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I visited the Now Sapphire in the beginning of June. My Fiance and I were there celebrating an anniversary so we got a private dinner on the beach. The hotel photographer took pictures of us. We viewed the pictures, and personally, I did not like any of them. I felt that the pictures we took ourselves were better. I was not impressed and for my wedding, we are hiring La Luna photography. I like the photojournalistic approach though, and she did not seem to do that. It may just be my personal preference.

Hi Everyone, I have 3 bridesmaids and a MOH in my wedding and he has 3 groomsmen and a Best Man. My wedding isn't until next June, but I find that I have been trying to pick things up as they go on sale and also to lessen the burden of buying everything all at once later. I attached pictures/links in case anyone was interested in what they look like. A lot of it is similar to what other people have been saying. Everyone has great ideas! Here is what I plan to get: Bridesmaids (around $200-$250): Tote bag to hold all the goodies: I got black and then had their names added in their favorite color stitch. I got them a few days ago for $14.99 although it looks like they are no longer on sale. Land's End Monogrammed Towels in all different patterns/designs. They are on sale now. They actually have more colors now than they did when I ordered them. I wish I had known that and I would have waited until now. Bridesmaid and MOH teachers that I designed at Bridalpartytees.com. I was able to do them in my colors. It is cute, but a little pricey! http://www.bridalpartytees.com/category/all.htm I am going to get customized barefoot sandals and matching customized earrings as well. http://www.redibychelsea.com/?category_name=barefoot-jewelry I am also going to include a frame with a picture of me and my bridesmaid and a personalized silly poem. I haven't found any frames yet but that will be easy. Coach wristlet- These are great because they have so many different styles. You can really find a different one for each girl and match their personalities. The ones I am looking at are between $48-58 http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/-walletswristlets_wristlets-10551-10051-5000000000000013513-en t1Id=5000000000000013510&t2Id=5000000000000013513&tier=2&LOC=CC I am also thinking about a Wine carry bag that will have wine in it, maybe just for my MOH http://www.weddingstar.com/product/2-section-wine-carry-bag MOH ( all of the above plus additional $200-250) it is my sister and she has been so helpful so far!: I am also going to include a Tiffany necklace. I like the starfish as does everyone else, but they also have a lot of other cute beachy themes like a flip flop, sunglasses, palm tree, boat, etc. I just think she might be able to wear the starfish more often. I might pay for her manicure/pedicure as well for the wedding. GROOMSMEN: My fiance will be doing an excursion with the groomsmen as well. He might get them something small too like personalized flasks. BEST MAN The best man is actually a really fabulous photographer so he is doing our TTD session the next day. We have to get him something extra, but I am not sure what yet. Any ideas? MOMS: The moms are going to get a Tiffany necklace too (not sure which one) What do you all think?? : Or one of these, because this is one of my colors: DADS: (Engraved frame or digital picture frame) Is an engraved Tiffany frame for a guy weird? Or a Tiffany passport cover WOW! I really hope that is enough! It is going to be a lot of money, but our family and friends are very important and they will be putting a lot of their own money into coming to the wedding and being a part of it. Sorry, that was longer than I thought! Lauren

Thanks for the welcome! I think you are going to love the resort! It really is so pretty! Here are some more pics, so you can see the resort even more: There is water everywhere and beautiful fountains! View of where we stayed from the beach. The rooms really do look just like the pictures and the bathrooms are also very nice! This was the shrimp provencal that we got for our private dinner on the beach. It is acutally a wedding food option (I think divine package) and it was very good! This is the main lobby. It is really open and a nice breeze. This is where the vendors come in and set up. There is a nice bar to the right and plenty of seating. A little motivation to get through the time before everyone's wedding! Let me know if anyone has any other questions. Lauren

Hi Ktchi! Thank you so much for posting your templates. I borrowed your save the date template and it was quite a hit! Everybody loved it! Thank you so much! You did a great job! Lauren

Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum so I am still trying to figure everything out. I am getting married at the Now Sapphire on June 30, 2012!! I had some difficulty at first booking the resort, but eventually got it all figured out. Ramon is my WC, anyone have him? He has been good with responding and answering questions. I also am going with La Luna Photography and am trying to decide between Jonathan and Melissa. Anyone ever use either? I have actually been to the resort (early June of this year) and thought I might be able to help some brides who have not been there. My FI and I fell in love with it and despite hours of research, no other resort could compare to NOW for looks and price! I am going to try and post some actual pics too further below, so you all can see real photos. I am not a photographer though : ) The resort is just as beautiful as the pics so you can rest easily! There is a seaweed problem on the beach and especially in the ocean, but it may have just been from a pending storm. They do have machines to wash it off the beach. I have to say that the staff was amazing. They were extremely helpful, although we did tip slightly. We did a private dinner on the beach (which is similar to the wedding food) and the food was excellent. The restaurants are pretty good too for all inclusive. I am not a fan of buffet, but even that was pretty good when we ate it. We did preferred club and really enjoyed the perks, although I am not sure you have to. We were able to reserve front row beach cabanas, although it never seemed to be a problem while we were there. It was not very crowded, yet it was before schools were out. I heard the pool was an issue reserving seats if you were not preferred club, but we can sit by a pool where we live so we only jumped in and went back to the beach. Our room's view was phenomenol!. We were only there for a few days so we did not do any excursions, but there were many options. They had all sorts of vendors come to the resort one of the nights and we bought beautiful hand painted pictures for very little money! All in all the resort was great. Feel free to ask any specific questions! I would also like to add that while we were there we saw a wedding and it was beautiful! I wish I had my camera on me to take pics!. Unfortunately a freak storm rained on the bride as she came out, but it did look beautiful before and the resort did a great job! Of course, the rain stopped about 10 minutes after the ceremony! Here are some pics: View from our balcony. Ocean front preferred club. Our private dinner. You can see the seaweed before it is cleared off. Still beautiful beach! Main pool with gazebo. View from lunch restaurant. You could also eat here for breakfast with Preferred club, which we enjoyed! I have a ton more pictures, so if you want to see more, just let me know! Enjoy! Lauren