Hello all!
I will be marrying at the Paradisus RM on April 9, 2010. I flew down with my FI, his parents, his bro and sis-in-law and my parents in early June to do a site visit. We also checked out Secrets Capri and the Royal Hideaway Playacar. We unanimously agreed that Paradisus was exactly what we were looking for. Secrets was a close 2nd but we had to rule it out due to the fact that it's half the size and the feel of the resort was more for honeymooners than it would be for our young crowd of possibly 120+ people. Royal Hideaway Playacar was just a guilty indulgence to visit but it was by far the smallest and they're not used to accommodating larger weddings. Plus, I think their rooms start around $800/night, which is a little pricey.
We've put down the deposit for Paradisus and taken care of the room block via wire transfer. I've pretty much locked down the DJ and photographer. I'm working on the videographer and MUA. I'm actually using the co-writer of "The Knot's Destination Wedding" book as a consultant for her recommended vendors. It was more for peace of mind than anything else. She's been incredibly helpful, although I may end up not using any of her recommendations. I've already picked out the dress (thank you Kleinfeld's in NYC) and the bridesmaids dresses and I'm just counting down the days until I get to go back to sunny Mexico. If any newbies want to see pics of Paradisus I'd be more than happy to send you the link via email. Also, if anyone has recommendations on a videographer and MUA... I'm all ears!
Thank you to all those who have made posts! This website has been a holy grail to my obsessive researching. In fact, my FI has to pry me away from the computer half the time b/c I can't stop researching more stuff about the wedding.
Hello all! I will be marrying at the Paradisus RM on April 9, 2010. I flew down with my FI, his parents, his bro and sis-in-law and my parents in early June to do a site visit. We also checked out Secrets Capri and the Royal Hideaway Playacar. We unanimously agreed that Paradisus was exactly what we were looking for. Secrets was a close 2nd but we had to rule it out due to the fact that it's half the size and the feel of the resort was more for honeymooners than it would be for our young crowd of possibly 120+ people. Royal Hideaway Playacar was just a guilty indulgence to visit but it was by far the smallest and they're not used to accommodating larger weddings. Plus, I think their rooms start around $800/night, which is a little pricey. We've put down the deposit for Paradisus and taken care of the room block via wire transfer. I've pretty much locked down the DJ and photographer. I'm working on the videographer and MUA. I'm actually using the co-writer of "The Knot's Destination Wedding" book as a consultant for her recommended vendors. It was more for peace of mind than anything else. She's been incredibly helpful, although I may end up not using any of her recommendations. I've already picked out the dress (thank you Kleinfeld's in NYC) and the bridesmaids dresses and I'm just counting down the days until I get to go back to sunny Mexico. If any newbies want to see pics of Paradisus I'd be more than happy to send you the link via email. Also, if anyone has recommendations on a videographer and MUA... I'm all ears! Thank you to all those who have made posts! This website has been a holy grail to my obsessive researching. In fact, my FI has to pry me away from the computer half the time b/c I can't stop researching more stuff about the wedding.