montegobay09

For some reason I can't view the video but I'm pretty sure I will be the same way once I get my video! It's really too bad we can't get all the same people to come with us to celebrate our anniversary!

I will try and help too but I definately don't know all that!! My wedding was super simple so I didn't get into all those details. I'll do my best though. Chantelle will get in touch with you but she is VERY busy right now with at least 9 weddings per week and she's all by herself. For the chuppas chekc Tai Flora. They'll give you prices. For the chair charges the price list is on the RMB Important Info link in the post above. As for the music, I had my ceremony on the west beach and here is a pic with Chantelle in the background working the music system. The music is VERY loud. So much that the whole beach and most of the pool area know that there's a wedding going on because the music's so loud. Just in case anyone wanted to know if you look in the top left corner of the picture that is the Plaza Gazebo that some people are leaning off of trying to watch my wedding. I am sure you can get clear glasses. That's what they have in the rest of the resort and they just use the blue rimmed ones for weddings. I didn't see any table runners nor did I ask about them...sorry! DJ:As far as the DJ goes he is usually in the disco. If you rent out the disco he'll play the music you want him to play. I don't know how it works if you want him in another location. Live dancers? - no idea!! No pics of club Pacha...lots of us in there but it's mainly outdoors (if it's the same place i'm thinking about. Can we possible have our reception outdoors and if so…where would it be and how much? - Yes you can have your reception outdoors. The costs would be on a pricelist in that RMB important info thread...if you can't find it let me know and I'll post it. Here is a pic I took of someone else's outdoor reception. It was absolutel beautiful. Way too fancy for me!! For your welcome party I'm not sure what you can get for free. I didn't pay a cent for mine but I also didn't have any entertainment. We just gathered in one place and chatted. If you want, the stage area (with bar) is usually pretty empty during the day. You could always doc an ipod and meet with your guests there.It's not a patio but you can always have it in front of the Plaza Gazebo which is in the same area which is outside. I know the hotel wouldn't let me ship any welcome bag items there ahead of time. I never asked if they'd distribute them for me but I'm pretty sure Marshall1980 had that arranged for her. Check out her review that she posted last week...you'll get more info there. Well, I know I didn't help much but I hope some of it helped. I'm glad I took that pic of the outside reception. I knew someone would want to know what it was like!! Oh yeah, the location was on the west beach just below the plaza gazebo and just off to the side of where the ceremony takes place on the west beach.

Hi Amanda! I'm willing to answer any of your questions! I was there last week and had a blast! congratulations and WELCOME!!!

Oh....and you were so close!!! I'm so sorry this happened to you. I am sure everything will work itself out. You will get your dream wedding and it will be gorgeous!

Quote: Originally Posted by RIUMBBride711 Another question...did you have a welcome dinner? If so which restaurant did you have it in and did you set it up with Chantelle before you got down there? Sorry for all the questions...my day is coming so fast and I've been freaking out alittle the last couple days because i feel like I have so much to do!! No problem with questions!! I really love helping all of you out! I didn't plan on having a welcome dinner but we wanted a time to give out our welcome bags. We got there at like 9:00pm on Saturday night so we asked everyone to meet us at Mahoe bay for lunch at 12:30 the next day. The next morning DH and I put the welcome bag stuff together and then at 12:15 he went back to our room to get the bags and I went to Mahoe Bay to see if we could get some seats together. I walked into the restaurant and saw that there weren't many open tables, especially 23 seats together. So I approached a waiter and told him I was here for my wedding and was hoping to have lunch with my 23 guests. He confirmed that we needed 23 seats together and grabbed another waiter and lead me upstairs where they set up a long table with 23 chairs. It was perfect. They had us kind of separated from the rest of the restaurant so it was easy to chat with everyone and then when everyone was eating dessert we got up and thanked them for being here and gave out our welcome bags. They were a huge hit! They especially loved the flip flops! Don't hesitate to ask any more questions!!

Quote: Originally Posted by RIUMBBride711 Congrats to the new Mr. & Mrs.!! Quick question...you said there was a problem with the hand ceremony. I wanted to do a hand ceremony and a sand ceremony and I wanted 2 family members to read them. Is the minister/wedding coordinator flexible with this? Also you said jjurick had to insist on something importnat...you have me worried...can u tell what it is? I so didn't mean to worry you!! jjurick had her heart set on a beach wedding and had chosen the west beach ahead of time. When her and her FI met with Chantelle she told them she couldn't offer them that location because there was a big wedding later that day in the same location that they needed more time to set up. jjurick was super disappointed and so was her FI. They kept talking with Chantelle and she asked them why they looked so glum. Her FI said that if she's not happy then he's not happy and he won't be until she gets what she wants. Chantelle finally agreed that they could use the west beach for their wedding ceremony. So like I said, sometimes you have to be persistant but if you really want something you will get it. As for the hand ceremony, we gave Chantelle our ceremony script that we spent hours perfecting and she told us she would give it to the minister to read over. She asked if we wanted a sand ceremony or a unity candle ceremony after we signed the documents and we said no but that we wanted the hand ceremony that was in our script. She turned to the hand ceremony page and circled it. Just before the ceremony when DH was standing by the minister he asked him if Chantelle had given him anything to read over. The minister said no that he didn't get anything. We didn't say anything to Chantelle afterwards though cause there was really nothing we could do about it after it was all over. The ceremony was beautiful and the minister did an amazing job of making it feel personal and special. We got to do our hand ceremony before our AHR and really in the big picture it didn't matter. Our ceremony was very special and we will never forget it. It didn't really affect the outcome of the day at all. I also forgot to add that they served us our sparkling wine right after the ceremony. There were two or our guests who do not drink alcohol so they were offered apple juice. I thought that was nice of them to have available. Apparently they always have it available in case there are kids. Hope that helps! Keep the questions coming!

Quote: Originally Posted by marshall1980 Hi Ladies, I'm still in Miami, but I just wanted to let you know that my review of Riu Montego bay Wedding is up with pics (In the Wedding Reviews section). I had an amazing time and I was so sad to leave Jamaica yesterday. I'm so excited for all of you upcoming Mo Bay brides, you are not going to be disappointed! Feel free to PM me with any questions that you may have or if your have questions about something in the review. Thanks so much for all of your help, this website is great! Montegobay09, be sure to keep in touch and I want to see pics. I'm so happy I got to meet you (even though you caught me at the end of the night and I was sooo tired---and a little tipsy too...haha) Too funny. I wish I could've seen more of you during the week but it looks like you left the day after your wedding. I just posted my review too so hopefully it'll help some peole out. For all of you looking for it here's the link. http://bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/t41560 Thanks for the sashes! I'll email you a link to all my other photos I ordered from photoshop.

No problems with planes. They were kinda cool actually!

I agree with JCrosby I like the flowers that are in the picture. Some soft calla lillies would always work. White callas are my absolute favourite. Here are a few pics I found for you that might work. Calla Lillies Amaryllis Callas again (mine!) Callas again but I think these are a little too "perfect" and not random enough for your look. I would add a ton more that I like but I don't have time to upload all the photos...I'm sure others will come up with other ideas if you don't like these! Gorgeous dress btw!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jamaica0619 Congratulation...it sounds like you had a wonderfult time. And, thank you for sharing the review!!! One quick question/confirmation...were the sashes rented or did Marshall1980 bring them with her? Also, if we want to do a first dance, father/daughter and mother/son dance, what would you recommend. I agree with your assessment of the disco, my FI and I went into it for a short time when we went down in January. Marshall1980 had brought the sashes with her. She bought them online and it was cheaper to buy them than rent them from the resort. That is why I got them for free cause she didn't want to have to bring them back with her. We did our first dance shortly after the ceremony and right on the beach. It was definately one of the best decisions we made. It was absolutely breathtaking and many of our guests cried during our first dance! We chose not to do a parent/child dance in Jamaica and waited until our AHR to do that. I'm sure you could fit in a parent/child dance in there too though. I loved having our first dance right on the beach. It was unforgetable! If you don't want to do it right after your ceremony you could always go back to the beach after the dinner. There are outlets right on the beach on the "east" end (it's opposite from the west end just down from the Steakhouse!) of the beach it is lit up with a very tall lamp post. That is where we had our "reception" gathering after our dinner. There was no one around and we just docked our ipod and chatted and listened to music with our guests. You could always do your dances there. Other than that I can't think of anywhere other than the disco for those dances. Hope that helps!

Haha, it took me about an hour to post this review and I already had it written up on a word document. I just needed to upload a few pics and it still took me that long! It's quite the chore!! I'm so exhausted too...I'm so happy the AHR is over with though!!! I'd go back to Jamaica in a heartbeat too!!! I want to go back right now!!!!

Here are some of my favs!! You can't beat sunset shots!! There are others that I love but it's just taking too long to upload them onto photobucket!!

I started this the other day and then the computer got shut down before I finished. I just had my AHR on Saturday and that was 6 days after we returned from Jamaica so I've been a little busy. I'm finally getting to this so I hope it helps some of you!! I have decided to give you all a very honest review. It may sound negative at times but I want to let you all know that you will not be disappointed if you are planning your wedding at RIU Montego Bay. No matter what happens you’re on a beach in the Caribbean so...no problem mon!! Check-In and Rooms We arrived at the RIU MoBay at around 9:00pm on a Saturday night. The hotel was completely full since there were people checking in all day. When DH (tee hee) checked in at the desk he asked about an upgrade and was told that we should come back the next morning at 7:30am and they would see what they could do. We partied that night and I met BDW bride Marshall1980 since it was her wedding night! We let everyone in our group get to know one another and then headed off to bed. The standard rooms at RIU MoBay are smaller than I expected but are absolutely gorgeous. We had a king size bed, as did all of our guests. They were comfy and we slept well. We got up the next morning to see about the upgrade and we were told that even though there were rooms available, we would be charged and extra $200 per night to get the ocean view junior suite. They did offer us another standard room with a better view at no charge (all we could see from our building 4 ground floor balcony was a green wall and part of a tennis court) so we took the new room. We were happy with this move, however, if you can get the upgrade I would totally push for it cause the rooms are kinda small to get ready in! We confirmed with our TA upon arrival that we were eligible for a free upgrade like we thought but the hotel wouldn’t give it to us. standard rooms Resort The RIU MoBay is a gorgeous resort. As soon as we arrived I felt like royalty! Our friends who had already arrived that morning greeted us with drinks and when you check in they offer you a rum punch. They take care of your bags for you and delivered them very quickly to our rooms. The beach is nice and really not as bad as people on some other sites have said. Because of my recent accident with a fire I was not allowed to expose my burn scars to sun. I was always able to find a place with shade. There were always chairs available on the beach even when the resort was filled to capacity. The pool chairs were a little harder to come by. Towards the end of the week though it was much easier to find a chair and when we wanted to hang by the pool we could always find some chairs to gather together. Oh yeah! The planes! They do fly overhead quite often but it really didn't bother us at all. Luckily none flew over during our ceremony but I did see two planes fly over during another ceremony later in the week. Our photographer decided to embrace the face that the resort is part of the airport runway! Can you see the plane up there? plane overhead Make sure you lock everything of any value in your safe and don't leave anything out on the bed!!! It seems to be very easy to get into your room or even someone else's just by telling a staff member that you forgot your key. It happened to a few of my guests and the staff didn't ask any questions, the just opened the door for them! Also, one of my guests had left her big beach bag on her bed with a book in it and her sunglasses. When she returned after breakfast to pick it up it was gone. She approached the maid and asked her if she had seen her bag and the maid said yes! She pulled it out of her cart and explained that she thought it was a gift for her. They immediately went to the hotel manager and were a little disappointed with the conversation but were later given a free massage at Renova Spa. Don't worry though!!!Everything on the resort is just beautiful!! I loved the swim up bar, the benches and tables in the pool and the best part of the pool was the whirl pool. I got a hand, foot and lower back massage from those jets almost every day...ahhhh I wish I could go back tomorrow!!! Wedding - Chantelle DH and I met with Chantelle on Monday (our wedding was Wednesday) and we went right up to her office to meet with her. She is very quiet but very well informed on what needs to be done. She is on her own so when there are multiple weddings in a day she is extremely busy. There were two other weddings the same day as ours so she had a lot of planning to do. She asked us a few questions and we also gave her a bit of info that we wanted incorporated into our day. In the end we felt that our wedding ceremony went perfectly, even though a few of our requests were not met. She arrived at my room 15 minutes late, but I expected that so I wasn’t worried about it. She had told me that I should have a song for my BM’s and a separate song for me instead of just one song for all of us like I had planned. We talked about a few songs and she told me she’d bring one in for me that we had agreed on. It wasn’t a big deal at all but she ended up forgetting the song at home so I had to switch up my music at the last minute. She did do an amazing job with the music and was such a great person to have around on my wedding day. During the time that she was with me she was calm and knew exactly what to say for everything. She took me through the pool area to get to the west beach (ceremony site) and kept telling me to hold my bouquet like a bride a smile...that way I wouldn’t feel so silly about all the people clapping and yelling congratulations!! I was such a fun day! Marshall1980 had left me her turquoise chair sashes and all of that was set up very nicely at the ceremony site. The volume of the music was perfect and the set up was so nice...I mean, how can you go wrong with aqua water and white sand?!! I did ask if I could get white flowers on the arch instead of pink ones and that didn’t happen and I also asked that they not put any pink on our wedding cake and just stick to the white icing....that didn’t happen either. The last thing that I thought was weird was that she gave us choices for what kind of cake we wanted. Each of the weddings that day happened to choose the same cake (I spoke with the brides) which was vanilla cake with lemon filling. None of us got it! We all got vanilla cake with whipped icing filling instead...not sure what happened there! All of the little glitches that I mentioned were really no problem at all. It seems like a lot written down but they were very insignificant. The only thing that I wish I had made more clear and insisted on was doing a hand ceremony. When she asked us if we were doing a sand ceremony or unity candle ceremony we gave her our script for the hand ceremony instead. She said she had never heard of it but that she would give it to the minister. DH asked the minister if Chantelle had given him anything to read about the ceremony and he said no...by that time it was too late. We’ve decided to do a hand ceremony just before our AHR this weekend with a friend of ours who is a JP so she will “renew” our vows with us and do the hand ceremony. All in all Chantelle does everything she can to make your day perfect. You may have to insist on some things and even be a little pushy about things (she didn’t want to put the turquoise sashes on the brown chairs and thought I should rent the white chairs) but if it’s something you really want and you insist on it, it will all work out for you. (BDW bride jjurick will have more to add on that I’m sure!! - she had to insist on something very important!) Food The food at the resort was very good. The buffet for breakfast is so yummy and I totally recommend trying the french toast that’s made with croissants....so yummy! The smoothies are delicious too. For lunch we simply went to the jerk chicken hut (I got the sweet sauce cause the hot one is HOT!) every day and then went to Mahoe Bay buffet to get a salad or fries or something. As for the restaurants you can book for your reception. I had chosen the Steakhouse and I did not regret that decision. My guests told me that the ribs were delicious, the steak was pretty good and I had the chicken and it was delicious. The evening of our reception there were 2 other weddings in the Steakhouse at the same time as us and they had a sufficient number of waiters to serve us all. The only alcoholic drinks served in the restaurants are wine and beer but we kindly asked one of the waiters to get us a tray of Pina Coladas and a tray of Strawberry Daquaries...and they did...no problem mon! They checked in on us a few times (not too many) and made sure that everyone was comfortable and enjoyed their meal. We ate at the other restaurants throughout the week. I would definately NOT recommend booking the Asian restaurant. It wasn’t horrible but it really did turn me off of Asian food for a while. The Itallian restaurant, however, was very good and the “beef emince” plate on there was delicious. It was the best meal that most of my guests and I had all week. It was very tender and well seasoned. Other dishes at the Itallian restaurant were good too so if you book the Italian you can be sure to have a good meal too. The atmosphere in the Italian Restaurant is a little more fine dining than in the Steakhouse. It is also in a very different location with no view except for the walkway in front of the restaurants and a bit of the pool. The decor in the restauant would be the view and it wouldn't be very private. The steakhouse has a great view of the beach and the pool. Beef emince entree at Italian Restaurant. Soooo good! Seafood Entree at Italian Restaurant View of the pool behind us at the Steakhouse (the beach view was in front of us!) BEAUTIFUL!! Renova Spa I got my hair and makeup done at Renova Spa and they did an amazing job. They really listen to what you want. Bring pictures to help them get your vision and they are very frank with you about what's possible to do with your hair and what's practical. I loved my hair and make-up. One disappointment with them though was the whole 10% discount thing that comes with the wedding package. We got a sheet from Chantelle and she told us that we couldn't get our discount without that page. DH booked an appointment for a massage the day before the wedding and when we went to book it we showed them the sheet. We asked if we could pay then to get it over with but they said he had to pay when he came in for the massage. I went shopping with friends while he went for his massage and I totally forgot to leave the sheet with him. I arrived back at the resort 15 minutes after his appointment was to start so I ran to the spa to give them the sheet. They told me he had already paid and they wouldn't give him the 10% discount because he didn't have the sheet with him when he paid...ahhhhgh. I felt totally ripped off. I know it was my fault but really, for the sake of customer service you'd think they'd try to be a little understanding. According to some of my guests the relaxing massages are a waste of time but DH had the combination massage and he said it's the best massage he's ever had. I guess it just depends on how much you're willing to pay! Wedding Cake I personally don’t really like cake a whole lot but I tried to think of my guests when Chantelle asked my what kind of cake I wanted. The first choice was vanilla or chocolate and then you could choose your filling as well. The choices were whipped filling, strawberry filling, or lemon filling. I knew Mom loved lemon so I chose vanilla cake with lemon filling...as did the 2 other brides who were there the same day. We didn’t get that (but I already mentioned that above!) I did have a bite of DH’s cake though and it seemed to be a good cake and DH says it was nothing extraordinary but it was good. our cake with the free package Photoshop - Michael Michael is an AMAZING photographer so if you can be guaranteed that you will get him definately don’t hesitate to do so. If you decide to do this make sure that you give them your payment well before 48 hours before you wedding day and if this is not possible because of arrival dates then you need to contact Michael and discuss your options. I worked for a photographer for over 10 years and I am VERY picky about how I wanted my wedding photos to look. The same old boring stuff was not going to cut it for me. Even though I had booked Michael as the head photographer there was some kind of mis-communication between Maxine (the photoshop respresentative at the resort) and Michael, so we ended up with a different photographer. We spoke with Michael a few days after our wedding and he was fantastic to talk with and very understanding and sympathetic. He put our concerns to rest and offered us a photo shoot the next morning, kinda like a TTD. We were thrilled with this offer and ended up ordering even more photos from him. He is so good at what he does and takes great pride in his work. We were definately not disappointed with our decision to book Michael as our photographer. He has a great personality, is honest and works very hard to please his brides and grooms. If you’ve booked Michael you will not be disappointed! Tai Flora I contacted Tai Flora way back...like six months ago...and asked them about prices on their bouquets with white calla lilies. They sent me prices. Then I asked them if they needed to order these ahead of time and would I have to contact them at a certain time or could they just write down my date and order them themselves. They wrote back fairly promptly and said I would need to contact them 1-2 months before my wedding to place my order. I started emailing them once a week 2 months before my wedding. I never got a response so about 1 month before my wedding I decided I would have to settle for other flowers or go with fake flowers (which I was completely against). With the suggestion from BDW bride edssbride09 I ordered my flowers from Bitter Sweet Wedding Designs - Home and I was not disappointed. People who didn’t know I had fake flowers didn’t know they weren’t real and they looked amazing. My flowers Ceremony Location We chose to have our ceremony on the west beach because we really wanted a true beach wedding. It was pretty windy at times which was a nice relief but my sister wore her hair down (she was my MOH) and could not keep it out of her face the whole time. We only have a few pictures where she’s not fixing her hair and pulling it out of her face. We were very happy with the location though and we love the photos with the sand and water behind us. The arch was nice and simple and we just went with the regular chairs and used Marshall1980's sashes to spice them up a bit. I did not pay any extra for anything to do with the ceremony and I went with the free package so what you see in the pics is what you get with the free package with no upgrades. I saw a few other weddings that had lots of decorations too. They were absolutely gorgeous so I guess it’s just whatever you prefer. I’m a plain simple kind of gal so I was very happy with my decor. west beach free wedding package set up: chair sashes were extra The beach gazebo from the water Dance/reception We had planned on asking our guests to join us at the disco the night of our wedding to dance the night away but after being in there the first night we realized it wasn’t really the environment for us. It feels very disco bar-like (duh, I know) and not very wedding-y at all. We decided to meet our guests on the beach and doc our ipod. We just sat around for a couple of hours and chatted. The next day we had all booked an excursion with Sunquest. We went of the Cool Runnings excursion to Margaritaville and we all had a BLAST! The guys on the catamaran were amazing and we couldn’t ask for a better “reception”. We danced, sang, snorkelled and had so much fun sharing stories and jumping on the trampoline in the water at Margaritaville. They even had my Mom and Dad entertaining us at one point. It was crazy fun!! I definately recommend going on a group excursion just after you wedding to party it up with your guests. It was so much fun. (oh, you should try to make a deal with the picture people on the excursion. We got almost 200 pictures from the excursion burnt onto a disc for $70. The usual price was $40 per couple and there were 19 of us on the excursion! They even got underwater pics of us snorkeling! ) Overall We had an amazing time with our family and friends. The staff at RIU MoBay are great and you will not be let down. We had a busy week but it was so fun and we have no regrets. Make sure you bring an insulated travel mug so you can keep your drink cold (and drink more of those yummy slushy drinks course!) and make sure you bring enough casual flip flops. You might think you’ll wear a lot of fancy shoes but in reality the flip flops are what everyone sticks to. ****If I have forgotten anything at all please let me know and I will add onto this! I have my maximum of 10 pics on here so I'll add a post to this thread with a few of my favourite professional wedding pics done by Photoshop.****

I used Bitter Sweet Wedding Designs - Home and there were a great price. I made up my own bouquet and i think it turned out beautifully!

Quote: Originally Posted by Sloan We were the next Canadian flight out of MoBay after the CanJet incident -- zero issues with getting through the airport and our flight was on time. The CanJet plane was still out on the tarmac when we got there and the Jamaican police had just arrested him when we arrived at the airport. Not sure if anyone from BDW was on that flight.... Im pretty sure montegobay09 (Gisele?) was from Halifax and her wedding was this month at the Riu in MoBay -- hopefully it wasnt her flight out. Nope, wasn't my flight. I had just gotten home when it happened and our phone was ringing off the hook with people checking to make sure it wasn't us! Such a scary experience I'm sure but thankfully everything was resolved.

This was the most helpful thread for packing!!!! I had made a packing list but this thread just helped with those last minute details. I was soooo happy that I brought like 5 pairs of flip flops..I would also recommend bringing a pair or two that aren't thong because many of us on the trip got blisters between our toes from the humidity. Scissors were a huge help! Totally used the ipod docking station every day! Nail polish remover was a must! Bring at least two bottles of sunscreen! One is never enough. I remembered this from my last trip down south and we still needed to buy an expensive bottle from the gift shop on the resort! pens and/or sharpies are a great idea too. You spend all this time planning and organizing before you leave...you want to stay organized while you're there! If I think of anything else I'll add...again, this was such a great thread to read the night before I left!

Quote: Originally Posted by latricej919 Those bouquets are gorgeous... Were they reasonable? Yup, I made my bouquet with 8 medium calla lillies and I had 4 left...one for each bridesmaid. All together it cost me like $60 I think.

Glad to hear your very honest review! It was so nice to meet you on your wedding day. You looked absolutely stunning! and even though you think your bouquet was plain I think it was gorgeous. Question...did you pay for the upgrade to the oceanview suite? I will work on my review this week and try to have one put together by the end of the week. My AHR is this Saturday though (the 25th) so I'm going to be super busy!! I'll do my best to be as detailed as you were. Congratulations!!

There was noone there from RMB. I was on the flight just hours before with another airline but we were both heading to the same destination. When my friends heard that a flight from Montego Bay to Halifax was high-jacked our phone started ringing like crazy to make sure that we were home safely. Needless to say there were a lot of surprised and relieved faces today at work when they saw me come in!

I'm so happy I found this thread! It's so great!!! I'm leaving tomorrow morning and now FI is on his way to his office to get his ipod docking station. We knew we wouldn't use it for our ceremony but what a great idea to have it while we're hanging out and getting ready!!! Love the suggestion for the sewing kit too...I'll have to try and find ours. Thanks so much ladies!! - I might unpack a pair of shoes too!!

Hmmm, if I remember when I meet with Chantelle on Monday I'll ask her about it. I'll snap a pic of it if I see it.

Quote: Originally Posted by memz AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! I can't believe I'm leaving tomorrwo morning!!!! Thanks everyone for all your help....See you in a week!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MEEEEE TOOOOOO!! I'm so excited just to meet everyone at the airport let alone getting to Jamaica and having my dream wedding!!!! We are all so lucky to be DW brides!!! see yas all in a week!!...unless it's your time to leave!!

Those are so nice! I wish I had enough room to pack some cause I would've ordered some too. They are so great!!

I was in the same predicament and my travel agent actually did a lot of the work for us. If your TA isn't up for suggesting it to people maybe you could just make a list of all the single people going with their contact information (if they agree of course) and then let them work it out. If they really want to save the $$ they will have to make the contacts themselves. I dunno, maybe that's being insensitive but that's what I'd do. I think you did great just suggesting it to people and if you do the work to get the contact info then I think you've done what you can. Good luck!

HI ladies! I just wanted to say bye to everyone on here and thank you all for your support and input on all my planning!! I'm so happy I found this site! To all you future RMB brides I can guarantee you a very detailed review of my wedding when I get back. I'm usually a stickler for details so you'll get lots of pics too!! Chat with y'all in a week and a half! I won't get on here tomorrow before leaving so I wanted to send out a HAPPY WEDDING DAY!!!!...to Marshall1980...I'll see you tomorrow at your reception and we'll party the night away!!