Sandals Brides Updates! - Page 4

bridget917 · 04-26-2008, 03:00 PM

Amanda,
I'll have to check out youtube. I think that's what I'm having such a hard time with, is just not knowing what in the world to expect. I like surprises, but not when it comes to stuff like this!!!

Did you see the pictures TA Jennifer posted today of the cakes? It looks like if you just put a flower or two on the cake and do nothing else that it will still look great! I'm not planning on anything fancy.

What are you doing for a bouquet? I'm so crushed because Angel's Accents is not taking any orders until December weddings. We decided in March to get married this August and the time crunch has made a lot of things difficult. I'm going to attempt to make my own bouquet. I just can't see spending the amount that Sandals wants for them when I can't even bring it home

I'm not doing any of the Preston Bailey collections, though they are beautiful. Are you doing any of them

You've been such a huge help!!!

Bridget

AmandaR · 04-27-2008, 07:35 AM

I love the pics of the cakes - simple but beautiful!

I decided to upgrade my bouquet through the resort. It seemed pricey to me, but I didn't like the bouquet that comes with the Floral Elegance Preston Bailey Collection that we're going with. If you have the Floral Upgrade Catalog, it's number 100.

I just realized that after today there's only 2 full weekends left until we leave, and I'll be doing a bachelorette party weekend for one of them out of town!

I hear you about the time crunch. We got engaged in October 2007 and decided to get married this May. Seven months felt like plenty of time, but the last few weeks are just flying by!

TA Jennifer · 04-27-2008, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bridget917

Amanda,
That was a huge help! Thanks so much!

The $25 reception is what we're looking at. We have 12-16 people (including us) going, so it's still fairly reasonable...we figured since we had so many people coming for our wedding that we at least owed it to them to have an hour long reception!!!

Do you happen to know what the regular ceremony includes? I'm not sure if we're going to do the sand ceremony yet, just trying to decide what we can do and what we want to do. I'm thinking of making a cake topper to match my flowers so it won't be anything fancy, it will just personalize it a little bit!

Thanks so much for answering my questions for me!!!

Bridget

Asteff beat me to anwering your other questions but she is right on the money!

The regular ceromony is very simple and sweet, 15 minutes tops but the WC's can add anything to it that you'd like. They have someone there that will assist with the signing of documents, cutting of the cake and pouring the champagne. The Reef Terrace is fairly sheltered so a Unity Candle would be easy enough to light.

Sandals also has the vases to do a Sand ceremony that you can buy onsite!

What we heard over and over while at the ttraining was that whatever you can dream up they will help you accomplish. I was discussing different ideas and options with Nadine who is the Wedding Manager for all of Jamaica. She loves what she does and is open to pretty much anything that you want to do and will even brain storm on how to get it done! We came up with some neat ideas, especially for trash the dress sessions!

Mrs.R2be · 04-28-2008, 05:42 PM

I'm a newbie too.. getting married at Sandals Negril on Oct 11, 2008...

AmandaR · 04-28-2008, 09:13 PM

Welcome! Yay - another Sandals bride!

bridget917 · 04-29-2008, 10:08 AM

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We came up with some neat ideas, especially for trash the dress sessions!

TA Jennifer--I would love to hear any fun ideas you came up with! We actually have 14 people booked and 2 considering going...we really expect maybe 4 at the most! Since they are making such an effort to come, I really want to make it worth their trip (while keeping it affordable!).

You mentioned about being able to buy flowers for your hair and cake in another post...do you do that once you're there or do you have to make arrangements ahead of time? Do you by any chance have pictures of the free bouquets? Thanks so much for the extra help--and for the pictures! I keep checking for new ones!!!

Bridget

bridget917 · 04-29-2008, 10:10 AM

Asteff--

The Floral Elegance PB Collection is beautiful! I'll have to look at the bouquet pictures when I get home to see your bouquet. Everything is organized in a binder and for fear of driving myself mad before August, I decided I really couldn't take it everywhere with me :)

bridget917 · 04-29-2008, 10:11 AM

Welcome Mrs. R2Be--this is such a great place for information. The girls here have already been incredibly helpful to me!

hollisandsteph · 04-29-2008, 10:54 AM

TA Jennifer- you have been sooo helpful so far. I have one more question do you have any examples of some of the professional photographs? I have seen a couple and I am sure you have seen where I said I am not impressed. I think I need to base my decision on more photos. I really need to make decision soon about this. After talking to Darma and determining that I can still have them done I have decided I would have my mind made up by Thursday. The thing is I have an amazing camera I just got and with all the photoshops online I know I can edit my own and look like what I have seen. this is something I love to do anyways. I would love to have pictures like some of the girls I have seen on here and I am bumbed that I cannot choose my own photographer. I just am reluctant to spend that much money on something I feel I can do myself. Well, not really myself but my friend can take for me and I can edit. I just hate to have to have some be distracted by having to take pictures. Make sence??

TA Jennifer · 04-29-2008, 03:15 PM

Hi guys!

i just wanted to post real quick that my hard drive went out on me yesterday so it may be awhile before I can post any more pics. They are not lost (I am so grateful for that!) but I need to get a new hard drive and also see what I can recover from the old one.

Hi Bridgette! The regular free bouquet is carnations and can come in whatever color's you want.

I saw some of the wedding photographers pics from the various resorts and they looked great. Quite honestly I would go with a photographer- at my wedding (at home) we tried the same route and quite honestly the pics just weren't that great and I have regretted not spending the money ever since. Plus my guests who took the pics weren't in any and didn't have as much fun.

Welcome Mrs R2Be! If you want help just PM me.

As soon as I can I'll post more pics. I am also coming up with a referral contest so keep an eye out for that!