DWbridetobe

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Congratulations! That's such an awesome engagement story!

Count me in!

What kind of information are you looking for? I'm also a St. Lucia bride (for now)... and have done quite a bit of research.

I'm so frustrated right now, that I'm not sure whether to cancel my booking at our resort and find something else, or try to salvage the planning I've done thus far and hope to God that something goes the way I envisioned. My FI and I are currently booked at the Sandals Regency in St. Lucia for November. Before booking ANYTHING, I did my research as to what the wedding package included by talking to a CSR on their site. That was mistake #1. The wedding package we wanted only included a 'reception' for 2. We asked if we could include more people, as we knew that we would have a party of 10-20. Of course, he told me. No problem. He told me about the per person charge, and we figured the amount. We were ok with an extra couple hundred dollars. I specifically asked how long the reception lasted, and what events were included, such as dancing, dinner, etc. Dinner wasn't included (but hey, as an AI resort, that was fine since there's a LOT of restaurants on site), but cake and dancing and a "grand ole party". <-- His exact words. Now, come to find out that it's a 30 minute reception! How in the WORLD do I get all the activities I want in 30 minutes. We can pay to extend the reception yes, but my FI and I are doing a DW to keep costs low... this isn't a 30,000 affair that it seems that DW usually turn into. For us, we're trying to keep it under 5 or 6 thousand due to the fact that we're both finishing up school and already have a lot of student debt to pay back. We're cheap, I know. I asked if we could skip the so-called reception, and just have the cake. In which case, we will gather all of our guests at one of the restaurants. No... they reception includes the cake, and has to be on the reception site. Huh? So, now my guests have to shuffle back and forth if I even want a freakin' wedding cake. I honestly don't know if I can do without the few traditions that we had decided upon. A wedding cake, father-daughter dance, even the first dance with my soon to be husband. However, none of that will happen if I stay at the resort we have booked. I've already made so many sacrifices to keep the wedding cheap, from not having my grandparents present (who are very important in my life) to giving up my "princess day" of a wedding I've always dreamed of. Until now, I've been able to come to terms with the sacrifices and compromises. This is all in addition to the fact that we've been booked for weeks, and I still haven't been able to contact a WC. I've emailed the resort, my TA has emailed them, and I've made numerous phone calls. At this point, I'm willing to lose the $500 deposit we made to find another place that will work with us so I can have the wedding I want. I'm just not sure what to do... I needed to let some steam off!

When my best friend got married, she ran into the SAME problem. When the salon wouldn't do anything to rectify their mistake, she called her credit card company, and started disputing all of the charges. 2 days after, the salon called back and offered to do all her alterations for free, and even threw in her veil. Her moral of the story to me: No matter if you can pay cash or not, ALWAYS use a credit card. It puts a layer of safety between you and the vendor. The credit card company almost ALWAYS sides with you... after all, you're the one that is their customer! I hope this all works out for you. When it does, you'll look beautiful!

Thanks for the info! Now to find a US friend with a close-by Target.

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Welcome to the forum! Congrats!

Welcome to the forum! I'm sure you'll be able to find all of the information you're looking for here. The bottom line is that you need to do what's best for you and your FI.

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