nathanjenna

I've been getting a lot of private messages, so I'll put my biggest piece of advice on this post. Make sure EVERY detail is on the final planner and proposal, even if they make it sound like it is part of the package and even if they verbally tell you they will do something a certain way. There were things they made it seem like they didn't need to put on there, and those seem to be some of the things they messed up on. They didn't write 'no sand ceremony' on there (I specified this the day before, and in hind site I should have had them print off a new planner and proposal). Just make sure EVERYTHING is on both the planner and the proposal down to the smallest detail and hopefully that keeps them from making some of the same mistakes. Other mistakes they made were: incorrect food items (adding items I didn't ask for and not having items that I did ask for that were on the planner), the cake was frozen which was a big one, and I felt a little scammed by what they introduced us to during the love at first site visit and never explained what the difference would be when we came back for our wedding. (royal service vs. non-royal service.) The bridal suite was good (bring an ipod or CD to play music) bluelense, the dj, the bar service, all seemed to be good. You may want to appoint someone in your wedding party to be in charge of the flow of the reception, because I found myself having to be the one to tell the DJ we should be introduced or do the garter toss or cut the cake, etc... which is a little stressful when you are trying to enjoy your event. Hope this helps!

I just had my wedding at Paradisus Playa del Carmen. I hope I am just a rare situation, but I definitely want to give caution to anyone planning their wedding here. We had the most amazing time when we visited for our love at first sight visit, and didn't imagine anything going wrong when we arrived for our wedding. There isn't a very streamlined process for planning everything which was a bit of an annoyance, but I figured with what I was expecting for the wedding, I could put up with that. THEN we got there for our 9 day stay...We had everything from service disappointments to reception menu errors, to decor errors, to special request errors, not to mention our cake was still frozen, and everything in-between. These are things that when it's done it's done... it's too late to change, because the event is already happening. It was a bit of a let-down, but I tried really hard not to let it ruin my big day. If you have already planned your wedding here and want me to give you more details on what to whatch out for, let me know. Some of our let-downs were just basic expectations and we went over them the day before. I'm not sure how they got them wrong! We had a pretty simple wedding without a lot of bells and whistles, so it's not like there should have been a ton to mess up. Somehow they did! The good part was our reception ambiance was what I planned for and was expecting, and the Bar, DJ, dance floor and lighting were all good. I flew out my own photographer thankfully so I didn't have room for error there.

I will be arriving on the 30th for our wedding, May 4th. The sight visit is really helpful! Come with all your ideas (I brought my laptop to show them pictures of my ideas).

I will be arriving on the 30th for our wedding, May 4th. The sight visit is really helpful! Come with all your ideas (I brought my laptop to show them pictures of my ideas).

We are getting married here May 4th. We will have 3 children as part of the wedding party, limiting where we can have our rehearsal dinner. They have suggested The Market. We went to the resort a couple months ago, but I don't remember The Market. Did anyone do their rehearsal there? Does anyone have anything to say about how it is, or have any pictures?? Thanks!

We are getting married here May 4th. We will have 3 children as part of the wedding party, limiting where we can have our rehearsal dinner. They have suggested The Market. We went to the resort a couple months ago, but I don't remember The Market. Did anyone do their rehearsal there? Suggestions and pictures would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!