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Welcome JuanitaD! You and LaurenMarie are getting married on the same day at the resort!! Here's an updated list of all of the brides Jordana: 1/20/2011 Ceproto: 2/5/2011 AnnMarie: 2/19/2011 Misti: 3/12/2011 Brandy: 4/2/2011 Michelle-2: 4/14/2011 LaurenMarie: 5/21/2011 JuanitaD: 5/21/2011 Caroleandchad: 6/4/2011 MissKady: 7/6/2011 Butterfly913: 7/9/11 Barefootidos: 7/29/2011 Trimalusta: 9/24/2011 HandCinTandC: 10/7/2011 Nicb1rd: 12/2/2011 Mrszahakos: 12/3/2011 Lizzdee: 1/21/2012 Kirsten: 7/7/2012

Welcome Butterfly 913, Jordana: 1/20/2011 Ceproto: 2/5/2011 AnnMarie: 2/19/2011 Misti: 3/12/2011 Brandy: 4/2/2011 Michelle-2: 4/14/2011 LaurenMarie: 5/21/2011 Caroleandchad: 6/4/2011 MissKady: 7/6/2011 Butterfly913: 7/9/11 Barefootidos: 7/29/2011 Trimalusta: 9/24/2011 HandCinTandC: 10/7/2011 Nicb1rd: 12/2/2011 Mrszahakos: 12/3/2011 Lizzdee: 1/21/2012 Kirsten: 7/7/2012

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Hey girls, I found this Beaches review (and somewhat of a wedding review) on TripAdvisor..and I wanted to share. I travelled to Beaches with my partner and 3 year old daughter to get married in December 2010, it is a very long flight from the UK, with a stop in the Bahamas to drop off it is 13 hours, so very tired on arrival but sailed through the airport and into the taxi waiting for us. Arrived at Beaches to a warm welcome with cocktails and cold towels, was taken to our room straight away. We stayed in a Parrot Cay Honeymoon suite in the Caribean Village, i had read lots of bad things about this part on this site but we found our room to be very nice, large and well presented with a whirlppol bath and huge TV in both rooms. The Italian Village is classed as the better part and is much more expensive to stay in but were not as keen on this part as it was busy and well, Italian!! and if we wanted that we would have gone to Italy, we found the Caribean village more authentic and quieter and would stay here again. We tried most of the restaurants in our stay, all were fantastic in their own way. Favourites would be Arizona's for lunch, they do a great Grill by the beach with lots of salad and sides. Sapodillas is out of this world, i had wonderful lobster and y husband had Ostrich, both stunning. Kimonos is a great fun place to eat, our daughter loved the singing and fun. All the bars do great cocktails and the coffee shop has great coffee and cakes on tap. I really couldnt fault the food at Beaches it was all very good. The kids club was great, my daughter wanted to go every morning and talked of the fun she had non stop, the shows and parades are also very good, this place is so geared for children but still adult friendly too. We hired a babysitter on the night of our wedding and she was very friendly and my daughter was very happy with her. Our wedding day was perfect for us, simple but we were made to feel so special by Patricia our wedding planner, we chose to get married in one of the Gazebo's and had our reception on one of the covered Decks by the sea. The photos we had taken were beautiful, i was so happy with them i hardly knew how to choose! The staff at Beaches are so friendly and helpful, they couldnt do enough for us, calling our room to make sure everything was ok daily and sending fruit to our room just to say hello, any query we had was dealt with quickly and efficiently. The resort itself is beautiful, the gardens are kept so lovely, gardeners can be seen all the time keeping it up to standard. All the pools are lovely, we tended to spend our time in the Arizona pool as it was quiet and had the waterfall but we also liked the French pool. The only complaint i had on the whole trip was that the toddler part of Pirate Island wasnt working for our stay and this was the only part our daughter could use which was a shame. The beach is beautiful and the sea was the bluest i have ever seen. All in all i can not fault Beaches Turks and Caicos, I had very high expectations as it was very expensive but all my expectations were met and it was worth every penny, my daughter talks about it every day and will do for a very long time im guessing. For families with young or old children, this is a very special place. When we left the staff in the departure lounge of Beaches sang a song to us "when you leave turks and caicos you have water in your eyes" they were right, we didnt want to leave and cant wait to go back.

Hi Jaime, I've never heard of the alteration place; however, I saw these reviews on weddingwire.com..I hope this helps! http://www.weddingwire.com/reviews/lauras-couture-alterations-houston/6eafd1af1eb2f111.html

Wow! They look great! I love the professionalism.

Hmm...no, we definitely don't have to get married here in Texas before or after Turks & Caicos. Honestly, you do not have to even register it with the state at all (not Texas at least). So for instance, if you're from San Francisco, got married there, etc. and then you moved to Texas, there is no need to register it with the state of Texas. I think most people do it just to feel comfortable. Truthfully, I probably will too What all have you completed? Do you have any DIY projects? You can definitely start on those!

I'm not sure Brandy.. Quote: Originally Posted by Brandy Misti, do you know if its the same in every state?

Welcome Apola!! Congratulations!

Hi caroleandchad! I completely understand your excitement! I'm 60 days away, and the countdown has definitely began. As far as the package..I'm not too sure. Have you talked to any other brides (Sandals or Beaches) who've had the VIW package? I'm in Houston (from Dallas) so I can help you with that. I was told that all we have to do is take our marriage license to the county court clerk to have it on file. We'll also need to take it to the social security office, DPS, etc. to get our names changed. I hope this helps!

Congratulations Kimberlyg!! You are getting married today!! I hope all is well in Turks & Caicos. Jordana, you're next! Jordana: 1/20/2011 Ceproto: 2/5/2011 AnnMarie: 2/19/2011 Misti: 3/12/2011 Brandy: 4/2/2011 Michelle-2: 4/14/2011 LaurenMarie: 5/21/2011 Caroleandchad: 6/4/2011 MissKady: 7/6/2011 Barefootidos: 7/29/2011 Trimalusta: 9/24/2011 HandCinTandC: 10/7/2011 Nicb1rd: 12/2/2011 Mrszahakos: 12/3/2011 Lizzdee: 1/21/2012 Kirsten: 7/7/2012

Hi ladies, Monica has called me twice in the last couple of weeks, but I haven't answered her calls. She says she wants to finalize things. Does anyone have any idea about what she's speaking of? I'm going with the BB package...no upgrades, etc. And this is a dumb question, does anyone know the hours of the waterpark at the resort?

Hi Lizdee, I booked 13 months ahead of time. I believe I have the same category room that you were quoted and it was $4255. So I think it's about average. That's just my two cents. Hopefully the other girls have more insight for you.

Thanks Brandy. Monica said that we'd be in contact more now that I'm 9 weeks away from getting married. I haven't heard from her since..lol!

Welcome Nicole! I hope that your planning is going well. Less than a year away! It would be awesome if you and Mrszahakos (another bride on the forum) can meet. You guys get married a day apart at the resort. Here's an updated list of brides: Kimberlyg: 1/10/2011 Jordana: 1/20/2011 Ceproto: 2/5/2011 AnnMarie: 2/19/2011 Misti: 3/12/2011 Brandy: 4/2/2011 Michelle-2: 4/14/2011 LaurenMarie: 5/21/2011 Caroleandchad: 6/4/2011 MissKady: 7/6/2011 Barefootidos: 7/29/2011 Trimalusta: 9/24/2011 HandCinTandC: 10/7/2011 Nicb1rd: 12/2/2011 Mrszahakos: 12/3/2011 Lizzdee: 1/2012 Kirsten: 7/7/2012

Just curious...would anyone happen to know the hours of the waterpark at the resort? I'd like to include this info in my welcome booklet--as a page filler.

Hi Mrsgreene, If you do not have InDesign you will not be able to make any changes to the newsletter. Sorry.

Hi vlnnw, I will be sure to send it to you tonight when I get home.

Sorry, but I can't send it in Powerpoint. It's an Adobe InDesign file (in the Adobe Photoshop family)....so that is the only way to open it and alter it. Sorry

Islandgirl, Did you want me to send it to you in InDesign?

Wow! I can't think of anything else to say but wow... Congratulations!

That is awesome! You have a great crowd coming with you. Which theme did you decide to go with? I believe a lot of girls on here are going with the Beautiful Beginnings package, Seaside Serenade, and if I'm not mistaken someone else is going with the Chic and Natural theme (don't quote me on that).

Welcome Ceproto! Wow, your wedding is only a few weeks away! How is your planning going? Here's an update ladies of the Beaches T&C brides: Kimberlyg: 1/10/2011 Jordana: 1/20/2011 Ceproto: 2/5/2011 AnnMarie: 2/19/2011 Misti: 3/12/2011 Brandy: 4/2/2011 Michelle-2: 4/14/2011 LaurenMarie: 5/21/2011 Caroleandchad: 6/4/2011 MissKady: 7/6/2011 Barefootidos: 7/29/2011 Trimalusta: 9/24/2011 HandCinTandC: 10/7/2011 Mrszahakos: 12/3/2011 Lizzdee: 1/2012 Kirsten: 7/7/2012

Congrats Mrs J! You're just a few days away!