Wedding Paradise - 06/25/04 01:13 PM
Hi there. LOVE your message board. I've learned so much from all the other posters and have enjoyed the wedding photos that are still available to view. Went back to messages from 2001....then realized, some of that info. may have changed since your slice of Paradise is more and more popular!!
We'd like to get married May 2005 and will have around 40 people, mainly from Dallas and England, with scragglers from Australia and Belgium.
With all the lodging options available, we'll leave that part to the guests (with recommendations such as Banana Beach, Caribe Island, and the Capricorn rooms). BUT, I would like a reception after the "big day", accompanied with lots and lots o' rum and other drinkie-drinkies.
My questions:
1. Could Portofino, Capricorn, Mata Chica's or BC's accomodate around 50?
2. I see the email address on Portofino website, but wondering if any of YOU are actually affiliated with them? (would rather have a name to go with the random email that I'll send them...)
3. I see from all my lurking here that belizeweddings.com is highly recommended, Kay Scott is highly recommended, Will and Dale are highly recommended, Charlene at BC's bar can arrange a BBQ Belize style reception, and David Simpson is the man to have marry ya. And how could I forget the underwater team is recommended if you need a videographer. My question: Does Portofino or Mata Chica have an onsite coordinator other than Belizeweddings (I think that person has potential of getting pretty busy with all the recommendations!!)
4. If "boatride" is mentioned for getting to town...is it a MUST or is golfcart also an option?
5. If i wanted to bring white light Christmas lights (stop laughing)...is it the same outlet as in the U.S.? Would we need any type of adapter? Does someone on island already HAVE the white twinkle lights? (stop laughing)
6. Any Island construction going on we want to know about? (Read the "cemetary near hotel" posting...cracked me up. That would have been my luck to book a place near the cemetary....)
Thanks everyone!! Sorry to have added to the wedding posts.
We'd like to get married May 2005 and will have around 40 people, mainly from Dallas and England, with scragglers from Australia and Belgium.
With all the lodging options available, we'll leave that part to the guests (with recommendations such as Banana Beach, Caribe Island, and the Capricorn rooms). BUT, I would like a reception after the "big day", accompanied with lots and lots o' rum and other drinkie-drinkies.
My questions:
1. Could Portofino, Capricorn, Mata Chica's or BC's accomodate around 50?
2. I see the email address on Portofino website, but wondering if any of YOU are actually affiliated with them? (would rather have a name to go with the random email that I'll send them...)
3. I see from all my lurking here that belizeweddings.com is highly recommended, Kay Scott is highly recommended, Will and Dale are highly recommended, Charlene at BC's bar can arrange a BBQ Belize style reception, and David Simpson is the man to have marry ya. And how could I forget the underwater team is recommended if you need a videographer. My question: Does Portofino or Mata Chica have an onsite coordinator other than Belizeweddings (I think that person has potential of getting pretty busy with all the recommendations!!)
4. If "boatride" is mentioned for getting to town...is it a MUST or is golfcart also an option?
5. If i wanted to bring white light Christmas lights (stop laughing)...is it the same outlet as in the U.S.? Would we need any type of adapter? Does someone on island already HAVE the white twinkle lights? (stop laughing)
6. Any Island construction going on we want to know about? (Read the "cemetary near hotel" posting...cracked me up. That would have been my luck to book a place near the cemetary....)
Thanks everyone!! Sorry to have added to the wedding posts.