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 Jennifer!! So sorry to hear that!! That indeed does suck. Even after you told them to wait. That's a little inconsiderate. Hopefully it'll work out for the best. Definitely a hard situation to be in. I have my fingers crossed you can reschedule for an earlier time - but that means less time for you to get guests to book and all items finalized!  Definitely keep us posted!! Â

Hey Averie- my TA is actually from DestinationWeddings.com and I love her!! This site really depends on who you get - your dealing with an individual. PM me if you want her information. She's really great. She really helped me with an issue with The Royal. I cc her on everything and she's on top of what I want. She gave me alot of great recommendations for Mexico. I am in constant communication with her. Â Good luck!!

My vote is bachelorette party!!!

That's awesome!! YAY!!! I've heard alot of brides say they didn't pay a vendor fee for him if he stayed less than 3 hrs. You may want to check with your WC. As you know, we all get different asnwers. LOL...

Perfect!! Thanks for the info. Glad to know there are ways around that ugly fee! Absolutely!! I plan on going to my hometown salon, take tons of pics and then show them there. At least it'll ensure what I want and there's no misunderstandings.

LOL... I completely understand about being picky. It's your day and you want it to be perfect. I also contacted Norma from mac in cancun. She doesn't cost as much but I thought she did a great job on lady di and her wedding party. I'm considering buying some of their makeup and having them do a chart for where colors belong. I'm not into sharing makeup even if they clean their brushes. Â So for the flowers - as long as the resort doesn't set it up, then no vendor fee? Just want to make sure I understand it. That would be awesome. Â For hair I'm doing a trial run at their spa salon next spring to see if I like it. Trying to use as much as I can in my package since I've already paid for it.

Hi Ladies!! Â I'm interested in buying gold and dark plum colored chair sashes. If you have any for sale -please let me know. Wedding isn't until June 2011 - I'm estimating about 40-60 guests. I'm thinking of alternating the sashes on chairs. Â Thanks!!

Thanks for the assurance!! I keep checking my emails hoping to see a response. LOL.... You're wedding is literally around the corner!! How exciting!!! Keep us posted. Can't wait to see pics!! Â

I love all the ideas that I see for welcome bags and OOT bags but I'm not doing it for my wedding. We have between 40-60 guests coming and we decided to sponsor a group trip as a thank you for coming. Plus it's less stuff to carry and pack - for you and your guests. Â

So sorry to hear about that!! That is downright unprofessional. I hope you get this issue with them resolved. Luckily you were just in the beginning of planning. Keep us posted on your situation. If you want other recommendations, I hear the El Dorado is amazing - I have a friend who's attending a wedding there next thursday. When she gets back I can fill you in on how it went. Azul is another beautiful place and a new resort called Now Sapphire. I do know El Dorado is adults only. Azul may be as well. Not sure about Now Sapphire. Â Good luck!! Â

Tell me about it. I am really not a fan of that vendor fee!!! So glad Marvin is responsive. I need to email him myself. Who are you using for makeup? I'm having a hard time getting a response from Fernando with makeup pros.

I am addicted to tripadvisor. That's how I decided to have my wedding at The Royal. It was more positives than negatives and of course all the brides on here. So far I haven't heard any stories about a horrible wedding. knock on wood! Â I've read that too. I've heard that the smell goes away and that near the pier is where it's mainly rocky. But someone said if you walked down a few ways it's pretty nice. Â Lisa and RosiePosie - thanks for that scary update about the police. WOW!! I can't believe they can do that. I may have my guests group together so it's a large group and they can't single them out. Â

I'm getting married there June 16th. I don't think I've ever setup a basecamp. How do I do that? My WC is Andrea and I just email her. For any pressing issues my TA calls her and talks to her immediately. She generally emails back within the same day - sometimes a few hours later but at least she's responding. Â Definitely call. I know September and October is a busy month for them with early fall weddings.

Hi JoZee84! You should be able to view their website as long as you have Flash. I looked today and was able to see great pieces. Click on Disenos (designs) and you will see a menu in english. Definitely beautiful work. Â

Perfect! Thanks for that info Jesmcan. How much is he charging for candles? Thanks!! Â

  Jenny,  For your flowers, what is he arranging for you? Wedding party florals and table center pieces? I'm trying to decide if I want to deal with centerpieces or just do candles. Do you know if he supplies candles as well? We're having an indoor reception and I don't want it to be too plain but I also don't want to spend $$$ on flowers when we can't even take them home and we end up giving them away for free.  If anyone else is interested I happen to have the pricing sheet for bridal bouquets and boutonnieres from The Royal. You can compare prices. PM me and I'll send it.  Janna Â

Hi Averie!! Â Congrats and welcome to the forum!! There is so much information on here that it can be overwhelming but you will definitely be prepared when you finally start your planning. As you will find out, The Royal tends to change their policies. When you get your contract, make sure to read it thoroughly. At one point they didn't even allow outside photographers. Outside vendor fees changed from $100 to $350. Â This forum has helped my sanity many times and the sharing of information almost makes planning seamless. Â Janna

Thanks for all the great advice. So glad I asked!! We decided to ask a friend to officiate for us. I'd rather spend that $400 on something else. I think I read the luxury package twice. LOL.... Â Playa - i would save that money and ask someone. It's more meaningful than stranger.

That's right!! I just quickly looked at them again. I just wanted to say that I met Lady Di in person and she is just as gorgeous or more in person as her photos. I bought a veil from her and it's perfect!! i couldn't help posing around in it! LOL... Â Girls, are any of you married already and just having a symbolic ceremony? We got legally married this year so we wouldn't have to deal with translating paperwork and blood tests. So our ceremony is non-legal. We were thinking of asking one of our guests to officiate. Does anyone have any experience in this? I emailed my WC but the responses take a while and I know you ladies are much quicker!! Â

Me too!! Luckily I remembered this one!! =) I thought maybe I was just really tired and stressed!! Â Thanks jesmcan. I would so love to do that. LOL..... I may just use them both since I have technically paid for it. I just hope they don't get in the way of my photog - I am paying him more!!! Â So my drama is starting to be resolved. The only issue is that there's a concert booked using 4 out of the 6 ballrooms. I have 2 reserved. So all ballrooms are now taken for June 16th, 2011. Now we're just trying to find out what time it starts and what type of concert is it. If I can coincide when our music starts playing when they are then I'm hoping it shouldn't be too bad. We'll see. Not exactly thrilled but I can move up my ceremony time and cut the hour cocktail to 30mins depending on when they start. Â I totally thank my TA for being on top of it and being my voice - which worked out bc I probably would not been as polite. Â

How interesting! I did not see that in the video section. To reiterate, you do get a photographer and a videographer. I'm not sure if I want to use their photographer since I'm bringing one but as they say, if you don't use it, you lose it. There are absolutely no refunds or exchanges when it comes to the packages.

Ladies!! Check out this thread!! For those of you getting married in July 2011, Del Sol Photography is offering a free photo shoot!! Congrats to the lucky bride!! Â http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/61160/del-sol-photography-give-away-looking-for-couples-in-the-riviera-maya-in-july-2010#post_1350842

Ladies!! Â I have to vent a little. I hope no one else is experiencing this issue. I promise I won't take up too much of your time. I'm trying to remain calm and hope this is an honest mistake. When I contacted The Royal in July - we were set for an outdoor ceremony and indoor reception. My WC at The Royal said - since you want a longer reception your only option is ballroom and they are open. I filled out my paperwork, even wrote on the deposit information the wedding details. All correspondence has always been notated as such. Â SO WHY IS IT TODAY WHEN I EMAIL HER MY SUGGESTED TIMELIME THAT SHE TELLS ME ANOTHER GROUP HAS THE BALLROOMS AND IF I WANT THE RECEPTION ON THE BEACH?!!! Thankgod my TA is on top of it!! I cc her on everything - bc I can't always respond so quickly. Â Any words of wisdom to help me remain calm? Crossing fingers.

Hi! I am using www.destinationweddings.com - in the beginning it was a little rough (we changed locations a few times) but after we settled on Mexico it has been much smoother and drama free. Be aware that each TA is different. So depending on who gets assigned to you is the level of service you will receive. When we booked our group room rates - we were under the early booking - i believe it's 30% off regular price plus an extra $50 off. They should still have the early booking available. Ask your TA about it. Â Guests staying at the Gran are part of the resort group. They are not outside guests. In fact ask your TA about combining rooms from Gran and Royal for your group block. It will help filling the room deps. We have guests staying at both. That is what we're doing. We decided to do a min of 10 rooms( combined gran & royal) and then add on rooms for additional guest. That way we maintain our group block rate and any guest that is added still gets the group rate. Â This is just based on my specific contract and experience. Let me know if you have any questions. I can give you my TAs info if you're interested.

I know!! I'm trying to find out more myself. I'll definitely post an update. I think if you do a search on here for Ivan Luckie, he may have more info on it. I'm hoping the local consolate in our area will be able to help us out. Â