breeze616

 

 

Originally Posted by Kimberli1211 

 

Bree,

How did you do the curled/waved ribbon that you used for chair and huppa decor? I LOVED them!!!! Was it a special kind of ribbon or did you have to do something to them?

 

Thanks!

 

 

I will be featuring how to make these on my upcoming blog - stay tuned!!

 

Originally Posted by ashaun 

 

OMG Breeze - Now I am nervous .  We booked our Honeymoon @ Secrets.  I never even thought about upgrading to the Grand for the honeymoon.

 

ashaun - If you can do it, try to change it. Honestly, the food and atmosphere different enough at the Grand that it wont feel repetitive. There were other things I didn't like about Secrets too - like the mosquitos!! They were bad there. There are NONE at the iberostar.

 

Originally Posted by daisymable 

 

One more question.  In all of the pictures I have seen, the fabric on the chuppahs is wrapped tightly instead of loosly/flowing.  Does anyone know if this can be done another way if requested? 

 

It can be hung loosely - it is mostly wrapped because it is usually to windy to hang loosely.

 

 

 

Future Brides - I've posted this link a couple times but here it goes again -

 

 

Mo Bay sunrise/set info is here:

 

http://uk.weather.com/climate/sunRiseSunSet-Montego-Bay-JMXX0003?month=8

 

Wind, Rain Etc charts are here:

 

http://jamaica-guide.info/weather/temperature/

Great Review Brie! Glad you guys had a great time and everything turned out well. Congrats!!

 

 

Originally Posted by chan_porty 

 

I love the lights....Did Breeze bring these from home or can you get them in Jamaica?

 

 

Do you mean the lights hanging in the pic I posted of UTs? That is a pic I found online - I'm pretty syre the lights are theirs.

 

Originally Posted by CamLovesJA 

 

Hey Sabrina

 

Yes shame we didn't get to meet. Your pics are gorgeous, hope you enjoyed your mini moon too. Was it couples you went to? How was it in comparison to Iberostar?

 

 

I actually went to the new Secrets St.James/Wild Orchid, and I have to say it did NOT compare to the Iberostar. It was a gorgeous, brand new resort, beautiful decor and we upgraded to the preffered building which had a heated pool and free wifi on the beach. But the food was definetly not as good (and I stayed at the Beach hotel!) and the service wasnt as friendly. I'll be posting my review for that resort soon with more deets.

 

You were smart to stay your second week at the Grand - I thought I might be tired of the Iberostar and would want a change of scenery - I wish I had stayed at the Grand instead. When we go back we'll stay there for sure!

 

 

Originally Posted by Islandgirl910 

 

Daisy I read that the beach is an option that can be selected. It's one of the locations in the links that Ms.Green posted above in a previous posting.

 

 

 

 

Daisy - YOu can have your dancing on the beach, but they will not set-up dinner tables on the sand. You can only have dinner in the restaurants or on the patio of Uncle Tony's at the beach resort.

 

Originally Posted by MsSmithtobe 

 

 

 

Good to know, I was worried.  I only have 1.5 months left and I haven't heard from Nicole.  for the past brides, how far in advance does she start contacting you.  I would like to send in my notarized paperwork but not sure where.

 

 

 

Mrs Smith - I would def try calling. I found that was always the best way to get a quick answer. I added a few bucks on my Skype app for iphone for my Jamaica calls - worked great!

 

Originally Posted by wendyjd 

 

 

 

 

Misee17, I had fuschia organza and I thought it looked great, I added fuschia organza fabric to the huppa for the ceremony and they matched well. I'll look for pics at home, I'm at work presently.  Both look good, just a personal preference. 

 

 

 

Misee - Organza is typically a sheer fabric (see through) that is slightly stiffer. Satin is opaque and softer, so that should help you decide. Personally, I like satin

 

 

For you ladies looking at rates - rates are always typically cheaper in the summer due to the fact that it is hurricane season and because, well, its summer.

 

 

Originally Posted by Marlena 

 

The OOT bags are VERY cute! How did you pack everything to get it to Jamaica ?

 

verrry carefully. hahaha

 

We flew with West Jet, which at the time allowed 2 checked bags, on carry-on per guest. We had 5 bags between hubby and I, so we gave one to the Best Man to bring for us.

 

 

Originally Posted by CamLovesJA 

 

Hey ladies

 

I have posted my review! at last, sorry for the delay but the honeymoon has only just ended!  It is in the Grand section. I am planning to post it on the Suites too but you can see it at the Grand for now. Wedding was at Suites and we stayed at the Grand, I have been specific with the differences so I hope it helps, any questions I'd be more than happy to help.

 

x

 

Fabulous Review!! Too bad we didnt get to meet - the last few days were pretty busy for me anyways Glad to see it all went well. Too bad about the rain - we had some on our day too.

 

 

Originally Posted by maura777 

 

Hi!

 

I got married at the Grand in December and wanted to share my slideshow with you all.  Click on the link below and scroll down to "Tom and Maura Iberostar Resort."  I will all my professional pics next week so will share more then!

 

Hope everyone's planning is going well!

 

http://wpajamaica.com/?page_id=36

 

Great slideshow! Everything looked very pretty. Congrats!

 

 

Originally Posted by daisymable 

 

Hi,

 

Does anyone have a contact email for the wedding coordinator at this hotel? We have worked out room/airfare with our TA but cannot get a wedding date confirmed.  We are going to lose this rate if someone doesn't get back to us and have to go looking for a requote which is likely to sell out or go up (this has already happened to us once).  If anyone has some contact info where I could get a wedding date confirmed that would be great.

Thanks in advance!

 

Daisy - probebely best to call the hotel - I'mnot sure which of the 3 you wanted to book your date at but if you check the iberostar website you can find contact info for them there. http://www.iberostar.com/EN/our-hotels.html

I also believe that you should simply include all information about gifts and your reasons why you chose a DW on your wedding website. You will always encounter those who are 'against' destination weddings and will harp on you no matter what you say. Just keep reminding yourself that you are not doing anything wrong by having a DW, there are tons of us out there who do this and those who do attend have the time of their lives!!! There is nothing quite like a DW and you are bringing an amazing experience to those who do come.

 

Stay positive and stick to your guns. You will not regret your decision, no matter how many negative remarks you encounter.

 

Happy Planning!

 

Originally Posted by BridetwoBe 

Quote:

 If you ladies are thinking of doing the 'drowned' flower centrepeices (flowers underwater) I would consider the fake flowers. They look real enough, especially if they are underwater anyways! But, shipping glass is a hassle. I saw recently that pussfootback is renting out glass vases. Maybe someone can ask what their rental prices are like? They are wedding decorators in Jamaica so they might want to try to sell more of their services along with the rental though...

I bet that would be a hassle. I was wondering about plastic vases if they are a must have. Is Tai Flora just that expensive? I still have not heard from them, but I will like to see a quote first before I start buying decor for the reception. If you are the person that likes to see the flowers I really suggest Michael's. They have beautiful flowers!!!

 

 

 

What would be a hassle? Cause the resort staff would do all the work (filling the vases with water, etc). Or maybe you meant contacting pussbackfoot would be a hassle? You never know unless you try! If the vase rental is only a couple bucks each (which it should be!) and fake flowers are only a couple bucks too, you may save yourself some money. One of my friends did this for her centrepeices with calla lillies and I never would've guessed they were fake. Just offering options to you guys
 

 

 

Originally Posted by BridetwoBe 

 

Save-on-crafts is definately reasonable. Their flowers look very real!

 

 

If you ladies are thinking of doing the 'drowned' flower centrepeices (flowers underwater) I would consider the fake flowers. They look real enough, especially if they are underwater anyways! But, shipping glass is a hassle. I saw recently that pussfootback is renting out glass vases. Maybe someone can ask what their rental prices are like? They are wedding decorators in Jamaica so they might want to try to sell more of their services along with the rental though...

 

http://pussbackfoot.com/

 

Originally Posted by jonesr1979 

 

 

Thanks Breese616,

 

I actually talked to my travel agent today and as of January 19th only one bag!!!! BOOOOO lol

But she also mentioned that its only a 20 dollar charge for a extra bag to that is GREAT!

 

You have been so quick to get back to everyone thank for all your help for us nervous girls!

 

 

 

BOOOO!! That blows! We brought FIVE checked bags with us (gave one to the best man to bring).

 

Well, just check that a 2nd bag is ok coming back from Jamaica - weird that they have different rules at each airport, but they do!

 

Also, since we left some stuff behind (my huppa flower arrangements mostly, I actually didnt mean to forget those but, oh well) we only came back with 4 bags (had two inside eachother).

I added more pics that I gathered online during my wedding planning of Uncle Tony's here:

 

http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/67854/pictures-of-uncle-tony-s-ibersostar-rose-hall-beach#post_1523758

OH and ladies - I had to pay a $75 day pass AND a $100 vendor fee to have the outside DJ come. Which really sucked. Since the resort DJ has been getting good reviews - I'd go ahead and use him to save that money. But you 'Beach' gals make sure its the same DJ they use at the Suites, since that's the one that's been getting the good reviews.

 

If there are any 'Beach' brides that used the resort DJ please weigh in here.

I posted my review of JA DJ Kevan Stewart for anyone who is interested:

 

http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/products/ja-wedding-dj-in-jamaica

Island Girl - they are just brooch pins - you can get them at any craft shop, or on ebay. They look like this:

 

Congrats Brie!!!

 

Originally Posted by Vaneska 

How long does it take to receive them??

 

It took the same amount of time it says on their website - cant remember exactly, I think 3 weeks or a month?

 

Originally Posted by Vaneska 

Hi Ladies:)

 

Is there any  Past or Future Ibersostar Rose Hall beach brides that have advice or pictures of  decoration for Uncle tony's???? The pictures I say look very Plane I am just curious how and what we will need to make it look Fabulous

Did you see my review Vaneska? There are some photos of my reception there. I originally wanted to have my reception on the patio of UTs, which I think would be beautiful! I had to move inside due to rain. Turqouise was one of my wedding colours so it really worked for me, but I didn't much like the open kitchen area. Its not ugly inside or anything though.

 

Its not a ballroom, its a beachside restaurant - you can't beat the beauty of dining by the beach if you ask me!

 

Originally Posted by Islandgirl910 

I know it sucks when emails are sent but not replied to especially when we're asking important questions. MsSmith let us know what you hear if anything. Do we have to stick with Tai Flora or is there another florist we can use? Because I hear TF is expensive.

 

 

You can use whatever florist you want. I used boulevard florist. Review of them to come!

 

 

 

 

Thanks Chanelle! I'm glad you liked my planning thread and I hope it inspired you!! See about two or three posts before yours I explained where I did my photobook. Any photobook site has software to help you lay it out nicely. Happy planning!

Hi jones, yes! Each person is allowed 2 checked bags and one carryon. Just make sure your checked bags aren't overweight. On your way home, the mo bay airport doesn't allow overweight luggage. Like at all. You have to makebsure both bags are under or you'll be leaving stuff behind at the airport!

 

 

 

 

Hi Bee, it was only because of the wind that the original plan didn't work. You'll see they ended up wrapping the white chiffon and none was hanging free otherwise it would have been all over us. Luckily my MOH devised a way to put the colored chiffon across the top at least, so we had the punch of colour I wanted. Only the ceremony photos I put in the review were from the resort photog. The rest were what friends took. Hopefully I'll have my pro photos to share soon!!

Hahahaha Bridetwobe - so many questions!! I remember being in your shoes...

 

My best advice to ALL the new brides:

 

1) Read through this thread from beginnning to end. I know its 137 pages, but you will find answers to almost everything in it. There is no reason for us to have to retype the answers to the same questions over and over with each new bride that joins. This way, we also keep the thread smaller and more manageable to read.

 

2) Read the reviews on each Iberostar hotel in the new review section and the old review section.

 

3) Read some of the planning threads

 

4) Use the search bar! Most likely your questions have been answered somewhere on this site - the search bar will find it

 

Happy Planning!!!

So I finally posted my review!! No pro pics yet though... DYING to see them!!!

 

http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/products/iberostar-rose-hall-beach-all-inclusive-monetego-bay-jamaica/reviews

WOW!! Hello 2012 brides!! I shoulda known the thread would explode shortly after the holidays with all the xmas engagements

Originally Posted by mrsgreene2011 

Hey Bridetwobe,

 

I guess I needed to figure out what to start on next. I wanted to work on things, (favors, brochures, oot bags,)but I was wondering if I needed to have a final guest count before I started. My future father-in-law is a photographer and is going to take the photos as a wedding gift. I am so lucky because he is really, really good. I wanted to work on decorations, but its hard to get a visual for a place you have never seen. Are you using a DJ or band. I was thinking of using a DJ, but wasn't sure how good the resorts is.

 

 

Hi Mrs. Greene - My advice - get as much done asap as possible. Don't worry about final numbers, just guesstimate and get it done. The last few months before the wedding are INSANE. I underestimated how much I had to do and pulled a lot of all-nighters to complete everything. I also had a lot of DIY stuff though too. There are lots of to-do lists to be found on this site and others - get one and edit it for yourself.

 

Originally Posted by Prettysparklie 

Breeze: I can't believe your Mom made your dresses! You guys looked absolutely amazing!

 

My fiance likes the suits your husband and groomsmen wore, can you please provide more details about their suits...Is it the regular linen suit, what color linen did they order, did they wrinkle badly? I like the weight of Linen but hate how it wrinkles and looks messy at the end of the day.

 

MrsDeloatch: What color did your fiance get?

 

Thank you for any info you can provide!

Thanks Prettysparklie!! We did the standard $99 lineen suit, we got English beige, which was a light greyish/beige. I originally wanted grey suits for the guys but because I didnt start shopping until the fall/winter I couldn't find anything and the linen didn't come in grey. But they looked really great. The pants were wrinkled by like 1 am but were fine for most of the day/night. We brought one of those portable steamers and the guys steamed their suits before putting them on.

 

Originally Posted by BrieP 

Hey Ladies!!

 

So I am off to IRHB tomorrow morning!

The wedding will be on Thursday the 13th .... can't believe the day is already here!!!

 

I will definitely take some time to write a review when I get back .... hopefully I can ease some of your minds about planning

 

Brie

 

Congrats Brie!! Have a blast!!!
 

Originally Posted by beetee33 

Breeze, I can't wait to read your review! Everything looked so nice. Your mom is an excellent seamstress!!

Thanks Beetee33!

 

 

Originally Posted by perry1217 

 

Absolutely beautiful thread!!!  My FI and I had also planned on doubling our Engagement photo session as our guest book.  Who did you use to do the printing?  I'm in such awe of your creativity!!!!!!

 

 

I'm in canada so I used canadaphotobooks.com. But there are lots of other sites you can use. Just do search on the forum for photobooks and you will see what other brides have used as well.

 

Glad you liked my thread!!

 

Originally Posted by ErinDoc 

 

Breeze, your planning thread was wonderful!!!  I have been on the IRHS forum, but this was the first i really ventured out to look at planning threads.  Wow - I was really missing out!!  I'm in the process of doing my OOT bags/favors.  Can I ask where you go the clear key card holders?? 

 

I had a hard time finding them in Canada - I finally did here: https://www.acklandsgrainger.com/AGIPortalWeb/WebSource/ProductDisplay/globalProductDetailDisplay.do?item_code=IDM1815-1110

 

There are other places in the US you can get them. Just do a search on the forum for 'key card holders' and you'll find a ton.

 

Glad you liked my thread!!

 hi chanelle, We got the suits from studiosuits.com ! Many bdw brides have used them, they make custom linen suits for $99! Just make sure you guys get measured by a pro seamstress and send the measurements in online. They looked great because they fit like a glove.

Here are a couple pics from the wedding so you can see my hair and the girls hair. These are just the pics from the report photgrapher so they are'nt great, I wont get my pro pics back for awhile.

 

 

 

 

 

Originally Posted by Tina5978 

 

Breeze, Thank you!  I'm slightly concerned about the makeup.  But I'll be sure to take my own in case.  I recv'd a few quotes but by the time I pay all of the additional fees for travel etc.  I don't think it would be worth it. 

 

Did your husband uses any of the services there?

 

I know, I researched bringing a make-up artist too and the cost just didnt make sense. I had guest who is really good with make up and she came by at a set time and just blended my eyeshadow a bit more to make it more smoky looking.

 

 

Originally Posted by eholt 

 

I am a little confused on how the legality of the marriage license in the US.  Is the Jamaica marriage legal in the US?  Do we need to register the marriage somewhere here in the states?  I just want to be sure everything is legit upon our return.  Please advise....

 

Yes, your marriage in Jamaica is legal in the US. You can use your Jamaican marriage certificate anywhere you need.

 

 

Originally Posted by Islandgirl910 

 

 

Wow are you serious, they wouldn't put on your fake eyelashes? Why?? How much did it cost for your makeup?

 

 

I have no idea why they didnt put the lashes on. Luckily I'm pretty good at it anyways. I think the total for hair and make-up was $150? I think hair $80 and make-up $70? someone posted the spa prices in this thread somewhere.

 

 

Originally Posted by natalie7 

 

what size seed beads did you use and what type of glue??? Did you get the seed beeds in bulk? Because Michaels only sells little ones!!! I would have buy like 60 of them!!!!!

 

Hi Natalie,

 

Yes, I bought the seed beads in bulk on Ebay. Much better pricing. The seller I used isnt listed anymore... weird. But there's tons. The glue I use is E6000 or Amazing Goop - any of those in the glue aisle at Micheals that dont dry too quickly are are not runny.