BeachBridein11

Here are a couple of pics from our guests!

My Hair & Makeup:

My Bridesmaids' Hair & Makeup:

Here are some pics from our guests.   Still waiting on the photographer (was told 8 weeks)...

The resort is unbelievable!  All the rooms are super nice no matter which you book!  Our room here was a lot better than our honeymoon resort! LOL  Love resorts that are new builds!  It definitely shows!  The pool is amazing!!  Everything is absolutely beautiful!  No regrets!   Our guests were so happy we booked at GP!

 

Originally Posted by ajamieso 

This hotel is nice

There were about 5 other weddings during my stay at GP (only bride on my day though!) and no1 else had a private reception like we did.  All the a la cartes are very nice and will make for a nice dinner reception for a small group.  Some have tables in a secluded area that might work out better.  FYI the Italian and Indian restaurant are on the sides of Blue Lagoon, so no A/C.  The rest are on the 2nd floor and are air conditioned.  Poseidon is also open-aired, so no A/C.  It's secluded from the resort and would be romantic.  Hope this helps!

 

Originally Posted by melino 

Did anyone have their reception at one of the a la cart restaurant?

Thank you all!!    I hope all of your weddings will be as amazing as mine!!!

We didn't have to pay the $300 vendor fee for the photographer because they booked a room for themselves at the resort at their own cost!  Can't beat that!

For the makeup/hair artist... they were able to get access to the resort with an event pass of $70, but since they didn't stay for the wedding... it covered the cost of 2 of my guests for the ceremony/reception.  Saving us $$$$!  Same thing with our videographer, he was able to come in with an event pass as well, no vendor fee!  Wooohooo!

 

Originally Posted by Katis46 

Thanks for the info.  How did you co-ordinate have the outside photographer and makeup/hair people coming into the resort?  Is there a fee the resort charges to have these people come in?  Did you have to work it out or did they work it out themselves? I am very seriously thinking of using the photographer as it's a relief to hear you were pleased so far with them. Thanks for all your help... As my time draws near I may bother you a time or two more

Thanks!! Congrats on your upcoming wedding! 1. We had RS and AG from WPAJ (Sun Gold Photo associates) as our photographers. We are still waiting on the pictures, but we had a fantastic time with them! They had us do some crazy shots, can't wait to see them! 2. We had our hair and makeup down by Rashel Edwards and her hair stylist (outside vendor). Definitely recommend using them both! Was cheaper than the resort as well! Anymore questions just let me know.

BeachBridein11:  Congrats on your recent nuptuals!  I am getting married there January 7th!  I have a couple questions for you.  1. What photographer did you use, and how did you like them? 2. Did you get your hair and make up done at the spa? How did that go? 

Thanks!! The wedding was absolutely everything I dreamed of!! Trip advisor... I already addressed this on another thread you posted this question on. Stop reading trip advisor! AC worked better in some rooms, but was not an issue for us or our 42 guests. I LOVED that our resort was so secluded. The resort is HUGE, prepare to walk! Lots of our guests went on excursions, plenty of options and very easy to setup. No worries!

Hi BeachBridein11,

 

Congratulations on your recent wedding!  I'm also about to get married and was thinking about booking the Grand Palladium Jamaica side, but on trip advisor I noticed an awful lot of complaints about the air conditioning in the rooms was not functioning.  Did you encounter any of these issues with your guests at all?

 

Also, did you find the location of the resort a little secluded to do excursions around Jamaica?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

I'm not canadiangirl, but I just got married there and know much... First off, stop visiting trip advisor! Worst site ever! Someone post a 1 on their trip because they never had a wash cloth! Ridiculous! In regards to AC, some of our guest had colder rooms than others, but wasnt an issue at all. Don't worry! You can have guest stay at other resorts and come to the wedding and reception. An event pass is $70. In regards to ceremony locations, the gazebo is completely private. We got married on the beach and had no issues with other guest. The beach used for weddings isn't at the main beach, so hardly anyone is there anyway. There you go...

Hey Canadiangirl,

 

I see you've done a ton of research for your wedding!  good to know that there is someone like you to help other brides!  I'm also getting married and was planning to book the Grand Palladium but on the Jamaica side for April 27-May4th, 2012 week. I got really scared when I started reading some of the recent reviews on tripadvisor in regards to the poor airconditioning in the rooms and that would be bad for my guests.

 

In terms of pictures of Poseidan, I did manage to find one, see the link below:

http://www.oyster.com/jamaica/hotels/grand-palladium-jamaica-resort-and-spa/photos/restaurants-bars-grand-palladium-jamaica-resort-and-spa-v85408/

 

I think blue lagoon is the way to go as well.  I too didn't think it was an option to have other guests of the hotel in on the wedding reception so that means I had to strike out Iberostar cause in that hotel you need a minimum of 40 guests before you can book a private reception.

 

By the way, do you know if the wedding ceremonies are quite private or are there usually other hotel guests looking on?

 

thanks a bunch!

 

Waiting on pictures!!  Reviews are so much better when you have pictures to go along with them!

 

Originally Posted by canadiangirl 

alright sweetie i know your back....were is the review??????!!!!!!!!!! lol lol
 

 

Hair stylist was absolutely amazing!  She did my hair, my 2 bridesmaids and my mom's hair.  All looked fantastic!  Highly recommend!
 

Originally Posted by tamandrob 

Has anyone used Rashel's hair assistant? What did you think or her I am still debating if I should book her too. Thanks

There are 3 buffets: Negril, Mo'Bay and Blue Lagoon.  Blue Lagoon is only breakfast and lunch.  The other two depends on the occupancy level of the resort but will do breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  A la cartes are open only for dinner.  Not sure if you can do a reception during lunch...
 

What is the name of the buffet restaurant? We are getting married at 12pm and want to do lunch instead of dinner.  Do you know if the restaurants are all open for lunch?

I'M BACK AND MARRIED!!!!! Everything was absolutely perfect!!!  So happy!!!

They loved everything!   We all wore the robes when we got our hair and makeup done!  Plus they used their bags while in Jamaica!  That's all I wanted!!

Who did you book your travel through?  From the airport we went through Jamaica Tours Ltd. for shuttles (transfers were included in our package).  I believe we were on a Juta Tour bus for our return (from our honeymoon resort).  No complaints from either.
 

Originally Posted by hdinsmor 

Hey Ladies,

I need help finding a reliable company who can provide transportation from the Montego Bay Airport to The Grand Palladium Resort & Spa for about 10-15 people. We are hoping to find some sort of bus so we can all be together, and the transportation company recommended by our WC only has cars.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Thank you!!!!  Our wedding was absolutely perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by snowbeltchick 

Ladies...BeachBridein11 is getting married today!!!  Congratulations!!!!

 

 

Honestly, no reason to stress!!  I just had a perfect wedding there and there really isn't anything you need to do prior besides booking your date, location, reception and entertainment.  About a 1-2 months prior to your wedding, you will fill out 3 forms (menu, flowers, music) and that's all you really need.  They go over everything once you get there and ask you what you want again, so no really pre-planning with them at all.  Just know what you want when you go down.  Seriously, really easy and definitely no reason to stress!!!
 

My parents flew down this morning on Spirit (they took the wedding gown for me).  The gown was considered a "personal item", so no charge.  There was no closet on the plane, but they laid it on top of all the carry-ons.  Mom said everything was just fine.

Originally Posted by Shahlo 

I'm sorry to hear that you are a little bit disappointed with them. But at least they are not awful, sounds like they are still pretty good. But thank you for your review that helped me a lot. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
 

 

Check oyster.com for more pictures...

Originally Posted by canadiangirl 

does anyone know what the Blue Lagoon looks like? were getting married april 14 2012 but at this point i dont know if we should do blue lagoon or beach reception...id rather do it outside but i think there is a min of ppl needed for that....so i would like to know if anyone has pics of the blue lagoon..please help lol

The extra $20/pp covers the cost of champagne, larger cake, and setup.

 

Originally Posted by GP Bride 

I signed on for the sapphire package about 2 weeks ago and it was 1800. Im confused with all the prices. We will have a good of about 30ish people and I guess I dont really care if I have a seperate receptions so I beleive that the sapphire package would be the best. but it is an additional $20 a person after 8 to have dinner with other guests?

I promise I will be back on the site when we return!!!

Hmmmm I love that I was able to have a multi-colored and personalized image on my bags, however the totes are the typical small, canvas tote.  I am happy with them, but I think I would have prefered an actual beach bag sized tote for everyone.  Looking back, I think I would have purchased the dollar tree bags....

 

Originally Posted by Shahlo 

Hey BeachBride, did you like your bags from vistaprint? I am thinking of ordering some from them, but not sure about the quality. Thanks.

 

We leave in exactly 1 week!!!!!  Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL You're welcome, but the thanks should go to snowbelt... she found out the answer! LOL

THANK SNOWBELT!!! LOL
 

Originally Posted by hdinsmor 

The always helpful and full of knowledge BeachBridein11 answered this question for me in another forum.  She said that Natalie (one of the WC) said a day pass will be fine for the makeup artist.  Thought I would let everyone know I had my answer, and it is the answer I wanted!!  Thanks, BeachBridein11!!