newbiebridetobe

Thanks, ladies! This thread was very helpful! I began to have a mini-panic as well when I couldn't find any raffia fans. Problem solved!

Hi Shauna253, I've had more success phoning Nicole and Tiffany than I have e-mailing. Good luck!

I feel like I should have looked into these perks a little bit sooner. My TA told me that for every 30 people that book we get one person free. :s

I'm going to have another go at it....

Hmmmm...the pictures didn't show up. I'll have to figure out how to do that!

Here are the Jute bags I picked up from Dollarama today! I'm really happy with them!

I'm going to go pick up the jute bags I mentioned from Dollarama today! I'll post pictures once I have them home!

Hey ladies, I was in Dollarama yesterday and they had REALLY nice jute bags for $2.00. The bag was light brown (burlap colour) and the handles were white. Super nice....and an idea size!

Hey! Do any of you ladies know if we would still have to pay for the wedding package with Iberostar if we are having the ceremony off-site and reception on-site? Thanks!

Hi TrishKurtis, I was anxious/excited as well when reserving my date. I ended up phoning to confirm if my date was available and then phoning again to confirm that they received my faxed contract/documentation (I wasn't getting any response via e-mail). I felt like this sped up the process and calmed me down After reading some reviews stories from other brides on this forum this correspondence seems pretty typical. That being said, it seems like most brides were beyond happy with the Nicole and/or Tiffany and how attentive they were on their actual wedding day. They seem super busy! Congrats on your date being available!! That's great news!

I've added mine too! February 20, 2013 at the Suites. This is a great idea so we can connect with past, present and future Iberostar brides! 6.22.2012 – dcrow55 – Suites 6.23.2012 - fungirl97 - Suites 7.1.2012 – JADE28 (Charene & Kevin) – Suites 7.7.2012 – JamaicaSukie – Suites 7.13.2012 - tdotey (Tomi & Kevin) - Beach 7.19.2012- flamenca520 (Kelly & Andy)- Suites 7.22.2012 – IslandBride201x (Kim & Eric) – Suites 7.22.2012 – MrsDesz – Beach 7.23.2012 – IslandBride12 - Suites 7.30.2012 - noreenp79 – Suites 8.3.2012- amyandjeroen- Suites 8.12.2012 - dthomasg - Beach 8.18.2012 - MrsG 81812- Suites (Will and Ana) 8.24.2012 – Kadijah – Suites 10.6.2012- Jen723 -Grand 10.7.2012 - mcolon722 - Suites 10.13.2012-Mecampb - Suites (Jim & Morgan) 11.11.2012- meeshamillz - Beach 11.11.2012 – futuremrsclark (Megan & Nick) – Suites 12.3.2012 - Sjay (Sarah & Nelson) - Suites 12.12.2012 Bridemichyboo-Suites 2013 Brides 1.04.2013- Justine416(Justine & Ryan)- Beach 1.07.2013 - Shauna253 - Suites 1.20. 2013- Jreist - Beach 1.26.13 - Grand 1.27.13 - mthackeray (Adam and Marci) - Beach 1.28.13 - erin2100 - Beach 2.20.13 - newbiebridetobe -Suites 2.21.2013 - Cateyedcutie (Monique & Robert) – Grand 3.07.2013- mcc842002 (Meagan & Tom) - Beach 3.13.2013 - kristencanada (Kristen & Kyle) - Grand 3-23-2013 - Laura2013 (Laura & Jonathan) - Beach 3-28-2013-Kassi22 (Karen & Wayne) - Suites 4.27.2013 - albellis (Andrea & David) - Beach 05.04.2013 - CourtandMatt (Courtney & Matt) - Suites 05.04.2013 - DaniScales2B (Danielle and Robert) - Grand 05-12-2013 - fut MrsAntenor (Tanae and Vladimir) - Suites 5-18-13 kinsellak1 (Roland and Kate)- Suites 05-23-2013 - heather1214 (Jack & Heather) - Suites 5.26.13 - allieplask (Allie and Nick) Suites 5.2013- amybutz89- Suites 6.2.2013 - Lillove81 - Suites 6-4-13 beachbaby1192 (Andy & Debbie) - Suites 6.17.2013 - Bruuning17 (Laura & Jaden) -Suites 6.21.2013- kfarkas26 (Kristi and Jack)- Grand 7.6.2013 - DanaB16 (Dana & Russell) - Suites 4-17-2013 Vanessa and Robert - Suites 08-13-2013- cander916 -(CharnayandCarl) - Suites

Thanks for your feedback too. Honesty and any feedback is much appreciated (in any form!). I keep going back and forth between the two "positions" as well...it's been a struggle. It's reassuring, however, to know that people have been in the same (or similar) position and to have some insight into how they handled the situation and how they feel/felt about the outcome/consequences of their decision.

Thanks so much for the feedback ladies! Having a destination wedding was supposed to be stress-free! FIFAbride, what has been the response from family and friends in taking this approach with the invites?

Hi everyone! This forum/site has been very helpful to me in my planning so far and I am hoping some of you lovely ladies could help me out....I'm in need of some advice from some other pre and post destination wedding brides! Here's the situation... The date is set and invitations are ready to go out. My fiance and I both want a rather small group of people coming.....those who are close to us and who we would like to enjoy a week of fun in the sun with! For the most part, we've agreed on who we've wanted to attend....except for one person. I'm going to try to avoid sounding petty and whiney....We both grew up with this woman. He had a positive relationship with her and his parents and her parent are (and continue to be best friends). I have had a negative relationship with her----nothing major----we just don't click. She hasn't been nice to some of my family members in the past and she is constantly seeking attention and annoying (to me). We see this girl and her husband in group settings approximately once per year (as most). Neither my FI and I keep in contact with them throughout the year. His parents and her parents are very close and they are being invited to the wedding. The dilema: He would like to invite "her" and her husband but I do not. This is causing more friction in our relationship than I would like it to. Ultimately, I believe that he should support me given that I will not be comfortable or happy spending a week with her. While I understand that they grew up on the same street and that their parents are friends I do not understand why it is so important that they be invited (especially since it will indefinitely make me unhappy the week of our wedding. Has anyone been through any similar experiences (feeling pressured to invite people that you do not want to spend a week with)?! I'm sure you have! Any advice on what to do would be greatly appriciated! Thanks!