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Congratulations and welcome!

Welcome to the board Jennifer. Happy planning!

Welcome to the board Melissa. Congratulations and happy planning!

Hi Kristen, Congratulations and welcome to the forum!

Hi Jennifer, Welcome to the forum and congratulations!

YAY! Welcome aboard! Congratulations!

Welcome Traci! Congratulations and happy planning!

Hi guys! Welcome to the forum!

Happy planning! Welcome to the forum!

Congratulations Jimmy! Fun to see a groom on here! Happy planning!

Congratulations Meghan and happy planning!

Congratulations Lori! Welcome to the board!!

Hi Crystal! Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your engagement!

Congratulations and welcome to the forum!

Hi Jennifer, Welcome to the forum! You'll be able to find anything and everything you need on here. Congratulations on your engagement!

Congratulations Grace!! This board is a lifesaver for me! Everyone goes out of their way to help you, so you came to the right place!

Welcome to the board Margaret! You came to the right place!! Congratulations on your engagement!

Quote: Originally Posted by Whitneyfewster Hi my name is Whitney Fewster. I have not yet chosen an exact wedding date, as I have joined this group to try to find out some more information on the location I am very interested in -Melia Los Cabo . Any info would be greatly appreciated! Welcome to the board! Everyone is great and so willing to help! Congratulations on your engagement too!

Quote: Originally Posted by Rebeccauk Hi, I'm Rebecca from yorkshire uk and after getting engaged in jamaica last december we have decided to get married there Nov 2011. Not sure where yet, we've been looking at the riu's in ocho rios and negril but will most likely have a off site ceremony. Looks like a very helpful site from what i've seen so far, just what i've been looking for. Going get searching now. x Welcome to the forum Rebecca! You'll find everything you need here! And congratulations on your engagement!

Those turned out great! I may use your idea. Thanks for sharing!

Quote: Originally Posted by dianep they will put up the huppah (or a metal white arch, i believe) and decorate it with white fabric. they have white chairs and white chair covers and sashes. my ceremony was in the evening, so they also set up tiki torches (decorations not included). the pictures in the gallery section of the resort website are great indications of what they will provide. i just had my ceremony on the 15th. i brought some of my own decorations, including colored fabric for the huppah, chair sashes, flowers for the tiki torches, etc. they sky is the limit for what you can bring. i just dropped everything off to my onsite coordinator and she took care of everything at no extra charge. good luck and happy planning! Quote: Originally Posted by Lady_Di Thank you! They will provide the huppa free of charge and you can bring your own decorations for the huppa like the tulle. They will charge like $500 for the huppa flowers. Crazy expensive! Thanks ladies! I really appreciate the help! My wedding is at 5pm so I'm hoping for tiki torches!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisa DSO A day shy of 3 weeks (and a call from my TA later), Angie confirmed my date/time/location ( i sensed sarcasm when she said that i had sent back the confirmation letter with that date). I wanted to say, "okay and I'm sure all the OTHER ladies did too, but that didnt stop you from FUBARing theirs"...but i didn't :-). I'll just vent here and continue killing her with kindness. (we should really pray for her lol) She also said that I wouldnt be charged for DJ Ivan if I booked through the RESORT (small heart attack), but then sent another email saying that she just learned the policy has changed and there would NOT be a charge for booking through Ivan because he is the in-house DJ. (i'm guessing this a policy implemented this calendar year) Yays! Ha, the infamous Angie sarcasm. In one of my emails I asked her how to go about getting guests from the Gran to the Royal (as far as for the wedding, dinners, etc..), her reply? "they walk". Yeah, thanks for that.

Quote: Originally Posted by lizzy123 Thanks for all the posts, they are so useful, I’m getting all sort of great ideas and of course some do’s and don’ts. I still have some questions for any of you that may know the answer: 1)I’m booking the wedding reception at 4 pm in the Gran Porto Real in the beach location, is there more than one beach in the GPR? I just that I have reading that in the Royal PDC they are so if anyone know how the beach settings for the receptions are in the GPR I will really appreciate any comment or suggestion 2)Regardin the guest and non-guest, do they charge you for a day pass for the non-guest if you are already paying for the private reception in their packages? I’m kind of confused on this as my WC hasn’t told me anything about an additional charge and I don’t want surprises 3)Does anybody contract the DJ with the packages, I have been reading that very good reviews about DJ Ivan and Doremix and I was wondering if its better to book somebody outside even with the vendor charge 4)Same question about the photographers, does anybody contracted the ones that the Royal has or its better to go with an outsider? Tx! Hey Lizzy, If you go back through this thread (it's a long one) you'll find answers to ALL of your questions! There is so much information. When I found this I started with the first page and made my way to the end of the board (it took me a few days but was REALLY fun). It will give you so much information you'll feel like you're ready!

They are great!!!! Love the mugs! Where did you get them from?

Totally going to go on a hunt for those. SOOOOO CUTE!