I thought the same regarding the $1000 US fee for the photographer. The planning is going good, not a whole lot to do when your doing a destination wedding which is great! I've been going through photos that the resort photographer have posted on facebook looking a flower arrangement to see if I can see anything that interests me.......and to be honest the flowers are fantastic! I don't think that there is anything that you can't get. I've sent a message to the onsite photographer as well looking for information regarding video packages and haven't heard anything. Are you doing a video? If so, do you have any information from the resort regarding that? Also, I'm still waiting for my travel agent to get name of a wedding planner at the resort so I can start that process and speak with someone. Have you gotten that far yet? Dani