Second time around

Hello All,

This is my 2nd marriage. 1st time around my other half thought he needed a 2nd relationship!!! ...during ours! Anyway, it has been helpful reading everyone's ideas and listening to other situations that are similar to mine. We don't really have a set date, we are looking into a destination wedding. Royal Hideaway in Mexico looks amazing.

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Congrats! And good luck!

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Congrats!!

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Congrats! I can't wait to hear where your destination wedding will be!!

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Royal Hideaway is beautiful. I've seen a couple of beach weddings there. The ceremony set up is on the website.

There are tons of reception options including taking your group (assuming you will have a group) to one of the on site restaurants. Or you could have a reception in town at one of the restaurants.

I looked into this too but FI wants a wedding in NY.

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Oh yeah, American Airlines (and others I'm sure) give discounts.

Per an e-mail I received:

The American Airlines wedding product is valid when you have at least 10 guests flying to your wedding. The discount is valid for travel to and from all markets where American Airlines, American Eagle, American Airlines Codeshares and all oneworld carriers provides service. As long as one segment is on American Airlines metal.

Oneworld carriers are as follows:

AA - American Airlines BA - British Airways
CX - Cathay Pacific QF - Qantas
AY - Finnair IB - Iberia
LA - Lan Chile EI - Aer Lingus

This discount may not be used in conjunction with other discounted type fares. I.E. Senior, child, military/government, Internet, companion.

Our comprehensive wedding package includes:

5 percent off the applicable discounted fares. 10 percent off the applicable First, Business and Full Coach published fares. All fare rules and restrictions apply. This discount may not be used in conjunction with other discounted type fares, i.e. senior, child, military, government, companion, Internet.

Advance purchase discounts of 5 percent for tickets purchased 30 days prior to departure for Domestic, Canadian, Mexico and Caribbean destinations and 60 days prior to departure for Central/South American, Pacific and European destinations. This discount is in addition to the percentage already offered.

The use of American Airlines codeshare will require that one segment of the itinerary be on AA metal and the discount be no greater than 10%.

Complimentary scripted wedding inserts for invitations being sent to out of town guests, notifying them of the discount.

Special car rental rates available with Avis Rent-a-car.

Attendees can start making reservations 330 days prior to their return date. This would be approximately around the 1st of April, 2005.

Please verify the city in which your wedding will be held.

To request the wedding product for your guests, please contact American Airlines Group and Meeting travel via E-mail and include this message or call toll-free 1-800-545-8193, Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., central time.

We look forward to assisting you with your special occasion!

Best wishes,
Christina Herriage
AAGMT

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Hey Skittles...Welcome and Happy Planning! Let us know what you decide. A destination wedding is so romantic!

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Royal Hideaway's website is what got me hooked. I just looked at it and thought I would feel like a princess there. Well, an older princess, don't want to be a queen, that's too old somewhere in the middle. We are researching that and a wedding here. Our friends are for a destination wedding. There would be 7 couples, 2 couples are our parents, they like the idea too. I'll keep you posted.

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WOW, I just the read your post, Kdrainey. Much thanks to you. I feel like I should send you flowers or something!! Thank you very much!

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More info.......from my old e-mail.

We would like to thank you for your interest in our Wedding Package here at the Occidental Royal Hideaway Resort & Spa. Please find enclosed the Wedding Information for 2004.

In order to perform a wedding here at the Royal Hideaway one of the Wedding Package must be purcharse. I most certainly subtract the items that you do not wish to have.

Please find at the enclosed information the prices for the additonal items for the Wedding.

Here some information regarding the charges for group fuction.

When there are more then 10 guests dining at one time (eg. wedding, special event or simply more then 10 guests), the surcharge applies and the dinner is automatically a set menu. This surcharges apply even if all the guests are Royal Hideaway Guests. For your wedding dinner, there would be the surcharges as well as it is a private function. Should the group wish to have any other group dinners such as Rehearsal Dinner, etc, throughout their stay, the surcharges would also apply.

The surcharge is to applied as with any group, private and additional staff are brought in and assigned to the group and a special set-up is provided. We always provide the "highest quality of service" and bring in the additional staff to do this when a group is dining or having a special event. If the additional staff were not assigned to a group or event, the service to the group and our other guests may suffer.

Cocktail Receptions, A minimum of 25 persons applies, Bar set up and services has a cost of $12 Usd per persons the first hour and $19 Uas per persons the fallowing hours. Please find enclosed the information the diffrences pirces of canapes.

Wedding Dinner

Regarding the Wedding dinner, it would be a Set Menu of 3 courses. You need to choose from this enclosed menu the Set Menu that would be:

An Appetizer,
A Second Cours
Two Options of the Third Course or Main Plate.
The four course would be the Wedding Cake, please note that the a charge for the Wedding Cake apply, as all wedding package are only for 2 persons. The cost per person is listened at the Wedding Program.

Other options are the Buffet style dinner.

Should you have any further inquires please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best Regards,

Griselda Estanol

Wedding Manager

weddings@mx.occidentalhotels.com

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Important details

I asked "do any of the required documents have to be translated? Notarized? "

The only paper that the judge required to be married are assport, Tourist Card, be in Mexico 3 full business day, you would like to be marrie don Friday so you need to arrive on Tuesday. Blood test must be done in Mexico, 4 witnesses that also need passport and need to be in mexico by tuesday.

ETA - 80 people are required to close an on-site restaurant for the night.

Message edited 3/15/2005 3:04:24 PM.

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Congratulations and welcome on boards!