jennifer8913

they did a great job on my hair and makeup as well as my girls hair! i can send you pics if you would like. as far as nails if you get the gel or shellac manicures/pedis at home you should def be ok for them to last. Thats what i did. I got my nails done a week before my wedding and they looked perfect.

and honestly, with a destination wedding less is so much better, you are in such a beautiful place that provides natural decor, I didnt feel the need to have a lot of other decorations.

We did not hire a DJ, we just rented the iPod equipment and they actually provide a DJ to run that. I did however have a guest who did the emceeing for us. He announced our bridal party and then we went right into our first dance. Then had dinner, dessert then did cake cutting, bouquet and garter toss. Let me know if you have any other questions!

they do charge a "set up" fee but i have found that it comes out way cheaper than to use their decorations and centerpieces. I am not sure if you got any quotes from them, but their basic centerpieces are almost $100 a pop!

Hi Jennifer, Congratulations on your recent wedding!  How many people did you have for your poolside reception?  Did you have the buffet dinner?  I am getting married on the beach on January 31st but am still trying to decide where to have the reception.  I am anticipating about 20 people in attendance.

thank you!! we had 31 including my husband and me. we did a sit down dinner and we had the fish and shrimp, everyone loved it! how excited are you for your wedding? 4 months away!! it will go so fast trust me!! I loved my wedding, I wish I could do it all over again!! let me know if you have any further questions!

hi, they are 72" round tables.

Hi, I am wondering if anyone knows the Diameter of the large round tables they use at the receptions? I'm trying to have table runners made, Is anyone else thinking of doing this?

Beautiful!!! Congrats again!!!

We packed everything in suitcases or carried on the fragile items, nothing was shipped. It actually wasn't too bad. One suitcase for all our decor, and then I used the empty suitcase coming home to carry our wedding clothes home.

Originally Posted by shugapop1 

 

 

I need help making the cards for the Idbadges abd some door hanger. Need help will pay. Lol

lol ok! what is your theme and your colors?

thank you ladies!! it you need any help let me know!! I'm going through wedding planning withdrawal!!

everything is gorgeous. I'm having hard time just doing the cards for my lanyards.(sooo not skilled to do things like this) and i want door hangers so bad. lol

I really like your OOT bags. I'm not at the stage of planning yet but I get so excited when I see others. It gives me alot to think about when making my own! Thanks for the pictures

Originally Posted by Jenn963 

 

very nice!! love all the details love your color theme  

 

Thank you!

Here are the pics of my OOT bags!! Everyone and loved them and everything was used, most things by everyone and somethings were just used by one or two people, but with 29 guests, I think that is pretty good!!

This is the bag, just a plain paper gift bag from AC Moore with a label I made from VistaPrint, and mugs I had made from an ebay seller.

 

Off bug wipes and medicine packs with Ibuprofen, Tums, Aloe gel and Neosporin.

 

Lint rollers I found at the dollar section in Target, 2 for a $1 and playing cards from Oriental Trading Co that I bought from another bride

 

Room key holders and chapstick, idea from another bride, MK0386

 

Do not disturb door hangers made with VistaPrint.

 

Everyone loved all the goodies and I had a great time putting everything all together!

My handsome hubby, and handsome groomsmen! Just some advice, we really wanted a lt tan colored suit, and he wanted to buy it because it was just not worth it to just rent, but unless you go looking in March or April, you are pretty much out of luck to buy a whole suit because designers are already coming out with the fall and winter lines already! So we went with black, but I thought it looked so elegant, and he was ok with the heat once he took his jacket off.

 

 

Originally Posted by KnC2014 

 

Does anyone have pics of the bridal suite or know the cost of renting the bridal suite?

 

Thanks

Hi! It is $150 to rent out, here are my pics, hope it helps. I am glad I did it because it was a much closer walk for me to the fountain then my room would have been and it was very hot and humid that day.

 

 

 

 

 

Originally Posted by dcheer14 

 

Hi I read earlier where you had your travel agent secure a group rate for NOW. Did they happen to tell you how many room you needed for the group rate? We are having a small wedding and our travel agent said she thought you had to have 7 rooms but I haven't heard back yet. 

 

We had to have 10 rooms booked by a certain date in order to get our group rate, but then we also qualified for free room, and she asked if we wanted the credit for ourselves or to apply to all the rooms.

Originally Posted by duchovny0901 

 

Thanks for posting these pics. They help a lot. I blocked off the Tropical View rooms for my guests. Do you know if all of them have that window to the bathroom? And was your room upgraded by the resort or did you just book that from day one? I'm debating on an ocean view room or the Master Suite for 7 nights ! It's a pricey difference that I need to figure out!

 

I think if they have dbl beds they do not hqve the window opening in the bathroom. We wanted preferred club because it was our wedding, and my fiance wanted the outside jacuzzi. I wouldn't spend on the mastersuite unless you have a big budget. I would have loved to stay in one of those rooms, but we hardly spent anytime in the room anyway!!

Originally Posted by duchovny0901 

 

Thanks so much for the info!!!!! I will definitely take that into consideration! I am considering the night club too, but I was curious about how long the reception could last since the night club is open every night....Do you remember what time it opened?

Yes the longest your reception could be was until 930, the nightclub opens at 1030 everynight

Here are pics from our preferred club ocean view room

 

 

 

Sorry I didnt take a pic of the bathroom, but it is pretty much like the tropical deluxe rooms above, but the jacuzzi is out on the balcony and there a a wall instead of the open window

Here are pics of the tropical view rooms

 

 

Originally Posted by duchovny0901 

 

And does anyone have any pics of a ballroom wedding reception setup? I want to get ideas of what the basic room looks like so I can determine what decor to use! Thanks!

I do not have a pic of the ballroom, but it is very plain!!! Like picture a conference room in other hotels. For a rained out day, go with the eclipse night club if you you have to. But pray for a beautiful day!!!

Originally Posted by dollipop 

 

How do you get the rebate? My wedding coordinator told me today that I am not eligible for the free ceremony because I have this promo on my account but I had never heard of it! My wedding is next week and I am worried that we now need to come up with another $1000.

 

For those of you that have had this promo, was it put as a credit towards your wedding or did you get refunded from your travel agent?

 

Any answers are helpful!!

 

I have no idea how it works with the free wedding, we chose the here to eternity package. I got the reduction right from my travel agent. I would talk to her about the free wedding, that doesn't seem right that one has anything to do with the other

Thanks!!! Pinterest is the best place to find great ideas!

Originally Posted by Kasey04 

 

I think I'll have my bridesmaids and I walk down to "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri. A part of me feels like it's a little cliche, but I just love how the song is all about walking towards someone you've been waiting for your entire life. And then we will all dance away from the ceremony to "I Do" by Colbie Caillat. 

A thousand years was one of my picks!!! Love that song!!!

Originally Posted by foreverlove 

 

Hi jennifer8913 do you have any pictures you would be willing to share? Did you use the resort photographer and DJ? Any tips for planning a wedding at NOW?

Hey!!! What kinds of pics would you like to see? Do you have Facebook? A lot of my pics are on there. I did not use the resort photographer, except for what came  w my package, but of those they did a nice job. I used HDC but do not have my pics yet. As far as the planning, this website helped me so much!!! But above all, do not stress!! Everything turned out beautifully, I wouldn't have changed a single thing!!! Let me know if you have any more ?s or friend req me on FB to see pics!!!

My bridesmaids walked down the aisle to "Golden" by Chrisette Michelle and I walked down to "Giving Myself Over to You" by Jennifer Hudson. Now everytime I hear one of those songs I have the best memories!!!