JnM09

Hi Ladies.... It has been a LONG time since I have been on here. Life has gotten quite busy since our wedding. We are in the process of buying a house and are now expecting our first baby in July! Anyway, My husband and I were married at RHR on August 14, 2009 and I would be happy to answer any questions that you may have. rosehallbride--we did a consumption bar, we told Charline that our budget was $1000. They kept track of the drinks that everyone ordered and if we got close to the limit they would let us know and we would have the option of continuing to pay/ make it cash bar or close the bar. I think that the total was around $500 (for 52 guests over 3 hours), so we wound up with a credit back. Hope this helps...and congrats to everyone! ~Jaime

Quote: Originally Posted by rosehallbride hi JNMo9, Glad to hear you wedding day was perfect is that your wedding photo show i can see on the sungold webb site, they look fantastic. I'm getting married at rose hall and still trying to decide on where to have my reception and the ball room was one of my options would you reccomend the ball room and did you have plated meals or a buffet. And do you know if you have to pay for day passes for any guest not sataying at the hotel. x Rosehall bride--Sorry for taking so long to get back...for some reason I'm no longer getting updates on this thread! Anyway...I was upset that we were moved inside (I was expecting the Three Palms Courtyard), but to be honest it probably worked out better that it was inside. I don't think that it wound up raining during the reception, but it was VERY humid out that night and because we were inside there was AC and everyone danced the night away!!Had I decided on the ballroom from the beginning I probably would have done more for decorations and/or had them do it. (I brought all of the centerpieces from home.) As for the meals, we actually decided to create our own 'station' menu. It was way cheaper then the predetermined buffet menu and we had a huge selection and the food was fabulous! We went with: Jamaican Jerk Pork Loin Carving Station Pasta Station Salad Station Crudities (fresh veggies) Cheese and fruit board Iced Seafood display (with JUMBO shrimp and crab claws) Let me know if you have any other questions! ~Jaime

Hey Ladies! I am back from our wedding at Rose Hall Resort & Spa!!! I haven't had a chance yet to write up my review, but just wanted to let you all know that I am here if you have any questions!! Although the only day out of the week that it rained was our wedding day and our reception locations was moved into one of the ballrooms instead of the Three Palms Courtyard the day turned out to be perfect! We even received several compliments that it was the best wedding guests had ever been to!! I will try to get the review up sometime this week! Angie-although it is nice to have the bottled water, it isn't totally necessary, as the water at the resort is completely safe to drink. I know that the 'upgraded' all-inclusive plan was an extra $50 per day per adult. All but 2 of our guests were on the regular AI, and didn't have any problems!

We are having our reception at the Three Palms courtyard. I can't wait just a month away now!!

Great Job! So cute!

OK...so here are my lists: we get married in 5 weeks and 3 days!! Done: All reservations Honeymoon My dress & shoes Bridesmaids dresses & shoes Flower girl's dress FI attire Groomsmen shirts & pants Centerpieces contents of OOT bags Our rings Left to finish: Pre-travel brochure with luggage tag (waiting for the luggage tags I ordered) Welcome letter OOT bags (iron on logo) Bridesmaids jewelry MY gown alterations!! Finalizing our playlists (using the ipod for reception music) figuring out a way to get all of this stuff down there! I wonder if I'm missing anything?!?

Hey Ladies... I'm getting married August 14!! I am just over a month away! I joined WW in April and have lost 30! I am hoping for another 10 before we leave! It is awesome to have a great support system. I will say that both FI and I love to cook and the recipes that I got out of the weekly book, Hungry Girl and the WW favorites cookbook are so good that it almost seems impossible that they are good for you!!! Congrats to all!!!

I have the Hungry Girl cookbook and it cam in so handy this weekend. Big 4th of July party and I was able to make some of the recipies so that I could enjoy myself as well!! The Double Trouble Chocolate Trifle is awesome!!

Angie- we are loading up our ipod with all of our songs in a specific playlist, taking the docking station and FI's cousin is going to act as DJ (to announce first dance, etc). I didn't want to spend the extra money for a DJ.

rosehallbride--I too am working with Charline, she has been pretty good about replying to emails (only had an issue one time..it took her over a week to respond). When we submitted our request with our deposit that is when we picked a time. We took 5pm, it is the latest time without doing the twilight package.

angie--there should be one coming soon. there is another bride on here who just got married there...she told me she hasn't had a chance to get the review up yet, but she was hoping to do it this week. In the mean time if you go on tripadvisor there are great general reviews and a few that mention weddings! FI and I are just under 2 months away and getting more excited by the day!!

tauristar--congrats on booking! I'm sure you will have an amazing wedding! angie--we have decided to just use the ipod with our own speakers. I would check with the WC to see if they are going to charge you an outside vendor fee for each different vendor, or just a one time charge. FI and are are getting more excited by the minute. We will be in Jamaica in 6.5 weeks!!

We went through a TA for most of the guests at a rate that was significantly less then what the hotel itself quoted us. Part of the wedding package that you choose is an upgrade to ocean view or ocean front (based on availability). I still haven't heard back on the free nights based on the number of people booked...as soon as I hear I will let you all know!

What a super fun bouquet!

Great find...i've been looking for inexpensive beach towels. I'll have to check it out tomorrow!!

OMG! Great find...I love CTS as well. I actually got my OOT bags there, they are the large 2 tone "boat totes" at $3.99 each!!

Panda- You probably don't need to be worrying about your details for at least 6 months. I actually have a call today with Charline to finalize our menu, etc and we are 2 months away! Angie- I will email you now with the pics!

Angie--How did you get the WC to respond so quickly? Are you working with Charline? I have been waiting for a reply from my last email for 10 days now!! It is so frustrating! We are only a little over 2 months away and I just want to make sure that they are going to be able to do everything!

Tauri--Thanks, I am going to have to try again...she is probably just getting tired of my 20 questions in each email! Angie--I haven't been to the resort, but from the reviews I've read it is kid friendly without the cheese of some of the other resorts, like Beaches. They have a pretty big kids club. Check out the reviews on tripadvisor.com. Hope this helps!! ~Jaime

Hey Ladies, Just checking in. I wanted to let you know that I just emailed a bunch of you with the Wedding Catalog, Menu and pictures from RHR. Hope the planning is going well for all of you. Quick question...is anyone else having trouble hearing back from the resort? I don't know how many wedding coordinators they have but we have been working with Charline. It is taking her almost a week to get back to me every time I email her. Any suggestions?

Hey Ladies...I just found this thread! I actually have a similar thread on the Hilton Rose Hall. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t39284 JnJ-I understand your concern about the pricing, I thought that the pricing was a bit high as well, considering that all of our guests (we have 55 booked so far) are staying at the resort on the All-Inclusive plan. But we let Charline know that and they are giving us a 25% discount! We also opted to do a less formal reception and have food 'stations' and not a buffet or plated meal.

PandaBride--Sorry, I just saw your post...I have been a little crazy lately and haven't check the site in a while! Anyway, I think that they want to have the locations confirmed three months prior to your date. I have loved all the pictures that I have seen of the resort, but I still asked if we decide we want a different location (for ceremony or reception) when we get there if they have te flexibility to change...I am waiting for the reply from Charline! I will email you the link to the photos from our TA. Jules & FutureMrsUnderwood--I will email you the link to the pics as well. Erica--OMG you are only 2 weeks away! You must be so excited! I can't wait to hear how everything went. Where are you doing the ceremony and reception? PS--We have 55 booked and still counting (expecting another 10 or so to book)!!!!

Hi Ladies! My TA just got back from Jamaica and RHR. She sent me a bunch of pics of the resort if anyone is interested let me know. My task for this week in confirming everything for our ceremony and reception with the WC! Pandabride6--Congrats on booking!

I saw that one, we have it saved on our DVR and are going to try and find the bobsledding that she did while we are in Jamaica!

Oh..what a great idea! I may have to suggest to FI for his guys!