jomia32

Any chance you smay still have a copy of this brochure handy?

Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride08 I would wait until you know exactly how many people will actually be coming. We sent out 75 invites and estimated 50 people coming based on people telling us they were coming. When it actually came down to booking we had 31 people. You may not have to stress yourself out about the location unless 60 people end up booking. You send in your details sheet picking your locations, but you finalize everything once you get to the resort so you can make changes up until a day or two before the wedding. We kept our invitations basic. We just listed the ceremony time of 4:00 and then put cocktails, dinner and dancing to follow. We didn't specify a location because we weren't 100% sure where everything was going to be. I did print out a timeline with our requested times and locations for dinner, etc. However, if you decide to do this I recommend leaving the times and locations off and just putting blank lines to fill it in, or bring it saved on a jump drive to print out at the resort. I ended up having to cross out times and locations since we changed teh ceremony location and the cocktail hour, dinner and reception all started a half hour earlier and we didn't find that out until we got to the resort. As far as the music, I didn't look at the convention center so I can't confirm the sound. The resort has one large speaker on a stand that you can use to hook an ipod up to. We used it in the Los Vitrales room, but the room was not huge so the sound was fine. If you are going to be in a bigger room then you might want to rent another speaker or hire a DJ with their own sound system. Those are some great suggestions. Thank you!

Quote: Originally Posted by briscoecrown Hi Jomia32! Welcome aboard & congrats! I'm getting married at the Maya in June. I have over 50 people attending too so I understand your concerns. A) Your dining options are the same. You can choose any restaurant to have your wedding dinner. The WCs haven't indicated any restrictions when it comes to selecting a restaurant. If you have 70+ guests, you can have a private dinner & reception combined in the convention center. However, you have to pay per person and the rate starts at approx $50 per plate (depending on your menu selection). The Disco & Convention Center are your options for a reception party with more than 40 guests. However, when I inquired about a lounge set-up, I was advised we could have an outdoor reception in one of the courtyards. As far as the DJ equipment, the WC said we could rent the equipment from a vendor without the DJ and use our own CDs/IPOD. I haven't heard about the bathroom situation.... seems kinda odd not to have one available for a large gathering. C) I would suggest keeping the invitations as general as possible. Maybe something like "Dinner and Reception to immediately follow." I'm sure some of the other brides will chime in. Happy planning! Thanks SOOOOOO MUCH for all that great info. I feel better

HELP! HELP! LOTS OF HELP! Congratulations everyone on your engagement/upcoming wedding/marriage. I'm planning to marry at the Lindo next January and am drowning in questions and anxiety. We somehow ended up inviting almost 90 people and expect about 60 to make it so far. A) I'm worried about the reception. I figure, when we get a better idea of how many guests to expect, we can make a firm decision about reception sites. But, if 50+ people do show up, what are our options for dining? It looks like the Disco and Convention Center are our only options for a reception party. I gathered that the Disco seems cheezy, but the Convention Center has a crappy sound system and no bathrooms inside? Is that right? Then should I look for dj's who have an extensive collection of audio equipment? 'Cause I was kinda hoping to just use an iPod Mix. C) Lastly, until a decision has been reached, I'm wondering what our paper invitations should say about the reception? How should I word it? "Reception to follow at the Lindo resort but we don't know where yet"?

Thank you so much for all the info!

Thanks for the warm welcome. So nice to know there's help out there. Well, priorities are: -beautiful location on or near beach (white sand, turqouise waters) -affordable and somewhat easily accessible for most guests (East and West coasts) -easy breezy wedding packages, incl reception planning -awesome spa! -nearby or on location entertainment, shopping -easy for everyone to congregate for casual meetups and the wedding events -good food We expect about 50 guests, all with different budgets and travel styles. Some rich, some not, some Americanized, some very anti-touristy, some partiers, some laid back early risers. At first I looked into Maui because it's so dang beautiful. Also, we almost always travel to Spanish speaking countries and wanted something different. But, I'm worried that it's too expensive, too far, and too boring on that island. I know some guests could opt to stay at different hotels but my fiance really wants to be able to spend quality time with a number of his guests as he doesn't get to see them much. Some of these guests may not be able to afford the hotels we'd like to stay at and organizing meetups might be a pain. All inclusive seems to offer most bang per buck with a little something for everyone, but AI's are not a main Maui feature. So.....we're currently looking into Cancun, San Juan Puerto Rico and Punta Cana Dom. Republic. The former and latter seem to be the most affordable, accessible, and still beautiful. We can go to a non-Spanish speaking place for our 2nd honeymoon (Thailand anyone?!) Our wedding budget is $10K for everything from lights to ceremony and short honeymoon. The fiance would like to keep rooms at no more than $250/night per couple/family. Any thoughts? We're open to other locations if they fulfill the requirements. Thank you so much guys!

Excited and relieved for this forum. It's such a big help. 1. Joy 2. January 23, 2010 3. We haven;t decided yet but we want somewhere tropical for sure.