TammyWright

Quote: Originally Posted by jajaworski Hello everybody, I am new to this site. I have a question for all of you. We are having our wedding at AI (everyone coming is on AI plan) To have a private rehearsal dinner it is an additional $15/ head which isnt bad I know. But heres the thing we are alredy shelling out about $7000 for our wedding between everything. Its not like were on a total budget so should we have a private something or should we just have everyone meet at one of the restaurants? I have been struggling with this for months any suggesstions? also if we have a "private" dinner should I get my inlaws to foot the bill? then should my parents foot the bill for a "private" morning after breakfast? We are paying for everything else ourselves. Any sugesstions at all would be great! Jill i know this is gonna hurt but you should def. do private if it is only $15 per person! this is your wedding and the welcome dinner will make the week so much more memorable. my DH says "you'll forget the money before you forget the memory of the event"

Today's winner is...SARAH (Aqharider)!! the champ is BACK!

great poll Jackie...i would be so interested to hear what everyone says.

i spent about $6,000 for dress, alterations etc.

welcome Jill!! jamaica is a very popular place to get married? when did you get engaged?

wow, welcome to the baord...i am glad you are finally able to see the forum and post...when are you leaving?

gosh rebecca! I am so happy for you. i feel like i know you so well and have been there for all the decisions! you know we are all gonna be there in spirit. have an amazing time and i can't wait to see your pics!!

If you are getting married in February or March of next year, please remind your guests that do not have passports to start getting them NOW! New applications and renewals are taking 6-8 weeks. Even expedited passports with the extra fee ($60) are taking 3 weeks. Because of the new passport laws that go in effect Dec. 31st, it is going to be harder and take longer to get your passports as we get closer to that date!

that is such a wonderful thing to do!!

tasha, you are GREAT! always posting pics for everyone!

Today's lottery winner is... SARAH (Agharider)!!

Quote: Originally Posted by amyhmartin I noticed a lot of you did or are doing welcome dinners. Is it rude not to? I though we would instead host a party boat cruise? I'm not sure yet. hi amy, a boat cruise can be your welcome event...some have done dinner cruises as their event...the only thing to remember is for every big group event you have to arrange transportation and that can get expensive. ps. love the avatar!

Quote: Originally Posted by JENESIS Does anyone know if the PB Rose offers room with Queen or King sized beds? We were just about to book it for the week after we get married, but could only see a full sized option. Thanks. MM just got back for her honeymoon and i thought she said they didnt have kind beds.

those are great pics! i wanted to use her too but her prices were sooo high!

Quote: Originally Posted by akh Jackie, that's a great way to look at it. I was starting to worry a little about how much this was going to end up costing, only because I originally thought it would be a little cheaper. But if you think about all that you get out of the whole wedding week - it's a wedding, PLUS a great vacation! I see a lot of references to how staying at an AI will save you lots of money ... why exactly is that? Since I am not getting married at a resort, but rather at a location that is not affiliated with any resort (in PV) I need to find a resort/hotel for everyone to stay at, and probably have the welcome dinner at, independently. Would an AI still be a good idea? (my wedding will likely be 30-50 people) AI's save you $$ because food and alcohol/drinks are usually the largest costs so at AI's those are mainly paid for...some resorts make you pay an extra set up fee to have a private event. it is a cheaper way to have a reception and welcome/rehearsel dinner... ann, even though you are having your wedding on the island, if you stay at an AI and have over 10 rooms blocked, you might want to consider having a welcome dinner at the resort.

Quote: Originally Posted by akh I posted on this thread, as well as sent him a PM, and I haven't heard back. I just assumed he was pretty busy! I agree, Amy, it would be so much easier to switch to Cabo since there is so much info. here ... but someone needs to blaze a new trail! We'll have to be sure to share everything we come up with on here! he only pops on every week or so so give it a little time.

I was lazy...i did not do invites for the welcome dinner. i posted it on our website with a place to RSVP. Then we would send emails to our guests that we updated the website with welcome dinner information or whatever. we also put it in our welcome letter.

Quote: Originally Posted by MARIAELM ha ha - i'm sure i'll make that mistake a lot. yup! now he is your DH! DH=Dear hubby DH=DickHead

Quote: Originally Posted by NABUMBAH Tammy, that sounds DEVINE.... and the dinner tonight was a huge hit, and relatively easy. Highly recommended! tasha, it is a great main course to serve for get togethers because you make most of it the night before and really just heat it up before serving so you can easily throw together a salad or couscous to go with it...

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great info...can you attach the pricelist to your original post (go to advanced edit and it has a"manage attachment" part...) also do they have any pics?

if you don't hear back from him, let me know, he usually gts back to me pretty quickly

Quote: Originally Posted by akh I keep telling myself that once I have the location and date figured out, the rest will be easy. (yea right!) I really don't want to be super unfomfortable since we're leaning towards June (I'm a sweater!) - but maybe I can just hand out fans and water misters! what about early june?...it will get hotter the later you go and PV is hotter than cabo...

Quote: Originally Posted by Natalie M Oh I see that makes sense now! I guess that is what I get as well! I think we decided on 7 hours so we should get about the same amount of pictures as you did. Thanks actually he gave us about 1000 pics on the disk but only 200-300 were printed. you should get more pics. i had him less than that but i would have LOVED to have had him for another hour!

Quote: Originally Posted by JPMO I am delighted to here that Mariana is taking over. When I visited Cabo 5/06 she was relatively new. She is our wedding coordinator and just comparing stories Mariana is a lot more accommidating. I hope they intend on hiring someone else so she doesn't get overwhelmed. they have hired someone else who has already started.