Newbie from Toronto

[brigetteaustin]

Hi Sjay I am from Ontario, Canada too.  There are a lot of Canadians on these forums.  That is really cool.  

[belledame]

Hi Bridgette, I'm from Ontario, Canada as well. Canadian Brides rock!

[JulieMike]

Hi there!  I'm from Toronto as well!!! Got engaged just before Christmas and we are looking at July for our small shindig!  Mike and I love diving so we were thinking the Riviera Maya area.  Going down in 2 weeks to pick a location, can't wait!

[brigetteaustin]

Canadian Brides sure do rock!!  If any of you gals need a hand, give me a shout out.  

We just booked our Photographers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!

[Sjay]

Thanks for the hello!

Where in Jamaica are you getting married?

We're 11 mos away as of today - Iberostar Rose Hall Suites, near MoBay.

May I ask which photog you hired? I've seen a few names come up frequently in the reviews, but the reviews tend to be mixed...

 

Originally Posted by brigetteaustin 

Canadian Brides sure do rock!!  If any of you gals need a hand, give me a shout out.  

We just booked our Photographers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!

 

[SparksFly]

Congratulations! Welcome to the forum! Good Luck & Happy Planning!

[Sjay]

Thanks everyone! Made some progress this weekend with our photographer search and invitation design.

I'm on the fence about a videographer - on one hand I don't know I want to spend the extra money, but on the other, I'm sure the day will go by in a flash and it might be nice to have some video of it, especially the ceremony. Thoughts?

[JulieMike]

I'm also on the fence with the video.  I LOVE good photography and can look at pictures for hours, but video.... just not sure how often I will want to pop in the DVD.  Maybe you can ask if they can set up a mix of video with pictures so it flows a bit quicker.  That's what I was thinking of doing.

[Sjay]

Thanks Julie. I'm planning on doing that already myself (as opposed to paying the photog to do it).

 

I follow a forum for my venue, and a bride noted that she asked her WC if one of the entertainment staff could record the ceremony on the bride's vidcam, and they happily agreed. She gave him a nice tip afterwards. I might go that route, or see if another guest would be willing to do it. I'm sure someone would be cool with it.
 

Originally Posted by JulieMike 

I'm also on the fence with the video.  I LOVE good photography and can look at pictures for hours, but video.... just not sure how often I will want to pop in the DVD.  Maybe you can ask if they can set up a mix of video with pictures so it flows a bit quicker.  That's what I was thinking of doing.