Tekeya Thompson

Paula was unavailable so I went with the associate. I had Antoinette (AG) and Clayton, and they were great. We did the TTD session that Monday morning also.

Thank u much! My hair was pinned up, but my birdcage veil was EVERYWHERE but on my face lol. We had a hard time with pictures because of the wind. But it worked out.

I haven't gotten my picture peeps yet, but I honestly think I made the right decision going with Sungold photography versus the hotel. Sungold came prepared with lighting, etc...the hotel didn't have anything but their camera.

The sand ceremony would have been nicer if my music was playing as instructed and all the items were on the table prior. We (including the minister) was trying to fill the vases with sand in the middle of all of the wind, so it was a LONG period of dead silence. If it was put together as it should, I would do it again. I did the sand frame so it came out really nice with 3 colors (one for me, my husband, and son).

Hello Ladies, This will be a short message but I promise to give more details later...just got back and tired. In the end, the wedding was gorgeous, Chandlyn was awesome, and I couldn't ask for a more perfect day. I had some ups and downs prior to the wedding...(the bus driver let my carryon bag with all my wedding stuff off at the wrong resort) but once the kinks worked out, everything was lovely. I know there are lots of questions, feel free. I noticed the string about the birth certificates/passport copies. Technically the process works faster if you have a notarized copy of your birth certificate and passport. The short form people are referring to, is when birth certificates were more like a "card" and didn't have the notarized seal. A long form is just the full size paper version with the state's stamp seal (of live birth) on it. Most banks (if you have an bank account with them) will notarize for free, I know Chase and Wells Fargo does. Our wedding was AWESOME. We had our rehearsal dinner (only allowed to do 20 for our party) at The Grill. Okay...the grill....salmon was good. A couple people had the steak but was feeling the effects of it later. IT is SUPER HOT in the restaurant..no air at all, which made it very uncomfortable. It was roaches and bugs in the restaurant also, so don't be alarmed when you see something crawling lol. My bridesmaid napkin actually moved (a bug was crawling underneath), so she never ate anything else. The food was good prior to that but it's just the heat and bugs that are disturbing. Rehearsal, I met Donnalee...she walked it thru but it wasn't in good detail, so it was a little confusing. This was my first time meeting or even speaking with her, I only worked with Chandlyn prior but she was away handling a 152 party wedding. Wedding: Everything was put together well but everyone was running a little late including Chandlyn. The DJ had to restart one song because he played the wrong one, but my lady in waiting got him straight. I had my own officiator but the Jamaican minister was supposed to do the sand ceremony and pronounce us. He was very "off" on the program. He had us signing documents, blessed u and we hadn't even did the sand ceremony or been pronounced. My cousin who was also officiating had to tell him that he forgot it. Donnalee forgot to set the sand ceremony up, so it was like a LONG period of silence until they brought everything (which the sand was still in the bag)...so ghetto. I was irritated about that part. Once we got it going, the sand ceremony itself took FOREVER...make sure you have music for that. The WIND is FIERCE at the gazebo, fyi for your hairstyles. It wasn't that hot at gazebo because we were inside of it, and the wind was blowing like crazy. We finished taking pictures and had to head to reception dinner at Dolce at 6pm. The reception wasn't set up yet, so we had to wait. Dolce was great...we had the semi private area...we was able to play our music and do our photo guestbook which the guests really enjoyed. They also played with the cootie scavenger hunts which was cool. I hate that I didn't do the 1st dance and stuff there because when we got back to gazebo, it was HOT as heck and we were dripping sweat. The chicken at Dolce was great. The salad and desert that comes with that option was horrible. The squash soup was decent. You have the option to change it, which I recommend. The pool does close at 7pm but the nude beach and regular beach is open all the time. They do have washclothes but they only give it to the honeymooners after the wedding, not to the guests....they only have bath towels and handtowels. FYI, your reception dinner, Donnalee and Chandlyn are NO WHERE around, so you need to have your own announcer and program set. We had to wing it and it killed me, i hate when stuff isn't organized. I wasn't aware they didn't "coordinate" during the event. And I didn't know what was next, etc. So the cake came in last...it was nice. They end up putting flowers on it (which I didn't paid for, but it was really nice). We went back to the gazebo after dinner (rented it out) to do our first dance, mother/son dance, party ;-)...OMG it was SO HOT!!! We were told later that when the sun goes down, the temperature rises (so it gets hotter after dark near the beach). We still partied. Our paper lanterns were hanging and it was so nice. FYI, if you want it back, I would advise you to take them down yourselves....we didn't and they were torn up by the wind. Other than that, everything was gorgeous. It was a perfect ending to the perfect week.

Hi ladies! I'm on the plane as we speak headed down for our wedding! I can't believe this day is finally here. I will keep everyone posted on how it was. P.S. I will be posting items for sell:flip flops, centerpiece vase filler, table gems, submersible lights, luggage tags, etc.. Happy :-)

Did anyone have to give Chandlyn a notarized copy of passport and birth certificate? I sent the documents via fax a couple months ago, but didn't know if we needed to make a copy for her also? Less than 2 weeks to go!!!

For those who did dolce as their restaurant, which menu or entree would you recommend.

Hi, sorry. Didn't get a chance to post this...here's the inspiration dress [=http://watters.com/Product/WtooBrides/16428/#Colors:ivory][/] They added beading to the dress which added to it. Two issues, the bottom skirt different. And the dress is a Lot heavier than the store one. It still came out good and was surprised how well it fit. Good for 160 bucks

Thank you Tris for donating your idea

saw it in michaels in the "vase" aisle.

So I noticed most brides used IPODs during their wedding ceremony to play their wedding songs. So I am a little confused...because I was thinking about renting the gazebo for the evening for dancing and Chandlyn said that the only option for music was a DJ, there would not be any speakers there for IPOD. So is there a DJ there during our ceremony in order to use IPODs for the ceremony or do we have to bring some special setup other than the aux cable?

Hi! Would you please recommend who you are using locally?

I would like to know the same thing because I initially wanted to bring some also (the paper lanterns)

Beautiful! Few questions, how much did you pay for gazebo rental without the dj or bar? Also, who was the car service did you use to get to st Anne?

For those who were married at Gran Bahia...please let me know the following: Tossing of Garter/Bouquet...did you do it? At which point, after the ceremony/after toast, dance, etc or at the reception dinner? After the reception dinner, besides reserving the gazebo...did anyone follow their reception with the disco? If so, what time does it normally open? What time does karaoke start? How far is the Lobby Bar from the Gazebo? Will they allow you to play music in the Lobby area (we were allowed to do this at a resort in DR once) I have these questions to Chandlyn also, but waiting, trying to see if I can get a faster response this way.

Just got my knockoff TTD dress from DHgate.com, seller babyonline. Dress came out just like the picture. The material they used was a heavier than the original, but it was still good quality. The beading was stunning and it fit perfect. I would definitely order from them again.

Hi Missmeliss, I am using RoxRoy for my wedding Sept 3 (rgweddingssii)...he is really accomodating and I love his mini video strip. I trust Stacey based on the quality of her pictures that she wouldn't recommend a busta ;-) I will let you know how it goes. Also, here''s the order of service the resort sent to me. You can modify it: Order of ceremony Processional Welcome Declaration Of Intent Exchange of Vows Exchange of rings Blessing Pronouncement Signing of documents Champagne toast Photo session

I love this idea! Where did you get the illuminating covers for your candles and the placemats?

Does anyone know how many cups of freeze dried rose petals are needed to give good coverage?

I totally agree! One of my best friends had the best wedding of her life with just her and her husband and their parents. Instead of having a wedding party, maybe the show can just be about you too. It would be very intimate.. But as greatbritain said, you have to respect his wishes, but definitely keep an positive spirit

Definitely did! I used most of your info for my inserts. I really appreciated that. You were right, the sizing was off...and the inserts wouldn't fit in the pockets at first...but after a couple redo's I finally got it working. This one is just a trial one, but will get the invite and inserts printed on the linen cardstock to give it a little more "effect". They were time consuming!!! There were plenty of times I wanted to give up and do the boarding pass idea, but stuck with it. I love the end result!

Here's my first run at this:

you did an awesome job on everything!