nels519

Hey ladies, I just got married at the NOW on January 5! I wanted to give you all a review of what I thought since I hired all outside vendors. However, the site wouldn't let me post it on this thread - I had to post it under the reviews. So, here is the link to my review http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/products/now-sapphire-riviera-cancun. I hope this helps. I will periodically check this forum & the review for any of you that may have questions. Happy planning

Hi all! I just got back from our wedding at the Now Sapphire. I would like to share my reviews for anyone willing to read because I hired all outside vendors: 1. Photos in Cancun - Derek Campbell & Lorena Jaimes. The pictures turned out fabulous! I have almost 2000 pictures of the entire day. At the end of the reception, they gave us 3 USB sticks of all our edited photos for us to print on our own. I hired them for the whole day & don't regret it one bit. Let me know if you'd like me to email you a few pictures. 2. MVP Hair & Make-Up. One word - FABULOUS!!! Best money spent on the entire wedding. They were a few minutes early for both appointments, the trial & the day of. Melissa & her team work very quickly and effectively. I am always very skeptical of hair & make up artists, as I am often unpleased with their work. All 9 of my bridesmaids, my mother & mother-in-law were extremely pleased! There wasn't one person who was disappointed or wanted something re-done. And trust me, they would have said something. I can't say enough kind words about Melissa & her team. I love that she is from the states because she knew how to work with our hair type & skin colors, and best of all, I can communicate with her!!! She would have to communicate with the rest of her team because they didn't speak english, but that wasn't a problem at all. 3. DJ Mannia. AMAZING! He played everything we asked for, and didn't, plus much much more. He took the few songs that we had asked to play, learned our style, and played similar songs. I received so many compliments from all ages about his services. Definitely worth the money for the Dance Floor! The dance floor was never empty - and when I say never, I mean never! 4. Maya Floral. I sent them pictures of what I wanted & everything turned out just like I wanted! He is very professional. He sends a detailed invoice with pictures of what it's going to look like. I never even met with him in person, but when I got to the reception, it was perfect! No complaints at all. I hope this helps. I know a lot of you may be worried about the "outside vendor fee", but I ended up paying only $700 total. It was definitely worth it & still saved money. My only complaint is that it does create a little extra work for you because you're having to contact all the vendors yourself, whereas if you used them through the resort, Anel would do all that for you. My only complaint about the resort is the lack of communication with Anel. She is very hard to get ahold of, as many of you know. However, when you get to the resort, she is very very sweet & helpful! She is good at her job, just slow to email. For those of you that want a different email address for wedding planning, her assistant's name is Ramon & his email address is <weddings1.nosrc@nowresorts.com> and he is much quicker to respond to emails. I don't have any regrets from the wedding. Depending on the size of your wedding, I would recommend getting to the resort at least 2-3 days before the wedding. We had 65 people come for ours, so I feel like there was a little more work to be done & I was a little more meticulous. I will try to check this thread for the next week or two in case any of you have any more questions or want to see pictures. Happy wedding planning to all Ashley

No it's not. I found him on my own! I've heard really great things about him. His email address is mrderekcampbell@gmail.com, and his name is Derek Campbell. If you end up booking him, let me know! I am having a welcome party for all my guests after the rehearsal dinner on friday night, so I am going to try & use the photographer that's included in the package for that. I've emailed Anel about it, just waiting for a response.

No it's not. I found him on my own! I've heard really great things about him. His email address is mrderekcampbell@gmail.com, and his name is Derek Campbell. If you end up booking him, let me know! I am having a welcome party for all my guests after the rehearsal dinner on friday night, so I am going to try & use the photographer that's included in the package for that. I've emailed Anel about it, just waiting for a response.

I will send you some pictures now. The resort looks even better than the pictures online! I am using Photos in Cancun. They have great prices & Derek is very quick to respond to emails. And best of all, he has photographed at the NOW Sapphire multiple times, so he's familiar with the resort. As far as responses go, they are just slow. It is frustrating, but if you haven't heard back after a week, email again. If you still haven't heard back a few days later, email again. If you bug them enough, they'll email back. It's just how things are there. But rest assured, once you get there, they are very accommodating and will answer any and all questions you have!

Hi all!! I am new to this website and am getting married at the NOW Sapphire on January 5, 2013 - right around the corner! I wish I had known about this site earlier. I have hired Photos in Cancun for the photography and DJ Mannia. I am still trying to figure out who to hire as a florist and a make up artist/hair stylist. I've emailed with Fernando Fuentos for hair & makeup, and Vanessa Jaimes for flowers. Any reviews on either of those people? I also just emailed Lucy with flowers by lucy. What I'm really interested is hearing from anyone that has had their hair & make up done by the stylists at the resort. I'm sure they're great, but I just haven't heard anything. Can anyone give me their honest opinion? My fiance and I visited this resort in June so I have some pictures of the resort if anyone is interested, just give me your email. Thanks Ashley