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There are so many helpful people on this board!

I am thinking about John Legend, "Stay with You." It's just so beautiful to me. I actually heard the day after we got engaged and I teared up. lol Lyrics: "Stay With You" We've been together for a while now We're growing stronger everyday now It feels so good and there's no doubt I will stay with you as each morning brings sunrise And the flowers bloom in springtime On my love you can rely And I'll stay with you Oh I'll stay with you through the ups and the downs Oh I'll stay with you when no one else is around And when the dark clouds arrive I will stay by your side I know we'll be alright I will stay with you Though relationships can get old They have the tendency to grow cold We have something like miracle Yeah, and I'll stay with you Oh I'll stay with you through the ups and the downs Oh I'll stay with you when no one else is around And when the dark clouds arrive I will stay by your side I know we'll be alright I will stay with you And there will be heartaches and pains, yes it will But through it all, we will remain In this life, we all know Friends may come, and they may go Through the years I know I will stay And in the end I know that we'll find Love so beautiful and divine We'll be lovers for the lifetime, yeah And I'll stay with you I will stay with you Oh I'll stay with you through the ups and the downs Oh I'll stay with you when no one else is around And when the dark clouds arrive I will stay by your side I know we'll be alright I will stay with you Everything will be fine And I will stay with you Through the end of time I will stay with you

Yeee!! Still excited. Here is her blog!

I haven't been this excited in a long time!! (Okay.. except for my engagement in January....) I just won a destination wedding contest held by a photographer in the Chicagoland area so she's going to shoot my entire wedding for free! Her pictures are very nice so I'm totally excited. One big thing to cross off the list!! Monica Z. Photography - Weddings

Welcome!

Beautiful photos! Congratulations. :-)

I'm going with the DJ. My mom really wanted the reggae band but the DJ worked out best cost-wise...

from another Negril 2009 bride!

Wow! I just looked at the pics on the blog. Those are great shots!

Congrats to another Negril bride! I've heard great things about SATP.

I just saw this and thought I'd share! Their invitations are 40% off until April 21st. Here's the link: - Browser Detection

I think the flower is really cute!

Wow! You really did an amazing job with everything. Can't wait to see the pics from your wedding!

Hi! I just booked my May 2009 wedding there... I originally looked into Rockhouse and some others but for our budget and anticipated number of guests, Negril Escape worked out better for us. I've read some really encouraging Negril Escape wedding reviews on tripadvisor (see a Negril forum post by kurtnberry), and I've been really happy with the quick and positive responses I've gotten from their staff.

I booked N.E.!

Lots of snow coming down in Chicago today too... definitely doesn't feel like spring!

We met in late 2002 and dated casually for about a year and a half... Then dated seriously for another four years before getting engaged in January 08.

Thanks ladies! :-) My parents said the same thing... he's not engaged yet & I am... so I shouldn't worry about what he may or may not do.

Thank you Maya!

That food looks so good! The rice & peas, fish and curry... yum!

Okay, so originally I was planning a summer 09 wedding in my hometown, but soon decided to change my plans to have a destination wedding next May... and now my cousin is crying foul. He's been dating a nice girl for about 10 months, and he says they want to have a destination wedding in Jamaica a month before mine. He told me he wants to save up to have a big lavish wedding (we have a big family) and he plans to fly family members out. Thing is they're not engaged yet, and he's currently between jobs. Do I try to move my wedding around just in case my cousin's plans fall into place somehow? (There would be a lot of overlap with our guestlists.) I've been dating FH for 6 years, got engaged in January, and we are happy that just set our date for next May. What do you think? UPDATE: I just wanted to thank you ladies for your advice! I stuck with my plans and moved forward with my May 09 wedding.... And although I am sad for my cousin, I'm relieved that I didn't try to change my wedding plans.... Here's what happened: He finally started working again & she pushed him to get a ring with his first paycheck. (Never mind the bills that had been piling up...) Found out she was the one pushing for the April wedding too, although the family already knew I was engaged. They got engaged about 3 weeks ago, and ended up breaking up last weekend. (Long story, but it was messy.) Engagement is off, relationship is over. I would've been so vexed if I had moved my date and changed my plans to accommodate them! Moral of the story: don't let anybody try to push you into rearranging your wedding plans, especially if their own plans aren't set!

Thank you for this thread! I've been thinking about this issue too. This is probably a stupid question, but if you're getting married early in the day, are you going to get your hair done the day before then touch it up the day of? I ask because when I go to the salon it's an all-day thing, and I'm worried it'll take forever to get my hair done on the wedding day...

Thanks Vogteli & Jenn! I've been finding some really gorgeous places on the cliffs... now just a matter of figuring out which will fit into our budget.

Thanks for your help, ladies! I'll be checking out tripadvisor some more and fodors as well.

Thanks! I am already loving the TONS of info on this forum. :-)