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Originally Posted by HollyAndJohn
Has anyone recieved an invoice from Tai Flowers? I sent them back the questionaire with all the flowers and pictures of what i like about a month ago and i just recieved an invoice this weekend. I wanted pink cala lilies for the BM's and a bridal bouquet with lilies also.
The bridal bouquet i want is an upgrade from what is included in the Iberostar package so that was $140 with an upgraded boutonniere for $20...
I need 5 BM's bouquets and 10 GM's boutonnieres and for all that plus devlivery and taxes it was totaling about 1,100!!!
Not to mention they forget the 3 coursages for the moms and the 3 dad's boutonnieres
I thought that everything would be under $1,000 including the parents flowers?
Did anyone else received an invoice from Tai, and what kind of flower are you getting
I heard Tai Flower wasn't cheap, but they are good. I sent in what I wanted and it took months and months to get a response. I got a response a few weeks ago which was close to what I wanted, then I sent it for adjustments (they forgot boutonnieres and some other things) then they responded with the fixes and ad ons the next day.
I ordered an upgraded bouquet, two BM bouquets, 5 boutonnieres (groom, men, fathers), 2 corsages, flowers for center of huppa, 6 small balls flowers for isle markers, and 6 flower centerpieces (though we will probably need 1 or 2 more) and we have the quote of $2400. Thought it will probably be closer to $2700.. not cheap. The worst thing is, its not like we get to keep them, or give the centerpieces away as you can't bring them home with you!! I cried a little on the inside to say the least.... but we want it to look nice so we just bit the bullet and are doing it.
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My FI got his suit at Banana Republic. Beige Linen Pants, Jacket and white shirt. Not cheap, but really nice. However, we bought it when it was in season (back in May)... I went back about a month ago, and they had little to nothing left as it was all out of season... (go figure.. its still summer!)
He tried on suits at Zara, LeChateau, Club Monoco, R&Wco.. so you could check there. At this time of year though, it will be really difficult to find anything in store as its all the fall lines out now. You could ask them when they expect the Spring/summer stuff in.. but I would think it would be March/April time so it might be cutting it close.
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Originally Posted by BroomJumpers
So I've been set on the basic style I want for months, but trying to narrow down options as far as the details. I want a mermaid gown, much like the popular Rivini (Lismora) and Lazaro gowns that have been so popular this last couple of years...criss cross ruching, ruffled skirt.
Problem I'm having is the detail variation, but one of the brides on the show Four Weddings had a version that I wouldn't change a THING about! It was the ep that aired Thursday night (July 26) and she was the wedding planner bride. So I'm hoping that someone on the board may have seen the show and recognized the dress from their own search?? I know they normally post photos of the brides on the TLC site, but that ep isn't up yet and I'm impatiently killing time this afternoon searching online for the gown.
I saw an episode of this the other day, planner bride, mermaid with ruffles, with one shoulder of rose detail. If its the same one your talking about, then this dress is by San Patrick 'Capricho'. I actually tried this same dress on, its beautiful
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Originally Posted by sfox4214
She is free ... you speak with Nicole or Tiffany, not the resort. If you have booked her, she will let you know this.
Really?
Sorry, when I meant the suites.. I meant Nicole..When spoke with Nicole about it recently, she said this, and I 'quote' "You have to pay a vendor’s fee for them because they are outside vendors and the hotel has a Spa which provides all those services."
I will ask her again, but you may to as well, just to confirm. I have heard from some people that used her that got married there, that did indeed have to pay the fee. If you don't that would be awesome and saving $100.. which would be awesome!
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Originally Posted by allieplask
i have her booked - how is she free to get in the Suites?
She isn't free... or at least not what I have been told by the Suites.. She is a vendor, and not theres.. As the Suite offers spa services they consider her an outside vendor so you will have to pay a vendor fee for her... Rashel is awesome from the images I have seen of her work.. but she doesn't come cheap overall once you take on the $100 Vendor fee.. but I still think she is worth it.
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When we first set up our website our parents where like "you need to give your guest other hotel options". We said 'no' .. it because we don't think, in the end, anyone would stay anywhere else.
I think if you where to have it in some place like Cancun or Cuba where the resorts can be laid out tightly, where you could walk the beach from hotel to hotel it would be different, but in Rose Hall there really is only a few hotels to choose from... most are in Montego Bay, which you cant just walk to... you would need transportation, then plus the resort fee .. which adds up quickly. I dont see the point in going all this way with friends and family to stay at another resort.. where you can't see the people...
We did tell people they could stay at any of the Iberostar Resorts, but if they where at the beach, they didn't have freedom to come see us..but at least we could meet up with them on the beach itself and go to them for dinner. So far though everyone has booked at the Suites which just makes it easier.
We made it very clear on our site that if anyone does choose to go to another hotel that there was fees associated with coming to our hotel. We didn't specify that we would pay these on the day of the wedding (which we would if we had to.. but rather not).
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We are getting married at Iberostar Rose Hall Suites. We thought about moving to another hotel for the following week, but they cost of it was just ridiculous (as we where already there, it would have been cheaper to come home, and fly back down there then the price the quoted us to move to another hotel on the island!!) So we decided to come back home for a month, then head to Italy (Venice, Florence, Amalfi Coast and then Rome) for 3 weeks for our honeymoon. We choose to spend the money on a new place.
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I went to Hawaii for a wedding around Christmas time just past. It was awesome. .. Wedding was beautiful.. We made a trip out of it as if we had to do the 11 hour flight we might as well make it count.
I would suggest going to a couple of islands, they are all different in there ways.
Oahu is a must:
Waikiki Beach is bustling with shopping, hotels and restaurants (Roy's was one of my Fav's). The beach personally wasn't really my cup of tea, though it was nice, the sand was a little coarse for my liking.
You can hike up Diamond Head which is fun. The view from the top is awesome, you overlook Waikiki.
You can go snorkeling at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve. It’s a nature reserve cove with some great fish sittings.. however I will admit, there is better snorkeling about IMO (to follow) but it is still worth a visit. I just feel that the coral was getting destroyed by people that don’t follow the rules (ie, stepping on it) Currents can be strong here, so be aware.. but it’s also fairly shallow and is lifeguarded.
Pearl Harbor is also very cool. I will admit, I’m not a major history person, but my FI is.. he LOVED it, but I also enjoyed the whole day as well.
Kualoa Ranch is also worth a visit. We did an ATV tour there. They took us through the acres (the ranch is 1100 acres) on a tour up the hills and through the valleys. Lots of movies have been filmed here (Jurassic Park, 50 Frist Date, Journey to the center of the Earth, etc) So you can see the still standing film location pieces. Kinda of neat, and it’s just beautiful.
Also, take a drive up the North Shore to watch the Surfers… just amazing watching these folks hit the pikes. The sand on the beaches up here was more like soft sawdust… again, it was a little odd, but still nice.
Maui is a must:
Maui is completely different then Oahu IMO (this is why I suggest going to more than one island if you can). Beaches here are beautiful fine sand.We stayed on the south west shoreline by Kihei/Makena. This is more of a laid back atmosphere then the more popular (busy) Lahaina. No tall buildings, just road and beach…beautiful. We snorkeled along the beaches here and found it better than the reserve as the stuff was untouched. We saw some sea turtles too!
You could take surf lessons. (unless you already know how).. We did this with Zack Howard Surf and it was a blast.
Drive up the Halaekala National Park to the top of the Volcano. However, most people do this at crack of dawn to see the sun rise… but I learned a little trick (from my Bro who went previous) .. Go up just before dark. You get to see the sunset, but once the darkness hits (when we were there, we were the only ones up there as everyone left) it gets PITCH black.. but the stars are incredible… words don’t describe it. But when you are 10,000 feet up, in pitch black, they are something else to see! Advice: Pack warm clothes.. its gets FREEZING up there. It was about 82 in Kihei, and 32 at the top.
Drive the ‘Road to Hana’.. now .. this is something else! The road is a bit treacherous.. so be a comfortable driver. There are waterfalls everywhere. You can park the car and hike into the rainforest in any direction and find a waterfalls, just awesome. The changes in the scenery is so cool.
If you do go, I would suggest buying the ‘Revealed’ books. There is a Maui, Oahu, Big island, etc They are full of information and little secrets that come in handy.
If you have any particular questions I would be glad to try and answer.
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Originally Posted by mthackeray
Hey Mary,
I worked with itravel2000 and they got us an amazing deal of $1200 pp taxes in. From what I've read that is a really great price. I am from Canada (near Toronto) so not sure how much the prices vary, but it's a suggestion. Also, I have found it a lot easier to deal with the resort/ WC through the agent as well.
You found iTravel2000 good to deal with? I'm dealing with them for my wedding and I have found them TERRIBLE from start to finish, it to late to back out so we are stuck but I have to stay on top of them for everything. (my list could go on and on) I had friends that also started to work with them, found them terrible and ran for the hills! I personal would not recommend them for weddings
Though, I would say that I think going with a TA is the best way to go. Our TA does seem to be able to get in contact with the WC faster then I have.
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I know for our Honeyfund you don't need to know what you are doing. We have it set up and they collect the money from peoples donation. When we are ready we book and pay for the trip ourselvest.. then they give us a cheque back for the money that was collected. This is with Flight Centre.
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That's a tough one.
If I had to choose between July through Oct I think I would probably pick either July (Earliest possible) or end of Oct /Nov for sure.
It will be hotter and more humid in July/Aug time, but Peak Hurricane season is August/Sept and running into October. Now.. the chances of one actually hitting are slim, but just something to keep in mind when picking the date.
When we booked for March we told ourselves that if we could not get a date for March or April.. that we would probably wait until the next year.... as I know its 'slim' risk but it was a risk we did not want to take for our wedding.
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Originally Posted by flamenca520
Hi everyone! We were married at the Suites on July 19th, 2012. It was so wonderful! I'll share a few details and the link to our highlight video. I start back teaching this week, so don't have time to write a full review, but feel free to PM me any questions! All in all, it was perfect! Nicole and Tiffany REALLY know what they're doing! I was also getting frustrated with late responses, but I just typed out everything I wanted, and they followed it to the letter, and it was better than I ever expected!
Video link:
70 guests
Tuesday- Welcome party on the beach with 2 hours of bonfire and national bar and mento band (loved it!- They set everything up nicely and people commented that they felt like they were in a movie!)
Wednesday- Nicole ran a rehearsal, then we had dinner at Calabash- delicious!
Thursday- Wedding day: The groom and I went with our photographers to the Rose Hall Manor for one hour of photos. This was HOT, but we love the photos.
Ceremony was at 5:30 on the beach- weather was very nice
6-7: Cocktail hour with open bar and Steel Pans Band on the beach- soooo worth it! This may have been my favorite part of the day
7-11: Private Reception at Aunt Ruby's- this was also HOT, but I didn't want to be indoors when all the Chicagoans came for the ocean! People would just step outside to catch a breeze, and the paper fans we passed out at the ceremony also helped.
DJ Kevan was awesome- I sent him some song ideas ahead of time, and he played them all. We paid him extra to play until 11, which Nicole allowed. It was the perfect amount of time, actually. I was really worried that 11 was an early ending, but some of us went on to the disco, but most people ended up crashing.
Hair- Mervina at the salon was great! All my bridesmaids had their hair done at the salon, and everyone was very happy!
Make-up- We brought a Chicago area MUA with us. She did 12 girls, and the make-up stayed in the heat. She is great and available for travel: http://www.deannaraeartistry.com/
Photo & Video- We brought down Chicago photographer and videographer Heather Stone and her assistant, Kai. They were amazing and captured 3 days of dinners, pool time, and of course wedding day. They are also available for travel: http://heatherstonephotography.com/
Flowers- We used Tai Floral. I wanted simple flowers, so we had only a draping of crystals with orchids on the back of the provided huppa. That was it in terms of ceremony decor. We got engaged in Madrid, Spain, so I wanted to bring some "Spanish" element into the day, so the bridesmaids carried Spanish fans and Tai Floral tied on some small flowers to the fans. I was also very happy with my bouquet! For the reception, we brought our own lanterns, paper flowers made from our favorite books (we are both English teachers!) in vases with votives for the centerpieces, and bookmarks for seating assignments. We did not get anything from Tai Floral for the reception.
Best of luck to all the other brides! You will LOVE it there, and you will have a dream wedding!
Wow!! Just watched your Video and it was awesome. You looked amazing and everything looked like so much fun! Congrats!!
Now I can't wait!!!!!
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Is this for Iberostar Rose Hall Beach, Suites or Grand?
I know from my experience and people posting that there communication can be slow. The first time I emailed the WC at the Suites it was about a month before I got a response.
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I choice Iberostar Rose Hall Suites because I trust the Iberostar Name (stayed at others). I researched and found the the reviews where overall solid, and it had benefits I wanted (ie, kid friendly, distance from airport, price, etc etc)
I have been to the Caribbean a lot, about 15 times, so I new I wanted to get married here, however, Jamaica is new to us. We wanted something different, we wanted to make a new memory and we heard great things about Jamaica. So we thought, Why not! It fit our criteria, so we booked it up. Really, we only had a few options that would work for us.
If you are looking for a place. Do up your list of must haves, things you can't live without, then location, price, and then research experiences and go on that. Honestly... the hardest part I found was picking a place.. but I did pick a place that we agreed on.. we tried to make 'most' people happy.. knowing we would not make 'all' people happy (as that's impossible IMHO
) I have not felt regret yet, and I don't think I ever will.Good luck!!
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I’m one of the most indecisive people in the world, I swear!
Because of this I would be scared to try on anymore dresses. As much as I still look at pictures (which I really shouldn’t) of other dresses, that I think “why didn’t I try that one on!†I will never try on anymore as I would be afraid to like another one other than the one I have purchased, which I love. I wouldn’t purchase a second dress (just not worth the money to me) and I can’t return the one I have, so I would rather just avoid the situation.
The Maggie is beautiful! I do agree that you should go try it on again and see how you feel. I personally wouldn’t taint my opinion on it by trying on any other dresses until you re-try this one on. If you try it on, and you don’t love it, then go try on others!
Or, if you can purchase two dresses, then go for it! Have one for the ceremony and one for the reception J
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We did things a little differently. First we sent out an email to everyone that we would have invited (Friends and Family) getting a feel for who would be interested in attending a Destination Wedding. This is the message that we noted that we don't expect everyone to show. ... after that we sent our another email with our wedding website to those that showed interest...
This is what I wrote:
Now, unfortunately, with such a plan we understand that the wedding will likely be a smaller event as many families will be unable to attend. There are many reasons and believe me we understand them all too well. We know that cost, lack of vacation days, previous engagements, other vacation plans, etc will all limit the number of attendees.
Let us finish by apologizing to those of you who will be unable to attend. It was of course never our intention to exclude anyone from our big day. However we have a dream to be married on a beach under the sun and we hope that you understand that is what we want to do. We also hope that no one feels as though they will offend us if they are unable to attend. On the contrary, we who hope we have not offended you.
Not sure if this helps you at all....but its a start
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If you want fully free, try Gimp
www.gimp.org/
Its similar to Photoshop... but free
Photoshop being the best option but you have to ($700ish). .but you can download a trial (I think 30days)
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Travel agent...pffft. That's one thing I can't help with.
First, for our wedding we went with iTravel2000. TERRIBLE. If I could back out, I would.. but its to late.. I have had to literally stay on top of them for everything.. I had friends that went to them as well, and before I knew it was iTravel they asked me "did you have any issues with your TA" and I asked why, and they explained who they where with and I told them to RUN. They did.. as they where just getting started...they ended up going with a friend of there family who has been fantastic apparently, not sure what company though... sorry.
Second, for our honeymoon we decided to go somewhere new.. so we tried Flight Center.. arg!! Not much better... not as bad, but just crap customer service, emails that go into black holes.. very annoying. Nothing bothers me more then emailing someone something, and not hearing anything at all for a week, or two, or three... not even an acknowledgement of "I'm looking into it" .. nothing.
If I where you, if you don't personally know a good TA... find one!! Get references from someone. If I had my time back I would have looked harder as its stressful trying to organize something like this when you have to be on top of them and fix their mistakes.
There are some 'Destination Wedding' travel companies around the city as well, but I opted out of that as I refuse to pay someone $1000-$5000 to help book travel and figure out wedding details (that a TA will do for free, and you and the WC do for free).
Ahah.. Sorry to vent, but that was the one thing about this whole wedding planning that drove me off my rocker!! ahahah. So take my advise, and pick your TA carefully!
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Ahah. No problem. Glad I could help. You are asking all the same questions I had!!
We are going to have the DJ for the party on the beach later in the night (for anyone who wants to dance) and I think the fire dancer for a quick show. Will do the steel pan band for ceremony/cocktail. I love steel pan! I wouldn't mind the reggae band, but there a little steep in price so we don't think we will get them. ($1000 an hour.. eek!)
Cocktail hour we will be doing food. I was debating on which one, but we think we will just do the cheap one as people will be eating dinner right after but we wanted something for people to just nibble on while they wait for us to get pictures done. You don't have to have food, you can just have drinks as far as I'm aware.
Their difference in the bar...
National Bar =
Soda: Cock & Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite
Beer: Red Stripe and Red Stripe Light
Rum: Appleton White and Gold and Coruba Dark
Tequila: Rosite, Portoneva
Whiskey: House Whiskey
Vodka: House Vodka
Gin: House Gin
Brandy: House Brandy
Others Campari, Oporto,
Liquors: Various House, House Amaretto, House Whiskey Cream, House Rum Cream
Wine: Red, White and Dry Martini
Sparkling: Torrse de la Vid
Cocktails: Tropical Cocktails (Punch, Mai-Tai, Zombi, Daiquiri, Mojito, Pina Colada, Blue Hawaii, Margaritas)
Interntational Bar is the above... plus
Beer: Heineken
Rum: Appleton Special, Malibu, Capitan Morgan Gold, Appleton Reserved, Appleton VX
Tequila: Cuervo Gold, Sauza
Whiskey: Johnnie Walker E.R, Ballantines, Bourbon Jim Bean, Canadian Club, Jack Daniels
Vodka: Smirnoff, Stoli, Absolut
Gin: Gordons, Beefeater, Bombay Sappir, Tanqueray
Brandy: Presidente, Veterano, Fundador
Others La Ina, Dry Sack
Liquors: Sambuca, Ammaretto, Kahlua, Baileys
Sparkling: Freixenet Carta Nevada, Corte Real Brut
Cocktails: Cosmo, Manhattan, Kir Royal, Bloody Mary, Dry Martini, Apple Martini
As for dinner, I was told they have basic bar with dinner .. no extra fee.
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Awesome!! Good Luck!
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We hired an external Photographer (Misha Earle, found references for her here online), Video I'm not bothering with, will just have a family member do it with one of our cameras. Hair and Makeup I'm getting Rashel Edwards (external) as I hear she is incredible. I really had a hard time with that though as the cost is $$$.. but just bit the bullet and hired her. For flowers we are staying with Taiflora, I hear they do a good job, but can be pricey...but flowers are pricey in general. I have heard of other floral vendors but I have heard good and bad reviews, so I didn't want to risk it. I have sent my information to Tai, but they are so SLOW on getting back to me with quotes.. a little frustrating. I know its a ways a way.. but I want to know if they can do what I want, and the price so I can budget for it and purchase things I need that they can't supply. argg..
One thing I don't like is Iberostar charge Vendor fees for anyone you use that's not the hotels. Tai you don't have to, but I will for the photographer and Makeup/Hair. It all adds up!
I will definitely be getting the steel pan band. I have not decided though if we will just have them for the hour cocktail hour, or if we will have them for the ceremony, toast and cocktail hour (2 hours), but that was one of my must haves. Have to have that Caribbean feel! We are having the ceremony on the beach (most likely) and then cocktail hour there as well.. unless when I get there I find it really windy (heard people say this).. as then I may move the cocktail hour to the lazy river area. Choices.. choices!
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You keep saying how much you 'Love' the first dress, and the second dress you 'don't Love' ... Nuff said no?
Both are very pretty...but I would go with the dress that I 'Love'
Also, as for the shoes... its a destination wedding!! Wear flats! (Heels..sand.. don't mix!)
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Its hard to tell without knowing where you are flying from?
I know for me, the best price I was able to get was to go to a travel agent. She was able to get us a group deal for about $500pp Less then we could online.
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Yeah, I did up a rough budget as well.. I'm hoping it will be fairly close to what it actually cost once I get there.. ahahah. Are you planning on hiring a photographer, makeup artist, florist, etc?
Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Brides 2013
in Jamaica Accommodations & Site
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You can find all this info and pics on there wedding website:
http://www.weddingsbyiberostar.com/iberostar_rose_hall_wedding_packages.htm
Pictures of the Bouquets are here: (Pg 2) From all the pics I have seen of actually weddings, they seem to be fairly close. More tropical colors like pinks, roses, oranges, etc.
http://www.weddingsbyiberostar.com/Wedding_Details_IBRH.pdf
You could contact Tai Flora and see if they could include the colors you want (If it uses the same flowers, I'm sure they can make a bouquet for you). Aqua might be the tricky party ad I don't think its one of there standard flowers..so you may have to upgrade it.