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Just wanted to drop in and say congrats to all the new mommies and mommies to be Boy how time flies! Everyone's baby is sooooo adorable. I'm excited to say I am officially a mommy-to-be as well. Congrats again ladies!

I had my wedding and reception on the beach. Both perfect for us, as I didnt want to plan a DW just to have a reception inside a restaurant (I could have did that in the US). The weather was wonderful and not too windy for the reception. It was very intimate and made all of our guests feel special. One thing, if you are planning on doing lots of dancing, your resort may have to setup a dance floor/stage on the beach as it tends to be hard to dance in sand

Most resorts offer beach receptions (or will bend if you ask), but of course, will attach a 'nominal fee' to it. I think mostly due to the extra lighting and setup they would have to do.

I lucked out and had my reception on the night my resort had its beach party, so lighting was already set up and since we had less than 25 people, we were able to be moved far away from the beach party but still close enough to take part in it (if that makes any sense,lol) + we had our own security guards (which were standing in the distance). I also used some paper luminaries I bought from home that the coordinator used as decorations to line the walkway to our table. After the reception dinner, we just joined in the beach party festivities and pretty much partied all night long!

The only thing, I don't have many pics of the reception setup, b/c we only booked our photographer for so long + it was really dark. So keep that in mind as well.

Happy planning

Aw Shelley, your big day is finally here! This is one of the weddings us 'oldies' have been long waiting for. Congrats. Can't wait to see your pics and hear how everything turned out

I'm a little late chiming in -- but congrats and good luck on the new business. What a cute idea! I always love receiving personalized gifts :~)

Quick question --Are the pics printed on the actual book itself?

Congrats. He is a cutie pie, with such a cute name :~).

to the forum! Defitenly check out the Dominican Republic section of the forum. There is lots of info on resorts and other tidbits that should help get you started. I got married in PC this past August and was pleased with my destination choice. There's nothing like a Dominican Sunrise

Yaay, another PC bride Happy planning

I have 2 male boxers. One started lifting his leg around 1 or so I believe and the other who is now almost 4, it depends on what he's peeing on if he lifts his leg or not,lol. A tree, he'll lift -- the grass, he'll squat. And at home he usually never 'covers his tracks' when he's going, but out in public, he'll do it in a heartbeat - he's such a show off,lol.

I will look this week to see if I still have some files that I used for my DW (hopefully I didnt delete them when I was making space on my laptop!) If so, I have no prob sharing:)

Hi ~ I'm super late chiming in, but I live in GA as well I like Tami was married last year in DR, so if you girls have any ?s, just let me know. Some of us actually did meet for lunch last summer and had a pretty good time -- anyhoo its so good to see more 'down south' brides-to-be come aboard. Happy planning

Your pics turned out great. Yaaay, for another DR bride

Even if you find a cheaper rate by booking yourself, more than likely, a good TA will be able to match and sometimes beat that price. And it helps to have a TA when coordinating a large group of people on the same flight! IMO

I am so sorry to hear about your hubby. I know EXACTLY how he must be feeling, as I was working with software as well and got laid off 2 months b4 my wedding in DR!!! Times are hard, but we told ourselves, we could be much worse off. Tell your hubby to hang in there and keep his head up (I know, easier said than done). Here's a dannce for u and him to hoping he finds a better opportunity soon

I'm a little late chiming in, but your pics turned out so beautiful! And your daughter is the cutest thing ever. I liked your dress btw. Congrats chica

We tipped our wedding coordinator $100 the day b4 our departure. And belive me, I would have never tipped that much if I didnt feel like she deserved it. But I had been dealing with several WCs prior to my arrival at the resort and going back and forth a lot. Our WC had only been employed at the resort about 1 week b4 my wedding, so initially she was a little up in the air about all of the details we had previously requested when we got there.

However, we basically re-planned our wedding the night b4 the wedding and we felt she went above and beyond her role (she even mini-Dj'd our cocktail hour!) of a WC and helped our dream vision come true. I don't know what the customary tipping is, but I often tip depending on level of service. We felt our WC really really deserved it

Happy B-day chica Enjoy your day

Yaay Danielle. (I'm a little late, lol) But I hope you had safe travels and I cant wait to hear all about your time in the DR. Have fun chica

Wow, I take a little break and return elated to see that the DR brides have grown immensly!!! Go DR

Yaaaay, Jessy Congrats to you and your new hubby! I can only imagine how wonderful your wedding must have been. I so cant wait to see your pics and hear more about it! How did the cake turn out?

Congrats again chica

Congrats ladies

Yaay Jessy, everything looks so wonderful! Congrats on getting all that stuff done. Your guests will love everything! When do you guys leave?

Yaaay Jessy, your big day is almost here! I have been MIA too I think your cake topper is cute I cant wait to see pics and here all about your trip! Off to check out your planning thread