jules85

Hi there and congratulations to everyone !!!  Wow I can't believe so many people are already planning their weddings for 2012! I'm planning to get married in June 2012 and people at home (London) think I'm nuts talking about locations and stuff... glad to see I'm not  I've looked at I have to say probably every resort in mexico and cuba now.... even had a wayward day looking at Bali and Thailand. The choices are insane and trying to please everyone is impossible. I agree that prioritising what's important to you and your fiance is key... it is your day!  Right now my top choice is Grand Palladium. It just seems to have everything (love the tropical feel)... inc a catholic church. I'm not very religious but my father-in-law2be is and he keeps going on and on about a church wedding (comprimise is not my speciality but I'm trying). Is anyone else thinking of Grand Palladium? I was thinking of Azul Beach Hotel but they have ongoing building work which I don't know when will be done and it's also very small... I wandered if my guests might get bored? The carola vill next door is amazing tho! Dreams looks lovely... I can see why you'd choose there! I think you have better choices if you don't have any children coming but as my sister-in-law2be is about ready to pop any day now it rules out a lot of places.  I was wandering... when do you all plan to actually book your 2012 wedding? I don't think you can even get a quote yet? And... THE DRESS... have you started looking/trying on? there's a designer wedding exhibition in october in London but its on again in february. Theres a wedding exhibition thing this sunday (19th september) at The Lancaster hotel, London... think its free even.

Hi. Â Me and my partner are thinking of getting married in the Azul Beach Hotel. Could you send me any photos you think may be helpful to [email protected]! Â Any advice would be very much appreciated! Â Jules

 Hi. I went to Paradisus Varadero in August 2009 for 2 weeks from London, england. It was fantastic. ROOMS: The rooms were very comfortable and beautifully decorated with a good maid service. The maids put lovely decorations on your bed each day which was a nice touch. I stayed in a standard room and was perfectly happy with it. also, another sort of random bonus is the rooms have HBO so you get some good movies some nights. POOL: Best i've ever experienced! One point tho is the towel war. You have to get up early to reserve a shaded area. My mum jobs at like 7 am so she reserved us places then. BEACH: Perfect white sand and blue water. watersports as expected. Not good for snorkeling: nothing to see (paradisus rio de oro exellent for snorkelling but has rocks so would recommend those swimming shoe things). Beach not that long if you're into long walks. paradisus varadero is the last resort on this bit of beach which is nice. FOOD: OK. This was the one area that could have been improved. My mum is a vegetarian and fussy at that. She couldn't get a decent salad our entire stay which was awful. For the meat eaters the food is good, and the variety is great. The restaurants are good except the cuban one which is a total waste of time! I went to Paradisus Rio De Oro in July 2008 and I have to say the food there is so much better....the seafood is out of this world! I prefer that resort but they dont allow children so as i'm considering a cuban wedding with my niece attending it'll be Paradisus varadero for me. STAFF: Helpful but expect loads of tips. No tips = worse service! Really disagree with this as I hate carrying money around with me... esp at an all inclusive resort. i usually tip at the end of a holiday but in this case it would have been better to tip continuously. Staff more relaxed and friendly at rio de oro. Staff at paradisus varadero still good tho. no complaints really. ENTERTAINMENT: Good but repetitive if you stay for longer than a week. Good variety of shows. Beach party was awesome. Nightclub was good if you had people to go with. we met a lovely group whilst there so we had some really memorable nights. ALL INCLUSIVE ALCOHOL: Excellent choice! No complaints at all! AREA Lively and close enough to Havana to make day trips possible. We also went to this nightclub nearby and had a great time. I go out in London quite regularly so can say that this place was pretty good. Music was awesome. Locals were friendly. Great vibe. Paradisus rio de oro is in a nicer area as its not built up and feels more rustic and tropical but it really is in the middle of nowhere and you have to fly to havava! Really depends on what atmosphere you're looking for. I did go to oro with a large group tho so even tho the resort was quite we definately made up for that!   OVERALL VERDICT: I'm quite picky but I loved this resort enough for it to be a near definate choice for my wedding. definately if I get married in Cuba it will be here. However, if I didn't have any children coming to my wedding I would get married in Paradisus rio de oro but thats more due to the fact that I felt it was more rustic and tucked away, thus more relaxing and as i mentioned before the seafood was too good to be missed!  If anyone has any questions then please don't hesitate to ask.  Also, if anyone has more information on the possible locations for the ceremony at paradisus varadero I would appreciate it. I asked but was told gazebo, private spa beach (not that nice) or other? Not sure if its possible to get married on main beach ???