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Ok Brides...I will try to be short but not sure if that is in my nature. Wednesday--Got off the plane and was instructed to go to the booth that we booked with. We booked with Fun Jet Vacations. So they packed our bags onto to big airconditioned tour bus. We waited about 20 minutes until we filled the bus more.We got to the Hotel and was greeted by the FunJet Coordinator on site. She was pleasant and even took my dress out of my hands and directed us to the front desk. As we were checking in the front desk guy poured us red jamaican rum punch on ice. Everything started to feel alright. Everyone was dressed in either bathing suits with coverups or dresses and shorts. The guys..shorts and a t-shirt. Some people just walk around with bathing suits in the lobby. The entire lobby is wide open to air..There are no doors..and you can see the pool also. So we felt a little overdressed even by having jewelry on. The front desk handed us a letter from the WC that our appointment for the wedding was at 12:00 the next day. I really wanted to give them all the crap I brought and instructions that day...that way I could say it was done... We went to our rooms and had a couple drinks and went to the beach. So we met Shereka and Roxianna. Shereka is pleasant and Roxianna is just like I really can't stand my job. I'm just here. So I brought my seating chart with place cards, chargers, wedding favors, cake topper, knife set, sign in plate, gift bags at ceremony site, seating chart for the wedding ceremony. My vows to go over with the minister.. the DJ list, The ceremony list. "Canon D, and here comes the bride"- bla bla bla. So I had a lot of stuff. She kept making comments about my planning and the amount of things I brought and told me I was crazy. If I weren't a bubbly person..I would have gone straight to her blank. But I kept it composed and let her joke and kid around with me. My girlfriend had a bachelorette party for me on Friday evening at Rose Hall and Shereka and Natalie from Tai Floral came and joined us. It was a little hilarious..one minute she is making fun of me..then the next joining me.So I was thinking..she must like me at least.?So all those things we dropped on Friday evening and the wedding is on Saturday at 4pm. Saturday Morning all hell breaks loose. I had booked appointments at Renova Spa and they tell me that our appointment is at a different time and bla bla. I bring my vouchers and show them my booking with payment and they are like..we are sorry. So I go to Shereka's office and see if she can fix it and she does. But the plan was to get things kind of done..so I can chill out for my day...I ended up wasting around 3 hours with Renova spa. I got make-up and a massage. I did not get the hair done at all. They did ok on this one other bride...but I don't think it was all that for the prices they charge. I roller sat my hair and then worked with the curls. So Shereka says she would come and get us at 3:45. No show! They come around 4:30pm. From my hotel room..I can see my guests outside standing in the heat..sweating like doggs. Why not direct the guests to a cool area like the bar and let them know the wedding is delayed almost an entire hour! I get to the site and my curls have fallen because I had took my rollers out with the the thought I was about to leave my room. Now I am led thru the pool area and then we are delayed even further because the matron of honor went back to her room! So I stand there drenched.. Shereka is wiping my face and kneck and back and telling me how beautiful I am. Then she is about to send the wrong people down the isle..first. Oh I thought I did too much planning. I even told you who was going down first and they did not do that right. But I am the heavy planner..shame on me. I get to the decorations and I am like ok..this is cool but does not look like the internet stufff...? We did the ceremony adlib. never had a rehearsal..the minister basically directed everything. I brought my own sand ceremony vows.The we had champagne on the beach..which Roxianna served on platters to the guest.nice. Then she walked away. At this point I could look up at a distance and see Shereka and Natalie working on the the table decor. But still did not know how long it would be..right. No one told the guests what time to go up for dinner. So people started going back to their rooms. So when we got back to the room..we had to call all the guests indivdually. Got to the recption and it was just like I wanted it to be. Beautiful and colorful and bright! Now Tai Floral did an excellent job here. We were sharing the upstairs with another bride. She had hired a DJ and had a private area. But we could not see here becausethe area is like an L .We had to go downstairs for our salad...not too bad. The food ok..the champagne toast good, cake cutting good.. but the cake was good to some. I am not a cake person. But it looked better than I expected. It was three layers and white and I brought decorations. I never got to talk to anyone about it..So they end up doing things at their discretion. The did not decorate the way I had planned. So after we cut the cake..the waiters are just standing there.. and I asked him if I was supposed to cut my own cake? not outloud of course. Then we moved on to club pacha...The DJ introduced us as Mr and Mrs. and we started in on our first song....this was so nice. So to some things up....here are my final words of advice Room-you wake up drenched with sweat...I thought I was going thru early menopause. Even when you put AC at lowest temp. There are mosquitos when you wake up and when you go to sleep. Bring some type of mosquito killer to spray in the room. plus wear some off. The safe... punch in 4 digits of your choice then press pound to lock. Do not leave any valuables ..phones, glasses, jewelry, or anything else you care about getting stolen. They have two rums and two vodkas to dispense. They also have a fridge stocked with coke, diet coke, water and stuff. You can bring plates into your roomif you want from the restaurants. Just put another plate on top as a cover. Also you can walk aorund with the cups from the restaurant. The shower is slippery inside...marble. Shereka and Roxianna- They are sweet. but be persistent with what you want and be precise..no matter how funny it is to them. Bring a list. Designate someone to announce you as you walk to your reception table. Ask all your guests to meet you at the bar as a group until food is ready...although i don't see how you can do that when the WC just walks away and says nothing. These people are the coordiantors and the workers. I never saw any help. I just saw some guys helping with the outside ceremony..that's it. So in a way..you can't be totally mad at them..they are the only people working. Renova Spa- If you can. get an updo so it doesn't go flat if you get trapped in the heat sweating. Get the massage-swedish..it is nice and strong. and get a man to do it. The spa is beautiful and elegant. Get the make-up by camille. she is sweet and patient. Bring your makeup. The have revlon and loreal.She can put on your eyelashes. they say they don't but she did it for us. Beach- Nice for the first 10ft then you get hit with seaweed. not nice! The pool is better. They do water aerobics each morning with a hot guy and he works you out in your bikini. The food is good there. Jerk chicken and sausage. Pool- nice..get up around 9 for a good chair...after that people start fighting over the chairs. Eating- the food is ok..their are so many choices you may not try everything. Mahoa Bay has a lunch also..if it's open go there for lunch. If not Rose hall is the main dining area. Tours: Go to Dunn's River...it was crazy fun and adventurous for the entire family. no elderly and really young kids. All in all it was nice...I am tired and will post pics and soon as I understand how to. Feel free to drop advice

What if you reserved the seating for moms and dads..then every one else has to pick out of a bowl where to sit? I donno.... I am confused about it too. I have 26 people coming and I don't want people sitting far from me...

amanda and ose RMB

my wedding is less than two weeks..so I will let you guys know what's up.

The fees are for each separate area/ So if you want your chairs covered on the beach...Tai Floral needs RIU to bring our the nicer white chairs not the brown ones. Their covers don't fit. I believe they will bring these chairs out for you but Tailfloral charges to cover them..I know the sash is 2.50 by itself..so to cover may be like 7.00. then to have your chairs covered (those dreadful light blue chairs) you are gettin charged for that also.

Thanks so much for the pictures..they are great..Your table does look nice..I am just one of those people that would like to still bring a wedding feel to it all. I replaced the wooded chargers with silver and made menu cards,brought runner, replaced glasses by request to clear..adding floral arrangements...and drowned roses with floating candles.covered the chairs in all white withe white sashes. So looking at your table..I am thinking that your table does still look decent

Here are some questions I had asked Chantelle that may help some people: Do people with Nigerian passports need anything besides a passport and visa..do they need a letter of invitation from PLEASE CHECK WITH THE IMMIGRATION OFFICE.... How do we upgrade our floral items? *You may contact Tai flora by email at [email protected], also check out their website www.taiflora.com* Do you have chuppas and how much are they?THE BASIC CHUPPAS COST 400.00 WITH 2 ARRANGEMENT ON IT. what are the chair charges?to cover them? 10.00 PER CHAIR What type of system are you putting our music CD on at the ceremony site outdoors? Boom Box? CD PLAYER I really don't like the cake..I would like need 3 layers…what kind of cake is it? CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF FILLING I need to know what colors youhave available for the chuppas? I need orange, watermelon, and clover (David’s Bridal Website has the actual colors) davidsbridal.com The glasses for the reception dinner have a blue ring around them..can we get just clear glasses? WE CAN MAKE THAT AS A REQUEST, HOWEVER CONFIRMATION TO REQUEST IS BASED UPON AVAILABILITY What colors do you have for the table runner? WE HAVE WHITE TABLE COVERS FOR WEDDING Alcohol is free with this dinner correct? DINNER IS SERVED WITH WHITE OR RED WINE If we chose to have a DJ ,..we wouldn't necessarily need a private session or would we Can we have live dancers…….are you contracted with some dancers and how much? YOU WILL NEED A PRIVATE AREA FOR A DJ We need pictures of Club Pacha, we also need decoration options for the dinner? Like what colors are offered at the table setting…..I was thinking clover green with orange flowers Can we possible have our reception outdoors and if so…where would it be and how much? Can we do some Jamaican appetizers and drinks outside for free for a welcoming party I would like to have on July 2, Thursday? what type of sites do you have that are free for our welcoming party? we would prefer for it to be on some type of outside patio with music will the hotel deliver the welcome bags? Can the hotel make arrangements for the group excursion to Dunn's River Falls WE HAVE AN EXCURSION DESK IN THE LOBBY How close is the wedding site to the hotel. IT IS ON PROPERTY We want to be private..not in front of everyone how much is daycare and what are the hours it is open THE KIDS CLUB IS OPENED 10AM-12NOON 2-5 BABY SITTING HOWEVER CAN BE ARRANGED AND CHARGE USUALLY COST ABOUT $20.00 -50 PER HOUR also do you have an itinerary for the live entertainment at the club (each night) NOT AT THIS TIME we would like to have a final group breakfast dinner..can we reserve it at one of the main restaurants YOU MAY HAVE A GROUP BREAKFAST IN THE ROSE HALL I need to make arrangements at Renova spa…can you do that for me?are they open on saturdays YES THEY ARE OPEN ON SATURDAY Here is the quote from tai Floral. The main picture is number 12 for the ceremony from their website..then we are adding based on that picture: 1Bride's Bouquet: ivory roses, white calia lilies, white cymbidium $135.00 $135.00 wrapped in ivory ribbon, pearl pinsPerfect! 2Bridesmaids standard: Orange roses, pops of hot pink roses,(2)$95.00 $190.00 Perfect! mango calla lilies, fern greenery, wrapped in bride's own fabricI also have charms for their bouquets. 1Groom's matching boutonniere: White Calla lily, ivory ribbon$25.00 $25.00 Perfect 2Groomsmen boutonnieres: hot pink rose, bride's watermelon ribbon$15.00 $30.00 Perfect but you can do them in simple green ribbon,like the Groom's Ceremony 1(i)white fabric Draped Bamboo Chuppah with garland of flowers: orange roses, $710.00 hot pink roses, white casa lilies, green dendrobium orchids, few pops of fuschia mokara orchids, greenery. (ii) Hanging vote candles with Please ensure all the green is the same color (clover)not light green. candles , some with flowers. (ref: Arch 21 website)At this point can you please itemize these items. We do not know how much each thing costs.But if we know how much each item is…we can make a better decision (ii) two front base arrangements: same colour scheme (ref: img 12 web) 20$2.50 eachorange tie backs (regular orange NOT burned orange)total of $50.00 Perfect..But once I get confirmation of the chairs..you are still covering them, Because I would like them totally coveredContact RIU about using their white folding chairs. Our white chair covers do not fit their brown outdoor chairs that they use for ceremonies $- 2Entrance standing aisle markers: same colour scheme as arch$85.00 total:$170.00 Perfect-Just please confirm those flowers are only the green of the wedding 1Aisle runner with light coverage: pink, orange petals $120.00 Need heavier isle..I have seen light coveragePricing on heavier isle. Reception 4Runners for T shaped style table (specify color)$15.00 $60.00 I have runners- they are white in middle and lime green border..I have four, t shaped is the best way to set a table for 25-30 people, head table I have four, the border is about 2 in thick, vivid green. 3Sets of 2 cylinders at different heights: submerged rose with orchids$35.00 total: $105.00 How wide are these cylinders? But height is perfect.I think we may need 4 sets if they are slim 15" and 18" ,floating candle on top, lightly tinted water? What color?) $- I am not sure what will ultimately look good with all these colors I will let you suggest. 4Glass squares with tropicals, orchids, square lined with ti leaf $65.00 total : $260.00 I looked at the arrangements and I think we need5 arrangments if these cylinders are not wide and tall (style of image #50 Reception décor) alternate with cylinders 8votive candles$2.50 $20.00 are the candles for the reception…because I would like candles at the reception and I am probably bringing them, but let me know your prices and suggestions…should we go with an orange or green candle to bring this table runner in more smoothly. All Prices are quoted in US - Dollars ! US - SUBTOTAL $1,875.00 Payment Instructions: 16.5 % GCT TAX $309.38 Is there a way to get around this 20% charge? Do you give discount for paying balance upfront? Make all checks payable to Tai Flora Services Ltd. (cashiers checks only)SETUP/DELIVERY All Credit Card Payments attract a 4 % transaction charge.US - TOTAL $2,184.38 Please request a Credit Card Authorization Form! If you have any questions concerning this invoice / preliminary costing please contact us :Natalie….I only need the Calla lillies in the court (me, groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen)…not the actual flower arrangements, perhaps that will cut down on flowers i i We have 6 of these pictures

Thanks to everyone for theri post. I will arrive on July 1, 2009 and do as Krissy did and simply meet for dinner at the resort.. then off to the Coconut bar. I have weclcome bags so I guess we can simply give them out when we arrive at the Coconut Bar. I wanted a Chuppa and two floor arrangements and a long garland going across the cchuppa, a petal walking isle andtwo entrance flroal arrangements and that is $1100. i then wanted drowned roses in vases alterneting with floral arangemtns. 8 vases and 4 floral. That is costing around $500. The brides bouquet is calla lillies, roses, orchids , pearls (all white) with green fern underside. $150. All together with all bouquets and decor...Tai Floral is saying $2200..Oh and by the way..There is a 20% tax (the 4% comes from you using your credit card) Then I am having champagne and light appetizer on the beach and a steel band for 1 hr. Our wedding is at 4pm and the steel band will play the wedding march and then also light it up after the announcement of marriage. That gives us some kill time while taking pictures with guests. Then off to Maho Bay. We are jsut doing the standard dinner. i took the liberty of making my own menu cards based off their standard dinner. I am also bringing silver chargers and a green and white table runner.We are also doing wedding favors. I just find that their is no color on the table. Then we are off to club Chuppa. But we may change it and simply do an outside reception..I donno yet. We have also arranged for all the guests to go to Dunn's River Falls and they say it's $40 per adult. Yaital is $55 per person. Two weeks to go!!

Chantelle does not work at RIU Montego Bay anymore....probably because she wasn't getting her things done and answering the brides questions. I don't understand why they don't have a better FAQ list. The stuff I ask seems pretty standard..because I see that other brides are having to ask the same stuff. I don't like when people say...everything is no problem..we are in Jamaica...just because it's a ladi back atmospher...does not mean you should be laid back about your wedding and preparations for your guests who are flying with you

Well you get no decor....Just a plain white table cloth and some glasses with a funky blue rim. I am bringing chargers , my own menu cards, favors, and getting tai floral to enhance with some centerpieces. Also some flowers and ribbon for the cake.Believe me ...I have seen the pics and it's really sad. Also you have to pay $10 per chair for them to cover those ugly blue chairs at dinner reception.

Try orange, watermelon and green. You can use variations of those colors with the invite, the welcome bags,the table decor and it's really pretty together

I will be there in July also...the 4th at RIU at 4pm

OK...just how close are the guests at the gazebo on the beach...I mean you don't want them actually attending your wedding right?

Ok you are a fat ass....you need to loose the weight girl...good luck!!