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I think the first one looks awesome on you! But definitely go with your gut here. If you like how the second one makes you feel when you wear it and can figure out a way to buy it, then do whatever will make you happiest!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Sloan We booked with Sunquest as well. The bus is a regular "Greyhound" type bus with a/c. No need to spend more money on private transfers. Unless you feel the need too.. Thanks so much Sloan, that's what I was hoping to hear! I can think of so many better ways to spend that money

Welcome and congratulations Jen! I'm also getting married at ROR but in November. It took me a bit of time at first to learn how to search, but there is so much info on this forum about ROR and previous ROR brides. As a very helpful member suggested when I first joined, spend a night with a glass of wine just reading to your heart's content. I guarantee you will find almost all the info you are looking for. Happy planning!

I think you've received some great advice already, I just wanted to confirm that checking many travel agents and finding one that not only gives you great pricing but also great service is key. I probably sound like a broken record as I have bitched about this before, but I booked with a travel agent I didn't like because she gave us a bit better price, and cost was a major factor for my guests. But I'm paying for this now as I'm really unhappy with the service I've received, but once the deposits are placed I really didn't have any recourse. I hope you can learn from my mistake! Find a travel agent that specializes in destination weddings and save your sanity - for me doing the research, getting the pricing and making the booking were the hardest part of the whole process. Good luck!!!

Wow this is news to me - I just assumed that all AI packages included airport transfers! I know my package with Sunquest includes this, but I'm wondering about the bus that is provided. What kind of bus is it? Does it have air conditioning? (FI is really worried about this!) 2 - 2 1/2 hours on a bus is a pretty long time, so if the bus is really bad I'm thinking it might be worth it to spend the money on private transfers. For any brides that had the transfers included in their package, can you shed any light on this for me? Is it worth spending money on something we are already getting for free? I am trying to look for places I can cut some costs, and am not convinced this would be a good place to spend the extra $$. I got a quote from Lee's Tours for our group and it's not exactly cheap, even though I'm sure they are great from everything I've read from other brides who have used them. Any info anyone has on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help ladies!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by montegobay09 My ceremony was at 4pm in Montego Bay and yes wind was definately a factor! I chose to go with my hair loosely pinned back and TONS of hairspray. and few curls ended up flying away but it just looked nice and beachy. (at least I think so!) Thanks so much for your input, I think your hair looked amazing! I will probably do the same and put it up loosely, and if it looks a bit messy then so be it.

Welcome mexicana bride! We're date twins I can't believe it's less than 4 months away now. I'm getting so excited!

My wedding is less than 4 months away, and I am in the same boat - what hairstyle to choose My main concern is how much wind will there be on the beach? My original plan was it have half up half down, but I don't want it to look like a big disaster after being out in the wind for a bit! Can any previous brides help out here - my ceremony is at the beach gazebo at 4PM, will wind be a major factor? Did it affect your hair? My hair is such a problem on a regular day, I don't want bad pictures as a permanent reminder about my hair issues!

Thanks so much for your review, it sounds like everything went really well! Can't wait to see your pictures, congratulations on being a Mrs.

I'm totally blaming you all when I get fired for doing absolutely no work! Ha ha, just kidding, but I am totally obsessed with BDW ever since I found it and am so not motivated to do any work - I want to look at wedding stuff!!! Thanks so much for sharing such wonderful memories, I'm getting all teary reading them and can only hope that I have ones that are just as special after my wedding. Please keep them coming so I can continue not working LOL

Another blind faith bride here! I've been to Jamaica before, but it was over 15 years ago and not the same city and FI has never been to Jamaica. Some of the other locations I looked at were too expensive and most of our guests have already been to Mexico (the other location I was interested in), so I was hoping to mix it up a bit and try somewhere new. I spent A LOT of time on tripadvisor before making the final decision though, a site visit just wasn't in our budget because of our timeline and considering that having a DW was supposed to save us money!

Hi ladies! Here is Michael's email address: [email protected] and the website is best images I think the prices for packages are at the bottom in the download section. Hope this helps! I haven't decided on which package I'm taking yet either, I think it's going to be more than I originally wanted to spend, but I feel like pictures are one of the few places you get what you pay for and it's worth spending extra money.

Quote: Originally Posted by EDRBride2009 I chose November because we got engaged in January and after dating for 9 years, I didn't want to wait another year! I wanted to get married in the same decade I met FI October is still in hurricane season and December is too close to the holidays, so November it is!! OMG - this is almost my exact situation, but I'll see your 9 years and raise you my 15 We also got engaged in January and he really wanted April, but there was no way I was waiting until 2010 to get married! So November it is, for the same reasons you gave.

Great review, you looked so beautiful and your pictures are amazing! Thanks for sharing, congratulations on being a Mrs.

This DVD is amazing!!! I bought it to tone up for my wedding also, I've only attempted it once so far because I was in so much pain afterwards I needed days to recover! But now that I'm passed the inital shock I'm going to try and keep it up, because it definitely seems to work. No pain no gain, right ladies

Thanks so much for posting this! That's one less email for me to send to Chandlyn, I think she's tired of hearing from me already and I still have 5 months to go before my wedding

Hi Tanya - congratulations and welcome to the forum! I'm getting married at the Riu Ocho Rios 11/11/09 but I've heard the Riu Montego Bay is very nice also. I think it was price and the reviews on tripadvisor.com that finally made my decision for me. Good luck with your planning, you will find some really helpful information and people here!

Those are some great songs! Thanks for sharing your list

I LOVE this idea - thank you so much for sharing!!! I'm not much of a DIY person, but this is one project I definitely have to attempt.

Hi fellow Calgarians! I'm fairly new to BDW but I'd totally be in for happy hour too, just let me know when and where...

Glad I read this post! I hadn't even considered HD after our 4PM ceremony, but now it sounds like a must do. Now I just need to find the extra $$ from somewhere...

I also thought a steel drum band would be nice for the ceremony, but my FMIL hates this idea - she thinks it would be better at the reception. To me it's more like nice background music as opposed to party/dancing music like I want for the beach reception. Am I way off base here

This post is amazing - thanks so much for the tips!!! I was also starting to feel overwhelmed and a bit cheap after seeing and reading about how much others were spending on their weddings. I don't want to go into debt just for one day! I did spend more on my dress than I originally wanted to, but hopefully I can make up for this with some of these tips going forward. Thanks ladies

I'm a bit confused about what to do for our reception also. We are having the semi-private dinner at Mammee Bay, and then I have booked the private beach reception which apparently is held at Seagrape. I've seen pictures of it in other threads, but I'm just not sure if this is the best option. I would switch to private poolside reception, but this has already been booked and I'm not crazy about the disco for a smaller group - we will be a group of 20 people. Will this work for the Seagrape? Where is the bonfire held if you choose to have one? I would want to have some decorations at the reception site but it's basically just an open air bar? I'm so torn about this, maybe I should try to request the private beach gazebo reception instead? But again, will this work with only 20 people? If anyone has any comments to share or pictures of the Seagrape decorated I would love to hear/see them because this reception thing is stressing me out!!! Everyone here seems to have such great ideas, thanks so much for sharing them - you have made me think of things that never would have occurred to me on my own! BDW is a godsend!!!! You ladies rock

Great pics!!! I've been wanting to see what Seagrape looks like, my reception is booked for there right now, but I'm having second thoughts now... Thanks so much for sharing!