Congrats on your upcoming wedding plans !! Jamaica is one place special to get married in !

We got married in Riu Ocho Rios - this was our 1st trip away and 1st time in Jamaica. We started planning January and got married Dec 2nd of that year. This gave us plenty of time to book our rooms/tickets and gave our family and friends the year to decide if they could/or wanted to attend the wedding.

I did everything online - the wedding coordinator emails you the packages available, sends all the flowers, photographer details to you. The package for the wedding in 2009 was only $895 or less, it included the minister and the wedding package we chose. We had under 12 people attend, but the packages are easily accommodating. Picked out the location on the beach, as each resort offers different places to get married at. 3 months prior to the wedding had to send notarized documents ( just call to ensure they rec'd them!!) Don't wait til the last minute to prepare this, or you creating your own headache !

Keep in mind you must be on the island 3 business days, we flew on Saturday so the earliest we could get hitched was Wednesday that week, but it was beautiful. You chose the vows you want, religious, civil etc. At the resort we went thru all the details, and paid the remaining balance - they matched the colour of the maid of honors dress to the my flowers the day before, loved it.

My only draw back.... we had the following day to review the photos on our laptop that was the thurs evening, Friday I had to sit with the photographer to chose the ones we were getting with our package and our flight was 6:30am the following morning. It was too rushy..plus we didn't have a week after wards for honeymoon.. I would recommend a few days low key for you to unwind ... enjoy the fact you just got married, bc it's a year in the planning and in one week gone before you know it !!! I have no complaints what-so-ever at the Rui

We want to have our 10yr anniversary in Negril and renew our vows on the 7 mile beach.. there are lots of places you can get married at... Look online see how many you want, and what you want included (alcohol, food etc) Where your family would stay etc..

it's Jamaica - romantic !
Good luck !