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Ali we are doing a beach reception, I rented a tent/dancefloor/lights from Cover me up tent rentals who has been awesome to work with!! responds right away I'm not sure what we're doing for dinner options yet but I figure i'll decide that a couple weeks before.

Surely, we are using the company Storymix something or other, my friend found them and I felt like the quality was a little better than the wedflik. It's costing us an extra $100 to have the cameras for the week, so total is around $500 which I feel like it totally worth it!

hi girls, I'm getting married the 14th and we'll be there 10-17th. its less than 100 days eek! We're getting married on the beach, our reception is under a tent on the beach as well. Using Stacey Clarke for photog. Using a flipcam company to do our wedding video which is so us and really cool idea! Expecting 45-65people... not really doing colors my only girl is wearing like an aqua green. Natalie

Natalie and Mike - November 14, 2013

hi all - i've got a few questions and would love some help! 1. i contacted rashel edwards for hair/makeup and she is booked but says she has "a second team available"... has any past brides worked with this 2nd team, can attest to their quality compared to that of rashel? i don't want to spend all the money if they're not as good! 2. has anyone used the salon for both hair and makeup, and were you happy with it? 3. any recent problems in being able to hang your own lighting/decorations in aunt ruby's for the reception? i hate how bright it is with the set lighting. 4. if you hire DJ kevan, he will do more than just play your own Ipod, correct? thats what i read in past reviews and it seems so silly to pay all that money for that. 5. How far in advance are you sending out the formal invitations from the actual wedding date. thanks ladies!!

[email protected].... good luck! i emailed her about 6 weeks ago and still havne't gotten a reply!

hi girls - if any of you are getting married at the aqueducts, could you please private message me the details (ie how your guests are getting back/forth, approximate cost, if the WC is helping you set up the ceremony, etc). thanks so much!!

perfect i heard it was 50.. i've gotten so much miscommunication between the WCs at beach VS suites resort that i need to figure out the details, i'm starting to not care as much which i'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing ha! when i joined this website, one of the TA's Babs had emailed me and i touched based with her and she was able to get a response from them thank god - the date is still available but they have yet to get back to me directly even though they have all my freakin' paperwork. i'm resending it again but i just get so nervous like where is my credit card and ID keep going if this winds up being the 3rd time its being sent. little bit of a scary thought ya know? I have 3 different TAs trying to help me just lock in my date then i don't need to talk to these people for the next several months. who would of thought this would have been the hard part?

hi girls - i'm having the most ridiculous time getting in touch with nicole to just lock down my date!!! can anyone offer any advice because i'm starting to freak out and get annoyed LOL. i'm emailing and calling everyday... have 2 travel agents calling every day as well. we sent all the necessary paperwork but i'm so afraid with each day that passes my date is going to be take again (my first date wasn't available). thanks for the help!! Natalie

hello fellow brides does anyone know the minimum for having beach ceremony and reception/dinner? many thanks!

Has anyone found any luck finding a good videographer? everything seems so expensive!!

thanks for the response! are the majority of your guests staying at the suites resort as well? i'm currently being told if atleast 80% of my guests stay at the beach resort it won't be a problem for our wedding to be at the beach resort and for us to stay at the suites resort but i think we'll all be staying at the suites.

hi all! new to this thread didn't realize there was a specific one for beach brides is anyone staying at the suites but getting married at the beach resort? I think that's what we're going to do because our date for november is not available but want to see if anyone else is.. I just hope there won't be any added stresses with it being not in the same resort. I wouldn't think there would be but who knows.. things start to add up! thanks for any help! happy planning!

i heard 40 people was the minimum.... 100 seems like an awfully large number for a destination wedding! they can't expect that!

so great to know someone else is in the same position! i'm going to private message you if that's okay and 25 days so soon!! i'm so excited for you!!

i have offiicially taken over this blog i think Is anyone planning on getting married at the beach resort? i feel like so many people doing the suites resort. I really wanted to get married on a friday but the date i wanted for the suites is taken but open at the beach resort. We had all intentions of staying at the suites resort but i don't know if its going to be too stressful to stay in one place but then have all our events at another place. the other choice i have is to get married on the thursday which could be an inconvenience to our guests who may have been planning on coming down thurs - sun and not taking 3 days off from work, and i don't want this to cost more than it already has to for people.... does anyone have any advice or feedback? any past brides have any recommendations? i need to make a decision ASAP as my save the dates are pending!! hahaa.

question for past brides -- how far is the walk from the suites to the beach resort?? UPDATE: we just called the beach resort and they said it wouldn't be a problem for us all to stay at the suites and then get married at the beach resort. I totally agree with what you're staying about the majority of the guests should stay where we are having the ceremony but i guess if we staying at the more expensive resort than they shouldn't really care too much .

question for past brides -- how far is the walk from the suites to the beach resort?? UPDATE: we just called the beach resort and they said it wouldn't be a problem for us all to stay at the suites and then get married at the beach resort. I totally agree with what you're staying about the majority of the guests should stay where we are having the ceremony but i guess if we staying at the more expensive resort than they shouldn't really care too much .

can anyone help me b/c im ready to scream.... is there an issue if we all (family and guests) stay at the suites but have the actual wedding and reception at the beach resort? After over a month and back and forth with the wrong resort which i get was my fault b/c how would i realize there was a difference.. i just found out my freakin day is taken. would this be an option or do you need to stay at the same hotel where you want to get married?

has anyone used or read any reviews on marlon mcleod for videography??

thanks so much for the feedback on the photogs - i'm torn between merrick and clayton!! Has anyone used or heard any reviews on marlon mcleod for videographer??? He seems to be the cheapest but i can't find any reviews on him. please let me know, thanks!

What photographer is everyone using, and what helped your decision? I'm torn between Merrick Cousley and Clayton from sungold right now.. i also emailed some other people that are a little less familiar but obviously want to hear the reviews and reliability!

I've read from other posts that he was good so we're going to use him as well.

Has anyone worked with Vanassa or Kimoya?? That's who i've been in contact with but haven't read any reviews about them and it's making me nervous!! also, how was november weather for any recent weddings?

I have NO idea about any of the videographer options, but with these packages, you get coverage of the entire day, correct? i know alot of the examples on the websites are shorter films that have little blurbs of the day. I also feel like alot of the examples i've seen on some of the photographer websites seem really staged. Does anyone have any advice or suggestion to help me? i just want someone to capture the whole day as it happens, i'm not interetsed in making a 10 minute preview video or anything. any suggestions on recently used videographers? (alot of these posts were last year)... thanks for all the help!