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Hey AlyssaD21!! Sorry - I've been so busy lately and slow at responding! Since the WCs are soo busy with planning weddings, they typically don't work with you until 2 ish months prior to your wedding date, however they are good at answering emails if you ask them questions. Don't panic if it takes a few days for a response, my research proves that it normal and they are just super busy!! We decided for sure to have our ceremony on the beach. We are still un decided for the dinner/reception. As far as I understand the 20 people included in your package covers the champagne, cake and regular semi-private meals for your guests and you pay and additional head charge per person above the included 20, and that is ONLY for semi-private atmospheres. If you want to book the private then you have to pay extra for the meals and/or private open bar depending where you choose. Have you received the price list for the additional charges from the Riu yet? It breaks down how many people you can have min or max at all the locations and gives you a rental cost and also the charge for the meals / bar/ buffets etc! The menus for the private areas run from 36$ - 80$ some include the open bar, some are extra! Some of the areas also include a space for dancing and your DJ so it depends where you want to have it. If you choose the Baje Norte, I understand it is a 600$ fee, plus the dinner charge of 36$ - 80$ (bar is included) and you can dance there as well!

Hi AlyssaD21 ! How is your planning going? Have you decided on your locations? How about a photographer? I think we decided on bringing someone from our hometown, as I mentioned above to ryliemichelle! Happy planning and congrats!

Hi ryliemichelle! Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! For our photography we are most likely bringing a photographer from our home town. Their deal usually is a less expensive cost for the day of shooting, and another day or so, but you pay for their week. This usually works out about the same cost as a local photographer anyway! Good luck with your planning!

HI RNtoBe! I see your wedding date was May of this year at the Riu Palace!! Congratulations!!! As an experienced Bride, i am just curious if you can help me with a couple things! Where did you have your ceremony / reception? Also, for photography, did you bring your own from your hometown as a "guest" or did you hire one from Cabo?? Thanks so much

Hey AlyssaD21! I have traveled to the Riu Palace before (2012), and we just had the base room. They are all suites and i found there was quite a bit of room in there! Are you booking you and your guests with a travel agent? How are you organizing the travel? I think all the rooms are pretty generous in size (and all the rooms have liquor dispensers so you can mix yourself a drink while you are at it! ) Right now we are just gunning for the base room, but with our travel a perk for having a wedding group is we get a free room upgrade, so i assume it will be the same or a tad bigger! That's a great question about the number of people the package covers / cost of paying for a function. Since i am in the early stages, i am unaware of how that works too! I think there is a base cost per person, and that would just include a regualr meal together in a restaurant. And additional head charge is still extra, if you have a buffet, or bring a private open bar to your reception location.. Where are you thinking of having your ceremony / reception? We are thinking beach for both, depending on the costs.. You can book the beach and have your dance there, and i am pretty sure you can have your dance in one of the restaurants, or i have read people book the disco for the dance / reception part. Ill let you know more when i find out!!

Hi Lacyb123! First of all, congratulations! I am also getting married at the Riu Palace! Our wedding date is April 8, 2014 We haven't set a certain Wedding Coordinator yet, we have just being emailing back and forth a couple times. We are also having a 4 pm beach ceremony - have you figured out your décor for the beach yet? For our music, we read a bunch of reviews and actually are probably going to use an ipod and just rent the equipment, and have our own MC. We have also been looking into photography and debating bringing our own or using a Cabo vendor. I am having my sisters/bridal party help with my hair and makeup. We have not finalized the reception either - maybe gearing for the beach!

I too went with the Royal package for the same reasons! I didn't not require all the benefits of the Caprice, and it was less expensive paying the additional head charge to make up the 40 count!