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thank you @vancouverpetunia what a great video and beautiful ceremony. Can I ask you wrote the ceremony dialog or was it the officiants?

@@cayls55 Congratulations to you and your fiance also. Thank you for your feedback on timelines and DJs. My fiance is in the same boat and does not want first look photos, so maybe I will see if I can bump up the timeline to a 4 or 4:30 ceremony, to allow for a long photo shoot. Our cocktail hour is at the beach bar, I need to find out if they have lights out there to accommodate the bartenders pouring drinks after sunset (6:39pm). But again thank you, you gave me some good things to ponder. Also, thanks for the tip on the FB group. I have just joined it. BEST WISHES on a beautiful special day.

Just finished my 48 hour marathon on reading this thread. Thanks to all past, present, and future brides for all your contributions. Getting married on Feb 3, 2017 at Sapphire with Juan Carlo as WC. With 60 people attending we are in a crunch with identifying what is important to us vs. how much we want to spend (and yikes, the costs add up quickly). Sad we could not get the Tequila Terrance and will be having our reception at the Preferred Pool. However, some of the reviews of the Preferred Pool are encouraging. Pending Decisions: 1) Timeline - trying to find a balance to not having the guests wait too long between the ceremony and cocktail hour so we can do pictures (Putting our trust in the Resort Photographer that they will get some decent shots.) - Question: does any past Bride have any recommended photo shoot locations? 2) Food: Sit-down platted meal vs. Buffet? (we have over 50 ppl so buffet is an option) 3) Music: Bring our own (Pro: saves cost Con: someone has to man it) vs DJ (Pro: convenience Con: Costs) 4) Table Size: I'm thinking round vs rectangle (we have 60 ppl attending) 5) Table decor: we are going bear bones and not bring lots of decoration, but a big white table with white napkins just might be too dull. Do I need a center piece? I'm sure i'll be posting more as the time gets closer. I am starting to get a bit stressed about this.