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When are you going? Is that for 7 nights? I was quoted room only rates and thought they were pretty high especially for kids 2-12. I'm debating on waiting a little while longer to see if I can get a better deal.

Congratulations! Can't wait to read your review!!

Received an email back from the resort this morning and my date is available!!!! Yay!!

Have you heard back from the resort about your date? I received an email from them this morning and my date is available! Yay!!

I am soooooo extremely jealous!!!! What an awesome place to get married! You willl have to share pics after:-)

Love this tip! Going to use it now;)

Mrs P, that is when I will relax as well! Good luck with the rest of your planning

We dated for 7yrs and 10 months before he popped the question. I thought we would just continue to grow old together as bf/gf forever....lol When we finally marry it will be just under 10yrs that we have been dating.

Congrats to you both!! The only planning that I have done is to determine what resort I wanted the wedding to be held at. My fiance and I travel to a resort in Negril yearly so having the wedding in Jamaica was a no brainer for us. What I didn't expect to be so hard was trying to narrow it down to one resort. It seems like everyone I looked at there were pros and cons.. I really wanted to be married in Negril on the beach at Bloody Bay and needed to find someplace that was not "couples only". Our adult kids will be coming along as well as nieces and nephews. My top choice was the Riu Tropical Bay in Negril but it can get pretty expensive and I did not like the backup location if it happened to rain,however the beach (Bloody Bay) is amazing! The Lady Hamilton is so much better for our budget as I'm sure we will need to assist the kids with the travel expenses. We can also book a Honeymoon Suite for much less than the standard room at the Riu. The big downside is the beach is nowhere near as pretty as it is in Negril. I have picked the Lady Hamilton because I could see myself getting married at any of the locations they provide. Even if it happened to rain the backup location at the spa looks beautiful! Right now I am thinking of choosing the gazebo overlooking the ocean as my location. I can't wait to hear back from them regarding our date. I know that it's going to be a pretty popular date (12-13-14) so that is why I am trying to reserve it so far in advance.

I'm hoping to be! Just sent an email to them this morning to try to reserve a date. I wonder how long it will take to get a resonse back from them....

Thank you Andrea!

Congratulations on your engagement ) I am also newly engaged, on Christmas Eve my boyfriend of almost 8 years finally popped the question. We will probably not get married until Feb 2015 on our 10yr anniversary but I can't help myself from starting the planning process already...lol...guess I am just a little excited!!

Does anyone know if Sandals Grande Riviera is for couples only? Our adult kids (20,20,18) would be coming so we need someplace that is not just couples only but I love this resort! Thanks in advance!!

Just got engaged on Christmas Eve! I can't stop looking at my ring, I'm in love with it!