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Everything was wonderful! I have no complaints about resort or anything wedding related, I wish however that we did switch resorts or stay ten days instead of seven because we got no alone time! Also, don't waste money on a bunch of extra decorations,...the scenery is so beautiful in itself,

Thank you! We did our day after shot at Cotoba Gardens so beautiful there, wonderful to see

Paula and Damien are the head photographers for sungold....we booked thru sungold for one of the associate photographers,GB/ Geoffery Berry, on sungolds website it will connect you to his and the other assiciates pics

Hey Girls, We just got our Professional Pics back this week! Our photographers were thru Sungold Photography and their Associates WPAJamaica, Geoffery Berry and Antoinette, they were very professional and a lot of fun! HIGH praises for them! Here are links to view some of the pics http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.113439328746655.22433.100002417654650&l=0e07c90520 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.113426878747900.22424.100002417654650&l=37c983734b http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.113455225411732.22440.100002417654650&l=1e4d823b1e

Hey Girls, We just got our Professional Pics back this week! Our photographers were thru Sungold Photography and their Associates WPAJamaica, Geoffery Berry and Antoinette, they were very professional and a lot of fun! HIGH praises for them! Here are links to view some of the pics http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.113439328746655.22433.100002417654650&l=0e07c90520 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.113426878747900.22424.100002417654650&l=37c983734b http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.113455225411732.22440.100002417654650&l=1e4d823b1e

free wifi in the lobby...internet lounge, $9/hr

This is Awesome!!!

We had the semi-private dinner and no music was allowed during that, and yes the dj has ipod dock

we didn't have a rehersal dinner, because there really is nothing to go over, you stay in your room they set everything up, tell everyone what time to be there, the wedding cooridnator comes to get you walks you and your girls to the site...and tells everyone when to go. but if you really want to you can setup tables together in the back of st anns we did that for a birthday party while there

Just got back from our wedding on Friday the 13th of May! No regrets about the resort at all,amazingly beautiful everyone loved it, we had our wedding on the beach and our reception again on the beach at the seagrape, saw three other weddings when I was there, two at the pool, not sure why someone would choose that but, to each there own, all of our guests kept thanking us for choosing the resort and telling us how surprised they were that is was so nice for such a reasonable price. as far as the wedding cooridnator goes, they do change prices but as long as you keep your emails she will honour whatever price she told you and she actually gave us the steel drum band for cheaper than she quoted us! I think its just the jamaican culture, they arent big on this is this and that is that, its very go with the flow which I love, I know going into this blind can be overwhelming but trust me these people do this all day long, there is no way to mess up your day, no problem mon, thats all you will hear..lol

Thanks I got the totes from a store called Pat Catans, they were only $.99 and great quality

SO thats about it, I'm so excited and so happy! Again thank you to all the brides I stole the ideas from thank you thank you!

So after only a few short months, I am only a week away from becoming a Mrs…….Everything I have done for my wedding happens to be, all thanks to this site and, all the present and past brides who are kind enough to share their creativity with those of us without an ounce so we can “borrow†their ideas! I foolishly didn’t write down specific names of brides I borrowed from, sorry if I don’t give credit to exact brides but, thank you all so much past, present, future brides and mods Engagement: We met on August 15th of 2008 thru mutual friends. We started seriously dating shortly thereafter. The engagement happened on October 31st 2010, it was a complete surprise but, perfect, unless you know the area I live in you wouldn’t understand the story, so long story short, he was on bended knee on a bridge that goes over top a small lake. He picked out the most perfect ring for me even though we never discussed them there were three things I did not want in a ring and somehow he avoided all three! I get tired of things quickly and change my mind a lot so I’m glad it is truly a gift from him, what he wanted for me. An emerald cut center stone with baguettes all around and round diamonds around band…the wedding band is all round diamonds all from Helzberg. Fiancé wanted nothing to do with a ring, so we just order him a simple tungsten band plain and cheap. Resort: Riu Ochos Rio, We Choose our resort based on a couple of things, We wanted an English speaking country that wasn’t a long flight, since my FI parents have never left the country. Also we just spent a week at the Riu in Aruba last year and had such a great time, wonderful place, so we decided to stick with the Riu resorts, since we needed to at least have the option of people bringing children. Invitations: I ordered our formal invites through weddingpaperdivas.com, reasonable pricing and superfast service. FI actually picked these out because he said they look like the ocean. Wedding Attire: FI suit is a Calvin Klein Linen Suit, white linen shirt underneath with white tie, brown belt and sandals. Groomsmen, Linen Pants and Shirt (Old Navy), Brown Belt and Sandals & Sunglasses (American Eagle). We bought the groomsmen outfits as their gift. Forgot to take pic before we gave them to the guys, but they were nice quality and great price! Bridesmaids: I was extremely adamant about this subject, I have been in seven weddings and sorry to say, I hate all the bridesmaids dresses, no I could never wear them again and they were a fortune, that being said I bought my girls dresses, they are not bridesmaids dresses from a designer just dresses from express, I also paid for half of the price of getting their hair done, and got them coach sunglasses and coach passport covers, sorry forgot to take pics of coach gifts MOB Dress: My mom’s dress is awesome! I’m hoping to steal it after the wedding and have it sized to fit me for our next vacation! It’s a La Femme, not sure of style name or number. My Dress: I LOVE MY DRESS! I also enjoyed looking at all the different styles of dresses on here, and how different we all are in what we want/like/think is destination perfect, for me I knew I wanted no bling,no chiffon, no ball gown, from there I came out with this dress, Allure style 8526 Shoes:Since I will be going barefoot on the beach I just bought these for dinner and added the I DO bling Ceremony Site and Décor: We will be getting married on the beach (weather permitting) at 3pm, I am going for simple décor some white sashes, around altar and chairs with rose petal aisle something like this pic of another ROR brides , I chose to not go for any decor during dinner, not worth the effort Flowers: I received the picture of the two free bouquets we could choose from, I didn’t like them so the WC gave me the florist website and number, well I could not justify spending the money on flowers I can’t even keep. So even though my whole life I have been anti-fake flowers I choose Real Touch and ordered through Roberta at Plumerias wedding flowers, I got a bouquet, hair flower and FI Boutonniere, they are above and beyond my expectations so great I love them! This picture has blue butterflies in it, my bouquet does not it has the blue starfish I made the bridesmaids bouquets, here is a pic of two of them also made the boutonnieres and Mothers corsages Pre Travel Brochures: All info was borrowed from other BDW brides, put it together in powerpoint and had local company print them out, mailed out about 6 weeks before, got great feedback from guests. Welcome Bags: I bought canvas totes and put an iron on design on them filled them with, Travel Candles and matches in Caribbean flavors, travel sized downy wrinkle releaser, shout wipes, baby powder, the wedding survival kit with Imodium, pepto, alka seltzer, advil, Gatorade to go, aloe, anti bacterial lotion, band aids, spf chap stick pashminas for girls and red stripe or Jamaica shirt for guys, made welcome books for bags following mandys template

Does anyone have the ceremony script they use at the resort?

I just booked my photograhper and the assistant in as guests for one night, it just seemed an easier option, as far as the dinner time, I think all dinners start at 6;30

tried on four, second one was the one

Thank you JayKay!

Hi ladies, I'm not getting married in Aruba but..decided to lurk over our thread because we went to Aruba last January stayed at the RIU Palace on Plam beac (right beside Westin)...OMG I love Aruba, would go back in a heart beat! Sopranos bar is so fun! Love the mexican restaurant in the little town square thing with all the shops such good food, we went on 2 excursions the snorkeling on catamaran awesome!!! and the natural pool jeep/landrover tour...defintiely an experience seriously scary though! You all picked a wonderful place to get married congrats...Here are some pics View from our room first pic Riu and Westin from catamaran boat...fyi...cute jimmy buffet style bar at end of dock! Salsa calsses there at night! !

So ladies I have two questions for you first...Do we need tohave voltage adapters? My mother keeps asking me and I keep telling her no but, someone keeps telling her we do???? Secondly we are arriving at the resort on a Tuesday with some of our guests ( Actually some will arive about 2 hours before us) and some will be arriving the next day....how are you planning to find everyone? Give them their Welcome bags? This is just one of those little details that keeps bothering me, thanks ladies!

thanks Tracey, we are excited about it, and we did get lucky because the park is less than 15 min from our house

I didn't take a pic of the sample I tried on so here is a pic from today in the seamstress back fitting room, please ignore my face in this pic, I look hateful but honestly was sooo super psyched because I tried my dress on in January and it didn't fit!!!! I was so nervous today but it fit perfectly they only have to hem a little and make bustle in back!

melt.....well unless the fabric you love is chiffon....not for me but the dress I pciked is a silklike taffetta so its still lighter than satin but I will be melting even in a bikin in jamaica..good luck!

I don't know how I missed this thread, and actually was kind of shocked when reading it to see how many couples are basically having a formal reception. But, that is probably because my FI and I picked a destination wedding in part to avoid all that formality, since I have been in 7 weddings and he has been in quite a few as well, neither of us could conceive of having the traditional reception. Guess it just proves to each their own, not only with DW but the AHR as well! So our "Encore Celebration" which is what we are calling it because it is by no means a reception, will be held at a local park that has pavillions for rent, -we rented a 500 person pavillion has full kitchen in it, and enough room for people to be underneath in case of rain, -we will have plenty of food, full bar, along with barrels of beer, also I will have the Jamaican rum punch made, -will have cupcakes instead of cake, made by my favorite bakery -we are having a DeeJay and, it will be for dancing and fun music, no dinner music here! -there is a huge playground on the pavillion site we rented along with a baseball field horseshoe pits, -we will setup some pics of our trip, along with some other things from the trip just so everyone can see -I will not be wearing my dress obviously as this is informal, was loking to get a white sundress or maybe somethign tropical, my FI wants to wear a tuxedo tshirt..he thinks its funny, lol, I don't mind at all and if he does we will get matching kids ones for my two nephews -we will decorate cover tables, flowers lanterns things like that, can't decide if I want to do our wedding colors for decoration or jamaican flag colors - we will be sending out invites (got at michaels) 6 weeks prior and asking for rsvp since we will still need to know whether 50 or 150 people are comign to plan for food... -our budget is not really set but minimal, my mom paid $400 for pavillion (it was $800 but we got half off for being residents!) she also paid for deejay which was $1000 but we got for $600 since we know him casually... wel thats all I have so far, we wanted a party to celebrate our marriage with those who couldnt attend our wedding, nothing stressful, just fun

So I ordered my dress in first week of November, well after going thru the holidays I went to try the dress on when it came in last week of January...it did not fit! it didn't zip about 3 inches, my dress has no beading or anything so they said I could wait till last week in MArch to be fitted....4lbs away from goal weight, my fitting is tomorrow, here is hoping the dress fits