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I'm using real touch flowers. I ordered my bridal bouquet, maid-of-honor bouquet, 2 small presentation bouquets (4 daisies each) for the mothers, 5 boutonniers, 4 x 2 daisies for centerpieces (just the flowers... the Jellyfish is providing the vases), and one hair flower from Shavon's Wedding Silks. Altogethor it cost me $227. They came out beautiful and I'm soooo happy with the quality of the flowers. Shavon is based out of Holiday, FL and will ship, but I live in Tampa so I picked them up myself. I'm still a little concerened with how I'm going to pack them without them getting smashed on the way to the DR.... lots and lots of tissue paper.

 

Good luck!!

I will also be getting married that weekend and staying at the Melia (might see you there!). But, we chose to have our ceremony and recepetion at the Jellyfish on Feb 20, 2010. I will definitely be posting a review after we get back.

Good luck and congrats everyone!

Here is a link to their 2010 Packages...
2010 packages

June 2009

melnb & FI: June 2009 - Paradisius

FYB87 & FI: June 2009 - Resort undecided

Rosanne & Alex: June 24, 2009- Dreams Punta Cana

Sue & Steve: June 30th, 2009 - Riu Palace Punta Cana

 

July 2009

Kylie & Chris: July 1, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

Amber & Seth: July 2, 2009 - Excellence Punta Cana

Nadia & Julian: July 3, 2009 - Excellence Punta Cana

Lori & Justin: July 8, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical

Nathan & Brianne July 15th- Dreams Punta Cana

Jess & Dan: July 27, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

Jenn & Chris: July 31, 2009 - Riu Palace, Punta Cana

Cecile & Nord: July 24,2009-Moon Palace, Punta Cana

 

August 2009

Shannon & Rich: August 5, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

Hayley & Nick: August 10, 2009 - Paradisus Punta Cana

Ana & Adam: August 15, 2009 - Iberostar Punta Cana

 

September 2009

Clare & Ross: September 7, 2009 - Ocean Blue (date to be confirmed)

Chris & Martin: September 9, 2009 - Ocean Blue (date to be confirmed)

Lori & Keith: September 9, 2009 - Excellence, Punta Cana

Kenya & Eddie Sept. 12, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

Kim & Jason September 18, 2009 - Dreams Palm Beach

Kristy & Vince: September 19, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

 

October 2009

Carmen & Tiny: October 09, 2009 - Catalonia Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana

Jeannie & Jorge: October 10, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

Jen & Dave: October 10, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

Darcy & Dave: October 11, 2009- Melia Caribe Tropical- Punta Cana

Angela & Jason: October 20, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

Kelly & Pablo: October 22, 2009 - Majestic Colonial, Punta Cana

Jenny & Matthew: October 27, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical

c & d: October 27, 2009 - Majestic Colonial, Punta Cana

 

November 2009

Veronica & Paul: November 5, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

Lisa & Jim: November 5, 2009 - EdenH Real Arena Punta Cana

Sandra & Rob: Novemeber 7, 2009- Ocean Blue/ Sand Golf & Beach Resort

Erin & Trent: November, 9, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical

Rosa & Eddie: November 10, 2009 - Barcelo Bavaro Palace

Leslie & Gerry: November 16, 2009- Majestic Colonial

Andrea & Chris: November 24, 2009, Majestic Elegance

Krista & Dave: November 25, 2009 - Sirenis Tropical

 

December 2009

Julie and Rob: December 4, 2009 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana

Amber and Dan: December 5, 2009 - Majestic Colonial

Nonnie and Marj: December 10,2009-Grand Palladium Punta Cana

Beth and Ian: December 12, 2009- Excellence Punta Cana

Lindsay and Tracy: December 31, 2009 - Majestic Colonial

 

August 2009

Tasha & Jamil: August 1, 2009 - Excellence Punta Cana

 

January 2010

Jacqueline & Craig: January 5, 2010 - Sirenis Tropical

Nicole & Michael: January 23, 2010 - Bavaro Princess

Shelby & Michael: January 23, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

Jocelyn & Michael: January 25, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

Lisa & Adam: January 2010, Dreams Punta Cana

Nicole & Chad: January 13, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

 

February 2010

Anne & Tim: February 20, 2010 - Jellyfish Restaurant (Staying at Melia)

Amber & John: February 27, 2010, Paradisus Palma Real

 

March 2010

Jennifer & Cory March 13 2010- Palma Real Punta Cana

Kim & Ron March 17, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

Diane & Devin March 25 2010 - Paradisus Palma Real

Anna & Lawrence March 26 - Majestic Colonial

Lindsay & Seth March 28 2010 - Paradisus Palma Real

 

April 2010

Vanessa & Eddie April 16, 2010 - Majestic Colonial

Crystal & Tyler April 20, 2010-Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana

Helen & Scott April 21, 2010- Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana

Jess & Aaron April 22, 2010 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

Stacey & Eric April 22, 2010 - Dreams La Romana

Erin & Jeremy April 28, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

Amanda & Craig April 28*, 2010 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana

 

May 2010

Jennnifer & Trevor May 11th 2010 - Majestic Colonial

Rosa & Larry May 15th, 2010 - Excellence Punta Cana

Heather & George May 15th 2010 - Dreams La Romana

mary & joey may 21st, 2010- dreams punta cana

Lauren & Nate May 18, 2010- Majestic Colonial

Sara & Adam May 22nd, 2010 - Indecided, Punta Cana (Palladium, Dreams, Iberostar or Excellence)

Valerie & Jake May 29, 2010- Dreams La Romana

 

June 2010

Bobbi And Tyler: June 4th 2010 Majestic Colonial

 

July 2010

Lynette and Darnel July 13, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

Liz & Miguel - July 26, 2010 - Undecided location {Santiago, Puerto Plata, or Punta Cana

James and Jessica- July 17, 2010 -Paradisus Punta Cana

 

 

August 2010

Jeanette & Julio - undecided Punta Cana, (PPC or PPR) Aug 2010

Linda & Robin: August 3, 2010 - Paradisus Punta Cana

 

July 2011/ 2012

Yvonne and Andrew- last week of july 2011/ 2012 (money dependant), dreams la romana

I was interested in the menu/prices too... THANKS!!

I guess that wasn't very helpful. They don't have the menu/pricelist on the website.

Here is a link the restaurant's website: Jellyfish Restaurant | Bavaro, Punta Cana | Restaurant, Bar, Lounge, Weddings, Events

I don't know much about cigars, but I would recommend looking into the cigar shops in Ybor City... there are lots of them! One of the shop owners is bound to have some useful info on who you could hire.

 

Ybor City, Tampa, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A few years ago, a friend of mine used the P90 videos religiously and it paid dividends. When I met her she weighed 230-240lbs. After a lot of hard work (using nothing but the P90) and eating properly, she was able to drop down to 135lbs and was rock solid. She even won a trip to Hawaii through Beach Body’s success stories contest and was featured in one of their infomercials (yes, the people on them are real).

 

After seeing her results first hand… I purchased the P90X, but haven’t been able to use it because I’m not in good enough shape yet. But I will!

 

The P90X is definitely hardcore, so if you have back problems you should probably not try them. Good luck!!

amandalsu and binzer, please let us know how you like the Living Proof anti-frizz stuff. I've used other "serums" before, but all they did was make my hair look greasy and did absolutely nothing for the frizz. I watched the video on the Living Proof website and am intrigued. Would you recommend the product?

I know this post is about a month old, but I hope I can still help. I live in Tampa (about an hour north of Sarasota) and have lived in Florida my entire life. Plus, I'm a water resources engineer so I know a great deal about Florida's hydrology.

December will probably be the "safest" of the two months, but the occasional cold front could make a beach wedding a little too cool (although not unbearable... usually in the mid 50's). Daily highs are usually in the mid 70's, evenings in the 60's, and sky is absolutely beautiful... usually clear and blue. Chance of rain isn’t too bad... about 2 inches during December and usually only occurs just before a cold front comes through.

September will likely be on the hot/wet side... average daily highs are in the upper 80's/low 90's, evenings in the low 80's, and it’s pretty humid. It’s still hurricane season and will rain quite a bit... 8 inches for Sept on average. Afternoon thunderstorms are very common. The highest rainy months are July and August. Also, be warned... In 2004 we had a horrible hurricane season... 3 major hurricanes hit Florida in September alone! That's one almost every week!

Ideally, the best time for an outside wedding in Sarasota is November. Average daily highs are in the upper 70's, evenings in the upper 60’s/low 70’s, and rain usually isn’t much of a problem (about 2 inches/month). November is a lot like December only a little warmer and there aren't as many cold fronts.

As for the sunshine... Florida is called the Sunshine State for a reason. Unless there is a cold front coming through, a hurricane, or the typical afternoon thunderstorms, you can guarantee that the sun will be shining!

I hope this helps!!! Good luck!

Congrats! Have you figured out where in Jamaica? I'm curious as to how soon someone needs to book during the high season to get the date/time/location they want.

Ok… I’m putting the cart before the horse, but I wanted some suggestions on hairstyles (I’m not getting married till next year).

 

I have long naturally curly hair. It has a lot of volume, but really isn’t all that thick (at least not as thick as it used to be). See my profile pic.

 

I was wondering what other curly haired brides were doing for their hair for a DW. I’ve had some REALLY TERRIBLE experiences with local hairdressers and am freaked out by trusting my hair with someone I haven’t “tried out.†If I had a digital photo of my senior high school prom hair-do, 10-years ago, I’d show you. It was absolutely horrible and I should have demanded a refund!

 

My issue with hairstylists is NO ONE seems to know how to care for my hair. Fortunately, I’ve found stylists that are great at cutting it, but they all seem to have this “fabulous†new product that never works. Over the years I’ve found what works for me. I’ve been using Herbal Essences’ curly hair line of mouse for YEARS with great results (at the end of the day it does leave some “flakey-ness†but it controls without too much stiffness). I live in Florida and have to deal with humidity daily, so the islands’ climate shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

 

I was thinking that it would be in my best interest to do my hair normally (which involves natural air drying) before the wedding… then having the hairstylist work with a “stable hair baseâ€. I’m thinking a ½ up, ½ down thing (or some kind of variation) with a flower for shear ease, but would love something different. I ALWAYS wear my hair either down or in a ponytail.

 

This was a long winded post, but I’d appreciate any feedback. THANKS!

Or maybe a color scheme of one of these plates...

 

Here are some images that might inspire you...

 

Hello All,

 

First the required stuff:

1. Name = Anne aka "Annabelle"

2. Wedding Date = Tentative. Late February / Early March 2010

3. Wedding Location = Tentative. Jamaica or Mexico

 

My fiancé and I got engaged Christmas Day 2008 and are planning a DW for next year. We will definitely be choosing somewhere in the Caribbean with economics and nice beaches as the main deciding points. Estimated guest count is 50-80 people… and no kids (teens are allowed though).

 

I'll be 28 in two-weeks and my fiancé (Tim) is 29. We're both engineers and live in Tampa, FL. I'm originally from Florida, but Tim is from the Chicago-land area. His family is huge and almost all live in IL... mine is pretty small and spread all across the US. We decided on a DW that way everyone had to travel, plus we've both always wanted to get married on the beach. We'll be doing two post-wedding receptions "back home" (Tampa, FL & Bourbonnais, IL) for those who can't make it. I'm thinking house party BBQs to save on costs.

 

As for our wedding style... we want a wedding that is simple and informal, yet elegant, and the reception should be more like a beach party (with plenty of refreshments) than a formal gathering. Neither of us care about the wedding cake... cupcakes work for me.

 

I look forward reading all the great advice this site has to offer.