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Originally Posted by SWOK
secrets wild orchid
montego bay
december 2013
purple & turquoise
photog: misha earle
dress: mori lee
we have similar colors! mine is aqua and purple/fuschia. pretty!
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Originally Posted by alexisinjamaica
Love this! I'm sure it'll look beautiful when you pull it all together!
omg i've been searching for this, didn't even realize it's called sweetheart table lol i created a thread called Post your Bride and Groom Decoration Ideas lol i'm def going to create a table!
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Sounds great! Def post pics after you finish! I'm still trying to get ideas. My wedding is in December!
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I haven't seen a thread for decoration ideas for the Bride and Groom table. Post here any ideas or DIY project you have seen or created :-) Happy planning!
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Originally Posted by Giffojess1
Muneera0302,
I didn't get married in Jamaica, planning a renewal of vows there in Ja. Hubby and I are from JA but we met and married here in the States. I also am a TA so I make it my business to keep track of good wedding vendors as referrals for clients. Check out Roan Robinson with Candid Experssions Photography as well as DJ Gemini for the DJ. I know SeaWind beach club will do the catering and bar. Also check out on Facebook for the cake and Pretty Faces makeup artist if you are in need of that. Good luck !! Send me a PM if you need anything else.
you're awesome! i booked dwayne watkins for photography. looking at jans flower for floral and decor. i'll check out your recommendations for cake, dj, and makeup. thanks again for all the help! def good to hear from someone who has personal experience/knowledge of them.
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Originally Posted by mrlddst
I Emailed Back And Forth With Person Named Audie. I Went Thru The Details With Her. She Was Always Quick To ReSpond. There Was A Week When She Did Not And I Called To The SHop Using Google Voice. They Said She Was ON vacation. Jan And Her Crew Actually Came To Set Up At The Resort. She Introduced Herself To Me After The Wedding. I WAs A Little Hesitant To Do Everything Long Distance Including Giving Credit Card Info But It All Worked Out, Especially The Prices. (Excuse ThePunctuation On This Msg, I'm Doing This From My PHome.)
that's great. i just received my quote back from her. prices were cheaper than others but still high. i'll go thru and see what i can cut down on.
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ok i didn't see it so here goes my couple questions: (lol)
1. did you make the pommanders yourself or you just used the florist?
2. where did you get those long hanging crystals for your chuppa at the ceremony?
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Originally Posted by alexisinjamaica
Here are some pics from the reception! This should give an idea of the setup of the whole area and then the centerpieces (which were the pommanders I had along the aisle for the ceremony, placed into bowls...)
Thank you, that is so sweet!!
I did! Going to post some, still going through them! Here are some pics of the chivari chairs if you care to see how they look without decorations and just fans.
Loved it all!!! i need to look at your planning journal for the pomanders! simple idea and really nice!!!
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Originally Posted by mrlddst
Yes, I picked my bouquet and everything else I picked based on pics. I saw the sea wind on my way to Secrets and its a beautiful location.
how was your experience working with Jan? do you have any advice?
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Originally Posted by Giffojess1
Muneera0302,
Check out Michelle with Wedding Planner Plus, they are based in Ocho Rios but will travel. Also, Sadeki with Chic-Events Jamaica is based in Montego Bay. Ii think that Seawind Beach Club works with Jan's Florals in MoBay and they offer various wedding services not just the flowers.
thanks a bunch. I contacted Jans today and she's going to email me pricing and other services she provides! did you have your wedding in Jamaica? i really like seawind (our ceremony/reception location) but i just have to find people to do everything. i'll contact the others you recommended tomorrow! thanks again!!!
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Originally Posted by mrlddst
Check out my review. I have pics of what she provided.
congrats on your wedding. i saw you wrote that you had jans flowers for your vendor. Did you personally pic your bouquet and others flowers that they provided? how was your experience working with them? I'm waiting on a quote from them now. We're staying at secrets and having our wedding at seawind beach club (which is in between secrets and sunset).
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Originally Posted by Samcam
My wedding planner did it all for just $2000 sixty guest on negril beach four meat buffet even 512 professional pics all included let me know if u need her contact
i'm looking for a wedding coordinator in jamaica. was yours based out of jamaica or from the US?
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Hi ladies, does anyone know of a good wedding coordinator in Montego Bay Jamaica or surrounding areas? we're getting married at the beach club next to Secrets Wild Orchid and have to find our own wedding coordinator! any info would be helpful!!!
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Hi ladies, do any of you know of a wedding coordinator in Montego Bay? we're getting married at a beach club and have to provide our own. any info would help!
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Yea unfortunately customer service is not the greatest in Jamaica. We've had communication issues with several vendors, make me so mad but sad part is I still need them! LolI sent them a message months ago and nothing. Therefore making me not want to do any business with any of these vendors.. -
Thanks for the info@JustNoelle and @Muneera- sent you both a message. @brownskingirl-The deep wave hair once dried went back to the wave pattern. If I wanted to do more of a deeper style with my hair, I used a 1" Curling Wand. They work wonders and does not take that long to curl. Sometimes when I do that, it goes right back to the deep pattern of when I bought the hair which is similar to the hair pics you guys posted. I have the same hair in from my wedding now. I've had it washed and conditioned and it still looks good. I'm here in Atlanta and I bought 3 bundles for $75-$85 from a place called "True Glory". I'm 5'10 so I bought longer lengths (22,24,26) to get it the layered look. Hope this helps!! -
Originally Posted by JustNoelle
@Happyme:
How were you able to style/manage your hair after getting in the pool/beach?
Here are examples of the look I am going for:
i would love a similar look! i'm natural and my hair is about mid back/waist length but it frizzes really bad in jamaica! lol i have no idea what i'm going to do.
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Originally Posted by alexisinjamaica
1. Yes, for the most part. The hubby was in charge of music so he put together a spreadsheet. Music is a big deal to him, so when the DJ commented that we made great picks he was all proud of himself. Haha.
2. At cocktail hour we had the steel drum band. We basically missed this part since we were taking pics, but everyone said they were awesome.
3. We did spring for the dance floor. As for if it's worth it or not, totally your preference-- if you're going to do first dances and want to wear cute heels or shoes, you might want to spring for it. If you're going barefoot, dancing in the sand is fine I'm sure. But I will say that I really liked the setup with the dance floor-- they had it in the center and then all the tables around it on the beach.
4. I say just go to the disco after. That's what we did and we gave everyone glow stick bracelets and necklaces.
5. They use the same chairs for the ceremony and reception. We upgraded to the chivari chairs in silver, and I thought they were pretty on their own so I didn't bring sashes or any chair decorations (other than the fans with programs, which were only out during the ceremony). I bought the napkins online (forget where) but for 40 purple napkins it was pretty affordable, and then I packed them, along with all my other crap, in the plastic storage bins that I taped up really well and checked as luggage. I ended up leaving all 3 bins behind-- didn't want to deal with getting them back to the states, and they were only like $9 each so I didn't feel too guilty.
glad you said that about the chivari chairs, i'm upgrading to that as well. i was wondering if they were pretty enough to skip the chair sashes! i'll prob just decorate our chairs but leave the guests simple! did you get your pictures in yet?
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Originally Posted by alexisinjamaica
Thank you! I brought everything with me and checked extra luggage. We flew American, so we were allowed 1 checked bag each, 1 carry on, and 1 personal item. We both packed all of our shoes and clothes into our carry ons (a feat, but doable since my clothes were sundresses and bathing suits) and then we each had a garment bag as our "personal item." His had his suit, mine had my dress. They let me hang my dress and were super nice to us on the flights. We checked 2 big plastic bins (taped these up really well) for free and then paid $40 to check the third. All in all, pretty easy. Everything got there and I think out of everything only one bowl was broken, but I had a backup so it was fine. Oh I also had my parents check one huge suitcase of stuff. That got there fine as well.
wow that's alot of stuff american allowed! that's great! i'm looking for tickets now, hopefully i'll fly american as well! and $50 that's not bad at all. i don't know why i thought the setup fee was $300, maybe i was thinking about the vendor fee. glad it's cheaper!!!!
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Originally Posted by renatakramarz
do sea winds have a website? Who would i contact to get a quote? Did you chose to go that route because they allow children or was there other factors?
i can email you the quote and info i received, msg me your email address. as for choosing there, i did for a few reasons 1. children are allowed 2. the food selection, they offer real jamaican food which i have alot of guests coming from the states and wanted them to get that experience (even though we plan on taking everyone into the city as well the next day). i'm also a big FOOD LOVER lol so that was a plus for me. below is couple who had their ceremony/reception at seawind. he's also the photographer i'm using for the wedding.
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Originally Posted by alexisinjamaica
Yes, will do! Sorry that I have been slacking on updating this thread but I haven't forgotten! As for the bag delivery, I was going to have them do it, but in the end I just delivered bags to guests myself. I had an idea of when people were arriving thanks to a list from our travel agent, so I just made it a point to call rooms shortly after arrival to confirm they were there, then I walked over to present it to them. In the end I liked this because I got to welcome guests soon after they arrived.
The bonfire is from 7-9pm. It was a lot of fun! I mentioned on another thread, but just be aware that in addition to the open bar and DJ they also set up a table with ingredients for s'mores. I loved this and had planned to bring them for guests anyway, but that made it much easier. Had I known they included that, I wouldn't have schlepped all that extra stuff with me on the plane! Oh well.
Overall everything was perfect! There are very few things I would change-- one is I would have eaten more wedding cupcakes! I was surprised by how good the wedding cake was, and with the craziness of the wedding we hardly ate anything. Wish I had one of those right now.
Haha.More later but happy planning and let me know if there are any other questions I can answer for you!!
who did you end up using to make your cupcakes? did you just go thru the hotel? I have a few things left to find, florist, cake and lighting (i think thats all) lol
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Originally Posted by renatakramarz
Were booked for 11/9/2013 for Secrets Saint James.... While seems so far away i want to get a heard start on the planning process as I would like to bring a lot of my own decor/etc. Does anyone have any suggestion on where to get decently priced decor such as chair sashes, tulle, etc.. im assuming the resort will allow you to bring your own correct?
Also if anyone has gotten married at these resorts and can offer any tips of any kind to make the process smoother, less stressful, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you
they should have given you a price breakdown with everything for your wedding, i remember it's in there for decoration fee, i think it's $300 but i can't remember for sure.
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Originally Posted by renatakramarz
Thanks so much for your help!
no problem, i'm staying at secrets and getting married at seawind next door only since they allow kids for the ceremony and reception. it's a bunch of secrets brides on here so youll find all the help you need. :-)
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yes you can bring your own decorations and they do charge you a fee, i think it was $300 i can't remember. they do offer everything as far as decorations as well but it's pricey. there are a couple threads on secrets that has all the info you will need for secrets wedding and reception, secrets also has a beach club next door called seawind that is on the same property but they allow you to have kids at the wedding (just an option). they are managed by different people. hope that helps.
Post here if you are getting married in Jamaica
in Destination Weddings in Jamaica
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i'll be at secrets december as well!!! time is approaching fast!