MexicoBeachBride2010

Quote: Originally Posted by CnC Hello ladies! I think my FI and I are finally at a point to commit! It'll be either Majestic Colonial or Elegance in May, 2010. Waiting for date confirmation from Sandra. I'm wondering, how did you choose between Colonial vs. Elegance? I'm just a bit confused as to what the real difference might be! Also, any former brides out there from May, 2009? What was the weather like? Does the resort get "crowded" during the weekends? Any recommendations to which room to book (if we get a choice) So many questions! Thanks in advance! I was there the last week of May for a site visit/family vacation and we stayed on the colonial side. I chose the colonial side because I was more comfortable with it and felt that it would be better for my wedding and the guests that are attending it. The elegance is beautiful but was alittle more money. I am staying 2 weeks so we are having our wedding at the colonial and booked a basic room (we get an upgraded based on availability) and then we are moving to the elegance club and booked a swim up room so we are in the adults only portion. I liked this because it'll give us a change of scenery for the second week and it'll feel more honeymoonish in the adults only elegance club. Goodluck with your wedding and try to get a date soon because I had heard May fills up really fast!

Quote: Originally Posted by T&C Can anyone tell me if you are allowed to bring off site photographers in to weddings at the Majestic Elegance? Also - do they do more than one wedding a day at this resort? Thanks! If the vendor isn't a guest of the hotel they can come in but you have to pay a guest pass fee. Also they do multiple weddings a day!

Quote: Originally Posted by Vallarta_2009 Thanks for the review, your pictures are amazing! I am getting married on June 2nd next year at the Colonial. How did you find the weather at that time? I was there last week of May/1st week of June and weather was gorgeous. It rained in the afternoon for ~20 min, overnight, or in the evening but never did it interfere with our plans and it was actually refreshing.

Do you have contact info and can you give me an idea of prices?

Also....they clearly state this from the very beginning! I was told 15 rooms each for 7 nights or longer. And it had to be at the regular rate which means no early booking specials or group rates. I for one would rather save my guests money for their stay rather than save $1250 for the "free wedding" because I got the early booking special for $105/night which is extremely cheap! People just need to open their ears and hear everything rather than the bits and pieces they choose to and this way no one will get any "nasty surprises" when they show up. Sorry for the rant but this really annoys me that people don't pay attention to this. It's not like the Majestic is trying to hide this fact and shame on the TAs for not knowing this.

Check out the Majestic Colonial Resort. We are paying $1250 for a symbolic ceremony (getting married legally in the US 1st bc it is cheaper) and get our ceremony, flowers for bride and groom, included dinner for all our guests, and it's an all inclusive resorts so there's plenty to drink and do. We then hired photography/video for $3000 total...but I splurged here...you could pay alot less. The resort has it's own photographers and you can spend what you wish. Goodluck researching!

looks awesome! What program did you use?

Thanks for sharing!

thanks for sharing!

They look awesome!

Quote: Originally Posted by karenk77 What they told me when I was there was if there is anything you have in mind you can send them the email and they can replicate it as best as possible so you can keep that in mind too This means that they'll stick with the color. For example...another bride on here wanted white orchids and when they couldn't get them they used white roses.

Quote: Originally Posted by DGG I had wanted to do something carefully to keep the sand in place, but unfortunately my wedding planner just put paper towels to fill the vase and placed it on the side, so the sand blended a little. I decided just to pack the paper towels tightly, then put it in a ziplock bag and wrapped it in bubble wrap. I sent it home with my sister and she took it in her carry-on, and although it did blend a little, it still looks pretty good.. She didn't have any issues with customs - if you used colored sand and it's a wedding momento, I can't imagine customs taking it away.. I found something online about using candle wax to seal it - Sand Ceremony, Wedding Sand Ceremony, Sand Ceremony Set, Sand Ceremony Sets Here are the instructions - After the festivities, fill the rest of the main sand ceremony vase with the remaining sand, layering colors to create a design. Leave 1/2 inch from the top of the vase. Melt clear wax or candle gel using a double boiler or microwave. Gently, pour the wax or gel on the top of the sand, leveling it even with the vase. When the wax dries, you may leave the sand ceremony vase as it is for a keepsake. If you do not want to see the wax, place a circle of coordinating cloth around the top of the vase and secure it with a rubber band. Then place a ribbon around the rubber band. Use a scrap of cloth leftover from the veil, bridesmaid dresses or groomsmen handkerchiefs and ribbons from the bridal bouquet for a special keepsake vase. Love that idea!!! thank you so much!

For all you married gals... How did you get your sand ceremony stuff home without 1.) having anyone in the airport dump it out or 2.) without the sand dumping out or having anything break? Another bride on my facebook forum wondered and I did too so I thought I'd ask it on here. We had heard the airports may not let you take the sand out of the country...even though we brought it with us. Thanks!

Thanks so much! I emailed him about my wedding!

Quote: Originally Posted by Angela139 JULY 2009 Greg and Kat - July 29, 2009 AUGUST 2009 Melwhip- Aug 3, 2009 OCTOBER 2009 Angela139 - October 20, 2009 khomac - October 22, 2009 cgf - October 27, 2009 NOVEMBER 2009 lscilley- Nov 16, 2009 andime85- Nov 24, 2009 majesticbride - Nov 24, 2009 DECEMBER 2009 *~Tara~* - December 7, 2009 SunnyCherries - Dec 8, 2009 xcandilkx-Dec 31, 2009 JANUARY 2010 mskcard77- January 9,2010 lisab - January 12, 2010 CityDryms - January 2010 chicpea - January 18, 2010 trance angelxOx- Jan 19, 2010 FEBRUARY 2010 newbride - February 3, 2010 karldettmann - February 12, 2010 MARCH 2010 Anna_C - March 26, 2010 APRIL 2010 livinlife - April 20th, 2010 tiggerulz - April 20th, 2010 liujessicam - April 22nd, 2010 QCbride-April 28th, 2010 MAY 2010 MexicoBeachBride2010 - May 18, 2010 littleone77 - May 19, 2010 ali0284- May 26, 2010 JUNE 2010 Vallarta_2009 - June 2, 2010 JULY 2010 Jenny K-W (Jenn and Dave) July 20, 2010 NOVEMBER 2010 Rhiannonbs - Majestic elegance, November 27th, 2010 Hi Angela, Where did you get the palm tree for your monogram...I've been looking for something like that for my invites.

Quote: Originally Posted by pjeanette9289 Steffi234, Thanks for the heads up! She sounded like if she wasn't really interested in what she is doing for a living as a WC... Either I'm going to have to choose a different hotel or get my own wedding planner (outside vendor) and have her take care of everything... or ask to switch to a different one...Maritee is awesome!

Awesome job! They look great!

Quote: Originally Posted by Amarillis NO WAY! You must be kidding. If my mother saw anything of that sort on my wedsite.... I agree...I think it's slightly tacky. It's like telling guests you only want cash for wedding presents. But at the same time...there is no rules with destination weddings so you gotta do what you gotta do. I do however think that there are many beautiful resorts for weddings that are less money and that should be considered. I would have loved to go to Fiji and get married... but that is several thousand dollars and I knew my family and friends couldn't afford it. I think you need to look at your priorities...do you want all your friends and family in the same place for a week together which in my opinion is the purpose of a DW or do you want the most expensive resort that people equate to the most beautiful (not necessarily true) as your backdrop for your wedding. I don't think you can blame people for wanting to find less expensive alternatives...maybe they honestly can't afford $2000+ for a week's vacation per person. Either way it's your call and if people won't stay at your resort then just be accepting of it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Littleone77 This site is truly amazing...I feel so lucky! We have booked our wedding and leave May 18 2010.....we are sooooo very excited! Glad to be able to read all the posts to figure out what reception/dinner to do....thanks to all you ladies that answer the posts and to Josh as well! Kim Kim, You are the day after me! So excited for May to get here! Congrats and maybe I'll get to see your wedding!

Quote: Originally Posted by nicoleswrld Thanks laaadies!! How much extra was Pastor York?? Do you have to get a day pass for him as well If the WC does the symbolic ceremony is it definitely still in spanish Thanks again, -Nicole- Pastor York is ~$300 and a $50 day pass. No it's in english still with the WC...I just really liked Pastor York and it gives your ceremony a little extra in my opinion.

Quote: Originally Posted by nicoleswrld Are you bringing your pastor down with you?!?! or is it the same pastor for all weddings at Majestic?? We will be doing a symbolic ceremony and I wanted to include a hand ceremony. Thanks :-) No...he actually is an english speaking minister who lives in Punta Cana. He is extra but the Majestic does allow him to come to the resort. If you don't contact him...the WC does the symbolic ceremony. I wanted a christian ceremony and it to be done in english so I went with him. We are doing the Hands ceremony and a sand ceremony.

Quote: Originally Posted by pjeanette9289 Hi all, I trying to make a decision between these two hotels.. Can't figure out which one to pick! Majestic is new and beautiful, great beach and great reviews and so does Paradisus Punta Cana. Please help, I need to get something that's nice but affordable! Thx Majestic is less expensive than Paradisus...its all up to what you can afford to spend and what you expect your guests to spend.

Thanks for the template...I can't wait to try making them!

Quote: Originally Posted by mummergirl just wanted to share what i'm using for my "guest book" i rounded up a bunch of generic photos of cancun and of our wedding resort (dreams cancun) and made an 8x8 photo book on shutterfly. the guests can sign in the margins around the pics, sort of like how you'd sign someone's school yearbook. i figure i only have 32 guests, so they don't need a lot of room to sign. (i know it's not too original, i've seen this done before with pics of the couple, but we really didn't have enough of those available, as we didn't take engagement pics. if you're in the same boat, and like the photo book idea, this is an alternative)! anyway, here it is: Shutterfly | View share it cost me about $25, and i don't have it in my possession yet to be able to comment on quality. a cheaper alternative would be to print pics yourself and just scrapbook them, leaving plenty of space for signing around them! I did something similar...I took our engagement pictures and had them printed as 5x7. I bought a nice scrapbook from Michael's and used a 50% off coupon so I only spent $12.50 and I bought black photo corners for $3.00 and white 12x12 paper. So for about $30 I am making an album for my engagement pics and then I will have each page on a table at our AHR so guests can sign around the pictures and write us messages, advice, wishes. I figured this was a great way to house our pictures and have something meaningful from each of our guests. I will post pics once completed!