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07/24/2009
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BEST wedding entrance Ive ever seen you have to watch
This is the best wedding entrance Ive seen to date, wish we'd have thought of it, brilliant ladies you have to watch |
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05/18/2009
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Irishpoca
Our signed, sealed, delivered video!
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05/18/2009
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Here is part 1 and 2 of me walking up the aisle to the gazebo and then the nervous part of reaching the top!!
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05/18/2009
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Irishpoca finally has video of wedding
Hi ladies, finally got everything working on the new laptop so have video's broke them down into little bits and pieces for you to see so none of the clips are over 1 min, here is the first one of my youngest daughter finally realising that there were lots of people looking at her as she stole the show! Here is my FIL coming to take over from my mom!
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04/30/2009
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Swine flu...has it effected you?
Anyone Mexico bound?
Apologies if there have been lots of posts on this as I havent been on lately but my god what the hell is going on, I cant believe the UK has grounded all flights to Cancun at the moment........my heart goes out to anyone getting married there or who was due to go there on honeymoon. Cant believe we are back nearly 3 months : O but if one more person tells me "jesus imagine if you were getting married there this month" or "I wonder what the time limit is to be back from there to get checked out" talk about hypchondriac's........2 people on their honeymoon there from Scotland have got it so thats why the UK has reacted.......where has time gone, hope all of you are well....... |
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03/26/2009
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How to store your dress when all is said and done?
Has anyone any tips or advice for me please. Going to pick up my dress as I got it cleaned after all the celebrations. What is the best way of storing it now all is said and done as I dont want it discoloring or anything like that? Any tips would be greatly appreciated please. Thanks ladies! |
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03/23/2009
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Vote for our fellow WBC Bride
Her FH is a finalist for Groom of the Year
Help a fellow WBC bride out he is in the final ladies all he needs is us to vote! All you have to do is vote for him on the groom of the year page on www.bride.com - vote for Marvin and help eboneemonique out!! |
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03/11/2009
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Irishpoca back to business
..who needs any help?
Its been a few wks but Im back. Not sick anymore, hubby has no job and I have been feeling real sorry for myself but I want to get back on here and help out everyone. So I am offering my services to you all if you need help with anything anything at all, from something so small to the major things just drop me a line. Id be more than happy to help out and delighted to help. It doesnt even have to be wedding related. You can leave me a message here or email me and I'll get back to you asap. Hopefully with all the wedding planning and stress I went through be it from the small to the fairly big (have a look through the 11 pages for those of you that dont know LOL) so I can try and help you as best I can. Hope to hear from you soon and in the meantime will try my best to catch up with you all x |
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03/03/2009
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Its been awhile...
..Irishpoca back for a bit!
Hey ladies, I hope you are all well and everything is going well plan wise for you. I have been really sick since I got back from Mexico it actually turned out that I had salmonella the whole time the doc rang the other day with results from the lab so at least I knew then what was up with me. So I was sick for my home reception : ( it was a good night but I didnt have the energy for it, at that stage I didnt actually know why I was so sick. So its been nearly a month since we got married cant believe it, am actually a little depressed that its all over and there is nothing more to do. So is he, also to add to it he lost his job so will be finished on Friday. I apologise for not keeping up with all that is going on here. I want to and feel a little lost dont know where to start now its been so long. I hope to hear from you all soon and wish you all well in your plans. |
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02/18/2009
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Irishpoca update...
...what really happened..
Hey ladies, so let me fill you in! The trip was amazing in all honesty the place, the staff (besides one we'll get to that in a bit), location, food everything was amazing. Everyone made their own vacation out of it too. Everyone was really depressed leaving all the family and friends who were staying a shorter period of time than we were. That has to be a good sign. The all inclusive let me tell you is such a good idea. Eat and drink what you want all day and night it is such a good way to go. First off (prob due to the magazine warning I gave the manager) most of the guests were upgraded those who had only booked standard rooms were in a dolphin and ocean view rooms. We were upgraded to a honeymoon suite for the whole 2 wks. There was a bottle of champagne and huge bouquet of flowers, the whole room was covered in rose petals so having to ring down and ask for a crib and an extra bed for the girls was a little dampener on that one! When we met the wedding co-ord the first day she was a little quiet but it has to be said she did it all, everything that was asked of her, I only had to tell her once and everything was exactly set up and done. I picked the flowers from images she had which were exactly what I got. The spa where I got my hair done was excellent I had to basically go on pictures but she got what I was saying. The girls were really pleased with theirs too. We got a swedish massage done together also and they did it outside at night time which was pretty cool. I had left a tip for the concierge when we arrived who had been helping me all along via email to get things done so when I met her eventually in the 2nd week she was absolutely lovely. My sister had a run in with one of the reception staff towards the end of the 1st week. Basically the girl was a bitch. She rang the room asking my sister (who was sharing with her bf) did she want a hand with her bags as she was checking out, my sister said she must be mistaken as she was booked to stay for 14 nights, only 6 nights had passed. When she brought all the documentation etc to reception the "bitch" told her either get out or pay up basically. So my sister got upset with the way in which she was spoken to so I arrived on the scene. Showed this idiot all the documents and it plainly stating she was sharing with her bf for 10 nights only to share with my parents for the remaining 4 nights all paid etc.. so she has the audacity to tell me to get the travel agents to give her the info, so I said no, you get the travel agents to thats your job not mine, so she quickly changed her tune telling me that my sister didnt have to go anywhere and that it would all be resolved bla de bla, papa bear arrives on the scene then goes into reception and causes a HUGE scene shouting etc at how much we had spent and the way she had been spoken to was not on, wanted to see the manager, some guy who was assistant mgr at the time made the mistake of tryin to interrupt him which didnt help matters. So I emailed the manager to explain what had happened that the girl could have dealt with it alot better than what she had etc.. explained that dad lost his cool and gave him our room numbers told him to contact me. Next day got a letter of apology with a bottle of champagne to the room stating that the corrective actions had been taken and as a token of their apology they wanted to offer 7 nights free accommodation in a dolphin ocean view suite to be used in the next year and they gave one to my parents and my sister also. Then on the day of the wedding everything went really smoothly there were one or 2 things that didnt happen but which I didnt actually notice at the time like the bubbles were not given out at the ceremony, there was no red carpet, the girls couldnt wear their wings as they would have taken flight on that day. But that was it. Everyone loved the sombreros and the polaroid guestbook went down so well too. My eldest daughter Shea, came over to me at one point and said that when we had got married and when Ian mentioned her in his speech (he thanked her for putting up with him) she said she cried and then she got very emotional again telling me "but they were tears of happiness" she is 6........so that photo taken to the left of the post is taken right after so you can see her big red eyes! When we met the photographer he was meant to give us an album with 50 prints and he told us that the wedding co-ord told him to give us 80 prints and we actually ended up picking 150 which he gave to us. So that was 100 free prints and he was such a nice guy and we loved everything he did. Oh and a few months back I had asked the concierge to book a meal outside for Valentines, when I went to check it out last week then I was told there was no booking, I said not to worry as they wanted $200-260 for the privilege anyway. About 15 mins later one of the concierge's nearly fell over themselves tellin me that a booking had been made for us and that it was "included" in our wedding package, I know the package inside and out and I know what was included and there was no meal for 2 outside.......anyway we booked it and went on that pier / dock that alot of our wedding pics were taken on. It was right out at the end and we had our own waiter it was great I did so many things on the trip I never did so happy. Everyone loved the wedding and it was funny walking by past guests who would shout congratulations, my friend has a great shot of guests watching from their rooms. So I think thats it for now I will update with more pics as I have them. I think its easier doing the slide show then having to click on them on the left hand side as some of them take so long to load. I will be back to check up on everyone soon have our home reception sat so must collect my dress and do it all over again for a few hours must say its a little depressing to have it all over with as such : ( make the most of your days ladies! |
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02/17/2009
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02/17/2009
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02/17/2009
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02/17/2009
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Irishpoca pics of..
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02/17/2009
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I'm back & married!
...MRS Irishpoca!!
Well ladies, I missed you all so much and being on WBC. I am home since yesterday. All went very well, had one or 2 hitches but it all went like a dream. The travelling part was a bit of a nightmare but we all got there safely with everything which is the main thing. I am so happy that we chose to get married in Cancun and that everyone else went with us it was a trip of a life time as none of us had ever been. I was rushed to hospital the day before alright in Cancun as I had severe pain which the on site doc thought was pancreaitis - the hospital thought was gastritis so still on meds for that and thank god it was the day before and not day of! We had a great bahelor/ette parties or hen & stag as we call them will post pics of those. We all went swimming with dolphins, speed boating through the jungle and snorkelling in the reef, some did the Mayan Ruins tour others did lots of shopping and lots of night clubbin' The first day there we met with wedding co-ord who was a little off-ish and quiet but she did her job and did everything I asked of her. I picked my bouquet there, the girls bouquets (surprise) and boutannieres, confirmed menu etc and paid for everything. However the day before when we had the rehearsal it was quite windy so we opted to have the reception on the club terrace where people had the option of being inside or outside which was perfect, otherwise people would have been eating sand on the beach. Then we moved to the ballroom nearer reception for the dj at 9pm til 1 which worked out great and one of my bm surprised us with a slideshow of pics which was a really nice touch. The day of the wedding I was stuck in my room until my hair app at 12 with mom and Shea (daughter) the wedding wasnt until 3 so the day really dragged. He was very nervous the hotel had given him a room the day before so he was there. The spa did a great job of all of our hair and make up. I never wore the veil in the end it just wouldnt have worked. I wasnt nervous until it came to walking up the aisle I honestly couldnt tell you a word the justice of the peace said it was a quick and really nice ceremony of about 10-15 mins. Everyone really loved the justice of the peace and having looked at the dvd of it all now I know why he was such a nice touch. He added his own poem about love. I was very nervous though. Everyone was crying afterwards except me I cant believe I didnt cry! The day absolutely flew as did the whole 2 wks there. Will post more about that later, trying to upload pics asap so you can all see the photogr was great he gave us an album of 150 prints which we picked we were only supposed to get 50 prints but he said the wedding co-ord told him to give us 80 we picked about 150 so he said that was fine. Then dad and my sis bought all the images on cd which were nearly 700 images for $300. So its great now we have them all, the dvd is excellent too so weird seeing yourself on screen! Cant wait to catch up with you all! |
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01/30/2009
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Irishpoca has left the building...
..I bid farewell for now!
Well ladies, sniff sniff, tear, I cant believe I am leaving you all to go and get married it still hasnt really hit me yet. I guess I dont have time for it to seeing as he is really sick staying in his parents and my daugher just re-enacted a scene from exorcist while ago projectile vomiting. So in between dealing with that, I am packing, sorting out documents, putting labels on bags, making my list and checking it twice. We leave in the morning for Dub and fly to Cancun Sun morning! I will be back in Ireland on the 16th Feb so will come online that week and fill you all in, although you know me, if I find a computer while Im away I may give you a sneaky post while FH isnt looking LOL I leave you with a poem that my sister is going to read at the ceremony, think of my Thursday the 5th and say a prayer for me that we are all well and everything goes really well for me and all of us travelling. Thank you so much for your support you ladies are AMAZING! And cant rem who it was but yes that is me in the boudoir photos LOL you will see I am the same person when I post the wedding pics in a few wks mwah hugs to you all......... "His hello was the end of her endings. her laugh was the first step down the aisle, his hand would be hers to hold forever, his forever was as simple as her smile. An ocean couldnt prevent it, A New York minute wouldnt let it pass, Does the universe decide for us which love will fade & which will last? He said she was whats missing, She said she instantly knew, She was a question to be answered, And his answer was I do." |
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01/29/2009
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Irishpoca's ring is in
I apologise for the photos as they didnt turn out that good. As some of you know I got my ring made, to fit in between my engagement ring and my grandmothers engagement ring. Voila! I love it but you cant really see it that well in the pics I dont think! |
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01/29/2009
 The cover of the album Lady in red, thats his fav dress Always wanted to do a shot like this The infamous VS outfit got on ebay! Lady in pink Cheeky shot Another black VS outfit I like this angle The bridal lingerie (Corset) I wont get to wear under the dress Really like this shot On the couch Last shot in the book!              |
Irishpoca Update
Boudoir photos are up, 2 days til I leave!
So I leave in 2 days (Sat) staying in Dublin overnight and then off to Mexico Sunday morning. Have been really sick since early Wed so havent been able to move as I have been throwing up constantly and wanting to faint, first my youngest had it, I got it from her, then my eldest got it last night. Its so horrible. Rather now than travelling or in Mexico I know but I havent been able to do anything which is worse especially 2 days before I leave. Its meant to be kinda chilly in Mexico on the beach according to the special wedding co-ord well actually another bride who Ive been in contact with who is getting married the day after me. She said that the co-ord emailed her and said she would suggest her having the reception on the terrace as its a little chilly and windy on the beach lately, nice she is getting married the day after me. I hope and pray that the weather will be fine when we get there. This day next week I will be married SCARY. Here are the boudoir "type" photos I got done before Christmas as wedding present let me know what you think. I had to take them with my dig camera in the book as they have been put in an album and I dont have the energy to scan them at the moment. |
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01/26/2009
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When all is said & done, do our opinions still count?
I was thinking when all is said and done, the planning is over and the wedding finito. I am wondering do the brides on here like the "post - wedding" advice and help when some of us arent planning anymore. What I mean is some of us on here have the moral support of planning our weddings when that is over do our opinions still matter? I read an article recently and this woman actually suffered from depression after her wedding was over and she had no project as such to do. I would love to stay on the site and keep in touch with everyone and give advice when asked Im just wondering if the other brides felt the same? Random I know but I still wanted to know! |
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01/24/2009
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You like my menu choice?
Picked our mini buffet menu, what do you think? Appetizers for Cocktail Hour: Vol au Vent filled with Mushrooms duxelle Empanadas (Cheese, Potato & Mexican Sausage) Shrimp Timbale Carribbean Style with Avocado & Cream Cheese Quiche Lorraine (Bacon, Cheese & Onion) Capresse (Tomato Slices with Mozarella & Pesto Sauce) Stuffed Baby Potatoes with Bacon Ragout, Onion & Proscuitto Cactus Triangles with Crab & Cheese Chile Poppers MEAL Appetizers: Chicken Flautas, 3 thin Chicken Taquitos, topped with Guacamole & Sour Cream Roasted Italian Vegetables Mexican Tapas Samplers Salad: Cancun Salad Dreams Salad Soup: Clam Chowder Entree: Mixed Fajitas, Grilled Chicken & Beef Strips Marinated Skirt Steak Mexican Style with Mushrooms Ajillo Filet of Grouper grilled served with peas & poblano chilli sauce Dessert Churros & Cream Pineapple Cheese Cake |
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01/23/2009
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Irishpocahontas Update
Decisions & drama
So everyone sit down for this, I made a decision LOL FH said the wedding co-ord will think I am 7 different people by the time I get there, I explained (calmly) if she answered my questions I could make theses decisions there and then instead of waiting weeks, I also added when being introduced instead of shaking her hand, I will be grabbing her by the throat and shaking her. You can only laugh at this stage with a week to go til we leave. So I thought about it and actually you guys were the ones that made me think of something I hadnt considered and that was it getting cold. I for one get cold easily, so I explained to FH people are going to be outside from 2.30pm to the wedding gazebo for the ceremony at 3. The cocktail hour is on the beach from 4-5 and then the reception to follow from 6-9pm. So at 9pm it would get that bit chilly anyway so we opted to move inside at 9-1am for the dj, that way everyone is still together, we have our own private party, we dont have to move or go anywhere else which is not what I wanted to do or envisioned on my wedding night, having to arrange yet more things after the reception, jesus I would be bald by the time I got there. Just to add to the drama then this week, Fh was told he gets no vacation pay so we are down 2 grand we thought we would have, I told him at least he has a job we will figure it out because at that stage I thought he would cry. Then 2 guests online visa thing got denied even though we are not going to the states our flight is diverted through Atlanta then onto Cancun. They made appointment to see American Embassy yday morning. FH sister and mom drove 2 hours on Wed to get relevant forms for embassy. Then on Thurs FH sis drove her bf and brother in law (the 2 guests) to the Embassy in Dub - another 4 hour drive one way. Only to be told they had the wrong forms. So they didnt even get their appointment (we leave in 7 days). They were told where to get the forms and to fax them up but at this stage I dont think it will all work out in time. So their new plan is to go Cork-Heathrow-Amsterdam-Mexico City- Cancun all to stay 7 nights.............oh the drama is never ending.....and another trav agents told us customs in Dublin and Shannon are stopping 1 in every 5 young male from 18-30 years of age travelling to the US because of the recession here for fear of them staying illegally working. Lovely. I just pray to god when they see that they are going to a wedding in Mexico and not to the US they will let them travel. Packed Wed night and it suddenly hit me like a sledgehammer holy s**t IM GETTING MARRIED I thought I was going to puke LOL we had a little laugh last night saying who'd have thought we'd have ended up marrying one another as we know one another for years but only spoke properly the first night we were together! 2 and a half years ago......its funny how things work out. So this is my update for today although its early yet (11.25am) surely I'll be adding to this by the end of the day LOL |
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01/22/2009
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IrishPoca urgently needs your opinion
Well most of you are up to date with my dilemma. I need your opinions - think like a wedding guest here instead of a bride for a moment - which would you prefer to attend: (Option 1) Reception on a beach from 6-9pm with a dj from 8-11pm on beach and moving to the lobby bar from 11pm on OR (Option 2) Reception on a beach from 6-9pm moving inside to a ballroom for a dj from 9pm-1am My dilemma with the first option is after 11pm all my guests are on vacation mode as they are in Mexico and next thing the music stops at 11pm when everyone is only getting into the swing of things.......then when we go to lobby bar its low key and people get bored and venture off, I have to admit me & FH are the party goers and said ourselves we would want to, we cant do this to our guests who have travelled across the world to be there on our day. We did have the option of playing music low from 11pm on but she wants $180 plus 10% tax an hour for the use of speakers so she can kiss my ass. FH found out today that the 3 wks vacation pay he was depending on next week he wont be getting as he needs to work a day and a half a month to be entitled to holiday pay and of course the company gave them all 2 wks off over christmas so there goes that. My dilemma with the second option is - I wanted the whole beach reception with dancing on the beach, I am doing my own table decor and centerpieces etc.. if we move to another room after the meal it wont be decorated - I have told there will be 3 tables and a few chairs and I dont want a group of 36 to feel lost in a ballroom either. I would be embarrassed if it looked all wrong, So I need opinions on what a guest would prefer, to stay on the beach but for shorter period or to have longer period of celebrating but be inside from 9pm........we Irish our weddings go on til 2am so I know guests will be disappointed with the whole fin at 11pm and Im not sure if everyone will share the enthusiasm of it being a different type of wedding and in another country and it not being a normal Irish celebration. Help |
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01/21/2009
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Your thoughts on tipping?
So....I am Irish and in Ireland we dont do the whole tipping thing (unless in restaurants) so I am curious to know what are your thoughts and if you can shed any light on what you think the tip should be for the: * officiant, * wedding co-ordinator (provided she pull her head out of her ass and do her job by the time I get there), * staff in resort who look after you, * cab driver etc... guidelines would be great here as we dont want to get ripped off but we would like to let someone know we appreciate what they have done providing they have looked after us and been friendly about it, also I am talking about tipping in Mexico which I hear they have very low wages here and tips are basically what they live for. Can you shed some light for me please? |
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01/17/2009
 Gazebo from a room view with all the wedding guests forming a cicrle - we are having the red carpeted walkway! Walkway to gazebo lit up at night Ballroom 1 Ballroom 5 Beach where reception is held Bat with swings as seats, I love this! Beach reception getting set up n1294834868_40587_6003 Beach reception at night - paid for the lights but will have less tables! Reeort Resort            |
Irishpocahontas Update
Here we go....
First off a HUGE HUGE thankyou to the brides here who have been so supportive the past few days through all this drama.........it hasnt gone unnoticed! I appreciate it so so much..... Went to bed early last night got a total sense of calm after awhile. I think it will all be fine. I am trying not to stress or I only end up feeling sick and I get anxiety attacks. I spoke with FH and this is what we have decided to do: Have the reception from 6-9pm on the beach Have the dj from 8-11pm on the beach (I know it will cut into an hour of the meal time but it'll be fine it wont take us 3 hours to eat a buffet meal and the cutting of the cake can be done to music Im sure LOL) As I am paying for the use of speakers to play my own background music during the meal, I am saving an hour here on the dj playing early. Because the dj can only play til 11pm then I am saving another hours pay of paying the dj. So this saving alone will cover the cost of paying for an extra hours staff service / table service, which brings us up to 10pm. After this I have told the travel agent that I want the tables & chairs to remain on beach for guests, it not to be a problem when we go to the lobby to bring our drinks onto the beach and we will play low music after 11pm on the beach and I am not paying for the use of speakers here. So this is what I have asked for I am waiting for confirmation now from travel agent. I had photos of the ballroom which I will attach for you to see (see below post) at the end of the day, if I wanted to have a reception in a ballroom I could have stayed at home in Ireland. The whole point of having a destination wedding was to be on the beach, we are having a reception when we get home for 200+ people so that is our "ballroom reception" if you like. I have thought you know what its a destination wedding its meant to be different from the norm. If people have travelled across the world to be there Im sure they will celebrate on after 11pm on the beach with us, loud music or low music! So now I bide my time to wait for an answer from asshole, note that I havent heard anything since I told her our wedding is to be featured in a magazine and a newspaper.........funny that. But Im thinking positively, relaxing and breathing......... ; ) Thoughts? |
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01/16/2009
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Why dont brides leave comments?
I am venting as I am in a bad mood (see below postsssssss) but you know what bugs me when people who take the time to read your posts and dont bother to leave a comment, whats that about? Or maybe its just me and Im nice and leave everyone comments! LOL |
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01/16/2009
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Drama continues....14 days before I leave
Well I was speaking to the travel agent who said she would speak to the wedding co-ord this evening (with time difference that is the time she normally catches her at). I conveyed my worries and issues to her. In the meantime I received 2 emails from the wedding co-ord telling me in the 1st email that she did tell me about those extra costs (she did) but it was confirmed to me that those extras were for table service which we didnt need after the meal, the guests are well able to get off their ass and go to the bar themselves. I asked with them being all inclusive wouldnt the bar be open anyway, in the second email I was told that I have 2 options basically which are as follows; (1) Reception from 6-9pm on the beach (as arranged) have the dj until 11pm and I can play low music after this time. However in her words "Because staff, waiters, set up, chairs , tables, tableclothes etc are contracted only for the 3 hour reception area, after that time all equipment is removed form the area and also the waiter service, if more time is contracted then they staff & equipment stays for the contracted time. If after the reception (9pm) all of you wants to go to some of the bars to have drinks you can do it, our bars closes at 11 p.m. only the lobby bar closes at 1 a.m." My issue with this is everyone will be wanting to party on at 11pm and if we go to a bar I feel some of the guests will want to go elsewhere. Even FH said if it was him he would want to go somewhere too. And what are they going to do take the tables and chairs out from underneath us if we wanted to stay put on the beach to drink and listen to our "low music"? I would be very embarrassed if that happened. Option 2 then is: (2) Reception from 6-9pm on the beach (as arranged) and again in her words "The option I think right now is to have the reception from 6-9 p.m (beach) Dancing & Dj 9pm to 1 am at the ballroom (3 cocktail tables and a few chairs) and your guests can go to the lobby bar to go for their own drinks" So 3 cocktail tables and a "few chairs" in a ballroom for 36 people. Ive never seen the ballroom FH thinks we could be thrown in a room with a few deckchairs. I am being made to feel because I wont pay $500 an hour for the open bar on the beach that we are not being taken care of. On the upside we would have music til 1am at least, but we could be 3 tables in a huge room and it could either go very very wrong or it could be great. But I have this constant worry about everything...... Also for them to digest I have told them that a UK & Irish Wedding Magazine wants to feature our wedding when we get back and so does an Irish newspaper - which is true. So I am hoping that this is the incentive for the wedding co-ord to pull her head out of her ass and realise that if all doesnt go well it will be written about. I will wait to hear back now (leaving in 2 wks time!) over the weekend. If I am still not satisfied I got the contact details from the concierge at the hotel for the manager and I will speak to him/her. I just dont want to make an enemy in the wedding co-ord when she will be solely responsible for my wedding and will have the authority to make it a pleasant experience or horrible one so am waiting to hear back like I said if I dont over the weekend then I'll contact the manager to voice my concerns. I just want it to all go according to plan, I have spent so long planning this and am disappointed that we wont be on the beach for the whole dancing thing after the meal after I went to so much trouble getting the centerpieces etc.. are we going to be going into a bare room for the dj - they will prob charge me again to move the stuff. I am so tired at this stage, I told FH to ring the travel agent himself as he has had no involvement to date its always been me and Im tired. We are leaving in 2 wks and I dont even know what to say at this stage. Your thoughts? |
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01/15/2009
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Is my day doomed?
I feel sick to stomach
I feel sick to my stomach, I am not looking forward to going away at all. I now have expectations of fuck ups from beginning to end. There seems to be a severe lack of communication on the resorts part and they seem to want to charge me major $$$$$ to scratch my ass. I received an email from the wedding co-ord telling me that she had emailed me 3 times with regards the extra $$$$ (see below post) per person per hour for open bar. What the hell is this woman on about, we are all staying at an all inclusive resort where our food and drink are included and she wants to charge me then for drinks after 9pm? I keep asking the same question she keeps coming up with the same answer. The trav agent told me months ago that it was a table service and if I didnt pay for it then we would just have to go up the steps to the bar ourselves. Now I am getting the impression that they will close the bar if I dont pay. I am so so sick to my stomach about this. Its 20 days to go and I feel like the day is going to be a total disaster. I now feel as if I have to go and make a list for one of my bm to double check that all the stuff done is done and all the stuff we have paid for is done. This is a total nightmare. Even FH said at 11pm he'd want to leave and go somewhere else this is our worst nightmare. She told me I can play low music after 11pm wtf this is our reception!! I feel so sick to my stomach people have spent so much money to go and now the day feels like its crumbling apart already. Im actually dreading going there thinking of the other things she is going to come up with. I could cry |
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01/15/2009
 I am very very angry |
I'M VERY VERY ANGRY
Wedding in 20 days time
Wedding in 20 days time and the asshole of the wedding co-ordinator has decided to get back to me after months of emails and waiting, to tell me today 20 days (as I said) to go that the music outside has to be stopped at 11pm............what the f**k..........this was the first question we asked when we booked if there was a time limit on music and we were told no. Also she has added that from 9pm on they want $10 PER PERSON plus 10% tax plus 15% service fee PER PERSON PER HOUR for open bar. Is she f**king high, all the guests are staying at the resort all inclusive and she wants me to pay that per hour per person. I have emailed the travel agent and told her to sort it out and fast if we had known all of this shit we wouldnt have bkd there in first place. I have emailed wedding co-ord and told her the same. If she wants to pull this shit then she can move all the times back to earlier so we will still get the 4 hours of dj music on the beach - as a bride do I need this shit or the worry of my guests leaving at 11pm and wanting to go elsewhere to continue on their party? This is bullshit..........I have told the trav agent to sort it out and get it in writing because if I have any problems when I get there I will be livid.......now have to wait for this stupid idiot to go to work tomor and deal with it in the "fast" way she normally does. I told her not to contact me until she has spoken to her and got it all sorted. My FH Is soooo mad. Im trying to explain to him I know the same info he does, its not my fault Ive been the one chasing them up for months for confirmation on everything. Give me a f**king break.......I think I am going to have a meltdown all my guests have paid 2,000euro on average each, some paying more to go to this resort. This is not cool at all. Im not being unreasonable these were all things that were promised to me. |
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01/14/2009
 A picture of Our actual Beach reception in Cancun we are having this exact layout except less tables obviously! |
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Is this a suitable first dance?
Okay from about 23 SECONDS in - we love this part of the song (this is the only vid I could find on youtube that plays the part of the song I want so you can hear) my question is is it possible for us to do our first dance to. Our actual song is a Damian Marley one which isnt really suitable for first dance. But this also is our song we dont want to play the "love stoned fast first part but love the slower "I think she knows" part.......thoughts? We are not fast dancing to it, just slow dancing! Thoughts ladies..........
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01/14/2009
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Going to strangle bridesmaid
She doesnt want to wear her dress!
I think the bridesmaid meltdown that has been happening all week on WBC has hit me now too. When we get back from our destination wedding we are having a home reception for 200+ guests in Ireland. It was understood that we are all (wedding party) wearing our outfits like a normal reception. One of my BM's text me earlier to say that she didnt realise this that she felt a bit old (she is 29 same age as me) and she would feel "out of place" that she knows its an honor to be asked to be BM etc.. bla bla - I said that everyone is wearing their attire that I was the boys are wearing their suits etc.. one of the BM wont be there as she lives in the states and after travelling to Mexico the week before hand she obviously cant travel to Ireland as well. She said she thought it was a "jeans affair" - hello? what fucking planet does she live on, what reception has anyone gone to that its a jeans affair. I told her that it was never a jeans affair it is a dressy affair. That FH and I bought the outfits and would like for everyone to wear them simple as that. She said she would give me the money she always said that. I said I dont want your money it wont kill you to wear the dress from 8pm til 12.30.......jesus christ.......who is getting married here me or her? What is wrong with her is that she is going to be at an event with 200+ people its not like it is in Mexico where she wont know anyone and she hasnt picked her outfit so therefore she isnt at what she thinks is her best............FH's response to all this "tell her to stay at fucking home"........... Dramarama for today. |
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My H2B and I are travelling all the way from Ireland with our 2 daughters (aged 6 & 1 at time of wedding) and with approx 50 guests to Cancun, Mexico to get married. We are going to spend 14 nights and have the trip of a lifetime!
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