futuremrsjones

Hi Angel! I too am a Paradisus Bride for September 20, 2008!! There is a Paradisus Bride Thread on her where you can find tons of useful information! Congratulations and Happy Planning!

Welcome Back Becks and Congratulations!! I'm so glad the wedding day went perfect. I have a couple of questions about the room situation because I too have been promised that all my guests will be in the same buildings together. How did the hotel fix this problem? What did you mean by you are waiting on some refunds? Did the hotel agree to reimburse some of the guests for the room errors? Way to go, if they did!!! What restaurant did you have dinner at on Thursday? For that large of a group did they charge you? Perla informed me that we could not have a large group in any of the restaurants at the same time for dinner!! Just curious how they handled it. Also, what did they do about getting the rest of your guests served? Also, did you use a CD for the music during your ceremony? If so, who was in charge of making sure the right songs were played at the right time? Thank you so much for the review!! And Congrats again!!

Oh my goodness! Becks looks gorgeous!! I can't wait to see more!

I'm so sorry your friend is being that way. I definitely had a similar situation. Get this: My best friend and MOH started acting weird and distant about anything to do with the wedding the moment I asked her to be my MOH. She wasn't happy at all and every time an event came up such as my shower and bachelorette party, she griped about money and made all the other bridesmaids feel bad about spending money. Long story short I asked her what was going on and told her that I didn't want her to spend ANY money on anything if she couldn't or didn't want to. She tells me that she is reading a new book on Consumerism in America and how we need to fight against it and everything to do with my wedding is against her book. She said she is happy for my marriage but not my wedding and said she couldn't be happy for my wedding. This was supposed to be my best friend. When I asked her to step down as MOH and just be a bridesmaid, she withdrew from the wedding all together and canceled her trip 2 months before the wedding which is September 20th!! She also said we had gone in different directions and that we had fulfilled our purpose in each others lives. WTF!!! Turns out, she is planning her own destination wedding in March 09 and she resented me for certain things I am able to have in my wedding that she can't afford. What a friend huh!!!

Welcome to the Forum!! Happy Plannning!

I would say the can because they would defintely fit the cups from the Paradisus!

Welcome!! There are several of us Paradisus Brides on here!! There is a thread here just for the Paradisus Brides. Check it out! You will find tons of great information! Let me know if I can answer any questions!

Heidi, I loved your maracas. Will you please post the maraca template? Thanks so much, everything looks awesome!!

Soooo adorable! Good Luck Morgan, just a couple more days!!

Definitely go with the sash!!

That Stinks!! I really liked her! When we went down for our site visit she gave us some really great ideas. I hope Orfanel is good.

Welcome Back!

LeShay-Congratulations!!! Your wedding turned out amazing. I love hearing all of the details, and I would love to see your binder as well!! I spent this past weekend at the Paradisus meeting with Perla and Elisa and we had a wonderful time! I LOVE THEM!! I am more excited than ever now and feel more confident than ever that my wedding will be Perfect! Any doubts and concerns I had were all wiped away after meeting with Perla and Elisa! And I got to see Michelle's wedding! Our room was very nice. We had an oceanview room and our sheets were turned down with nice Jazz music playing on the tv when we arrived back to our rooms each night. The rooms are a great size and the patios are great! Also, because it was raining a lot, the golf carts were always around to pick you up and take you to breakfast or to the front of the resor to catch a taxi. It rained pretty much all weekend, and although I didnt' get much sun I am glad I got to see first hand how the Paradisus operates in case of rain! The backup open air covered Gazebo worked beautifully for Michelle's wedding and they also have the theater which can be set up gorgeous for a ceremony too. If it rains, I would actually choose the theater as my back up location. When we arrived on Friday morning we immediately met with Perla. She took us on a tour of the resort which is breathtaking! I really like the fact that it is big but not overwhelming. Also, it doesn't cater to loud "Spring Break" crowds which is great. Our meeting with Perla went well and I would suggest everyone setting up a meeting in person if you can. It was so easy to get all of my questions answered. We went over tons of questions and picked out fabric colors. I brought fabric samples from home and she cut pieces off of it so she can get it matched for the Gazebo and the Bows on the chairs. We also got to look through tons of pictures of other weddings. They can pretty much do ANYTHING you want (for the right price of course!) We ate at the Carribean Marketplace, The Snack Bar, Sumire, and The Reef Grill. All of the food we ate was great. I was very impressed with how good the buffet was. For a buffet, it is very nice and they change the menu daily! Sumire was wonderful! The sushi was very fresh and they bring you so much food! We had the fried Ice Cream (yummy!) and Coffee Jello (Not my favorite) for dessert! The Reef Grill was good too! The Ribeye was good and the Pork Spare Ribs were okay. We also had a Wedding Tasting with Elisa one night. Here we tasted the Empanadas, The Mini Chicken Tacos, and The Quesadillas, which were all good. We also tasted the Squid and Octopus in Garlic Sauce and The Beef in Three Peppercorn Sauce. The Squid and Octopus were excellent. The Beef was very very good but I didn't like the Sauce. Elisa didn't like it either and suggested we have it without the sauce. I agree! We also got to taste both the Vanilla and Chocolate Wedding cakes which are sooooooo delicious. I brought Perla a picture of how I wanted it decorated and she gave it to the Chef! Also, I got to hear SWANK at Michelles wedding and they were doing a fantastic job. Everyone looked like they were having so much fun. Paradisus Brides-Feel Great that you have chosen the best resort for your big day. It truly is magical!!!

In my opinion The Paradisus is #1 even though the prices are definitely higher than other places. After researching a bunch of the other resorts I concluded that you definitely get what you pay for at the Paradisus. A lot of the resorts may charge slightly less but the quality of their services is drastically less! I have only worked with Perla so far, but she has been extremely helpful and attentive to everything I have asked for. I leave tomorrow morning to meet with Perla this weekend to go over all of the plans and do cake and food tastings. She has been so accommodating with letting us taste certain items that will be on our wedding menu which is super helpful. If any of you have questions that you would like me to ask her, or anything you want me to check on while I'm there, just let me know!! Also, I will get to see Michele's wedding!!

Welcome!!!