Jellyfish Restaurant

[lande8]

LOVE LOVE LOVE all your pictures!  Thanks so much for the info.

Originally Posted by Kirsten 

Okay! I think I just figured out how to post a few pics lol...

 

Ceremony setup

 

Rose petal cones (they hung from each chair - see pic above; our guests showered us with petals during the recessional!)

 

Lounge area for cocktail hour (just beside wedding ceremony location on beach)

 

Reception seating chart (drink umbrella name tags in a cute sandbox)

 

Reception decorations/setup

 

Centrepiece on reception tables

 

Place settings (notice the attention to detail with the menus and napkin ties! You won't get this at a resort!)

 

Cake (three-tier vanilla cake with layers of fresh mango purée...delicious)

 

The Jellyfish (view from the beach)

 

My flowers (this was the thank you card we made for guests after the wedding; my boquet and husband's boutonniere came from the florist that Mayte works with; I got exactly what I requested...and orchids are super difficult to get the D.R.!)

 

As you can see Mayte is a real pro. She actually told me last week she's averaging two weddings a day! She's that busy and she still gets every detail right...an absolute pleasure to work with

 

Let me know if you have any other questions!
 

 

[Lala32]

Great photos Kirsten!! Love!

 

Thanks for confirming the tax, Venus

 

Cinnagirl, how long did it take you to get the quote back?    It's been weeks for mine...  getting anxious to see it

 

 

[cinnagirl]

Hey Lala! Mine took just over three weeks. Have you been waiting about the same time frame? If so, maybe just nudge her and say how excited you are to start working out the details with her? 

[Lala32]

hey Cinnagirl!  hm, ok I'm right at the 3 week mark then if you don't count the week that passed that she couldn't open the document ;-)  I'll ping her again soon.  I'd love to see the damage lol

 

how did yours come out?  

 

[cinnagirl]

My quote was just over $7000. That's for ceremony and reception for 50 people. The only thing not included is dinner since we haven't decided if we want to do a set meal plan or just let people choose their own entres. The amount for open bar doesn't seem right either because the quote only has open bar for 2 hours when we'll need it for 5. So we have some stuff missing from the quote, but we also have some additional stuff on there like babysitting and the firedancers.

[cnd29]

Hang tight but don't be afraid to email her again to let her know you still haven't received it.  Mine took over a month, first same problem, she couldn't open my attachment so that took a little longer, then she said she had sent it and sent me the bank transfer info but I never received the quote.  But another email or so later she sent it...

 

Originally Posted by Lala32 

hey Cinnagirl!  hm, ok I'm right at the 3 week mark then if you don't count the week that passed that she couldn't open the document ;-)  I'll ping her again soon.  I'd love to see the damage lol

 

how did yours come out?  

 

 

[Lala32]

haha.  Thanks ladies!  That makes me feel better but I'll give her until Thursday or Friday and reach out again.  This week is crazy.

 

cinnagirl, for 50 thats not so bad!  thanks for sharing.  I actually have 30 -35 and decided to have guests just choose off the menu rather than the set for the simple reason that I think they would appreciate the choice after having the hotel buffet for a few days ;-) 

 

I'll be honest, I'm not sure I fully understand the bar choices Jellyfish offers though.  Open bar I totally get but I've also read here about a cocktail hour with 2 signature drinks and wine/beer during dinner options that aren't listed in the packages.  Anyone know about those?

[cinnagirl]

My quote has me being charged different prices for drinks during different times. So cocktail hour drinks are $6 per person, dinner drinks are $10 per person and national open bar drinks are $12 per person. 

 

I really like the idea of having people pick off the menu too. I think my fiance wants a menu for the pure fact that we'll know how much we're spending up front. I think I've read a few times that it generally work out cheaper to just pick off the menu. 

[cnd29]

You can pretty much request whatever setup for food and/or drink options (and anything else) you want and she will just quote you a price for it.  I requested Corona, red and white wine, a signature cocktail and soft drinks for cocktail hour, then the same for dinner. Originally we were going to do the middle of the road open bar for 3 hours for reception, but we have decided to do al la carte open bar for reception instead of one of the bar options just because between cocktail hour and dinner and how well we know our 30 or so guests, I don't think most of them will drink $15 per hour worth of alcohol.  Some will, a few might go over that, but some of our guests don't drink at all! Hopefully we can save a couple of bucks there.

 

Originally Posted by Lala32 

haha.  Thanks ladies!  That makes me feel better but I'll give her until Thursday or Friday and reach out again.  This week is crazy.

 

cinnagirl, for 50 thats not so bad!  thanks for sharing.  I actually have 30 -35 and decided to have guests just choose off the menu rather than the set for the simple reason that I think they would appreciate the choice after having the hotel buffet for a few days ;-) 

 

I'll be honest, I'm not sure I fully understand the bar choices Jellyfish offers though.  Open bar I totally get but I've also read here about a cocktail hour with 2 signature drinks and wine/beer during dinner options that aren't listed in the packages.  Anyone know about those?

 

[venus909]

I finally received pretty much all our RSVPs and have a very accurate count of people attending I just sent Mayte a request for an updated quote...

 

I also asked her for pricing differences in doing a la carte versus a packaged menu.

 

Does anyone know if the photographers and videographers count toward the open bar cost?  I know I am providing them a meal, but i'm not expecting them to drink.

 

We are having 44 adults and about 10 kids.

 

Hopefully the number won't change much between now and the end of June