ZachJess2013

This is only my thought .. I think hair and makeup should always be optional, I would never make one of my bridesmaids pay for anything they didn't want to spend the money on .. that being said, I do want all my girls to have their hair and makeup done professionally, I think it's more formal, and I think it's an important part of the experience, so we are going to pay for everyone as a gift, I am going to ask that they bring cash for tipping tho .. at least $20 or $30 I'm guessing

So I am still figuring this out .. I hit reply instead of quote sooo my response to you went to the end or somewhere LOL for the world ! haha

HI ! So far .. I signed up on destinationweddings.com and have been assigned a wedding specialist .. I was feeling over whelmed with everything and just wanted to have someone with experience in destination weddings .. she has been very supportive and she was able to get my date reserved and provide me with a written contract outlining the times and locations I had requested (not sure if this is normal procedure or what) .. just that alone was worth the $50 fee haha .. at this point I am just trying to figure out when we should be making our reservations .. my wedding specialist coordinates all that for me but I'm not convinced that she has the best pricing .. I feel like we need to wait until Jan or Feb before we book anything .. I am thinking it's still too early .. I did see on Facebook tho they have a deal going for groups where you get a free room for every 5 rooms booked or something .. my contract says no outside vendors but of course if you read this forum you get all sorts of mixed messages .. I reserved the ultimate package but now I am thinking I shouldn't have .. because I am probably going to be booking an outside photographer and videographer ! So all sorts of random stresses haha but I am trying to take it one step at a time and not rush into any decisions! I did purchase a wedding website which I have started working on .. it's wedsite.com and I really love it .. I am thinking we will probably send save the dates with our website on them and then just skip the whole invitation part, it just seems like a waste of money to me .. we can do all our RSVP's thru the website. Anyway it's great to meet you! Let me know how your planning is going! Looks like we are in this together! I am worried it's going to be super hot!

Just wanted to say hello! My name is Jessica .. and Zach and I are getting married August 1, 2013 @ Dreams. This thread has been so helpful in making our decision, thank you all for the information and pictures and reviews :-) Looking forward to the year ahead!