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Welcome and congrats!! Im getting married in Tulum on Nov 12. You definitely wont go wrong with a Mexico wedding. Good luck and happy planning!

Welcome and congrats! Youll definitely find all the answers you need on the forum. Palace resorts are all beautiful and offer one of the best wedding packages available. Im getting married in Mexico at the Aventura Spa Palace, Moon Palace in Cancun was my second choice. You definitely wont regret your decision if you stick with Moon Palace. Good luck!

Welcome and congrats!! Im getting married in Mexico in Nov and I cant wait! There are so many threads on Mexico and DR weddings that will make your decision easier. Good luck and happy planning!

Welcome to the forum and an early congrats on your engagement

Congratulations and welcome!!!

At last, also. But the Beyonce version. Just to make it more modern.

Hi all! Ive been looking at Victors work also and would like to know why are Adrians prices almost half the price of Victors? Adrian obviously takes great photos so Im just a little curious. It seems too good to be true.

Getting married November 12 in Riviera Maya! Cant wait!

Del Sol just contacted me. Good news theyre available on my wedding, bad news, they are way too expensive!!! Back to square one.

Jackie when are you getting married?

I have wii fit plus and Im not too big on it. I dont feel like its working me out the way I need it to. I do have to agree, however, that the hula hoop game is crazy!! It does get you tired quickly. I also like the advanced step and the bicycling. I dont feel like the yoga is as effective as "real" yoga class is. Nonetheless, I love my Wii and cant wait to try out the EA Active.

Same here! You ladies have definitely eased my worries. Ive been contemplating getting a wax for awhile. I figured if i start now, I will be a immune to it in time for my wedding in Nov. Now I just have to research some places here in Houston. Anyone have any ideas by chance?

Welcome! You'll definitely find this forum useful! Im getting married at Aventura Cove Palace in November. There are so many threads on the resort now I feel less stressed about the wedding. Ask as many questions as you need to! Happy planning!!

I love vistaprint! I got 140 STD's for 50% off, a free bridal tote and free return address labels! Im definitely have been taking advantage of thier free and discounted offers. I love the t-shirt idea for the wedding guests! I think I might steal that idea

Thanks guys! I just might end up going with del sol. As much as I dont want to spend too much on this wedding, I will probably swallow it and go for a great photography package. I can sacrifice budgeting on other things.

Quote: Originally Posted by NaM I love helping!! I know how stressful it can be not to have any answers! I think my TA sent out something along those lines. But for the most part I think everyone figured it out themselves...everyone wanted to do something different so I didn't want to dictate their vacation kwim? I felt that the wedding related activities were enough for our group...so I, personally, didn't send out much more info than that. I think the packages are worth it! Raluca got one and her decor was fabulous! And it's one less thing to have to plan! We had 50 people and rented to sound system and I can't recommend that enough. I am a bit bias because we didn't even hear/talk to theDJ but the ipod and sound system worked out so well!!!! It's totally loud enough (actually Raluca said while they were doing their first dance all they could hear was our music...and we weren't that close!). The sound system company stays there the whole time too and works your ipod so basically..it is a DJ but you only get the songs you want. I didn't read/hear any reviews on the DJ and just didn't really trust him to run our party. Attached are the price sheets...the DJ was way more than we wanted to spend and they DO NOT let you bring in an outside DJ. Please note, the prices are from 09 so they have gone up since then. Thanks! That information is very helpful. I have a family member who is willing to DJ the wedding as long as he doesnt have to bring his equipment, but if they dont allow outside DJ's then theres no point. I can definitely take the time to make out the playlist for the reception. How long do they give you for a reception? 3-4 hrs? Im all about saving money so it defintiely will be cheaper to just rent out the equipment. What restaurant did you use for your wedding?

Thanks!! That thread has really helped me out!

Quote: Originally Posted by marymason We were thinking of using a dj as well but after thinking about it we might rent the sound equipment and lights and just load an iPod with our music since we don't know what kind of music they might play. Are you planning to bring down any decorations with you. Do we need music for the ceremony if in our packages we have live musician. Are you having any private functions. We were thinking of having a welcome dinner the first night if everyone arrives the same day. Then our ceremony is a 3 and having a cocktail reception to follow then a private dinner followed by dancing. That was my concern with the DJ as well. I thought about renting their equipment also, but Im not sure how that would work out. Im expecting quite a few ppl so I would really like to dance the whole night and really celebrate. I was thinking of bringing some decorations since I hear that the hotel is pretty pricey when it comes to the "extras". The package does include some floral decor but I think its only for the ceremony. Thats a good question about the ceremony music. Im not sure. The package says it includes a soloist and violinist so I would think that we wouldnt have to include our own music. But from what I read in other threads, many of the brides burned a CD with specific music. I have to contact Yesenia the WC and find out. What package did you choose? I plan to use as many private functions as possible. If we meet the 25 room quota we can have unlimited functions. Im hoping to have a rehearsal dinner the night before, cocktail hour after the ceremony, reception hour and possibly a brunch the next morning. If i can do more I will just so my guests feel like I appreciate them coming. Are you getting your hair and make-up done at the spa or are you hiring an outside vendor? I read really good reviews for fernando, but his prices seem a little steep. Im afraid this wedding might turn out just as expensive as it would have if I did it back home. All the extra stuff is adding up lol

Quote: Originally Posted by marymason We were thinking of using Del Sol like Nam (her pics were so amazing ) but they are a little pricey we might just do a trash the dress shoot with them at one of cenotes. We are expecting to have about 50pp as well. Are you using any of the wedding packages. Did you send out einvites and if so what resort info did you put in. I looked into del sol also..they defintiely are pricey! I chose the diamond package. I liked all the little extra things it includes. I sent out save the dates with the link to the wedding website palace resorts offered us. I included all the little details about booking, resort info, the $300 incentive guests recieve if they book min 3 nights and the WC info if they need help booking. With all that info available, my guests still are confused so this is going to be a long wedding process for us. What do you plan on doing with music during the reception? I would like to have DJ if I could. Especially if more than 50 ppl show up. I havent read anything so far on what other brides have done in the past.

Im getting married on November 12th!! Who are you using as a photographer/videographer? How many people are you inviting? Im planning for atleast 50pp and I dont know what Im going to do to handle all of them.

Thanks all!! nbills-I booked nov 12 at 4:00. I think there are quite a few other weddings that day too. I was actually thinking of doing nov 6 but it my MOH had a conflict with her work schedule. Did you choose a package already? What are you planning on doing with photos and videos? I find it more difficult to plan the llittle things when booking a wedding so far away! chirstina- I have checked other threads but there is so much info its hard to go thru it all. Its really overwhelming.

Hey all!! Im so happy to have found this forum! All the info has been very helpful. I cant wait until my wedding in November! I am curious to know, however, if anyone has used the photographers and vidoegraphers provided my ASP. Im a little worried to use them not knowing what kind of work they do. If anyone has any pointers I would appreciate it! Thanks!