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They have AMAZING pics including some of the church I am getting married at. I am looking to get a quote from them as well. The quality of the pics are beautiful!Quote:
Originally Posted by daifje 
I can't believe that May is 6 months away!!! I have had to take a break from the whole wedding thing because work has been crazy. Do you guys know anything about SAAB photography? They are based out of montego bay and the online pics look great. I wanted to know if anyone has used them and what their thoughts were.
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[quote= On another note, for those of you who are using J Crew they have a sale on currently, it is 20% AND free shipping!
Woohoo! I just bought two dresses. However, I didn't get the free shipping since I live in Canada..but I got the 20% off anyhow. Can't wait to see how it looks.
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Hey Midnight,Quote:
Originally Posted by midnight24 well for starters i didn't like that on their website they said they had tonnes of dresses in stock. when i went i would say they had about 40 if that. the store is very clean, neat, the staff is nice but...when i was there i made an appointment. my mom & i were the only ones in the store besides the 3 ladies working there. i tried on about 6-8 dresses. i picked a couple, but they kept bringing me style of dresses i said i didn't like. the one dress i did like, they put away and wouldn't let me try on again. i thought that was weird because we were the only ones in the store. they did write down the name for me & style number. i just didn't enjoy the experience, or attitude there. i figure if you are going to pay that kind of money for a dress, you should enjoy the process, and the service. i had no desire to go back there and i think if i found a dress i liked there i probably would of looked elsewhere for it. it's unfortunate too because i live about 10mins from there.
now however, another friend of mine who is getting married as well went there and she loved the service & the store although she ended up getting her dress at bridal fraire after i told her about that place.
good luck if you do decide to go.
another place i was told to check out but never made it too was 'pearl' in port credit.
I finally made it out to Jealous Bridesmaid out of sheer curiosity. I haven't found my dress yet and I am getting down to the wire. I was one of two brides in the store and had a FANTASTIC experience. I admit their choice of dresses are limited but that worked for me - I didn't feel overwhelmed with all the choices.
They were able to pick out three dresses that suit me perfectly. They let you take off your shoes and wipe your hand with baby wipes before you go in which some people may find snobby but I was impressed with the store and the service there.
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Hey magz,Quote:
Originally Posted by magz88 Hi I am getting married in may 2010. I will not be able to visit the site before then. Does anyone have pictures of the resort from visiting or from their wedding?
A couple other questions i had were...if you hook up an ipod for the dj to use, how would you break to do things like cut the cake or first dance with mother/father?
Usually the dj is in charge of all of that, will they know to do those kinds of things? Do we have to tell them certain times when we want to do this stuff? Thanks for your help!
I'm getting married in May as well!! I wasn't planning on going down to Jamaica before the wedding but there was an amazing seat sale, I couldn't pass up. So I will be going in a few weeks!
I will be staying with family, but I plan on meeting with the wedding coordinator (Chic Events) and doing a day visit to the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach, Bellefield Estates, churches and any other potential vendors in the area (Montego Bay).
We don't plan on getting married at the Iberostar but our guests will be staying there. Still, I will most likely meet with the coordinator there just in case we have a change of heart.
I will take plenty pics and provide as much info as I can!!!
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Great Photos!!! Can I ask who provided the flowers?Quote:
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Looking to do the same...have NO idea on where to have it yet....Quote:
Originally Posted by tigger I'm in Toronto and we will be having an AHR but we have no idea where to hold it. It will be fun to party with everyone and we are hoping to have it 2 weeks after we get back.
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Ochie, did you find your dress yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by OchieBride Any suggestions on where I can get a great dress, appropriate for beach wedding, great price in Toronto?
I've been searching all over...I fell in love with a Maggie Sorretto dress I found at Bride and Beyond (luckily I had a great woman helping me but I HATE the setup of the store and the one hour time slot rush) but it didn't get the reaction I was looking for from my sisters
I also liked a Casablanca dress I found at Beckers Bridal (good selection of dresses).
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Hey I didn't know there was a Toronto group....I would be interested.
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I bought this book a few months ago. They have some good tips...particularly since I'm not planning an AI wedding. Because I scour the BDW boards so much, I don't think I learned anything THAT new.
I don't write into as much since I think to store most of my info on a flash key or print it out. Perhaps I will use it more when I'm in Jamaica....but its worth a good skim thru while you are at the bookstore.
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yellow with fuschia accents.
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I'm using Chic Events. They are really nice and great and responding back to you via email or phone. I would defintely recommend them.
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Wow...I'm going to contact my travel agent tomorrow. The Rose Hall Suites and Grand will remain open..here is the most recent link from the local Jamaican paper:
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I ran into a JA bride while dress shopping today.
She told me about the following site:
Apparently the Children of the Drumming are really good. You can youtube them. I haven't had a chance to take a look yet.
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Hi May Bride,
the BDW forum is a great place to start looking for ideas. Are you trying to go the traditional route? Or do something like a boarding pass invite or passport invite?
templates (main invitation/inserts template_) - very easy to work with
Michaels sells brides.com wedding invitation pacakges. Alot of th work is already done for you o print and add a couple embelishments if you like. Wedding Invitations, Wedding Stationery and more | Brides.com
Otherwise, I would just browse the forum for good ideas!
Good Luck!
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"I figured if the old skoolers will always find SOMETHING..ANYTHING to talk about so run with it and make myself happy!"
how true!!
With regards to the travel agent..some say they will use their own, others say they are going to wait to book, and there are a few that are calling me with travel questions even though I've directed them to the travel agent..can't win
Either way, I've provided the travel agent details on our website and invitations and advise guests to ultilize her if you wish and if you don't, let us know in the rsvp so we can include them in the overall headcount.
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I got this from another board:
Resort Information/Booking
Local Activities
What to pack or Wedding Dress Code
Daily group activities
An “about us” or “how we met” page
Travel Agent information
Travel Tips
Ground Transfer Info
Rehearsal Info
Wedding Day Info
Reception Info
Welcome Dinner
Hope this helps
I'm making boarding pass invitations myself. I'm slightly worried how my old skool relatives will take it...but I think they will be great!
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nice pics. Love the boquet!
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Glad to hear it went well. We are comtemplating if we should have one or not.
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Great picture. They look great!
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We did the same thing. We created a website as our save the dates but we will be sending a formal invitations very shortly. We will probably include a STD magnet and send out reminder emails/phone calls later if really necessary.Quote:
Originally Posted by allisonmpls Hello!! I'm a May 2010 bride too. :-)
I just thought I would share our strategy for saving some $$$ on invites/STDs!
We created a wedding website (through brides.com) with all of the details about the wedding, plus everyone will RSVP on the site too. (I had friends who did the same thing and said only a couple of relatives didn't have internet access, so they just called to RSVP and they updated it manually.)
We were originally going to send out save the dates, but realized that they would say the same thing as the invitations (since the RSVPs are online, along with all of the details, there was no need to do the formal invitations with all of the enclosures). So, we decided to send the invites now, even though it's early. That way, people have even more time to plan and save some money if need be. (I'll post a picture when they're done - we went the DIY route too to save even more $!)
So, basically we cut out the cost of save the dates, the cost of RSVP cards and postage, and the cost of multiple invitation pieces and expensive printing. Plus, we both are pretty environmentally conscious, so we were happy to be able to save a few trees in the process. (And some of the paper I am using for the invites is recycled.) YAY!
Oh, and we went on godaddy.com and bought a personalized web address to use on brides.com so it would be easy for people to remember the site address.
Are you ladies giving a deadling for your RSVP? If so, what date?
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Thanks for the insight. I leave close to Jealous Bridesmaid and I thought it was worth a shot. I will have to give it another thought.
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#1 and # 5.
Turtle idea is pretty cute!
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I was going to make an appt at Jealous Bridesmaids! What didn't you like about them? Just so I know what to expect.Quote:
Originally Posted by midnight24 i wasn't a big fan of the service at ritchie bridal or jealous bridesmaids in toronto. nor were their dresses under $1000.
check out bridal fraire on spadina. they were helpful there, had a tonne of dresses and good prices under $1000.
i actually bought my dress at it's your day in lasalle, on...even though i live in toronto.
there is something to be said for good service when you are spending all that money!!!
good luck!
I went to Bridal Image in Mississauga. They actually had a small selection Destination Wedding dresses under ranging from $199-$699.
Why Jamaica
in Destination Weddings in Jamaica
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