Neema29 Wedding Review for ROR and Sandals St.Lucia Grande

[JenniferSS]

You look stunning!

 

I am so jealous- you stayed in my absolute favorite Resort & Room category! I love, love love the rondavals at sandals Grande St. Lucian!

[~*petals*~]

What a beautiful wedding! I loved your dress, your hair and that gorgeous bracelet!!

 

Congratulations!

[Myda77]

Congratulations! You guys look amazing! I love your dress and flowers. Everything looked great and the pics are really nice.

[mswenna74@yahoo.com]

Hello Neem29 everything was lovely, if you could share how much you paid for the reception and the Dj, the time of your wedding to give me an idea of what it will look like at my time, and the total amount spent

[Neema29]

Thanks Tammy!

Here is a pic of what she did for me- They really are beautiful:

 

 

 

My barefoot sandal was slightly different than my bridesmaids

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Originally Posted by Tammy Host great review and i am so glad you used agape gems (she is a member, former bride now vendor)...   i want to see a pic of what she made you.   you look so elegant in your siggy pic...

[Neema29]

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Originally Posted by mswenna74@yahoo.com Hello Neem29 everything was lovely, if you could share how much you paid for the reception and the Dj, the time of your wedding to give me an idea of what it will look like at my time, and the total amount spent

Here is what we paid for the cost of the wedding itself:
Private Reception (for 4 hours)…………………..$1000.00
Minister Fees……………………….$250.00
Dancers/Fireater…………………………….$350.00
Huppah……………………………..$250.00
Aisle Runner………………………..$50 to $100.00 (can’t remember exact price)
H’orderves and cocktails on beach…$ 720.00 ($12.00 per person)
Chairs w/satin covers…..….$450.00 (got them at $7.00 per chair- not normally this price)
Day Pass for photog…………………$50.00 (no longer a breach of contract fee- you can bring in any outside photographer that you wish- Nikki confirmed this via e-mail as well)
Steel Band……………………………$150.00 (for 1 hr)
DJ…………………………………….$600.00( for 4 hrs) – he played music throughout the entire reception
Grand TOTAL…………………….$3,870.00

The wedding time was scheduled for 4:00 PM, but did not start until about 4:30PM.

Let me know if you all have anymore questions!

[Danniellou]

Great review! You looked gorgeous and I love all the colors! Congratulations!!!

[all4jj2]

Neema, you looked absolutely fabulous and I loved how the girls wore all different colors! you put a millenium twist on an old style. Simply loved it! Congrats!

[MoKe0506]

Neema,

I love everything about your wedding!! You looked beautiful!! I will be doing the same wedding colors and I am happy to know that the Riu can provide different color fabrics for the huppa. And for only $250, it beats the fully decorated gazebo. You're the first person I saw that did that, I thought Riu didn't have different colors. I am so excited now!!!!

 

I am thinking of booking the Plantation, in your opinion do you think 2 hrs is enough time? I'm not doing the garter or bouquet toss, and I'm not having any speeches. With that being said, do you think I can squeeze in dinner and dancing in 2 hrs, I don't think we can afford booking the plantation for 4 hrs? Also, where did you get your table runners from? I've been looking everywhere online with no luck.

[Neema29]

Thanks so much ! Well MoKe actually the white fabric draped on the huppah was furnished by the RIU. I bought the fuschia and orange fabric at at fabric store. My mother-in-law made all of my table runners for me. I just picked the fabric out and she did the rest. I think 2 hrs would be enough since the Plantation is a buffet(several people can serve themselves at once) and if you don't have all the speeches, garter toss, etc. I think that would be sufficient for dancing and dinner---unless your folks really love to just party! ;-)

 

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Originally Posted by MoKe0506 Neema, I love everything about your wedding!! You looked beautiful!! I will be doing the same wedding colors and I am happy to know that the Riu can provide different color fabrics for the huppa. And for only $250, it beats the fully decorated gazebo. You're the first person I saw that did that, I thought Riu didn't have different colors. I am so excited now!!!!   I am thinking of booking the Plantation, in your opinion do you think 2 hrs is enough time? I'm not doing the garter or bouquet toss, and I'm not having any speeches. With that being said, do you think I can squeeze in dinner and dancing in 2 hrs, I don't think we can afford booking the plantation for 4 hrs? Also, where did you get your table runners from? I've been looking everywhere online with no luck.