TorontoGal

I think it depends on the number of people you have attending, and the kind of bar you want (international $$$ vs domestic $$ vs cocktails $). Are you adding a steel drum band, cocktails after ceremony, champagne? These are not included in the free package. Also I think the free package has a limit of 16 people- after which you pay a price per person. The romance package includes 30 people.

Hi! I haven't had my wedding yet but was told it would be $500 for a guest to be the photographer. As for the free vs romance wedding package: both come with a semi-private reception (at one of the restaurants). You will still need to pay for the private reception fee either way if that is what you want.

Love your photos and dress ebecks! Looks like you had an awesome time. Thanks for sharing. I originally was looking for a dress in the style you had (for a flow in the breeze) but fell in love with a different style (fit and flare). Where did you get the shades done? Figuring out guest favors right now.

That's so much help Claczko. I was also wondering if there is a 10% tax on the wedding charges (wedding packages, fee for pisces). I've read it on some of the documents but have not been able to confirm this. Did you have to add 10%? (With the tanking Canadian dollar (69c now!), our wedding costs ballooned since we will be charged in US$.) What package did you go with? I'm torn between the Romance Extravaganza and the Unforgettable. We'd like a bar to serve our guests after dinner and during dancing, and the Romance has that included. But if we pay for a bar separately it will be almost as much as the difference between the two package, except we get the cocktails and canapes after the ceremony as well. I read some brides got bottles at the duty free and got some mix from the hotel to avoid spending almost $1000 on booze at an all inclusive. If you don't mind emailing or posting the menu that would be fantastic. I will PM you with my email. Thanks Thanks ebecks! Where did you have the reception? Did you use the hotel's photographer? Any pics you'd like to share The wedding is 7 months away and we don't have exact numbers yet. We're at 20 people so far but will likely be closer to 26. Booked the pisces for the reception. Very excited.

Thanks for responding and for the food recommendation! Haven't gotten the menu yet but now we know what's good! As for the Pisces: did they offer you the old Pisces area (not the tented one)? One of the reasons we chose Pisces is for the feel of the restaurant - the palm leaves and wood. The tented area looks nice but it's really big and we will be a small group. We're not investing in a lot of decorations so it will look quite bare if we just have have the white on white. Another question: did you have a choice of tables : round vs rectangular? I'd rather have tables of 6 but can't get a straight answer from Sonae on some things. (did you work with her as the wedding coordinator). I feel like I'm playing broken telephone with her lol. I called her after she sent me details on how to pay my deposit to reserve my wedding date when I had already paid and confirmed my date almost a year ago. It freaked me out!! Thanks again!

So beautiful. You looked gorgeous! Where was the wedding? Pisces? The flooring is not wooden as in the pictures they sent me previously (However they did tell me in December that they had recently redone the Pisces restaurant to make it rain-proof). Thanks for sharing!

Hello ladies! Getting married at the Grand Bahia Principe in Jamaica August 10th 2016. So glad found this forum. I'm having trouble confirming prices with the Wedding Sales department. First the DJ was included in the price of making the reception private then it wasn't. The wedding packages on the forms they sent me were also different than what communicated over email (more in some places and less in others) . Ladies who have gotten married at GBP: any advice on how to get the correct price? Also did you have to put a deposit down for the photographer in advance? Thank you!