Sarella727

Thank you so much for your info! I'm also working with Ana.... How many guests are you having and is that why you are doing the set menu before you arrive? We purchased the Divine wedding package but we think we're going to have about 50-75 guests coming so we have to pay per person for any guests 26+ --- We priced it out on our own and it ends up being about $80-100/per person for those additional guests with cocktail hour, appetizers, reception dinner.... We are getting married April 21, 2012 and it's a Saturday... So it's hard to negotiate when there are other weddings going on as well. You will have to let me know how the Oceanview terrace is and how big it is... If I do end up having about 75 guests, I don't want it to be too cramped and not be able to have room to dance. Keep us posted and have a great time on your wedding!! Sarella

Hi there! I'm not sure if you could get married on that 4th day or not, but I would send a quick email to your wedding coordinator on that. We are arriving Sunday and not getting married until Saturday so we don't run into that problem. Email you WC and she should be able to answer that for you : )

Hi there - I'm trying to get in touch with that florist to get their rates and I'm having a hard time getting responses... How are you communicating with them? thanks!

I'm going to have a "welcome dinner" on Thursday night in the main restaurant that's buffet and Ana advised she would have a section for my group for no charge. We're going to most likely do the same thing for the Rehearsal dinner, because we have close to 75 people coming and paying $20-30/per person for that as well as the wedding is a lot of $$$$ - That might be a good option for you as well? : )

Hi - My WP is Ana Maria and she stated that I can send her stuff a head of time and there is no charge to store that - OF course, I'm not going to send it months in advance, but maybe a month before I arrive : ) --- In my divine package, it includes gazebo decor (I'm having ceremony at the Pergola as well) and seat covers. Not sure what package you have, but remember that you get "some" decor included in your package possibly. : ) I love how the white drapes look on the pergola and that's pretty simple and looks fabulous! So true that Destination weddings seem like they are easier and cheaper and they are NOT --- it adds up depending on how fancy you want it - Definitely going to hit up local spots for anything and everything I can use once we're there -

Hi Ladies - I checked with my WP and she stated that YES, I would not have to pay the $350 charge to have an outside florist do my flowers, as long as someone leaves the resort and brings the flowers in. I know that may cause some problems for some, but heard that another bride did that and there was no problems. You would most likely need your groom or someone reliable and knows what you are doing to do this on your behalf. I def don't want to worry about that the day of the wedding : ) The resort prices for the decor and flowers are crazy expensive. The outside florists are sort of difficult to get a hold of, but their work is fabulous and prices are really low! I might even decide to pay the $350 to have her enter the resort vs. having someone get it... Convenience Price! : ) I'm getting married April 2012 and I started this whole planning process in February or March of this year... It takes quit a bit to go back n forth with everyone in Mexico, so I would suggest be proactive and start your plans as early as possible. That way, you won't be stressing closer to the wedding. I'm not stressing that much, yet : ) ---- Because I've heard that once you get there, everything falls into place and I have a week before the actual wedding day to get everything sorted. I definitely am checking on the prices for centerpieces and decor with the florist and also might get my creative hands going and make something as well... I'm going to hit up the town of Playa and see if I could find some stuff as well as ship some stuff to my WP before hand. She said that I can ship stuff to her directly at the hotel and they will hold it until I arrive... I plan on shipping stuff like welcome bags and stuff that goes in that, escort cards, etc. I will keep you posted on any new info I receive! Thanks -

Thank you for the info! That does help a little bit, because I would TOTALLY have someone meet the florist outside the resort and get the flowers if that saves $350 - Also, I do have 5 kids coming to the wedding, so the cost of them would be cheaper and that's great. Since you have about 50 people coming, are you still doing the package or a la cart?

Hi Julie~ I'm still waiting for some input from past brides and/or upcoming brides as well : ) Hopefully someone can come to our rescue and answer these questions that we have. : ) I have been working with Ana Maria at the resort and she has been great. What I have learned is this website is very informative, ONCE you find that info I think the NOW Jade will be beautiful and once you are there, everything gets taken care of..So please try not to worry too much (I know it's hard) I'm just worried about the outside vendors and getting those taken care of. If the DJ, FLowers, Photography aren't that important to you, then I wouldn't worry too much about that. You can use the vendors the resort uses, but they do get quite expensive and what I found out is that even though you have to pay for outside vendors ($350 for flowers and DJ/each - and day pass for photographer $55), it's still a better deal then from buying from the resort. Any updates I get, I promise to post and share with other brides to ease their worries --- TRUST Me when I say - Enjoy this process and even though you get worried, because you are at the resorts mercy, this day is going to turn out GREAT!! Make sure you have EVERYTHING written down and have a clear "vision" on paper that you can give to someone the DAY OF, so they make sure this comes out the same exact way you organized it to be. That way, once you meet the day after you arrive, it will get done and you won't have to worry from there on. : ) Good Luck and Congrats on your engagement!!! Sarella

Yes, I believe we have made our decision on locations: Ceremony: Pergola (I would've picked the beach, but I want to wear shoes so I picked this spot and it's beautiful) Cocktail Hour: Blue Bar (outside) Reception: Oceanview Terrace Still trying to see what time we should start our ceremony, because I looked it up and the sun usually sets @ 7pm in April.... I reserved 3pm which might be too early... I want to have sparklers after the ceremony or at some point and they won't look as cool if it's light out : ) I will update on any other info - and please do the same : ) thanks! S

These Sky Lanterns are the BEST and saw them on Nick Lachey and Vanessa Mannilo's wedding special~~ My resort (NOW Jade) does NOT allow them because of the nature around the resort!! : ( I would suggest you check with your resort before you purchase these.... My 2nd option is sparklers that are about 2 feet long : )

Hello fellow brides! I wanted to start a new thread to eliminate some time searching for answers to my questions! I'm getting married April 2012 in the Riviera Maya @ the NOW Jade Riviera Cancun resort and needed some input from past brides and upcoming brides that might have the answers??! **Photographer - Has anyone used the photographer at the resort? I was looking at outside vendors and only have to pay the $55 usd day pass to have them enter... That's not the problem.. All photographers that I have found are about $1500-$2000 for 3-4 hour packages. Is that normal? If anyone can say that the resorts photographer is the same as outside vendors then we would be happy to stick with him. Pictures are important to me, but so is price... Need some advice! **Video - in my "divine wedding package", there's a 30min video included. Is it worth it to pay the extra to have it longer?? **Flowers - I'm trying to get in contact with outside vendor for this as well. The pricing at the resort is high, but they also charge $350 to have an outside florist to enter resort - Any suggestions? **DJ - I did get some feedback that the DJ that the resort has is about $1200 and any others I have found are lower, but resort charges $350 for them to come in too, so it comes to same amount - HA go figure! **TIMING of ceremony - I booked 3pm but might be changing that since a lot of the photographers say the lighting is better about 4-5p for start of ceremony outside. Thoughts? **# of guests --- This is a big concern of ours, since our DIVINE package includes everything for up to 25 guests... That is basically almost the amount of our WEDDING party, so we would have to pay either a la cart for the 26+ guests..... Ana Maria at the resort gave me an option to do A LA Cart for everyone.... Any other brides have about 50-75 guests in Mexico? What did you end up doing for your wedding package.. Their prices for food, drinks, cake, etc is pricey per person -- ANY AND ALL THOUGHTS and COMMENTS are appreciated! Can't wait to get married in MEXICO!! Thanks ~ Sarella

Hi brides! I'm getting married April 2012 and was wondering the same thing about A LA CART vs. package.. We purchased the DIVINE package and that only is for up to 25 guests - we most likely have 40-50 guests...... The extra costs per person I think is crazy too! Please let me know if you found anything out - I'm also looking into bringing in an outside vendor for flowers, DJ and photographer - Any suggestions/input on someone that had their wedding there about the same size as ours would be really nice!! PLEASE : ) Thanks!

Hello Fellow NOW Jade brides-! I'm getting married there April 21, 2012 and would love some input on the photographer, flowers and dj..... Does anyone suggest that we should outsource these 3 vendors and pay the $350 (for flowers and DJ) to come in vs. using the ones that they have available? For the photographer, I was told that we only have to pay for the day pass ($55 US) to have them enter resort- We are unsure how many guests we're having, but we purchased the DIVINE package and that only includes up to 25 guests... If we have more (which I'm pretty sure we do), Ana Maria suggested that we either pay A LA cart for every guest ---- Any suggestions on this? Any other brides running into this? Any suggestions/input would be appreciated!! thank you! S

HI there - I'm getting married at the NOW Jade Resort April 21, 2012 - Was wondering if you heard back from the florist? I read a couple posts that the flowers are quite expensive if you purchase thru the resort..... Let me know thanks!! Also - Does anyone offer any insight on the DJ / Photographer situation? thanks! PS. I'm allergic to mosquitos and never had a problem in mexico before but wanted some feed back on the insect situation out there! : )