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I have a lot of pics to share.... It will take me some time to post them all... (I never really figured out a quick way to make a pretty inspiration board)... Here is some of the stuff.... I use the term Vintage loosely since I'm definitely a lot more toward Glam... but I feel that my dress had the vintage vibe and I got it from there. A lot of my details can be found on a planning site that I created (mostly to share with the ladies from TK) feel free to check it out: http://weddinginparadise.weebly.com/ Sand Bottles for Sand Ceremony - We are going to incorporate our guests in our sand ceremony (I got this idea from another BDW bride). So decorated little bottles for each couple. We will fill the bottle with sand from the beach from the Jellyfish (this will be done before the ceremony) and then we will ask each guest to add thier bit of sand to the foundation of our sand ceremony. they can then fill the bottles up and take the sand home to remember "our beach" Raffia Fans - I covered the handles with Fuchsia and Orange ribbon and added an Orchid. These will be placed for each couple. Crystals for the canopy - I want to bring crystals to put in the back of the canopy (this may not happen since we already have a lot of stuff to pack but I'm not giving up hope yet) When I asked Mayte about it she didn't have enough crystals so I would have to bring them. this is the look I'm really want but with all white fabric. OR all the girls will carry paper parasols insted of flowers like these in these colors. : My own Cake topper - I made this a few months ago: Straw Flags on stripped paper straws for the welcome drink: Banner for the Sweets table: I made these Banners to hang on or above the sweet table... It's supposed to Say Love Is Sweet, but I don't have the ribbon for the IS yet... But you get the idea... IF the table isn't big enough I will probably just have her display the Love. Escort Cards - I'm using Rock Candy for Escort Cards "Blingy" "I DO" and Table #'s - I made glittery letters to spell "I DO" for the sweetheart (really family since it will be FI and I and my three kids) and there are matching #'s for the table numbers Our Cake forks - We will be using these when we take our first bite of cake. these aren't our exact ones since I haven't taken a pic of them, but they look very similar: there is more.... I'll post more later ... enjoy...

Awww Thanks elissae!!!! 23 days from today! We leave in 3 weeks... I'm super excited!

There is a Jellyfish Thread where many Jellyfish brides post and share ideas, ask questions and give advice. Definitely check it out: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/56479/jellyfish-restaurant

I like hearing everyone's ideas.... I don't have a specific vision per se, but I have a theme I would like executed and I can see it in my head but can't describe it.. so the end result should be interesting. I'm going for a somewhat vintage glam feel but more glam than vintage... think bling (crystals and pearls)...my colors are Fuschia and Mango. When I told Mayte about it she seemed a bit confused, but I know she can make it work based on the pics I have seen.... I just need to explain it to her in person... I'm bringing a lot of the stuff with me... Cross your fingers that it all unfolds the way I am hoping it will... I'm counting down the next 3 weeks.. I meet with Mayte the 27th at 7pm cnd29 - 2 weeks left right?? Are you ready?

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Yes that's normal... It sometimes takes 3 weeks to get a response. The weddings at the Jellyfish are done by Mayte who has been amazing. May and June have been super busy for them (I'ver heard almost a wedding everyday) so that doesn't leave a lot of time for responses. And I do believe they try to respond to the brides who are getting married soon first. Please be patient... it's worth the wait. I have had my fair share of tests in the patience area, but everytime a bride posts her review and pictures from her big day I know it will all pay off.

Sunshine and AquaCait your weddings were GORGEOUS! @Sunshine, I'm thinking about doing the same thing as you did with the food... eveyone getting a salad then the entree's alacarte. Does the price on the menu include sides and did the guest get to pick what side they wanted? I have the menu that I received about a year ago... do the prices look the same or have they changed? @AquaCait, I see that you did your own escort cards, did you break your guests up into tables ahead of time? How many people did you sit at each table?

@kisha for the straw flags... I actually used an image that I found online and modified it in photoshop to make my own template. If you use photoshop I could probably share the template with you. I had a hard time getting it to line up to so I ended up only printing the lines on the top of the straw flag and cutting the end free hand. The cake topper is actually thin wood that I painted and then after I painted it I added the swarovski crystals. Let me know if you have any other questions..I'd be happy to help answer them

Love it so far! We have the same colors... did you change the color on the first aid kit label? I have the template but it's in blue and it has a gradient (darker blue on the outer edge lighter in the middle) Do you have the template in pink? are you willing to share it?

I think what Mayte means by that is that your group is small enough that they can cook to order... I'm sure over a certain amount they need to be more limited to get all the food out at the same time. I'm hoping that's what it means... maybe that is why originally she was charging me a lot more... at first we were estimating a lot more people (you know how that goes... everyone says they are going to go in the beginning and then start backing out as it gets closer... we are down more than 20 adults so maybe they can accomodate ala carte for us too now... that's what I really would like... hopefully someone can give some advice on tipping.. I need to make sure I budget for it appropriately... One thing I get nervous about is carrying all that cash down...

I know this question has been asked a million times before but I don't know if we ever got a clear answer... Who did we tip and approx how much/ percentage?? Do we tip Mayte and the DJ seperate? videographer? Pastor York? Where do we stop tipping?

I really want to make my own menu... but when I asked Mayte about it she quoted me $60 per person... but I've heard other brides say it was cheaper that way... Maybe there was some type of miscommunication. I have an email asking her if we can do ala carte but only offer a few dishes to choose from and then we pay for what everyone orders. I think it will be better that way. I know some guests will order an entree and 2 sides and some may only order 1 side and it will balance out better than paying a full $60 for everyone. I'm still waiting to hear from Mayte on this. I'm curious to hear what everyone else is doing.

Oh wow! small world indeed!!! Your wedding is a few days after mine... how exciting... I can't believe I'm at 50 days today! I feel like I'm soo not ready? Do you feel like you have almost everything done?

I know how frustrated you must be Laurenann.... it's very nerve wracking not getting an answer. When is your wedding? I haven't asked any of those questions so I'm not much help... BUT I am very curious to what she says about mailing items directly to the restaurant. If you get an answer can you please post it here? I also asked her a question about my flowers... I want a cascading orchid bouquet, and she quoted me $180 which I thought was pretty reasonable... but I've heard that orchids are sometimes hard to come by in the DR so I wanted to know if I should be looking at other possible designs... but no reply yet

I finally heard from Mayte late last night... But out of the 9 questions I sent her she only answered one... and it was the least important one ;( I'm going to try responding with more detail and hope I get a faster response... I can't wait another 3 weeks...

Thank you so much ladies!

Yes this is my understanding as well... as long as they are a guest staying for a minimum of 3 days. We are bringing our photographer "family" and they will be staying for 5 days and I was told that as long as they were a guest it was ok

Thanks Alex. That helps.... I'll try and wait patiently for more info from her.

HA HA... that's exactly what I did... I figured I wouldn't send her a bunch of stuff a long the way since she is busy with others and that I'd send it as I got close, but now that I need the answers it's taking forever... It really did seem like before she replied a lot faster :/ I'd recommend you send her your questions as you go along.. this way if it takes her three weeks it won't be a big deal and when you need the information you'll have it

I also heard that she has 24 weddings in June.. I understand that it's a popular place, but you would think that they would have built in time to respond to people.... I'm not worried that things wont turn out... I'm just hoping to get some answers... Most of my questions I need Mayte to answer, but I'm going to post a few here that maybe someon has asked in the past and they can pass on the answers: 1) I want to have paper lanterns hanging... do you know if they have them in Fuchsia and Orange? Or would I need to bring them? 2) How are the tables set up? How many people sit at a table? I wanted to make my own escort cards and possibly table #s so I need to figure out seating to do that. Are the tables usually set up the same or does it change from wedding to wedding?

I love this first picture!!!! Anyone know where to get Sparkler's from in the DR? Has anyone else used Sparklers?

OMG! I agree! I was talking with my fiance last night and he said the same thing. I understand she's good at what she does and we shouldn't worry... however, I'm sure you all can relate... as a bride just a few weeks from her wedding I have a ton of questions that I need answered. Some involve having to order certain things and I can't order them with out the information from her and I'm afraid I won't be getting my items in time. I think an assistant is almost a necessity now!

thaks for the info Aqua... I hope I hear from her soon. But how awesome that your wedding in 2 days!!! Good to hear you had a great meeting with Mayte... Can't wait to hear all about your big day!

Has anyone heard from Mayte? I've sent her a few emails with a bunch of questions over the last 2 or 3 weeks and haven't heard from her. I have about 8 questions outstanding and I'm getting anxious for answers. I know she's busy, but I know I can't be the only one waiting for information.

I sooo wish I put thought about the flowers earlier. But by the time I started looking into the real touch flowers from the well known vendors the ship dates on them where way past the time I needed them by I wanted real touch