CokonLove

Wow....everyone, literally, looks fantastic in their dresses.  I haven't even started looking yet! I wanted to go in November, but I see some of you brides bought your dresses a year in advance.  I'm scared...lol!!!!! Everyone looks amazing.

I think the dress is beautiful and you look beautiful in it.  Don't change it.

Originally Posted by kristinalilly 

Alright, I need some help in a moment of panic.

I bought my dress back in September and it just came in so I went to try it on. I really like it, I just see so many flowy, plain dresses that I like and feel like would suit me better. What do you guys think? Is this dress too formal/got too much going on for a beach wedding? I only tried on a few dresses before buying this one, so maybe I'm just freaking out now that the wedding's closer and I haven't yet lost those 15lbs I was planning on dropping

 

Originally Posted by kfarkas26 

 

who did u end up going with?! 

I ended up going with a lady based out of Delaware.  My soon to be father-in-law has friends that own a travel magazine and they put me in touch with her.  Her rates are great and I can call her anytime. 

Originally Posted by kfarkas26 

 

So good to hear! a travel agent makes life SO much easier!!! 

Thank you.  You are so right about the travel agent. She is truly a dream.

Finally, I feel like everything is moving along in the right direction.  I found a fantastic travel agent who is on point.  We had such a hard time even trying to get a decent TA to help us.  Me and mother worked hard on the save the dates, which made me realize that I am not a DIY bride.....lol.  Although they were fun they were a lot of work.  We finally got them mailed out on Saturday.  I will post pics soon.  Now I'm working on the wedding website and trying to get that finished.  I just feel like a huge burden has been lifted off our shoulders and now the fun stuff can begin, which is dress shopping.  I love this website.  I get so many good ideas from here and everyone is just so nice and happy.  I'm happy I joined.  Happy planning everyone!

Originally Posted by lalalal1z 

 

Me and my fiance are inviting children to the resort, but are not sure about inviting them to the actual wedding. My sister in law is bringing her mother-in-law to watch her kids and a few other kids, so most of the kids are all set. But what do I say to the other people that are coming (I don't know exactly if they are bringing their kids or not). I would rather have kids not come only because we have sooo many kids in our family. I just don't know how I would word it on the invitations. Any suggestions?

What I'm doing is when I send out the save the dates I am not including the accommodations pricing for children, maybe they will get the hint that way without me actually having to say spell it out on the invitation....LOL!  If they do ask then I will tell them that they can bring kids, but it's their responsibility to find a babysitter out there because kids cannot attend the wedding.  Hope this was helpful

There are too many kids in our family, which is very costly.  The only kids at our wedding will be our own 2 children who will be ages 15 and 6.  Another reason why we chose not to have kids at the wedding is because we want it to be beautiful and peaceful for us and our guests.  That's why we chose July because it's easier for people to find a babysitter during that time then during school time.  We will still give guests the option of bringing their kids, but they cannot attend the wedding.

Originally Posted by CourtandMatt 

 

WOW!!  Both of your rings are spectacular!!!

 

 

 

Thank you

Very Pretty !

Originally Posted by Tink 

 

My fiance chose this ring all by himself.  He knew that hearts were my favorite and he looked for months for the perfect ring and when he saw this he knew it was the one.  This ring is absolutely gorgeous and so unique to me.  I love this ring and I love him for knowing me.  I can't wait to marry him.   This ring is more beautiful than than the pictures.

Originally Posted by CourtandMatt 

 

 

This is a bit delayed, but CONGRATS!! 

Thank you !!!!!!!

 Ladies,

Thank you for your responses.  We are soooo frustrated right now because trying to get information from travel agencies that includes everything is not working out.  We feel like we are under the gun because we want people to be able to budget to come to our wedding.  One travel agent we have spoken to has given us quotes, but when asked about airfare, she stated that rates go down usually 3 months before travel.  What???? Our guests do not want to book the accommodations and then now they have to figure out how to get there.  We also tried one person at Liberty Travel who was just so unprofessional and she is supposed to be the veteran of destination weddings with at least 20 years experience and she didn't even have the decency to call us back at all.  We also looked into Apple vacations, but they want a deposit before they will even help you.  If any of you brides can please direct us to someone that you highly recommend we would greatly appreciate it.  We would like to get our save the dates out in the next couple of weeks.  We can't do any of the fun stuff until we get the travel plans set in stone.  Thank you ladies and I apologize for the long rant.

CokonLove

Originally Posted by kfarkas26 

 

There is only one wedding per day at each of the three resorts on the property. So you have the full attention of the wedding coordinator for that day!

Hello Kfarkas26,

Thank you for your response.  You just made our day  !!!!!  Now we feel even better for choosing Iberostar....yeahhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Leah22 

 

Ztag,

I was super indecisive too! It took me forever just to choose a country. Once we finally chose Jamaica, I wanted to get married in Negril. but both my FI and parents complained about making my guests travel over 2 hours from the airport to get down there. So we decided on the Iberostar over Beaches or Couples because in our opinion the Iberostar is a better resort and LESS of a marriage factory than the other chains. Planning with Iberostar has not been easy because there are many things not included in our package (we're doing the free wedding at the Grand, which is definitely not free). Beaches, Couples, & Riu will have multiple weddings per day and they have set wedding packages designed by Martha Stewart (which is great if you really just want to show up).

However, I would still prefer to get married in Negril. They have many small, intimate resorts in Negril and depending on your guest numbers you could easily rent out the whole resort. Plus they still have wedding coordinators on site to help you plan.

Good luck! (btw we're headed to Negril for our honeymoon after the wedding)

Leah22,

How many weddings does Iberostar have per day?

Thanks,

CokonLove

Originally Posted by justine416 

 

I just found a great inexpensive photographer for our wedding. I didn't wanna get a million shots as I know my friends and family will be taking them. Roan Robinson offers packages for as low as $450.

I'd be happy to send the package or contact info to anyone.

I would love the info..Can you please send to me... thank you.

I have a question.... When you guys are booking your travel arrangements for your guests are the travel agencies only giving you accommodations costs or are they giving you flight information as well? 

Originally Posted by CokonLove 

 

Thank you,

This forum is the reason why we chose Iberostar.  The reviews were so detailed and the pictures were beautiful.  Well I'm hoping to have better luck with the TAs.  I would like to get the save the dates out in September.  Thank you for responding and congrats to you too.

 

xoxoxoxo

Sorry Guys I'm new to posting on here so I don't quite know what I'm doing yet....I was going to reply individually, but it didn't work out...lol!   Thank you to everyone for the well wishes and I will be using this forum to the fullest.

Thank you,

This forum is the reason why we chose Iberostar.  The reviews were so detailed and the pictures were beautiful.  Well I'm hoping to have better luck with the TAs.  I would like to get the save the dates out in September.  Thank you for responding and congrats to you too.

xoxoxoxo

HEY THERE,

I RECEIVED OUR CONFIRMATION TODAY AND WE ARE CONFIRMED FOR JULY 20, 2013.  I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I RECEIVED AN EMAIL I STARTED SCREAMING AND DOING THE HAPPY DANCE.  YOU WOLD'VE THOUGHT I WON THE LOTTERY.  WE'RE SO EXCITED!!!!!!!

Hello My Fellow Brides,

I just recently got engaged in February and after relaxing and letting the engagement set in, my fiancee and I, started planning.  My fiancee's family is way to big, so we knew we couldn't afford a wedding at home.  We knew that we wanted something special and memorable.  We have decided on Iberostar Rosehall Suites, Montego Bay, Jamaica.  Our wedding date is July 20, 2013.  We have read so many wonderful reviews about the resort so we knew it would be perfect for us.  The only problem we have been running into is the lack of response from some of the travel agencies we have spoken to.  Either they are not that helpful or they are not returning calls.  It has been a little frustrating, but we do understand that it is a little early in the game so that could be the problem.  We have reached out to the travel agency on this site and I must say so far so good.  Very prompt with responses. I look forward to hearing more about wedding plans and seeing pictures and wish all the brides good luck and happily ever after.

I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER BEEN THIS EXCITED BEFORE....JUST CONFIRMED TODAY AND THE WEDDING DATE 7-20-2013.