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HI Liz! thank you! it is by oleg cassani, it was actually from david's bridal! never thought i would go that route but it was! I had my seamstress sew in a satin black sash behind the flower.

Hi Kim! so much to tell you! well we booked our wedding in January for May 2010 and it was very short notice. My family was on board but his was not and thats putting it very nicely. We ended up having 12 guests join us in turks and they stayed at a different resort for about 4-6 nights, their trips were ~800 per person incluiding air. By doing that i paid for their day passes for the day of the wedding (150 each) and they spent all day and night at beaches for the ceremony, helped me get ready etc. that being said...... HIs family was not thrilled and were embarrassed etc. so what we did.... We had a small church ceremony at home, our immediate family only and the girls who threw my shower (20 people) and all went to dinner afterwards. We made it legal by doing that. A week later we went to Turks and Caicos for our dream wedding. My mother was not in turks with us which was sad but she got to see me get married before we went and i got to share that with her! I can tell you all about how everything worked if you like, just let me know! good luck!

Hi ladies! I got married in May this year at beaches and I did have them do my hair and makeup. I had no problem with the hair but you need to tell them what you want exactly and they will do it, i loved my hair! I have long straight hair and wanted it to one side and soft and wavy, it came out exactly how i wanted it. the makeup was not bad at all but heavier than i like, i tended to want to fix it more to what i am used to when i got back. i tend to do that whenever i have my makeup done anywhere though!

Hi Kimberly! I'll see if i can get my video online and send it, may take me a bit, did you already get a sample? I just got the raw footage from beaches and i love it, its funny and sweet and romantic and captured everything. it was worth it becasue they mic. the guy and everything can be heard where as my sister also videotaped and we cant hear so well. its worth the 300 unless you want a formal chaptered video.

hi jennifer! that sounds amazing! I am trying to plan atrip to antigua for next spring, it looks beautiful! good luck! i am sure you will find a million helpful things here, it was so helpful for me planning my wedding!

Hi Stephanie! I just got back from my turks and caicos Beaches wedding, it was a dream come true! Let me know if you have any questions at all!

Michelle you will have plenty of time, she knows exaclty when the sunset is! you are going to be ridiculously happy with the pictures! Meagan is absolutely right, she is just wonderful and knows how to capture your personality and makes the shoot such a romantic experience for you both. Even my marine husband who has never had to do anythin glike this got into it! Kendall, beaches will take ictures regardless ifyou book a package. they arent horrible, we did by 4 prints becasue they got a moment we wanted to keep but they just dont comapre to TI. The TI experience is my favorite part of my trip. if you want to see what the beaches pictures look like, mine are still online... some are pretty awkward...but you will get the idea of what they do.... SnapShots by Sandals email is [email protected] password is wedding

Hi Barefootidos . I actually got my dress off the mannequin at davids bridal if you can believe it! I had it altered and had a black sash sewn into it but thats all! its made by oleg cassani. i was so surprised at the quality of the dresses there when i went. i actually bought two, one for a ceremony i had here and one for the beach ceremony! Strapless Faille with Sweetheart Draped Bodice - David's Bridal

Janine, you will be so comfortable with Ileana, i was right away! I actually lost my bikini top in the ocean while we were shooting, it just floated away while we were taking a few pictures! she is very professional and very sweet and very good at making you look your absolute best!

I so agree with yoU! She shot my photos May 31st and a few days before that for my boudoir shoot! I LOVE my pictures! people keep asking me who the photographer is and want all the details -i have told them all to go to turks!

so glad you are going with ileana at beaches, you will not regret it, she is amazing! i used her for a boudoir and trash the dress shoot and i am in love with my pictures! if you want to see my beaches pictures (which i had no idea they were even going to take!) they are still online, just let me know! i did buy 4 of them but only becasue my friends were blocked by their photographer when taking pictures. they did get a great group shot on the beach too. thats about it!

I Did use ileana! the pictures are fantastic, here is the blog! The Wedding / trash the dress of Jerr-Lee and Seamus | Brilliant by Tropical Imaging Thank you Heather! I am still trying to figure out how to add pictures to my review! you would think being a computer engineer it wouldnt be so hard for me, lol

I had the same problem! I actually ended up with 2 dresses, one -a mermaid style for my ceremony at home which was incredibly flattering, and the other was sort of empire but still flattering, its from davids bridal no less, i had a black sash sewn into it and it was also very flattering. your body type will look good in almost any style, don't worry! I got the dress a little big then had them both taken in at my waist and hips! always works like a charm!

I should also tell you that my beaches pictures are in the middle of sunlight and we are all squinting in the beach ones so later is definitely better, even if you decide to do it a different day. you can't pass up those sunsets either!

Heather, i had the same problem! i was so confused about how to handle this, my wedding was at 12 but in the end it worked out perfectly and i still got the sunset pictures i wanted (you definitely want them!) We did the wedding at 12, then cocktail hour then reception which brought us to about 3:30, it was so hot but you dont even care. Then my husband and I (and all of our guests actually because they weren't staying at the resort) went back to our room and we brought champagne and everyone changed into bathing suits or whatever and we hung out there for about an hour (it suddenly downpoured for about an hour but cleared up). at this time, i took off my dress, relaxed with everyone for a few and then touched up my hair and makeup (wiping off all the sweat, its so hot) then got dressed again. We left with ileana at 4:30 while our guests played on the resort! we got back by 7:45 and met all of our guests for dinner and dancing the rest of the night. it was perfect! the only thing i would recommend is not drinking too much or at all before the pictures so you don't have any crazy faces, lol, i would have! water is key!