stefn1218

Pretty! My sister is my only bridesmaid so I wouldn't have enough bouquets how did the runners turn out? Where did u get them? Are those on the chairs too? I like that idea but my mom thought with the round table it might be weird bc someone would have to eat on the runner? I didn't think it would matter...

What is everyone doing for their reception table centerpieces? I'm nervous to fly with a lot of breakable glass and would rather spend money on entertainment than flowers since its so pretty there anyways. We will probably be in either the tucan or venado terrace

We got that huge excel spreadsheet but I'm nervous signing it bc it adds up how much everything would cost even though we get most of it free with our wedding package and nights!

shan0487- Thank you!!! (I can tell my FI now that I was right about the private pool access! ) Sorry for posting in both threads, at this point I don't know who is reading what! I'm feeling more overwhelmed than excited right now, so I appreciate the encouragement. I thought I was so prepared but now I feel totally behind! I'll just work my booty off until we catch our flight and then hopefully relax once we arrive. Thanks again!

Hi Ladies! I have a few last minute questions (ahh! almost a month away!) probably for brides who have already visited the property? I know I've seen contact information on here somewhere for hair/make-up appointments...is that the same contact as the spa? I've been to a few Palace Resorts in the past and they seemed to have differentiated between the Salon and the Spa. I think there is a $300 limit per room at the Spa....so does this count towards hair and make-up or just services like massages? What about mani's/pedis? Any thoughts on whether or not a trial run for hair/make-up is necessary? My FI swears that he's seen pictures of the Moon Palace (Grand Section) where they have rooms with private pool access (ground level rooms where you can just walk into the pool straight off your patio. Can anyone confirm if this is true? I'm thinking this was probably at another Palace Resort. In a few earlier posts on the 2012 forum, brides suggested bringing your own speakers...I'm trying to decide between that and hiring a dj (a lot of our guests are older, so we are going to stick to the traditional dances and speeches, and then the younger crowd is going to head to the disco for the real dancing). If you don't pay for anything for the reception, do you still get a tech guy? Do they still provide a microphone? I'm wondering if we tipped a tech guy (assuming they provide one) if he'd run our playlists for us. If we did bring our own system, does anyone know if the internet at the terraces (Tucan or Venado most likely) get good enough internet reception to stream something like Pandora? Also, has anyone on here been to the MP lately? Any updates on whether or not the construction is done? Does this make the Sunrise section the "newest" now? Is that still the only section with hammocks on the patios? Sorry for all the questions. I've read almost every post I can find on this website, so hope I haven't repeated too many things that have already been discussed. As always, THANK YOU GIRLS!!!

Hi Ladies! A few more last minute questions (ahh! almost a month away!) I know I've seen contact information on here somewhere for hair/make-up appointments...is that the same contact as the spa? I've been to a few Palace Resorts in the past and they seemed to have differentiated between the Salon and the Spa. I think there is a $300 limit per room at the Spa....so does this count towards hair and make-up or just services like massages? What about mani's/pedis? Any thoughts on whether or not a trial run for hair/make-up is necessary? My FI swears that he's seen pictures of the Moon Palace (Grand Section) where they have rooms with private pool access (ground level rooms where you can just walk into the pool straight off your patio. Can anyone confirm if this is true? I'm thinking this was probably at another Palace Resort. In a few earlier posts, brides suggested bringing your own speakers...I'm trying to decide between that and hiring a dj (a lot of our guests are older, so we are going to stick to the traditional dances and speeches, and then the younger crowd is going to head to the disco for the real dancing). If you don't pay for anything for the reception, do you still get a tech guy? Do they still provide a microphone? I'm wondering if we tipped a tech guy (assuming they provide one) if he'd run our playlists for us. If we did bring our own system, does anyone know if the internet at the terraces (Tucan or Venado most likely) get good enough internet reception to stream something like Pandora? Also, has anyone on here been to the MP lately? Any updates on whether or not the construction is done? Does this make the Sunrise section the "newest" now? Is that still the only section with hammocks on the patios? Sorry for all the questions. I've read every post, so hope I haven't repeated too many things that have already been discussed. As always, THANK YOU GIRLS!!!

Thanks so much Shan0847!!! My FI is very worried about all the wind that we see in pictures...was it so windy that it's annoying/hard to hear/decorations blow off tables? Will candles stay lit? Maybe the battery operated ones might be better either way. Was it like that every day/all times of day? THANKS AGAIN!

Hey Everyone! I'm in the middle of completing that huge checklist...I can't believe I'm 2+ months out, time has gone by soo fast. We're having MUCH fewer guests than we had originally planned (35 max...a few are still deciding, and we're currently at 70 nights, SO frusterating!!!) but due to that our location options are different than I had originally looked at. Does anyone have any suggestions on the Venado Terrace/Gardens versus the Tucan Terrace/Gardens? We're having our ceremony on the beach and we are having a one hour cocktail hour following the ceremony (so we can take pictures) and then a buffet dinner. The gardens appear to be larger than the terraces, but I think that's just the maximum capacity? I def. want dinner to be as close to the beach as possible (we originally really wanted it ON the beach, but can justify paying the additional set up fee) so I'm thinking of doing the cocktail hour at one of the gardens, and then dinner at the corresponding terrace? Any suggestions on if this would be a good flow? Or which garden/terrace is the best combo? I think I remember reading somewhere that the Tucan and Venado are pretty similar and close to each other....I just hope not too close that if someone else is celebrating the same night there will be too much overflow/competing noise? Also, how is the lighting at the places? Is additional lighting NEEDED to see and function, or have girls just brought it in for decorations/mood? Thanks!

OMG I have been harrassing my TA to try and get something in writing about this! From my standpoint, if you book something during a specific promotion, that promotion and all of its fine print should appy....even if the government is instituting this tax, maybe it is only for reservations made AFTER April 2012? Is there ANY way either of you would be willing to email me that sheet you have saying we wouldn't be charged the tax?! [email protected] I'd REALLY appreciate it!!!

Del Sol Photography!!!!

Thank you MrsBruff2B and MPWeddingPlan! MPWeddingPlan: I was worried about the capacity because for the new Colin Cowie packages it says that they include seats for 30, champagne for 30, etc....Are you going with one of the older packages? I wish we could have! I'm worried that this is another new expensive change...OMG your wedding is SO CLOSE! Good luck with everything!

Wow, didn't realize I was dominating the board, I'm sorry! Clearly haven't been on enough the past few weeks. My FI and I spent all morning looking over reception sites, and based on our potential wedding group, I think the best location will be the Lake Terrace. I went through the different forums and reviews but didn't see much info on the Lake Terrace....any info? Is it near a crowded area? My biggest concern right now is that we are most likely going to have more than 30 people. Anyone else in that situation? Did they make you pay extra for chairs and the champagne toast? What about all the free events, any limit on cocktail hours or private events? Also, apparently they don't confirm locations until you arrive....so what did everyone do as far as letting their guests know where to go? I was at minimum going to include it in their welcome package, so how do you print out that information if it isn't confirmed? THANK YOU ALL! This forum is literally going to keep me from going totally crazy!

I asked them about videographers and they replied with a really long email about why they don't like videographers...I was set on having one until I spoke to them. What I love about Del Sol is that their photos capture the story of your wedding, so it will be all captured. The biggest selling point to me about not having one was because it is so windy, it's hard to capture everything anyways. And also that it requires a camera crew that can mess up the important photo shot moments. Send them and email and they will answer all your questions. They are incredibly helpful and SWEET. Saying that, there have been several brides who have posted amazing videos, so if you end up wanting one, Del Sol does provide a list of people they recommend.

Beautiful! Love the "here comes the bride" sign! Etsy I'm assuming? Quick question for you....I'm also wanting a beach ceremony and horse carriage entrance. Can guests still see the carriage from the beach? Also, everyone says it is really windy....is it so windy that you can barely hear people talking? Or just enough to keep things floating in the wind? Congrats!

Be careful with off-site vendors! MP makes you pay a hefty fee to allow them on the property!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Del Sol Photography and have already booked them. They are one of the "approved" outside vendors so you don't have to pay the vendor fee ($263 or something redic) but you do have to pay for a guest pass for the photographers ($91/pp).

I spent a LOT of time debating when to book. We literally had three different wedding dates because I changed my mind so much....it's hard to accommodate important people's schedules, weather, capacity and price. We have gone to different Palace Resorts twice before, once in Oct. and once in Nov. We had perfect weather both times even though it was during "hurricane season", and the low capacity and cheaper prices were amazing. However, during our Oct. trip there was a hurricane that hit THREE days before we got there. I was freaking out, and it was just a vacation. After that, I figured I would drive myself crazy if we didn't book during a "good weather" month. April supposedly is tied (I forget the other month!) for being the driest month of the year. The beginning of April is high travel season but the end of April (exact date changes every year around Spring Break schedules) is considered a "shoulder" season...meaning JUST missing busy season and still get good weather. I found these links to be very helpful...hope this helps! http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/cancuns-weather-and-seasons.html http://www.cancuncare.com/Cancun_Weather/ - this one is my favorite, it breaks down each month and details the positives and negatives!!!

I'm still catching up on this thread so I'm not sure if you posted your review already but can't wait to read it! I just want to let you know how amazing it is that you are on here. I've told my FI all about you, and I can't wait to show him your post so that he knows other guys are on here. He made a comment to me this morning about how he feels kinda clueless about this whole process because the Palace doesn't really put together a complete guide for us to look through and I told him again about you being on here and how helpful this thread is....hopefully you will all be seeing a Mr.Stefn1218 on here soon!

Does anyone know if the Tucan Terrace has direct beach access? Or if not, if it it close to it? We really wanted to be directly ON the beach for the reception, but our invite list keeps getting larger and I don't think it's worth paying the extra per person set up fees. Also, do you know if the Tucan Terrace is close to any bathrooms? Heads up for anyone who has Fernanda, she (CROSSING FINGERS) has been very responsive and friendly! THANK YOU!

How are you getting reassigned? I keep being told someone will contact me, but no one ever does. I've tried calling several different numbers but don't seem to be able to get anywhere. Do you have a number that's been working for you?

My friends got married at the Beach Palace in 2010 and I was the maid of honor. We did a very quick (15min) rehersal that as far as I know did not have an additional charge. Her's was VERY low key, so if they would have charged for a rehersal I doubt she would have done it. Most of the time involved was honestly just getting the bridal party to pay attention (the wedding area was upstairs, but the area where the bridal party was waiting to be called was RIGHT next to the bar They had an actual rehersal dinner that they did pay for, but I personally think that if you are asking people to fly out to Mexico then, bridal party or not, they should be invited to all the formal events. So, then I'm not really sure what we would do much differently for the rehersal dinner versus and wedding reception. My FI and I are still trying to figure it out, but we are leaning towards either a Welcome Cocktail Hour or Welcome Dinner the night before, after the rehersal that we'll have with the wedding party. Also, I did just read somewhere that there is a separate charge, even if you qualify for unlimited events, for both the cocktail party and receptions if you have them on the beach or terrace. I can't remember what the exact price is, but i think it's like $6/pp for cocktail party and $12 for the reception. We REALLY wanted to have EVERYTHING on the beach, but we're expecting (hopefully!) a lot of people (like around 60), and at that price, it is going to be hard to justify that added cost....hope that info helps!

sorry, i mean PM me your email address and i could respond that way

hmm, i think it is but i have so many doubles in my last name i cant tell on this screen! here it is again [email protected] if that doesn't work, can you send me the info through the private message? or maybe PM me and i can send you a message so you'll have my email? i am so sorry this isn't easier bc you are doing me a HUGE favor! If it's too much of a pain, i totally understand. I mean, you're planning a wedding

How did you get direct contact with the on-site department? Do you have their email/phone number? Thank you!

I was promised they would be offered in 2013 HOWEVER, when did you book? If it was before April 2012 I think you might still be ok, but if it was after they are imposing a tax to use the credits (not sure what the rate is). So, essentially, how ever many credits you end up using, you have to pay (in cash i think) a tax on that amount. I haven't seen that part in writing since it wouldn't apply to me or my guests (just have it in writing that it wouldn't apply to me), but I would look into it....

THANK YOU!