angelov321

Hey girls! I was out of town for 2 weeks, so Im just now checking up on the ASP thread. Figured I chime in and give my 2 cents. For my cocktail party and sweetheart table during the reception, Wilma allowed us to use the resorts vases with candles as decoration. Theyre just small hurricane glasses, nothing fancy. If you want, you can ask your WC to use those and maybe bring some extra stuff to add to them. We purchased tall vases from Hobby Lobby for the guests tables and ordered the flowers through Wilma. As far as your concerns with people booking, girl, been there, done that! My wedding was in November and the majority of people didnt start booking until the end of September. Some people even waited until mid-october. We used a TA and he gave everyone a deadline and basically everyone waited for that deadline. People are gonna book when theyre ready and no matter how much you fuss and complain, people are just gonna do what they want. I complained on FB, emailed, texted, called and no one budged. Its really just added stress that is not needed. They will book, but unfortunately its when its convenient for them, not you. It really sucks! There are no "less windy" outdoor areas. Its really a gamble, My cocktail party felt like it was during a hurricane. Glasses were flying everywhere and no girl could keep her dress from flying up. The next day, our ceremony and reception were calm. (thank goodness!) The resort is right by the ocean, so its gonna be windy unfortunately. I think I got the most of the big concerns. Good luck with your planning ladies! Remember to not sweat the small stuff. Youll look back at it later and realize it soo wasnt worth the stress!

The technician made the announcements for us. I was on the same boat as you. I was so concerned with announcements and flow and good music. I was so stressed out when they came back with that ridiculous request. Even the DJ was shocked. If you go through JSAV talk to Michell, he is in charge of everything. Once we got to ASP, we talked to him in person and requested the tech to make the announcements, but supposedly because we requested it late, he only had a Spanish speaking tech available. That was fine for us b/c we speak Spanish, but if you dont, speak with him early so you can get an English speaking tech.

I tried getting a DJ and was close to signing a contract with DJ Mania (i believe thats his name) and he cancelled his contract because ASP wouldnt allow it. I contacted my WC and she said that they only way they would allow an outside DJ is if he is willing to purchase an $100,000 insurance policy. I never understood why they required that. Music was extremely important to us, so naturally I was furious. But, in the end it worked out because we just rented out the docking station with speakers and hubby made a playlist for us. And not to sound full of myself, but my wedding was the best wedding Ive been to..ever. Everyone literally danced the whole time and I didnt once complain about the music. Hope this helps.

I didnt do anything with my dress. I actually had it wrapped up in 3 dress bags while traveling just to make sure it didnt get messed up. My dress was all chiffon at the bottom so it didnt even wrinkle. Hubbys suit was the only thing that needed steaming. Definitely as the shop, Im sure they can give you extra bags and stuff to protect your dress while traveling.

My hubby sent his suit to get steamed and dry cleaned and they got it back to him the next day. I think they just say 2 days to be safe.

Definintely clothes required!! LOL

We had a free cocktail party because we had more than 75 room nights booked. But, im sure your guests would be fine with just going to the main lobby and hanging out until the wedding. Drinks are free and the lobby is absolutely gorgeous! Most of my guests didnt even stay for the entire cocktail hour. Some of them went back to their rooms to freshen up. I think youll be fine without the cocktail hour.

Senior Frogs is right next door to the Playacar Palace, which is about 15min from ASP.

My wedding was at 4pm also. I had cocktail hour from 4:30-6 so my guests will have something to do while we were taking pics. They serve food and alcohol right away so youre guests will be pretty entertained while youre off with hubby and your photog

We had our reception at the Solarium and we had no issues with bugs. It got a bit windy at one point, but the night was absolutely perfect. I didnt notice any bugs throughout our whole vacation.

We went to Chichen Itza. It was literally an ALL day trip. Its really far from the resort. With that said, we had all of fun. If youre into history, this is a perfect trip. If you go, try to plan it on a cloudy day because there is little shade and you will be walking around quite a bit.

We did the caribbean buffet for the reception and the italian for the welcome dinner. Both were really good. I had no complaints whatsoever.

You really just plan the details on your own. We had our rehearsal/welcome dinner at the Spa Terrace. I told Wilma how I wanted it set up and I picked out the menu. Everything else was planned by hubby and me.

Ziplining was worth it because it was free. When we went, it was my first time so I was excited. If we would have paid for it, I probably would have been disappointed. The park is all the way by the airport, which makes it about an hour or so ride. To be honest, ziplining was kinda boring compared to the other activities the park offers. Once you get on the bus they guy will let you know that after ziplining, you can also go horse riding, ATV riding and go on a boat ride that is super fast (i forgot the name of it). We chose to do ATV riding for like $40 or $60. I cant remember the price. The trail is pretty long and we had more fun on the quads then the lines. If you really wanna offer your guests great ziplining or even if you wanna experience it, I would recommend Xplor. Its not very far from the hotel and you pay $100 for the day and you get an all you can eat buffet, rafting and swimming in the cenotes, AWESOME ziplining and amphibian riding. It was well worth the money and one of the best times we had in Mexico. The hotel even offers transportation.

We had our ceremony @4 and cocktail hour from 4:30-6. By 5, the sun started going down and by 6, it was already completely dark. Here is a pic from my camera. This was around 5:00-5:15.

The lighting they provide is just fine. We got married in November and had our cocktail hour at Pandero also. We added no extra lighting and everyone was able to see just fine. It was very intimate. But, if you want to buy paper lanterns, your WC will hang them up for you for sure.

I didnt see anyone using floating rafts or anything like that, but they for sure allow them in Playacar Palace. Playacar has a much smaller pool so Im sure theyll allow it at ASP. If Im not mistaken, I think I read that a past bride had a pool party and she had pool balls. This post was probably around Sept or Oct though.

My guests were kinda split down the middle. We even stayed on the Cove side before the wedding and then went to the Spa side after the wedding. We did a lot of back and forth walking, but it really wasnt that bad. The resort is large, but you can definitely go back and forth from the Spa to Cove with no problem. I would say that if you have guests staying near the Tulum Gazebo then it would be pretty far for them. Once you get in contact with your WC, let them know you plan on using your credits towards the wedding package and shell take care of it.

We had our reception at the solarium and only had 33 guests attend. We had 5 tables, a sweetheart table and a welcome table. The buffet table was off to the side, but the way they arranged the guests tables, the space didnt look extra big. My family is all about dancing so it was great that we had extra space. I never once felt like the Solarium was too big. They arranged everything pefectly.

Ditto on Mundaca! By far the best restaurant they had.

Also, the bus is free and it takes about 15-20min to get to Playacar. They also go to Beach Palace and some other resort I cant remember. If you want to go to Cozumel, there are 2 different ferry companies. I think it was about $6 or so one way. DONT BUY A R/T TICKET! Buy a one way ticket because you wont know which ferry will be taking you back to the mainland. If you buy a R/T ticket with one company, you will have to take that same ferry back and they dont run that often going back to the mainland. I think there is a ferry every hour or every 2 hours going back. Cozumel Palace is very small also. They dont have a beach, but they are located on the ocean and you can snorkel off the docks they have.

We took a trip to Playacar, Moon Palace and Cozumel Palace. There is one bus that leaves around 8:50am and it stops at all the resorts. The same bus picks you up also. I think it picks you up around 4:00pm from Playcar. Playacar is very small. They only have one restaurant and a small pool area. The beach is beautiful though! While we were visiting they were shooting this season of the Bad Girls Club, it made our trip that more interesting.

I think we paid about $380 with tax. he gives you 2 large speakers and the DJ equipment to use. We gave the tech our laptop and Ipod to use and there were no pauses in between songs and none of my guests could tell that we supplied all the music. It was just like hiring a DJ.

We rented the Ipod docking station from J&S and we were pretty content with the tech. The only issue we had with him was that he didnt play all the songs we wanted him to play, however that was more of hubbys fault because he was in charge of the playlist and music. If you hired the full DJ then make sure you have Mitchell at your reception, he is the only one that speaks English. (if that matter to you) We speak Spanish so we were fine that all the announcements and introductions were in Spanish.

We hired the trio for our cocktail party on Pandero and all my guests said they were entertaining. They only played for 45min and as we were taking pics at the Coba gazebo we couldnt hear them. If I had to do it again, I wouldnt spend the money. I would just bring my own music. In the end, our final bill was way too high. i went overboard with all the little details so in retrospect it wasnt worth it for us. But, again, my guests said they were good and some even took pics with them.