downtownlagirl

Wow, I so agree with this. I was making out the formal address list for the calligraphers, and we don't have ONE couple that goes by the old-school "Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones", which is good because it feels so wrong to me. I understand the romanticism of taking his name but do not like the connotation. With us, we don't have middle names, so we are BOTH taking each others' as a new middle: I become Ms.Eli Jones Smith and he becomes Mr. Michael Smith Jones. Lets us keep all our paperwork and professional stuff the same and still mark the commitment we made. His last name is really rare and he is one of the last males, so he REALLY wants the kids to have his name....but it's one of those names that will get a kid teased horribly at school - so I am a little confused about that.

Bumping the thread to see if anyone ever got a quote from or worked with pussbackfoot. The website looks great!

Sweet Spice in Negril is really good also. Not fancy - just great food.

Are you committed to the tan linen? My BFF just got married in oyster and had this same issue which we agonized over!! We (I planned the wedding) ordered her FI a gray seersucker suit - it looked amazing. I think his shirt was white but because his suit basically matched her dress, it looked great. Or, if you can deal with a black suit in the heat, black suit and pale gray shirt. Your dress is fairly formal so you could definitely carry that off. If you are doing tan linen no matter what, you could do a soft white shirt, you know the off-white color that beach shirts sometimes are? And take a swatch of your dress to wrap his boutonniere - that way you have a tie-in. We are getting married ONE WEEK before you!!

I can get an estimate if you give me your post code I'm flexible on the price, just want someone to enjoy them!

Hola fellow brides, Changed my mind on our save the dates and have a neatly packed box of bottles WITH white mailing boxes and corks of course, and three bags of sand. All ready for invitations or even favors, and I'd love to see these go to a happy bride. The bottles are 6.5 inches tall, 7 with cork, 2 inches wide with a 1/2 inch bottle opening, and hold a 5.5 by 8.5 message or anything smaller. The mailers are 3 x 3 x 9. $60 plus shipping or best offer and if you like I'll throw in some beach glass that I was planning to put in the bottles - not enough to fill them all but enough to look REALLY pretty with the sand! I'll also be happy to email you the printable templates for the messages that the shop gave me and their instructions for making the message in a bottle invitation. yay! Eli (April 30, 2011 in Jamaica and still looking for a photographer!)

I'm having the same issue with my WC at Round Hill. I saw a wedding at the hotel somewhere online that featured a photobooth, so I asked her about photobooths, and she asked me to send her the picture! She's been the WC there for years! And no, I never get any alternatives whenever something I ask for is too spendy or can't be done. Anyone else having this frustration?

Hi all, Â I'm getting married April 30, 2011 near Montego Bay. If anyone around the same date wants to share a photographer - either someone you've already identified and/or booked, or to find one & fly him or her over - I am definitely up for that! Our "do" will be short and sweet so we are unlikely to fly somebody from the States just to shoot us for a few hours. TIA!

thank you all!!!

So happy for you!! We may still end up at Rockhouse.....

I would LOVE a suggestion of where in Mo Bay to hold an offsite reception. Round Hill is kind of far out but we could bus people. The only restaurant close by is a tiny one called the Lobster Trap. It would actually be fun to do it there but they are hard to reach and I'd be surprised if they do such things. As far as the reception - we hate the long drawn out formal dinner anyway. If we have a beautiful spot, lights, music, good food and endless cocktails that is all we need!

Would really appreciate some creative advice. Little long -sorry- but here's the scoop: We had a date booked at Round Hill in Montego Bay for about a 60-person event, and our friends donated their villas there, so the core wedding party can probably stay for free. However - the setup costs for ceremony and reception plus the WC total at least $5K, and RH is NOT inexpensive on food and beverage, so in effect we don't save anything - it's still pricey. Add to that my fiance freaking out because we just bought a house, and like many guys, not being a huge fan of the "weddingy wedding", AND being shy about being "center of attention" . So, I suddenly need to do a really low-cost wedding that will seem relaxed and cool, make our friends and family happy, treat people who traveled really well, and not stress out my guy. I thought about doing the ceremony at Round Hill and reception at some ultra-casual, barefoot type restaurant in MoBay that would theoretically be more affordable. Not sure how RH will feel about that, but we could still have all our friends at the same hotel for a nice long weekend. OR, we could cut the guest list significantly and do someplace like the Caves in Negril (12 villas) where everything up to 26 people is covered in a package for 7-10K, and then take a few days at Round Hill, maybe with the core group. The rooms at the Caves are expensive though- feel like that's asking too much of the guests. Thought about Rockhouse but you need to buy out 27 rooms for a 3-night minimum and we can't ensure that- we are inviting 120 and expecting 60, but what if we get 30? I did suggest just doing it at home and the man wants destination; doesn't think staying at home will be any cheaper. Aaargh! What would YOU do?

There is a great rabbi at the St. Thomas synagogue, Rabbi Moch. The interisland flights aren't very expensive, so you may want to talk to him. He is very Reform and will likely meet you in jams and Tevas!

Read this...it seems as though the currents are most likely to take the oil another way. Jamaica Gleaner News - Gulf oil spill reignites Caribbean - Business - Sunday | June 20, 2010

Good luck to you too! Sorry Rockhouse isn't being easy. Sometimes the "book out the whole hotel" thing is more risk than it's worth. I LOVE Catcha Falling Star....why not do it there or Tensing Pen - there are enough resorts along the cliffs to catch your guest overflow, and they are all walking distance!

White rum and Ting is a legendary "no hangover" cocktail, so I'm thinking about including both ;-) Our guests are kind of...partiers.....

LisaandDre, I have the same issue...we are inviting 115-120 and expecting 60, which might not fill all the rooms- and what if we only have 40? What I am doing is plotting out worst case scenario of the people we KNOW will come against the cost of 27 rooms for three nights, and factoring that in as a possible cost. Will probably mean we end up at Round Hill after all, although I would MUCH rather have a whole hotel booked out for the weekend! Are you getting any flexibility from Inise?

Beautiful...but do you have anything that is not in Flash? We are on iPads

I planned a wedding there: it's great. Just make sure you know how many weddings are happening on your weekend! (if it's a weekend)

I can't find a thread on Round Hill since early '09 and was hoping that anyone with a recent(ish) experience with the venue would share it with me. I've been there and it is very beautiful but I can't tell from the coordinator if they throw a good wedding! many thanks!!

Hi QueenDiva! If we do Rockhouse it will probably be in May. Having a little difficulty with WC at Round Hill. Rockhouse is so beautiful and a LOT more laid back. Are you booking out the whole place? Tropical Love and Lua, we are doing welcome bags - the WC suggested Jamaican things like a bottle of Red Stripe, which is cute. If we didn't do destination, we would have done different vintage sodas in every bag (Moxie, Fizz Up, etc), so instead we might do Ting soda. We'll probably put in sunscreen. I want to put a sarong in every bag but it will probably be too expensive.

Username: downtownlagirl Wedding date: April 2011 Venue: Round Hill Resort, Montego Bay (considering switching to Rockhouse Negril and doing wedding later) Excited - but overwhelmed by sourcing vendors from far away!