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Honestly I don't know the price but I'd be amazed if it was anywhere near $400 for roundtrip transfers for two. Maybe your resort is really far from the airport, but even so I doubt it could add that much to the price of your trip.

Quote: Originally Posted by naughie jamy- you were in the club tower? it's the newer one....does everyone in the club tower have private check in? i've been telling my guests to book those rooms but since they're more $$ ppl haven't been too responsive. any other secrets i should know? I'm pretty sure everyone in the club tower gets private check in because they didn't know it was our honeymoon at first so it wasn't like a perk for that or anything. It was cool because there was a line at the front desk that we didn't have to stand in. We just sat down at a table and handled everything, it was much appreciated after a day of travel. I told my guests to book there too but they all chose the old tower to save money. Both are nice so there's not really a bad choice, but our room was so much bigger and nicer than theirs. All of the club rooms have balconies or patios. Only some of the old tower rooms have balconies - they have a glass door that opens with bars in front so you don't fall out, but you can't sit outside, so when we ordered room service for breakfast we ate it on our patio and they had to sit inside their room. Not a huge deal, but my bm's boyfriend was mad about that because their view was awesome but he had no balcony to enjoy it from. I believe the old tower rooms with balconies are on a space available basis. I don't think there are any other benefits to the club tower besides the check in and nicer rooms. Well, it is newer so the hallways/doors to rooms were nicer than the other wing in my opinion. My guests thought so too, when they came to see our room they were mad they didn't book there. One of them tried to pay for an upgrade to our tower but they said they were sold out.

Take it from me, make them order them now!! If they plan to lose weight (some say that) they can order them now and always have them altered later. My bm's lagged bigtime, and when the first one went to order the dress in February (wedding was in June) she was told it would be cutting it close, even with a rush fee. I had to select a different dress that was available on short notice. I liked the new dress and it worked out fine, but if your heart is set on the one you picked don't let them lag or you will be scrambling to select a new one like I was!!

Oh well then don't think twice about it. She'll do what she can and you'll have a blast either way!

Oh how we struggled with this. My parents thought it was ludicrous to pay for people to eat twice - at the wedding and at a WD...lol I looked into a place we could just do drinks and apps but it wasn't cheap either. We ended up paying for a full on dinner and it cost a lot but was so worth it in the end. You could always say "Meet us at x for a no host dinner". I think most people would understand that means you won't be paying. Or say it would be nice if we could all meet somewhere for dinner, and just meet up. If someone said it casually to me like that I wouldn't think they were paying.

I married at Las Caletas in June and would be happy to answer any questions you have. Welcome to the forum )

Quote: Originally Posted by Mel As for a long boat ride back...I don't know if it would be as much fun because on the sail boat they don't do the performances and it is kind of difficult to walk around alot, but I guess anything is possible and it completely depends on the crowd. Yeah you're probably right. Although they didn't do performances on our boat we turned the top deck into a floating disco on the way back and time flies when you're partying so it went by soooo fast. On a sailboat I'm not sure that you can dance and stuff, but it still sounds really cool.

Okay, you were in the other tower. When we got out of the car they told us to follow the hallway to the left and we would see our concierge who would check us in. Well we got lost/confused and ended up back at the front desk, lol, so someone walked us to the right place. I don't know if you ever went to the other side but it's past the spa & over a bridge so we were like where are we?!? Apparently when you are in the suite tower you don't check in at the main desk. Anyways we didn't have a room block, only like 6 of our guests stayed there. I just asked Will about the candles & stuff and he said Dreams did the swan towel thing and he had to fight for the petals. I guess they stopped doing it because they attract ants, but they said if we didn't let them sit too long we could have them so we did. And, the candles came from him (news to me). He had a few bm's set them up all over and light them. There had to be like 50 candles so that's why we took that extended walk when we got back from the wedding when I was dying to go freshen up....lol Will & the bm's never got credit for that until now. So sweet. )

Quote: Originally Posted by akh wow - i apparently went to the wrong check-in people! did you do a room block? i wonder if that's why - paul and i had to beg to get out of our crap room - we eventually got moved up one floor, and were at least able to get a king bed - but no luck on anything else. were far from accomodating! but we still had a fabulous time - the running joke all week was that paul's parents had the "bridal suite" - they had a really nice room on the top floor. Well it was the RIU (Jamaica) I was referring to as the ones who upgraded us. At Dreams were you in the suite tower? We were so we had the private check-in which was totally easy (no line, they sat us down with champagne and cookies..lol) but at first the concierge didn't know it was our honeymoon. We were supposed to have petals in our room and a fruit platter waiting (according to Dreams) but since they didn't know it wasn't there. We got it eventually and everyone - even housekeeping - greeted us as honeymooners from that day out. Our initial room had 2 beds - yeah that's not hot. She apologized and had someone "make" it a king but the next day they moved us into the king suite directly next door. It was ground level overlooking the ocean and infinity pool, with a ginormous patio. I don't think that was an upgrade though because we booked a suite. Did you guys get the honeymooners banner on your door and the candles/roses the night of your wedding?

My prayers go out to you and everyone else affected by war. On the bright side, when he comes back your wedding will be one heck of a welcome home party!

Quote: Originally Posted by host we usually give them a heads up that the couple is honeymooning but even with this, they get so busy at checkin that sometimes wires get crossed and information not passed along so it is ALWAYS a good idea to let the people know upon checkin that you are honeymooning/anniversary etc. So true. At Dreams it wasn't noted on their end at first and I know our TA noted it at some point, but once they knew they were very accomodating - almost too much so...lol We were surprised when we checked in for our honeymoon at the RIU, the lady gave us our room assignment and we were about to leave the desk when she saw our TA put "honeymoon" on the paperwork. She said she wanted to offer us a room with a better view and it would take an extra hour to get ready, or we could have our original room right away. We waited and it was very nice.

I've done it before but you have the best excuse ever - honeymoon! I bet if they have the room they'll do it for you guys. I don't know if there is protocol but I would say "We're on our honeymoon, are there any complimentary upgrades available?". If you aren't comfortable straight out asking, say something like "My TA advised me to ask about your complimentary honeymoon upgrade" that way if they act like it's bizarre you can put it off on the TA....lol

Quote: Originally Posted by akh lol - well, not ALWAYS - there are plenty of things i've borrowed people that i haven't got back! and you did give it back, technically, it's Dreams that screwed up! True...I wonder if the chief concierge is still looking for it, LOL, that's the last thing I heard from Dreams! Quote: Originally Posted by lucky k72 Then I'm, super bad 'cause I didn't really do this. I made sure I had all this stuff on my first wedding so I figured if I did the opposite and didn't intenionally do it when I married Jay that it would bring me extra luck and ensure we have a happy long lasting marriage. Does that makes any sense? something new: dress, shoes, veil something borrowed: ? something blue: ? ummmm....Jay's beautiful blue eyes? something old: My Grandma's ivory beaded purse Makes sense to me! Blue eyes...cute. And I love that you used Grandma's purse )

Yep I also suggest planning it around hurricane season if at all possible. You see how much stress our brides went through with Dean. Everything will probably be fine but if not, it's an extra burden you don't need.

Of course Ann the starfish!!! DUH! That was my something borrowed.....except usually when something is borrowed it is returned!

Yes thanks to everyone for coming (and getting your hubby/fi to come too...lol). We had fun meeting you all and some good chianti & conversations . . . hehehe Until next time

We were going to do the engraved flask or zippo, but 2 of the gm's don't drink but they smoke, 3 of them don't smoke but they drink. Instead we got each one something we knew they would like. We went shopping in Mexico the day before the wedding and got them each something that suits them (painting, glassware, etc.) It worked well for us plus it was a souvenir from PV so that was cool. Side note, I got my brother the reef bottle opener sandals and he loves them but he doesn't use the opener because he says it gets dirty from being walked on. I still think it's a cool gimmick though (and I bet he'd use it if he were stranded with a beer in the woods!) The flask ones sound neat!

something new: perfume, dress, barefoot sandals something borrowed: ? something blue: panties & crystal bracelet something old: ? I'm a bad bride...I don't think I had anything borrowed or old. Maybe a bobbie pin here or there..lol

I think that's awesome and very inexpensive! And I would take the sailboat back if I did it. The boat ride back for us was so fun we were all like "NO!" when we got back to the marina, so a 2 hour trip back would rock...lol. I'm pretty sure at all the night weddings you can go to Ryhthms of the Night but nobody did at ours. What a great new option, thanks for sharing )

Quote: Originally Posted by akh i say do whatever you want - i know people, like Jamy, hung out with their FI all day (at least i think she did). i left for Las Caletas at like 8am, so I didn't see Paul until i walked down the aisle. we did stay in the same room the night before though. Actually no I hung out with my girls all day, Will came on the late boat with the guests. We had our WD the night before and had a late night together talking and being excited. But from like 7am to 6 p.m. when the wedding began I didn't see him and it was soooo hard. By the time the wedding started I was dying to see him. If you do see him before the wedding that's okay too, like Kash said it wouldn't have taken anything away from the moment. I also second the alone time thing. If not before, right after the ceremony take some time - even 5 minutes - to step away from everything and reflect on what just happened. After walking out it was like "we'll be right with you" and we snuck out of sight to stare at each other and have our "we did it" time. It still sticks out in my head as a highlight of the day.

Now that is funny!!! It was like having a free show at your wedding, nice )

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St. Thomas will be beautiful. Happy planning )

Well congratulations!! You should go play the real lottery now and see if your luck carries over

Yay!! Have a blast. I love how everything looks together - dress, shoes, bouquet, hair, etc. Where in Vegas are you doing this?