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Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! You must be so happy with them -and there's more to come! I love the one of you two on the beach with the curved tree. Is that tree right there on the resort property? It looks like it was right after the ceremony so I figure it must be, but thought I'd check. It makes for such a cool shot with your husband dipping you like that! Can't wait to see more, thanks for sharing.

Wow! Everything looked gorgeous (especially you)! Like everyone else, the hanging orchids were beautiful -such a nice touch. The parasols and flower petal aisle were also fabulous. Can't wait to see more of Robin's photos, although many of those non-professional photos were great too. Thanks for the review. It's very helpful for my planning. Congrats!

Yikes! I've just confirmed my wedding through the website but will now be sure to have me TA double check. That would be the worst to find out that you were double booked when you got down there! Thanks for the heads up.

Wow! Everything looked beautiful. You got some great photos. Congratulations!

Wow, thanks for sharing your planning pics. Everything looks great. You've been super creative! Have a fabulous trip!

Quote: Originally Posted by Marnie&Peter Hey.. wedding is Tuesday April 7th, 2009- ummm suppose to be arriving April 2nd (Thursday), but we are hoping the hotel will let us arrive April 4th (Saturday) I tried writing them about arriving the Saturday instead because we cant get a flight and hotel package to fly in for the Thursday!!! Anyone else having this problem and not being able to be there 2 business days before your wedding date? and will they accomodate this!? Hi Marnie&Peter, I'm getting married at the ROR in Jan 2009 and ran into the same problem. We arrive on the Saturday and wanted to get married on the Tuesday. My TA wrote to the Riu Wedding people when she booked the wedding and also phoned the main office and explained the situation. They said it wouldn't likely be a problem but that the wedding coordinator at the resort has the ultimate decision. We didn't hear directly from her, but the Riu Wedding office confirmed it with my TA. Apparently the 2 business day -not including the day you arrive or Sundays- is a Riu policy and not a legal requirement. So they have the flexibility to change it if they want. So it shouldn't be a problem, just try to confirm it with them. I think that Tuesday is a slower day and so they seem happy to have a wedding then. I hope it works out. I can give you the name (and maybe e-mail address of the person that my TA contacted if you want -just PM me).

Congrats! Doesn't it feel great to have made that decision? Now on with the rest of the planning, although it sounds like you've got most of it pretty well organized.

Wow! What a great story. The "hard to find" dress of your dreams AND under budget. It was meant to be.

Cogratulations! Your pictures look like you had a wonderful day. You were radiant! Thanks for sharing these initial pictures and I can't wait to see more and read your review. Your thoughts on how things went will be very useful!

Thanks for everyone's help, I appreciate your opinions. I'm leaning towards the flower, but am not 100% decided. I love the beachy feel of the first one too. So tough to make these decisions. I'll let you all know what the verdict is. Maybe I should check with my Mom too.

Wow! The brochure looks great. I'll have to keep these ideas in mine for my wedding. Your guests will appreciate them.

My vote is for the second one with the initials. They look great!

Very cool! Thanks so much. It will be great to see what everyone does with these.

Very nice! The real sand is a cool idea! Your guests will be impressed.

Everything looks fabulous! I love your dresses, especially your reception dress! Where is it from? I just hope that I will be as organized. Congratulations!

WOW! It looks like everything is going to be perfect; so organized. I LOVE your necklace, the bouquets and the flowers for the gazebo. Your wedding will be beautiful! Can't wait for the pictures when you're back. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

Thanks for the post. Everything sounds great and well planned out. Have a wonderful time! Can't wait to see pictures when you're back. Unfortunately I don't have any advice re. insomnia. I usually have the other problem of wanting to sleep too much. My vote would be with the wine!

Hi Ladies, I also have an invitation decision that I would love your expert advice and opinions on. We're sending out Save-the-date magnets along with a letter with more detailed trip/cost information. I've got 3 options to choose from: 1. Beach and palm tree -this is the same look as our wedding blog that I'm going to be working on. My only issue with this one is that I don't have "Ocho Rios, Jamaica" on the magnet. I tried including it with the date and website, but it felt too busy. Is it important that it's there? The info will be in the letter I'm sending along with the magnet and on the website. 2. Beach and palm tree with website on trunk -this is almost the same as the previous one, but has the website address along the tree trunk and so then I've included "Ocho Rios, Jamaica" after the date. My fiance doesn't like the website along the trunk. 3. Flower -I love the flower that I've made here and I think that I want to use it as a logo on future invitations, OOT bags, travel mugs etc, so am wondering if I should stick with the theme throughout. This one won't have the black bands at the top and the bottom. I'm not sure why they are there. Let me know what you think and any suggestions are most welcome. You girls are so creative. Thanks a bunch!

I think that I like it with the palm tree. I my opinion you definately need something there with some colour, so if not the palm tree, another image or initials like someone else said. They looks great though!

Very nice! Are they folding note cards or more like postcards? How did you get 100 free?

Congratulations! Your wedding looked beautiful. Love the pictures and can't wait to see the professional ones and especially the TTD at the falls. I was thinking about doing the same thing so will be interested to see how they turn out. Which company did you use to do the catamaran/snorkelling/Falls tour? Were the problems you had with the tour company or just your TA's booking of the tour? Thanks for sharing!

Wow! What a lot of pictures! It looks like it was a beautiful wedding. You were gorgeous. Thanks so much for sharing. What time was your wedding? In a couple of the pictures it looks like it's starting to get a little dark. Was that just clouds (since most of the pictures look bright and sunny). Thanks again!

Thanks ochoriobride and christenew! So quick with your rescue to my call for help! You girls are great! I'm set to download the rest of the menus.

Ahhhh, I'm out of points and only half way through downloading the menus. Anyone care to donate a few so I can get the last couple of menus? Thanks very much!

Thanks very much for posting this info. Truly helpful!