JABride

I am so sorry to hear that ... like the other ladies, I would definitely prefer Sunday (as a bride and as a guest). It is less days off to take for those that do not have a lot of flexibility at work ... Good luck ...

to the forum !!! I am a fellow ATL bride getting married in Jamaica in 4.5 months .... Chateau Elan ... If I am correct, I believe this is where Usher got married .. right? .... Happy Planning !!!

to the forum Congrats and happy planning

to the forum ... A cruise ... sounds fun !!! I am an April 19 bride too !!! Happy planning ...

to the forum !! you will find great infos here ... well, seeing how you seem to already doing well with you planning, you may be the one giving advice !! Congrats and happy planning ...

to the forum !!! you will find lots of great infos from great girls (and a few guys too !!)

I am getting married in Jamaica too !!! april 2008 ...

to the forum !!! I am getting married at the Rose Hall in Montego Bay - Jamaica which is about a 15 minutes drive from the Airport. Rooms start at about 210 per night (room only) and start at about 350 (all inclusive) ... rates go up as high as over $3000 per night depending on the suites ... since I do not have to pay guest passes because I am also paying for a private reception, my guests that cannot afford the rose hall will stay at less expensive hotels and I will provide the transportation (getting a bus with driver). Congrats and happy planning !!!

Thanks a lot for your input ladies ... I knew it sounded a little fishy .. now I know it is ... I am not giving them my money ... Julesr I'll PM you the info .. THANKS!!!

Hello everyone, I usually book my travels online on my own and this is the first time that I am dealing with a Travel agent for a group booking for my wedding and since I am not familiar with the process, I would like your opinion on one request my TA made. The travel agent I am currently dealing with is based out of Toronto Canada and after giving her all my information and her team making researches, she would not give me the rates until I give a $1000 deposit by committing to using her services. The $1000 would be applied to any outstanding balances for my travel Is this normal? My fiance and I are uncomfortable commiting for something that we do not even know if she can get good prices for us ... One thing is that she says she guarantees a gift for our 1 year wedding anniversary ... a free weekend in Las Vegas (flight and hotel) Anyway, I just wanted to see if some of you ladies had to put a deposit without even being able to see the group rates being offered ... P.S: If there are TAs reading this that think they can help with my group booking, feel free to send me a message My fiance and I live in Atlanta. My fiance's family and friends are from Toronto Canada and my family and friends are from Montreal Canada. We have the majority of our guests coming either from Toronto or Montreal but some others from other parts in the US (GA, NY, FL) ... we are expecting about 100-130 guests ....

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv Easter is in March in 2008, so avoid that weekend. In April, avoid Passover. Our wedding falls right on Passover, which we didn't have a clue, and our TA says that's why airfares are higher for that time. So, just avoid any general or religious holidays when planning. EDITING TO ADD: Sorry, just realized your date is in 2009 -- but still be aware of when the holidays fall and avoid traveling then! I tried to plan my date carefully and did not realize it was PASSOVER !!! I am getting married April 19 as well. From my researches, usually prices are highest between December 15 and April 15 (high season), then I saw that easter was in march in 2008 and most spring breakers travel in march (mid april would be the tail end of spring break) ... then I researched rainfalls statistics (yup, i am one heck of an anal girl!!) and between April and May, April had less rainfall days on average in the caribbeans ...then hurricane season starts in June ... I did not want to have my wedding during hurricane season ... then, some of my friends are in college or teach college and did not want to have my wedding too close to the exams which are usually the first couple of weeks of may ... man oh man, I thought I was good with my date ... totally overlooked other holidays such as passover ... I guess you can lookup the wedding date you choose on the net to make sure it is not falling on one holiday or popular day ...something I did not think about doing even with all my "analysis" ....

to the forum ... I am getting married at the Rose Hall ... we wanted something not too far from Montego Bay airport since we did not want a long commute for our guests ...we are having the wedding on a saturday and some guests are only coming for the weekend ... out of all resorts we visited, Rose Hall was the best for us. They closed portions of the resort all summer and until mid-end november to do a 35 million dollars renovations ... i really liked the resort when we visited before and I have no doubt it would be that much nicer once the renovations are done ... the only problem is that their prices are rising as well ... I am having a private reception 100-130 peoples ... Let me know if you have any questions about the resort ...

to the forum ... I am getting married at the Rose Hall ... we wanted something not too far from Montego Bay airport since we did not want a long commute for our guests ...we are having the wedding on a saturday and some guests are only coming for the weekend ... out of all resorts we visited, Rose Hall was the best for us. They closed portions of the resort all summer and until mid-end november to do a 35 million dollars renovations ... i really liked the resort when we visited before and I have no doubt it would be that much nicer once the renovations are done ... the only problem is that their prices are rising as well ... I am having a private reception 100-130 peoples ... Let me know if you have any questions about the resort ...

to the forum !!! You will find lots of great information from great girls here !!! Happy Planning

to the forum !!!

to the forum !!! You will find lots of great information from great girls here !!! Happy Planning

to the forum !!! You will find lots of great information from great girls here !!! Happy Planning

to the forum !!! You will find lots of great information from great girls here !!! Happy Planning

to the forum !!! You will find lots of great information from great girls here !!! Happy Planning

WELCOME to the forum You'll find lots of great information from great girls here !!!!

to the forum !!! I am getting married at the Rose Hall in April 08 -- let me know if you have any questions ....

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to the forum !!! You will find lots of great ideas from great girls here ...

to the forum !!! You will find lots of great ideas from great girls here ...

to the forum !!! You will find lots of great ideas from great girls here ...