KayRae

I'm not sure how much I spent all together per BM (I had 3) but I too got a little carried away lol. Mostly because I had such a long time to plan, or so it seems, and every time I came across something, or came up with an idea that I thought was "perfect", I had a hard time telling myself no. I ended up with a collection of things...jewelry set (necklace, bracelet, earrings), pearl barefoot sandals, monogrammed getting ready shirt, personalized dress hangers, beach bag with coordinating wet bikini bag and sarong, beach towel chair clips, personalized beach drink holder, and a few other little things. But altogether I would say around 200 at the most. Which they were definitely not expecting all of that and were very surprised and thankful for everything. I 100% agree with the other posts about how you shouldn't feel like you have to spend a certain dollar amount, or feel like you need to spend more because they are spending more to be a part of your wedding with travel expenses...after all, they are also getting a vacation in paradise in addition to being a part of your wedding And I always believe that it's the thought that counts the most, and I'm sure your BM's will love whatever it is that you decide to get them.

We used Styling Trio in January. I know for certain that the BM hair and makeup (airbrush, false lashes) was 150, or 90 for either of the services. For me it was either 350 or 375, can't remember for sure. They came to the resort so had to also pay the resort’s external vendor fee for each stylist that came, 2 in our case. So comparing that to your rates, especially if that is who you want to use, sounds like you have a great deal.

@@MissFrench

Wow! 3 weeks away!!!! So excited for you! And yes the time will fly by! You already know my thoughts since we have discussed the issue before so probably not much help either. And I had the same experience as you watching Carlos' work, crying like a baby watching complete strangers get married, even those spoken only in Spanish, and that's how I knew that he was the one! But it was an easy decision for me because I was planning for video in the budget from the beginning and his prices were competitive if not cheaper than other quotes I received. We are almost 6 months out from our wedding and I personally love watching our videos quite often, including the full length film that we received a month and a half ago, even if that makes me seem a little crazy lol. Hopefully some other brides, past and future, will be able to give you some valuable insight to help you with your decision.

@@acw271011  Thank you so much for the sweet comments!!      

@@Heidz1234

Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Let the planning fun begin! And thanks @@MissFrench for the shout out! I personally can't wait to see  all of your planning and hard work put into action with some post wedding details & photos! I know it's going to be absolutely gorgeous! And getting so close

So my husband and I were married at Secrets Maroma Beach in January and had a small wedding. Slightly bigger than what you mentioned, as we had 22 guests total, but still small generally speaking...mostly immediate family and a handful of our closest friends, with 6 of those guests making up our wedding party - 3 girls & 3 guys. I had always wanted a destination wedding and am so happy that we went through with it because it truly was perfect for us and what we ultimately wanted to for our wedding from the beginning...small, intimate setting with the most important people in our lives there with us, a beautiful location, a laid back yet elegant and romantic vibe, etc. I also wanted to be able to enjoy the typical elements of a wedding, including a  fun reception, just done on a smaller scale, and in my opinion having a destination wedding seemed like the perfect solution. We had originally planned on having an at home reception post wedding but never really planned anything concrete before the wedding and afterwards we were perfectly content with the experience we shared with our family and friends in Mexico that we didn't feel it necessary to put on another party so to speak. I didn't start out knowing all the possibilities when planning a destination wedding and was concerned at first that there would be some key elements sacrificed by not having a wedding at home where it is easier to be more directly involved with the planning, more familiar with vendors, etc. But after spending many hours online doing my homework and checking out a wide variety of weddings at different venues I realized that I didn't have to limit myself to the options among the resort wedding packages, etc - which the elements most important to me personally that I thought I would have to compromise on was having a great photographer, videographer, and a particular style of wedding cake that I fell in love with. Boy was I wrong! Everyone involved in bringing our wedding dream to life and also capturing it for us to remember forever in our photos and video was absolutely amazing and exceeded all expectations.

I also remember having a little concern about the energy level at the reception knowing the small size and the makeup of our guest list (not necessarily a big group of the clubbing party animal types lol, but neither are my husband and I). So of course the dance floor was not a jam packed  dance party from beginning to end like you might experience with larger weddings but we still had a blast and tons of bad dance moves lol. I never felt like it became boring or yawn-inducing lol. I might have been the only one to actually stay on the dance floor the entire night (literally), but there was always a part of our group, if not most, with us cutting up at any given time. We used the DJ contracted through the resort which we had for the entire duration of the reception (4 hrs), which also included an MC that was great to help keep the flow of the reception at a steady pace and on track - starting with the announcements of the wedding party entrance and ours, dances, dinner, speeches, cake cutting, bouquet and garter tosses, last dance, etc. We used the resort's gazebo area by the main pool as our reception location which I think was the perfect size space for our small group. That's one thing that i would suggest is trying to find a reception location/space that better suits a smaller group so that way it will have a more intimate vibe that will help keep the energy up among the group rather than being spread out over this huge space that leaves a lot of room for distance between you and your guests. And also to have a more intimate seating plan for dinner that brings the group closer together - like maybe one long table instead of 2 or 3 smaller individual tables spaced far apart, etc.

Our wedding package included cocktail hour after the ceremony, 3 hour reception with a seated dinner and open bar for up to 20 guests, so just had to pay for the extra head count over 20, and an additional hour for the open bar to extend the reception for an extra hour. Which still really seemed so short because we were having so much fun! So the point I guess I am trying to make is that whatever you want can be done to fit your vision, whether it involves 10, 15, or 20 + guests without having to compromise those elements you still want included regardless of the size of your guest list. 

I'm including the link to one of our wedding videos that you can check out if you'd like. If only interested in the reception clips you can just skip to the 2nd half/last 1/3 of it And if by some chance you (or any other reader) might have already watched it (since already posted previously in the SMB thread and my review of Carlos Gallardo - overkill I know sorry!!), I apologize for posting it again here. I know that it helped me at least to see other real destination weddings at different venues to get an idea of what to generally expect and also to see the possibilities for making it your very own dream come true  I stalked the websites/blogs/FB pages of wedding photographers and videographers in the area that I had come across. So if you haven't yet that's one thing to consider checking out. Our wedding was definitely not extravagant or over the top, nor magazine perfect, but was perfect for us and turned out more beautiful than I ever could have imagined And I have no doubt that you will feel the same about your own amazingly perfect wedding after all is said and done, regardless of which direction your planning may lead you or how many are on the guest list, because after all... you are getting to marry the love of your life and that's what it's really all about! Best of luck to you and your FI! 

Hi! Congrats everyone on the upcoming weddings. Wish you all the best of luck!! I got married in January at Secrets Maroma Beach and this is the order that we did for our reception. Reception was 4 hours long (5:30-9:30, sunset at 5:30)...

Started off with entrance/announcement of the wedding party and my husband and I. Went straight to 1st dance followed by father/daughter dance and then mother/son dance. Afterwards we sat for dinner. Speeches were done during the main course (best man, MOH, my father) . After dinner they opened up the dance floor for 3o min or so if I had to guess (hard to keep track of time), then did cake cutting. Then danced until around 8:30 and did the bouquet/garter toss (because photographer time was up at 830). And then danced afterwards till the end. I didn't really come up.with a timeline ahead of time, just kind of went with the flow and the MC did a great job of keeping everything moving.

Hi! Congrats everyone on the upcoming weddings. Wish you all the best of luck!! I got married in January at Secrets Maroma Beach and this is the order that we did for our reception. Reception was 4 hours long (5:30-9:30, sunset at 5:30)...

Started off with entrance/announcement of the wedding party and my husband and I. Went straight to 1st dance followed by father/daughter dance and then mother/son dance. Afterwards we sat for dinner. Speeches were done during the main course (best man, MOH, my father) . After dinner they opened up the dance floor for 3o min or so if I had to guess (hard to keep track of time), then did cake cutting. Then danced until around 8:30 and did the bouquet and garter toss (because photographer time was up at 830). And then danced afterwards till the end. We just went with the flow through according to the photographer time and also let the MC do his thing.

@@yuniedo

Thanks! & no problem! I will be sending you an email shortly with some info. I didn't even think to shop around but I think it is wise so that way you know what all your options are. I was too busy with school to think about doing any of the smart wedding planning things lol. Maybe @MissFrench can help you with  some info from Mayan Florals because I believe she had contacted them. 

@@yuniedo

And if you didn't already, you can check out our wedding videos (highlight and short film) that I posted in this forum or under my review for Carlos Gallardo (Gallardo Films). I don't think the seaweed took away much even when you do see it, at least in my opinion. I also put some photos in my gallery as well. What decor options were you looking into upgrading? I used planner 1 so could send you some price info via email if you'd like, just let me know

We did wedding on the beach and reception at the Gazebo Terrace by the pool so not much help with offering any advice by experience for the reception on the beach but I like the idea!

@@yuniedo

I had no clue that mounds of seaweed could even be a possibility or something to be worried about until we showed up. We are yearly visitors to Destin, FL and have learned that certain times of the year are usually more prone to seaweed and/or jellyfish, some years worse than others, but usually predictable for the most part. So I just chalked up the seaweed at SMB to picking the wrong time of the year to have our wedding there and not having done my research on when "seaweed season" is at its prime. So yes I will admit that it was a little disappointing in some ways...even though we had never been before, there are of course all of the beautiful pictures out there of the immaculate white sand beach and clear as can be turquoise/jade colored water. And I agree with you that it was a little painful to watch how hard they were working to clean up the seaweed but seemed to be fighting a losing battle. But I will also say that even with the seaweed as it was I was more than in love with our entire SMB wedding experience. Yes, having the beach as pictured in all the Trip Advisor pics, etc. would have made for an even more beautiful experience for us and our guests, but I guess I am one of those that was realistic going into the whole "beach wedding" experience, knowing that you are really taking a chance with the whole planning process, and honestly was just happy that the sun was shining the entire day and we were able to have our ceremony on the beach and also the reception outside as originally planned. I had gone to grad school with a girl who had gotten married at SMB 1 and 1/2 years prior and although she was able to have her beach ceremony, late rain showers forced them to move their reception plans indoors. And probably another reason why I didn't let it phase me too much...I had set my photography must-have's radar on the abandoned villa next door from the get-go (one of the primary reasons I chose SMB as the "one"), more so than the beach itself, so I think it helped take the focus off of mother nature's seaweed invasion.

Anyhow, the water still looked blue and the sand still white...enough for me at least lol...the only major drawback was the massive piles that had been created by trying to contain the seaweed, which ended up fairly close to the wedding gazebo on either side, assuming that the one to the right hand side of it was the farthest they could go with that pile since being at the edge of the property. But all in all I would say that sure it could have been a little more perfect, but I have no regrets and feel truly blessed that everything turned out as beautiful as it did, seaweed and all  But hopefully it will be a thing of the past by the time your date rolls around!  

@@yuniedo

Yay! So happy for you that you have finalized Secrets Maroma! I don't think they actually specified whether it had to be flameless candles or not and I never asked. In my contract with Planner 1 they charged for led flameless candles for the votives and larger ones for the lanterns. I'm pretty sure all the smaller ones were led but the lanterns had real candles in them. I liked the light they gave off but it seemed like they had all burned down kind of quickly, but long enough to get through dinner I guess. But it was so windy I don't think real candles would actually stay lit if not housed behind the glass of a lantern. Hope this helps! 

@@yuniedo

My aunt who is a travel agent did all of our booking for us. We were married on Saturday January 10, 2015. We had 22 guests. About 1/2 booked 5 nights, arriving on the Wednesday with us and checked out on Monday when we did (since we were leaving from there to go on our honeymoon), and the other 1/2 booked 4 nights (Thurs-Mon). I have copied and pasted the nightly room rates that everyone paid. Since we booked at least 10 rooms for our group, my husband and I got our honeymoon suite for the 5 nights basically for free. These prices are with all other taxes, etc. included. We had to pay $1000 deposit to hold the block of rooms, which we did probably in March or April before the wedding and then everyone had until November to pay the entire balance for their rooms. Hope this helps! 

No I only paid the price they quoted me. I paid the deposit online through PayPal in advance. The trial for me was added on at the last minute once in Mexico and actually paid the balance for that online through PayPal as well after they came for the trial but before our wedding day. The remaining balance was paid in cash the day of the wedding but I assume that it could have been paid through PayPal as well if it would have been necessary. I guess it would have been nice to tip on top but unfortunately I didn't have any extra money.

@@MissFrench

Wish I could offer some advice on this one but for once don't have any 2 cents to throw in lol. We were planning on an AHR the entire time although we had never set a date or planned anything official ahead of time. And then once we got back home and I looked into planning it, I quickly realized how much it would cost to do the event justice and knowing that my husband and I would be taking on the entire costs, as I didn't set aside any of the wedding budget funds from my parents for the AHR, we both agreed on skipping it and saving our money. And honestly I wasn't bummed out about it at all because I feel that the experience we shared with everyone in Mexico was so special and perfect that I was/am perfectly content with our decision. It's only been 3 months but still no regrets yet. I hope someone may have some advice to offer that might help your planning a little easier! 

P.S. Almost forgot till now so will be getting back to you via email soon!

Good Luck FutureMrsNash & Baezsolano!!!!! Sooooooooooooo close!! I'm so excited for the both of you!! :)

May the seaweed be at bay and the sun be shining brighter than ever!! I can't wait to hear how it all turns out!! I know it will all be perfectly beautiful to say the least!

Got our short film from Carlos so of course I can't help but share it because I love it so much! Brings me back to 3 months and 10 days ago It is such a beautiful place to get married! Best of luck to everyone again!!

Hi! I know it is not exactly the same dress as yours...I actually love yours more ... but our photographer recently posted a preview of a couple on their blog and the bride's dress made me think of your dress... so if you're interested in seeing just how beautiful a dress style similar to your own (flowy ruffled bottom) will look in the beach wedding setting check it out with the link below. I think it fits right in!

http://saraniweddingsblog.com/2015/03/28/erin-james-azul-sensatori-wedding-trash-the-dress/

Beautiful!! Go for it!! And I agree with saying yes to the belt too! I remember thinking that I had to have a certain type of dress that was "more suited for the beach" going by different people's opinions in the beginning of the dress shopping, but then I felt super limited in the style options and couldn't find anything that I liked, much less loved. And then I found my perfect dress - which I bought over a year and a half before the wedding - and never looked back because I knew it was perfect for me and the wedding I wanted - beach or no beach So I am a firm believer that it is all about how it makes you feel and you shouldn't have to limit your options just because you are having a beach wedding. And you should be every bit of confident in that dress because it looks amazing on you! And after all was said and done I loved the fact that I had some poof and a train - even though a lot of people might have thought it was kind of crazy, I can't help but feel that it came out that much more beautiful (I'm sure I'm a little biased lol) - but the point is that it is your wedding day and your dream to come true... go with your heart! 

I totally agree with you!

@@jenna85

Thank you for the compliment! I wish I knew something about the other people you mentioned to give you more to go on to help decide between the 2. I could easily go on and on about how great Styling Trio is. I didn't have Adrian himself but my 2 stylists were awesome - Irene and Alexander. So sweet as well! I also did a trial with them before the wedding. Do you know if Best Moments uses airbrush makeup? And if you want to see more ST work you can always check out their Facebook page. I found that they have more pics of other brides to see on there compared to their actual website. And don't hesitate with any other questions you may have!

I used styling trio and loved them! I loved the airbrush makeup! And because I just received the vimeo link to our highlight video and super obsessed with it (♡) I am more than happy to share it and you can see how it turned out for me. I would highly recommend them!!

@baezsolano 

Congrats on the wedding!!! That is awesome that you will actually be there for Future Mrs. Nash's wedding And you're welcome for the details! I am happy to share my experience and hope that all of you up and coming SMB brides will also have the wedding of your dreams!! And I am sure that you will!! Knowing how it all turned out, it was definitely worth the wait and know for certain that we couldn't have chosen a more perfect way to celebrate our love and make it official!

As for cocktail hour...we had ours on the beach near the ceremony location. I don't have anything else to compare it to from my own personal experience but I thought it was very nice and don't regret having it there at all! 

Smart to go with bringing those items if that's what you want! I thought paying almost $500 for 8 lanterns was a little too much as well, especially when I only paid approx. $120ish for 6 and I got to keep them afterwards. Getting there wasn't really as big of a hassle as one might think and well worth it! I actually bought table overlays but then decided to go with dark wooden tables that were pretty without needing to be covered and just had lots of flowers - but all of the flowers were the same as those used for the ceremony, so was only charged a fee (10% of the flower cost I believe) to move them from the ceremony location to the reception. 

I didn't use the spa for hair & makeup. I went with Styling Trio. But I think Valeria or Cecelia had emailed me a list of Spa services and prices so maybe you can ask for that so that you can at least let people know how much they can expect to pay. My husband's step-mom recently told me that she had gotten her hair done at the spa for the wedding and it costs $75 if that helps give you a rough estimate of what to expect. She had a low "updo" and I thought it turned out nice. Didn't know at the time that she had it done there until recently, but I remember thinking that her hair looked nice & wondered if she actually did it herself lol. Actually one of the final deciding reasons I ended up going with ST was the convenience factor of being able to stay in the room and have mimosas, etc

Yes the food was good. And I had asked the same thing because I think we had an item or 2 from the silver menu. You ca substitute any item from a "lower ranked" menu for no additional charge...here's a copy & paste from our email correspondence that may help...answers from Cecelia are in purple...

I am not sure if roses are the cheapest but likely so unless you do something with more greenery and less flowers. Roses are considered local flowers vs. peonies, for example, are not and then the price goes up, up.

Hope any of this may help! Keep me posted with any future concerns or questions

Again - CONGRATS!!!

I am so happy to be able to share our wedding highlight video! Carlos Gallardo (Gallardo Films) is simply amazing!!!!!! I will be posting a full review soon (hopefully sooner than later)! Not only is he so talented and creative, he is truly genuine and warm hearted, not to mention a definite pleasure to work with! If I had an event here at home in the states that I wanted to make sure was remembered forever in the most beautiful way possible, I would seriously be willing to pay whatever extra it would cost to have him (& Sarani Estrada - Sarani Photography) fly over here to be able to capture it all! 

@@FutureMrsNash

We didn't for the most part, although not sure if that is the usual thing to do or not. I know that my husband tipped his favorite waiter at the end of the reception but he was also really drunk by that time lol. I doubt that my parents did either if I had to guess. I think it would have been nice if we would have had more money to spread around since everything turned out so great but we were really broke going into it and still had the honeymoon ahead after leaving SMB. So I guess it's pretty much up to you - such a helpful answer I know 

@MissFrench 

Glad to be a part of it! And excited for you! I'm in the process of replying to you so should be sending today or tomorrow. By the way, love the inspiration pics and the theme you are planning! 

@@KayRae

 

Thanks so much for responding!! I am definitely considering having the bonfire/open bar 2 days before now! I really want people to let loose and have a good time and not worry about being hung over at the wedding the next day!!

 

I'm probably going to wing it on the "rehearsal dinner" too. I have 30 guests though! I might just tell people to come if they want   I wish I knew how to post pictures on here! I'd show you some!! I'm packing a ton of stuff too!

 

Welcome bags, fans, playing cards, hang over kit, sun kit, centerpieces, rose petals, aisle decor, and im carrying my bouquet on the plane! Its silk and since I was so insistent on peonies I got them made because they wanted $460 for a peony bouquet! Anyways, Im super happy with everything! I just cant wait to be there!!! 

 

Also, how was your DJ? Did he play his own music or did you give him music? We are picking out everything and putting it on an ipod for him to play. Its a little tedious but music means a lot to me!!!  

Glad to help with any advice you may find useful! Your bags sound awesome! So happy the planning is going great and I am confident that you will love SMB, and most importantly you will love having your wedding there! I think that your guests will enjoy it as well!

I almost ended up bringing some centerpiece items for the cocktail hour tables since that was one thing that got cut when scaling back on the price quote with Planner 1. But of course it was very last minute and ended up not being able to make room so did without. But I don't think I even really missed anything. I also wanted rose petals to line the aisle but didn't want to pay that much for what they were charging and wasn't sure if they would allow silk rose petals to be used on the beach since they would end up everywhere. But that too was last minute since I hadn't finalized everything with Planner 1 until right before the wedding, which was my fault for not taking care of everything sooner. And I also wanted our bouquets to be all white peonies instead of roses but like you said - way too expensive compared to the roses. And following trend, it was too late to order some nice silk bouquets, which I had seen some really pretty ones on Etsy that I would have gotten if they could have made them in time. Sounds like your wedding is going to be beautiful!  

I wasn't too picky about the general songs played at the reception, and really only specified songs for the main events, and I still think they played really good music. But I would assume that you could be as specific as you want and I would think that they could make it happen for you. He even came up to me early on to double check if I had any preferences since I had left those parts of the form blank. And then when we were all dancing, there were requests made by some people and they were able to play all of them. If you haven't filled out the DJ form yet or received it from Cecelia, ask her to email it to you. I didn't know about it till I got there and didn't think to ask ahead of time about anything DJ related. Not sure where my brain was lol. But it all worked out and I have no complaints! That way you can have everything covered and just have your iPod as a backup just in case. I kind of remember having a few doubts about their access to songs, etc. but there were no issues with any of the ones I picked. For example, for the last song of the night I specified an older country song by a group that never really made it big and they played it when they were supposed to without any questions...and I didn't return the DJ form to Cecelia until the day of the wedding

You can always email me if you'd like to share some of your pics or whatever because I don't know how to post them on here either, unless it's in an album. If interested just shoot me a message with your email and I'll email you back or whichever way you want. 

Kayla

How much is hair and makeup in their salon?

I cannot say for certain how much $ if you go directly to the salon, but I would assume similar to what they charge if they come to you (not counting the additional vendor fee the resort charges), or at least no more than that?? But I could be very wrong since I never priced the services specifically for the salon. I ate the vendor fee ($100 per stylist so $200 total) because I figured it was worth it! I think it was 350 or 375 for me (hair, airbrush makeup, and lashes) and 150 per BM (hair, airbrush makeup, and lashes), or 90 for either hair or makeup if only one of the services were used. You can always email them to ask. They are pretty quick to respond and Brenda is great to communicate with through email. 

@@KayRae

WOW! Thank you for posting all of that information! I'm getting married there April 22! We leave the 19th!!!

First of all CONGRATS!!! You're wedding was AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL!!! 

You're photography was stunning! 

Its funny you have a lot of similar things as me!

My fiancé and I have been together for almost 7 years so saying "husband" is going to be weird too!

I am also doing coral colors! 

 

We're getting married at the gazebo and having the reception at the barracuda terrace. 

We are also doing a bonfire! I planned on the day before the wedding but if you think people will get hung over I might do two days before! I just had a few people coming the day before and I really wanted them there! 

What restaurants were your favorite? Did you do any resort activities while you were there!! 

 

Thank you!!! 

 

We don't have a planned rehearsal dinner! I really didn't want to pay ext a per person for an already inclusive place! Do you mind if I ask which restaurant you went to? Did you just informally ask all your guests to meet there? 

Thank you!! And congrats on your upcoming wedding!! Getting very close! I'm sure you are getting very excited I can honestly say that it was well worth the wait and I'm sure you will feel the same! Because even though you might think that it won't really change all that much since having already been together for so long (at least I did), it is different in it's own special way, and definitely a good way! And it was so nice to be able to celebrate it with the most important people in our lives in such a beautiful place. I love coral so of course I am a huge fan of your color choice!

Not sure what to tell you exactly about the bonfire situation, guess it depends on how much your people like to drink. I knew that my group would be taking full advantage of the unlimited alcohol and after seeing the aftermath the next day I knew that I had made the right decision. But then again, I also think that if I had scheduled it on the Friday people would have taken it into account that the wedding was the next day, but then I was didn't want them to feel obligated to limit themselves - I knew that everyone attending was so happy to be taking a vacation and I wanted them to be able to enjoy the experience as much as possible. And after the bonfire we made our way to the disco place and closed the place down. So maybe if you just did the bonfire it wouldn't be a problem, since it may have been more of the disco action that did everyone in haha! 

As for the restaurants, I can't remember mostly which one had what food, or the names of them too well either so not much help in that department. I know I ate at different ones but am not remembering those details all too well - crazy I know!

We had only officially planned the bonfire because I wasn't certain how the restaurant situation would pan out until we had arrived and I was like you, I didn't want to have to pay an extra per person charge to have a "private" function for the dinner since we were already doing the bonfire with an open bar and paying to extend the reception an extra hour. But after we learned that they could accommodate our group for an unofficial rehearsal dinner, we just let everyone know about it which wasn't a big deal since our group wasn't super huge.

As for making reservations for a large group, the earlier the better, but I am not sure what the maximum amount of people they will allow is. We had 24 total and it worked out for us. I know that the hibatchi restaurant can accommodate 14 people with the possibility of 2 more. When you get there you can talk with your concierge about any reservations that you would like to make and they will take care of arranging it for you if possible and also keep you informed about what options you have according to the number of people in your group since not all of the restaurants can accommodate 20+ people. Our dinner was at the Mexican restaurant and they set us up with 3 long rectangular tables, making 3 rows. There was another option they gave us but can’t remember which restaurant it was or what the seating arrangement would have been like. And you will likely have the same concierge person for the majority of your stay - at least we did for 4/5 of the nights we were there – but it makes it very nice for continuity when trying to get things taken care of. We stayed in a honeymoon suite in the 1700 building and ours was Anabelle – she was so sweet and made sure everything was taken care of. Everyone at the resort was wonderful and went out of their way to make you feel at home, and especially if they knew that you were a SMB bride!

Each night at the resort there was some kind of show put on, so pretty much on the free nights (which for us ended up being Friday after the "rehearsal" dinner and Sunday night) we just spread the word that we were planning on doing this or that and would like for anyone to come who was interested. Or if the idea originated when discussed among a small group of us sitting by the pool or eating lunch together, we just made sure to pass the word along to everyone else who wasn't there for the discussion. I didn't want to make a strict schedule for everyone to feel obligated to adhere to. And it ended up working out just fine for us, as we are all pretty laid back. If they have the cirque du soleil show while you are there, I highly recommend it! 

Well hope that helps some at least! I wish you the best!!! I'm sure it will be amazing and I am looking forward to seeing some photos from your wedding!!

Kayla

@@KayRae you are amazing!!!! Thank you so much for your response and sharing! I really appreciate it!  You had a beautiful wedding!

 

I sent you a private message with some questions.  Congratulations and thank you again! 

Thanks!! I emailed you a novel lol!! Hope it's more helpful than it is boring haha!!