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Hi i read your thread and i camed to the conclusion.... At some point in your your life you have to put yourself first. If you continue to please everyone but yourself ...you will always be unhappy. This is your wedding and if only you and your fiance is the only ones there , then so be it. Its all about the two of you. You can always later on have a family get together after the wedding introducing yourselves as mr. And mrs. My own sister didnt come to my wedding,in jamaica, nor did my dad, yes i was pist, but you know what it was there lost, when they saw my pictures and how much fun we all had , they regreted not going . Oh well, the only people on my end of the family who did attend was my son and my mom,& daughter & my best friend. That was all i needed. My sister is very selfish too ,she feels the light has to always shine on her, not this time lights out girl lol. But anyway i hope this eases your mind a little. Good luck im sure you would make the right decisions, follow your heart it will lead you right.

My suggestion to this question is.. Go to your local supreme court house and have you documents notarized there and have federal express mail your documents , this is what i did. When i sent my documents through regular mail they didnt receive it and it was two weeks before my wedding. So i had to put a rush on it, and go through fedex. Also you are to send your documents 30 days prior to your wedding date

i had my girlfriend who is a travel agent put my trip together,,,

awww! i feel you pain, perhaps you can plan your wedding after income tax time , and have a payment plan for everyone through your travel agent, if people start now it should work out for you , or have people open an vacation club with there bank. my travel agent helped me plan my destination wedding , she kept looking for airfare sells and then call me and leave a deposit, then she scouts around for resort specials. when i went to jamaica in august for my wedding for six days and five nights all inclusive was 1100.00 per person which was an excellant deal, just about everyone jumped on it. the only person who didnt make it to my wedding was my sister thats a whole another story with her,,, if you need a travel agent to help you out let me know... also you can do a flyer with payment break down for each month up till the last month before your wedding ,, in my opinion if family really want to be there they will find a way to make it. me and my husband said people who dont come miss out its about what you want , when we were planning it was costing more to plan in the states, i mean it was getting up there in price, a wedding , honeymoon and vacation wrap up in one .. good luck i hope you come to a solution. remember your happiness comes first.

your well on your way, happy planning and good luck

have your travel agent call chandlyn to see whats going on, its free for them to call, hope all is well in baton rouge my family is in new orleans, they all had to evacuate. dont worry everything should be fine

Hi welcome aboard, this is a very helpful forum the best and enjoy and good luck with planning. also go the website of trip advisor to look into the different hotels and resort to determine where you would like to hold your wedding , there you can read other people's reviews ....

Thanks for the information on all the process of name changes

Thank you for the information, very helpful to me. how about when i file income taxes?

Hi All I Just Came Back From Riu Jamaica, I Had A Wonderful Time With My Family,a Few Flaws Here And There. My Wedding Was Beautiful, We Did A Few Excursions,the Atv Was A Lot Of Fun It Cost Us Approximately 69.00, If You Go With A Large Group They Take Off 5.00 Per-person.we Also Did Dunns River Falls Oh Gosh My That Was Great,the Price For That Is 39.00,well Worth It Just Be Careful Where You Plant Your They Want You To Hold Hands While You Climb, But Is Impossible, I Needed Both Hands To Hold On To Rocks In All That Water, Bring Your Own Water Shoes Its Best. Far As The Free Wedding Thing,i Had My Free Bouquet And Matching Boutineer. I Paid 30.00 For My Brides Maid Flowers All Was Carnations And I Had Them Spray Painted To Match My Color Scheme. If You Want Other Types Of Flowers That Is Where It Gets Costly.any Extra Decorations Will Cost Including Gazebo Decor. I Had Orange Flowers Nothing Fancy .. I Would Like To Send A Picture But Havent Figured It Out How As Of Yet,....one More Thing If You Want To Swim With The Dolphin's Its About 200.00,, Its Cheaper To Swim With Them In Mexico,lol,, Becareful With Your Money There And Watch Closely Some People Will Try To Beat Or Scam You Out Of Your Money.. Im From New York So You Cant Get Over On Me.......hope This Helps Some Of You.....but I Do Have Some Complaints Which Im Writing To The Corporate Office About. I Dont Want To Discourage Anyone But Put Your Foot Down For What You Pay For.......

Tropical Imaging Thank You For The Explanation, Like You Said It Is Cheaper To Pack And Bring Your Items Yourself, My Coordinator Didnt Advise Me Of The Duty Taxes, I Hope Everyone Take Head To This Forum And Learn From Experience, Again Thanks

Ladies i had a wonderful wedding in the country of jamaica ocho rios riu,however none of my wedding goods came on time i sent it fedex,i tracked it to montego bay jamaica,where it sat for three days ,i spoke to chandlyn my wedding cooordinator who called for the package and said customs was holding it,after giving us the run around, someone who contracted outside of fedex delivered the the package to the resort the day of the wedding and 5 hours after the wedding was performed with all my bridemaids flip flops, my ring pillow, out of town welcome bags, decorative fans i made for souveniers,and wedding cds, on top of that they wanted to charge me $134.00 dollars for my own package, i was so upset i started to cry,first of all it wasnt sent in a timely fashion, and they opened my package and felt my wedding things was for sale so thats why they wanted to charge me for it, and i hand made these items, so you know i was at breaking point, i told them to send it back and was told they couldn't my stuff would be auctioned off.. by know i was in tears , then the guy kept changing the price of the package, at that point i fely we was being scammed, although my mother inlaw paid for the package , i felt scammed , has anyone experienced this ?? i need input and steps to get my mother inlaw her money back,,, i dont want to have this negative money grubbing vibe against this country but i think its too late....

HELLO LADIES IM BACK FROM JAMAICA AS A MARRIED WOMAN MRS RUSSELL, My new question is ... do i advise my home state marriage bureau of our marriage,? if anyone has any information please inform me, so i can start changing my documents.. i have a loy of details of my wedding in my future forum,thanks.

We Are Back From Jamaica And Are Officially Married, However We Spent The Night Together The Next Of Our Wedding We Went Our Separate Ways, It Was Fun Looking Around Hoping Not To Run Into Each Other At The Resort

in my opinion i would send my documents through fedex and have my documents certified, always have a back up plan, you can also have your travel agent to call chandlyn to make sure she has your documents,as i am on my way to riu jamaica, i will chat with all of you soon, good luck and happy wedding planning.

LADIES I FINALLY HAD TO RESEND AND RECERTIFY MY DOCUMENTS THIS TIME I SENT IT THROUGH FEDEX,I WOULD DEFINATELY ADVISE ANYONE TO USE FEDEX VERY RELIABLE, SO NOW IM WELL ON MY WAY, JAMAICA HERE WE COME,, CHAT WHEN I RETURN WITH MY REVIEWS...

hi i was reading your post im on my way to riu on the 13th of august, my wedding is on the 18th, i have 8 rooms booked so i qualified for the free wedding package, i wiil give my review and costs when i return, im shipping my decorations and oot bags to jamaica, im curious about a lot of prices and i like to bargin, chat when i return i have to do a lot of finishing touches,

hey ladies i've been so busy planning my for my day,please add me to the list,Chevonne snd Derek August 18th 2008 at RIU OCHO RIOS. its right around the corner we are leaving on the 13th ,hooray

lets see now we dated for 4 years before we got engaged, did i match up with anyone? lol

I Hope Chandlyn Gave Me The Correct Address...

Ladies Thanks I Like The Scan The Document Idea To Chandlyn, I Went To Fedex It Will Cost Me 54 Dollars To Send The Document ,, I Emailed Chandlyn And Im Waiting For Her Reply Now, I Will Let You All Know What Happens.....

Question Ladies, Has Anyone Had Any Problems Mailing There Certified Documents To The Resorts In Jamaica And If So How Long Did It Take For Them To Receive It? Now I Just Mailed Mine On July 9th, To Riu Ocho Rios And They Havent Received It As Of Yet, My Wedding Is On August 18th, Where Could They Be By Now? Shouldnt They Have Gotten It By Now? Tell Me Some Of Your Experience With This. Personally Im About To Send It Again By Fedex, What Is Up With United Postal Service?

Hi this was one of the best detail wedding reviews so far that i have read. This is very very helpful to me considering im having my wedding at the riu ocho rios august 18th 2008, yes just around the corner girl. im extremely nervous i just want everything to be right. I have a question what was the cost of the entertainment? It looks like a lot of fun. Im looking to have a beach gazebo wedding. That is my dream, the idea of getting married on the beach was from the martin lawrence show, the only thing is i wont have babyface singing at the wedding lol.... I just love the colors of your brides maids dress awesome choice. Two thumbs up for your review, i have other question but i dont want to bore you with them,, thanks and congradulations.' Bronx New york

I really like your review it was very much detailed, im glad you had a wonderful time although it rained,the show must go on, you guys are a very lovely looking couple. i have a few more days to my wedding and i cant wait.i will be staying at the riu ocho rios if you have anymore input please let me know thanks and congradulations...

My big day is almost here and everyone is so excited and ready to go... im still making my souveniers 12 more to do. and the time is ticking. i mailed off my documents to jamaica last week. I just had my dress altered due to my 12lb weight loss. It looks great im happy. Everyone have there passports and a few have to pay balances on there trip. I also wrote out my travel list of things to pack i like to be prepared.. Oh and. lastly i have to do a quick itinery. I guess once i arrive in jamaica i will meet with the coordinator for decorations, which im going to pack my fabric just incase they dont have my colors.