brideLady40

wow? Only $4? Have you gotten them yet? It seems to good to be true!

ah, found the bride reviews: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/products/category/resorts-villas

Thanks ladies. My fiance's rule is ignore the best and worst reviews. So that's what I'm doing - that and not looking at reviews anymore. I actually changed the date we are visiting the resort to coincide with a wedding they are hosting. Getting a look at how a similarly-sized wedding is managed will put my mind at ease. Though today's obsession is looking at alternative sites in Mexico (Riviera Maya) - just in case. <sigh> I read that there is a section for bride reviews here but I haven't found it yet.

I'm hoping to be a January 2012 bride. At the moment I seem to be stuck on the destination. Prior to the engagement we had a vacation scheduled at the St. James in Antigua for the end of this January. I've done some research on it for the wedding and it seems to fit our needs: all-inclusive, kid-friendly, moderly-priced, nice beach. However, I seem to have become addicted to reading reviews on TripAdvisor - not always a good thing. How can, on the same day, during the same travel time, one person love it and another post a review with 17 negative points? I'm hoping that the St. James proves worthy, otherwise we'll also consider the Veranda and the Grand Pineapple. If not, we'll extend our search to Mexico and DR. Oiy! I'm hoping/praying that the St. James will be lovely because I would like to have a date and move on to other wedding things. Another plus is that there are a lot of online packages available so we won't need a TA. Anyone using one? Pros/cons of it?

I'm hoping to be a January 2012 bride but choosing the location is getting stressful. We're thinking Antigua because we've never been, it looks gorgeous, and we already had a vacation planned there prior to the engagement - so we can check out the island/resort/etc - but I'm becoming obsessed with reading TripAdvisor reviews and they are so extreme! How can one person love it on the same day some else writes a 17-negative-points review. Because we do want some family/friend there - including my 8-year-old niece - we've had to look for all-inclusive, kid-friendly. moderly-priced resorts. Currently, we are thinking/hoping for St. James' and may look at the Verandah and Grand Pineapple. Our vacation to St. James is scheduled for the end of the month and I'm just hoping/praying that it is beautiful enough. If these don't work, we may start looking at Mexico or DR. Oiy! Haven't really done much else up to this point except design our STD cards. Anyone working with a travel agent? Our thinking on this is to plan for a resort that has online package deals. The resorts mentioned had great prices through our local warehouse stores.