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We are actually going to be using Nygard Cay. It looks like they raised their prices $8K. We're still working on the little details with them before we pick our date, but it will be next spring. Our next choice was Old Fort Bay, and I would recommend them to any bride looking to get married in the Bahamas - it's gorgeous! I have photos of all of these places, and some short video clips from the Cloisters. I think the Cloisters are gorgeous. They weren't as tall as I had expected though. The only thing I really didn't like about them is that they face into the boat harbour. Oh, and Jill is right about Comfort Suites, that's where all of our friends will be staying. We stayed there when we went and used all the Atlantis amenities with no problems.

Erica, that photo is beautiful! You look amazing.

Ohhh - I love that sash with it!

Wow, that is exciting!

I'm so glad you were still able to enjoy the wedding!

Welcome to BDW, and good luck with the rest of your planning!

Welcome to the boards! What type of wedding are you thinking of having? Beach, Old City? I have lots of links for finding unique venues in my bio.

A lot of couples are going through this, and Yanell is right, people are dealing with it by having small intimate destination weddings.

Welcome to the forum! Are you looking for a big resort or something more intimate?

Talk to your photographer about it. If they are only there 3 hours and dinner will start after that time is up, they may have already made other plans. On the other hand if they don't have plans it would be a good way to show your appreciation.

I love #2. I've seen it before and that sash style is killer!

Another vote for the #2 updo and #2 pair of earrings.

These are cute! Your hair looks great and I love that outfit.

Congrats on your engagement and good luck with the planning! You'll find lots of brides around getting married at those locations, which should be helpful.

Actually our kitten is the wild one, and she's much further down the line. The F3 is the biggest lover you'll ever meet... total attention whore! He lays between us every morning and night to get his belly rubbed and give kisses. The kitten will only let you pet her when she wants to be in your lap, otherwise she looks at you like you're nuts and dashes off. Yours are soooo cute! I've always rescued cats, with the exception of the kitten, because I'd never had a kitten before. Our F3 was in a shelter in Oklahoma. They had 28 applications come in on him in a single day. I had been through all kinds of stuff with my previous cat who passed away (diabetes, liver failure etc), so I had a great reference from the vet, and the shelter liked that. After getting him I don't know that I'll ever have another breed of cat - they are so fun! Oh, and yes, we do the leash thing. I use to take him everywhere, including camping, but she's a bit more wild and I won't do that with her so they are staying home more these days.

The colors are fantastic! I love the alter/table thing you two had.

OMG! Lauren, I have bengals too. Photos are on the bottom of my profile.

Our cute thing of the day was that FI took our cats out back. The kitten was playing with a praying mantis. They are really good and go back inside when told, but when FI called them the kitten picked up the praying mantis and took it in with her! Then she continued to play with it. She cried bloody murder when I took it back outside.

Your welcome. We had a lot better luck with private locations that didn't have a hired staff member doing wedding coordination. Our contact person for our venue is the daughter of the owner, so she has a personal interest in making sure she's responsive.

Welcome to the forum! I have a bunch of links for finding unique venues in my bio, one of which is unusual villa rentals - which is how we found our venue. It might be worth checking out. Villas in Antigua - Unusual Antigua Villa Rentals

Congrats on the engagement!

Welcome to the forum Marie!

There was a Friends episode on t.v. last night where they were in a running of the brides. FI got really interested... I think he FINALLY gets it. He turned to me and said "We should go photograph that"! LOL

I have a number of friends who are make-up artists. One with to the Make-up Designory in L.A. If you want some names and contact info just send me a message, I'd be happy to share. Or were you looking for someone actually in the Riviera Maya area?