BakersGirl

We were married at Whitehouse and loved it. We traveled with a small group and no one had any complaints. Our wedding and 10 day stay was amazing. I didn't find anything cheesy. Good luck!!

We were married at Whitehouse and it was perfect. The resort was gorgeous and couldn't have been better. Good luck!!

We had a beautiful wedding at Sandals Whitehouse in Jamaica! Good Luck!

YES! You can get married on Sunday in Jamaica! We got married on Sunday, May 2nd 2010. We had to arrive on Friday for a Sunday wedding. It was perfect!

We got married at Sandals Whitehouse in Jamaica on May 2nd. It was perfect. Let me know what questions you have. I will PM you my email address!

Oh no...it was the legal copies. You know, what I'm gonna need to get a new passport. I fear it will be expnsive to replace them since it was from Jamaica!!

We were married at Sandals Whitehouse in Jamaica on May 2nd. 3-4 weeks ago we got our certificate in the mail. Well......I was picking up one day and think I threw the UPS envelope out with the certificates in it!!! At least I recycled?!?!? I am freaking out. I am so scared to think how much it is going to cost me to get another copy sent to me! Has this happened to anyone else? Help!

We sent ours via USPS Express mail. Didn't have any issues.

We were married at Sandals Whitehouse. There was nothing cheesy or forced about the resort. The beaches weren't crowded. There wasn't many ppl even near the section of beach we were married on. It was beyond perfect!! We do not regret one thing about chosing Sandals for our wedding!!

Josie & Mrs J - We purchased the individual pictures after we reviewed them the day after the wedding. We didn't commit to anything more than the free 5x7 until that point. We almost did a photo package, but decided to go the a la carte route and I am glad we did. We had plenty of time with the photog. John dd our pics. I really think he did a great job. From the beginning of the wedding-pictures-toast/cake cutting was about an hour. I know it sounds like so little time, but it didn't feel rushed in the least bit. It was great! Memories that will last a lifetime! Josie - Restaurant Reviews as follows: Jasmines - Asian - Just ok?? Some ppl in our group loved their food and some hated it. I would say it was just ok... We only went once and were there 8 nights. Giusippes - Italian - Pizza at lunch is GREAT. They will make any combo you ask for. Dinner was ok. Some good and some just ok. We ate there twice for both lunch and dinner. Eleanor's - Was great. All food we had there was really good. We ate there 3 times Service was excellent. The Restaurant Manager Earl was so nice. Really made dining there a pleasure. He came over each meal and spent a few minutes talking to us. We had dinner there the night of the wedding, our wedding dinner just the two of us one night for our "wedding dinner," and then ate there our last evening there. We also ate breakfast there one morning. Breakfast was good, but a bit slower pace than we wanted. Neptunes - Ate there for lunch. Got there right at noon when they opened and service was painfully slow, but the view was great and the food was good when it arrived. Dinner was a seafood buffet night. It was just ok...Fish was over cooked for my taste. But other guests traveling with us loved it. A warning about Neptunes - If you get afternoon rain then evenings in there are a mosquito fest!!! Wear lots of bug spray. It hadn't rained the night we went there and it wasn't too bad. We never made it to Bluefields for lunch, but heard it was ok. Nothing great. There is a guy on the beach most afternoons serving jerk pork and chicken. It was pretty good. He sets up right outside of the Italian pool. The Italian pool is where we spent all of our time. At night the Dutch pool is super private. Never made it in the French pool. We went the Negril Tour and then to Appleton another day. We had a blast the day of Negril. We went with 6 of our 8 guests. Bailey was our driver and he was wonderful. He took us to a local restaurant for dinner on the way back and the food was great. This trip stopped at Sandals Negril (we only spent a few minutes there) Margaritaville, shopping at Times Square Market (prices get cheaper as you near the end of the shopping.) Ricks, and then ended with dinner at the restaurant. It was great and so was Bailey. Ask for him!! I did not like the Appleton tour. They didn't show us as much as I thought we would see. You get to see the donkey do his thing, a brief look at the distillery and then sample a few of the rums. Overall was very disappointing. A few of our guests did the zip line tour and said it was lots of fun. Mrs. J - I changed into a short white dress for the evening. I was ready to get out of the big dress. But, I did see brides there that wore their dresses in the evening. It was lots of fun. Guests and Employees can tell you just got married, so everyone talks to you. It was cool! Sorry that was so long, but let me know if you have any more questions!

We were married at Sandals Whitehouse on May 2, 2010. The ride to the resort was really fun. You read so many bad reviews on Trip Advisor, but it wasn't that bad. Now...keep in mind that we had just met up with friends and that didn't hurt anything. We were able to stop 1/2 way and use the restroom and get some jerk food. The BEST food all trip, it was out of this world. Our room was great. It was smaller that I had pictured, but was more than big enough. We were in Concierge room 1224 in the Italian Village. The only thing we were upset about was we wanted a 4th floor room, but were told this 2nd floor corner room was an upgrade. My parents were on the 4th floor and their view was amazing. I think they booked a category beneath us. We had 8 guests travel with us. It was a small group. Dinner did prove to be a challenge. We had the Concierge group make all of our reservations for us. The first evening we were split into groups of 6 and 4. The second evening we ate at Giuseppe's and were seated at a table for 10. The night of the wedding they were also able to accomodate us as a whole at Elenors. We were seated at a table for 8, but they squeezed 2 more seats in. It was tight, but at least we were all together. The last night that everyone was there together we were off resort for dinner. The Boys had a fishing trip planned for the morning of the wedding that was cancelled because the boat was broken down. That was a big disappointment, but we received a full refund about a week after it was scheduled. We had Rashida as our Jamaican Wedding Coordinator and John as our Photog. We had the Beautiful Beginnings wedding and did not purchase any additional upgrades for the wedding or reception. I did take my own flowers for us and our attendants. A choice I do not regret. My flowers were beautiful and had a blue starfish accent from the Starfish Passing Thread. Our wedding was at 3pm in the Concierge Gazebo. I went to Red Lane Spa at 12:30 to have my hair done. They did a fabulous job and used the hair flowers that I had also taken with me. Michael got ready in our room and then moved on to his brothers room and the concierge suite/lounge while I was getting ready. The wedding started on time, or maybe even a few minutes early. It was VERY windy at ceremony time. They had Michael and I trade places and then the wind worked with us. It blew my dress out and made beautiful pictures. I had emailed Sage the ceremony wording that I wanted to use as I wasn't crazy about the wording Sandals used. After the ceremony we all moved down to the beach for pictures. Magically while we did that they set up our cocktail reception in the Gazebo. They move fast...I didn't even see them do this. We had some bubbly and appetizers with our guests, cut the cake, and called it a day! It was absolutley perfect!!!!! We had also booked a private sunset cruise that was cancelled because of the weather. Since it was cancelled they were able to move up our dinner reservation and get us all at the same table. We did not purchase a picture package. We went the a la carte route and purchased the images direct on a CD that we have now printed at home. It was $20 per image. We purched 18 of the photos that the Sandals Photog took. He did a great job, but so did all of our friends. I could have purchaed more from him, but couldn't justify the additional cost since some of our friends pictures were almost as good. LOL. I am cheap that way. The only thing I am disappointed in was that they didn't do anything special in our room that night. No flowers on the bed...no bottle of bubby (yes I know there was a bottle in the fridge).....nothing. I know I didn't pay extra for any of that but really expected some type of wedding night acknowledgement. Overall it was a FABULOUS trip and the wedding was a dream come true. We did the Negril and Appleton tours. If anyone has any questions please let me know! Good Luck ladies. I hope your weddings are as magical as ours!!! I just can't stop smiling!

I just returned on Sunday from getting married at Sandals Whitehouse. I am getting ready to write a review and maybe some of your questions will be answered. If not, PM me.

I think we have decided to do the Dry Erase board with photos. BUT....we are taking the pictures. We thought this would give us a fun way to mingle with our guests. And we will make sure we do it early in the night to get everyone while they are still "good." I think we will leave the dry erase board out with some disposable cameras and see what we end up with at the end of the evening! We will leave ppl to their own creativity!

Either way...I always travel with a tupperware container with a variety of loose drugs in it and have never had any trouble oe even so much as a question from TSA.

Quote: Originally Posted by *Karla* We can fit you in, if you would like to use a blue starfish. UPDATE: Karla's Blue Starfish Passing List - Wedding Date in () Martine (Chicken764) - Punta Cana April 7- April 14, 2010 Kelly (Bakersgirl) - Whitehouse, JA April 30-May 9, 2010 (May 2) ?? Island Bride - Captiva Island, FL May 23, 2010 Nikki (Staceysbride) - Punta Cana June 7-June 21, 2010 (June 10) brezzie - St. Lucia Aug 4-Aug 14, 2010 (Aug 4) Brandi (bnbrmy) - Cabo San Lucas Jan 6, 2011 Anyone else, let me know! For those wondering what the blue starfish looks like, here is a pic from my bouquet: Hello!!! I haven't seen any activity on this Starfish over the last month. Is it still in transit? I can't wait to use it for our special day! Thanks again ladies!!!

Does anyone have any advise or has anyone done a photo booth for their AHR? I have the photog booked, but they are not familiar with the concept. I need some ideas or details about how this is done. Help! Did you/Are you using a photo album and having guests sign it? If so, where did you purchase it?

I wouldn't be bothered about it as a guest. Here are my thoughts. Everyone going to your wedding is close to you, so I wouldn't think they would be overly bothered by you potentially touching the meds. That being said, I would think as long as you package them in some sort of sealed cute packaging you should be fine! If you know any of them might be bothered, then treat them as an exception and get them the expensive tiny packets.

I agree Crystal - I would rather buy the cd and print pictures once we get home too. I want to make sure we have the photographer for the length of time that we need him, but I don't want to commit to a package and then not have that many pictures that we want. Plus, we will have friends and family there taking pics. Do any of the Sandals TA's on here have any suggestions. I am afraid that when I ask my Miami WC that she isn't going to be straight with me and simply try to make the sale.

Quote: Originally Posted by vdaybride Please don't let me buy another thing for these bags!! I am worried that all types of bells and buzzers will go off when I try to get all of this stuff on the airplane. I don't have any single males traveling, but if some start to pop out of the woodwork, I have my eye on some mexico stamped gymbags. 12 for $36 in the wholesale district here in NY. I will go in and buy as many as I need so that none of the males feel like I am trying to girlie them up with this bag that is clearly feminine. Anyhoo here is what I put together for my amazing guests that have decided to take this journey with us: For the hangover kits: a roll of tums, hangover helper pills, tylenol, aleve, bayer, shout wipes, hand sanitizer, tissue pack (i love the fact that the tissue pack has a beach scene and wording on it how appropriate , bandaids, pepto bismol pills. I created labels that say "party on we've got your back" in the same colors as my hand sanitizer labels. I packed them and forgot to take pics with the labels on. We are getting married on Vday and there will be a lot of couples in attendance so we decided to include a small Vday gift scented bath fizzer and a scented candle, I will include a cute tag on the mesh bag. Goodies: Luggage tags, postcards (vistaprint) I will include 1 addressed to us and 3 that they can send to whomever they like. I want a card that lets me know how much fun they are having in Cabo, 2 Mexico keychains, 2 stadium cups (not pictured here, but hold on they are coming,) key/tip holders, and neck lanyards that will have an note that says "events that we would like you to attend" on one side and a few planned group activities on the other side. Oh my..there is more Your bags are AMAZING! I love the bags themselves. Would you be so kind to share the template for your welcome book? I am just starting mine and need some direction. Good Job!!!

We booked through our Miami WC.....It was $750 for the first 6 guests and $75 p/p after that. We are only having 10 ppl total. It is a 3 hour cruise that includes beverages, light hors d'ouevres, and music! The WC told me we will leave at 4:30, cruise along the Jamaican coast and then go out to follow the sunset. After sunset will will make our way back. Once we get back we will have dinner as a group and party the night away! We didn't like the other reception ideas, so this caught our eye. It provides a special treat for our guests. Let me know if you have any other questions!

We booked a private sunset cruise that we are using as our reception. We thought that the cruise was 2-fold. It gave us a super private reception and it also provided something nice for our guests being it was a private excursion at no cost to them! Let me know if you need more info. We are super excited about it! Good Luck!

Congrats!!!!

I have a silly question about room keys. Does Sandals give the coil wrist-style holders with their room keys? And do the Keys have holes punched in them? We are thinking about including the wrist coils in our OOT, but I didn't want to purchase and take them if they are given out by the resort.

Those are amazing. I'm jealous! If only I had an ounce of that talent or know-how!

Does anyone have the words Thank You written in the sand? I think i want something like that for my Thank you cards, but I want to have them made before we leave. I just don't have the access to a beach!