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Quote: Originally Posted by Jennkn87 Thanks!! Has anyone used weddinglinensdirect.com? i used them for my chair sashes and table runners. they look great!

$500 is bonfire only. No dj no bar. $1500 for first 20 people then $25 per person after that. Since we had 60 people They gave us a discount to $20 per person...I think that applies if u have 50+

Quote: Originally Posted by muneera0302 our hotel package includes transfer between airport and secrets, you should check to see if you could get that as well. if not, i saw shuttles for about $10-20 per person that will go to secrets yes, mine doesnt include it. the 20pp - was that just at the airport? so i dont have to worry about purchasing before hand? I know you have been there before so you know the drill! the hotel can arrange a private transfer but is $112 which is a little too expensive for a 10 min car ride

Quote: Originally Posted by muneera0302 thanks. is that all you used? i've seen other brides use a detailed hour by hour timeline, so the dj knows when everything is going on (like toast, dance, etc). how did your timeline for everything work out for you? is there anythign you would have added or changed? sorry for all the ?'s, i'm a month away so def trying to get everything done :-) hmm dont know yet, my wedding is dec 3rd so i can let u know after. thats all the info i got from the wedding corrdinator! all they keep saying is "relax, no problem, we've done this before" so im not worried!! lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Jennkn87 How many people do you have attending your ceremony and reception? How much extra did you pay for the 3 hour reception?? I am now looking at possibly having more guests at the ceremony than I had originally planned. I see they charge an extra $80 per person you have over the 20 included in the wedding package. I was just looking for some more details on how to approach having the extra people, and approximately how much more it could end up costing. Thanks and sorry if I've already asked you these questions! I can't remember who all I've previously talked to on here these last few months! we have 60 people attending, $80 pp over the first 20 + 15% service charge. The 3 hrs reception is included.

Quote: Originally Posted by muneera0302 previous brides, does anyone have a schedule for a 4pm wedding? i'm trying to find a schedule so we can give to the dj, so he knows what's going on at what time. i just got mine. 4 pm ceremony 430-530 cocktail hr 530-830 reception

Hi everyone! For those of you who have already travelled this year...what did you do for travel between airport and hotel?? And what was the cost??

Quote: Originally Posted by Jennkn87 Nicole -your pictures from your wedding are amazing! Looks like everyone had a great time and everything turned out beautifully! Did you only use the resort photographer? I'm still waiting to secure my date but am trying to get some more details while I wait on the WC to get back with me. Did you have a private reception? How much did they charge you to bring deocr and set up? I'm kind of nervous about the food choices, as I have some pretty picky eaters in my group, as well as one with a gluten allergy. Do they accomodate food allergies? Any extra information you could give me would be SOOOO much appreciated! Thanks...and CONGRATS on your marriage! the form that they send you 2 months prior to your wedding asks about food allergies and vegetarians. It is my understanding that it is $50 to set up if your bring your own decor. if you PM me your email, I can send you all the pdf files they have given me thus far

Quote: Originally Posted by angelsj247 I am unsure as well. I would like to get married there, but if it ends up to much of a hassel or if its more than a couple hundred cheaper then i would get married in secret here first. I would do my anniversary the day of the ceromony then. Jen & Angel, We are going to get married in the states before and keep it hush hush. I think either route is fine. The only difference I see at Secrets is $300 for a wedding fee vs $150 for vow renewal. We just werent comfortable sending our birth certificates and other personal information via courrier to another country. All we are instructed to bring down is the marriage certificate when we come. I think each way has pros and cons -- bc we were just discussing the anniversary thing yesterday and haven't decided!! I will say that my cousin got married in Jamaica in 2007 and is divorced now and the US said that their marriage wasn't even legal in the first place bc something was wrong with the documents. lol Guess it doesn't matter now!! Im so excited to get there!!! Trying to organize 65 people people coming in less than 41 days!!!! GOOO BUCKS! ( we are going to be there for the OSU vs Michigan game and are setting up a provate screening!)

Quote: Originally Posted by Jennkn87 I was also almost 100% positive on booking with Iberostar as well, and have recently decided to go with Secrets, wild orchid (most likely). They do include more in their packages than iberostar did, but I kind of feel like anything extra you add on is really expensive. Some of the stuff we can definitely do without, or I can bring my own, I'm hoping. I keep reminding myself that this is supposed to be a simple wedding, but Ikeep finding too many ideas on this website!!! im in ohio too! im booking at wild orchid...wedding dec 3 1013! cant freaking wait!! good luck with planning!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by Mimi127 I finally started my planning thread. Its not complete but I will add more over the next few days n http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/87344/cameshiaa-secrets-seawind-beach-club-after-the-fact-planning-thread i love your chuppa with the chandelier! sooo creative!!

thanks for sharing! the red was stunning and you looked beautiful! would you reccommend doing the ceremony at the gazebo or on the sand after being down there and seeing it. that is one thing i cant decide. also how much were your flowers - were yours real? i also noticed that you had the buffet, which foods did you choose and would reccommend again?? any tips? my wedding is 12/3/13 at SWO! Thanks again!

congrats on being married!!! i have to say that i am completely obsessed with your invitations! i wish i had saw those before i ordered mine! sooo jeally! im getting married 12/3/13 at SWO and im so pumped! 85 days away! - anxiously awaiting more pictures Thanks for sharing!

im using those too! i drove all over town to get them in pink, blue and green hahah

I don't know how to thank you enough for your amazing response! you are awesome!!! i totally stalked ur pix on FB and the wedding looked gorg!! congrats again, i hope ur enjoying married life! i cannot wait to get down there! right now, from ur suggestions im trying to decide on having the ceremony on the beach and the reception on the casista or just doing both on the casista. i know you said all the weddings u saw while there were in the gazebo but i will have too many people (i have a very large italian family who are all deciding to join in the fun lol). but i didnt want to have to purchase a chuppa and all that stuff. hmmmm decisions.... how did you get the candlelight dinner. i know u mentionsed something about a honey moon package as well as the wedding package. what was the diff? was it length of stay? how can i get both? bc technically it will be our honeymoon too! lol did you see anyone doing the bonfire??

are we going to have any overlap at the resort?! im traveling nov 29 -dec 8th??! how exciting

yes i believe they will do it for a price! I saw it on an extras form

wow alexis, thank you. thats was amazingly helpful! You are the best and your wedding was absolutely gorg! i cannt wait to get there!!!!!!! one quest - i booked the welcome bonfire too, would you reccommend again or would you just have everyone meet somehere - basically, was is worth it? i have about 52 people booked so i have to pay for every head over 20 and just want to make sure im spending my money in the right place...

Hey sorry I dont know how to get that quoted stuff in there but I just emailed them about getting married in America and then having the ceremony in Jamaica but whether or not the legal one in response to another persons question