Rashedah And Torry Wedding At Iberostar Rosehall Beach Resort Jamaica

Rashedah and Torry's Wedding at Iberostar Rosehall Beach Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Bride and Groom were wed on October 8, 2011. 

Rashedah, futuremrstgun, used the BDW Community to bring her destination wedding to life.  

Rashedah gives back to the BDW Community as she kindly shares the details of her perfect day in an interview below. 

Why did you choose to have a destination wedding?

When my honey and I started dating, he'd told me that if we ever got married, it would be in Jamaica...so, after he put a ring on it...I started planning!!!

Why did you choose your location?

Torry and I visit Jamaica every Fall so we're very familiar with the island's hotel offerings. I chose Iberostar Rosehall Beach resort because it afforded our guests luxury accommodations, great food and the opportunity to experience the island's premier resort. 

What were your wedding colors and/or theme? 

Our colors were purple, platinum, black and white which just so happen to be the colors of my honey's favorite NFL team (shout out to the B'more Ravens).  Our theme was sea life including shells, starfish and sea lions.  I also incorporated my honey's love of paisley and my love of Scrabble into our stationery suite and decor.

Every wedding is special in its own right.  What made your wedding unique?

This was a second wedding for my honey and I but the first time around, my father didn't give me away so this time, I was determined to have "Daddy" walk me down the aisle, which he did.  At almost 40 years old, I felt like his little girl all over again.  Walking arm and arm with my Dad ranks among the most defining moments of my life.

The other thing that made our wedding special was that I DIY'd everything from invitations to decor.  It seemed the more I got into planning, the more my "inner-Martha Stewart" took over.  

One of the major challenges of putting together a destination wedding is finding and working with your ideal vendors from afar.  What wedding vendors did you use to put together this spectacular wedding?

Photographer -- Marcia E. Roberts

Wedding Coordinator -- Silvia (former) Iberostar Rosehall Beach WC

Wedding Dress --Mori Lee

Invitations --I DIY'd everything myself!

You were an active member of BDW and created some great content. Could you please summarize (with hyperlinks) some of your best work for us?

Rashedah's (futuremrsgun) Planning Thread

Your Wedding was absolutely beautiful!  Your posts and reviews will be extrememely helpful to our new brides.  Thank you for sharing your special day with us at BDW.

Dear members, if you planned your wedding with the help of our community we would love to hear from you. Contact us at [email protected] if you are interested in sharing your wedding experience with us.  For more information here is the "BDW Real Weddings | Featured Wedding Submission Information Thread"

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