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Glad to hear that. He's one of the few I'm considering. Thanks!!!

Koozie = beer/soda can holders.

Thanks for the FB add! I'll take a look at the pictures after work tonight. Appreciate it!!

Oh, that's the worst.. I mean really -- you barely know them!!!!

 

Originally Posted by Bride2B22 

yea it is getting ridiculous.......i've seen you twice in my lifetime, just because your brother is our good friend and is invited doesnt mean you should be too! OMG I sound so mean but really!! and this girl really said that to us when we were at a bar this past weekend.....i know this is not the end of it......so i'll have to come up with something good to say......that wont' sound rude but will let them know the deal!

Ugh, how frustrating!!! People can be so rude!!!! Like they are entitled to an invite for one reason or another. I'm not even to that point yet and find myself trying to explain to others about how we plan on inviting a very limited number of people (family and bridal party only). Even at that, we should have about 40 people. We mainly limited the list that way so we could avoid these questions -- like how do you really invite one friend and not another even though they are friends, too? Awkward situation..

Maybe you can just tell them that due to the resort limitations you had to keep the guest list to a certain number???

Good luck!! 

Okay, so I've been struggling with this for a while, and figured I might as well ask you ladies! Did you look at both the Sapphire and the Jade? If so, what made you choose one over the other? I like the Sapphire's Mexican-look and all, but I'm surprised by the differences in prices between the resorts (e.g. ceremony music at Jade being about half the price of ceremony music at Sapphire; but tiki torches at Jade are 3 times the price as they are at Sapphire.. things like that).

I think both resorts would be fantastic, but I'm the kind of person who wants to know all the info before making decisions, and right now I'm stuck.. Help!

Just sent you a FB Friend request, too. Thanks for offering to share your pictures!

I haven't entirely decided, but I know we will be paying at least a portion of it. I agree with others -- figure they are spending all this money to come celebrate with us, it's the least I can do to. 

That's a really good suggestion. I hadn't thought about doing it afterwards, but I like your point about the emotions and meaning of the ceremony being different if already married. Thanks!

 

Originally Posted by Moments That Matter 

Congratulations and welcome to the forums! Yes... there are more hoops as stated above... blood test, documentation that needs translating, etc. But don't you want to find out if your related? haha  You could be brother and sister!!! haha

Many people get married just before or after they come down here and do it all legally back home. If you are going to do this... may I suggest that you do it after. As a photographer, we see this all the time. There is much more meaning and emotion during the ceremony if the couple has not gone thru the legal process before. Even if it is just on paper... it makes a difference. I would rather see you wait and go thru the ceremony part first here and have all the beautiful emotions that happen when you get married! Just our advice to you.

Best of luck with all your plans.

Does anyone know who the resort photographer is for the Sapphire?

Congrats and happy planning!

I wore some SPANX for my sister's wedding this summer that might be along the lines of what you're looking for.. We got them through Nordstrom, pretty sure they were the 'higher power' ones -- it's a one piece body slimmer from thighs up to just below bust. I just checked their website and they have lots of options. Just search by 'SPANX'.. Hopefully you find something that works well!!

Love the way your rhinestones turned out. Very cute!

Oh, I would also suggest you get an idea of what it might cost for your guests if you plan on having any. That was a factor for us -- we wanted it to be in an affordable yet nice resort since it is asking a lot out of our family and friends to spend the money to travel and celebrate with us!

Congrats and welcome to the forum!!!

I'm looking into the NOW resorts right now (Sapphire or Jade), so if you have questions I might be able to help. I like that they try to keep it to 1 wedding per day if possible (and no more than 2 max) as they want to cater to the couple as much as possible.

There are forum threads for each of the three you have mentioned. I would say do some research, decide what you want out of a DW and prioritize that list, set a rough BUDGET!, and look at what the wedding packages include to see if they fit that need. There are lots and lots of other resorts out there, too, in case those three don't work for you.

Good luck!! It's tough picking a location.. I'm still stuck on that decision!!!

Your WC will be the ultimate answer on that, but I wouldn't stress too much.. having been around a lot of conferences, they typically call the conference rooms "Salon x", so I would bet your back up is still in the ballroom. Hopefully at least -- that would be weird in a hair salon!

Originally Posted by ChicagoBride2011 

Ok ladies, I'm a little concerned.  When I went on my site visit in April I was told that a ballroom is always available just in case it rains etc.  So I messaged my WC to verify that a ballroom space is available in the event that it does rain and her reposne:

 

"Well we have always a back up at the salon, because the restaurants are just for semi-private receptions for 1 hour and al half without sound system and dance floor. At least right now we have one more wedding and a welcome dinner that day."

 

 

WTF!  The salon?  I really hope "the salon" is a code name for ballroom and she doesn't mean the hair salon!  I wrote her back to clarify.  The resort will be hearing from me directly today IF she states there is no ballroom space.

 

Have any of you ladies asked about this or been told the procedure?

Nevermind, you can ignore my message above! Just heard back from the WC there and she sent the book.

Does anyone have the wedding book for Sapphire? I have the one for Jade , and although I'm sure a lot of the info is the same, it'd be nice to look at the ceremony and reception options to compare. Let me know and I'll send you my email, thanks!

Are most of you ladies ordering flowers for yourself as well as bridesmaids? I've wondered about going with the bride's bouquet with the resort's package and order real touch just for BM, but then who knows how closely they may match to the bridesmaids??

If you order all of them, what do you do with the one from the resort? Any clever ways to use it since I'll already be paying for it?

Congrats and welcome!! I've been having the same debate, but think I have decided on Mexico. Now if I could just pick a resort!!  I have it narrowed down to a few, so we'll see..

Question for Tammy or anyone else who heard.. I was looking through my notes and missed the part where Daniela said who the resort photographer was. Anyone know?

thanks!

Isn't that the truth -- seems anything that has "bride" or "wedding" in the name is at least twice the price!!

 

Great thread, definitely trying to stay on a budget, but it's so hard to do that with all the great ideas and pictures on here

Ooh, I love this song! Great version on ukulele. Thanks!

Those look gorgeous! Good job!! I'm sure your guest will love getting them in the mail. Nicely done

And also.. Welcome and congrats!