Andie

This is my bridal bouquet.  I just gave them a picture of gerber daisies and roses in pink, and asked for them in orange.  I brought my own ribbon to wrap the stems.  All the flowers for the weddings that I saw were absolutely beautiful.

Jcarey1010:

We had to have 3 songs.  One for me walking down the sand, one for when we signed the paperwork, and one for walking out.

:)Andrea

@@nicolesal

I bought 17 yards of polyester satin fabric for the hammock site.  I left it there for others to use.  I'm sure they have ones you could rent, but I'm not sure of the color choices.

For the ala carte, I was asked to pick one main entree in the "Wedding Wishes" list.  However, if you have less than 15 guests like I did, they allow everyone to order off the menu.  

@nicolesal:

The email address is [email protected], which I'm sure you already have.  I always just put Attn: GINA.  They take their time responding to emails.  I didn't start hearing from Gina until 2 months prior to our wedding.

@@Maggietron,

The packages for photography ranged from $350 to $1,000+. The basic package was $700 and included 45 edited photos.

Not sure if anyone can help. I've been previously married and I still use my married name and my passport is still in married name. I emailed hotel to see what documents I need translating and this is what they sent me back

IF YOU VALID PASSPORT HAS BEEN CHANGED WITH THE LAST NAME OF YOUR EXHUSBAND AND YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED WITH YOUR SINGLE NAME..... YOU NEED TO BRING THE DECREE ABSOLUTLY AND THE BIRTH CERTIFICATED TRADUCE AND APOSTILLE.

 

Hey!  I was in the same situation.  I was using my ex's last name which was also on my passport.  In our symbolic ceremony, we didn't use last names, only first names.  And on the certificate that you sign during the ceremony, the wedding coordinator can make it say anything (I actually had her type in my new married name).  I'm not sure how it would be for a legal ceremony though.

Just posting a quick review of my wedding at the Akumal beach on 11/8/14!

My wedding coordinator was Gina and her assistant was named Gabriela.  Both were awesome!  I met with Gina two days before the ceremony and went over all the details with her.  I brought 17 yards of teal fabric with me for the hammock site and "kissing balls".  I also brought teal ribbon for wrapping the flowers and corsages/boutonnieres, a thumbprint wedding guest book, and a cake topper.  I had already sent Gina a picture of the style of flowers I wanted, so she knew exactly what to order.  We were also allowed to use some orange chair sashes that they had on hand to add a pop of color. The ceremony site was decorated perfectly, the flowers were gorgeous, and everything went smoothly.  Gabriela made sure my guest book was set up on a table at the dinner reception and gave the restaurant the topper for our cake.  

We had our dinner at Dolce Vita and it was amazing.  Great service and wonderful food.  Our cake was tasty too!  Gabriela informed me toward the end of the dinner that the mariachi band was running late and asked if they could play for us in the snack bar.  So, upon exiting the restaurant, the band followed us into the snack bar where they played for 45 minutes.  I honestly had forgotten they were included in my wedding package!

We met with Gabriela two days after our ceremony to get our wedding certificate back.  She had my ribbon, guest book, cake topper, and "kissing balls" ready for us.  She didn't have the teal fabric, but we told her to keep it and let other couples use it.  Hopefully, they won't charge for this and we asked them to provide it for free.

We used Tropic One Photography and Martin was our photographer.  We were very happy with the photos.  We upgraded to a basic package which was 2 hours of photography (we did the ceremony, us on the beach, us with family on the beach, and a quick trip to the hacienda).  They did try to sell us more photos after the presentation, but I declined and stuck with my package of 45 + the 15 from the Unforgettable package.

We had a great time!

@@ACarlson

I'm getting married on November 8 at Akumal.  Shoot me an email if you want about sharing the photographer!

 Andrea