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Quote: Originally Posted by Jodimichelle Thanks I will check out that site. Ok Ok.. I am not going to panic yet..but I am getting a little annoyed. MY WC has been very good with responding to my emails within a week. It has been two 1/2 weeks since I received any emails from her. I am not getting nervous, but I hope she responds soon. Don't get all panicky. If have been bumped around 3 different WCs since I started communicating with them October of last year. Try emailing a different WC. My current WC referred my questions to Maribel Blancarte who is actually the wedding assistant at Moon Palace. You can email her at [email protected]

Thank you for the post! Found it to be so helpful. Still currently deciding on a restaurant for a rehearsal dinner.

Any info would be extremely helpful....

I am surprised that your TA was able to get you your free private event. When my WC provided me with the group contract link, he stated that in order to qualify for the free amenities, our guests must book through the link or through him.

I have been emailing my WC back and forth since the beginning of this year. I started with Marlyn Tobon and then Claudia Martinez became my WC and finally we ended up with Carilis Felipe who then ended up referring me to Maribel Blancarte who is the wedding assistant at Moon Palace. Here are some things I have asked: 1. I have already decided on having a private function at the Terrace Venado. I also know that Moon Palace Resorts does not allow outside vendors inside the resort. Can you give me a breakdown on the available reception decorations and its cost? 2. I have seen some reception decorations that I really like in the website's optional services photos. In addition, I am also interested in having fire dancers at my reception. Is there a way that you can accommodate this? 3. I know that part of the Emerald package includes a restaurant reservation for 35 people. Can I have this reservation on July 17th, the day before my wedding for my rehearsal dinner? 4. According to your promotions, guests can receive free unlimited tours to Chichen Itza. I am planning some form of excursion for my guests. How can we avail of this promotion? Can guests staying outside the hotel avail of this promotion too if they pay some kind of fee? 5. I have some guests who are staying outside the hotel. We are planning to hold a rehearsal dinner. Can they purchase a day pass for the rehearsal dinner too or is that only good for the wedding? Like the wedding which only limits guests passes to 20% of total number of guests, is there a limit too to the number of guests passes I can purchase for a rehearsal dinner? I probably drive my WCs crazy with the amount of questions that I had. However, all of them were very obliging and answered my questions really well.

Thanks for the review! I was able to get some more information.

Quote: Originally Posted by alison15 How close is the Walmart compared to where the resorts are? Very far? I thought it would be cheaper to pick up stuff there but I also don't want to waste my time in Mexico searching for a Walmart. Moon Palace is really close to the airport and it's kind of at the far end of the hotel zone. The Walmart is located away from the hotel zone and into the city. You will probably need a cab (about 15-20 minutes) or a bus (about 30 minutes) to get there.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jodimichelle KGIRL: - I want to find single packets of sunburn relief cream. I am not even sure they sell something like that, but if you find it let me know! ! Jodimichelle, You can go to AllTravelSizes.com - Hundreds of Travel Size Items in Stock - Travel Sized, Trial Size, Toiletries, Towelettes which is where I got most of my stuff from. They have BurnX single foil packets for .49 USD or BurnX Lite for .45 USD. Changed my mind on the canvas OOT bags with our date and names. My dad managed to unearth a ton of straw hats imported from the Philippines about 3 years ago. Will be stufing those with goodies and using that as my OOT bags instead. Saved me time and money!

I have about 13 people who have already booked. About 12 are going to start booking by next week. I am waiting on about 10 more people to RSVP. The group contract link expires on May 28, 2010 after which, Moon Palace will release the remaining blocked rooms.

The date is July 18, 2010. We sent out the Save the Dates around November of last year with the wedding website to keep them updated regarding travel information. Then we sent out the official invitations late March with an RSVP request by the end of April. For those who haven't RSVP'd yet, we are planning to call or email them in two weeks to see if they are planning to come. I have already set up the group room contract and have forwarded it to those who have said that they will attend the wedding. All I need is the final list of people who are DEFINITELY coming so I can start purchasing OOT bags, favors, and place cards.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jodimichelle Hello All: I am sitting here trying to figure out a simple but nice script for the minister to say at our wedding in Mexico. My fiance and I are not having a religious ceremony and we want the words to go along with that. I would like to know where you girls found your scripts, or did you write them on your own? One of my favorite readings is from Kahlil Gibran's the Prophet. You can google the whole thing online. Here is a link to the whole reading: Kahlil Gibran on Love

Quote: Originally Posted by aimee! hey guys! i wanted to let you ladies know what happend to us- hopefully it'll help calm your nerves a little! we had 4 bags & my dress- we checked 2, and my mom had the other 2 for us, and i carried on the dress. we got red-lighted. the customs agent asked if 2 was all we had & i said yes (b/c i figured NO way would mom get red-lighted also). he opened the bags, looked through them quickly (they were our clothing and very little wedding stuff) and that was that. super easy. mom goes through with her 2 bags & our 2 bags (1 my clothes, 1 ALL wedding) she also gets red-lighted. CRAP! but they were very nice, opened, poked around a little, asked her if she was coming down for a wedding- she said yes, they closed the bags, that's it. they didn't ask for any receipts. good thing, because i had them, and trying to explain why i didn't claim the bags in the first place might have been tough. the other important note to add here is that i had just about $300 worth of merchandise, and did not have OOT bag stuff. i think that if they saw some of that stuff they would have wanted receipits. i did have: 24 raffia fans 50 plastic cups 20 wine toppers 30 4" starfish happy packing! How were you able to pack the starfish without them breaking? I was thinking of doing starfish for wedding favors, bubble wrapping them and putting them in tupperware containers.

I am thinking of doing OOT bags for our guests. I have decided on the following items: Sunscreen Sunburn relief cream Rolled towel Luggage tags Any other suggestions? I chose a canvas bag about 8.5"x11"

I would suggest looking up Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet from the section about Love. I think it starts like this: When love beckons to you, follow it, though it's ways are hard and steep or something like that...