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Quote: Originally Posted by kclyburn Great ideas! I am putting fans on all of the chairs, but would like to do pashminas for the women. Where did you get yours? I purchased mine from https://www.nywholesalescarves.com/ There's a $100 minimum order, but shipping is free. The solid color pashminas are $4/each. You can mix and match the colors in the order. I received mine last week & am very happy with the quality.

I ordered Pashminas from there a couple of weeks ago & I'm very happy with the quality. According to the webiste, there is a minimum order of $100 (for the Pashminas) but you get free shipping. I only needed 20, but paying $100 & getting 25 was better than paying shipping elsewhere. I can use the other 5 as gifts (or keep an extra or two for myself).

Quote: Originally Posted by ashnic2005 i do have an updated map with the moon grand side. Please send me your email address and I will try and see if I can send it to you. Today, I made an attempt to start packing stuff for the wedding. I have three full bags already and still need to go get another bag to pack more stuff. I will have 4 full bags plus our luggage! I didn't realize I had this much stuff to take! Could you please post the map on the forum? I'd like to have a copy too. Thanks!

They look great! It's nice that you got such a variety.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jodimichelle Ok Ladies... I am very confused at this moment! I booked my trip in 2008 with a TA. So are we receiving the OLD palace passort savings or the new? I don't know what is the difference, but I am assuming the tours are no longer free?? Please explain the- NEW $15,000 0r $1,500 ? Some girls were discussing mosquitos and getting married on the beach or having their reception on the beach.. I will let you know how it goes.. My wedding is July 3. It is approaching. We are having a beach ceremony and a reception on the tucan terrace i believe! I heard about mosquito problems near the golf course..I do not believe people have been complaining about this issue.. Unless i missed something!??!?! You'll get the new Palace Passport promotion. Everyone arriving after 6/1 gets the new promotion. It's $1,500 per room for those staying 5+ nights & $750 per room for those staying 3 or 4 nights. $300 (or $150 for 3-4 nights) can be used for spa/salon services. That seems to be the only place there is a limit on spending. The dollars can also be used towards golf, upgraded wine, tours, room upgrades, wedding packages, & a lobster dinner. I'm not sure if wedding extras can be paid for with the money or if it can just be used towards a package. The tours range in price from about $60-$100 for each adult. Chichen Itza & Tulum are the two tours that cost $100 per person. This seems to be a much better promotion than was offered before. Even though the tours have a cost associated with them, $1200 (assuming you use $300 at the spa) should be plenty for 2 people to play golf & go on tours. When I've been to MP in the summer before, the only place I've had mosquito issues was on the golf course & it was mainly the one time when we played so early that they hadn't sprayed the course for mosquitos. They spray everyday. I'm hoping there won't be mosquitos around the wedding sites, but I am bringing some mosquito spray just in case. Hope that helps.

They didn't have them at my Pier 1, but I did find some simple votive candle holders for $1 & some inexpensive tea light candles. I would have never gone into Pier 1 to look if it hadn't been for your post. Thanks!

Thanks! I hadn't seen that site before. I might have to look into it.

Quote: Originally Posted by alison15 In the fine print is says groups of 25 and under? Did the mention to you if that applies or not? I am going to have my TA ask to see if we can get this deal for our group. It doesn't hurt to ask. It says groups of 25 rooms and under. So if you have over 25 guests (but under 25 rooms) booked, you should be fine. At least I hope so...we have 30 people booked but only 14 rooms. I'm waiting to hear back from the Miami office to know for sure.

We should meet in a few months after the July weddings and share our experiences. Thanks for meeting up last night.

Quote: Originally Posted by slapsappyhappy I called Palace resorts last night b/c I was worried (btw their hours are 9 to 9? woah) It is effective June 1st, 2010- so even if you booked under the old one you have to use this new one. I want to know how much each tour is b/c my guests are excited about the tours! If you book through a travel agent you still get it, if a travel agent books they are the ones that are exempt. It does say subject to change at any time so I guess thats how they can change it all of the sudden :-p The tour prices seem to range from about $60-$100. If you go to this site Tours in Cancun and Riviera Maya and click on each tour, you can see the prices for the specific tours.

Hopefully anyone else who was planning on coming will check the boards before heading out. It might just be the 3 of us. See you at 7!

That one's fine with me. How will we recognize each other?

Quote: Originally Posted by orionandmari072510 I asked Claudia about that, but they said no that the spa and salon are two different things. But often times I've heard this information may not be current. So I would say ask when you get there. I was a little disappointed on the $750 credit because the main reason we booked the moon was for the free trips. now we need to reduce the amount of trips we and our guests will be taking during our stay. The promotion says $300 can be used on "Spa and/or Beauty Salon Services," and they told you it couldn't be used for the beauty salon? They are very inconsistent in the information they provide. I would think $750 would be plenty of money for excursions (unless you have more than 2 people in your room I guess). All the tours seem to all be $100 or less.

Has anyone checked out the Palace Passport Promotion lately? $1,500 Vacation Dollars - Cancun & Riviera Maya It has changed effective 6/1/2010. Now those staying 5 nights or longer get $1500 (per room) in "Vacation Dollars" that can be used for the tours, golf, spa/salon, etc. ($750/room for 3-4 night stays). Looks like a much better deal than was offered before (especially if you want to play golf or go to the spa). I'm hoping we can use vacation dollars to pay for our wedding day salon appointments (like hair & makeup). Only $300 of the $1500 can be used for salon/spa services, but that would definitely cover my hair & makeup appointments. It also says you can use the $1500 on the Precious Collection Wedding Packages. I'm not sure exactly what that means. Maybe someone with a more responsive WC could ask for more details on that.

Everyone still planning on meeting up tonight?

Quote: Originally Posted by A_J_Mitchell That site looks similar to this one that I was thinking of ordering from: wholesale Sunglasses, wholesale Handbags, first wholesale llc is the largest sunglasses wholesaler and handbags wholesaler I'm getting the pashminas for the girls and sunglasses for the guys. The pashminas are $4 here as well and they have bulk sunglasses..Anyone ever used this site? Apparently it is the same company (the fax numbers are the same on both sites). So I do recommend their pashminas, but that's all I bought from them since I didn't know they sold other items.

If you're Christian, a Christmas ornament that goes with the theme of your wedding.

I ordered pashminas from https://www.nywholesalescarves.com/ and receieved them yesterday, & they look and feel great. The solid pashminas are $4/each. There's a minimum $100 order, but shipping is free. You can mix and match any colors you like.

Sears (Kenmore brand) makes good machines. They have a few models that are under $200. You can find inexpensive Singer machines at Target & Walmart, but Singer was sold a while back to another company and the quality is not as good anymore (although I have one from Walmart & haven't had any trouble with it). Kenmore is probably your best bet for your budget.

Quote: Originally Posted by KGirl99 I haven't been to Xcaret last time I was in Cancun in 2008. I heard it's an eco archeological park and that they actually hold cultural performances in there such as Mayan games and dances. I'm planning to go there the day after the wedding. However, I have arranged a group excursion for my guests to Chichen Itza. Did you arrange your group excursion to Chichen Itza through your WC or someone else? Are you going on the free tour included in the Palace Passports promotion? I've always set up our tours when we arrived, but it would be nice to set them up ahead of time if possible since with all the wedding events, there are only a few days we are available for the tours while we're there. Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by KGirl99 Soo disappointed now.. I was originally planning to have my rehearsal dinner at MoMoNoHaha. WC says due to the number of guests coming, they cannot reserve more than 10 people at Los Corporales, MoMoNoHaHa or El Caribeno. I have to pick between El Manglar, Bugambilias or La Gondola. Any suggestions between the three? Is Arrecifes not available? A lot of people like that one. I know they can handle more than 10 & you get a private terrace there. I was really hoping to have mine at El Caribeno, and my WC told me the reason I couldn't have it there was that it was booked. I'm using the dinner reservation for my welcome dinner, so I've offered to push back the welcome dinner one night (when a few more guests will be there anyway) so I can have it El Caribeno, but I haven't gotten a response yet. Woodsylou mentioned in her last post that she had planned to have her dinner (with more than 10 people) at El Caribeno, so there seems to be conflicting information coming from the WCs. I know we'd have to break into a few tables at El Caribeno, but I'd be willing to do that, but my WC hasn't gotten back to me in the last week or so to let me know if that's an option. Of the choices you have, I think I would choose Bugambilias.

Quote: Originally Posted by KGirl99 It takes a while for WCs to get back. Give them about 48-72 hours to get back to you. My WC is Claudia Sanchez and although she is a little slow to respond, she is extremely helpful. We are also booked at the Bugambilias Gazebo for the ceremony and the Bugambilias Terrace for the reception. I originally wanted the Tucan Gazebo and the Terrace Venado but she tells me those venues are not available so I am extremely disappointed... 48-72 hours...you have a great coordinator! Mine takes at least a week to respond...usually longer.

If you're still in the designing stage of your brochure...I made a three fold brochure & left one of the panels blank for the address, stamp & return address, and then I sealed the brochure with clear mailing seals that had a perforated line the guests could easily break open when they received the brochure. So when they receive the brochure, one side is the cover page and the other side has the mailing info. I put a border on the top & bottom of the brochure all the way across to give the mailing side some decoration.

Good news is they match perfectly! Hopefully they'll restock in time for you. Good luck.