TA Babs

I took pics of the gazebo and the beach location! Both were amazing locations. Definitely one of the prettiest gazebos I have seen.

Gorgeous couple and such a joy to work with!

Hello Maroma Brides! I recently stayed at Secrets Maroma and met with Cecilia. What an amazing resort! They have weddings pretty much everyday which is why it can take Cecilia a couple of days to respond. But you are definitely in great hands with her! Let me know if you have any questions I can assist you with.

TA's take all the stress out of the planning process by ensuring you can focus on the wedding and not everyone else's travel plans. Our agency has great relations with resorts so often times we are able to get answers for you when the wedding coordinator is not responding. The best part is we don't charge a fee for our services so our value is worth twice as much :-)

Both resorts are very similar and offer the same amenities. Wild Orchid rooms have a contemporary decor while St James is more traditional British Colonial. Wild Orchids is also closer to the restaurants area. But you really can't go wrong with either!

Hi everyone, I am posting this on behalf of one of my lovely brides who is getting settled back in after her wedding at Riu Ocho Rios: As for the resort itself, my major problem was the disconnect that happened when we arrived in Ocho Rios a number of reservations were "lost" by the front desk, because they are SO OUTDATED and use a paper system rubber banding the paperwork of guests reservation information. It was really bizarre. The reservation I made for my brother family of 4, was not received. I'm not sure what happened between us and them, but when my brother arrived at midnight on Thursday, the reservation was not there, so they made him pay for the night, and then when we checked back in the morning they still were not able to refund the money. Finally around 6/7pm the next day when they wanted to kick my brother and his family out of the room they cleared it up and refunded the money. Apparently this "disconnect" between the supplier and their front desk reservation happens all the time, a pain in the ass if you ask me. The room I was in had a great view, and they decided to upgrade me to a "bridal suite" but that room did not have AC, so that was definitely interesting. In a country that was 95 degrees and a humidity level that was unbearable. Even after complaining and they came, he pretty much told me he couldn't fix it and brought in a fan for me. I'm sure you can imagine how pissed I was. Upon arriving Keisha confirmed that my dinner was at 9:30pm, but I had to have her change it to 6:30, which she offered to and said No problem. She told me she would change it to Mamee Bay, so we all arrived there at 6:30 only to find out that we had no reservation, apparently she told me Mammee Bay but meant to say the Buffet, so I had 70 guests standing there waiting for seating which did not exist. That was a bit frustrating. That day it rained for 10 minutes which it does EVERYDAY in Jamaica and they were going to cancel my bonfire, which I was livid, the sand wasn't even that wet. But after complaining up a storm the bonfire was but back on. In all, the wedding was not smooth sailing, I spent at least 2 - 3 hours at the front desk everyday fixing something that went wrong, or was promised and did not happen, eventually things were fixed, but I expected a more stress free environment which for me did not happen. I could also be crazy type A sociopath with crazy standards and perhaps a destination wedding was NOT the best choice for me In all it all worked out in the end, the guests had no idea, what I went through and was shielded by the crazy things I had to go through, so I guess I can say that was a success. I hope this helps! P.S. I also had to kill a roach in my room Oh and the food was great for an all inclusive!

Thank you for the informative review of this resort! It is going to be very helpful for future brides.

His loss is some fabulous guy's gain!

Here's another thread regarding DW.com: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/59620/destinationweddings-com-planners/40

I am so sorry that happened to you. If you have an anniversary party, you should invite BDW members who will truly appreciate everything you have done!

These look fantastic! Thank you for sharing them with on the forum for the many other creative brides that are on here

Hi Sharon, I completely agree that this forum is to help other brides/grooms whether it is to give a glowing review or to let people know how much something sucks. I think the issue with your initial review is that you didn't give the entire story and (as seen by a member's initial review) it gave a very negative connotation. If you had explained everything that happened, as you did in the last post, readers would have been better informed of the issues and what caused them and not simply, Vacations For Less wasn't that great and this is why. You should definitely give your opinion, just make sure you are giving a fair assessment and not leading people to believe things due to a lack of information.

Hi there! I would be happy to assist you with your destination wedding planning if someone is not already helping you!

Thank you for the kind words! It has been a pleasure working with you as well