Sandals/Beaches Brides..

Re: Sandals/Beaches Brides..

• natalee215

  

  March 2010

  We had 50 guests so we did the formal 3 hour reception.  How large is your group?  You're getting married at RC, right?  They won't be able to confirm it for you in advance, but if your group isn't very large, they shouldn't have a problem accomodating you.  Chances are that you won't have your pick of restaurants, but they should be able to fit you in the Regency or Pavillion (if my memory serves me correctly and you're getting married at RC.)  Keep in mind that the onsite WCs are much more helpful and not "sales" people like the contacts that you speak to out of Miami from Sandals.

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• nubiannqween

  

  March 2010 edited March 2010

  Yep, I'm having the same issue. I'm actually thinking about going ahead and paying the $50 per person if we end up with 10 or less guests. If we have more than that, we just have to go with the 1/2 hour reception and try our best to get a restaurant reservation.  Even with the 1/2 hour reception its $15 pp beyond the 1st 2 guests.  Its just not in our budget to pay more than $500 for the reception.

  
  

  I'm hoping someone will post who has had a larger group and also got a restaurant reservation. That would be great news to know its possible despite what the "sales" wedding coordinator  says.

  ~Tamara

  ~Planning Bio ~ Married Bio ~ Blissful In Michigan~

  

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• nurse2007kb

  

  March 2010

  We are only doing the 1/2 hour reception and then planning dinner at a restaurant afterwards.  More than half of our group is getting butlers and there will only be 16-20 of us so I was told that this shouldn't be too much of an issue.  It's not in our budget to do the reception either since we want to have an AHR at a later date.  And as my brother told me, why would we spend any more for the same food we have already spent thousands for?  He's such a smart man. 

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• manda311 member

  

  March 2010

  Thanks everyone for the replies. I know of a bride who just got married at Ochos Rios and was able to get 27 guests into a restaurant. I have 17 including us. And Nurse, that's exactly how I feel. If we are all paying thousands to be there, we should be able to all be reserved at a restaurant. We just really can't afford to pay the $1000 extra just for dinner.

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• akhunter1 member

  

  March 2010

  The way I feel about it though is that it's your wedding, you would pay way more to have a reception state side.  My guests (approx. 50) are flying all the way down there and paying for a hotel. the  least I can do is spend $50 on a nicer reception for them beyond a dinner they could have any other night that they are there. 
  
  If its out of your budget that is a seperate issue but I think if they are going to come all the way down to Jamaica for me I can do that for them considering as I would spend at least 3 times that amount if I had a reception in the DC area.
  
  Good luck!

  
  ~Planning Bio~
  

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• DiamondDani member

  

  March 2010

  I'm an Ocho Rios bride and I think our group will be around 15 people? I was told that any group over 10 can't be seated together. (by the "sales" lady) But I've heard that's false once you actually get there. (By former brides) Either way, I decided to wing it and hope we can all get seated together. I simply can't afford $50 per person for dinner. I know people say "but they spent so much to go to your wedding..." But when it comes down to spending that 1,000 on a photographer or the extra dinner for the guests...I'm going to spend it on a photographer, sorry.

  

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• aminapooh member

  

  March 2010

  Do you all know that they have a new menu wedding kit? It is a add on for the previous menu.  Basically say u your getting married in the morning and u are have a morning reception, they have a morning menu and it is cheaper.  from 7 am to 10:30 they have a menu that is for $25 pp and they have a menu for $40pp.  and for lunch it is the same way from 11:30 to 4 pm $40 pp.  It is just a add on so they will still have the previous menus that was given to u in the wedding package.  I'm getting married @ 12:00 so I well be have a lunch menu.  This just came out so I'm going to jump on  that LOL!!!

  

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• manda311 member

  

  March 2010

  I think if you are just having your reception at Sandals then maybe pay $50pp is do-able. But we're also having an AHR back at home where we will be spening a lot of money for people to have dinner and drinks with us at a restaurant. So that's why we can't afford to have both one at Sandals & at home. If people can afford both- that's awesome! But for us...there's just no way.

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• manda311 member

  

  March 2010

  Thanks Natalee! I was just having a minor freakout about it! I knew this was the place to make me feel better

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