jmp403

Thanks guys - I must have been mistaken

@@jmp403 I was told $25pp as well

It's $25/pp at Azul Fives, I imagine it would be the same for Sensatori. Although if you have it in writing that they said $10/pp you could definitely fight for it. 

$25/pp is what I had in my contract but just what @@snswedding2016 said if you have it in writing you can fight for it

Hello brides,

For the 40 person semi-private dinner, does anybody know how much it is to add extra people on? I was almost 100% positive that I was told $10 per extra person, but I was just told that it is $25. Maybe it has changed?

Thanks for your reply.

I agree that it is tricky. There are a few reasons why I would prefer to do something low-key and not a full on reception. Of course cost plays a role, but I really have no desire to have a huge party with that many people. It is one of the reasons we are having a destination wedding to begin with. I don't want it to feel like a reception or a second wedding - if anything it would more like a cake and cocktails celebration. I think it would be better to do this in City A since most people are there. There definitely wouldn't be an expectation for people travel to attend, and even no pressure for people in a city A to attend.

The only reason we would do something low key is to see the people who were unable to attend and feel like they missed out.

@@jmp403 Congrats on your upcoming wedding!

 

AHR can be tricky things sometimes.You definitely have some challenges associated with yours, namely the fact that you have two cities 6 hours apart. We had an AHR 2 weeks after we got married in Jamaica. It was a small group though - only 30 and we had a sit down dinner with a bar and DJ. It was great and everyone still talks about it 4 and a half years later. We held it in the city where we live. We made hotel arrangements for our out of town guests and managed to get a group rate for the cost of a room. The only thing I would be concerned about would be expecting people to drive from 6 hours away with all of the costs involved with that, to attend a stop and go. Just my personal opinion, but if we were invited to something like that I don't think we would bother. Could you not do something in a family member's backyard in "city A"? I think people might be more liable to attend something "short and sweet" like that if it's close to home. Is there a special reason why you don't want it to be a reception?

 

One of the "hitches" of a DW is the people that can't attend and it's actually pretty common. If you have that large of a family and feel the need to do something to allow those people to celebrate with you post-wedding, my feeling is that you might be the ones that need to do the travelling back to your home city. Then you may be able to have a stop in type of situation. Otherwise if you're expecting people to travel 6 hours, you will likely need to rethink your idea of no reception.

 

Good luck!

I don't want this to come across the wrong way, but does anybody have any tricks or tips for getting a room upgrade? We have a Premium Jacuzzi Suite booked and will be more than happy with it if we do not get an upgrade. But just wondering if any former brides can give any input on this. 

Here are some details about our wedding and a few questions about an AHR. Still not sure if this is right for us.

- We invited 180 guests to our DW -- all close family and friends (big family!). There will be approximately 60 of those people attending. We know that lots of people could not get the time off work, could not afford the trip, or have little kids which is why they were unable to attend.

- We are thinking about having an AHR, but I really don't want it to be a 'reception'. At most it would be a casual come and go afternoon event, with light food, self serve drinks in dispensers, cupcakes, etc. It would be more so a way to see the people who were unable to attend and make them feel included.

- Future hubby and I are both from 'City A', but now live in 'City B' which is 6 hours away. We have friends and family in both places, but 80% of them are in 'City A'. If we have an AHR, does this make 'City A' the best choice? (just asking because it would be so much easier to plan in the city we live in)

- How do you handle a casual come and go event like this?

- Do we have to include wedding reception type things like a guest book, decor, etc? I am honestly just thinking about renting a nice hall with minimal decorations, and making it a casual standing event. 

I dont know????? Thoughts?!?

For the people who did not hire a DJ -- how was the quality of the sound system provided? Thanks!

How much were hair and makeup? Thanks!

@@amyzig2

 

I just got back from my wedding there. I know that I was very concerned about hair and makeup and all being done on time but I have to say I was very impressed by the spa staff.  There were 6 of us and we were all in and out in 2 hours. The hair and makeup was awesome and we were all in the same room together. They brought champagne and snacks and were very attentive. We did pay a lot for this service but I feel it was worth it.  I will post a full review and pics soon.

@@ELAINENYC -- We are staying for our first week with our guests at the Azul Sensatori and then will be going to one of the El Dorado resorts for a week for our honeymoon. Our travel agent got us prices for 2 of the El Dorado resorts so now we are just waiting to hear back on price for a third one before we make our final decision as to which one we will choose.

@@carrieandsam -- Do you remember what the 'order' of the ceremony is? We are going to make our own programs and just want to know what the basic order is. Reading, vows, exchange of rings, etc. Do you sign any sort of documents symbolically? Thanks in advance.

We are getting married November 16, 2016 at the Azul Sensatori (Mayan Riviera Mexico)!!

For people who have had a legal ceremony with a judge -- how did it go? How long was the ceremony? Was it all in Spanish? Does it include all of the 'key parts' like exchange of rings, vows, readings, signing the documents, etc. Can it be customized at all with your own vows? Can you still play all your own music? How long did it last?

What about for those of you who had a symbolic ceremony? I asked the Miami coordinators this and they weren't much help at all!!

Although its been 3 years since my wedding at Azul Sensatori, I am pretty sure their strict rules on Le Chique remains the same, meaning they only take reservations when you arrive and the most in a group is party of 5 or 6. But definitely not 16. As soon as I arrived, this was my first order of business since I had asked all of my guests (over 50) who wanted to experience it. They could not fit us all at one table, so we broke up into party of 3's, 4's, 5's or 6's. Since I had so many people, we had to come at different times. So some came at 6:30, or 7:00 or 7:30. The reason for this is b/c the whole experience at Le Chique is a 4 hr meal (or was it 3 hrs). So, they only serve a specific number of people at specific given times. For the most part, my guests enjoy the meal but I will have to say we were the loudest since we kept getting up to talk to each other in between meals. Not sure what the fee would be if you asked to have your rehearsal dinner at Le Chique. I had mine's at Spoon. It was separated from everyone else and my guests and I had a blast!.

 

One more thing, if you have any guests that are used to having large meals, Le Chique may not be for them. Or be prepared for them to still be hungry.  A couple of my friends were still hungry even after the 4 hrs meal. Unfortunately, each meal is very small but in my opinion very filling.

 

If any recent brides are aware of different rules at Le Chique please share.

 

Hope this helps. 

Thanks - I appreciate the info! It sounds like we might have to do Le Chique another night while we are there but that is okay too. Now that I think about everybody else, I am pretty sure there are a few that won't want to sit that long at a meal. 

Le Chique is great but your group will have to split up like previously stated. However I got married in October 17th and Le Chique was closed due to renovations and Le Chique type dinner was moved to the beach BBQ at night. It was just a 6-8 course dinner but still very good and interesting. When is your date @@jmp403? By the time your date comes around it might reopen.

 

Another option for the rehearsal if you have less than 30 is the private room in the Italian restaurant. When we went down for our bdr in March we were shown this room and it was beautiful. I would def recommend that.

 

Another option is the terrace in front of the Mexican restaurant. We had 70 pple there for the rehearsal dinner and at the end of the night made room for a small dance party, it was so much fun.

 

Ps: still working on my review, crazy busy since I have been back.

Thanks for the info about the other locations! We will probably just do Le Chique another night while we are there, and use one of your suggestions for the rehearsal night

Hey Brides (& Grooms)

I would really like to do something a little bit fancier that Spoons for our rehearsal dinner and was hoping that we would be able to treat our parents, MC, the bridal party, and the MC's / bridal party spouses to dinner at Le Chique. In total this would be 16 people. Does anybody know if Le Chique takes reservations for groups that large? I assume if I tell the wedding coordinator that it is for the 'rehearsal dinner' that there will be an absurd fee associated with it so I am just wondering if when we get to the resort if I can call and make a reservation for that many people. Thanks!

Thanks

Just a heads up to those thinking about renting with Katy -- I contacted her and she was super informative and helpful, but will only be communicating with brides who are already booked until January 2016. She will begin taking new orders in the new year

Hello fellow Azul Sensatori Brides!!

My fiance and I have recently began planning our Azul Sensatori wedding which will be November 2016, and I have a few questions for you guys! I can't wait to get to know you guys more and hopefully contribute some useful things to this page.

We have only corresponded by email a couple times with the wedding planners in Miami, but the response times have been realyl long in my opinion. How long have your response times been? We waited 10 days for our first reply and it has now been 9 days since my second reply. Is this normal?

We asked for the beach for our ceremony and reception, however I really love the SkyDeck except for the extra charge! From your experience, is the Sky Deck worth the extra money? What tends to be the most popular location for receptions? I have heard people talking about Zavas Plaza. What are your thoughts on this location? Beach reception brides, what did you think of having the reception on the beach?

Thanks in advance!

@@Aliyedwinramirez, we had a welcome dinner on the beach and it was beautiful. We decorated w tiki torches. Everyone loved watching the sunset together. People took shoes off and danced in the sand. Maybe you should reconsider. Nobody minded the seaweed. Let me look for pics
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Which beach location did you use for your welcome dinner? Which reception location did you have for your wedding? Thanks!

Awesome video ladies!  Thanks for sharing

 

I have a logistics question on which someone will be able to advise...our ceremony is at 5pm on the Sky Deck.  We then have our reception at 7pm in the ballroom (I'd hope we can move this time if needed).  How do we fill the gap from the end of the ceremony to the beginning of the reception?  We're a group of drinkers - so naturally, we'l like to do some type of cocktail.  Any advice on if it's worth scheduling a 2 hour cocktail hour between the ceremony and reception or if it would be better to just have guests go to one of the bars for a quick drink or two before entering the ballroom for the reception?  

Unfortunately, we've never been to the resort so are struggling to conceptualize how to move everyone/how to keep everyone entertained so that there is no downtime.

 

Any ideas?  Thanks!!

I am very interested to find out the answer to this as well!