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Interesting - I would prefer to not move it to the club and find a place that can accommodate until about ~1am ...

Was anyone able to extend their reception time beyond 11pm? Is this an option at this resort? TIA!

Was anyone able to extend their reception time beyond 11pm? Is this an option at this resort? TIA!

Hello, I heard there was a reception cut-off time of 11pm at many resorts. I understand this we would have to pay to extend, and am willing to, but I heard some resorts are strict on this policy even if you pay ... This is pretty important to me. Which resorts did you not have an issue with this at? Ideally we would like to go to at least 1am. Could you extend at Barcelo Maya Palace? Riu? Now? Dreams? Thanks!

Also open to Punta Cana. Hard Rock and Palace would be awesome by me, but my other concern is guest travel expenses and I feel like while they run cheaper for the wedding couple, they are more expensive for guest travel? Am I wrong? (Looking at Now/Riu/Barcelo/Iberostar price range for guest travel, perhaps I am missing some good options!.. Hard Rock and Palace seem to run 200-300$ more/person for guest travel)

Hi All, I was wondering which resorts/chains in Riviera Maya tend to be most affordable for a wedding. I am looking at 50-75 guests, with private reception/dinner in one location, so things are getting pricey. Would like a family friendly resort. As far as ceremony, I just want some privacy so people aren't running around in their speedos right next to us, but otherwise I feel flexible on whether its on the beach/garden, etc. Kind of picky on location of reception, I don't want it on the beach, but I'm fine with a either a really pretty restaurant/hall, or half open restaurant/gazebo near pool/beach type of place -- I just want it to be more on the elegant than beachy side, but an integration of both the outdoors/destination and elegant would be most ideal. I feel like it is very hard to compare the resorts, as certainly the base package price on websites is completely different from what it all ends up costing once you take into account the large wedding size and private reception. Also, looking for somewhere that will let us keep the party going after an 11pm cut off time. Sorry -- I know this is a lot of requirements, but I figured I would ask because I am going crazy trying to compare everything and maybe someone has been in the same boat!