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I stayed in the Caribbean and it was amazing. Our room was right off the beach on the ground floor near the public beach area where the beach party is held.

Yes I have heard on the Facebook page the wife is free starting December 1st. The 10% discount can apply to military or firefighters I believe. It talks about it on their website. Also if you want to use any Sandals Select Points you have or Points from their credit card to use to get massage or anything applicable on resort then you must schedule it before or arrival or you cannot use the points and will have to just pay and have it added to your room. Don't forget to tell guests about the hold they will ask to place on credit card. It can be like $400. I had some guests it was less for. Then if they don't want ability to add charges to their room then they just let them know and they will not have to pay the hold. At least that is how it was in April. @@mjeans08 is right. Patricia Is great. She actually recently got married a few months ago. She covered my day of wedding when my other on site coordinator had an emergency. It probably is good they don't contract with Ileana anymore because there one package option was a ridiculous price and only included digital photos. She offers better options of packages.

How close a bar is will depend on which reception site you choose or which is available. They have various ones around the resort, but none are too far.

Actually the French Village is not very far. It is all about which direction you take to walk. If you go from Caribbean through the Caribbean lobby to the left. It is the fastest because it will take you right by spa and Kimonos and near the stage and Cafe de Paris. Then the French is not far. If you go the back way from Caribbean by pools towards the beach it is just a little more walking. It is vacation. You will enjoy and not worry about it too much.

@@megthomson I have T-Mobile and a plan that allowed me text for free and all data for free calls over wifi were free but not everyone has those plans so you and guests have to check with your wireless provider. We tried to meet everyone when they checked in because the resort would not release their room numbers. One couple we couldn't find because the list Roxi gave told me they were in one village but the resort had moved them to another and their room wasn't ready upon arrival so we had to search for them. We finally got the resort to transfer call to their room an hour later after it was ready. I had Celeste make us reservations the night everyone arrived at Kimonos. Once we talked to everyone we told them about the reservations. I even had asked guests what kind of pizza they wanted and ordered it prior to arrival so it was ready when they got to resort. At Kimonos welcome dinner we gave out welcome bags I had put together to everyone and gifts to our wedding party.

@@tyrebride2b2013 your pictures are absolutely amazing. Your dress is beautiful. Oh, yes Celeste was great. I also dealt with Patricia on day of wedding who was great as well. Are those all your beautiful children? How was your airport experience? @@blakdeevah ENJOY! !!! Seven days is a great stay. We were there 9. You definitely go through wuthdrawal when you go home.

It sprinkled one day for maybe 10 minutes at most. They said if it rains there it usually passes over quickly.

How exciting. Have fun. CONGRATULATIONS! I was just saying this morning What I would be doing and eating if I was there. Who is your on site wedding coordinator? Don't forget to try the beaches caramel frozen from Cafe de Paris. It is good even if you aren't a coffee person because I am not and I loved it. If you go in the cricketers pub ladies tell the bartender Theon that the Perez couple said hi. Tell him Mr. P was the one always getting virgin pina coladas a few weeks ago. He will probably remember us. Enjoy and relax!

Yes. That is what the concierge told me when I inquired for one of my guests. They don't offer that information though. The guest will probably have to ask and let them know they don't want to purchase.

I don't know how long itctajes deposit to go back on your card because I used mine to add something extra for wedding, but it did take a few days to a week for that resort charge to reflect on my bank account after my departure. If you don't put down deposit I was told by concierge that it just means they don't get that card that allows you to put stuff from gift shop on your room rather than pay up front at time of purchase. One of my friends just wanted internet and they just asked her for like $150 deposit maybe because she was staying a shorter time or told them all she wanted was wifi, which can connect a few devices so you can share code with others in your party. I was told by concierge that the normal hold is $400 unless they indicate they do not want wifi or to make purchases on their room. Hope that helps.

You all will have a blast. Pack a big thing of sunscreen for you and your husband to be. I included sunscreen in my welcome bags I gave guests. I would remind guests to pack it as well because it will costs more in resort of course. I had a friend that had to purchase some women products for that time of the month which decided to surprise her and it definitely cost more than normal. By the way if any guests end up needing that it is sold in the kids candy store out of all places. Just FYI

@@blakdeevah I think I saw you post on beaches instagram pictures of food. I commented because I thought it was you. Are you getting excited?

Have your friend plan with your contribution of what you want to do or don't want to do. Then tell your sister the date, time and main details. Inform her that if she has time and would like to participate and contribute to contact your friend to coordinate and see what she needs help with.

@@tyrebride2b2013 I told them I did not want to waste their time or mislead them into thinking I was going to purchase any pics at that time during the viewing session. We did look at all of the pictures and pick our complimentary one. We also told them our favorite ones, and we had them save them and email me the link to view online also so my mother could view online in case we wanted to purchase later. So they emailed me, and we are able to view online then let them know within 30 days I believe which ones we want and they can email jpeg I guess or cd. I think to email where you can get whatever size you want printed is like $24 per image. The site link they send also gives option of buying prints that are like $16 for 5 x 7 and other prices for other sizes or novelties like mugs etc.

@@tyrebride2b2013 The Sky Lounge is just upstairs seating in the open air at the airport. I flew American Airlines and did not have to pay, but the day before my mother and friends flew American and did have to pay and other friends flew US Airways and also had to pay. I am not sure why. I had a small can of off spray that I got from Walmart that worked fine. I am not sure how long they keep the hold. I don't know how long it takes it to be released once you leave the resort.

Oh yeah another good thing about the resort is they are very into being clean. They have hand sanitizer at every restaurant by the plates that a worker gives you before handing you your plate. They also clean your room twice a day. So be aware that they may come around 6 or 7 at night. I was awaken from a nap a few times to their knock, but they will come back at whatever time you wish them to return. Also be aware that for some reason there are quite a few mosquitos in the pub - nowhere else really at resort. So take small bug spray. the mosquitos will come out at night heavily on beach. One manager told me a person was complaining because lots of mosquitos got in their room when they left the patio door open at night - surprise, surprise. @@SV2014 yeah the Providenciales airport upon departure can be interesting. The experience can vary. I was prepared for it to be hell because my mom and other guests left a day before we left and had a bad experience with it being extremely hot and having to pay $5 to leave Turks to the airlines. I thought that was weird because the departure tax is always typically included in airfare. When we left we were not asked about the $5 so I have no idea how they differentiate who pays and who does not - kind of weird. Maybe they were doing a fundraiser that day. The airport is small and hot. They have fans going to circulate the hot air, BUT we went upstairs to the SKY LOUNGE which is on the roof under a shaded umbrella. So being outside was better than being downstairs in the heat inside. Then we went downstairs just before we thought they would be boarding. I had went down and asked the agents what time boarding would start. The only crazy thing we experienced at airport was that when I got something out of gift shop for my mom I bought a gatorade (for $5) and went back upstairs. As I was going upstairs the man upstairs said "We are not supposed to let you bring that drink up here". I was confused and said, well I got it in your airport just downstairs. He said well I will let you bring it this time. He really just wanted me to buy it from him I guess since they were selling drinks up there. Upon arrival to the airport customs was a typical wait it can take around half an hour. The baggage area is just past customs in very small area. It is good if you can find a airport employee with a cart if you have a lot of bags. They will take you through one more checkpoint area and then lead you outside where you go on gravel to the left to wait on a taxi provided by beaches. They taxis are just locals that use their vans to transport unless you have a butler room and you will be given a beaches SUV for pick up. So if you have been to a Sandals resort in Jamaica before don't expect the same time of pick up bus. You give the people your name and they tag your bags with your room number and tell you to wait on taxi. FYI the resort will ask you to put a credit card down to place a $400 hold when you check in so something you may want to be aware of and let guests know. I asked the concierge for one of my guests and they said if the guests let them know they will not be charging anything and don't plan on buying wi-fi then they don't have to put a credit card on hold, then the resort just won't give the the courtesy card you can use to show gift shop to put stuff on room account if you desire.

@@tyrebride2b2013 Arizona's closes for lunch at 4 but opens back up for dinner at 6:30 - tex mex style with good steaks as well. We actually were gifted the candlelight dinner but I think it costs about $180. I had a friend take pictures with another friends camera. I did looj at the beaches pictures taken to choose complimentary photo, and saved others in case want to purchase later, but they are high. I customizes the package but basically what I did was take seaside serenade theme and take oit the things I did not want or need. Not sure of liquors in bob Marley shot but it is in Jamaica colors. Red, yellow, and green. 85% of the employees are from Jamaica.

Thank you. We got a few good price souvenirs when they had the locals come on property one day in the Caribbean Village. They also have a marketplace in the back of resort by Mario's snd Dinos. Dinos has good nachos for a snack with chips a d cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa on the side. Some good drinks if you like to drink are miami vice, coconut cooler, hummingbird, a day in paradise, dirty banana, and mai tai. Of course a good margarita frozen or on the rocks is always good

Ladies so much can be said in a review. Bottom Line the trip was AMAZING!!!! Our check in was smooth even without me doing the pre-check in online. The on site wedding planner came and introduced herself and gave a notebook to review over as far as wedding options. We checked in on a Saturday so we had our official meeting with her on Monday, but we saw her later on the resort at another wedding that night. She told us our main homework lesson was to take a Bob Marley shot , which was already on my to do list!!! It did not disappoint. The first wedding planner we encountered was Celeste. She was awesome - a really sweet person. She called to check in on us several times before the wedding day and answered all questions. She later had an emergency prior to our wedding day and another wedding team consultant Patricia stepped in and took over. She was also great. She also checked on us the day after the wedding. The pizzas at Bella by Iguanas Pool in Caribbean Village our great. They can take from 30 minutes to 55 minutes depending on time of day. I have heard other people complain about the wait on reviews, but it was never an issue for us. We would put in order on our way somewhere else then just go back and get it. The bartenders in the pub are very friendly. They give you a daily newsletter for the next day every night informing you of activities. As I stated in a previous post there are theme days. The pub alternates nightly at 10pm between karaoke one night and bingo and/or poker the next night. One of the entertainment crew over the karaoke is an amazing singer. Sometimes the club can be dead right at 11pm when it opens for adults, but the music from DJ is great and we had a great time even when it was just us or us and a few people. The water is beautiful. We did a few water activities like the hobie, kayaking, and my husband took snorkel equipment to go out on his own not far from shore. The flags most days were red or yellow so some parts of the day depending on flag color certain activities may be restricted. We had an awesome candlelight dinner night after the wedding. My suggestion would be if you plan on doing one on the beach to choose the 6pm time because after the sunset as we got desert and it became dark the mosquitos came out pretty bad we picked up desert and took it with us at that point. The waterpark was fun as well. We had a great time at the water park before our kids came down with my mom, and they enjoyed it as well when they arrived. We ate at Kimonos twice once before everyone arrived and then again as a welcome dinner when everyone arrived. We had the concierge make our reservations when we went on our own and Celeste made our reservations for the welcome dinner. Both reservations were set for 8:45pm. That was fine for us, but if you have a problem eating late the earlier you make reservations the better. I don't think the reservation desk opens til 9am or 11am. It is good to remember most places shut down for lunch at 2:30pm. The exception is Arizona's which closes at 4pm. They have a lunch buffet inside and on the outside is a great buffet in the back with jerk chicken and pork as well as burgers, curly fries, sweet potato fries, grilled chicken, skirt steak and all the fixings for fajita tacos. There is also a smoothie bar. I had never had conch before, and Barefoot by the Sea had a great conch salad. When we were there the resort was fully booked, but it never seemed overcrowded or packed. If you are a returning Sandals Select Member the luncheon is great. I have no bad reviews about the food. I think the only down side was the inconsistency of the Caesar Salad at the restaurants. Every place had a different twist on Caesar Salad. I would not recommend the one in the pub. The one we had at our reception after the wedding was the BEST. It was AWESOME. If you are hungry late night the pub closes at 2am, but Bobby Dee's (yes the place that looks like it is for kids) doesn't close until 6am. They have amazing burgers with guacamole and a fried egg. Turtles Bar in the Caribbean Lobby is also a nice night spot for adults. Our room was in the Caribbean Village right off the beach. It was great. We went of the resort to the casino in town Casablanca - not anything to get excited about. My favorite breakfast spots were Marios and Giusseppe's. We also did parasailing through Captain Marvin's. They pick you up at the dock on the resort by the watersports area. It is $75 per person. There is probably much more I can write a review on so I will probably have to supplement. If you have any questions feel free to ask, and I will answer. It was funny because it seemed like the whole resort knew we were getting married. They kept asking about the big day up until the day and made sure to congratulate us afterwards. The staff are very friendly. I have several pictures posted on my instagram: ATTORNEY_J_4_JUSTICE and on my facebook page. I also have many more pics to upload.

Sunday night is White Night, Monday is One Love Reggae Night, Tuesday is Tropical Night, Wednesday is Poolside Fantasy Show, Thursday is Variety Show, Friday is Beach Party, Saturday is Movie Night. The on resort wedding specialist Celeste is GREAT. Everything is beautiful, and the people are friendly.

@@tyrebride2b2013 @@megthomson I had a lady make them. Her business is called Clay Bouquet Shop. She can be found on facebook and etsy. Email: Claybouquetshop@@gmail.com www.etsy.com/shop/ClayBouquetShop www.claybouquetshop.com

@Megthomson The speaker system is called THE BOUNCER. It gets really loud, and it worked great for our shower. You can hook up an ipad or your phone to the system. Here is my bouquet and my bridesmaids bouquets. I have an extra bridesmaid bouquet because one bridesmaid cancelled and it was too late to cancel the bouquet.

Yes!!! Thank God everything has came together in the "ninth hour". Things have been hectic, but everything has came together this week. We actually leave Saturday so just a day away basically. My mom is really excited. I have my items for my OOT bags and my bouquets are ready. I have had my clothes packed a while, but I will have to rearrange my bags so I can fit my shoes and some other things. I am looking forward to it I will let you all know about any theme nights we experience on our trip. Also we found a great bluetooth radio with loud speakers that we also used for our wedding shower at MicroCenter so we are taking that with us to use for reception instead of DJ. We made a playlist and are ready to party!!!!

I have a pricing booklet and I think it also may be online. I will look in my email when I get home. What is your email address?

Can you email me a picture of the lanyards with key holders to [email protected] I need some lanyards and key holders