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You have to pay $500 just for using an outside vendor. This isn't for set up. They charge $150 to set up anything you want during the reception. I just said I would have family and friends help with the flowers and didn't pay the set up fee. But at the end of the day our florist set up our ceremony centerpieces. and somebody ended up setting up our reception centerpieces (I'm assuming the decorations company we used).

Sorry, totally missed the 30 person part. I don't believe they charge you for extra people over the 30, but not 100%. I had 35 guests, including ourselves and 3 babies and there weren't any extra charges for that.

Just as Shan 0487 said, you only pay for however many extra hours you go over. It is $60/table/hour. Also if you decide to have a private reception outdoors and want the plated option over buffet, it's an extra $30/person. The only thing we don't know is if they decide to change the prices for 2014, as it seems that they started charging for things in 2013 that weren't charged to brides in 2012. The prices are always different and they are very inconsistent.

Hey! I had my wedding this past April and I had booked my venues before the 90 days. I think I was able to reserve it back in December. I had gotten a hold of the wedding sales contact through my travel agent. You could either try that or call the wedding sales department. I would suggest to wait some time before calling though as it is still VERY early for you to start any of the planning with them. One thing I did ahead of time was scour the forums and join the fb pages to get an idea of where and what I wanted my wedding. And as soon as I was able to speak with someone, I asked for the exact locations for ceremony and reception (you can always make changes before you sign the final invoice with them). Hope that helps

Congrats! They're not very flexible. They don't let you make any changes to the packages which is why I went with the complimentary and added my own details. I found it was more fun this way.

No. Just tell them if they ask. They asked me if I wanted photography services and I just said no one of our guests will be taking photos for us. I find it was best to tell them as little as possible until the day you meet with your onsite coordinator or they'll try to charge you for EVERYTHING.

If your photographer is a guest you don't have to pay the $500.00 vendor fee. It's only if they are not staying at the resort.

Yes they are very inconsistent with what they charge for. Originally I was told that we would pay a set up fee if we had them set up our centerpieces for us as we had used an outside vendor. But in the end I never mentioned anything and they just set it up for us without charge. (But we DID have to pay the $500 outside vendor fee).

You can have rectangular tables, but they are extra. You will need to go through their decorations vendor to get the tables. We had to pay extra for a sweetheart table.

Hi annetea1021 I wasn't interested in any of their approved photographers so I didn't ask for their contact. The only photographer's information I have is wedding1@palaceresortsweddingphotos.com who is called Ocean Photo Studio. But once your wedding coordinator contact you, they will send you a list of all the different vendors you contact for your wedding day. (ie. decorations, music, tour bookings, etc). It might be a little early for you to contact these vendors as they will not have a wedding coordinator to send your information to. You basically speak with everyone separately and they send you a final order/invoice for your approval and then they send it over to your wedding coordinator who takes care of everything from there. They will charge you everything together. Hope that makes sense. Let me know if there is anything else I can help with. I just got back from my wedding at Moon a couple weeks ago and it was amazing!

I think the age is 18+ for Noir. They didn't check ID or anything, so you may be able to sneak them in? (unless the under 18's get different colored bracelets...I wasn't sure of this as we didn't any have children or teens with us)

I just got back from Moon Palace for my wedding and absolutely loved it minus a few mishaps. On choosing location. It depends on what kind of group you are travelling with. From reading reviews I had decided on Nizuc as Grand sounded really quiet and Sunrise sounded too hectic with lots of kids. When we got there Nizuc seemed kind of boring for us. Minus parents/aunts/uncles, the rest of us were a group of late 20's/early 30's who are really playful. We were actually really excited when we headed over to the Sunrise section and found the flowrider and teens lounge (only for the popsicles and unlimited arcade games lol) and Noir Club (which btw is really good!) and even the pool area entertainment seemed more lively. Everyone had wished that we were staying on the Sunrise side as we found ourselves heading over to that side quite often. We had never even bothered to hang out near the Grand Section. I had done my eshoot there and that was about it. It seems newer and the facilities were nicer, but nothing to do and far from all the excitement. If you prefer some more peace and quiet and like lying around the pool, I would suggest Nizuc as it was pretty central to everything and walking over to sunrise or grand isn't a big deal (there are shuttles as well). As far as renovations, I saw some going on on the Sunrise side, but nothing that would really affect your stay. But apparently Nizuc is going to start renos soon too.

I currently have Brenda as my wedding coordinator and she has been great with answering any questions I had and providing all the information I need, although it does take her a few days to respond. My wedding is in April so I will let you know how everything goes. But one thing to keep in mind is that you will have a different onsite wedding coordinator.

I'm not too sure since I knew I wanted other photographers and didn't bother asking. From what I remember from scouring this site, I believe they are Smile Market and Del Sol? (not 100% sure though)

Hi Nicole Have you tried to talk to wedding sales? I found that when I asked my questions and listed them out in numbers they would answer each question you have. I can try and answer your questions as best as I can as I had pretty much the same questions that you did. If you have 75 room nights booked, you have unlimited private functions (for 2 or 3 hours (information seems to be inconsistent). I don't know how much more each hour will cost), a free cocktail hour and room upgrade and so on. If you decide to have your reception in one of the restaurants, I believe they block off a part of the restauarant for your party but do not reserve the entire restaurant for you. (This MIGHT not be correct as I had enquired at other resorts and may be mixing up my information). You also have other areas that you may have your reception. For instance on the beach, terrace or I think now there is a rooftop available? I believe the beach and rooftop are extra charge. For the wedding packages, this includes the decorations and everything listed in their package. You will just need to pay for extra chairs. I was told it is $6 per chair. If you decide to purchase the package tables available, you will be paying $300 per table. 2 tables are included if you go with the pure package. each table seats 8 people, so you can plan out how many tables you'll need based on the number of guests. (40 people = 5 tables at $300 each). If you choose not to go with the package tables, you will receive round tables with white linen, white napkins and white chairs. (You can add decorations and such at extra costs) If you have unlimited private functions, I was told that 3 hours of alcohol were included. It will be an extra $80/hour per table. Food options are buffet or plated, your wedding coordinator should be able to provide you the menus for these. If you are outdoor, buffet option applies but if you want a plated option, it is $30/person. Then there are upgrade options available. For instance if you want to add lobster or filet mignon, there will be an extra charge. And upgraded cocktail hors d'oeuvres available at extra charge as well. If you deicde to go with plated, all the plated food will be the same for every guest. For your ceremony, you have the option of the beach or gazebo? I'm not too sure of this because I knew i wanted my ceremony to be on the beach, so I didn't inquire about other options. This is what I got so far from speaking with wedding sales, who knows how it'll be when the wedding actually happens. Just keep in mind there will ALWAYS be hidden costs/fees that you will not anticipate. Hope this helped! Goodluck planning

It depends what your budget is. You can always pay less for photos, but the quality might not be that great. For me the photos were the most important. We were going to go with Claudia Rodriguez photography or playaweddings (both outside vendors) until our amazing friend offered to do our photos for us at cost. We wanted anywhere from 5-8 hours of photo coverage which costed anywhere from $2500-$3500. You also need to pay a vendor fee if you use someone other than the resort's approved vendors.

If you have 75 room nights (for example if you have 10 people booked for 7 nights = 5rooms x 7 = 35 room nights) booked total, your private dinner functions should be free and a free cocktail hour. If you go with the complimentary package, you'll receive the basic tables with no decor on it for free. I was originally going to go with the Colin Cowie Ivory package, but decided if I was going to spend about $300 a table I'd rather decorate it myself. I'm using Marvin from Maya Floral for our flowers. I hear there are ways of not having to pay the vendor fee, so if I can accomplish this, I will try. lol. I have my friend doing our photos for us as well. She is booked for the whole week, so there is no vendor fee. Buffet and certain plated food options are included if you have the free private function. There are optional menu items available for upgrades. So those options will cost extra per person. Everything is apparently extra. For instance if you want a dj, or just a music docking station, music to be played at your ceremony, set up costs, decoration costs, extra hours of alcohol (I think only 3 hours are included with free private function), etc. From my calculations, for our wedding costs including travel and photographer, we will be spending anywhere from $10000-$15000.

Hi Mrs. Liang, If you haven't booked your wedding yet you should quickly look into reserving your spot. I booked a little over 6 months before my wedding date (which is really late) and the latest time they had available was 2pm. I was only able to get a 4pm time slot due to cancellations. I booked my wedding through a wedding coordinator here in Toronto who works out your wedding group travel and wedding bookings at moon palace for you and 3 months prior to your wedding date you coordinate with a wedding coordinator in Mexico to work out the details. I'm going to be starting my wedding planning in less than 10 days. And it's a little nerve wrecking but we'll see how it goes Goodluck planning~

Hi Charmaine! I've been told that they contact you 90 days prior to your wedding. My 90 days is on January 16 so I'm waiting to hear from mine. I will let you know how that goes

Hi Alexis! I totally feel you! I am in the exact same boat. But don't worry. People will book their travels last minute. Over half of our guests are going to be booking their travel right before the due date which is 8 days from now. Just send out constant reminders and I found that speaking to them in person helped. And with the DIY depending on the number of guests coming...I'm in the same boat! With your FI's suit, you'll be fine. google search helped a bunch for my FI and I and we found and bought the suits for him and his groomsmen in a week. I found that over stressing made the planning less enjoyable so we took all of December off from wedding plans to take a step back and relax. Everything won't go smoothly but that's the reason for a destination wedding right? Goodluck! I know you'll be fine

With the unlimited private functions, buffet is included (no extra charge). If you prefer to have your food plated, that is when you will have to pay $30/pp. There are set menu options available (appetizer, entree, and dessert) as well as (to what it seems to me from reading the menu) that there are options to pick from various appetizers, entrees and desserts. There are also upgraded options, which is an extra cost per dish (varies on the entree chosen). I am unsure of how to attach the menu provided, but will forward you a copy if you would like to your email.

I may have things mixed up...it may be a certain number of room nights booked for you to qualify for the unlimited events.

Hi FutureMrsCorney, This was the same question that I had and this is the response I received from Angelica: Please note that for outdoor events a buffet style dinner applies. If you want plated outdoor, it is $30 USD per person. If you don’t get the included reception (with the group benefits), it will be $50 USD p/person (for the private function for 2 hours) + $30 USD for the plated = $80 USD per person If you want the event on the beach and you didn’t get the included functions, it is $50 USD p/person (for the private function for 2 hours) + $30 USD for the plated + $12 USD for the beach setup = $92 USD per person. Please note there are some upgraded main courses options with extra charge. Your reception tables are only the tables and decoration/plating/silverware. This does not include the meal. I believe when you have 30 people, a buffet will be included for your dinner reception as it explains above. Hope that helps! Goodluck with all your plans

I just emailed my wedding coordinator. there may have been miscommuniation but it seems that do use a onsite decoration company called Zuniga productions.