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Quote: Originally Posted by RCBlondie I too received an email from Ana today and she gave me the pricing document specific for DRC. Below is the copy paste. I will also attach the document for those who have enough points to open it. Cocktail & Appetizers Gold or Silver Menu Appetizers $26 usd + 15% Service + 10 % Tax (+) 1 hour International Open Bar (Valid only for Dreams of love & Dreams Ultimate Pkgs.) Platinum Menu Appetizers $33 usd + 15% Service + 10% Tax (+) 1 hour International Open Bar Special Menu Appetizers35 usd + 15% Service + 10% Tax (+) 1 hour International Open Bar Adittional international Open Bar $15 usd + 15% Service + 10% Tax Per Person Per Hour Additional Champagne Bottle for Toast $40 usd +15% de Service per bottle Reception / Sit down dinner or Buffet Silver or Gold Menu$48 usd + 15% Service + 10% Tax per person Includes 3 hours International Open Bar Menu only applies for Dreams of Love & Dreams Ultimate Pkg Platinum Menu $55 usd + 15% Service + 10% Tax per person Includes 3 hours International Open Bar Special Menu $60 usd + 15% Service + 10% Tax per person Includes 3 hours International Open Bar Adittional Hour International Open Bar $ 15 usd + 15% Service + 10% Taxper person per hour Additional Champagne Bottle for Toast 40 usd + 15% Service per bottle ** Sit Down dinner on the beach valid if less than 30 people only, If more than 40 people buffet style will apply. From what I gather, these prices are the costs above and beyond the first 20 guests attending the wedding when you have one of the Dreams of Love or the Dreams Ultimate pkg. If you do the basic package then the dinner would be the price for each guest. Depending on which services/elements you want for your wedding, the basic package with the add on's could be less expensive but ask Ana to price it out for you. Also, you should be able to change your package choice before the wedding. Just waiting to hear from Ana about how much notice they will need to accommodate this. Does anybody know what they mean by "special menu"?

Quote: Originally Posted by thefuturemrslutz I think you have to have 150 posts to open attachments. I feel like I post on this thing waaaaaaay too much, but I still have several posts to go! I think they just want everyone to equally contribute to the site. K thanks! I guess I'll just keep posting away! lol

Ok everytime I try to open a picture or an attached file on this forum it tells me that I do not have permission....Does anybody know if this has anything to do with the amount of points that you have? How many points do I need to see attachments?

Quote: Originally Posted by MARIOLA I'm confused...I was told that you cannot bring outside vendors in...which means even if you pay Moon Palace a fee for bringing in an outside photog, they still will not allow it. The only way you can maybe get one in is if you they are part of your wedding party (stay & sleep at the hotel, etc.) Did I misunderstand something ? This is an email that I received back today from Moon Palace when I asked about the outside photographer. I do NOT have my photographer booked yet btw, lol but of course they don't know that! It seems that if you are pretty persistant and the photographer is from mexico, they are flexible. Hi Yenci, Once you have booked your wedding with us, I will provide you with your on site wedding planner. At that time, your photographer is going to have to get in contact with the wedding planner so that they can advise the photographer of the documentation that needs to be provided to the resort. In this case, you will only have to purchase the wedding pass for her. We do not allow outside vendors, so when you are making the reservation make a note in comments that you are bringing an outside vendor. That way we can make notes in our system and make the exception. Thank you. Kind Regards Yesenia Soler Wedding Sales Assistant [email protected] Fax: 305.421.1608 Palace Resorts Le Blanc Spa Resort- Close to Perfection From: yencie De Jesus [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 10:36 AM To: Weddings Subject: RE: Requesting Contact - Weddings Thank you Yesenia for getting back to me so quickly. I would have to pay for the photographer to stay at the hotel? That doesn't make sense if the photographer lives in mexico and will be coming only for my ceremony/reception? I thought that I would only have to pay the day pass for her? I have already booked her. --- On Mon, 10/12/09, Weddings <[email protected]> wrote: From: Weddings <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Requesting Contact - Weddings To: "yencie De Jesus" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 9:58 AM Hi Yencie, If you were to take your own photographer, they would have to stay at the resort as one of your guests. As for the site inspection, please fill out the attached form and fax back to our office at your earliest convenience so we can schedule your appointment with an on site wedding planner. Thank you for contacting us: Kind Regards Yesenia Soler Wedding Sales Assistant [email protected]

Quote: Originally Posted by act1980 Hi, I just have one more question. Could someone please tell me who the cheapest photographers are? Many thanks! I don't know wether she's the cheapest, but you should check out ceciliadumas.com. Her pictures are beautiful and her packages are reasonable. She seems really nice and gets back to you pretty quick.

Quote: Originally Posted by angelalanahung Hi guys, I am getting married at the Moon Palace 2010. I have heard that they will not allow you to bring in a photographer from Mexico but you can bring one from outside the country. I am a little confused, on some websites they have galleries of weddings they worked on at the Moon Palace? Can anyone help me out on this please. Many thanks! I actually emailed moon palace in reference to this policy see my email and response from Moon Palace below: Hi Yenci, Once you have booked your wedding with us, I will provide you with your on site wedding planner. At that time, your photographer is going to have to get in contact with the wedding planner so that they can advise the photographer of the documentation that needs to be provided to the resort. In this case, you will only have to purchase the wedding pass for her. We do not allow outside vendors, so when you are making the reservation make a note in comments that you are bringing an outside vendor. That way we can make notes in our system and make the exception. Thank you. Kind Regards Yesenia Soler Wedding Sales Assistant [email protected] Fax: 305.421.1608 Palace Resorts Le Blanc Spa Resort- Close to Perfection From: yencie De Jesus [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 10:36 AM To: Weddings Subject: RE: Requesting Contact - Weddings Thank you Yesenia for getting back to me so quickly. I would have to pay for the photographer to stay at the hotel? That doesn't make sense if the photographer lives in mexico and will be coming only for my ceremony/reception? I thought that I would only have to pay the day pass for her? I have already booked her. --- On Mon, 10/12/09, Weddings <[email protected]> wrote: From: Weddings <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Requesting Contact - Weddings To: "yencie De Jesus" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 9:58 AM Hi Yencie, If you were to take your own photographer, they would have to stay at the resort as one of your guests. As for the site inspection, please fill out the attached form and fax back to our office at your earliest convenience so we can schedule your appointment with an on site wedding planner. Thank you for contacting us: Kind Regards Yesenia Soler Wedding Sales Assistant [email protected] I haven't actually booked a photographer yet btw...lol I'm not even sure where we are getting married yet (debating between moon palace and dreams) but as you can see if you are persistant, it seems like they'll work with you! hope this helps!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di $3799 Funever + Claudia TTD $4750 Wedding + TTD (Claudia) including two day passes $120 extra if we have more than 35 guests to add them to the guest count. Both packages are for 8 hours. I could ask Claudia to customize her package to 6 hours then it would be only maybe $500 less. In our wedding package from our resort, we will get 24 free photos from Funever as well. Photo quality is very important to me! Thanks for your advice, I appreciate it. Hey Lady Di, Have you looked into Cecila Dumas at ceciliadumas.com? Her pictures are beautiful and she has reasonable prices and seems to be willing to work with you. Here is a sample of what she quoted me: Option N 1 2 Hours of service 70 prints 4x6 colour, black & white and sepia, including digital retouch 5 prints 6x8, including digital retouch Total $800 Digital Negatives (CD Rom high resolution showing all the pictures taken about 200 pictures, these pictures doesn’t include digital retouch) $200 3 Hours of services 85 copies 4x6 colour, black & white and sepia 7 copies 6x8 Total $1400 Digital Negatives (CD Rom high resolution showing all the pictures taken around of 200 pictures) $200 Option 3 4 Hours of service 100 copies 4x6 colour, black & white and sepia, including digital retouch 10 copies 6x8 including digital retouch Total $1600 Digital Negatives (CD Rom high resolution showing all the pictures taken about 300 pictures, these pictures doesn’t include digital retouch) $200 Option 4 6 Hours of service 150 copies 4x6 colour, black & white and sepia, including digital retouch 15 copies 6x8, including digital retouch Total $2400 Digital Negatives (CD Rom high resolution showing all the pictures taken about 400 pictures, these pictures doesn’t include digital retouch) $200 Option N 5 8 Hours of service 200 prints 4x6 colour, black & white and sepia, including digital retouch 20 prints 6x8, including digital retouch Total $2800 Digital Negatives (CD Rom high resolution showing all the pictures taken about 550 pictures, these pictures doesn’t include digital retouch) $200 Package for the day after the wedding: Trash your Dress!! Bride & Groom into the ocean! 1 Hour of service 40 prints 4x6 colour, black & white and sepia, including digital retouch 4 prints 6x8, including digital retouch Digital Negatives (CD Rom high resolution showing all the pictures taken about 100 pictures, these pictures doesn’t include digital retouch) Total Price $550 Payment conditions: A deposit of 10% of the package selected to book your Wedding. The balance will be paid the wedding day, in cash (U.S Dollars or Mexican pesos) or travelers checks from American Express only, the travelers checks may be signed twice and please do not write my name on. DEPOSITS ARE NOT RE-FUNDABLE Photos delivery: The shipping is included. Pictures will be ready 3 days after the wedding, if you leave before this time, I will send the photos by fast mail to your home address

My fiancee and I are also looking for an early 2011 wedding. We have no idea on the date. I just know I want a Saturday wedding. I think it would be easier for my guests to be able to plan their work days around a weekend as oppose to a week day. I heard that may weddings are the most popular in mexico. Not sure when hurricane season is in mexico...Does anyone know?