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Quote: Originally Posted by rosieposie wow, saturday will be here before you know it! Congratulations! Have a wonderful wedding! Thank you. I know. Everything is starting to stack up and I am running out of time. Haha. I will be there 6 days before the wedding so hopefully we can get alot accomlished. My fiance's family lives in Playa and Cancun so we have some help. Louise

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny310 runningbride, I like the idea of no seating chart but how will you know you put the right amount of meals on the table, like will ppl swap with each other the cards? Or will you just give ppl the card before they sit down? Sorry I'm a visual type of person so I'm trying to see what it wold be like. I'm having the same issue bc I know not eveyone in my group eats meat. I chose half beef and half chicken and I am going to place the cards on a table. First come first serve. Whoever picks up their card first will have a choice and they will take them to their table and place them in a bucket for the waiters to collect. This way I avoid a seating chart and another headache. Most people didn't mind either way so whomever is last will have to settle. I hope this helps. Louise

Quote: Originally Posted by jesmcan Hi Louise I was told by my WC to book restaurants for a group through her. Hopefully you have someone now in light of the change from us to Mexico. I have however also seen other brides who just showed they put tables together. Your day is almost here you must be so excited! when do you leave? We leave on Saturday. I picked up my dresses tonight and everything is beginning to come together. I will ask my WC and see what she says. Thanks.

Hi Everyone, We want to do a dinner (for 20 pax) the night before the wedding and I remember a few of you doing the same. Unfortunately, I can't remember the restaurants. Does anyone have contact info for these restaurants? Thank you. Louise

Quote: Originally Posted by 2mckee Sooooo, trying not to freak out too much but its not working so figured I would tell you guys since you will probably sympathize. (HOPEFULLY it wont have happened to anyone else). Just got my dress back from the seamstress since we leave in 8 days and its totally BUTCHERED. Horribly. I am looking everywhere for someone that can perform a miracle in the next week..... Got it at a sample sale at Kleinfelds in NY and it doesnt even look like the same dress I bought....Boo. I am so sorry. I would definately try David's. I had both of my dresses altered there and they were fabulous. Good luck. Keep us posted.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO When I hadn't heard from Angie in 3 weeks, Jill called her for me and Angie replied with all these emails and attachments I hadn't seen before...some of them included flowers and seasonal info...maybe this will help.... Lisa, could you send the corsage list to my email: [email protected]. Thank you so much, Louise

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny310 I emailed my WC Julie and she confirmed that they are closing the office Friday. She told me she put all my info together but wasn't sure if they would be sending the file to Mexico right away but that she made notes to be sure I would get everything that was discussed. I'm def going to have all my emails handy when I get there! She also told me my onsite WC will be Michel but she didn't know if I would be working with her from now or if I will be with someone else until my wedding was closer. Julie also said she just found out as well. I'm a little sad for them knowing that they will be losing their job; hopefully they have other things lined up. Has anyone worked with Michel yet? I am working with Michel now and she seems great so far!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny310 Does anyone know if I order flowers from a local flowershop in PDC and have someone pic them up do I still have to pay the vendor fee?? My MOH is making bouquets for the bridesmaids and I was told we would not need to pay a vendor fee. I don't know if that is because they aren't real flowers but I thought I would let you know.

Hell Ladies, Do any of you know if you stay at The Real in Playa Del carmen, can you come to a wedding as a Real guest? Thanks in advance.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO That's not too far from me either, I will definitely check it out, thanks! I'm using Smart Honeymoon and I will probably ask for something diff for bridal shower like lingerie. I booked him directly because I wanted to ensure that I actually had him as the DJ. He told me I would not be charged the vendor fee because he is the in-house DJ for the Royal anway. If this is not the case, i'm charging it to him lol. I also booked him directly and the wc's told me (in writing) that I will not be charged the vendor because he is in house. Did they recently change the policy? Louise

Quote: Originally Posted by dejacque Have any of you booked DJ Doremixx to be your DJ? From all of the various reviews I've read, he sounds awesome. Would we go through the Wedding Coordinator to reserve him or contact him directly? We booked him directly but you can book him through the wc's. He responds very promptly to emails so I thought it was just easier.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di just some advice, here is what my TA told me regarding online travel agencies wih our guests looking to book with online travel agencies. From her: You really want to warn them that if they book with the onlines ( Travelocity ect) that there is a strong likelihood that they will be bumped and that they can move them to somewhere else entirely and that it can be anywhere in the Riviera maya /Cancun area! The guests will then not be with everyone and will have to pay the cost to get to the wedding. The online companies suck people in by offering lower rates as they do not have to honor every room that is booked at the resort where the client thinks they are booking at! It is stated in the onlines terms & conditions. Hopefully we do not get bumped into another hotel. Most of our guests used third party websites as well. When I spoke to the gals in Michigan they didn't warn against it but I'm sure they were probably supposed to and they forgot.

Quote: Originally Posted by kelly123 yes the girls in Michigan work on a commission basis. They do however get updated information on room availability directly from the resort. Maybe it is just a room category that is booked and not the entire resort. They can usually get you a better price than what the website is listing, because they have net rates and want to make commission. fyi All the times I looked at prices I was able to find cheaper rates on third party booking sites. None of our guests booked through the Michigan wc's or the Royal website.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di Talked to Julie yesterday...she said she doesn't need the checklist 60 days before but will need it 45 days before. I guess they do things differently! I have the Luxury package. Do you need that? Just know that you will be paying $$ for them, regardless. See my $100 a person rant. It all depends on the package you get/extra hours. I also have the luxury package. If you could send it to me that would be great. Thank you. Louise

I have the Luxury package. Do you need that? Yes. I also have the luxury package. Thank you so much.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di I do! What's your e-mail? Could I also get the list from you? [email protected] Thank you so much.

Quote: Originally Posted by duprk452 So I just got the word that the resort is officially booked SOLID the week of our wedding. So those of you who will be there around the same time as us.. it will be a packed house! Good news, though, I think all of our guests got to book! We are getting married the week after you and only a few of our guests have booked. I looked last night and almost all of the rooms were sold out. I hope my guests book soon.

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO Great review, thank you so much! Oh my gosh, this makes me sad! They don't get days off? Don't I feel lazy for taking today off. Good to know, however. Ladies, let's try to remember this! Quote: Originally Posted by smckinney22 Speaking of... how would they know? I mean does security bother everyone asking for room keys? Or do we all have to sport those attractive neon bracelets the whole time? I was wondering about this too since I have a few people thinking of staying off-site as well. Any past brides or site visitors know how this works? We all receive wrist bands and they color coded depending on the type of guest you are: VIP, regulars, etc. fyi We are allowed to have the bracelets cut off for wedding photos.

Quote: Originally Posted by super19 I'm there June 17-24 but I don't think we'll get to the resort until the afternoon of the 17th. Any chance you'll still be there? We arrive on the morning of the 20th if anyone wants to join us for a drink.

Quote: Originally Posted by duprk452 Thanks Jes! I have a feeling you guys will be more helpful than anyone..Anyone else getting married around June 18? We are getting married on the 25th and we fly in on the 20th. The days are flying by.

Quote: Originally Posted by Natalie79 We decided to do Symbolic. We are lucky enough to have a good friend who has married other couples and is going to do the symbolic ceremony for us in Mexico. That is going to save us $400 for the judge and $170 for the bloodwork. To get your marriage license and court wedding here in Florida is only about $100 total and you don't need witnesses. We are going to go to the courthouse to get married the day before we leave for Mexico....but are going to keep it hush hush since I think my mom would go a little nuts. I also heard that it can take up to 4 months to get your legal certificate from Mexico and in most states you need it translated, which costs even more money. I think getting legally married at home makes it so much easier! We got married in the US last year at the court house. We will be celebrating our wedding on our 1 year anniversary. It seemed a little less complicated than waiting to get our marriage license translated, etc.

your pictures look fabulous!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by super19 Hi - I'm using Events & Weddings Cancun. They have really nice lounge furniture and have been really quick to get back to me. Jen Hi Jen, Is the Royal charging you the outside vendor fee for using the Events & Wedding company? Their furniture looks beautiful. Are their prices reasonable? Louise

Quote: Originally Posted by 2mckee Is anyone else still having issues with the stateside WC's?? I had Kimberly and then was switched to Barbara, who apparently quit and then heard ONE time from Aja. That was almost 3 weeks ago. I have sent emails to everyone I have emails for and nothing. ANy suggestions?? I need to know who my WC is Thanks! I originally had Kimberly and now, when I email her, Aja replies. I think they need some more help.

Quote: Originally Posted by jplovesme Don't know if this has been addresssed in this thread yet, but does the Royal/Gran allow us to bring our own linens? Or use an off-site wedding coordinator to bring in flowers, linens, lighting, etc? I thought I saw that we need to pay $100 per vendor not from their resorts... Or do you ladies know if the resort has other linens available besides white? I asked my wc about the flowers and she said I could bring my own. I did not ask about linens and lighting. Hope this helps a little.