futuremrssteen

Hi ladies! Excited to see you wedding date got confirmed, Liz! I'm about to send in the contract as soon as my finances lawyer friends check it out. About how long did it take to confirm once you sent it in? Also, Lauren had told me 4pm was the ceremony time available, but I saw you have 6 a so is it either 4 or 6? I honestly might switch the day just to get a letter time since it will be hot hot hot in July lol. Michelle

Oh yeah, and any luck with the photography? I emailed an outside vendor, Katya nova - she had beautiful pics on her blog, but haven't heard back from her yet on packages and pricing yet...seems like it may be worth the ridiculous outside vendor fee. love love love the pictures in the water. Just search Paradisus Palma Real at the top, it'll take you to all the albums. Katyanovablog.com

Thanks Liz! Your right about the chill out package, I didn't even think about the fact that you can choose to upgrade back to aqua later on. I did just get the contract from Lauren, and I were planning just to do the symbolic ceremony since we're planning to get legally married first in the states, so why pay extra right? I love the pictures I've seen at Gabi Beach , but the price to upgrade is kind of steep for my budget, especially if we end up adding other upgrades here and there. For all you other brides out there, attached is the pricing I received with the Gabi Beach upgrade fees. You add the initial cost to the Gabi beach rental fee. It's a flat fee no matter how many guests, I believe up to 150. Other than that, I'm shooting for July 12, 2014 with ceremony in the garden gazebo and reception I'm debating between pool and beach....only thing with the beach is that you will most likely end up wanting to rent the dance floor ( which is not in the a la carte list that they send you, I'll update when I have the numbers). Happy planning everyone! Michelle CHILL OUT CHIC $3,500.00 24 IN-HOUSE GUEST | ADD IN-HOUSE GUEST $70.00 3 TABLES OF 8 PAX -MAX PAX PER TABLE 10- LOCATION UPGRADE FEE + 16% GABi $7,500.00 AQUA $5,000.00 24 IN-HOUSE GUEST | ADD IN HOUSE GUEST $100.00 3 TABLES OF 8 PAX -MAX PAX PER TABLE 10- LOCATION UPGRADE FEE + 16% GABi $4,500.00 TAILOR MADE $12,000.00 32 IN-HOUSE GUEST + BRIDE & GROOM $240.00 4 TABLES OF 8 PAX -MAX PAX PER TABLE 10- LOCATION UPGRADE FEE + 16% GABi $3,500.00

Thanks ladies! I finally got an email from Lauren from the romance department so the ball is finally rolling! I'm thinking about going with the aqua package also, but not sure how many guests yet. Have you all sent save the dates and then secured the rooms? How do they handle the payments - do they come directly from us or is there a way for guests to pay for rooms directly with the hotel?

Hi All, I'm just starting the process of booking my wedding for July 2014 at PPR. I don't even know where to start, help! I called the romance team once, spoke to Ilka, but she was useless. Anyone have a direct number for a friendly wedding coordinator? I've been reading a lot about the wedding calculator - is that something that can be forwarded? Any help would be greatly appreciated! M :confused: