kjanda8

Thanks jcoke. Do you have the contact info for JSAV and PSAV? If you need to email me any details, my email addy is [email protected].

Thank you so much!!

Originally Posted by jcoke 

I rented my DJ equipment from JSAV.  We had a welcome/rehearsal dinner the Thursday night and we used the ipod set-up, but for the wedding we went with the DJ equipment with mixers, turntables, etc.  The total cost for sound ran us around $1,600 w/taxes and fees. If you tell the sound people what equipment your DJ prefers they will send you quotes.  I had quotes out to PSAV and JSAV and i went with the best cost.  They are both associated with the hotel so there is no additional outside fee with this. 

 

 

I have a quick quesiton - does anyone know if we can use the DJ's equipment, but we bring our own DJ? If so, how much would that cost? THanks!

Oh no!! I am so sorry to hear about this. I am sure everything will turn out in the end - you are SO well organized. Best of Luck with the planning!!
 

Originally Posted by SChica927 

Ladies, good luck with the rest of your planning. Due to a serious health issue that has arised, we are moving our wedding back home (to either my hometown or his hometown)...

 

If there are other Indian brides that have questions, PM me. I'll try to reply... but now I'm down to 4 months till my wedding and need to find a venue and start all over again!!

 

Good luck, and thanks for all of your help!

Wow! You make the most beautiful bride! Thank you for sharing.

Originally Posted by kyndall 

I'm sorry there seems to be so many problems with the WC.  I hope when you all get there everything works out for everyone.  

 

I got my pictures back from my photographer and I thought I would share with you.

 

www.wavehellophotography.com
-go to "explore the stories"
-click on "clients"
-in the password box, enter "mexico" (no quotation marks)
 

Great Tip. I will definitely request that.

 

Originally Posted by Terpgurl 

The grand rooms are gorgeous and much bigger. My wedding coordinator got me a room over there the day of the wedding to get ready and it was perfect. Word of advice, ask for a room for your groom too. My groom was on Sunrise and I was on the Grand. My photog never made it to my groom's room to take pics b/c he ran out of time b/c he had to make sure to be at Nizuc for the chapel to take pics as everyone arrived.

We are having the reception in a ballroom. I like the idea of the ribbon online, may I ask which site you bought it from?

Originally Posted by kyndall 

If you are having your reception outside I don't think a dance floor in necessary...might help you save money.

 

We also bought ribbon online and made chair ties to take down.  The chairs are in good shape so you prob wouldn't need chair covers.
 

 

Does anyone know where the RESORT rooms are nicer...the Sunrise or the Nizuc?

I think my party will be in the Nizuc.

Thanks for the dance floor info!

Thanks - looks like decor is going to cost me way more than I thought!

Originally Posted by mpweddingplan 

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Originally Posted by kjanda8 

Does anyone know if table covers and chair covers are included?

Plain white tablecloths, plain white napkins and NO chair covers are included. Anything else is extra.

 

Does anyone know if table covers and chair covers are included?

 I was wondering about the dance floor too, Thanks - I think the brown dance floor will be perfectly fine.

One questions though - do you know if they adjust the size of the dancefloor based on your party size? Or is it a standard size?

Hi Kris10kay, My wedding is on Dec 5. I told my Miami contact that I needed to get a hold of my WC because I have such a large party that is already booked, and I need to ensure that I receive the locations I would like.

Although, I still haven't contacted my WC yet, so who knows if Ill hear a response back from her, but my Michelle Miami contact has been pretty good so far!

Just tell your Miami contact that it is urgent that you know who your WC is. Good luck!

Originally Posted by kris10kay 

Kjanda when is your wedding?! You are very lucky to get in touch with your WC! I keep trying to convince my Miami contact but she keeps saying the same thing over and over about waiting until 3 months before!

I completely agree. The wedding planning should definately start before the 3 month mark! Raulmaria, 

I hope your planning goes well over the next three weeks, esp since you have so many guests.

I just found out my WC is Daniela. I haven't contacted her yet. I thnk I might do the thing another bride suggested, and compile a bunch of questions together, and then send it to her.

Has anyone else had Daniela? Good or bad reviews?

I love the themes!!

I may be interested in the peacock stuff! Let me know how the costs of things work out.These are details that we can definately work out a little later. Once I have my themes sorted, I'll let you know.  

I really want my wedding on a strict budget, so I will have to be selective on what I want to spend money on.

Originally Posted by SChica927 

Let me look into the horse decor. There was another Indian MP bride who got married in April that bought the horse decor and then decided not to do a baraat... so she told me she'd sell me the decor. I'll ask her how much it is.

 

For the Garba, I'm doing a bangles theme... so I'm bringing a lot of pink/orange/blue bangles & of course, we'll be bringing dandiyas. For the reception, we're doing a peacock theme and are bringing a ton of peacock feathers (I may also bring table runners for this, still TBD). If you're thinking about similar themes, we can totally split on cost for any of it!

 

We'll probably also bring a lot of stuff for our pooja, but I'm not sure what exactly... and I'm also not sure if you guys use the same stuff in your ceremony... but we can work that out later. Not sure if we'll be bringing anything else...

I also have this document that has some venues and capacities (I also e-mailed it to you)... this should give you a good start.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moon_Palace_Private_Function_Information[1].pdf

Thank you so much for the contact info. Karla already got back to me today!

Originally Posted by Terpgurl 

The contact for the spa was Karla. Her email is [email protected]

 

I had the best experience with Doris on the NIzuc side for my hair and makeup. She did exactly what I asked and she didn't make me look like a drag queen and was very natural for the wedding. Even through the sweat and wind, my makeup help up. Also, I have issues with getting raccoon eyes no matter if I use waterproof or not and she prepped my face so well that it looked great through the whole day!
 

 

Amara3 - that is SO weird because in my group bookings contract is says that the transfers are extra. Maybe my TA is trying to rip us off!

That is SO strange because on my group bookings it says that transfers are extra. I wonder in my TA is trying to rip us off!
 

Originally Posted by Amara3CUS 

at the bottom of my contract its says people staying 7 nights or more have included "transfers" and then at the bottom of the hotel room confirmation that people paid off balances to their rooms... it's also there... and then the credit card authorization form that you can use to fax or email your payments, it's on there too

and the transfer is $24 round trip last I heard, per person.
 

 

Thanks for the contact info. She already got back to me today!

Originally Posted by Terpgurl 

The contact for the spa was Karla. Her email is [email protected]

 

I had the best experience with Doris on the NIzuc side for my hair and makeup. She did exactly what I asked and she didn't make me look like a drag queen and was very natural for the wedding. Even through the sweat and wind, my makeup help up. Also, I have issues with getting raccoon eyes no matter if I use waterproof or not and she prepped my face so well that it looked great through the whole day!
 

 

That's SO strange, because on my group bookings contract, it says transers are extra.

I wonder if my TA is ripping me and my guests off?

Originally Posted by Amara3CUS 

at the bottom of my contract its says people staying 7 nights or more have included "transfers" and then at the bottom of the hotel room confirmation that people paid off balances to their rooms... it's also there... and then the credit card authorization form that you can use to fax or email your payments, it's on there too

and the transfer is $24 round trip last I heard, per person.
 

 

Thanks for the contact info. She already got back to me today!!

Originally Posted by Terpgurl 

The contact for the spa was Karla. Her email is [email protected]

 

I had the best experience with Doris on the NIzuc side for my hair and makeup. She did exactly what I asked and she didn't make me look like a drag queen and was very natural for the wedding. Even through the sweat and wind, my makeup help up. Also, I have issues with getting raccoon eyes no matter if I use waterproof or not and she prepped my face so well that it looked great through the whole day!
 

 

Thank you for the contact info. She already got back to me today!

Originally Posted by Terpgurl 

The contact for the spa was Karla. Her email is [email protected]

 

I had the best experience with Doris on the NIzuc side for my hair and makeup. She did exactly what I asked and she didn't make me look like a drag queen and was very natural for the wedding. Even through the sweat and wind, my makeup help up. Also, I have issues with getting raccoon eyes no matter if I use waterproof or not and she prepped my face so well that it looked great through the whole day!
 

 

Wow! Thank you for the info!

As for the horse decor, I am not that bothered by it, but if it's not too expensive, I may consider it. How much is it?

On that same note, are you bringing other decor, prop's, etc. that I could split costs on??

I am estimating that we will have 100 people. We booked the wedding 3 weeks ago, and I already have 67 people on booked flights. No one has booked their rooms yet. My TA will be doing that for my guests.

But as we will be having the maiya parties separately, we will have around 50 people at the outdoor venues. Any locations come to mind?

Originally Posted by SChica927 

I put a bunch of my answers in red in your quote below:
 

 

I have been told by the resort that the transfer is $10/pp, but someone mentioned that if you are staying for 7 nights, then it will be free. Where or who told you that information?

What is the contact information for the Spa's?

Have their been better reviews for the Nizuc or Sunrise, esp for hair and makeup?

Wow you have done so much research! I think your ceremony and your other traditional events will turn out very well as you seem to have it really well organized.

I have heard the mention of Zuniga many times on this site but I am still a little confused about their services. When I start looking into decor/setup, will my WC tell me to contact them? Or are they separate from the resort decor/setup?

We are getting the horse and carriage as well. I want my fiance to get ontop of the horse too, but I wasn't too bothered if they are not able to make that happen. If not we will use it after the ceremony, mostly for pics.
 

I would LOVE to know the contact details for the company the has the Sikh musicians!! THat would add the perfect touch! email - [email protected]

I thought about the Indian catering (cause I noticed you mentioned it earlier on this thread), but if it is really costly I dont really think it would be worth it for us. If you dont mind me asking, how much are they charging?

Maybe if they aren't so bad, we could get someting simple to bring the taste of India in mexico, like some Indian sweets! (esp since everyone on here says the deserts dont taste good)

We actually have a Dhol, and will be taking it with us. My brother knows how to play it, although he could definately use some practice. Too bad we arent there at the same time because my brother could have just  played for your wedding as well.

We will be doing a maiyan night for both the bride and grooms side. They will take place at the same time but at different locations at the resort. Although I still need to book my locations. We wanted both sides to at least have one event of their own, and the maiyan is the perfect event to do it at. We will be bringing all the "props" from here.

Any suggestions on the locations for these events?

We definately want them outside. I heard that the Carribean terrace is beautiful, but I would rather not spend the extra to have that location, esp, when its not going to be used for everyone in our party at the same time. What are the next two best outdoor locations?

Our reception will be in the ballroom. I believe someone mentioned that the Star ballroom is the nicer of the two. But is there any real difference?

I emailed Marvin for centerpieces, and for what I like, it ranges from about $65-120. Is that a reasonable price for centerpeices? What is the price range for MP?

Also, does anyone know their nightly entertainment for the week? I know someone mentioned there is a Beach Party of Thursdays, but would anyone know what happens on what days? I want to do one nightly show with all the guests, but I need to plan which day will work best based on the entertainment.

Also, Michelle Farina's is my Miama contact, and she wont tell me who my onsite WC is? She said that I will be contacted 3 months prior. I know alot of you ladies were able to find out, but how can I force her to tell me?

Thanks!!

Originally Posted by SChica927 

Yep, we're both Indian too and are having a traditional Hindu ceremony. We're flying our priest down with us. We're getting married in the Tucan Gazebo... having chairs set up. I'm hoping to have Zuniga build me a stage (for our mandap) on top of the marble table that pre-exists in the gazebos... it's about 3 ft high, so we'd have to build the stage on top of it, or around it... that's the last part of the decor I'm doing with Zuniga because it's going to be a headache to figure out

 

We're having a few events:

 

Thursday night: Welcome Beach Party/Mehndi party (I'm flying down a hair/makeup/mehndi person)

Friday night: Garba

Saturday: Baraat, Ceremony, Indian Lunch, Cocktail Hour, Reception

 

We're also doing a traditional baraat... so right now MP has said only Horse & Carriage... the carriage is kinda weak for this, so I'm really hoping I can get my fiance on horseback for this. We're working on it. Otherwise, I found another company in Cancun that has a horse they've used for baraat's in the past... so I might just suck up the outside vendor fee and bring in that horse. We'll see. For the music, we might have to have a CD/iPod, and we're still debating about bringing 1-2 dhol players with us... TBD.

 

Oh, the company that has a horse, has Sikh musicians too that they know of... in case you're interested. We're flying in our shehnai players.

 

The #1 reason we picked MP is because they are allowing us to bring in an Indian caterer (without having to pay the outside vendor fee). I worked this into my wedding contract so there was no debate later. If you decide you want Indian food, I can PM you the details/menu. Let me know.
 

 

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