Leigh17

Quote: Originally Posted by Miss Lighting Bug Has any of you gotten information on the new promotion that is being run 1500 vacation dollars? Do you know how much the excursions, spa and salon, and golf packages that qualify are? Example: does it take 5 vacation dollars to equal 1 USD My worry is they give you all this great money but then you get there and it is 3 times the price so you still pay out of pocket. 1 Vacation $ = $1 All of the prices listed on the website for spa services, tours & golf are the same whether you spend dollars or vacation dollars (if you click on each specific tour, the price is listed at the bottom). They just deduct up to $1500 worth of qualifying expenses from your bill at the end. There is a $300 limit on spa/salon services which won't go very far since their spa treatments are pretty expensive. But a lot of our guests are going to use a good part of the Vacation Dollars for golf & it will save us all a ton of money & we'll still have $300 to spare for spa services & enough for a tour or 2 for the 2 people in the room.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenny310 looks great, how did you get so many free things from Vista Print? Sign up for their emails & you'll get all sorts of free offers, and I think after you order you get even better deals. This link works for a lot of free items: http://www.vistaprint.com/deal2010 You just have to make multiple orders and pay shipping each time. I was able to get a tote bag, a pen, a notepad & a sticky pad in each order for about $4.50 per order.

Quote: Originally Posted by navi2010 Hi there! I am also leaning towards The Carbeno restaurant, but it is an al la carte. Was this an issue for you to book for a larger group? We have 26 including B&G. They have a 10 person limit at that restaurant (for the group dinner reservtion at least). You can just show up with your group & try to get seated together, but if you're trying to use your group dinner reservation that's included in the wedding packages, they probably won't let you go to the Caribbean restaurant with that large of a group. I asked if we could have it there if we were willing to split into multiple tables, and my WC still told me it wasn't an option.

My FI is having shoe issues too. He's wearing a seersucker suit, any suggestions on shoe color?

Quote: Originally Posted by SouthernSweetie Wow! Your bags are great. Do you have the Moon Palace Restaurant Guide on a template? I was planning to include one also, but why reinvent the wheel Additionally, did Vistaprint design the Spanish/English brochure or is that your design? If you know a way to send a project on VistaPrint to someone else, I'd be happy to share. I designed them on VP & don't know if there's a way to share. If you find a way, let me know & I'm happy to help.

I used the attached pocket guide & just cut & paste the phrases from it into Vistaprint. American_Spanish_Phrases-USL.pdf

Quote: Originally Posted by MaggieandJay I was just thinking that this morning as I was reading Planning threads. How does everyone get all this stuff down there!!! What did you end up putting in your OOT bags? I haven't figured out the packing yet. I don't know if I should put it all in one suitcase (if it will even fit in one), spread it out among our luggage, put it all in a rubbermaid container that I can leave behind in Mexico, or something else...I'll let you know how we decide to get it all down there. I posted pics of my OOT bags here: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...ictures-59940/

Guide to MP Restaurants – Free from Vistaprint Welcome Letter – Printed at home on Free Letterhead from Vistaprint One last item I have to add – A MP resort map with guest names & places to write room numbers on the back (Printed by Vistaprint - I'll post pics when I receive it) A big thanks to this forum...I couldn't have done it without all the help I found on this site! END OF POST

Extras: Photoshare Card (free from Vistaprint) with Shutterfly instructions, 2 packs of gum ($ Store), Tissue (Minimus), Bath Scrubber ($ store – 5 for $1) Room Key Holders – Holder from eBay (seller: creativeidsupply), wrist bracelet from Party supplies, crafts, party decorations, toys: Oriental Trading, printed a label on the back of a free Vistaprint business card Deck of cards – Cards from Minimus with printed label at home & Free Magnet from Vistaprint Pen & Notepad – Free from Vistaprint Luggage Tags – Holder from eBay, plastic loop from BDW bride, 2 business cards ordered from Vistaprint stuck together with double sided tape Pashmina – from http://www.nywholsealescarves.com with label printed at home & tied with ribbon Stadium Cups with Logo – From ebay seller Cupman19 English to Spanish Brochure – Free from Vistaprint POST CONTINUES BELOW

My OOT Bags are finally done! With lots of help on ideas and templates from other BDW brides…Thanks! I have a lot of pics so this will take a couple of posts. OOT Bag – Free from Vistaprint with VP business card (with name printed on back) tied on as label Survival Kit Contents of Survival Kit (I went a little overboard here): From Minimus.biz - for all your travel size needs: Sewing Kit Nail Clippers Nail Polish Remover Pads Insect Repellent Lotion Insect Repellent Towelette Insect Sting Relief Towelette Alcohol Prep Wipe Antibiotic Wipe Wet-Nap Hand Sanitizer (added print at home labels) From Dollar Store: Nail File Bandaids Safety Pins From Harmon Discount Health & Beauty online: Aloe From BDW Brides: Banana Boat Chapstick (SPF 45) (added Vistaprint address labels & protected with clear tape) From Amazon: Banana Boat Sunscreen Advil Excedrin Tylenol Antibiotic Ointment Alka-Seltzer Pepto Bismol Tablets (Printed a drug information label on the back of a business card from Vistaprint & stapled the tablet package to the card) Imodium (bought in bottle & divided into small zipper bags from Hobby Lobby & added a drug information label on the back of a business card from Vistaprint) POST CONTINUES BELOW

Quote: Originally Posted by MaggieandJay Hope everyone's planning is going well! Leigh you only about a month away!!! We leave 3 weeks from today...still so much to do! I'm working on OOT bags right now. Once I get my last couple of orders from VistaPrint, they'll be done. I need to figure out what I'm going to pack all this stuff in to take to Cancun. I don't think I own enough luggage.

Good luck with your planning!

Good job! Everything looks great.

I hear the rooftop terrace is a great bar on the Grand Side. I don't think it was open the last time I went to MP (they hadn't finished the Grand side yet in 2007), but the Caribbean restaurant downstairs from it was open & it was great. You could go to the rooftop terrace after your wedding & then have dinner downstairs.

Just an FYI for anyone that would rather have the Cancun symbolic ceremony before getting legally married in your hometown... I had noticed in in one place in the Palace Resorts Wedding materials I was given it said that for a Symbolic Ceremony it was the responsibility of the couple to get married in their hometown pre/post travel (even though in the paragraph before it says you need to bring your marriage certificate with you). I was a little uncomfortable with getting married beforehand because I kind of felt like I was deceiving my guests in Cancun since I would already be married (especially since my parents know we are planning a symbolic ceremony, but we hadn't told FI's parents). So I asked my WC if we could get married in our hometown after the Cancun wedding, & she said that was fine. I would definitely clear it with your WC, but since I've cleared it with my WC, I'm going to get married legally once we get back home.

Quote: Originally Posted by pbjwed am I missing anything?? I am going to give out little mariachi key chains that i am buying on oriental trading. I am going to paint them my colors and label them. These will be given out during our Fiesta/Tequila tasting... I am trying to find shot glasses that we can personalize.. does anyone know where I can find these/ Discountmugs.com does personalized shot glasses. I ordered personalized beer glasses for my AHR from them & they turned out great. Even with the setup & shipping charges, you can get 24 shot glassses for about $3.50 each (& the price per glass goes down as you order more). If you sign up for their emails, you'll get discount codes sent to you periodically. They send out 10% off codes pretty regularly & lately they've sent out a couple of 15% off codes.

I think in the Review section of the forum there are some reviews from brides who had small weddings at MP, and I think I remember that some of them used their dinner reservation that's included in the package for a dinner after their ceremony instead of having a formal reception. You could go to dinner & then go to the disco with your group after dinner.

Quote: Originally Posted by skadow Are any of your girls having a band play? The mexican trio is 439 on the website for ceromonies ,but at the reception it goes up to like 800 from what I have read. Is this correct? Also what are you guys doing for table center peices? I'm having the Mexican Trio play at the cocktail hour after our ceremony & I've been told (in writing) that the price is still $439. Maybe it goes up to $800 if you have them play an extra hour at the reception. We're just going to use the iPod setup at the reception I think.

I received my DVD in the mail yesterday & started the program last night. It's a great workout. I'm going to add it to my normal routine of running, biking or swimming. I'll do my longer workout in the morning & the 20 minute DVD in the evening. Unfortunately, I don't have 30 days to "shred." I'll have to get toned up in the 25 days I have until I leave for Cancun.

Betty - Sorry to hear you weren't able to get your rooms filled up, but you're right that the only thing that truly matters is that you are both there. It's still sad that you have to waste that money though.

Quote: Originally Posted by MaggieandJay OK Ladies, I got my budget and things are looking good. My grandparents really want us to move the wedding from 2012 to 2011 and it looks like I may be able to swing it budget wise on my end so now I am waiting on my FI family to be cool with it. Then I can talk to the WC at Azul Sensatori and see what dates in May of 2011 are open. YIKES! I am an event planner so it's not like I can't get everything I was planning to do over 2 years done in 1 right? LOL Yea! I hope it works out to move it to 2011. 2012 is too long to wait. You'll still have about 9 months longer to plan than I did. It will all come together great once you select a date!

Quote: Originally Posted by julieswedding Check out my daughters wedding photos from Aventura Spa palace. We used the resort photographer and he was wonderful! We also used a resort photographer for the video of the ceremony and cocktail/ dancing hour and the video is great! My daughter had her hair and makeup done there and she looked amazing!! She took them a photo of how she wanted her hair done and they did a perfect job! http://share.shutterfly.com/share/re...1AZNGbNm5Zs3LA The pictures are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Do you know which photography package she had (A, B, C, D, E, F or G)? And did you have to pay extra to have the photographer take pictures of her getting ready or was that included in the package? Thanks again.

Quote: Originally Posted by KGirl99 $300 sounds much better than the original $50. Is that $300 per room and not per person? The spa coordinator gave me a list of their services and everything in there is at last over $100. Yep, it's $300 per room. At their prices, it won't take long to spend the $300.

Quote: Originally Posted by orionandmari072510 Does anyone know how "los corporales" is like and if its a good ambience for a wedding reception dinner? From what I've read on here, it's most people's favorite Mexican restaurant at MP. I'm definitely going to try it this time when I go. I never ate there on my last trip. I tried to have my welcome dinner there, but you're limited to 10people for a reservation there. If you'll have more than 10, it might not be a possibility (some girls have gotten their WC to make an exception when their group was just a few people over 10). I needed a place for 22, and my WC wouldn't let us make the reservation there.

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