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The wedding gown, clutch, cake topper, bride hoodie, flip flops, broach, sand ceremony jar, paper goods, and Jamaica bags are all still available!

Quote: Originally Posted by OchieBride I also suggest being open to tying some of the local food (not just the Jerk). Very good suggestion! Don't miss out on trying the local cuisine while you're there. Jamaican Recipes (Jamaica)

My first tip is to relax and realize that everything really runs on "Island Time"- no sense in rushing or getting impatient when you're there. And Happy Jamaican Independence! (yesterday)

The bride tank top, seashells, blue & white tote, and day-after dress are all taken!! Everything else is still available.

Quote: Originally Posted by KarlaS My family is from Jamaica, so it was the obvious choice for me! Same! Plus it's where we got engaged and where we took our first vacation together too.

Quote: Originally Posted by julie5031 Did any of you Grand Palladium Jamaica brides have any trouble getting your official marriage certificate mailed to you? I got married at the GP on April 24th, and have yet to receive the official license in the mail - and haven't gotten any responses back from Jascynthia - anyone else out there receive theirs within 6-8 weeks? Any luck with your marriage certificate yet? Mine sure has not arrived.

Congratulations, girl! You looked great!

Jamaica totes- I only have two of these left. Free with any purchase! Bridal Magazines I have a bag of bridal magazines (about 15 total) from 2008-2009. They include Modern Bride, Chicago Social Brides, etc. They’re too heavy for shipping to make sense so I’ll give them away to any Chicago area bride who wants to pick them up from the N. Side.

Turquoise flip-flops (from Michaels):-$1 Size Large. Broach- $15 Beautiful broach never worn: Ceremony Tall sand ceremony jar with lid.- $4 I used a smaller version of this jar for my sand ceremony. It has a rubber seal to keep the sand in place during your journey home. The label easily soaks off. Reception Cake Topper- $10 Silver “I Do” cake topper from Michael’s Centerpieces I am selling a bag of seashells for $3. I used them as centerpieces for the wedding. http://x5d.xanga.com/42cf37f655d33242017758/m191651080.jpg[/img Cardboard card box- $1 Floral Heart-shaped Centerpiece- $1 OOT Bags Blue and white boat tote- $5 I bought several from another BDW bride and have one left. Very nice for bridesmaid gifts!

Here are some items leftover from my May wedding- I hope another bride can use them! Prices do not include shipping, which is additional. Please PM me if you're interested! Wedding Attire Bride tank top—$5 Size Medium (DIY iron-on from JoAnn Fabrics): Worn once, the morning of my wedding. I also have a "Bride" hoodie in white, from Michael's but I didn't get a chance to take a picture of it. Selling for $10. Wedding Gown: David’s Bridal- strapless ivory A-line gown with beaded, corded lace. Michelangelo NT2406. I was a 2-dress bride, and this is the first dress, which I didn’t wear: I bought it new for $600 and will take $400 or best offer. Brand new, never worn, with tags. It’s size 8, but I typically wear a street size 6. Recent BDW bride Geralyn wore this same gown except with the train. Longline Bra- fits a 36B Ivory sequined clutch- $25 Beautiful soft clutch purse. Never used, as I didn’t bring it to Jamaica with me. Day-After dress- $15 I was so excited when I found this dress but ended up wearing my wedding gown for my day-after shoot. I never got a chance to wear this one. This dress fits my 36B chest and is extremely cute. Ivory lace with sash. Set of Garters- $10 These were never worn. They are white with a light blue ribbon.

What an awesome review! Congratulations!

Quote: Originally Posted by marymul5 Thanks for the awesome review! Your wedding looked beautiful! One question for you....what did you bring for your centerpieces? Thanks! I brought some small square vases and turquoise glass pebbles, with seashells for the tables. See my planning thread for pix. Honestly, I could've saved myself the trouble because they decorated the tables beautifully anyway.

Quote: Originally Posted by Perplexy I've seen pricing at Rius for $350 per hour. I don't really know if this is reasonable or not, but my dad is crazy about steel, so he's likely going to splurge for us! I'm not 100% sure that this pricing is correct though. That's less than what we paid, so I'd go for it!

My sister and I just got back from the Riu Montego Bay and we loved it. They had a lot more Jamaican food than other all-inclusives we've gone to and that was a big plus for us. The rooms were nice and clean and the beach and pool were comfortable too.

Congratulations! My sister & I were at RMB this weekend and loved it! Would definitely return.

Quote: Originally Posted by zuzelh Danalauren or Petals: Petals - I saw that you did the "U" shaped reception.... That was all one table, right? So did you have table numbers for each person? Or place cards It was actually 3 tables. And we made place cards for each person but actually forgot them at home! Quote: Originally Posted by TashaB Thanks everyone for helping me out with my reception layout questions. Petals, thanks for the picture. It was very helpful. Sincerely Appreciated, Tasha You're welcome!

Congratulations and welcome!

Thank you!

Quote: Originally Posted by TashaB Hi Everyone, Is there anyone on the forum that had 60+ guests and had their reception at the blue lagoon? I am having a hard time picturing the layout for the seating. I would love to see some pictures if there is bride willing to share. Appreciating your help in advance, Tasha Hey Tasha, We had about 60 guests and we did a U-shaped layout at the Blue Lagoon. Hopefully this will help:

these new pics are so cute!!

Awww... so sweet! Congratulations!

If it's for serious sleep apnea, you should look into a C Pap machine. My dad got one and now he sleeps well and without any snoring.

Welcome and happy planning!

I'm a month behind you, but I haven't received mine yet either. Interesting to note that the postcards my bridesmaids sent to their BFs in MAY just arrived THIS WEEK! I'm not holding my breath for the certificate to be on time... :-(

Quote: Originally Posted by KristieF I also thought a steel drum band would be nice for the ceremony, but my FMIL hates this idea - she thinks it would be better at the reception. To me it's more like nice background music as opposed to party/dancing music like I want for the beach reception. Am I way off base here I agree with you. They also would've been nice at dinner, but with our budget, it was perfect to just hire them for an hour! Quote: Originally Posted by jerseykitten My dad is dying for the Steel Drums! I think I'm going to do it for the ceremony! They are awesome! Would totally do it over again. Quote: Originally Posted by frank13 My FI really wants it too! I think I am going to do it for the ceremony as well. Petals I think its really cute you had "here comes the bride" done in steel drums. We absolutely loved the steel drum band. It was perfect to have them playing when everybody was coming in and getting seated, and then again right after the ceremony for our champagne toast. A lot of people were dancing (including us)!