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@val2012 ..regarding the official marriage certificate....we paid an extra $100 to the WC (keisha) and they expedited the marriage certif. so we received it in about 2.5 weeks. I had read online how people were having so many problems getting the official certificate even after several months so I wanted to make sure we got it fast. Just ask Keisha if this interests you and you just pay her the $100 when you pay for everything else. we did our flowers through tai flora. I would just email them to see if you can get the flowers and have someone else put them together. My bouquet was beautiful though and I had just emailed them a picture of what I wanted. we used stacey clarke photography! LOVED her..highly recommend. any other questions dont hesitate to ask. We just got back a few weeks ago LOVED the ROR and everything went very smooth for ourselves, our 60 guests and the wedding!!!

Stacey didnt seem strict on time. If you are having some sort of reception then I would suggest more than 4 hours but if not you probably will be ok with 4 hours. Our TTD took about 3 hours though so I guess I would just ask Staceys opinion on time and tell her what you want. I did the 8 hours cuz we wanted a few pics before ceremony, ceremony, dinner and reception. She was there about 3pm (our cermony was at 4) and stayed until 9-9:30 and then did TTD the next morning about 9am-noonish. You will love her!!! She is very professional but very easy going! She is worth every penny!

i had my makeup done at the Renova spa at the ROR and she did a GREAT job..very natural looking and it stayed on very well. I think it was $60 and took about 1 hour. Highly recommend! as far as phones. we didnt really use but our carrier VERIZON has service there but it is $2.00/minutre. 50 cents to send a text and 5 cents to get a text. We turned off the data on the phone so we didnt get charged for data updates. For anyone wanting to know, there is free wifi in the lobby! As for finding other guests, we just sort of found people at breakfast or by the same area of the pool everyday. It wasnt too much of a problem..I did get a few peoples room numbers and wrote them down. any other questions I'd be happy to help anyone. THis website helped me ALOT!!!!!

ours are "Eric and Brenda" She only has a few teaser pics on her FB page. We wont get ours back from her for about 2-3 weeks she thought. She was AMAZNG and so easy to work with. COyaba gardens was beautiful...where can you get into a waterfall to take wedding pics. crazy good!

website is : staceyclarkephotography.com. she also has a facebook page. I did the "free" wedding but added alot of extras so it certainly wasnt free. We did a private dinner at the plantation restaurant since we had over 50 people. you pay $500 for 2 hours for that. We also did a poolside reception which was awesome. That costs $15/per person to pay for the bartenders (normally this area is closed in the evening). also paid for steel drum band, and DJ services, and florist. I think everyone is best off with free pkg and then upgrade what you want. we didnt care about tshirts etc.and other things in upgraded packages. Everything went super well...PERFECT!

Just got back from our wedding at the ROR in Ocho RIos. We used Stacey Clarke for our photographer and she is AMAZING!!! So easy to work with, responds to emails immediately, prices were reasonable. She made us feel very comfortable and our 60 guests loved her!!!! I am so thankful I chose her for our photos!She was extremely accomodating. She may negotiate price with you..just email her for info. she also has a FB page.I cant say enough good things about her!!!!! Recommmend the trash the dress the next morning as well..awesome! Any questions, feel free to ask me.

@delgadot- You will not be disappointed that you booked Stacey! She is AMAZING! After communicating with her even online I felt very comfortable and had no worries. I got married at the RIU in Ocho RIos- we loved it there!!! I also loved doing the "trash the dress" the next morning. If you are getting married in ocho rios, we went to a place called coyaba gardens/waterfalls for the trash the dress...was just beautiful! any questions, feel free to contact me. Enjoy the wedding planning...a destination wedding in Jamaica was perfect!!!!

Just got back from my wedding at ROR- AMAZING!! Any questions I would be more than happy to answer. As far as photographer, we had Stacey Clarke. She is AWESOME- professional, fun, reasonably priced. She will respond to emails nearly immediately. I felt so so comfortable with her and had no worries. She has a facebook and website page. I cannot say enough about her. SHe has different packages but will work with you on price! I highly recommend the "trash the dress"! I loved the ROR!!!!

We just got back from our wedding. Stacey Clarke took all the pics and was seriously AMAZING!! We had 60 guests so it could have been a bit challenging but she was awesome. SHe brought a fellow photographer Geoffrey with her as well. All our guests commented how great a job she did. I was so relaxed with Stacey. She also did our TTD the next morning. she was worth every dime. Do not hesistate to book Stacey....she wont let you down!

Somewhere on a ROR thread someone had commented about bringing magnets to put on the air conditioner in the rooms to keep it running. Does anyone know anything about this? Does it work? Any help would be appreciated. I'm questioning whether it would be a good idea to get magnets before we leave in one week to put in our OOT bags. Any help from those who have been there would be appreciated. Also does anyone know if they have basic laundry services that we can either do ourselves or have done?cost? THanks to everyone who has helped me on this website! Brenda

Do you know if there is internet access at the ROR? Is it free or what is the cost?

Can someone tell me if there is an ipod dock at the plantation that can be used to play dinner music? We wanted to just make a playlist and listen to that during dinner. Does the DJ also have ipod dock of some sort that we can put requested music onto an ipod playlist? Thanks girls.

Can anyone who recently got married at the ROR tell me how long it is taking to get your marriage certificate in the mail? I have heard several weeks to 5 months. Keisha told me 8 weeks but was just wondering if that was accurate. Also does anyone know if you can expedite the service? appreciate any help with this? One other question..for those of you that did a sand ceremony- did you play a song during that time. I'm trying to get all our music organized and wasnt sure if I should put a song in there. DId you pretty much do some preceremony songs, a song with me walking up the aisle and then a recessional song at the end? or did you somehow incorporate others and where? THanks girls.

Thanks JUSTUSTWO that was all helpful. I did look through some threads also...sometimes they arent very straight forward though! I appreciate your help. thanks

Ok if anyone can help me with some information on the actual wedding ceremony. What is the difference between civil, religious, legal etc? Did you write your own vows, ring ceremony, sand ceremony wording and then just give it to Keisha to have the Reverand read or how does that work?? Keisha wasnt able to give me a copy of what the Reverand typically says at the ceremony so I would just like to write it all down myself and have him read it I think.? Also do you know where in the ceremony to do the sand ceremony? is it before vows/rings??? Please help me! Thanks girls. THis thread has been very helpful. Only one month left so we are trying to finish all planning. Cant wait! Brenda

Thank you so much..that was helpful!!

So glad to hear the DJ was awesome and thanks for the pics too! Do you know what the name of your DJ was? I thought maybe I would request the one you had since you said he was so good. We get married July 8th and are having ceremony on the beach at 4pm, dinner at plantation and then poolside reception with a DJ. What time was your ceremony? Did you have the steel drum band? Seems so expensive at $490 an hour but seems like it would be cool. Any advice you have would be great. How was Keisha- she has been very good about responding to my emails so I'm feeling pretty good about things. Congrats to you!!! Brenda

Thanks frizzy 64..that was all helpful. I'm surprised you say the tuling and flowers are always on the gazebo because tai flora is trying to charge me for it. These are the things this website is wonderful for. I'm cancelling that on my order. I really just want a nice bouquet for myself and flowers for our parents and some sashes on the white chairs. Another question I have, is about toasts at the plantation. Did you have any sort of microphone or did you just talk loud? I had asked Keisha about a microphone and she quoted me $150/hr to use it. That is ridiculous! We have 60 guests so i'm worried it may be hard for everyone to hear but I'm not paying several hundred dollars for it. How bout at the ceremony? was there microphone available there for when we do our vows? Also did you use standard vows? or make your own? not sure how this works and cant seem to get an answer of what the "standard" vows are. Thanks so much for your help and advice..it is much appreciated!

THanks for the picture of the plantation. I was wondering how it was set up. We are having 60 guests so I'm curious how that will be set up. It looks like just one long table.??? Can you give me any more info. about the set up of the plantation. Also thanks for the ceremony pic at the gazebo. I'm trying to keep things simple but I have emailed with tai flora and things are so expensive. Was the tooling and small flowers on the gazebo really part of the "free" package because I was quoted a price for all of that. hmmmm Wondering if I should ask Keisha more about that. I got the impression any of that was extra cost except the white chairs. THanks for your help and for posting photos..this website is super helpful. Brenda

Hi Heavenly Bride- I have the same question about meeting with the DJ. I had emailed Keisha but didnt get a direct answer. She seems to respond quite quickly but I usually ask several questions and get an answer to one of them. Originally they told me that the white chairs cost extra but my last email from Keisha said they are free. I'm keeping that email. The covers or sashes you need to get from the florist. Tai flora quoted me at $3.40 per sash any color you want pretty much. Not sure about chair covers. Who are you using for flowers? I've gone back and forth with tai flora and have a quote but seems like a lot of money for not much. I was going to check around. I heard about Jans flowers? Has anyone used them ? opinions? Just dont want to spend a lot on flowers since the setting will be beautiful anyways.

I was just told this week via an email that both Tai Flora or Shangria- La are contracted with the ROR and neither would have vendor fees. Keisha emailed this to me. Has anyone used Shangria-la? I just emailed them and they responded promptly...havent gotten any prices yet though.

I am interested in the associates from sungold as well. I was told that "R.S." is Ronald. I see that you wrote that his name is Romey. Now I am confused if these are the same photographers. ? Does anyone know and able to clear this up for me.

Would love this emailed to me if possible as well. [email protected] Thanks a bunch!!!!

I emailed chandlyn at the ROR just last week and she gave me a playlist for the steel band. I would think it would be the same for the riu in montego bay. If youwant to PM me your email, I could give you the list that chandlyn gave me if that would help.

Great information..Thanks! One other question as I dont know how big the plantation is. We were going to reserve it for 60 of us and pay the $500 for 2 hours. If other weddings get moved to the plantation, will we not have a private area then?? Because I'm paying for private, they cant really put others with us right?