Alyssa

I just got my stuff delivered! i am so glad i was still home very cute! i still can't believe how cheap - thanks starchild!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by lambert13 If you are looking for something a little bit off the beaten path, but still somewhat luxurious I might have a few for you. Rincon Beach Resort. Very very nice place, but the beach is not so great for swimming. For laying out on the beach and watching sunsets though it is awesome. Hotel and beach resort in Rincon Puerto Rico Horned Dorset Primavera. Very nice upscale sort of place with a boutique feel. One of the cast members from Ugly Betty got married there recently. The Horned Dorset Primavera Hotel | Rincon, PR Hopefully in the near future our dream of owning a hotel in Rincon will come to life and we will be able to host weddings ourselves! Thanks for the info - we have looked at both of these - decided to pass on Rincon b/c of the swimming and Horned Dorset b/c of the $$$ - that place is crazy expensive. we are fixated on doing a buy out at The Lodge at Molokai Ranch in Hawaii so we'll see how that goes!

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv I think that's perfect. WE arrive at PPC on a Wednesday, with guests trickling in Wed-Fri. Wedding is Saturday. We leave Monday for Paradisus Palma Real, where we will honeymoon for a week. We also have family & friends staying at PPC longer and don't want to run into them on our honeymoon. Tami - i went to a DW at Paradisus Palma Real last August. I HIGHLY recommend the Royal Service Suites - and BTW - the Spa Rocks! you will love it!

miles - that is a great idea! we went to a DW in Cabo last summer at Fiesta Americana and the couple left that night and went to the One & Only Palmilla for a week. they did send a car 2 nights later for the wedding party and hosted us for drinks, which was an un-necessary but very classy touch!

to the Forum! i have done a lot of research in the carribean for small, boutique style hotels - PM me and tell me more about what you are looking for!

, congrats! what a wonderful anniversary to have - V-Day - that is awesome!

and Congrats!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by IrieBride08 I found this wording on a web site that I considered using, but then decided it wasn't necessary in our case. Hope it's helpful! This is great! we are going to take this and tweak it and definitely use it. Thank you for posting it!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by JaimeLynne Personally I don't think I would feel comfortable with that. How many guests are you expecting? Have any confirmed? i know ... it is really hard because even though there are some who are confirmed to go we still have to take it on ourselves a lot to think about!!! this is how i feel i swear i am starting to think about eloping!

Quote: Originally Posted by JaimeLynne Wow, $10k is a lot for you to put down so soon! Are you just having your guests pay you then or how does that work?? i am not sure - that is what we are trying to figure out! if we book it, we will be liable for the buy out no matter who goes ... $20k

Quote: Originally Posted by brecluse Jason beat me but I would second Vieques, and I would also say check out TripAdvisor.com to get reviews and even candid pics of places, that how we pick almost every hotel we stay in. yes - funny - our very 1st choice was Vieques - we researched and were so excited to find out that Martineau Bay was becoming a W Retreat and Spa - the bad news is it won't re-open until Jan 2009 so that is out then we found this great place called The Inn on the Blue Horizon but they are not large enough to accomodate our group as they only have 10 rooms. there isn't really anywhere else in Vieques that is luxurious and gets consistently great reviews finding a location for us has been really tough!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by PVBride We had to put $5,000 down to reserve the hotel. The rest of the payment is not due until our arrival at the hotel. (An additional deposit of $5,000 would have been due 3 months prior to our wedding date, if no more than half of our rooms had been booked.) Are your rates similiar?? I wish! the buy out rate for 2 nights with events is $20K. their contract asks for 50% of that within 30 days of the contract being signed (so approx 45 to 60 days from now!). then they want the other $10K in March 2008. i am kind of freaking out about it - it is the only thing standing in our way righ now but $10K is a lot of $ to put down in 60 days!!!! would you be willing to PM and swap contracts/proposals?

Quote: Originally Posted by PVBride Yes, I am! Let me know if you have any further questions! We are very happy with our choice to do this. Molokai Lodge has 22 rooms and they are offering us a great buy out package - the only issue we are having is with the HUGE deposit. i am wondering what your deposit schedule is - if that is too personal that is totally cool!

Quote: Originally Posted by jak27 We looked at doing this at several resorts, but our guest list kept growing! Keep us updated though, I would love to hear all about it! were they all in Mexico? if any were in Hawaii - let me know!

we are considering doing a buy-out at The Lodge at Molokai Ranch and are wondering if anyone here has done this anywhere else?? thanks!

Congrats! i hope you are enjoying everything and each other!!!

Luxury Link - A Mexican Fiesta on the Baja Peninsula check out the package i saw on luxury link! i used the site one time before to bid for a vacation package - the auctions are usually really great deals!

we picked 09.05.08 because it is our 5 year anniversary!

as of today, my plan is to pay someone to do it. only because my assistant has a good friend who has a side silk screening business and has offered to do our logo transfer via silk screen for a small fee. otherwise, i would probably do the transfer my self to save $

Quote: Originally Posted by Julesr The thing is I know the girl that I am going to ask would LOVE to be a BM, she really would. I think she was kinda sad that I did not pick her to begin with. So, I think she would be happy about it. But I am worried that it might kinda hurt her feelings as well. She knows that the BM who is dropping out is one of my best friends (I have 2) and so of course I would have picked her first. That is the thing, I think she will understand why I asked other BM first and not her. you know them best and you should trust your instincts! if you think she will be excited, then go for it! that is just my opinion and everyone's circumstances are so different ... whatever happens i hope it is all over with soon so you don't have to stress out about it anymore!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Julesr New question, is it odd for me to ask someone else to take her place? If I asked one of you to be my back up BM would you be offended? Should I just leave it at an uneven number, or ask someone else? I have 2 friends I wanted to ask from the beginning, but had to limit my number to 4. If I ask one of them, then other BM could get her $125 back that she paid as a deposit for her dress. What do you all think? i would not like to be asked to be a 'back up' bridesmaid - i don't know if i would be offended but it would defnitely leave a bad taste in my mouth. for me, there is no way around saying ' you just weren't that important in the beginning but now that xxxx has dropped out, you really mean so much " and on a personal note - i am a BIG believer that actions always speak louder than words so i can totally relate to why you are so frustrated - her actions don't back up her 'no matter what' attitude and that is a big dissapointment

great pics - it looks like you had a perfect day!!!

AND CONGRATS!!!!!

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Shelly - i am sorry to hear about your dissapointment - i don't have much more to say that already hasn't been said by all the other ladies but i am thinking about you and stay true to what you and Amos want this to be - this is about the two of you committing your lives to eachother - don't let them ruin it or make it about them! (dummies )