Kassi22

As far as I know you need to have a large % of your guest staying at your hotel to have the wedding there. Though, I don't know if that means Iberostar.. or the actual hotel If most people where at the suites, and some at the beach, this is ok for sure.. but the beach guest need to pay a fee. I also no that you can stay at the Grand of Suites and get married at beach, I don't know if you can upgrade it though. In the brochure I have it says "Special Wedding Pass for Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Quest" $30.00US It is a sister property, but its cheaper so you need to pay the difference I suppose. If most people where at the Beach, I would just get married at the beach. The wedding part I hear is great on all resorts.

I would also love to know this. I told the WC that I was bringing in an outside Makeup Artist and they said I do need to pay a vendor fee ... However, I did not specify it was Rashel. When I talk to the WC next I will ask them to confirm this as well.. but does anyone have it in writing?

In regards to the 2013 pricing... I was looking through it and was like WOW! they changes so much.. its way better.. .then I read the bottom. " Prices are valid 12/10/12 for weddings taking place 1/1/13 and beyond. Available for new bookings only." So I guess that means that this may not work for us. It also said "Packages available for U.S. market only." .. so us Canadian Brides might be out as well Boo! Once I hear from the coordinators to work out my final details (as it should be long now) I will post and confirm for those who booked there dates last year.

Just contact her directly for her price list [email protected] I booked her and have talked to her several times through email and she is really prompt at getting back to you. She told me she will be covering the vendor fee.

I was told that prices would probably go up by about 10% .. now whether there is any truth to that.. who knows.. but I budgeted for it.

I think it depends on the carrier and the hotel. I know for us with Iberostar Rose Hall Suites booked with Transat we got every 21st person free. Not sure if that is still in affect. .but that's the deal we got. I have seen other perks out there (as advertised) with every 6 or 8 person free.. Unfortunately I couldn't find anything that good for this hotel from Toronto.

I would be interested in this too! My wedding is a little over two months away now but from what I saw in the documentation it says they will send you the details 1 month prior.. which is really cutting it close! Though, I think this is all random depending on how busy they are. In the meantime I just did up a detailed spread sheet with all the tings I wanted, and then all the extra cost it would be to get the best guess on what it will cost so you could try doing that.

I booked Mishe Earle after finding several positive reviews on her.. and I love her work. http://www.mishaearlephotography.com/ You can also check her out on Facebook.

I keep reading this post with people stressing out over lack of response form the WCs ... Please don't stress people!! Its not worth it. You probably have enough other things to stress about. .. or I know I do at least ! I look at it this way.. They do a wedding almost every day. They also meet with brides throughout the week that are getting married that week to do a tour, plan out their day. Which means, every day they are dealing with that wedding, and the needs of the bride, the needs of the brides on site waiting to get married that week. On top of that, they are getting emails daily from all other brides that have booked, looking to book, etc ... so they are probably really swamped. When I emailed them I just sat back, and waited. I sometimes wondered if my email were lost in the pile they receive, but every time, I did get a response. Sometimes it would take a month or even longer to get a response...but I always got a response. I totally understand what it feels like to have no control while you are just waiting, but that's how it works with destination weddings. I just decided that its not worth stressing over. Once you get to that one month mark to your date they will give you more attention, and once you are there.. the attention is all yours.. which is exactly what you should want... the last thing you would want is them busy dealing with other brides issues that there wedding is months and months off. They really should have someone on full time just answering these questions, but unfortunately they don't. If you really can't wait and need answers you could always try calling them? I heard someone people got a better response when calling.

I see everyone posting that the wedding coordinators contact you about 3 months prior to the wedding date to get everything ironed out. Has this actually happened with people? I was told by my TA and its also in the Wedding Package Details that they will contact you 1 month prior.. My wedding is less then 3 months away and I have not heard anything. I don't expect to until 1 month prior... however I am curious if people heard as far as 3 months out as it would be nicer to have things ironed out sooner rather then later!

Does anyone know what the tables are like.. or how the seating is set up in the Calabash Restaurant for a Semi-Private? We will have about 60 people so I'm curious to how it will be set up. I saw some pictures previous and it looked like round tables, but the wedding coordinator says it will be square tables and hold 10 people. Can anyone confirm this, or does anyone have any pictures? Thanks!

My FI got his linen suit at Banana Republic. He tried on suits at Zara, Le Chateau, Club Monaco, but Banana's was by far the nicest. They may not have them in stores yet, he got his last spring as that's when they bring them out..

I can't comment on the food quality but I thought of this situation myself. Just one thing to think of that may help you in the decision is if you have anybody in your group that does not eat meat.. then you may want to have a fish option (as some vegetarians will eat fish...) I asked the WC about meals for kids and I'm still waiting to hear back. If nobody answers and I hear anything I will post.

I know! I was just talking to my mom as I'm now in crunch time getting all the little stuff figured out (invitations, etc) and I'm just 4 months away.... which I know will go so fast! I do remember looking on here when it was a year away, and it just felt like days ago! Can't wait to see your review/photos!

Congrats and good luck! I'm sure everything will go off with out a hitch. Be sure to post a review when you get back. Would love to hear how it all went!

I should also say I take all the information with a grain of salt... My FI and I have bets on how many things will change or be changed once we get there. But hey... we aren't going to sweat it. Everything will work out!

I was told this: "You can have a semiprivate dinner for $450.00usd from 6.30-8.30pm where there will only be you and your guest in the restaurant until 8.30pm" "If you are dining at the Gourmet restaurant, yes, you will be able to have micro-phone in the restaurant from 6:30-8:30pm which would be $200 for the 2hrs a DJ will be there to set-up the system" So, I could be wrong about the DJ now from reading it.. but its if we are the only ones in there, then I can't see why we can't have the DJ. Also, I can't comment for any other restaurant as she specified the Gourmet.

I will have around 60ish guest and we are planning on having our dinner at the Calabash. I was told that if you have less then 70 you can't have a private reception (4 hours) however we can have a Semi-Private which we will have the restaurant to ourselves for 2 hours. With the semi-private you can set up the sound system and have a DJ, so I assume its the same for the Private. They say you can have room for dancing, depending on the amount of people. If you had 100, it would probably be tight, 70 should be fine. ... My assumption is that if its private, you would only have the restaurant space from 6:30-10:30, in which it would finish up. The Disco opens at 10:30. If its the same resort DJ, he would then move over there and play for the rest of the night. (which is then... free!)

Good question, I was wondering this as well.

My mom had a cow as well when I said I was thinking of cutting it off "why did you get a dress like that if your going to cut it off!?" arg! I agree too that I don't want to carry it around all night. However, I think at this point I'm going to take the advice on keeping it and see if I can get it bustled. If not I will cut some of it off, and bustle the rest.

Its in the wedding details brochure.. which was online but when you go to the link, it gives you the one for the beach!! Go figure. Anyways, here is what I have in my copy for the wedding menu (If that is what your looking for?) Buffet of warm and cold Appetizers & Salad bar Soups 1. Lobster Bisque 2. Fish Soup Entree: 1. Surf & Turf 2. Charcoal grilled Tuna Fish 3. Spaghettis Frutti di Mate Buffet of Desserts

As far as I'm aware you are to just pay a Vendor fee (which is $100) and not a day pass as they are not using the resorts facilities (like a guest would) I booked Misha Earle and she does cover this fee, you could check her out as well.

Ok, thanks. I will talk to my seamstress and see what she suggests. I'm sure there is something she can do with it so it doesn't make me look like I have a huge butt!!! ahahah.

Hey Everyone, I'm having a dilemma with my dress... I'm at a complete loss of what to do. My wedding dress is Allure 8915 http://www.allurebridals.com/Store_ProductDetail.aspx?pid=28h0h8267641G160I65h It has a fluffy ruffled bottom and a train that sticks off the back about 3 feet. It actually is longer then it looks in the pictures. I don't know what to do about it!!! I like the train, and think it would be fine for the ceremony part but I dont know what to do about it later. Its too long to just have dragging about everywhere, people will be stepping on me I thought about cutting partial of it off, maybe a foot, to a foot and a half. However I'm worried it would ruin the look of the dress. It may be fine, but once I get it cut off, there is no going back. The other option would be to bustle it. However, its so fluffy, I think the bustle will look huge! What can I do? Should I do one of the above? Anyone have any other suggestions or have a similar dress that you have come up with something? Thanks, k

I know that there are two forms of BC in Canada for sure. One is smaller (fits in your wallet) which does not have your parents name on it. Then there is the long form which has your parents name on it. This is the one you need. For Alberta, this is what it looks like http://www.servicealberta.ca/pdf/vs/AB-birth-certificate-SAMPLE.pdf For more information, you can go here: http://www.servicealberta.ca/785.cfm