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Welcome! Hopefully you will be able to find some information here to help! Good luck and happy planning : )

Welcome and Happy Planning!

I'm so sorry... that has got to be so frustrating! But I agree... I would take it as a sign. Even if he got back to you now - I would be concerned he would go MIA afterwards. Hoping you find a better alternative! Would they need to stay the full week... does your contract his a minimum night stay to be counted as a guest? That might save some money.

Quote: Originally Posted by Saraha OK so Just spoke with the doctor that I work for and she said that there is nothing wrong with doing this.... she doesnt recommended toing it often because it can mess of the bacteria and intestinal flora (whatever that means) LOL. But she said she doesnt recommend doing it if you dont have problem.... Kinda like if you dont have a problem, dont fix it! I also told her about the pics and she said "where in the hell did they get those pics" LOL So im guessing its not that bad but who know. Anyways just thought I could let you guys know! I am no expert ... But what the doctor mentioned was my concern with such programs. Your gut has intestinal flora... which is good bacteria that is needed to help fight off infections and help in digestion. Thats why you get stomach side effects (diarrhea, etc) when you take antibiotics which kills not only the bad bacteria but the good. So from what I can tell, you wouldn't want to do this too much... or your normal bacteria would be interrupted and you would be at greater risk of infections/other problems.

Check out this thread... http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t9012 Also search the Flowers, decoration section... lots of ideas!

Quote: Originally Posted by vdambs My questions are as follows and if you can help in anyway I would soooo appreciate it!!!!! 1. My soon to be father-in-law is a paster here in the US and we would like to incorporate him into the service in some way, would that be possible to incorporate him even if it's just to say a prayer or do we need to have the Jamaican minister do the entire service? I doubt it would be a problem... they seem pretty easy going 2. If we choose the religious ceremony will we be able to incorporate a unity candle lighting during the ceremony? Yep... lots of brides add in sand ceremonys and other personalized aspects to the ceremony. You can just give your wording to Chandlyn once you get there. 3. We are looking at purchasing the Caprice wedding package and would like to know what the reception consists of. Is this a "sit down" dinner with music and dancing? The free dinner option is semi-private at Mammee Bay. There are optoins for private sit down at the Planation Restaurant or on the beach at a cost. DJ is also an additional charge. There is tons of info on this - use the serach in the upper right of the screen and look for Mammee, Seagrape and Planation. 4. What kind of food is served at the reception? Will the guests just order as if they were eating at a regular restaurant? Yep if you use the free recpetion at Mammee Bay. I beleive there is a Planatation menu with different upgrades on here somewhere. 5. Will we be able to have the reception right after the wedding ceremony? Not necessarily. Customarily the dinner starts at 6:30 I beleive. However, one bride that just come back was able to have a lunch reception after her 11:00 wedding... so they may be more flexible 6. Will the cake be served at the reception or right after the wedding? Usually at the reception from what I have seen 7. Will we be able to provide our own cake serving set for the cake cutting? I beleive that they do supply the serving stuff. But you can bring your own if you wish. 8. At the reception will we be able to have our special song played so that we are able to have our first dance as a married couple to "our song"? If you chose to, yes. I know a lot of brides hire the dj for the reception at either the disco or at seagrape. Other brides are also just bringing an ipod w/ speakers to save money. And other brides (who are not doing a traditional/dancing recpetion have their first dance right after the ceremony on the beach. 9. What do the Caprice wedding package decorations include for the wedding ceremony? Not sure. I know people have discussed whether the Caprice is worth it or not... so take a look for that thread. I am going with the free package and then just upgrading what I want. Seems like the best deal for us. 10. Do you have pictures available to send of wedding decorations, wedding locations, bouquet, boutonniere and cake designs? Search through the Jamaica thread I posted earlier. There are pics of most of this. I also (somewhere) have a file of the floweres and arches. If you want it, just pm you email address and I will try to track it down. 11. Does the spa offer someone to do my make-up for me (the Bride) on the wedding day? I beleive so at an additional charge. I think there has been mixed reviews on their make-up services. But eveyrone has been pretty happy with their hair. 12. Is there Golf offered close to the resort? Hmm.. not that I recall. I know there are options, but not sure how close. 13. Will there be free transportation for all guests to and from the airport to the resort on both the day of arrival and the day of departure? Not through the Riu. If you are working with a travel agent they should be able to arrange it for you. If you are working on your own I have heard good things about Lees Tours. (try seraching for them) 14. Will we be able to hold a rehearsal dinner for the bridal party the night before the wedding? Yep... you will be able to arrange that with Chandyln 15. Does the resort offer group guide tours either free of charge or at a rate? Group tours... such at excursion to Dunns fall and zip line stuff?? If so, yes they have them.. but at an addittoinal cost. On-site they do offer some activities such as snorkeling. 16. Will we be able to provide our own cake topper or does the cake already come with a cake topper? From what I've seen the cakes usually come with flowers. But you could easily have a cake topper and give it to Chandyln at your meeting. 17. We would like to provide a welcome gift to all of our guests who will be staying at your resort? We will be. Our guests are giving both their time and a lot of money to come... so we want to show them our appreciation. Take a look for OOT bags... they have discussed at length and are quite common on this site. 18. If so, are we allowed to have the gifts placed in their rooms on arrival? I know you can at a charge. We are just going to arrange a small, informal welcome party at one of the bars and hand them out personally there. 19. If so, are we allowed to arrange to have them shipped to the resort prior to our arrival? Nope, you aren't allowed to ship anythig ahead of time. 20. Will the resort offer a room block for the guests so that they are all able to stay at your resort? I beleive there is group blocks that you can arrange. We chose not to. But something I"m sure you could look into. 21. How far in advance do our wedding guest's rooms need to be booked? We will probalby be booking in June for our January wedding. 22. Is October a good time to hold a wedding in Jamaica? Why not? I'm not the best to answer this... I guess I don't know what the whether and travel rates are like. But in my opinion, if it fits your schedule and its the date you want... you can't go wrong! Hope that helps!

Welcome from another ROR bride! 2010 bookings probably won't open up until next January-March. (based on this year at least for 2009) Take a look through the Jamaica forum. There are tons of ROR brides... so flowers, reception dinners, ceremony setups and what not have been discussed at length. Also look through the wedding review sections. Lots of current ROR brides are just getting back or will be in the near future. Some good threads to get you started include: http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t5538 http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t5770

Wow thanks! That is awesome. I also love to-lists... something about being able to check things off as I accomplish them makes my day. : )

Wow great info! Thanks again for all your help : )

Steph everything looks wonderful! Yay : ) I love the ceremony site... so pretty.

I've been there! Not sure if I would call it "normal" but I think wedding planning is a very stressful time (especially when you throw condo hunting in as well) and sometimes our emotions run wild. This past month there was a full week where I swear all FI and I did was argue and fight. It was over nothing and I realized I was being irrational but I couldn't help myself. I ended up having a girls night with a close friend that started with a complete vent session and then a night of fun. The next day I apologized to FI and we sat down and discussed some of my top concerns (and I simply got over all the little stuff). At that point I decided to stop agonizing over the little stuff and actually sit back and enjoy our engagement and planning time. He was very understanding as he knows the wedding is stressing me out. We have been good ever since!

Hang in there. I'm so not looking forward to working on my big thesis paper that is due next fall. Wow.. that is coming sooner than I thought... I should really get my butt in gear.

Welcome and Happy Planning! Lots of wonderful info here... you will be addicted like the rest of us before you know it!

Congrats from a Jamaica Bride! Take a look around... there is tons of great info on both locations. Picking a location was one of the hardest parts! Good luck and happy planning

Congrats and Happy Planning

Congrats and Welcome! So much info here... before you know it you will be addicted like the rest of us! Happy Planning

Welcome! Lots of great info here so be sure to take a look around. : ) I've found everyone so helpful that even when the WC is slow to respond its okay... because someone here knows the answer anyways. Good Luck and Happy Planning!

Congrats! Happy Planning

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura michelle dont feel pressured, its absolutely your right to grieve silently if you wish to! if theres anything we can do for you, let us know. i know it's hard to lose someone you love. I couldn't have said it better. Everyone grieves in their own way... and people understand that. When I lost my grandpa several years ago I was asked to get up and do a reading. There was no way I would be able to do it, so I respectively declined and instead wrote a poem to be put on one of the tables. (one of my other cousins actually ended up reading it during the ceremony because my grandma loved it so much) Do what you feel comfortable with. No one will judge you. Remember we are all here for you if you need anything. Hugs to you.

OMG... I can't beleive the whole no house thing in CO didn't phase her! I'm so sorry your family has to go through this... I can only imagine the stress/conflict it must be causing. It just boggles my mind though that she wouldn't call you and give a heads up or ask you to come! What a crappy way to have to find out.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kat81 totally off topic! But is that corn in your dogs mouth? LMAO that is the cutest thing ever Haha yep... we were sitting on the step taking off the husk and she grabbed one and took off. When we finally caught her she wouldn't drop it. She is a bit of a snot and doens't like to play fetch - she just wants people to chase her. Normally when you pick her up like that though she will drop whatever she is holding. Well she would NOT give up the corn... we had to bribe her with treats to let it go. Hehe : )

University of Minnesota Goper! (technically) ... I really am on the Duluth (bulldog) campus but will graduate through the TC. But I am much happier being a gopher!

what a cutie.

wow! I don't even know what to say. That just seems absolutely absurd. Does she normally do stuff like that (meaning random, out of the ordinary, crazy, etc)?