Kristo

Is Rashel and Fiona for hair and makeup through the hotel spa? Or is it an outside vendor?  How far in advance did you book them?  And can I be nosey and ask how much they charge?

Thanks!

Can anyone post any pictures of the setup for the dinner reception in the Dolce Vita?  I've received pics from the resort months ago, but I'm curious about the layout everyone used, and how they set up their centrepieces.   Also, I'm using candles as my centrepiece.. is it dark in there at all and will the candles show up??

Thanks in advance!

Well I'm glad you've gotten a reply.. I sent my original reply last week and still have not heard a dang thing back! 
 

Originally Posted by lenyblair 

You all had me worried with the 800$ fee so I email the resort yesterday. I just got a response from the resort today. They stated that I will need a 75.00 day pass for my photographer...I am printing all my emails and bringing them with me so I have some backup when I get there!!! Just in case!!!

If all I need is a day pass then anyone staying there should NOT have a charge to photograph your day! I just wouldn't tell them about it if that was the case.

 

 

So I need to vent a little bit here.... I've been dealing with Donnalee for a little under a year now and have had no problems with her.. up until this past week.  We booked our photographer and knew there would be a charge to bring our "vendor" onto the resort for the afternoon.  My understanding was this fee was around $40.00.   I emailed Donnalee to confirm the charge just so we could factor that into our budget.   This is the email I got back from her:

"The vendors fee is USD 800.00. You can also email our photo shop for photo packages and their email address is: [email protected]"

Say what?!

On top of what I'm already paying my photographer, I now have to pay an additional $800.00 for her to come to the resort for a few hours??  She won't even be there for our reception or overnight.  We've literally hired her for 3 hours! 

I emailed Donnalee back, thinking it was just a typo.  I asked for a little bit of an explanation, or a breakdown of exactly what that $800 is for.  Her well thought out and detailed response to me was:

"This information was sent to us by Manager of the resort."

Ya, thanks for clarifying that!

Can anyone shed some light for me here?  What have past brides had to pay?  What are current brides being quoted?

Ok, end rant. 

So I need to vent a little bit here.... I've been dealing with Donnalee for a little under a year now and have had no problems with her.. up until this past week.  We booked our photographer and knew there would be a charge to bring our "vendor" onto the resort for the afternoon.  My understanding was this fee was around $40.00.   I emailed Donnalee to confirm the charge just so we could factor that into our budget.   This is the email I got back from her:

"The vendors fee is USD 800.00. You can also email our photo shop for photo packages and their email address is: [email protected]"

Say what?!

On top of what I'm already paying my photographer, I now have to pay an additional $800.00 for her to come to the resort for a few hours??  She won't even be there for our reception or overnight.  We've literally hired her for 3 hours! 

I emailed Donnalee back, thinking it was just a typo.  I asked for a little bit of an explanation, or a breakdown of exactly what that $800 is for.  Her well thought out and detailed response to me was:

"This information was sent to us by Manager of the resort."

Ya, thanks for clarifying that!

Can anyone shed some light for me here?  What have past brides had to pay?  What are current brides being quoted?

Ok, end rant. 

Did you ever decide on this photographer?  I've gotten prices from him as well and they seem reasonable and I like his work... did you book with him?

Once again I'm having issues with photographers, so if any of you ladies can help me out here, it would be much appreciated.  Tried to book Merrick last year and he was booked.  Tried to book Stacey Clarke and she can't do it, unfortunately.  Anyone else have any other suggestions?  I'm looking for a TTD session as well, and have a VERY tight budget.  I'm looking for a couple of hours on my actual wedding day (our good friend will be shooting all the candids after the wedding) and really just want someone there to cover the ceremony and pictures directly afterwards.  And then of course the TTD the next day.  s

Soooo... with time running out, I'm getting VERY anxious and I'm starting to stress... so throw some ideas my way, pretty please!!!

I love these and want to make them... can anyone forward me the template??  Pretty please?!!?  msg me for my email address!  Thanks in advance!!

Thanks ladies, I'll have a look at vistaprint this weekend...  I just hope shipping isn't too expensive! 

Hey Ladies, did anyone do up a brochure to put in their loot bags?  I'm looking for some fun creative ideas, and if any of you have a template that you can pass my way, that would be great!  We're getting married in Jamaica, but if you have another location, it will certainly help out!!

Thanks in advance!

Hi there, wondering if any brides have one (only one!) parasol that they are looking to part with?  Was looking for a white or coral one.  Just wanted one for me for my wedding pics...

Thanks so much!

Krista

Hello ladies, I'm now on the hunt for anything CORAL to add to my wedding.  I'm looking for chair sashes, table runners, lanterns, whatever! 

Msg me if you have anything you're selling!

Thanks so much!

So, I'm in need of a new photographer for my TTD session.  We had hoped to use Merrick, but I left him hanging for too long and he booked another wedding.  Anyone have any suggestions or recommendations on a good photographer?

Thanks!

Thanks, I did end up sending an email back, so we'll wait to see what she says!

 

Originally Posted by greatbritain 

I would e-mail Donnalee back and CC Chandlyn inquiring about the price and saying that other brides had been told $250. I have been in touch with Donnalee before and she has misquoted and I CC'ed Chandlyn and she replied with corrections so it might have just been a typo or a mistake. It doesn't hurt to ask!
 

 

So I just got a quote for the gazebo at night and at first Donnalee quoted me $500 for the 2 hours + the DJ.  I told her we didn't need the DJ as we'll be bringing out ipod with us.  She came back and quoted me $300.  What happened to the $250 everyone else was quoted on here?!  I want that quote!!!!   

I'm looking for a great, creative photographer for my trash the dress session and was wondering if you ladies had any recommendations?  I got a quote from Merrick already and was wondering if there was anything more competitive out there.... thanks in advance!

I have a question.. if the gazebo is already rented on my wedding night what are my other options??

Hey guys, totally new here and i've been trying to read through this thread to get some information on the wedding package pricing offered by the resort.  Looks like we're booking for May 2012 (yah!) and i'm still waiting to hear back from the resort on the pricing packages.  Any help/tips would be appreciated!!!