KDuck16

Hi Everyone, I've been reading a few of the posts regarding MDC and thought I would add some info. I recently got married at MDC on April 25, 2009. I chose MDC over a year ago, after Rockhouse emailed me that they didn't want my business because I wasn't renting out the entire property - the only thing unfortunate about that was that I had already been communicating with them for several months. My now husband, Matt, found MDC while doing some research online, and we couldn't have made a better choice. I had also looked at a few of the all-inclusive resorts on the beach, but after visiting one of them, I am so happy we went with MDC. The AI had a wedding almost every hour, and there was nothing "special" about any of them. After reserving the resort, we were put in contact with Linus, and eventually Kerry, as our wedding coordinators. I had a ton of questions, of course, and both were always very helpful. We had approximately 20 guests at our wedding, and all of them stayed at the resort. As I posted on trip advisor, when planning a destination wedding you have to have some blind faith in your wedding coordinator, and everything turned out absolutely wonderful. I had the same price issue with the chairs and tie-backs as some of you, but Kerry quickly took care of that. We chose to have a live band (Front Page) that included a DJ for $1000.00. The band was great! I also downloaded special songs onto my IPOD, which I gave to Kerry to have played at specific times, and used my IPOD for the ceremony music. I used Floral Fantasy as my florist, and they were beautiful - exactly what I asked for. While we loved everything about MDC, two things really stood out - the food and the service. The group arrived 3 days prior to the wedding and the first and second nights we stayed at MDC and had the buffet they offered. The food was unbelievable! We are a well-traveled group, and every one of us raved about the food. They also provided karaoke and a dance party for both nights - we didn't have to go anywhere and had a wonderful time. I met with Kerry and Linus two days before the ceremony and we worked out all the details. They totally took care of everything the day of the wedding and all I had to do was show up. I had brought wedding favors with me and provided them to Kerry on Friday, the day before the wedding - even though I didn't specify how they should be on the tables, they were perfect. As everyone else, I was one of the people reading trip advisor every day for the 3 months prior to my wedding and stressing over the resort being complete. The landscaping is still growing, but the pool, the hot tubs, and the rooms were fine. We stayed in the 5 bedroom villa - it was huge, and very beautiful - it's right next to the cliff edge. A lot of our guests stayed in the basic hotel rooms and the only complaint was about the shower doors opening in the wrong direction. Our guests raved about the location, the food, and the staff. Our wedding couldn't have been better, and I wouldn't do anything different. So, for everyone out there who is worried about their wedding at MDC, I wouldn't stress about it (as if that was truly possible). I have no doubt that you will not regret your decision. I posted a few photos on trip advisor and would be happy to provide additional ones. Strangely enough, I also had tangerine for my colors - it blends perfectly with the atmosphere.