Barcelo Maya Palace Brides

[Hrcahill]

So they serve premium liquor at the reception? I had thought that if you were staying at the palace it was all premium liquor, but it seems like you have to have the prem wristband, is that right? I guess I want to make sure it will be premium for the reception. Let me know if anyone knows... Thanks!!!!

[danandjamie]

 

Originally Posted by Coralielush 

Which cake choices have one of the past brides chosen for the Barcelo Palace.  We were given the choices of vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, pineapple and coconut.  We were thinking vanilla and maybe adding another slab for $65 and make it coconut?  We have 30 people coming to ours and wanted to make the flavors good.  Thoughts?

 

The cake is pretty awful. Especially if you're having a beach reception. By the time we got to cut it the humidity had done a number on the fondant. It was sort of wet and slimy?

 

We cut the cake and we just had them take it away. We had 71 people so we bought the extra tier. Looking back the dessert they serve with the dinner is what everyone eats. Once dinner was finished everyone wanted to dance in the sand, not sit down for another piece of cake. 

[Avens]

What Dan said - if you have something specific you want, send them a picture and get the price. I picked my centrepieces before, but picked the actual flowers in them, and bouquet at the meeting.

Originally Posted by FireyNurse 

Did everyone choose their flowers before the wedding? My coordinator (Victoria) has sent me an email with an attachment with examples of bouquets but I wasn't sure if this meant I needed to choose a bouquet now or if she was just showing me examples.  

 

Thanks!!

 

 

Our cake was amazing!! If you read my review, you'll see that the humidity and refridgerator killed my butterflies, but the cake itself was delicious.  We were only 30 people, and we ate at least half of the two tier cake.  We had Coconut and Strawberry, both were really good!  Our icing was buttercream, not fondant, and it held up well. Maybe that is something to request?

 

Originally Posted by Coralielush 

Which cake choices have one of the past brides chosen for the Barcelo Palace.  We were given the choices of vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, pineapple and coconut.  We were thinking vanilla and maybe adding another slab for $65 and make it coconut?  We have 30 people coming to ours and wanted to make the flavors good.  Thoughts?

 

 

 

Originally Posted by danandjamie 

 

 

The cake is pretty awful. Especially if you're having a beach reception. By the time we got to cut it the humidity had done a number on the fondant. It was sort of wet and slimy?

 

We cut the cake and we just had them take it away. We had 71 people so we bought the extra tier. Looking back the dessert they serve with the dinner is what everyone eats. Once dinner was finished everyone wanted to dance in the sand, not sit down for another piece of cake. 

 

 

[Coralielush]

 

Originally Posted by danandjamie 

 

 

The cake is pretty awful. Especially if you're having a beach reception. By the time we got to cut it the humidity had done a number on the fondant. It was sort of wet and slimy?

 

We cut the cake and we just had them take it away. We had 71 people so we bought the extra tier. Looking back the dessert they serve with the dinner is what everyone eats. Once dinner was finished everyone wanted to dance in the sand, not sit down for another piece of cake. 

 

Thanks for the input!

[Coralielush]

Does anyone have a map of the Palace?  Or of all the 5 hotels together?  Just want to include it in my oot bag.

Thanks
 

[sswed13]

 

This is the one I used 

 

 

 

 

 

Originally Posted by Coralielush 

Does anyone have a map of the Palace?  Or of all the 5 hotels together?  Just want to include it in my oot bag.

Thanks
 

 

 

map.pdf

[JoanneIreland]

 

This is our website - www.weddingwire.com/mikejoanne

 

Originally Posted by chrisdior 

I was wondering if any of the past brides would like to share their wedding websites? or any templates they have on barcelo? I want to make a newsletter  and I could use some ideas. Thanks so much.

 

 

[JoanneIreland]

 

We took all our table decor with us. For name tags we used starfish we got at The Christmas Tree Shop and added name tags to them.

We ordered maracas online but you can also buy them everywhere down there. We got yellow ones that had "Mexico" painted on to them, and attached a tag with a verse, and when everyone shaked the maracas we had to kiss.

We also took all the yellow candle holders down there with us, along with our DIY menus and mint matchbooks.

Originally Posted by Coralielush 

Great pictures... what do you have on the guests tables?  A starfish, maracas and?   Where did you get the stuff?

Thanks

 

 

[JoanneIreland]

 

With 30 guests, the only reason you will want an extra layer is for photographs. It will not get eaten!

The dessert with dinner was great, everyone loved it, and between the big meal, dancing and drinking, no one was interested in wedding cake.

We did 2 layers, one strawberry and one choclate and for those who tasted it they said it was great.

Our cake was not nought out and put on display until near the end of dinner. They had the cake table all set up in advance.

 

Originally Posted by Coralielush 

Which cake choices have one of the past brides chosen for the Barcelo Palace.  We were given the choices of vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, pineapple and coconut.  We were thinking vanilla and maybe adding another slab for $65 and make it coconut?  We have 30 people coming to ours and wanted to make the flavors good.  Thoughts?

 

 

[Coralielush]

 

Originally Posted by JoanneIreland 

 

We took all our table decor with us. For name tags we used starfish we got at The Christmas Tree Shop and added name tags to them.

We ordered maracas online but you can also buy them everywhere down there. We got yellow ones that had "Mexico" painted on to them, and attached a tag with a verse, and when everyone shaked the maracas we had to kiss.

We also took all the yellow candle holders down there with us, along with our DIY menus and mint matchbooks.

 

 

 

Thanks, can you share any quotes you added on to the maracas.  We get married in 150 days!  So much to do.....