Hampton Inn By Hilton on Jekyll Island, GA

This is a picture of the lobby area at the hotel. I love the feel that it has and it's just what we were hoping for in a hotel.

 

 

This is a picture of one of the suites with a balcony which is what we will have to get ready in at least. They also have double bed options. I love the neutral colors in the rooms. It looks so relaxing to me.

This a picture of the firepit in the back by the pool. I have visions of having s'mores with our guests as we relax at the end of our wonderful day. 

As I get more pictures to post, I will put them up. Just wanted to share some of the things that attracted us to this wonderful hotel.

Here is a picture of the heart in the sand that we have picked for our ceremony. Jose picked it out but I have to say that I have fallen in love with it's simplicity and originality.

Vacation !

We have vacation coming up soon. The planning for this trip was done so far in advance and then it slowly fell apart as the time got closer. The trip is still on but it is not at all what we had originally planned. I know that regardless, those that love us will make time for us and those that don’t really care will be revealed.

Our plan is to head down to NC on Friday night, spend the weekend there and then head to Florida on Sunday night. We will spend three days in Orlando, the last of the three in Legoland. Then we will be meeting Jose’s mom and sister for Thanksgiving and then heading back up to NC to finish off our trip and heading back to RI. There are still some unsettled plans but I am sure that it will be a blast because I will not allow it not to be…lol.

I can’t wait to see Legoland. We had originally planned to do Disney but the cost was much higher than I had expected. Since CJ is a Lego fanatic (that is putting it mildly), it also seemed like the right place to go. I, myself, love Legos too and still enjoy them to this day. Jose’s logic is that CJ might outgrow Legos soon and then that will be out of the question but nobody outgrows Disney so we can go any other time. He has a point but I don’t see CJ outgrowing Legos anytime soon.  The better news is that if CJ really loves it, they are opening a Legoland in Boston, MA next year so we can visit the one right near us.

After this trip, I will have concentrate on Christmas and then…the wedding !

Wedding Hotel

We have the hotel that we will be staying at for our wedding. We will be staying there, it's where we hope our guests will stay and it's also on the beach that we will be getting married on. Originally we were going to get married on Driftwood Beach but we have found that it's very tricky to pinponit the point of day when lowtide is and it's also very limited to space. We are trying to keep the wedding as small as possible but we all know that even our small is not very small. I hear that anything over 30 people would be too crammed and we have over 50.

We have been in constant communication with the wedding planner at The Hampton Inn by Hilton on Jekyll Island and she is amazing. Miriam has been able to help with every question that I have had. I would love to have the reception there at the hotel as well but Miriam is worried that we will not have enough room, especially if it rains. Our plan is to visit in May 2014 for the weekend and spend that weekend with Miriam going over plans. If we can't have it at the hotel, she will help us find a suitable place for us to have our reception.

I will post pictures of the hotel when I get a chance.