SherriJK

Hi future jade brides, We had our wedding on November 12, 2014 and it was absolutely perfect. I will be writing a more detailed review but for now I thought I'd share a few things on the forum. We had 20 guests with our ceremony at the Pergola. I brought some extra stuff like fans, chair sashes, Grass and seashell hangers, shadow box sand ceremony and bubbles. We used the guitarist for the ceremony. The setup was breathtaking. We choose the non religious ceremony and she was really amazing. So passionately delivered and truly nice ceremony about the meaning of love and involving our group was great. We had cocktails at the Mixbar and it was a great location for everyone to be able to join in the photos and still have there drinks. I didnt do much for the cocktail hour except I did have some napkins. You can do as little or as much as you want for the cocktail hour and it is still very lovely. We did have some mosquitoes so its wise to have a bottle just in case We had our dinner on the Terrace. I was worried it might be too hot but it was not at this time of year. The sun was down and there was a breeze off the water so the temperature was very pleasant. They did provide some mosquito spray at the reception but my that point there weren't many. We decided to keep the wedding simple and not do the traditional wedding reception. We did however add a pinata for some Mexican culture which I am so happy we did. It was alot of fun. There was some very interesting traditional mexican candy.The Pinata was set up on the terrace right behind our table. Another great idea for anyone wanting to add some culture into the wedding is having your flower girl bring down flower petals in a sombrero. I used fan placecards, mini gumball machines with jellybellies in my colors. I did not order any linens and my table still looked amazing. I had everyone sitting at the same table which was nice and intimate. I brought down some battery operated lights for my signing table and a cake topper, cake knife and server. My makeup and hair was very nicely done. I asked for a more natural look and it was great. Still showed up on pictures and nice in person. I used hair extensions and they did a great job putiing them in. My pictures were done by the resort photo shop and I couldn't of been happier. We ended up buying 76 of them. Any questions questions Id be glad to answer and send any photos. It doesn't matter if you go a more simpler route or fancy, it will be absolutely perfect. Happy planning!

Hi Everyone, After months of reading this forum and getting some great ideas, I thought I should start adding to the discussions. We are getting married at the Now Jade on November 12/14 with 20 guests. I have hired a destination wedding consultant so I haven't had the frustration of dealing directly with the resort but it sometimes takes forever for replies (I waited two months for questions on entrees and wedding activities) Ours is a very simple wedding but we did go for the Divine Package. I am using the Guitarist for the wedding ceremony.We are not having a private dance, instead we are heading to the club after dinner.Ive already had two guests with private rooms say their rooms are officially the party rooms. I am doing a few activities that are Mexican culture. I agree with the upcoming brides that its hard to figure out tables with a small group. I look forward to joining the discussion. Sherri