shelleyanderic

Oh sorry, one more thing. I posted earlier that we've been so confused about which resort to pick. Like I mentioned originally we were going to have it either at La Zebra or Cabanas Tulum but after taking our guests into account, most of whom are middle aged couples, we opted to go the all-inclusive route. We thought this would make it much easier and hopefully, once planning actually starts it will, but the decision on which resort to use for our big day is driving us crazy! lol We want to get the save the date's ready because we are having a small engagement brunch for about 30 people in 2 weeks and want to have the STD's with the where and when on the favors We've made some headway though, narrowing down the options from the Palladium, the Royal PDC, EPM, ERC, Dreams Tulum, Now Jade, Royal Hideaway, Iberostar Paraiso Lindo and Secrets Maroma Beach (whew!! was that ever confusing! lol) down to only 2: Dreams Tulum (for a bit of a smaller resort feel) and Excellence Riviera Cancun (for a large resort feel with more options but still with a nice vibe to it) I know there are reviews of both of these on here, but I was hoping anyone with experience at either of these 2 places could share their opinions and thoughts with us! thanks so much!

Hi everyone! Thanks to all of you to contributing to such a great and helpful site. It's been so useful already and we can only imagine how much we'll be on here as our wedding day actually gets closer lol With all the info here as well as a few other reviews available online, we've been able to change our original idea of having our wedding at a small resort in Tulum to having our special day at one of the AI's in the Riviera Maya. We'll keep you posted on which one we choose...we're narrowing it down and have zeroed in on two finally.

Thanks for the tip, Lincoln:) Actually we are working on narrowing down our choices and are down to a few. I know there are a ton of reviews of them all but after a while, they all start looking the same lol...anyone feel like sharing their thoughts about us having our wedding at any of the following resorts? We'd greatly appreciate it Excellence Riviera Cancun Excellence Playa Mujeres Dreams Tulum Now Jade The Royal in Playa Del Carmen Secrets Maroma...though we think the rooms might be out of range for some guests Paraiso Lindo...though it's kind of on the chopping block for us right now I think

Hi, We recently started reading these forums when the idea of having our wedding in Mexico came up and wanted to ask you all your opinion. We got engaged this September at Cabanas Tulum and personally loved the tranquility, service and intimacy of the hotel and area so much that we decided to have our wedding there for about 30 or so guests in November 2013! The problem arose when we started talking to a planner and the hotel itself. The wedding would surely be beautiful but we have alot of relatives who might be particular and not enjoy the more rustic aspects of the hotels on the Tulum beach road, we realize it's our day but we'd like to try and make it a time that everyone truly enjoyed. Plus since the hotel is a boutique hotel, as we got started with planning, the prices started climbing and for a rehearsal dinner plus the wedding day, we were looking at just under $16,000 before we even got the photographer, our rooms, and the other incidentals that are surely going to come up. This gave us the nudge needed to start looking at All-Inclusives as another possibility though now we are back at square one, finding a perfect spot, and are very confused. We stayed at Excellence Playa Mujeres and enjoyed it there, so we were considered that or Excellence Cancun Riviera. Though they can be a bit pricey for rooms and we don't want to hit our guests over the head with hotel costs. We also have been looking at Dreams Tulum but some wedding reviews have been great there, some not so much. Other ones that came to mind have been the Palladium Grand, the Royal Playa del Carmen and Secrets Maroma Beach but it seems for every pro to a hotel resort, there are cons lol We are looking for a resort large enough to offer entertainment, multiple bars and restaurants with good quality, a beautiful beach that we can have a wedding on or near, and a few different pools, good clean rooms that aren't set back in the jungle and a variety of room prices offered so that people who want to come but don't have a tremendous budget aren't asked to spend the $600 a night or so that SMB is asking for. We are open to anywhere along the Riviera Maya though from just north of Cancun down to Tulum though. I know this is a big wish list for a hotel but it's for our dream wedding and we're hoping to hear any of your thoughts, experiences or ideas. Thank you:)

I wonder, is it easier/cheaper to do them yourself or to just order them? I love the passport and boarding pass idea. Especially since we are having a destination wedding it, it would be perfect! Just looking around to see if doing it ourselves is best or ordering them.