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Quote: Originally Posted by j081717 Drtracy, I would love to see your TTD session but everytime I click on it, it just goes to the beginning section of the forum. What is your post called? Sorry about that, my signature links are now fixed so you can see my MP review and TTD pics and such. It cost me $50 to get my dress steamed. I think this link was posted earlier but the MP wedding website does have some of the optional services prices listed. Palace Resorts Weddings

Congrats Nadine! I can't wait to see pics and hear all about it. I just know you are the most beautiful bride!

A lot of people I know alternate Thanksgiving and Christmas with their families. So one year they'd do HIS side for Thanksgiving and HERS for Christmas and the next year switch. It seems to work for them and everyone expects it so no real drama. My parents live near DH's dad but his mom lives 12 hours from them (and they live 8 hours from us). We travel to where my family (and his dad) is and spend Xmas Eve with DH's side (mom & dad's families) and then Xmas day with my side. We have to split time with his family as they are divorced and remarried but we give my parents as much time so no one feels "cheated." Don't know if that helps you but that's how we roll. I agree with the sentiment of do what you want. I don't know if we will still travel so much when we have kids but if we don't, we don't...

Hi Jenn, Welcome to the forum! MP does rock and is a wonderful place to get married. There are a lot of great resources here on BDW to help you in your planning. As a former MP bride let me know if you have any questions.

Quote: Originally Posted by moonpalacebride Hey Tracy! I was wondering if your section of professional photos on your Wedding Picture Website are from the Moon Palace photographer? I can't seem to find ANY pictures anywhere!!! Thanks in advance:) They are - I think I just replied to the thread you started about it too. If you check out my review I think I have the photogs name there. They are good, just tell them what you want pics of. I think some people didn't like their pics b/c they weren't what they wanted (i.e. they wanted certain poses, family pics, etc.) but if you ask, you shall receive.

Quote: Originally Posted by Woodsylou i am on a tight budget so wasn't going to have a photographer at all, but i've just realised thier package a is only $295 so i might do that. it's very cheap and as long as we get a few photos i'll be happy! does anyone know what photo package a (excluding prints and album) includes? i mean time wise?! is it just the ceremony or does it include shots after as bride and groom and with family etc? So I'm biased b/c I did use the on-site photog and I love my pics. The one photog that many people referenced was David Pena, but I didn't have him for mine (I think I have our photogs name in my wedding review linked below but I can't remember it right now). Our video turned out really well too. We only had the photogs for right before the ceremony (from me getting in the carriage) until the group pics afterwards. We opted not to spend the money for more time (which I actually kind of regret now b/c we don't have a ton of good reception pics). I don't know what the current price for pics is there but I do recommend getting the CD of pics, it was $150 when we got ours in May. DEFINITELY worth it. My link below my siggy pic (from an onsite photog) has my wedding pics if you want to check them out. Hope that helps.

Quote: Originally Posted by tiffani1980 Has anyone used a MP photographer besides David Pena? How did the pics come out? Quote: Originally Posted by tiffani1980 j081717- I can't wait to see your invites! After reading through mostly all of the reviews about MP, I have never heard of any other photogs.....I'm getting scared! I didn't have David and my pics came out great, also the video was AWESOME! My siggy pic is from MP and there are some scattered around the links below that. Don't worry about the lack of communication just yet. I didn't really get too much response until about a month before the wedding. They usually don't even assign on-side coordinators until 30-60 days out. Some of the venues are not in "fixed" locations, hence the weight and dancing issues. Hope this helps.

Yay! So happy for you and what great pictures. Seriously looks like you are models selling me something: furry hats, ice skates, fancy watches, I don't know what but fabulous!

Quote: Originally Posted by stacey I signed up for the web site that you all mentioned. I have to admit that it is very confusing. But it looks like there are classes you can take? I will have to work on that over the weekend, when Im not at work. It totaly looks like a foreign language though, with lots of new abreviations to learn! I didn't know you and Yael were over here. DH and I are thinking along the same lines as you guys. We can be TTC friends!

Hope things are improving for you here. Just a thought ~ if you are a first time homebuyer you can withdraw from an IRA without penalty (just taxes). That may help you with the additional funds. DH and I are supposed to be closing on a house on 8/15 and we went with Wells Fargo. So far no big surprises but I can keep anyone interested up to date. I've heard most of the crap that happens is from the underwriters vs. the brokers, sometimes they don't even know what is going to happen or what the UWs will say regarding a loan. Everything I've read though says that if you can put a big down payment and avoid PMI you'll be happier in the long run.

Tina ~ great pics, I'm so glad you had such a wonderful time. I had Doris too and LOVED her!

Quote: Originally Posted by Eureaka Quick question - Did anyone have (or plan to have) the legal marriage in Mexico ? I called my city hall to ask what records they needed from me since we were getting married in Mexico and got a very rude "NOTHING". The person I talked to was not very helpful to say the least. I just feel like we would need to do something locally so that they know we are officially married. Maybe just having the marriage certificate in our possession is enough? If so, they could have just said that! Sorry for the venting! Any help is appreciated! I'm still trying to figure this out and I was married in May! Of course, I haven't been working to hard at it. I'm pretty sure that just going to social security gets you the new card and then you can get a new license and everything. Sorry I don't know much more.

I'm late in reading this but Steph, your responses were perfect, I am adding you to my girl-crush list right now.

I'm so happy that you got such a quick response from him. Hopefully he reviews it and agrees with you. Maybe he'll re-edit it himself into something better. Good luck!

Ugh, that totally sucks. My advice for your email. Take out the emotional aspect of it. Make it a bit more professional sounding. The guy probably won't care so much if you are sad ~but he will care about the specific things with the video that didn't meet your expectations. For me the emotional aspect just makes it sound a little more like disappointed bride versus disappointed customer. Does that make sense? I'd also include in the closing paragraph what your expectations are to rectify the problem. It's good that you don't want anyone to get in trouble but really if this is the videographer's idea of good work he will likely be doing this for other's weddings. Definitely ask for a recut or the raw footage!

Love your mini-review! Your pics look gorgeous, you look gorgeous, arggg... everything looks so gorgeous!! Congratulations!

Quote: Originally Posted by nibsmom Thanks so much for all the answers Tracy!! I finished getting all my receipts together today - I only had to make one fake one. Not bad! I'm going to assume that the fact that the invoices I'm giving to FI won't cause him any trouble - the invoices all have my name on them. I don't think it will be a problem. We leave on Monday!! I'm super duper excited!!!! We've started packing and I think we're going to make it all fit! No worries, it will be fine. I'm so excited for you leaving on Monday. I wish I was going back to MP. We're seriously trying to figure out how to go for our year anniversary. Loved it soooooo much.

Ah... I was away too long. I had a destination AHR so to speak so I was gone but I hope I can still answer some questions for those of you leaving soon. Sorry that I missed you Tina but hopefully all is wonderful! Quote: Originally Posted by Shinbinea I would double check with your coordinator but as far as I know yes they do need to be in Cancun 3days before - however the resort can provide witnesses if you need them ( I don't think they charge a fee for this but again I would double check) Hope that helps! You must be getting excited - its getting so close! Yes! Witnesses do have to be there 2 days in advance and they sign paperwork during the ceremony. They just have to be there by 6PM and take their passport with them to the wedding office. My parents and my DH's cousins did this for us and they all told us how honored they were. Quote: Originally Posted by pyxystyx One quick question- What's the difference between booking "room nights"as opposed to actual rooms booked? I was the person that only had rooms in their contract (not nights) but I did complain and I got the perks. Essentially, I asked my TA what she could do for me and she worked it out with MP. I got 4 nights free and the free private reception for having 80 nights booked. I would definitely recommend bugging people about this. Attacking it from a $ standpoint sounds like a solid idea. Quote: Originally Posted by swizmp Hello Ladies, Wow, 265 pages and 2641 posts later! I am currently in the process of booking my date (April 22, 2010) We were told by the miami person that the sun set is at 8:30 in april so we went with the 6pm slot.... however after reading this site I think we should go back and ask for the 3pm... We're still waiting to hear back about our contract (filled the online form out on Thursday) A couple of questions. I don't think there are any current Canadians on this forum.... So I'm not sure if anyone can answer... If we go through a travel agent can we still get block rooms? (ie all the rooms next to each other?) We have a small group (24 max... probably closer to 18 and we're all staying for a week.) and this has been brought up as an important request from family. The other question, Did anyone find themselves running into other wedding parties? (ie if we have the 3pm time slot, will we have to wait for the 2pm time slot to finish?) will our guests be waiting outside the chapel before they can go in? I've emailed tammara's photos to see if their available, not sure if I'm going to be able to talk my FI into that or not Congrats to all the girls getting married this next week or two... there seems to be a lot! Happy Canada Day! Tiffany We got married at 6P in the beginning of May. Some of our pics were a little rushed b/c the photogs were afraid we would lose the light but they all turned out great. The reception was dark outside but that was fine with me (they had lights set up around the terrace but it didn't get too bright). All of our rooms were close to each other. Almost everyone was in the same building but those that weren't were right next door. The only other wedding people we saw were at the bar after the weddings around 10P. They space out the ceremonies so you aren't back to back with anyone. Don't worry about milling guests. Always remember, they do thousands of weddings every year. If they weren't great at it they would not be so popular. Quote: Originally Posted by nibsmom Yeah, I am super nervous about going through customs. I have already broken down everything into little ziplocs - I am wondering if I shouldn't have done that. I'm not sure now how to navigate the receipts because I bought some of items in the bags from another bride on the forum and I don't have real receipts for them...I guess I can just print my paypal receipt...do you think that will work? They don't carefully check the receipts, just having them is enough. Explain that they are for wedding guests, offer the receipts and smile. Pretty much all you need to do. Quote: Originally Posted by nibsmom One question I keep forgetting to ask...has anyone gotten any guidance from their WC about how long ceremony songs should be? Particularly the one for signing papers - I'm wondering how long it should be...?? They were really good with the music. Our song ran short covering the signing so they just went back and played another song. Feel free to PM me if anyone is freaking out or wants some more specific info!

Quote: Originally Posted by Erika J Kate- I never knew that !! Wow! I didn't either that's crazy. We thought about doing the wedding before we left but my parents would have been CRUSHED if we did. My dad has 4 daughters and has only walked my oldest sister down the aisle - over 20 years ago!

Quote: Originally Posted by nibsmom Tracy, I know it's not that...we are on the huge Moon Light Terrace - it holds like 200 people and we only have 26. LOL. I sent her another email saying I had seen and talked to brides who had done long tables - I know that cutierosie did them...and asked her if I needed to pay extra. I just don't see the point of having 2.5 circular tables, especially when 4 of the guests are children under 4 years of age. I feel like it would create a separated feel. Totally makes sense, I would definitely ask about it. If nothing else maybe they can do a wedding party table and a guest table? If anyone has a Christmas Tree Shop near them they have really cute votives there super cheap. They have a ceramic one with a beachy scene on it for 50 cents and a smoky glass one with a shell for $1.

Quote: Originally Posted by honey740 Tina- On my first request, Lily said "yes, but because of the fame, he only does the upgraded packages". So I am not sure asking in advance will help from here on out, I think they (MP) got the message loud and clear that he's the best photographer there. I am just gonna spring for that and not get the chair covers. I wanted B&W photos too, but I am just going to have someone from my family take some. My photog (not David) asked if we wanted B&W we said "yeppers" so we did get some nice ones. Quote: Originally Posted by nibsmom Okay, so for my reception, I requested to have one long rectangular table for my group of 26. My WC keeps telling me I can only have round tables....this is making me mad! I swear I've seen that other brides have done this in the past! Does anyone else remember? How should I approach this with my WC?? Maybe it depends on which terrace you are on? Mine wouldn't have had room for dancing if we did one long one. Just a thought.

Yay! NLDT, everything looks great. I just got so teary-eyed for you. I'm so happy that it was such a wonderful day for you!

Quote: Originally Posted by honey740 Ok that makes me feel better. Do you remember who did your hair? I heard they like a LOT of hairspray and one person mentions they favor 80's style hair so I was a little scared. I have a bunch of lip glosses I like, I have no lips so I never wear lipstick lol Doris did my hair and make up. She also did one of my BMs hair (also looked just like the picture). The overuse of hairspray is a definite bonus b/c it is super windy outside and if you're anything like me, my hair wilts in the heat. If you don't have a picture or a clue what you want it may turn out big & 80s but if you are specific they seemed to be able to give you whatever you want. My other BMs all had different people and their hair turned out great. Good call on the lip gloss. I just can't stand lipstick so I stick to my yummy flavored chapsticks.

Quote: Originally Posted by honey740 Also, should I be nervous about the hair/makeup? I have heard many horror stories, some of them from the MP. I don't wear a lot of make-up typically and I know Exactly how I want my hair. Let me know what you will do/have experienced. My experience with the hair/make up was great. The woman who did my hair made it just like the picture I showed her and it held up really well in the wind and well into the night. I have some pics from 8 hours later and the hair still looks great. The make up was fine for me. I don't ever wear any so I didn't really have any expectations. The one thing I do recommend is to bring your own lipstick. If not, she'll want to use a tube of her own (with no brush or anything). I turned down this option. FYI ~ for anyone else doing the civil ceremony. The blood test at MP was fine, he used new and different needles for us and it was quick and painless.

Quote: Originally Posted by honey740 Thanks, so it just cost the $395 or whatever it is for the sound system and the "tech" manned the ipod? Yeah, I am not sure if I want them adding any songs in...I am planning on developing a pretty extensive list lol!! Maybe I can just do that, but Ipods are pretty self sufficient. We will have a playlist for dinner, one for all the specific "dances" and then one for everyone to dance to. Also, for the reception, were all the linens provided and the chairs dressed up nicely like on their website? I am nervous about it looking "cheesy" Yep, the tech also played some dinner music that we didn't pay for b/c he was there already. We wanted the music to start at 730P but the reception started at 7P so for the 1st half hour he played some nice mellow music and then played our ipod stuff. He did fine with the special music like the f/d dance and stuff but when it came to dance music he kinda drifted. I'm sure if you tell him not to veer off the ipod he won't. We had linens but we didn't have anything on the chairs, just plain white (I think there's a picture posted earlier in the thread, just not sure where). I was happy with them. Tina ~ I can't believe you are so close, you must be so excited!