Renewedbride

I haven't seen this view of the resort before. Cool pics! Unfortunately, this resort no longer allows outside vendors. Well they do but it's a $500 fee.

We are using an outside florist- Flores riviera maya! They're so so much more affordable, bridesmaid bouquets start at $35!

I am at a loss as to how to get people to hand over money in a timely fashion, because I am in the same boat, even family members that say they are coming are procrastinating and YES it is frustrating!!!! Keep your head up and carry on is all that you can do.

Awesome! That's good you didn't have to use your money to place the deposit. We sent out close to 90 save the dates.

$1,000? Ouch! Bases on experience, would you recommend couples collect the deposit themselves before booking with the TA then add about 5 rooms to their count? For example, if we collect $50 from 10 people we have cash on hand for 5 rooms. We would then only use $500 of our own money to reserve 5 additional rooms for people who could not make our "deposit" deadline. I'm trying to see how things like this could be avoided.

When did people start to hear from their coordinator/should I reach out?  My wedding isn't until Sept 1 and the group events start Aug 30.  I'm just a little nervous w/our big group that we'll have the right space for everything!

Hello Renenewbride! Congrates on your wedding in June! We will be getting married on that Saturday June 15th at Playacar Palace. We were wondering do you plan on purchasing all your decor from the wedding planner or were you bringing some from home? Is there a big cost and convienience difference? Thanks and again Congrats!

Originally Posted by aleedoc17 

 

 

i'm having the same issue, especially because we put a deposit down to block the rooms & the guests have up to a month prior to the wedding to get this special deal (50% savings for a 4 star hotel!) & it's frustrating because if they don't book, & we don't get the required minimum rooms, we lose the deposit & our guests who book lose the deal. So then my dad said he'd have to pay the difference which then hits into the budget!

 

 

ugh!

Same here. We placed a deposit for 20 rooms, we can drop up to ten of them by April 7th, after that it's a done deal. We haven't even gotten all 10 booked which means we lose the deposit for all 10 rooms, even those that were booked. Guests only have until April to book too. That will be $1000 down the drain. I'm so irritated with it right now.

Travel agent can make a lot of things easier, but you really have to be careful about the room block. Many people said they were coming, I put down the deposit and now I will more than likely be penalized for not having 10 rooms booked through my TA which is approx. $1000! (Not what I planned on spending my wedding savings on)

I actually have it in writing that for 2013 photographers and videographers are the only vendors that are allowed to just purchase the day pass and not pay an outside vendor fee!  I was pretty careful on this because it impacted how much I was able to budget towards my photographer altogether.  I do believe that other vendors, however, have the higher fee associated w/them.

I'm so frustrated! We're going through the same exact things, and it's kind of hard to plan a wedding when you are unsure if you will have 4 or 40 guest

I'm not sure but I hope someone who has info on it also has pictures to submit. I'm unsure as to how Luna Lounge and the Solarium look. I would love to see photos of both.

Hello Matt,

Beautiful photos! Do I need to request permission from the resort to higher you guys for my big day or are you guys on the acceptable outside vendor list? Also you know what fees are associated with hiring your company at Playacar Palace? Lastly, how do I find pricing for your services?

Thanks in advance!

Hi Jessi, I've been working with Elvia, but she hasn't been too quick to respond to me. I usually ask my wedding specialist to contact her. Her email is [email protected]. Good luck with all your planning! I know it's frustrating when you need answers and you can't talk to a real person. Sherrae

Hi! Thanks for the pictures, but my wedding is at Playacar Palace, not RIU Palace.

Hola Ladies, I wanted to start a thread for the Playacar Palace brides that are getting married in June of 2013! It's been a bit of a rocky start getting my room block confirmed and I was just curious to hear from other brides about their process. Also I was thinking it would be cool if I actually bumped into one of the brides from BDW while at the resort :-)

Could you find out if there is a fee for the wedding guests over the 30ppl limit? I will have 75+ room nights so I will have unlimited private events, but I'm not sure if I will be charged extra for going past the 30 guest maximum for the wedding ceremony/ reception. Also will I have to pay the fee to make my reception a private event? Lastly could you take pictures of the south and north solarium as well as the Cielo bar?? Thanks soooo much!!! I'm so lucky to have found this site!

Hey ladies!  Is anyone on here getting married the weekend of Sept 28-30?  If so, I'll be down there scoping out the resort that weekend!!  My roommate-for-life and I finally got confirmed to meet with Wilma and the decor and music vendors during our site visit at the end of this month so we can relax and know everything is in good hands for our wedding in Jan 2013.  I still don't know exactly where we're having our ceremony, receptions, or private events for 80-100 people - so I plan on taking a bajillion pictures and notes.  If there's anything you'd like me to find out or specifically take a picture of, please lemme know!  I'm so excited to finally visualize how this is going to come together.  Pacificarol and Andrea80 - I'm SO happy to hear you guys have large wedding groups and can't wait to hear all about your weddings and what you decide to do for your decor, music, guests, etc.  ATTENTION ALL PP BRIDES............................................... Let's hear about what you have planned for any of the following:

• wedding date
• ~ # of guests attending
• Planning an at home reception? Y/N

• wedding website - have you created one for your guests?
• invites - did you do this?  some do, some don't - any pics?

• what themes are you doing (if any)
• wedding colors
• # of peeps in the wedding party and what they are wearing
• types of private events
• locations for your ceremony, receptions, private events
• flowers, bouts, etc.
• decor
• Anything else fun and festive?

Here's what I'm planning:

• Wedding date: Jan 26, 2013
• # of guests attending: 80-100
• Planning an at home reception? Nope

• Wedding website: www.grantandkyra.com
• Invites - Wanted a super non-traditional and FUN invite so we decided to make them since I dabble in graphic design. It was a LOT of work to assemble but I'm thrilled with how they turned out.  Will post a pic when I decide to post it to pinterest
• Complimentary PP beach set up + want to add a little decor for each of the chairs lining the aisle
• Colors - blues and orange
• 5 girls / 5 guys - Girls get to pick their own orange dresses, nude shoes + gold jewelry / Still working on the guys attire.
• Unlimited private events:  Rehearsal dinner, Welcome Fiesta, Morning/Afternoon Bloody Mary & Mimosa bars for bridal suites, Ceremony, Cocktail hour, 4-hour reception
• Locations - still waiting for confirmations of what's available
• Flowers - Not going crazy here since we can't take anything home with us.. going to use Parasols for my maids instead of flowers.
• Decor - I'm a DIYer so I'm gonna be getting creative here.  Want to use a bunch of chinese lanterns and papel picados (the mexican paper cutouts), blue sea glass and other fun stuff. 
• Fun and Festive - I really really really really really wanted to get a Tequila Donkey but my man said no dice because then no one would remember our wedding haha.  If you don't know what they are, please google it for a good laugh.

Okay that's it for now.. PLEASE SHARE!!!!!!!

Hello everyone! I've been planning my destination wedding since June and have just recently chosen to have my wedding at Playacar Palace in June. I've spent countless hours pouring over the various forums before deciding on PP, and I've received many great ideas from the women on the site. Do any of you guys know if the hotel is finished with their updates/ renovations?

ATTENTION ALL PP BRIDES............................................... Let's hear about what you have planned for any of the following:

• wedding date- 6/13/13
• # of guest- 50-75
• Planning an at home reception? N

• wedding website- still working on it...
• invites - still trying to decide on STD in terms of to go cheaper or get really fun creative STDs. Will definitely do really nice invites with pocket folds for pertinent info as well as basic nvites for those who aren't coming to the wedding.

• what themes are you doing- no theme, just bright, energetic and cheerful decorations
• wedding colors- I think I'm pretty sold on tangerine, lemon and fuschia but I may change fuschia out for apple green.
• # of peeps in the wedding party and what they are wearing- Recently got rid of my wedding party ( is that completely terrible of me lol) may add them back in... We'll see
• types of private events- I would like a welcome cocktail reception followed by a rehearsal dinner; cocktail hour and private reception; post wedding brunch; farewell dinner
• locations for your ceremony, receptions, private events- undecided
• flowers, bouts, etc.- not sure...
• decor- still working on it via Pinterest
• Anything else fun and festive? Thinking of doing an excursion for the group depending on how large my group is and cost. [/list

  Hey ladies!  Is anyone on here getting married the weekend of Sept 28-30?  If so, I'll be down there scoping out the resort that weekend!!  My roommate-for-life and I finally got confirmed to meet with Wilma and the decor and music vendors during our site visit at the end of this month so we can relax and know everything is in good hands for our wedding in Jan 2013.  I still don't know exactly where we're having our ceremony, receptions, or private events for 80-100 people - so I plan on taking a bajillion pictures and notes.  If there's anything you'd like me to find out or specifically take a picture of, please lemme know!  I'm so excited to finally visualize how this is going to come together.  Pacificarol and Andrea80 - I'm SO happy to hear you guys have large wedding groups and can't wait to hear all about your weddings and what you decide to do for your decor, music, guests, etc.  ATTENTION ALL PP BRIDES............................................... Let's hear about what you have planned for any of the following:

  • wedding date
  • ~ # of guests attending
  • Planning an at home reception? Y/N

  • wedding website - have you created one for your guests?
  • invites - did you do this?  some do, some don't - any pics?

  • what themes are you doing (if any)
  • wedding colors
  • # of peeps in the wedding party and what they are wearing
  • types of private events
  • locations for your ceremony, receptions, private events
  • flowers, bouts, etc.
  • decor
  • Anything else fun and festive?

  Here's what I'm planning:

  • Wedding date: Jan 26, 2013
  • # of guests attending: 80-100
  • Planning an at home reception? Nope

  • Wedding website: www.grantandkyra.com
  • Invites - Wanted a super non-traditional and FUN invite so we decided to make them since I dabble in graphic design. It was a LOT of work to assemble but I'm thrilled with how they turned out.  Will post a pic when I decide to post it to pinterest
  • Complimentary PP beach set up + want to add a little decor for each of the chairs lining the aisle
  • Colors - blues and orange
  • 5 girls / 5 guys - Girls get to pick their own orange dresses, nude shoes + gold jewelry / Still working on the guys attire.
  • Unlimited private events:  Rehearsal dinner, Welcome Fiesta, Morning/Afternoon Bloody Mary & Mimosa bars for bridal suites, Ceremony, Cocktail hour, 4-hour reception
  • Locations - still waiting for confirmations of what's available
  • Flowers - Not going crazy here since we can't take anything home with us.. going to use Parasols for my maids instead of flowers.
  • Decor - I'm a DIYer so I'm gonna be getting creative here.  Want to use a bunch of chinese lanterns and papel picados (the mexican paper cutouts), blue sea glass and other fun stuff. 
  • Fun and Festive - I really really really really really wanted to get a Tequila Donkey but my man said no dice because then no one would remember our wedding haha.  If you don't know what they are, please google it for a good laugh.

  Okay that's it for now.. PLEASE SHARE!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Renewedbride 

 

Can you email me the new price list as well? Thanks in advance! [email protected]

Price list for the spa, sorry :-)

Originally Posted by CokonLove 

 

 Ladies,

 

Thank you for your responses.  We are soooo frustrated right now because trying to get information from travel agencies that includes everything is not working out.  We feel like we are under the gun because we want people to be able to budget to come to our wedding.  One travel agent we have spoken to has given us quotes, but when asked about airfare, she stated that rates go down usually 3 months before travel.  What???? Our guests do not want to book the accommodations and then now they have to figure out how to get there.  We also tried one person at Liberty Travel who was just so unprofessional and she is supposed to be the veteran of destination weddings with at least 20 years experience and she didn't even have the decency to call us back at all.  We also looked into Apple vacations, but they want a deposit before they will even help you.  If any of you brides can please direct us to someone that you highly recommend we would greatly appreciate it.  We would like to get our save the dates out in the next couple of weeks.  We can't do any of the fun stuff until we get the travel plans set in stone.  Thank you ladies and I apologize for the long rant.

 

CokonLove

I understand, I went through about 4 different TA's and most were nice, but couldn't give me exactly what I was looking for. I'm currently working with a TA from destinationweddings.com. Her name is Sherryl Dabbs and she has helped me out sooo much! Not to mention I can call or email her whenever I need to and she gets right back to me. Message me if you need her contact info :-)

Can you email me the new price list as well? Thanks in advance! [email protected]

Thanks Jamie!! A postcard is an awesome idea. I was toying with the idea of a traditional save the date versus a magnet and I think a postcard is a great compromise! How far in advance did you send out your invitations?

I'm planning a wedding at the Iberostar Rose Hall Suites for May 9th. We've just decided on the destination and the property so we haven't sent out save the dates yet. How has your response been to the ones you've sent out?

Thanks for all the information guys! I was contacted by TA Patty yesterday evening and am now awaiting contract information for the selected resort. So far so good and I am excited about the possibility of not having to route calls and feel even more stressed for our destination wedding :-)