~*petals*~ LONG GP Jamaica Wedding Review *PIC HEAVY*

[cb280182]

lovely pics, your hotel looks gorgeous!

[ames]

wow...your pictures are absolutely stunning. congrats!

[kate&devon]

Everything looked gorgeous!

[~*petals*~]

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Originally Posted by Mellyrox I just have to say how helpful Petals review was for me. I actually ended up going with the same resort, and Petals input/review was definitely a factor for me! Thank you Petals!!

glad it was helpful- this board was such a huge help for me during my planning!

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Originally Posted by cb280182 lovely pics, your hotel looks gorgeous!

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Originally Posted by donutdjn beautiful pictures - thank you for sharing x

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Originally Posted by ames wow...your pictures are absolutely stunning. congrats!

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Originally Posted by kate&devon Everything looked gorgeous!

Thank you ladies for the nice comments! I'm coming up on my 1 year anniversary and decided to pop back in on the board.

[LA923]

You look so beautiful in your pics. Congrats on the wedding!

[yumyum90]

This is such an awesome review and one of the first I saw when I joined this forum last year. It helped me make the decision that I really wanted to have a DW. I keep coming back to this review, so beautiful.

[orionandmari072510]

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Originally Posted by ~*petals*~ RECEPTION We held a private reception at the Blue Lagoon restaurant and chose a U-shaped setup. Photo by Monica Z Photography We forgot our placecards at home and had to improvise the day of the wedding, by creating a seating chart and giving it to our ushers. There was some drama with this, but it all worked out in the end. We had the seafood appetizer, the asparagus soup, rum, lime and mint sorbet, and then shrimp (substituted for the lobster tail) and the beef tenderloin for the entrees. The food was very tasty. It took FOREVER to be served these courses. If there are kids at your wedding, you should stop at the buffet on your way to the reception to get them something to eat. We had to do that for my little nephew, and my niece… and she was knocked out by the time her chicken nuggets and fries arrived with everybody else’s dinner. Photo by Monica Z Photography The length of time it took for dinner service is one of the main reasons we decided to nix the DJ ($900) and make a nice long reggae playlist on my iPod and rent the wireless microphone and speaker setup instead ($250). They have an iPod adapter, so you can plug right into the big speakers. This worked out well for us. We skipped most of the wedding traditions (bouquet toss, garter, etc.) and instead did the cutting of the cake (which was decent- whipped frosting), toasts by the Best Man and Maid of Honor and a thank-you to our guests, and everybody went upstairs to Infinity Lounge and across to the Disco for dancing after dinner was over. Photos by Monica Z Photography DAY AFTER Before we left for Negril on Monday, we did some awesome day-after shots around the property. I highly recommend doing this if you’re bringing a photographer with you. It was particularly special since our wedding day was kind of rainy and the wedding started late in the evening. I LOVE these shots. We got some beautiful pictures in the lobby, in the buildings, Infinity Lounge, one of the tiny beaches where the hermit crabs live, and of course in the giant pool. All in all, our guests had a beautiful vacation and lovely time (some are planning a return trip!), and our wedding was special, unique, touching and better than we could’ve imagined. I’m happy to answer any Q’s you have! Tina

These are excellent photos! Thanks for sharing!

[bmadzia1]

First- Congrats! You looked absolutely lovely :-)

 

Great review! This puts me back at square one! We thought we decided on Riu Triopical Bay.. but now looking at your pics and review.. hmmmmm..

 

Would you be able to tell me one thing; with regards to the beach/water. Is it really men made?

[MissSimone]

wow great review! Beautiful pics!

[msucooper]

Enjoyed your review & your wedding pics.  You were such a STUNNING bride.  Thanks for sharing.