Melucy

HI! Â I have my wedding booked for February 8, 2011 at the Grand Riviera Princess. My Fiance and I stayed there in November of 08 and LOVED IT! SO figured why not go back to where we know. However, I of course have SO many questions regarding how the wedding works at this resort..THANK YOU ladies, your reviews are soo excellent! Â We have opted to have a private reception in a banquet hall at the hotel. The beach ceremony is at 3pm for us and then we have the banquet room from 6-10pm. We will have about 35 people there, possibly more -gotta love those "last minute" hopefulls! Â I still have this urge to be somewhat traditional despite it being a destination wedding. That is why I am doing the banquet style dinner and dance after the beach ceremony. It is costing us 45$ a person, minumum 40 people, which translates to, "you have to pay for 40 people, whether they are there or not". We were in Cuba this past February and saw a wedding at an a-la-carte and people were yelling over eachother trying to do their speaches and they got kicked out after 1hr 30min! Anyways, the DJ is charging 600 to basically press play so we have decided not to do that. You had mentioned a docking station, we plan to do the same so we can have a first dance, father daughter etc. Did they give you any grief for bringing in your own music and docking station? I know they like to make money so i thought I would ask to see if they were ok with it.... Â Also, photography is prbably the most important item on my list, and I know the hotel offers one but is this person any good? did you use the hotel provided one? I know they will charge you extra if you bring one in from outside. Â Â Just hoping for more input on private vs semi and DJ/music... Â Â Thanks ladies! Â Melody