Alyssa

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsBane I realized I spelled Kauai wrong...I feel like an idiot! I did find the church I was looking for, it is the: Historic Waioli Mission Church Hanalei - North Shore Kauai Hopefully this works, it has been a pain! Hi Future Mrs. Bane! I just changed Kauai in the title of this thread for you so it is spelled correctly. Also, we went to kauai for our HM and we went to this church - it is amazing in person - one to the most quaint and unique places!!!

Congrats!!!! that is awesome!

Quote: Originally Posted by Ava My big deal is that, they have not been professional - other guests are refusing the information, as it is against the privacy act to ask for it here. They have threatened us several times with other guests that they will not issue our tickets. They have threatened to remove my mother, because someone else cancelled. I have already supplied them what they want, but they will not confirm that I can be issued my ticket. I believe their threat is that they will not issue anyone's ticket, unless they have everyone's - including cancellations. that sucks but they have you by the balls - you need your docs and don't need this stress. i am not sure how things work in Canada but maybe their suppliers did change their policy. whatever happened it sounds like they legitimately need these docs in order to issue your travel docs so move on from the unprofessional part (for now) and focus your attention on making sure that EVERYONE who needs to gets those docs over. then after you come back from your honeymoon file a complaint with the BBB (or whatever authority in Canada regulates businesses).

Quote: Originally Posted by Ava It's horrible! I think at this stage, they've decided to ruin this for us, or at least that's what it feels like. No one at the tour operator groups will help us, and some people are not able to provide the info they want. I did just get an email from the privacy department at Sunquest, so I will see what they say as they look into it. I think it is unfair that we cannot opt to have our travel agent out of the equation. Ava, not to sound like a complete beatch but seriously what is the big deal? you are using your TA (a professional) - why don't you trust them? you give out more information when you use your debit card at the supermarket LOL. just make the photocopies in black and white and put a "VOID" or something across the card. your getting married in less than a month - believe me there is enough stupid shit that will stress you out - don't create additional problems. sorry to be blunt but wedding planning can be so stressful and sometimes we just need a reality check.

wow Latoya your wedding was BEAUTIFUL and so were you! i really love your slideshow and the music it was set too! beautiful!

Quote: Originally Posted by Shana1027 Alyssa, Thank you, that's all I needed to know. A couple months and 100's of posts. Now that gives me a better idea. Just for FYI maybe somebody should change that saying in the vendor part. Where it says to not pm Tammy if you have been a vendor for less then a month. That maybe misleading. It sounds like it's ok to become a vendor in the second month. I know for my self if it said that you will only be considered to be a vendor after a few months of being a part of the forum and your points will have to be over a few hundred. Then maybe there wouldn't be any issues with becoming a vendor. I know I wouldn't of been so out of my mind for the past three days wondering why she wasn't getting back to me, If I new that info from the start. Shana Shana, here is the text from the Vendor marketplace... "Vendor Marketplace Vendors: This is the place for more active members to advertise yourself. You MUST be an ACTIVE member in good standing with the forum to even be considered. You must PM the Host to get approval before you post here. Do not PM me if you have been a member for less than a month as I will not respond ." and here is the text from the Vendor Rules... 3. Vendors Marketplace: is a place for ACTIVE, more long standing members of the forum to advertise. You must have a minimum of 100 posts. If you would like tobe considered to advertise in the "Vendors Marketplace" please contact the Host (me).

Kimmy, be careful - we have heard A LOT of horrible stories about dissapointed brides who got dresses from China and they were a disaster!

Quote: Originally Posted by Shana1027 Alyssa, I know that me and you discussed the whole siggy thing before. And I did send you a pm about a week ago asking how I can ask the vendors for advice on making logos that they used for there siggy's. But i did not hear back from you. But my question was how to become a vendor. It does say to pm Tammy. But not to if I'm under a month of being on here. It's been over a month. I do understand how to gain points. My other question was do I need a certain amount of points to become a vendor. Shana Shana, i never got that PM?? ?? I did get the previous ones and then you emailed me - that is the last contact I got. As for making a siggy - just re-read the multiple threads about how to make a siggy - all the details are there! As for becoming a Vendor to post a Vendor thread - as I told you before - you need to be an 'active' member for a while - participating for many months and with at least 100 posts and even then it is at Tammy Host's DISCRETION - the best advice I can give you is to just participate in the forum and please don't continually PM Tammy asking to be approved when your membership is so new - she gets hundreds of PM's every day and there are much more established vendors in line to post Vendor threads. i know some of this can be confusing but hopefully if you re-read the multiple FAQ posts it will start to make sense. Alyssa

Quote: Originally Posted by Shana1027 I am trying to become a vendor. I have been on this forum for over a month and have been talking to a few people. Some don't respond and some do. But I did PM Tammy over the weekend and I still have not heard back. Am I also need to have a certain amount of posts or points to email Tammy also. I feel that no matter where or who I talk to no one wants to help me or wants to talk to me to even gain points. I would really like to know what I am doing wrong. I thought I was doing everything by the rules and now I'm reading about so many brides asking about services that i do and I can't respond to them. So if someone can please help. Oh and I did read the vendor rules time and time again, there is nothing in there that explains what I should do at this time. I really do want to be a part of this forum. My girlfriend Shannon got me on here cause she said it was really fun and I could meet new friends. Also with the small idea that I could help other brides with my services like I did with Shannon's wedding. I also already helped 3 brides that belong to this forum. Which have said they really like my work and couldn't wait to show the other girls. Thank you in advance for anyone to reply back to me. Shana Merl Shana, As we discussed before, you can make a signature (click on the FAQ in my signature for directions / explantion) and post your business information in that. As you participate in the forum and brides see your signature, if they want to contact you about your business - they will PM you or email/call you at the contact info you have in your signature. As for gaining points, there are numerous threads in the FAQ that explain points but the only way to gain them is to post and participate - you only have 10 posts - that is not many at all and not really enough to earn points. Good Luck! Alyssa

that is sooo sad what a horrible tradegy

wow those are cool!!! what site did you order from? i was thinking of ordering 3 of our TTD pics like this from mpix for our bedroom.

Quote: Originally Posted by misskaytee is there any deals like this for 2009? I am wondering the same thing?

Quote: Originally Posted by M9w3h6 Hey ladies *****please read me***** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello Ladies, I need your help like asap, I am getting married 10/24/09 at ROR, we have 42 guest that have booked. I am so not the prepared bride only thing that I have done is I have my wedding dress as well as the bridemaides dresses. Ok I will get to the point. What are my options for after the dinner,Please provide as much info as possible, also what are the cost of these options, and how do I contact chandlyn. Oh I forgot I did contact Michael and set up my TTD session at Dunns River., But on a serious note I really need help. All suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance girls Hi and welcome to the forum, i am going to change the title of your thread. Following what Morgan said please take the time to browse through the MANY ROR and Jamica threads that have almost every thing about ROR, Chandlyn, Michael and the packages covered. thanks and good luck!

the craziest part is that salon mentioned in the article is where is go for my brazilian waxes! wtf?

Quote: Originally Posted by shoediva Alyssa, I sent you a PM asking where you got your wedding flip flops. I cant find any with a high enough wedge. sure! i got them at www.myglassslipper.com I love your wedding! Beautiful in every way. What went in your guest bags and did you do them or have a compnay in hawaii do them? I'd love a referral for that. Thank you! we did the OOT bags ourselves - i just bought the $0.99 canvas totes and printed a logo out that i designed in powerpoint. as for the contents - we had a lot of stuff - i think there is a thread somewhere around here that i posted a list on - if i find it i will post for you. also i had these AMAZING custom mini story books done by our very own Sarah from Sproullie Designs - http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t17698 boy the OOT bags were a PITA to put together once we got there - i really let that stress me out one really good thing is that since it is the U.S. we shipped like 9 boxes (OOT bag contents, bridal party gifts, reception decor, paper products, misc) USPS and it was pretty cheap - it just took like 2 weeks which was fine with me! Our wedding is at the Four Seasons on the big island. Our family and friends are staying at the Hilton waikola down the road...we are too, except that I will stay at the four seasons the night before the wedding. The Hilton was great with us as far as group rates etc. They gave us a suite for most of the stay and the preseidental suite for the last two nights at a great price. We couldnt get the four season to offer much of a rate to our group. I think they took $25 off published rates. So the Hilton gets our 30 plus rooms of business. yes the Four Seasons was right next door to Kona Village - we wound up having our Rehearsal Dinner there at the Four Seasons b/c believe it or not it was cheaper to have a meal than Kona Village. Also some of our TTD pics were from the Four Seasons pool (OMG they ahve the MOST amazing heated, salt-water, infinity pool - awesome!) We had dinner at a Sushi place over at the Hilton Waikola - that complex is HUGE - there are a lot of cool places and the beach is really nice! are you doing any group activities? how many people are you having? so exciting!!!! Im sure it will be great....but there have been some "slip ups" with the Four Season so its making me a bit uneasy. We choose them because of their service. They usually take all headaches out of any event or stay, but it hasnt been that way. Im sure it will all come together fine, but extra stress I didnt expect, or need as a bride from the four season. also - we found it was much cheaper to fly to Oahu and connect to KOA then fly direct from the East Coast.

i really want to go here in Sept for our anni trip. any ideas around getting good flights from Philly/NYC or good package deals? this place looks A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

i have been looking at this place for our 1 yr wedding anni vacation - it looks amazing!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by shoediva LOL...glad to hear it...would love to experience it! I havent so far. the hotels Im dealing with seem to have the attitude of "what recession?" I know the 4S is always $$$$ but, they are a bit soooo over the top on some things that we are just going to skip some items. I do know that tuesday booking saves money, and found that while booking flights for some family members. another thing with travel booking...I had been searching for mileage tickets for some family members...everytime I checked United wanted 80,000 miles for LA to KOA. I just kept checking and then during the week (pretty sure it was tuesday), I checked and all of a sudden the same flights were available for 40,000 miles! Ive not yet seen any "deals" in Hawaii. If you know of any, please let me know. OUr wedding is on the big island, but we would love to spend a few days on any island afterward. We did plan a great honeymoon...but just bought a new house last week (closing just before the wedding..hows that for exciting stress??) so we decided we needed to skip the honeymoon of our dreams for now. Since were in hawaii though...I'd love a week to just relax. where on BI is your wedding? exciting! i got married in Sept at Kona Village - it was amazing!

hey! there is no article link??

ha! you're welcome. the whole thing is just beyond soooo stupid. all that matters is you are going to have an awesome wedding and now have a great photog who won't treat you like a 5th grade bully AND Morgan hooked you up with 3 nights. all good

Quote: Originally Posted by DanielleNDerek OMG are you kidding me! she really cant handle any criticism. Quote: Originally Posted by MarieSam Incredible.....isn't there such a thing called freedom of speech? Since when have vendors become so paranoid and sensitive that they can't accept honest criticism? Crazy how they want you to give them recommendations for them to post, but God forbid they get a not-so-positive critique and they become all litigous. Hmmm...if that's the case, shouldn't all those people who leave their opinions on tripadvisor be getting sued too?? RIDICULOUS!!!! Ditto. Ditto. as for my own $0.02. i find it entertaining that a 'professional' can't handle any criticism. ummm hello - not everyone is always happy with you and when multiple people (this photog has had multiple unhappy customers) say the same thing - well honey it's time to take a big fat look in the fucking mirror KWIM? and legal action? slander? ROFL then tripadvisor wouldn't exist. reviews are not slander. what an idiot! and take a course on "interpersonal communication"

Jac - why does she keep going back to that same dental practice? they don't sound competent! can she go somewhere else? sorry this is happening

this is a great opportunity!!! wow!

He was spamming (cut and paste the same stupid thing in multiple threads) and posting in the Vendor section (not allowed). I sent him a PM warning and telling to re-read the Vendor Rules - he PM'd me back with MAJOR attitude and posted the same cut and paste thing in the Vendor forum. so he got banned for spamming. seriously girls, how hard is it to read the Vendor Rules? why do Vendors want to make their own rules? WTF

Congrats!!!!! i love the name Elijah and what a cutie!!! xoxo