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Quote: Originally Posted by EmenGeeRoxx Just bumping my own post if anyone has any info. Thanks and Happy New Year Hi, Sorry there is no one else who is more responsive. I would stick with Zulma if she was the one who originally told you this. I would also keep a print out of the e-mail confirming this. We have all been having huge issues with the lack of communications from those working at the Royal.

Quote: Originally Posted by mslisaaragon Good evening Ladies! Thanks to all of your reviews, I have decided to start looking into hiring a TA to assist in coordinating my guests travel. Would you please send me some information as to any awesome TAs you'd recommend? Thank you ahead of time! Lisa Aragon Hi Lisa, I am using a TA from this forum, Jill. She has been wonderful and they have lots of experience. If you click on the banner at the top and fill out the form a TA that specializes in Mexico will be in touch.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO Yikes, I just noticed the 350.00 outside vendor charge, too. Insane. Is it typical to add 400.00 for the judge too on a Luxury package? I guess I assumed it would be included in the 3700.00 :-(. Yes this fee has always been there. However when we were on our site visit Zulma the WC at the resort told us that if you book a master suite for 5 nights or more the judge is included. Sort of silly because those are two of the most expensive rooms so its not like they are really giving you a deal.

Quote: Originally Posted by jamk32179 So, I finally heard from my WC who just sent me the classic wedding description again after I emailed her the package we wanted so she could start the contract. I also noticed on the new wedding package description there is a $400 surcharge for weddings after 4pm thursday-sunday. This wasn't the case 3 weeks ago when she initially emailed me the information. So, needless to say I am slightly frustrated. I was also quoted $350 vendor fee to bring in outside vendors, is this the same fees others are experiencing? It seems high? Thanks, Jen Hi Jen, Unfortunetly these are part of the Royal's new policy's and the reason we chose not have our wedding reception there. However they were suppose to be honoring the old policy if you put a deposit down before December of this year. Do you have a TA? If so I would get in contact with her and have her call them.

Quote: Originally Posted by KB&JC Does anybody know who the photographer is that the hotel uses? I saw that with the luxury package some photos are included? Hi, Yes they use Funever Photos ::: Funever Photos ::: That is their website with their portfolio

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di what the heck? I'm so glad she is not my US WC or I would have flew over there and demanded her to do her damn work! Why isn't this person fired yet? That just baffles me. I am with you Lady Di this is totally unbelievable. And the worst part is Angie is the manager there!! I can't believe she has not been fired yet either.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO Maybe she doesn't like Lisa's? ;-) I had to call the first time and she said she sent me info to my aol account but said that she has issues with aol users- then the email miraculously popped up while I was speaking to her. So I emailed back my booking info/deposit from hotmail to be on the safe side. Nada. Sent another ...zip. FI just called and she told him she had already emailed back the confirmation and that if he has further inquiries, please email. Funny. Btw, no email confirmations at either email account (also checked junk/spam). If your working with a TA I would have her call her. Angie is really terrible with getting back to you and following through. I finally got my TA involved and it was the only way to get answers.

Quote: Originally Posted by sirkeen Hey all, Did everyone here book through the hotel directly, TA, or did some use an online travel site? I am doing all the booking for my guests, so I'm trying to find the best price! M. Hi Sirkeen, We went through a TA from this forum, Jill. I highly recommend using a TA because they can really get you the best prices. Especially when you do a group booking. It makes life much easier

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di jesmcan, Maybe the lobby bar at Gran Porto will be big enough for you. Thanks Lady Di!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by sirkeen (Noobie post...) Hey all, I know that the topic title is RPDC Brides.... But I hope you all won't mind a groom on here! My fiance (is that what FI stands for?), and I are planning a Royal Playa del Carmen wedding for December 3, 2010. Ours will be a small, (smaller than all I have read about on here) with about 7 of our closest to attend! This website has been a fantastic resource so far, and we are looking forward to planning! Bye for now!! Mike and Lisa Congrats Mike and Lisa! you came to the right place. Everything you need will be here

Hi Ladies, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Question for anyone who has already had their wedding or a site visit. Does anyone know what the largest bar area is at the Gran Porto? I forgot to look and see when we were there. We wanted to have a welcome cocktail night but instead of paying we just wanted to ask everyone to meet us at one of the bars at the Gran Porto. Is there enough room for 100 people at any of the bars and area around it?

Hi Ladies Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! ask all the questions you guys need. And I will send on the info. Best Jess

Hi Ladies, I started a thread on Kool beach club and I gave a whole review with tons of answers Don't hesitate to contact me if you have more questions http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...7/#post1112055

Hi to all the girls interested in Kool, here is the low down: - You can have your reception till 2am here - Your reception cannot start until 7pm because they close at 6 to the public and then need an hour to finish setting up for private events - Lilliana is the event coordinator there but you still need to get all your own vendors - She can assist you with getting your information from other vendors - I was told for us there is no rental fee because we are having 80 plus guests - I am not sure if there is a fee and how many guests you have to have in order not to have the fee - I am fluent in Spanish and managed to make connections on our site visit with lots of vendors so I booked all of the vendors myself. This was huge for us because I was able to negotiate quite a few prices. - Also you should know Kool has a policy where you have to go through them for music and use their dj, we got quoted $1,045 for 5 hours and it included all kinds of special equipment. This of course is the 2009 rate. - Another huge plus for us was you don’t need a dance floor; they have a large raised stone patio surrounded by lounge areas. It is right next to a pool that they fill with candles and the bar is also right there. This meant another savings; we don’t need to rent lounge areas. - I love the food at this location. On our site visit we ate lunch a lot here. We went with a buffet rather than a sit down because we want something more informal - We chose the Grilled Buffet which goes for $30 Per Person and we chose the #2 National Open Bar for5 hours for $38 per person (these are 2009 rates) - If anyone would like the menu and open bar options please e-mail [email protected] and I will send everything on. I have to 2010 rates as well. - Also with this location you have to rent the linens. I got the linens through Liliana at Kool and for 100 people the total came to $750 - We did hire wedding planner Yazmin De La Mora for the day of our wedding so I don’t have to worry about anything - Here is a list of my vendors: Kool Beach Club KOOL - Restaurant bar by playa tukan Liliana – [email protected] and [email protected] Photographer Flash Portfolio | Top Mexico Photographers | Mexico Destination Wedding Photographer Samuel Luna [email protected] DJ Ivan Gomex – DJ Doremixx http://doremixx.com/ [email protected], [email protected] Florist Marvin Jose Ku Kinil .::: Maya Diseño Floral Profesional :::. Flores y Plantas Exóticas [email protected] Cake Zaida Marcos dolcetcakes.com [email protected] Wedding Planner Yazmin De La Mora Yazmin De La Mora - Weddings & Catering [email protected] Make Up MAC Cosmetics Ultra femme Avenida 5a Norte Lt. 15 Loc. 1 Mza. 27 entre calle 12 y 16 Centro Playa del Carmen, 77710 Mexico +52 984 803 4661 more to come..... We are doing our ceremony and cocktail hour at the Royal and are having a mariachi band lead is to Kool for the reception Please don't hesitate to ask if anyone has any questions Best Jess

Quote: Originally Posted by randi.renstrom where did you change your reception to? Hi Randi, We are having it at a place called Kool Beach Club which is right next door to the Royal. We decided in the end we wanted something more private. Kool let's you have the entire place to yourself. And after all the drama and the constant change of rates as well as certain policies we decided the Royal was just not for us. It really just came down to our personal preferance. We also saved a lot of money so I was happy with that

Hi Ladies, happy holidays to everyone!! I wanted to let everyone know that we decided to changed our reception from the Royal afterall. But all our guests and us are still staying at the Royal and the Gran Porto. We are also still doing our ceremony followed by a champagne toast at the Royal. I will still be here, if anyone needs any of the reception info I will hold onto it.

Quote: Originally Posted by olsontco I forgot to answer about the shipping. Now... I fedex'd everything priority about 3 weeks before my wedding. If you decide to do this there are definitely things you need to know. 1. Do not ship shells - we were decorating with sand dollars at the welcome dinner. They do not allow you to bring shells into Mexico. This held up a box. They ended up shipping it back to me and then I just brought it with me (which is funny, since I ended up bringing these items anyway). 2. Make sure you list out everything that is the box. Put all over any of the documentation that this is for a wedding. I shipped maracas in a box, I shipped towels in another box, I shipped my koozies in a box, then I shipped some odds and ends in another box that included sunblock. The towels got through with no problem, but the other items were held up for a while. If you have everything labeled properly (which I didn't) it will help. Once we got everything there we were so glad we went this route. BUT... it was a little bit stressful. 3. You will ship it directly to your wedding coordinator. So... just have them be on the look out for it all. Hope that helps. Feel free to ask any questions you may have!!!!! Thank you so much for all the great info about shipping!! I meant to ask what did you choose for your menu choices and how was the food?

Congrats!! thank you so much for posting this! - we are using Samuel and Ivan as well. After seeing your pictures, it makes me that much more excited Thank You

Quote: Originally Posted by celine The $1,200 is for 3hrs and does not include the dance floor. Only lights and sound. Wow that is just really greedy!! I cannot believe they are actually putting this policy into effect.

Hi ladies, I also booked Samuel for our wedding, he is also doing our rehearsal dinner the night before. What I love about him is his responsiveness. He gets right back to you when you e-mail him. If you see his portfolio and blog I really think his portfolio speaks for itself.

Quote: Originally Posted by TA Jennifer What the complimentary upgrade means that if the room ia available when you arrive at the resort that you will be upgraded - if you definately want that room though and want it confirmed prior to arrival you will have to book it and pay the going rate for it. HTH! Oh ok thank you for clearing that up Jennifer.

Hi Ladies, Happy to report after contacting my amazing TA Jill Angie finally got back to me. I have yet to see everything in writing but she e-mail me last night. Jill is working on getting a higher up contact for me to speak with. Angie claimed she found my e-mail in junk mail. I find it highly suspect since I have been in communication long before this e-mail. Also did anyone notice in jaxsebridetobe's review that you don't actually get upgraded with the Luxury and Ultimate Luxury packages. You just get a discount for the rooms. They really should not put than you get upgraded by two levels than. I know it is still based on availability but its misleading to say you get this. I have a whole list of other questions I want clarified and in writing. As soon as I get I am going to post it and forward it on so we all have something and writing and don't have to keep dealing with this. We decided in the end to stay with the Royal. We cannot find anywhere that can really accomodate a group our size. So like Lady Di I want everything in writing so when I get there if there are problems I have it all there.

Hi and welcome to the post!!! I am alsoa fellow Royal bride Check out Elizabeth Medina and Del Sol For more affordable options check out Samuel Luna and Moments that Matter Photography

Quote: Originally Posted by louise_pernell Congrats everyone on your engagement. We are also looking at The Royal in PDC in June2010. I also have several questions about the photographer and when pictures will be taken (before or after the ceremony??) If anyone has any extra info to share I would love to hear. Thanks, Louise Hi Louise congrats! The taking of the pictures really depends on a lot of factors. We are doing ours before for a few different reasons. First we are getting married at 4pm. In order to have light and sun we wanted to get the pictures before hand. We are getting married in November where it gets dark by 5pm.Two we don't want to miss the cocktail hour lol. It is a great time to mingle and relax before having dinner. And finally we love the idea of the first look. This is a private moment that the photographer sets up for you and your groom. I think for us we felt it would really help with nerves lol and it would capture a moment when it is just us alone. Again this really varies from every person on how they would like to do it.

Hi Ladies, Check out Samuel Luna for photography Flash Portfolio | Top Mexico Photographers | Mexico Destination Wedding Photographer Samuel Luna We are using him and found his rates were great however we booked when he was running a promotion. The least expensive photographers that I found were Lincoln and Lori from moments that matter photography MEXICO Destination Wedding Photography, Wedding Photojournalism throughout the Mayan Riviera