JamaicaBride08

Does anyone have any examples for reception invitation wording for a 2nd reception at home? We had about 40 people in Jamaica, but now we are having around 200 for an evening hors d'oeuvres and cocktail reception with dancing... and I'm struggling a bit on how to word it since we are already married. Thanks for anyone's help!

Quote: Originally Posted by bsullivan2 Your pictures are great! I can't wait to go!!! I see that your guests have mugs for their drinks. I am considering buying these for our guests as well. Can you tell me where you purchased these? Thanks!! Discountmugs - Coffee Mugs, Travel Mugs, Water Bottles, Promotional Pens, Glassware, Commemorative Plates, Tiles & Promotional Items We had our names and wedding date w/ a palm tree in silver decal...super cute! BUT, throughout the time there, the decal seemed to come off. I think that happened to another bride too. I think that it depends on what kind you get, but I don't which ones are better. There are definitely some more threads with info on mugs and pictures. I think most people got them from this website. Plus, the mugs were great with keeping drinks cold and they hold about 3x the little cups they normally serve drinks in. Our family/friends loved them! A lot of people even decorated theirs with fun stickers, etc. Ours had "Bride/Groom" in crystals on them... That was added later. Let me know if you have more questions. Good Luck!

Norma's on the Beach was really good. We also at an Italian place called Mariposa. The only thing is that you would have to cab it to the beach from the cliffs. We got married in Ocho Rios, but we honeymooned at Tensing Pen near Rockhouse. We did eat at Rockhouse a few times, though and it was great.

Congrats and welcome back! You looked beautiful! I LOVE your hair piece!!

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Pictures from Seagrape Reception...

I did 20 luminaries...there were a few pictures on my slide, but let me see if I can find more...

Quote: Originally Posted by KimmyKatBride I LOVE your pics!! Congrats again!!! LOVE the Lilies, too! Question about the tipping....I know you said about $250 but I was curious how you allocated the tipping....I really don't know how much for each "job description" ie...the bartender vs. Chandlyn, etc... If you don't mind sharing...that would really help!!! 8 days to go.......I'm sooooo excited!! How exciting! Have fun and enjoy every moment!! I would love to do it over again because it was so much fun! Thanks for the compliments Here is how (I THINK) that we did tipping, but I'm sure that everyone had their own idea's of what is the best, and make sure that you take the level of service into account: St Anne's waiters night before $20 each (2 waiters $10 each) Welcome at the Seagrape-Bartenders $40 (20 each- 2) Minister $20 Steele Drum Band $20 Chandlyn $50 plus gift from Bath&Body Works waiters at Mammee Bay $30 (15 each) Reception at Seagrapeo-Bartenders $60 (30 each...we had a LOT of fun w/ them and they kept serving almost an hour longer) DJ at Reception $50 (we LOVED them, and they played almost 45min extra). Good luck and have fun! I can't wait to see your pictures!

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Congrats and welcome back... I love hearing about everyone's wedding and how great they turned out!!

Quote: Originally Posted by chicago88 I just wanted to let everyone know that I ordered the plastic 16 oz travel mugs from discount mugs and passed them out to all my guests - they loved them!! However, after about a day or two of using them the logo started rubbing off. I was kind of bummed but everyone still got to use them so not a huge deal but they were really cute. They had our names at the top, a palm tree/sun in the middle, & the date on the bottom. That SAME THING happened to ours! We even paid extra for silver/metallic print! It was frustrating, but everyone was like, "we all know why we are here"...so, I guess it was okay in the end.

Congrats and Welcome Back!!! I love hearing about everyone else's wedding too!!

Congrats and welcome back...you were a very beautiful bride!!

I used them for my wedding and would definitely use them again. I used MAC. I few tips: Have someone with you who is comfortable helping you apply. None of my girls ever used them, and so I applied myself which was kind of hard. 2) Make sure you check your lashes RIGHT after your ceremony if you think that you'll be crying. One of mine started coming off after the ceremony from crying. Luckily, I fixed before anyone really noticed. Good luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jamaica2009 Hi, nice pics!!! Thanks so much for sharing all the info, it sure helps the rest of us out. I have a couple more questions, hope you don't mind! - You had the beach location, obviously not the gazebo. When did you choose the archway, prior to arriving? I picked out the arch ahead of time and sent Chandlyn an email asking the cost. The arch that I picked was actually already on the beach, so it must be somewhat popular. I also brought the pic of it with me to show here in our meeting.- You were married at 1:00? I have noticed some pictures of later weddings that look really dark, in the shade almost. In your opinion, would you say 2:00 or 3:00 would be a good time? The Jr Suite building actually shaded a lot of the area. We were married at 1pm...I would have loved 2 or 3 if we could have gotten it. The break between wedding and dinner was a little long.- Was the 3 layer cake included? What flavour did you get? The cake was included and we were shocked at how big it was since we didn't upgrade. We got chocolate (no rum) with like a whipped cream frosting, and to be honest, it was the best dessert that we had at the resort. What was kind of sad was that we didn't really care about the cake (I didn't ask for any special decoration/flowers, etc) and we actually didn't serve it after dinner. We cut into it about midnight at the Seagrape kind of as an afterthought, since we weren't planning on it even being big enough to feed everyone. Our wedding party had some fun with it as well.- Was it really windy? I guess an up hair style would be best for that I REALLY wanted to wear my long hair down as I always do, but we did a test run (my matron and I) a few days before and because of the humidity, it wasn't cooperating. I am SO happy that I ended with most of it up because of the wind. I actually would have pinned more front pieces back because several of my pics, I have a piece or two running across my face. I would also advise your family/bridesmaids of that as well since I had one bridesmaid where her hair is COVERING her face in every picture. Sorry for all the questions! Good luck...I'm sure your wedding will turn out beautiful!!

Quote: Originally Posted by naga0066 Ooh... that is really want I want to do as well. How much is it to have both on the beach? And do you mind sharing the menu you are having. ((A while back I think I saw it was like $50 pp and it was a BBQ style... just wonering if you had more details)) Also are the tiki torches provided free of charge? Or are they (as I'm assuming) another extra? Tiki torches are included w/ the 10 p/p fee...

Quote: Originally Posted by JamaicaBride08 Dancing in the sand was seriously so much fun!! My friends and family are still talking about it! I'm jealous of your dinner on the beach...I would have loved to do that if we had the money. It will be beautiful! No, not too breezy at all. They put the huge tiki torches right down by the ocean and I think maybe one blew out, but that was it. Good luck, sounds wonderful! SORRY, maybe I should actually answer your question...and, I think that your candles will be fine. Ours were in luminaries, but it isn't at breezy closer to the Bar...

Quote: Originally Posted by jaychristensen The more pictures you post of your wedding the more excited I get for our wedding! I can't wait to dance in the sand! We are having our dinner and reception/dance on the beach and cannot wait! Why not take full advantage of the beach is what I say!! Did you find it very breezy at night on the beach? I'm just a little worried about our candles blowing out. No biggy if they do as I think Chandlyn said she would supply tiki torches. Dancing in the sand was seriously so much fun!! My friends and family are still talking about it! I'm jealous of your dinner on the beach...I would have loved to do that if we had the money. It will be beautiful! No, not too breezy at all. They put the huge tiki torches right down by the ocean and I think maybe one blew out, but that was it. Good luck, sounds wonderful!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jamaica08bride After hearing all of the great things about Seagrape I am checking to see if it is available for my reception. One question, how hot was it being outside? My wedding is in May so I'm hoping it's not too unbearable dancing outside. Everyone was fine except maybe me My legs were just sweating under my dress, but I was dancing non-stop for like 3 hours. May will probably be about 3 or 4 degrees warmer, but at night, but you have a natural breeze since you are right by the ocean. You should be fine...

Quote: Originally Posted by nancylou7 Im trying to think of something other than heals to wear...was it hard to walk in the sand with the wedges? I need something with height that wont be hard to walk in on the sand. That's exactly why I did these wedge flip flops....I needed to be able to walk and have height!! They worked fine for the ceremony...

Quote: Originally Posted by nancylou7 jamaicabride08 what type of shoes did you wear on the beach?? I wore these white wedge sandals from VS. I added some gold beading to match my dress. For the reception, I ended up going barefoot since we were on the beach dancing.

Quote: Originally Posted by bobbi-francis Unfortunately I cant see the pics for some reason...my email is [email protected] maybe i can see them through email. SORRY...TRY THIS LINK! I have all my pics on Kodak Gallery (instead of photobucket, so I can't post my pics): Target*Join now and receive beautiful photographic prints from your camera Let me know if it still doesn't work!!

Quote: Originally Posted by BrittneyD I can't see any of the pics. =( TRY this link...SORRY http://targetphoto.kodakgallery.com/...b&x=0&y=qzvgz5

Quote: Originally Posted by JamaicaBride08 Okay, apparently, I don't know how to post pics. They show up on my list? I will see if I can figure it out... SORRY! OKAY...all of my pictures are in Kodak Gallery which doesn't work, so FOR NOW, here is a LINK to Seagrape pics. Can someone please confirm that it works Thanks! Target*Join now and receive beautiful photographic prints from your camera