Algarve Wedding

olhos · 15-11-2009 09:25PM

ive been to several weddings in the algarve, work related. it seems that most wedding planners are offering the same packages be it venues or music. although in general portuguese people dont use the local planners as there are many other options. my favourite location for a party was on a beach between alvor and praia de rocha.cant remember th ename ofd the restauraunt. im sure the other guests would agree.

denhaagenite · 16-11-2009 10:06AM

sueshi wrote: »

hi ladies

i am getting married in the coming year and i am thinking about portugal...around lagos...i was wondering if you girls could recommend reception venues? i am organising this myself as i don't have the funds for a planner....double redundancy etc.....your expert opinions would be gratefully accepted.

cheers

I've just seen this and I have to ask, do you think a wedding us a good idea when you're both unemployed? I don't mean to be a spoilsport but I'm surprised nobody else has said anything...

coco09 · 18-11-2009 02:46PM

Hi all,
We're getting married in Tavira next year. We're thinking of using Quinta Eventos as our venue, has anyone had they're wedding there or been to a wedding there. It's looks to be just what we want but would love some feedback.
Cheers, C

Molly2010 · 23-01-2010 09:38PM

Hey

I'm getting married in the Algarve in September 2010 and we are having trouble finding a band. We want a big band who can play a range of music to suit all age groups. We have only been able to find a rock band, and a rat-pack act, but neither of these offers everything we need. Double Cocktail have been recommended, but they are booked on the day.

Can anybody help us please???

Thanks

h2b81 · 24-01-2010 04:26PM

Hey molly,
I'm having the same problem, we searched around the Algarve for a big band + affair and only found rock bands playing bars, this is great when you're on holidays but for my wedding I need a band that caters for everyone, including the older guests (they want swing music and Irish songs). I'm afraid rock bands won't do the job. I found 2 agencies based in the Algarve, one offered only rock bands or Irish music not a party band as we want, I checked their videos and their quality was poor, I don't think we would like to have them perform our wedding, the other agency offered double cocktail but they are also booked on my date:(. I'm now considering changing my date and have to check with the priest if it's still possible, if not I'm in trouble as I want to have a party band that plays all styles of music..Help!

Please let me know if you find one.....
Kev

bluebell1 · 24-01-2010 05:34PM

Have either of you checked out branded? we used them for our wedding in October last year and found them to be great, very flexible and they play a wide range of music. PM for more info if you like.

AB82 · 25-01-2010 12:00AM

hi
I also booked double cocktail band for my wedding.
they also have artists for cocktail and djs
check out www.algarvemusicagency.com
I'm gettin hitched in tarvira, where are you all getting married ? :pac:

hunnymonster · 25-01-2010 10:45AM

Santa Eulalia in Albufeira for us.

PandaLou · 02-05-2010 07:40AM

Hi there - I am also getting married in the Algarve at the Sheraton in September. I have organised it all myself but have heard that the wedding planners are very good. I have had a trial for the hair and make-up with a couple of people. I have booked with a hairdresser in Vilamoura near the marina and a girl called Louise for the make up. Good luck to all of you!:)

jimkin · 05-07-2010 04:40PM

Hi,
My partner and I are planning to get married in sept 2011 and would love to get married in the Algarve but do not know where to start or how to organise it. We have been on holidays there a loved the area. Any advice or help would be appreciated.

vibe666 · 06-07-2010 04:47PM

jimkin wrote: »

Hi,
My partner and I are planning to get married in sept 2011 and would love to get married in the Algarve but do not know where to start or how to organise it. We have been on holidays there a loved the area. Any advice or help would be appreciated.

we just got married there last month and it was amazing.

all you need to know is to get in contact with Paula & Karina at Algarve Wedding Planners (see previous post) to organise your big day and Double Cocktail (contactable through AWP) to organise the entertainment and you can't go wrong.

oh, and get yourselves over to the weddings online forum and soak up everything there as they can help you with every aspect of your big day and you really have a lot to get organised!

bamboozle · 07-07-2010 08:43AM

i'd second AWP and double coctail, had ours recently in Os Agostos, stunning venue. you can spend as much as u like over there on a wedding but the quality of product/service completely outshines what you'd get here for the same price....and the sunshine's thrown in for free!

gErun27d · 14-07-2010 06:22PM

Hi, does anyone know of any private villas which can be rented for weddings in the Algarve..I am getting married there next year and still no venue!

vibe666 · 14-07-2010 10:25PM

bamboozle wrote: »

i'd second AWP and double coctail, had ours recently in Os Agostos, stunning venue. you can spend as much as u like over there on a wedding but the quality of product/service completely outshines what you'd get here for the same price....and the sunshine's thrown in for free!

Ditto, we were at Os Agostos too in June and it was perfect. not a single guest had anything bad to say about any part of it (and you know there's always usually at least one!)

everyone said it was like being at a hollywood wedding and they'd never been to anything like it before, so that's got to be a good endorsement.

gErun27d wrote: »

Hi, does anyone know of any private villas which can be rented for weddings in the Algarve..I am getting married there next year and still no venue!

see my previous post about algarve wedding planners, they know every decent venue in the whole of the algarve. if they can't find you the right place then nobody can. there are ways you can compromise on price and ways you really shouldn't and NOT having planners over there is one of the big ways you shouldn't try and skimp. AWP are very competitively priced and will save you time, effort and money in the long run, trust me.

lunalaine · 24-06-2011 07:09PM

hunnymonster wrote: »

Santa Eulalia in Albufeira for us.

Hi hunnymonster,
We have just booked our wedding for next year in the Santa Eulalia hotel. Would you recommend it? We're jsut at the early stages of planning it so hope you have good reports!

lifestyle · 29-06-2011 03:15PM

Hi Hunnymonster

Ive got in touch with Paula from Algarve wedding planners. We are planning on a small group to head over (less than 20, just family really). Would wedding planners do small parties as well?
Any advice appreciated

vibe666 · 29-06-2011 03:23PM

i'm pretty sure they do, but you'll probably be a little more limited with suitable venues with smaller numbers.

the best thing to do is ask them.

Ais99 · 05-07-2011 09:52PM

Hi Brides,

I'm hoping to get married in the Algarve next June and Double Cocktail are booked for my date also, and other recommendations for good bands? Have the same problem as mentioned in similar posts in that the bands on the agency site seem to favour one style of music and I'm looking for a mix.. Any suggestions welcome!

vibe666 · 06-07-2011 09:30AM

we found the best wedding photographer whilst we were there and have kept in touch with her via facebook and it looks like she's setting up a similar service, i'm sure she'll be able to help if you can't get double cocktail for your date.

her name is nickie and she's lovely she has the beginnings of a website set up here http://www.yourportugalwedding.com/ and altho it's not complete yet, you can contact her via the site to ask if she can help. tell her that chris & linda sent you.

AB82 · 10-07-2011 07:25PM

Ais99 wrote: »

Hi Brides,

I'm hoping to get married in the Algarve next June and Double Cocktail are booked for my date also, and other recommendations for good bands? Have the same problem as mentioned in similar posts in that the bands on the agency site seem to favour one style of music and I'm looking for a mix.. Any suggestions welcome!

Hiya
if anyone can help it´s stephanie. her advise has been five stars ever since we got in touch, DC also performed our wedding. My advise, if you can, CHANGE YOUR DATE TO HAVE THEM as nothing compares to DC in the algarve!:D
They made our Wedding to the most amazing day ever!

vibe666 · 11-07-2011 12:26AM

AB82 wrote: »

Hiya
if anyone can help it´s stephanie. her advise has been five stars ever since we got in touch, DC also performed our wedding. My advise, if you can, CHANGE YOUR DATE TO HAVE THEM as nothing compares to DC in the algarve!:D
They made our Wedding to the most amazing day ever!

ditto actually, well worth changing your date if you can, they really made the night, espec ially if you don't have that many guests as stefanie really knows how to get everyone up and dancing and helps to create a great atmosphere.

h2b81 · 11-07-2011 03:12PM

Ais99 wrote: »

Hi Brides,

I'm hoping to get married in the Algarve next June and Double Cocktail are booked for my date also, and other recommendations for good bands? Have the same problem as mentioned in similar posts in that the bands on the agency site seem to favour one style of music and I'm looking for a mix.. Any suggestions welcome!

Hi,
we actually changed our wedding date to have Double Cocktail perform, they are billiant so we figured a great party would be worth the effort and it turned out not too diificult to arrange it. Best of luck.

sartay · 12-09-2011 10:27PM

We had an amazing band at our wedding - a 4 piece called the Swithas, they were fantastic, people didn't stop talking about how good the music was. They play a real mix, quite rocky as well with their drums and electric guitars! We saw them one night in a pub in Villamoura and were like "wow, something like that would be great for our wedding" - coincidentally we mentioned them to our wedding planner and she knew them and dealt with them so it was great. Would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend them!

bungaro79 · 13-09-2011 06:07PM

if you go with double cocktail you'll be guaranteed an amazing night thats for sure. lost count of the amount of guests who came up to me after the wedding saying there were the best they'd ever heard.

@lunalane the santa eulalia is amazing, the location is beautiful and the whole package we got from them was brilliant. one thing the guests loved was the trays of food at the end of the night. we paid for 4 and there was too much food on them, pizzas and rolls galore!! the guests were bringing them onto the bus on the way back to their hotel!! also you'll be given a minimum price to spend, we were under this by a bit (the guests x price per dinner worked out less than we thought) so we were able to put the balance behind the bar.

The Davestator · 14-09-2011 09:08AM

(bloke here!) Getting married in Santa eulalia?? next sept and having difficulty with the band. My fear about double cocktail is that they are a 'duo' - my most hated of bands! Has anyone any experience of Diesel? We saw them in the cabin in Villamoura and were brilliant.

Appreciate it.

hunnymonster · 14-09-2011 05:47PM

the gotel should be able to make alternative suggestions ( we had DC and loved them). Having said that, with RGSE maybe not, found hotel useless.

sambora · 12-06-2012 07:48PM

Hi there

Does anyone know how much AlgarveWeddingPlanners.com charge for their services. I can't seem to get a hold of them through email.

Thanks!

The Davestator · 12-06-2012 08:24PM

sambora wrote: »

Hi there

Does anyone know how much AlgarveWeddingPlanners.com charge for their services. I can't seem to get a hold of them through email.

Thanks!

About 750

sambora · 12-06-2012 08:38PM

Thanks!

Alliebride · 13-06-2012 10:38PM

The Davestator wrote: »

About 750

hey girls another Algarve bride here, firstly we were thinking of organising the wedding ourselves but in the end decided to contact a wedding planner. we have emailed the company you mentioned but as we got no answer we checked other ones and decided to go with the girls at sonho a dois wedding planners, they are very professional and answered our queries whenever we had one, hope this helps

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