My May 2013 Turks and Caicos Wedding

[Tropical Imaging]

Originally Posted by pzl101 

 

What a great review. It's very helpful since I'm considering T&C for my wedding next year. My sisters have previously stayed at The Sands and dined at Bay Bistro and loved it. Did you do everything through Island Harmony? The Sands offers a basic wedding package as well that you can add on/customize. I can't tell what's typical - go through the hotel or an independent company?

 

Thanks!

 

I would say we see a pretty equal number of weddings with our local planners and with the hotel planners.  I think it depends really on you and your wedding.   If you are a Type A personality (and I am not saying that negatively, because I am a type A) and want immediate response/details etc or have a large detailed wedding with lots of "extra" decorating/events off site etc then a planner is the way to go.  We don't have enough weddings on island for any resort other than Beaches to have a full time coordinator, so if you are using the hotel coordinator, you need to know that is only part of their job and they have other duties to attend to in the months and weeks leading up to your wedding and may not get back to you via email "right now" and may have to charge more for extra decorating, set up etc other than the package.   Additionally if you are planning a rehearsal dinner off resort/sailing trips or excursions for your group or other events, you may want to use one of our local planners...the can do that all for you.   If you have a small amount of guests, are fairly relaxed about the process and don't have a lot of extra things to be planned, the resort coordinator will be perfect for you as well.  

 

What we tell our brides is to talk to the resort coordinator and talk to the other coordinators.  See who you are most comfortable with, whose prices work for you based on what you get and go with your instinct.   If you are getting uptight in the early planning stages because you can't get a response or don't like how something is handled then that is not a good route for you.  

 

If you have questions about resorts other than the Sands, check with www.turksandcaicosreservations.tc  and email them.  They have all of the rates/specials etc on all of the hotels and villas on the island and also have deals the hotel's website may not have.  Its a great place to look at all of the resorts in one spot and you can email them what you are looking for.  (quick disclaimer, I have no interest in this company except they are local, very nice and switched on and do a great job with their clients).

 

Bay Bistro is an excellent spot for weddings/rehearsals etc...Joan and Clive do fabulous events (Kissing Fish Catering is their catering company) and Joan is  type A, switched on and gives a lot of attention to detail.  You can't go wrong there ever!   (another disclaimer, Joan and Clive are long time friends but if you check back through the archives you will see many brides saying the exact same thing)

 

Hope that helps,

Krys

[pzl101]

Originally Posted by Tropical Imaging 

 

 

I would say we see a pretty equal number of weddings with our local planners and with the hotel planners.  I think it depends really on you and your wedding.   If you are a Type A personality (and I am not saying that negatively, because I am a type A) and want immediate response/details etc or have a large detailed wedding with lots of "extra" decorating/events off site etc then a planner is the way to go.  We don't have enough weddings on island for any resort other than Beaches to have a full time coordinator, so if you are using the hotel coordinator, you need to know that is only part of their job and they have other duties to attend to in the months and weeks leading up to your wedding and may not get back to you via email "right now" and may have to charge more for extra decorating, set up etc other than the package.   Additionally if you are planning a rehearsal dinner off resort/sailing trips or excursions for your group or other events, you may want to use one of our local planners...the can do that all for you.   If you have a small amount of guests, are fairly relaxed about the process and don't have a lot of extra things to be planned, the resort coordinator will be perfect for you as well.  

 

What we tell our brides is to talk to the resort coordinator and talk to the other coordinators.  See who you are most comfortable with, whose prices work for you based on what you get and go with your instinct.   If you are getting uptight in the early planning stages because you can't get a response or don't like how something is handled then that is not a good route for you.  

 

If you have questions about resorts other than the Sands, check with www.turksandcaicosreservations.tc  and email them.  They have all of the rates/specials etc on all of the hotels and villas on the island and also have deals the hotel's website may not have.  Its a great place to look at all of the resorts in one spot and you can email them what you are looking for.  (quick disclaimer, I have no interest in this company except they are local, very nice and switched on and do a great job with their clients).

 

Bay Bistro is an excellent spot for weddings/rehearsals etc...Joan and Clive do fabulous events (Kissing Fish Catering is their catering company) and Joan is  type A, switched on and gives a lot of attention to detail.  You can't go wrong there ever!   (another disclaimer, Joan and Clive are long time friends but if you check back through the archives you will see many brides saying the exact same thing)

 

Hope that helps,

Krys

Thanks Krys,

 

Very helpful. I have lots of research that needs to be done. I want to be able to customize details but at the same time, I don't want to have to deal with every vendor individually - an actual wedding coordinator may be the way to go for me.