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It would be great if photographers and travel agents could weigh in on those this one.

I have been going back and forth between the two and I still can't decide. I like that Secrets has fewer rooms, I also like the grounds they look beautiful. Would look great in wedding pics I am sure.

Excellence looks beautiful as well. It is slightly larger, they have lots of restaurants to choose from. Also if we ended up having guests, we could upgrade to the next wedding package for only $850, Secrets next package is $2K. Also, I don't think it will look as nice in pictures.

So what do you think. Anyone ever been to both?

Secrets Capri or Excellence Riviera Cancun.

I am struggling between three resorts.

Secrets, where you can get a complimentary wedding package with an upgraded room. Secrets looks great in pics.

Excellence Riviera Cancun where you can also get a comp wedding package if you get the upgraded room and you can upgrade to the next package for just $850 more which includes dinner and cocktail hour for 20 guest. Excellence also looks great in pics, but is it a little larger.

And lastly Blue Tulum, which looks beautiful but has no included wedding packages and has canceled on brides on this board.

What is a girl to do?

I work at a bank, so if you have any specific questions I'd be happy to help you. The biggest thing is once it's sent, it's gone.

I understand what you mean! There is no way we could spend that much money on a local wedding and the truth is I really don't want to have that many guests. I would rather it be just the two of us, but we are sure to disappoint our families that way. To make it so that we can have guests will costs us more money and I doubt that we will be making any money back by having a wedding!

We bought a home in May 2008, so we'd much rather put more money into our home than a wedding. We both work for financial institutions so we really need to be prudent in these times!

We would only invite immediate family and a couple of friends. This is the package we were looking into:

Excellence of Love Wedding Package

Services of the Judge (legal) or Minister (non-legal)

Wedding organization and personalization of our wedding coordinator

Preferential location of the room in the category reserved

Preparation and ironing of the wedding dress and grooms tuxedo/suit

Complimentary suite for the groom the night before the wedding (based on availability)

Use of the wedding gazebo or beach location

Bride’s bouquet

4 boutonnieres/corsages for bride, groom and witnesses

Wedding cake for 20 people

One bottle of sparkling wine

Special turn down service

15% discount on all spa treatments (product purchases not included)

Honeymoon Package

Late checkout for bride and groom (based on availability)

Special Silver Wedding Dinner (maximum of 20 people)

Natural floral centerpiece for dinner table

One hour Silver Cocktail with hors d’oeuvres for 20 people

24 full color photos (5x7)

Bride’s hairstyling for ceremony

Make-up application for the bride

I am really torn between it just being the two of us and making it a family and very close friends thing.

I love the idea of it between just the two of us, because it is so much more private and intimate. Also, it will be much cheaper. I don't think our families will be too happy if we leave them out of the big day, but on the other hand they aren't contributing much. In no shape of form do I think they are obligated, but at the same time the fiance and I in these current economic times can't really foot the bill either.

So what are you going, it is it a couples only thing or are you making it a family affair?

I kept trying to figure out why I couldn't see certain things on the site. I didn't realize that you needed points or to have achieved a certain level of membership, because every time I tried to click on the FAQ's it said I wasn't authorized. I finally found a post that explained it all, so thanks:)

Also, I now see that we are not to ask people to PM or email us downloads, which I was guilty of. So other Noobs be careful as well. Hopefully I will get the hang of this a little bit better.

Has anyone used this package for their wedding? If so do you have any photos? I am curious to see what the cocktail and dinner look like.

Thanks:)

So that's why I can't open anything! I didn't know you had to have points to see things, now I am curious about the brochure. If someone could email it to me as well, [email protected]

Thanks

I am sure that you get ton of emails from people asking questions about your current packages and prices. I notice that this is a stop along the way for many, so I was wondering if it is allowed for the vendors to post their most current information in one post. I've been emailing and calling and it seems like it was just be much more convenient if it were all in one place.

I don't see it, if you could please email it to me, my email address is [email protected]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone... Since we have over a year to plan I am looking forward to getting to know everyone:)

Hello----

Does anyone know what Claudia's current prices are? I tried to download the attachment in one of the other threads, but it's not working. So if anyone can copy and paste it or try attaching it again, I would appreciate it.

Hello my name is Maya and my fiance and I are planning a October 2010 wedding at Secrets Capri Resort.

As of right now, we are keeping it really small, maybe even just the two of us. I came across this site when I was looking for photographers. I am looking for just the right mixture of photojournalistic and portraits. Love del Sol and Elizabeth Medina but they are out of my price range!