Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall

[Kcusack89]

@@Bride2Be2017 yes the rate is the same...we actually got w better flight price and times then we did for earlier this week. We will be able to spend a lot more time there then before. The pictures are amazing I'm.so glad that you found pictures of cocktails on the decks!

Hopefully it's not to hot for.my guests. We are doing an 11am wedding instead of waiting all day. I'm not the biggest fan of night photography so it works out. The first bride used the same.color scheme as me teal and the guys in grey

[tiffanyt]

@@Bride2Be2017 thanks for sharing those! Every so often I do a search to see if any new wedding photos have been posted anywhere but I haven't seen the Denise Mason pics. Looking at them is making me even more excited! I'm glad to see more pics of the set up at the decks, my coordinator sent me a couple of pics but none with guests seated, only with the set up.

Yes, I am having my ceremony at the sky lounge. I love the idea of overlooking the beach instead of being on the beach and when we walked out there during our visit we were both stunned by the view that we knew our ceremony had to be there! Parasols are a great idea! I'm doing fans for my guests since my ceremony is at 5:00.

 

I was able to message with @@jjbrown briefly right after she returned from her wedding and she said everything was beautiful. She said the issues she had were mainly with her decorator so her ceremony ended up starting late as a result. She also said that her guests didn't really know where to go after the ceremony and cocktail hour, like there was no real direction given to guests on where to go next. She also said that after the wedding they decided to stay in the swim-up suite on the Zilara side and loved it and she still had the butler from the butler suite that she was in before the wedding.

She did say that she would have enjoyed the resort more before the wedding since she was running around, she didn't really get to have that time.

Here is another wedding at the Ziva by Denise Mason. Their reception was at the ballroom terrace!

http://www.denisemasonphotography.com/blog/2015/11/jackie-edmund

[Kcusack89]

@tiffanyty where is her reception...ballroom?

[tiffanyt]

@@Kcusack89 Ballroom terrace, the space that is an unofficial location for weddings.

[ktan7]

Hey there, 

 

I'm a destination wedding photographer based out of Vancouver. I was just browsing the site and somehow bumped into your post. Thought I would reach out to you and see if you are searching for a wedding photographer. 

 

I'm actually part of the preferred photographers from Wedluxe Magazine (http://wedluxe.com/service/vendor-locations). These are amongst the best wedding photographers in Canada. My work has also been published in Style Me Pretty and Destination I Do Magazine.  If you are interested in my work, I'll be more than happy to customize a package for you. 

 

My email is info@kentanphoto.com (www.kentanphoto.com is my website). 

 

Good luck on your wedding planning again

 

-Ken 

[Kcusack89]

@@tiffanyt unofficial lol guess some are lucky enough to book it

[tiffanyt]

@@Kcusack89 yeah, if a conference or meeting group doesn't have the ballroom then we can use it otherwise it can't be booked in advance unless you pay a fee.

[Bride2Be2017]

@@tiffanyt thanks SO much for sending the additional photos you found, especially since it has shots of the terrace. I'm hoping it becomes available, but the more I think about my vision for the decks the more excited I get for that option too! 

@@Kcusack89  so glad that you found even better flights and prices for January. Both you and @@tiffanyt are getting married in very comfortable months weather-wise in my opinion. I was there in May and it was absolutely perfect.  We have to have our wedding in the summer for various reasons (school teacher in law, sister having a baby in april, the works). I'm a bit worried about the heat in August but think it'll be fine. It was 93 degrees on my sister's wedding day and that was in NY in Sept. Bring on the summer wedding and let's dance the night away in Jamaica, I say! 

Also @@tiffanyt thanks for the run down on jjbrown's wedding. Thrilled to hear everything went well despite a few hiccups. One of my soon to be sister in laws has graciously offered to help with logistics the day of. She wont be a bridesmaid but loves planning and organizing stuff. So I think we will arrive a few days early and I will walk her through the different locations with my planner and day of she will be able to help lead people around to each part of the wedding and help with any miscellaneous things.
 

[tiffanyt]

@@Bride2Be2017 I showed my fiancé the pics and we're both getting so excited! Having one of your in laws help with the logistics is such a good idea! I may need to ask a family member to do that for me too.

[tiffanyt]

Hi ladies,

So I have been talking to another bride who got married a month ago at the Ziva. She said that she and her guests had an amazing time! She also gave me a few tips. She suggests having someone as your point person to make sure everything goes as planned so @@Bride2Be2017 you'll be fine since you have your sister in law to help with things.

Her ceremony was at 4:00 on the sky lounge and she said it was hot but she requested a water bar set up for her guests and she provided fans.

She was also super organized so she had spread sheets and outlines for everything that she provided to her coordinator! I started working on mine just to make sure I start somewhere.

She also made a playlist for the DJ. I feel like I'm going to hate having to do that! I was hoping I could give them a rough overview and it would work out, but she gave him a list of songs and organized them by when to play it like predinner/during dinner/after dinner.

Anything in particular you guys want me to ask her?

She's been great! She said the staff was amazing and they all had a great time!