CaribbeanBelle

@shaeshae18, it gets far easier after picking a venue. it was really stressful for us too (during our search i even seriously considered abandoning a destination wedding and just having a court house one) but when you find the right place you'll know! good luck!

Elite Media Concepts ARE amazing, but unfortunately not in our budget...though I guess I've got a year + to persuade Mr Man!! We're debating between Hilton and Iberostar Suites. Tons will depend on the composition of the guests who RSVP (Hilton's apparently better for kids). I'm DYING to send out official invitations, but i guess 517 days is a bit far out... not that i'm counting

btw which resort will you be staying in?? have you chosen your other vendors yet? i like the new hummingbird videographer epic weddings but i can't find that many examples of his work!

Hey!! Yes, I can totally relate. I was petrified, especially after watching programs about Jamaica and scamming. To make matters worse, when I went into my bank to do the wire I was asked about a zillion times whether I knew the people personally and why I was sending such a large amount, and was I sure because once the money was gone it was gone! It definitely terrified us but we took it upon ourselves to do our own research. I called up their bank myself and asked general questions. Over there I think their privacy laws are not as strict as here, because I was able to get a lot of info about the company. I also sent the money in two goes – first to see how quickly they acknowledged it and then once i'd got confirmation it was received, i sent the next amount. It cost me an extra wire fee. In the end we got a notification from them that the money was there the next business day. So far so good with the venue, I'm happy we took the riskbecause honestly, i couldn't envision marrying anywhere else, but I definitely feel your stress. It's nice to meet another HH 2014 bride btw congratulations!!

We just got back from our site visit and will be booking shortly. Super excited!