where did you have your reception at? Thanks for sharing!

Does anyone know what the dress code is for the restaurants in the evening? The Karisma website used to list a dress code for all restaurants in the evening, but now the only one that has any dress code is Le Chique. Does anyone have more information on this?

Hey girls, I was curious if anyone had a list of music they were playing at their reception. I am a little behind and need to get my playlist together but don't even know where to start. I would really appreciate it!

What exactly is the oval deck? I haven't heard of this one. Is it the same as the new plaza deck?

For anyone who has already been there... I talked with my travel agent and my guests are in the azul building and also the adult building. My fiance and I are in the honeymoon suite in the azul building. I wanted all of us in the same building since there is only 40 of us but I guess that is not how we have been arranged. Did you have everyone is the same building? If not, was it a problem or inconvienent? I am also concerned that our room is the family building. Is it loud due to children? Thanks!

I also received one from Tiffany, the wedding coordinator through Karisma, in December. My wedding isn't until July. I filled out the questionaire but still haven't received my spreadsheet for the price.

I have tried to get information on a photographer but Tiffany tells me that they will take care of it when we get closer to my date. I am getting married in July, should I be nervous? What is everyone else doing about their photos?

I just heard from Tiffany. The new area is exactly like the Plaza Deck area but just in a different location, better for weddings. You can get it reserved. I have it reserved for my wedding that is on July 10th. Hope this helps!

The person I am talking to so in Miami, as well. Tiffany did tell me that it should be done in 3 weeks.

I just talked with Tiffany and she said that the hotel is building a new area for weddings and should be done in 3 weeks. She said that this area replaces the plaza. I am going to see if I can get more information on what this will look like. When I hear from her I will let you know what I find out.

I am not going to stress out about the Plaza. If it is not avaliable we will just do something else. I have stressed out enough and refuse to let it ruin my engagement. The reason I decided to go away and get married was because of all the stress that comes with a big wedding. I know that everything will turn out great. From everyone I have heard that once you get there it is awesome. Don't stress!

Tiffany is my WC and I have received an email from her confirming that I have the Plaza booked. My wedding is July 10th. It will be interesting to see if that has to be changed. I would think that they would allow the people who have already been confirmed for the Plaza to keep that reservation, but who knows. I will also email Tiffany and see what she says.

I would also love to see what people are doing for their programs. I can use all the help I can get!

Hey girls, I have not paid anything for our wedding yet, but was confirmed today for my reception site. I know that there was a question about whether or not they will confirm your reception site until you pay in full for wedding. So you can reserve your site before you have paid anything for the wedding. YEA!

Thanks Beachbride. I agree that the 10-12 inch would work the best. I just wanted a seperate opinion. It's hard to buy things when you're not sure how big everything is. Thanks! Beckerba-I am planning on having my reception on the Plaza. I wanted it to be outside, but didn't want it on the beach. I liked the lighting that was also included in the Plaza area. It made everything look so beautiful. I also have only adults coming to my wedding so the bathroom location isn't really a big issue. If you had kids I can understand though why you might want to be closer to a bathroom, which Zolcalo would probably be a better fit. Hope this helps.

Hi girls, Is anyone doing paper lanterns for their centerpieces at the reception? If so, what size and shape are you doing? Also, has anyone heard from Tiffany lately? In the past, she has been really good about emailing me back within 24 hours, but I emailed her at the beginning of the week, but still haven't heard back from her. I know that a lot of people have been experiencing this issue, but I hadn't until now. I was just curious if she has been in contact with people this week and if I should email her again. Also, has anyone actually paid in full yet. I have only heard of 1 person who has paid in full and has been confirmed for their reception site. I am concerned because my wedding is at 5pm and there is another wedding at 6pm. I just want to make sure that I get the reception location that I want. Thanks!

I too, was not told about the $12 meals because I was given the 2008 Event Banquet Forms. I found out about the $12 meals on this website and then got the information from Tiffany. I do have a question about the $12 meal. Tiffany told me that we were not able to mix and match the 2 menus. She said we had to have exactly what the $12 menu said but I hear that people are able to mix and match. Did someone get the okay from Tiffany about that? I might need to be emailing her, if so. There were certain things that I liked about both. Also, did we ever hear if you need to pay first before you are guaranteed the location of your reception. Has anyone been guaranteed their location yet? I have emailed Tiffany, but am waiting to hear back.