Well its the end of the night on the 30th. Still no wedding decorating proposals have come in and the hotel’s planner has been out of the office. (You’d think by now they would at least be kind enough to let me know if they were uninterested or unable to help with our event. It’s a lot easier to move on when you have answers, even if they are the ones you don’t want, vs just feeling like you’ve been forgotten about or you are being ignored.) So, I think I’m just going to have to forget about the draping and try to move on.

Also, looks like using a suite for a welcome party is not going to happen. (Our travel wedding planner thought we might be able to get use of the suite for free or a greatly reduced cost if we committed to a certain amount of catering. But, 30% off is the best they’ll offer even though its off season and those suites are so expensive you won’t convince me they’ll all sell out on a Thursday night in the off-season.) Seems like the hotel is a little less helpful now that the contract is signed and we are locked in. Hopefully that’s not really the case – we may have found exactly the same thing if we tried to negotiate before signing the contract, but now we won’t know. Emails are certainly a lot shorter and to the point and being answered slower.

So, trying to focus on other ideas for decor and the welcome party. I’ve managed to go from really excited to figuring out how to make do. Feeling like we were taking two steps forward followed by one step back change to standing in place and now slowly sliding backwards. Is this just normal? If there are any other Aruban brides that can offer some support I’d could really use a note of encouragement. =)