IrieBride

Originally Posted by MrsGurreytobe 

 

We're getting married at 2 on the beach and have the blue lagoon booked for 6 for 37 of us, i LOVED the restaurant you had yours and the scenery is just amazing but we were worried it would be too cramped with all of us. How long does the ceremony actually take? Did you have the steel band after your ceremony, was this the music you walked back down the aisle to together? im trying to think of when to have it as we have our won music chosen to walk to and from the aisle. im also reluctant to pay that money for speakers etc, when we cold possibly just use i pod and speakers but not sure if it will be loud enough for the amount of peaple we have and the blue lagoon is quite big, so not sure if people will find it hard to hear speeches and background music?! we're also having sky lanterns, this wasnt a problem with the hotel then? did you have flowers included in your wedding package im not sure to pay for my own but they havent gt back to me with prices yet, quite frustrating! Nic x

Hi Nic,

Sorry - I just saw your message! I don't think 37 is too many for Poseidon personally, see what your WC thinks tho. I think the ceremony was around 20 mins or so but we added a reading and a ring warming too. We had the steel drum band yes, and we loved it! So did our guests. We walked down the aisle to it too (we requested a Bob Marley song for me to walk down the aisle too - we just let our WC know the day before)! I used the package flowers for my bouquet and my maid of honour made her own (a seashell bouquet). Everyone commented on how beautiful my bouquet was!  Sky lanterns were a big hit and it was no issue at all. We just walked down the stairs from Poseidon to the beach below and did them there. My WC had told me tho we could do it from any beach

Originally Posted by BecciBoo 

 

Thank you for your info Sarah.

Could I ask did you use true colours for your photography and if so how much were they and what was included? X

Hi - our friend that came is a photographer, so he took our photos. However, with your wedding package the resort photographer takes some shots at the ceremony and you get 8 , 5 x7's included.  He got some nice posed shots of us, we even bought 2 more from them at $15 a piece.

Originally Posted by MrsGurreytobe 

 

Congratulations on your wedding IrieBride!!! I have lots of questions for you as im getting married in October! Where did you get married, what pacakge did you have? If on beach did you have a runner down the aisle? did you eat in blue lagoon, if so did you have the sound system in which you have to pay for, speakers and mic, is this worth paying for? Did you have any entertainment, we are thinking steel band for an hour not sure if its worth the $500. Did you pay for any extra lighting? how did you find the meal? If you could just give a general review on your wedding day that would be great or even some pics! Kind Regards

Hi there - we got married on the beach at 4pm, no runner, which was perfect for me as i kicked off my shoes anyway   We did the steel drum band and everyone loved it; I think it was a highlight of the ceremony and really added that Caribbean flavour, expensive but glad we did it. By the time the ceremony was over, they still played for a little bit while everyone was still milling around, which was nice. We booked Poseidon b/c it is way more private than Blue Lagoon. We just brought our own ipod and speakers for background music during dinner and for our first dance, it worked just fine for us. By the time we finished dinner and our sky lanters, there wasnt time to dance at poseidon anyway, so i was glad i didnt pay for the DJ (personally).  THe meal was amazing and everyone was telling us how delish it was. It was long tho b/c we did the soup, salad, app and entree; it took a good 2 hours or so and we did  speeches in between courses. 

Where are you planning your ceremony and dinner to be??

Hi there,

It's really personal choice I would say. We did a 4pm wedding and then headed to Poseidon for a private dinner. Our guests headed to the restaurant for 6pm and we got there at about 6:30pm (after photos). There was an open bar and then we sat for dinner around 7pm or so. I really liked the private dinner and  we had our first dance there. THen we did sky lanterns on the beach and then headed to the Infinity bar for drinks etc.  I will say that our meal was extremely filling (we picked the one with the soup, salad and app tho), so there would have been no room in our bellies if we had apps beforehand, but again, you could probably have a later dinner time in that case perhaps?

I just got back from our trip, married July 24, it was amazing. Everything went off without a hitch. My WC Nekeisha was a star; she was awesome before I left and even better down there, she rocks! We all loved the resort, it's incredible. Food was soooo good, everything was fantastic. I would go back in a heartbeat. Any questions let me know!

Sarah

Hello - does anyone have any ideas for the actual ceremony? Other than one reading we have nothing planned and I am worried it is going to be over in 5 minutes! Any ideas welcome!!

thanks,

Sarah

Does anyone remember seeing that funny door hanger card that was in Patois? I thought I saw it on this thread but now I can't find it. If anyone has it, would you mind please sending it to me?

thanks! Sarah

Originally Posted by Lene1112 

 

 

Hi Amanda,

 

That helped a lot. I'll ask email Omeshia and ask her. Thanks a lot and Great review!

 

Lena

Thanks for your advice ladies! Lena I was assigned my wedding coordinator 2 months ahead too, if that helps....

thanks Sarah

Originally Posted by Sherlohnes 

 

Thank you so much! very helpful!

 

I can't wait!!

 

Sher

Sher - when is your wedding? Mine is July 24 on the beach - sounds like we might be there at the same time!!  Are you guys just gonna go the disco after your dinner? That is what we will do, we are not paying for a DJ either. 

Amanda - I am thinking about writing a note to our guests that they will get in their room, with a few suggested group get togethers. Do you think that would be useful? I can't see how else to plan group stuff. It wouldn't be practical to call everyone all the time! I don't want to not see my group the whole week and I know some people want to get together for pool time/drinks etc. Any suggestions??

thanks ladies! Sarah

How are you lovely brides getting all your stuff to the resort? are you paying for extra luggage or are you shipping it ahead of time?

any tips would be appreciated!

thanks

Sarah

Originally Posted by mrs p 2 be 

 

I was wondering this? xxxx

My WC told me the ceremony time counts towards the hour, because apparently they may still play in the background...   What is everyone doing for the actual ceremony so it's not 5 minutes long only!  Not sure about the sand ceremony, have someone doing a reading; anyone have any good ideas out there?!

thanks! Sarah

Hi - for anyone who has hired the steel drum band, if you pay for just 1 hour and they play while you walk down the aisle, does the ceremony time count towards the hour? Ie, will that eat up the time they will play after the ceremony?

Thanks!  2 months & counting

Sarah

Originally Posted by happyfamily 

 

Haha.  That happened to my sister.  She came to the wedding with her new boyfriend and her room was next to my dad's!.  We did not have a honeymoon suite.  I have 3 little boys, we needed something they could crash in.... they did stay mostly with family though.  We actually enjoyed being with everyone and did not mind not having much alone time.  I actually wrote to the reservations asst. manager about a week before we left and requested that we all be in building 11 (we stayed on the Jamaica side).  We had 12 rooms booked and they were all in building 11, most with ocean views.  

 

On Vistaprint, we used the rack cards.  The background was one you could choose from.  I just made sure my script was down a little to keep room for the hole punch.  We then bought a 1.5" hole punch at Michael's and cut a slit from the top corner to the center of the hole....It ended up that the way the door handles are at the hotel, we did not need the slit.

Your guests will love them!

thanks again - you are so helpful!

Originally Posted by happyfamily 

 

Hello.  We have been to the resort before.  This was my second trip and my husbands 4th!  lol.   We did not have a bonfire on the beach, just a private cocktail hour (2 hours really) and we lit our sky lanterns that we brought with us.  We did not have our dinner on the beach, and I'm not sure about the private beach bbq..  The Grand Palladium hosts a beach bbq (actually by the pool on the beach volleyball court) most Friday nights.  We ended up not doing that.  We had a non-private dinner in the Jamaican restaurant instead.  You could totally do cocktails and hors d'vors on the beach as a private party if you wanted.  I believe the cost is $15pp for the first hour.  If you just want drinks (no food) its $6 pp per hour.  

Let me know if you have any other questions

Can I ask how you did the door hanger on Vistaprint? I love that idea and am gonna steal it lol!   Another question - did you get upgraded to the honeymoon suite? We booked one of the Villas but are hoping to have a bit of seclusion from the rest of the group (and a GOOD oceanview is very important to me!). Man I would hate to end up being next door to our parents or something! haha. Thanks again...Sarah

Originally Posted by happyfamily 

 

Hi Sarah.  Thank you.  It was all so amazing.  We did do gift bags.  I think there was a picture of it...we did a Jute bag and my husband  made a stencil and spay painted it on each bag.  "Jamaica est. 2013"  In the bags we had 22oz insulated travel mugs with straws.  We made a logo label and put it on each one.  We also included a first aide kit, advil, chapstick, hand sanitizer, drink mix.... . We made candles in little tin buckets to put in and added the door hangers and a welcome brochure. The door hangers we made on vista print and google translated them into patois.  I attached the brochure below.  I would say the things most used were the bag, cup and advil.

 

We did not do any excursions.  We thought of going to Ricks but everyone was so relaxed, it was silly to leave the resort.  We spent most of our time at the pool, so we did have everyone go with us to the beach for the jerk hut one day.  What we did do, is the night before the wedding, we rented the beach for a private cocktail party for two hours.  It was amazing and was only $12 pp.  We drank, listened to our IPOD (we brought a portable dock) and lit off our sky lanterns.  I would totally recommend it.  They set up a lovely bar, had lights on the beach and tall cocktail tables with table clothes.  IT was so beautiful!

If you want to pre-arrange something, you totally can.  Let me know if you need a contact person.  How many people are you having?  

Any other questions, just let me know. Happy planning  

 

 

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WOW thank you - this is awesome. How did you know about the bar and the tours etc; had you been to the resort before? So was your bonfire on the beach the cocktail party for $12/person? That sounds amazing!!   Did you have more than 50 people in order to have the beach bbq for your wedding day? We have about 30, but I would love to have dinner on the beach...

Originally Posted by happyfamily 

 

Sorry, having trouble posting picture.  You are welcome to look at our photos at http://briandesign.com    Go to "clients"  Our password is Linsley

Wow thanks so much for sharing! You look stunning!  I love your door hanger idea, so cool. Can I ask you - did you do a gift bag for your guests? Also - would it be feasible to try and pre-arrange a shore excursion for the group? Thanks for your help! 

Sarah 

Originally Posted by CourtBestBride 

 

 

Haha the minister is my uncle from Canada! Definitely no Jamaican accent

ok, pheew!! lol  thanks

Amazing pics! You look stunning, thanks for posting.  Ok, this is gonna sound really distasteful and I hope I don't offend anyone...but I really want an authentic Jamaican to perform our ceremony - I notice that yours was caucasian - please tell me he had a Jamaican accent!!

thanks,

Sarah

Originally Posted by photogirl0403 

 

IrieBride - I have some pics of the Poseidon and the Blue Lagoon that other people have sent to me.  But none of the Poseidon pics are decorated for a reception.  Let me know if you want me to send them to you.

 

Hi there - sure  if you don't mind thanks!  Feel free to send them to [email protected] - thanks, Sarah!

Originally Posted by Chelsea Wolfe 

 

Well im getting married in two weeks friday! If anyone wants to add me to fb they can see all my beautiful pics

Amazing!! have a fantastic time!!

Originally Posted by Chelsea Wolfe 

 

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Originally Posted by IrieBride 

 

hi everyone - merry christmas & happy holidays! Does anybody have some pics of the poseidon restaurant done up for a reception??? Would love to see what the resort can do to dress it up!

thanks Sarah

Hey Sara when is your wedding ?

Hi Chelsea - it is July 24!

Originally Posted by Chelsea Wolfe 

 

Thanks so much for your time to reply! I'm so excited !

Does anyone have any pics of Poseidon done as the reception? I booked it too, July

hi everyone - merry christmas & happy holidays! Does anybody have some pics of the poseidon restaurant done up for a reception??? Would love to see what the resort can do to dress it up!

thanks Sarah

Originally Posted by AmandaBride 

 

This is what I received by email once I reserved my time slots:

 

To confirm any time slot, a USD300.00 deposit is required. In order to confirm, please see attached for the following documents

-Wedding Agreement Form

-Credit Card Authorization Form

If decided, please scan and send the following:

-          Copy of back and front of credit card

-          Copy of card holder’s photo ID

 

Hope that helps.

Same for me - i was asked for the $300 deposit payable by a credit card...I also deal with Shaniece.  I am also getting married in July (24th) - when is your wedding??

thanks Nikki! Any chance u have any pics?