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Last post for the night from me, I swear..... I just received an email from our DW.com TA stating: "Unfortunately, I just found out today that the hotel is sold out in all categories for the weekend of your wedding." So ladies on or near that weekend, it's time for Plan B......just a heads up.

Quote: Originally Posted by Less is more Well ladies I have checked off some major things off my to do list today! SO just wanted to share. My final fitting for my wedding dress and TTD was today and the changes and alterations were beautiful. I mean she was fabulous. I told her i would give her a shout out! She wanted me to wait until a couple of weeks before the wedding to finalize everything which made me nervous. So literally last saturday we fitted both of my dresses, my two bridesmaids, three dresses for my mom and a dress for my mother-in law. She called me Monday morning saying everything was done!!! Wow so amazing and beautifully done. If any one lives in columbus ohio area i know the BEST SEAMSTRESS! Ok other things completed are my OOT bags and goodies, place cards and wine glass charms, my room cards ( i will pass these out at the welcome party and guest can swap room numbers so they know where to find each other and it encourages mingling), and menus. So still working on excursion / important reminders letter and ceremony programs. So needless to say improvement has been made and so happy everything is coming together in the nick of time! GO YOU!!! Sounds like you are ahead of the curve ball and ready to rock and roll!!! Good job!!!

Our quote has been the same for 3 adults in a room as 2 adults in a room. Here is what our guests are quoted on our website for 3 days: Jacuzzi Junior Suite - 1 Adult - $651.92 Jacuzzi Junior Suite - 2 Adults - $682.08 Luxury Jacuzzi Junior Suite - 1 Adult - $682.08 Luxury Jacuzzi Junior Suite - 2 Adults - $532.44 Luxury Jacuzzi Junior Suite - 3 Adults - $532.44

Quote: Originally Posted by bryteyedbride Welcome back lady! I sent you some stuff on your private email a few weeks back but never heard back from you. Maybe it went to your spam. I hope all is well! Our time is getting really short! Thanks so much, Bryteyed! I definitely did not get your emails but I iwll head over and check my spam out just as soon as I get off of here. I did receive your PM and I will repsond to you shortly as well. We are now on the countdown! Net week officially marks about 4 months for us and I think it is going to go FAST! So happy to have found you on here my dear wedding date twin! :-) We had this same issue very early on and I politely informed people that we were having a "small, intimate, and quaint" ceremony. I've repeated this so many times that it rolls off my tounge like a wave. I have a co-worker who was with me the day I met my FI and she asks at least every two weeks if we have finalized our guest list, although I told her last year that our STD's and such went out and were booked with a resort, etc..... My Step-Mom forwarded the link and password to our DW.com site to her friends and family that I did not invite just because her husband (my Father) is paying for half and she thought it was her right as his spouse. :-( I had to tell out TA to run the names by us before accepting credit card authorizations for room deposits from people! :-/ I think it's just the nature of people to want to participate in a good time, not to mention not many can say they have been invited to or attended a destination wedding. Take it in stride and as a compliment that people want to see you two get hitched and celebrate your union. :-) Or find a really sweet and kind way to politely let them know that you are not accepting anyone of your guest list. (ie. You are on a strict budget because your folks are paying, you are having a small and private ceremony, or you are already at your max for your invite list) As others said, you are marrying the man of your dreams and that will be the highlight of your day when it is all said and done! ;-) I know I'm late as ever with this reply, but I could so relate to you. ;-) LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your dress! Love the sweetheart neckline and the back!!!! Looks great on you!!! Not to add more panic and frenzy to your post, but it took our TA four weeks to get a response on our photogs room availability because our wedding weekend is sold out as well. She didn't go into the details and if rooms were just on hold for other travel operators or not, but Travel Impressions has reached their max for Memorial Day Holiday weekend. So I guess it's time to offer alternative options to guest or let them select a resort of their choice. We too had this discussion in our household.....do we feel guilty and go out of our way for people who had the last 7 months to book or do we let adults be adults. 40 people from my side have booked and 5 of my FI's have. We initially got all spazzed out about that and then we decided that this is the ONE event of our lives that will be about us and if people couldn't get off their duffs to make reservations, it was their loss and not ours. It's natural to want everyone you love and care about to be there, but at the end of the day some initiative has to be taken on their part as well and not just all on the part of you two as a couple. Chin up, I feel your frustration. Those that were meant to be there, will be.......and regardless you and your hubby to be will be in such happy bliss that a few missing faces will not spoil your mood.

Hello Ladies! Happy New Year and I hope you are all doing well! It's been soooooo long since I've been on here that I forgot where I even left off with you all! Anyway, now that the Holidays have passed and I have taken a hiatus from wedding planning, my hopes are to get back on the saddle and get things done. It took me a few days to catch up but I just wanted to drop a few lines to say hello to you all. Hope you all had wonderful Holidays!

Merry "belated" Christmas ladies! Mzgillis316 - Your photos as well as your video were absolutely beautiful!!! Thanks so much for sharing!

You were WITHOUT A DOUBT a beautiful bride!!!!!! I love this photo of you! Congrats on your wedding and being a Mrs.!!! Quote: Originally Posted by Chapa Hey girls.. I have a question for those of you that are using destinationweddings.com for your TA. Have you or your guests been having issues getting ahold of your TA or their not getting back to them in a timely manner? I understand they are busy, but upsetting my guests make me more upset because I went with them to try to make this process as hassle free as I could for my guests. I have complained once to the upper levels and I don't want to seem like a b-word and complain again, but when is enough, enough? Sorry.. had to see if it was just me! We are using them and aren't overly impressed. We are not having any problems with TA communication/contact/responses to our guests. Our concerns with DW.com lie elsewhere, but to answer your question, communication with our guests has been superb. I would continue going to the top about your TA and if it is not resolved, I would request to be assigned a new DW.com TA. We are on our second DW.com TA by choice, so it can be done if push comes to shove. Quote: Originally Posted by TLGnhci Hey girls, I was just thinking ~ with how the resort is with "not" allowing outside vendors, what is going to happen when I bring my real touch flowers? Have any past brides brought them? Also, does anyone know if they will accept items to be shipped in? I'm starting to think these OOT bags are going to be a huge headache to try and get everything there. Hmm..... I have read about several brides successfully bringing Real Touch flowers without vendor fees or any other grief. If I am not mistaken, Meredith recently used them as well for her November wedding without fail. I have also read on other threads as well as ours that shipments to the resort are not allowed. I think it is for several reasons, including the fact that they do not want to be held liable. I'm not sure how many weddings they have a day, but I imagine if they allowed each bride to ship parcels down, there would be moments of confusion. I also think they don't want to bear the burden of parcels that don't make it through customs or are opened in route through customs. Have you considered finding a local FedEx and possibly having parcels shipped there and then picking them up yourself. Might be a safer bet.....IMO.

Hi Hermosa! Congrats and thanks for sharing with us B2B's! I'll take the following and will PM you now..... 100 Ezy Dose Pill Pouches - $4 38 Clear, Waterproof Badge Holders + 3 Blue Lanyards - $10 80 Earplug Pairs in Individual Packages - $12 SL

I don't think I told you this on this thread (probably on your review), but you were a gorgeous bride, Meredith! Your smile represented your happiness geniunely! Congrats again and can't wait to see your pro pics!

Welcome back, Meredith!!! Congrats to you and your new husband!!! Thank you so much for the detailed and thorough review because as you know, they are worth their weight in gold to us B2B's! Many wishes for a serene and blissful marriage!!! It's so great to celebrate one of our own! ;-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Chapa Did any of you use destinationweddings.com? Did they include flight in your quote for you? We too are using DW.com. They did not include flights in our quotes. Our DW.com TA has stated that they have the ability to secure flights for you (us), however I'm not sure that it is an cheaper than booking for ourselves. We have yet to have any of our guest go through our TA for their flights. Those who have already purchased their flights have done so online and directly through the airline.

Quote: Originally Posted by TLGnhci It's so hard to pick a favorite! Here are just a few. These are very cute and my fav is the one of the two of you in the street. Something about the cobblestone just adds extra character to the photo! :-) I also really like the one of you two under the tree....very cute! I'm SOOOOOOOOO excited for you!!! I woke up thinking of you this morning! I know you will be a beautiful bride and I cannot wait to hear about your experience. Have a fantastic time and bask in all your love!!! Thanks for sharing this! I was thinking about these as a possiblity and it's good to know you stand by this company.

Great info! Thanks for sharing, ladies!

Quote: Originally Posted by dstinationdrmr Quote: We also purchased a roll of organza fabric from www.cvlinens.com I definitely recommend a travel agent, he/she could become your best friend! I think I told you this already but I love love love your dress! I purchased from Debbie Co Flowers on the internet. It takes awhile but I got really good customer service. The bouquets wound up being smaller than I had expected but I think that was more because I was unfamiliar with the sizing. We're doing the Sky Deck Thank you for this link.....I'm headed over to check it out now! Quote: Originally Posted by daniepps I used Sharon Nagassar. www.sharonnagassardesigns.com . They were very reasonable. Flowers weren't that important to me. I just had them because everyone said I should but I was impressed with what we got. I only wish the bouquets were a tad bit bigger. Thank you! I am going to send her a request for a quote now!

Great OOT bags! Thanks for sharing!

Looks great!