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Beautiful ring! Congrats!

Here is a pic of the Frenchman Marriott's windows terrace which we are going to host our reception at after the ceremony on Megan's Bay which Angela will hostess!

Quote: Originally Posted by sherri Try Eric Johnson. I know him to be an excellent photographer! St. Thomas, St. John, Virgin Islands, Caribbean Wedding Photography by photographer Eric Johnson Great photographer site! looks great! thanks for the link

Me at Megan's Bay last week! Just thought I would share! In a year I will be wearing a wedding dress! Yeah!

Quote: Originally Posted by coquetayloca here is my save the date... this is just the cover. I kept the inside blank so i could print out the details my self. I am a shutterfly freak, so these were pretty much free. I got 60 of them. Nice STD!! Love the colors. We just came back from Megan's Bay and we went into the gift shop to buy 100 postcards. We are going to use them for the STDs. Ends up there isn't much room on the back for the info though! I think once I have them done I am going to send them to the wedding coordinator in St Thomas and have them postmarked from there so it is a momento for our guests. Especially since we just came from there!

I'm back from our cruise vacation where we got the chance to visit St Thomas for all of 8 fun filled hours! And they were well spent let me tell you! Fi and I visited with the wedding coordinator Angela who brought us to the Frenchman's and the Sugar Bay resorts, and then to Megan's bay to see what we wanted to do for our wedding! So the planning is officially underway - and I feel SO much better now that we were able to meet with people and actually see the locations we had to choose from! I think it makes such a big difference. I took a ton of pics of both resorts so if anyone is in need / has a question just PM me! So here it is: Angela the wedding coordinator is great! We were escorted around by her father who kept my FI informed about all the history and the sights on the island. We felt like we were a part of something. First we went to the Whyndham Sugar Bay. It was a nice resort, but I felt like we had to drive through a lot of depressed area's of the island to arrive and that it was a bit off the beaten path. They recently refurbished the main lobby which was beautiful and open aired, but the actual rooms were so spread out and a walk from one end to the other. You have to go outside to get to all the rooms as they all have decks. So the lobby is not attached to the actual rooms if that makes sense. They are only done refurbishing a portion of the rooms. WE saw the various locations for the receptions, the veranda's are beautiful, one you have to walk through the casino and is off the main public resteraunt( this is the only one you can have food at) it is covered and a wonderful view! Then there is the veranda with the gazebo on it, it is larger, no food since it is too far from the kitchen... For the cost, you look to the right and the left all you see is a concrete roof, they only have a small section finished and gated off, which you can easily see. I think that the smaller veranda off the casino was prettier! There is one resteraunt on the main enterance. You have to get a shuttle to go to the pool and the beach. Which is not such a bad thing, just that I was expecting something more tropical and it was more like a pool that I can see at a hotel in Florida. Yet I have to say, there was a pretty cool rock wall with a waterfall to sit by. The beach that they have is pretty far away from any other beaches. They do have their own water sports. The beach for a wedding is very small and they can't guarantee that the other guests will not be around. You have to walk through the pool area to get to the beach. Nice, but not what I expected. The resteraunt at the pool area is closed and will be reopening sometime next year. They do offer AI but I don't think that it is worth it since it costs $200 extra per person per day, and I don't think that there was that much worth of food you would want to eat on the property in a day, never mind a week! You would have to rent a car / get a taxi anywhere you went and like I said it didn't appear to have been a resort that was easily accessable / part of anything in the "hub". Don't get me wrong- it would be a wonderful place if you are looking to go there and not really leave for a week, they have everything there.. We are looking to experience more while we are on the island so we are opting to stay at the Frenchman's Marroitt. So here is the review for the Frenchman's Marriott-- LOVED IT! CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK! The Second we walked into the main lobby we both looked at one another and knew that this was where we wanted to host our wedding away! it is perfect, has open air concept, all newly refurbished and there is such a buzz going on. The decor is tropical and Euro all in one. There are a few places to eat, a great large and winding pool with a swim up bar, a waterfall and a bridge. There is a full spa and fitness area. The scenery is amazing. You can walk down this boardwalk type of area to sunbathe alone if you don't want to be with people at the pool. They have a private dock with water taxi's for $6 per person to take you to the center of town. Cheap and fun, much more accessable to come and go for guests. They have a mile long beach area and it has plenty of water sports. The location they use for the weddings on the beach is a small cove type area by the boardwalk, but I think it is quaint. There are rocks in that area. the main beach which is a stone's throw away is not rocky though. very picturesque. The Gazebo is also beautiful. You can see the water but can't touch it. there are villa's and also hotel rooms for accomodations. Then we went to Megan's Bay, it was a bit crowded, i guess after watching the travel channel I thought that it would be a bit more secluded. There is nothing like the color of the water and the scenery though! Angela showed us where the ceremony would take place between the palm trees and how it would be conducted. There are also covered pavillions that can be used for a reception, although we will not be going that route, it would be for a truely relaxed beach wedding. All in all the roads and the taxi drivers are CRAZY!! the scenery is BEAUTIFUL! The people are friendly - Life is good- how can you go wrong having a wedding there?! I hope this helps everyone planning or thinking of planning a St Thomas wedding!

Great Link!thanks! I was looking to do this for favors! I can't wait!

Love the wording! Great help - we are doing postcards also, we got some from Megans bay where we will have the ceremony and are going to have them postmarked from the location so that guests get them from there! Can't wait! Just have to figure out how to print on the back of the postcards!

GREAT thread! this is going to be a TON of help! Thanks so much!

Welcome!

Thanks so much girls! I can't wait to go shopping!!! 4 more days! It has been so bad here lately - I need a good dose of sun and shopping to get me out of this funk!

So I talked to FI in detail and we have so many ideas in our minds that we decided to meet with Angela. I think that it will be worth it especially since we will not have a chance to go back prior to the wedding! JessicalovesBrian- thanks for the advice- I am going to look into both WC and keep options open. I am going to take a ton of pictures so I will be in touch with all of you girls! This is so exciting! I can't wait!

Thanks girls! Emergency is awesome. still sniffling though - rather blowing my nose constantly- it will look like my nose is sun burnt before I even get there!

Quote: Originally Posted by DougsGirl We're calling our second best man "Patron-of Honor" because we wanted something that matched up with "Matron", since he will be standing next to Best Man, same position as Matron, next to Maid of H. We are pronouncing it "Pah-trone" like the tequila, not "Pay-tron", and he likes this since he is a drinker! I LOVE that you are pronouncing it different- very appropriate!

Such a BUMMER! Im gonna call her and find out - if not I am getting on BC for a year so that this doesn't happen again! especially during the wedding! That would stink!

Tattoo Cover up by Covermark, it comes in a little black and purple tin. Like I said it 's cheap in ebay Then the makeup is: :Makeup for life. That is the brand name. I know it's weird. Hope that helps. I would google the makeup for life. I know it is sold at Sephora though.

Glad to see I am not the only one! But thank you for the advice, I am sticking to my guns! MOH it is.....meaning MAN

So jealous! I LOVE that dress... what's the web-site again?!

Hey all! OK so I am going on vaca next week, a cruise to the islands.. And I am pretty sure that I am supposed to get my period! I haven't had a vaca in 4 years and bikini's and periods don't mix. never mind nookie time! Anyway, I am not on the pill, and wanted to know if there was a way to skip a month? Any thoughts?! Or at least delay it?!

I have a tattoo I cover pretty regularly when I have a dance competition and under the lights and sweat it doesn't come off. The trick is patting on the makeup rather than strokes, finding something close yo your skin yone, after the white, and powder to seal. O yeah and the mist important part- waterproof! Layers are important also. It's like a canvas, you have to attempt it a few times to blend the correct way.. Anyway, I use tattoo covermark, you can find it on e-bay and random other place. But just recently I went to a spehora and had someone try waterproof makeup, I love it because the shade is closer to my skin, it is makeup for life brand. So what I do is I use the lotion and the white to pat on a base and start with white skin rather than flesh tone makeup on the tattoo first. Then I layer on the flesh tone makeup, continue until desired look! Pat with powder to dry. Finally if you have spray tan / sally hensans leg spray tan / airbrush in a can I think?? spray over and lightly blend so that it all looks as natural as possible. then if you wanted and purchased a makeup sealer, usually a spray, it will make any makeup waterproof. and seals it all in. Great for your face also! I can't think of the brand at the moment. Hope this helps!

I will let you know how it goes! I am getting one done Friday for the first time and I am nervous too! My GF had a horrible story of her butt sticking shut! OOPPS

Quote: Originally Posted by gkashmira I am a television producer on a show for Home & Garden Television (HGTV) So much fun, I always wanted to submit to be on a show like that and have something done to my house. Its so interesting to see what they can do! *Wow we have a LOT of people in the medical field! Everyone helping others!

Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 I am a police officer with specialties as a crime scene technician and a field training officer (show the new guys/gals the ropes) Such a cool job!

Glad you enjoyed yourself! Yeah our bars or shall I say Bahs close early and there are no diners, but there are sausage kings on the street corners for a late night bite. And there are some 4am sub-shops- you just have to know about them! It's like an adventure to get to after a late night of drinking! And the Red Sox ain't so bad!!!! It's kinda cute everyone supports the team.

yeah, and I don't think this rain and sleet has been helping me. I swear I am an insomniac on top of it! LOL