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Originally Posted by plee1234 

 

Anyone else considering a wedding in Mexico 2012??? We are having so much trouble trying to find a resort!

we are getting married  in Mexico in Feb. 2012 at the Dreams Riveria Cancun.  Just having a small wedding 17-20 people. What kind of wedding are you planning?

We are planning a small wedding also (17-20 people) We are taking the complementary wedding package  which doesnt cover a whole lot. So we are adding on to the package. Does add up quickly. We are having a civil ceremony so this requires more expense than choosing the symbolic ceremony.  We are renting a sound system for the ceremony only . We are planning on just having our reception dinner at one of the resorts restaurants  and not even having a dance. (with such a small group)  For photos ,one of our guests who is attending the wedding  agreed to be our photographer. 

I am planning on decorating the arch for my beach front wedding in a drapery fabric. Has anyone did this for there wedding and if so where did you get the fabric and how much needed

Getting married at the Dreams Riviera Cancun in Feb. 2012 . We are having a civil celemony and want both a minister along with the justice of the peace for the ceremony. What is the charges of having both?  (and what other extra charges are there in having a civil celemony) For the decorating of the ceremony meaning arch ,chairs,, ceremony table,ect.does the wedding coorinador take care of this or are we responsible for this ? Has anyone reserved a private reception dinner in any of the restaurants and was there a extra charge for this option?    And does anyone have a flower catalogue that would give me an idea of cost for centerpieces, bouquets for the wedding ceremony table and bridal party?     Thanks everyone.....any info. is appreciated.

Does anyone know what the extra charges are for having a civil ceremony? In the complementary package the justice of the peace is included, but what is the extra charge for wanting a minister also ? Any info. would be very helpful

hi what wedding package are you two concidering? Were going with the complementary package with some add ons.

Originally Posted by RZurla 

 

you can possibly get around the private reception and just ask to book 4 tables of ten in any restaurant of your choice for your wedding dinner - the only thing different would be is that you wouldnt be able to have the DJ in the restaurant, but they will decorate it lovely - present the cake and possibly let you take your PA system in the restauruant - regardless your wedding coordinator will decorate your tables lovely and it will be pretty much private. We did it this way and had a two hour cocktail reception on the beach instead of one with rum drink bar, trio band, cigar roller, appetizers and firedancers and was only a fraction of the cost of full private reception with the same effect. With the money we saved we were able to add on all kinds of entertainment during cocktail hours and next day excursion for us and guests - totally awesome wedding, mre than enough food and drink - very happy with the bill.

so did you supply the decorations for the tables in the restaurant or did you get them through the wedding coordinator ?  

Originally Posted by mindylcarter 

 

We chose the "Paradise" (complimentary) package. 

 

Resort: Beautiful, and the rooms are just like the photos. We were given a free upgrade to one of the best rooms on the resort - oceanfront with a jacuzzi on the deck.  The king size beds are very comfortable.  Nice minibar and maid service was very good, although they forgot to leave me coffee twice. 

 

Food:  Fabulous!  Soooo much better than what I expected for resort food.  Our favorites were the french and japanese restaurants.  The only restaurant we did not eat at was the mexican.  We ate breakfast at the World Cafe every morning but one, and it was so god and the choices are so numerous.  We ate lunch at the World Cafe on our last day, and realized we had cheated ourselves all week, as the food was also delicious there for lunch, and again, numerous choices. 

 

Drinks:  Average to below average.  If we didn't ask for a double, we could not even taste the alchohol. I found the best way was to order a shot of top shelf liquor along with my drink of choice.  The same drink was served 5 different ways depending on the bar you went to.  My after dinner drink of choice was Baileys and Frangelica, which was excellent.  I found most of the other liquors seemed to be watered down.

 

Wedding Flowers:  Beautiful and just like the photos.  I could not have been more pleased.

 

Decorations:  I was under the impression that some type of floral arrangement was provided on the center table at the gazebo, or some type of fabric draping, etc.  There was nothing.  I was disappointed in myself that I let the pictures on the site and in the brochure cloud my understanding.  I wished I would have brought some fabrics or artificial flowers with me

 

Sound System/Music:  Terrible.  Such a disappointment.  This was the only item we spent the extra money for.  It was $200 for 1 hour but we only used it for maybe 30 minutes before we dispersed.  I recorded a song with other musicians that I wanted played while I walked down the isle, and I selected a song for my bridesmaid to walk down the isle to as well.  I made 2 seperate CD's - the first contained music to play while the guests were being seated, and the other was to be put in when they were ready to start the ceremony and my bridesmaid was walking down the isle (I only had 1 bridesmaid).  The next sone on the 2nd CD was the song I recorded for my husband and the song I wanted to walk down the isle to.  It was a suprise for him and all the guests, and took months of planning to practice and record.  The tech stopped playing the song for my bridesmaid as soon as she finished walking down the isle, and forwarded directly to my song, which was also abruptly stopped as soon as I made it down the isle...only ahout 20% of the song was played.  I was sick and very upset. Maria was our coordinator, and I told her how unhappy I was with the way they butchered my music and ruined my special suprise, and I told her they would never cut off a solosit or live musician in that manner.  Of course, no concessions were made.

 

Minister:  she was very nice, but her English was very broken, and she stumbled through the ceremony.  I was not happy with her at all.  I wrote the ceremony myself, and even I could not understand most of what she said, so I am sure my guests had no idea what she was saying.  Very disappointing, considering the hours I spent researching and writing the ceremony.

 

As soon as the ceremony was finished, a waiter brought us a tray of champagne which was very nice.

 

We had our reception at the Bourdoux french restaurant, and they did a beautiful job.  We only had 6 guests so we ate off the menu. The table was decorated beautifully and rose petals were scattered on the table.  We had at least 2 waiters attention all night. The service was wonderful.  The wedding cake was DELICIOUS!  It was the best dessert we had all week!

 

Our wedding ceremony was definitely rushed...both myself and my bridesmaid felt the coordinator just wanted to get me down the isle and go do something else.  I felt that because we did not purchase a lot of extras or have a private reception/cocktail hour, that we were not given adequate time or attention during the ceremony.  If I had to do it again, I would not rely on the discretion of the coordinator, but I would go over everything in advance with regard to timing, etc., and be very stern with exactly what I wanted.  I thought that I did that with my music, but it did not come out that way.

 

One other thing:  DO NOT RENT A CAR!  We rented a car from the AVIS counter to go on a couple excursions to Playa Del Carmen, and we were pulled over by a police officer at a road stop, and the police took $80 of our money before he would let us go.  This is a very common thing but we did not know it at the time.  We were doing nothing wrong, but there is an AVIS sticker on the cars, and they will pull you over and take your money.  They have machine guns and speak no English (or act like they don't) and we were very scared.  Everyone at the resort were very sorry, but of course there was nothing they could do.  The AVIS rep will not tell you what to do if this happens (obviously if they told you there is a good chance the police will pull you over and take your money, you may not rent a car.) 

 

Everyone in our group was very happy with the resort, and there were absolutely no complaints. They take excellent care of the guests, and the staff are very laid back. 

We are not having a reception or dance either....just a supper in one of the restaurants.  Were you allowd any decorations in the restaurant or did they supply that?    Did you have a beach civil ceremony with both a judge and minister? did you bring your own decorations or did you get them as add ons down there at the resort.  Was the brides bouquet selection ok?

what extras did you add on?  Did you have a reception dinner and dance? did you rent a sound system for your ceremony or was that necessary?  Just looking for info for our wedding in Feb.

Has anyone chosen this package and what extras have you added to do?

Hi! We are getting married in mexico in Feb. 2012 and having the same thoughts.  I myself feel like it would be like a wedding redo so we are having both a minister and JP perform the ceremony . Doing it this way is going to be similar to what your experiencing.... a lot of our guests will be leaving the following day.

How much time is allowd to decorate if we do our own?

my finace and I are doing things abit different.  We are thinking about walking in together with the song "From this moment on" by Shania Twain  

What song selection ideas to be played during the ceremony while the papers are being signed? Should there be music played then or not?  Comments please!!!!!!