Carrie-Dreams DR

Quote: Originally Posted by S2BLennon You look beautiful! Thanks for sharing! LOL (since I couldn't find you on facebook!) So how warm was it there this time of year? was it cool at night? that you wanted a sweatshirt? The weather was in the 90's, at night was still very warm...I think out of 2 weeks, I wore a jacket once, and that was because I had too much sun that day and kept getting the chills...

My Public Shoebox pictures from friends & fun photos on webshots I hope this link works....I only managed to upload 75, it takes so long...

when I was at Dreams, PC , April 5-19th,we saw at least 2/3 weddings per day..it was kind of crazy..we got married on the 8th, and fortunately we were the only wedding that day...

I think A-baller will win...

I used the Carribean Trio at Dreams PC, they were really good..to be honest I was too distracted to even hear what they were playing....

I used Tropical photography at the Dreams Resort..I am very happy with the pics..I haven't yet uploaded all my pics as I just got back on Sunday..I do have some on my Facebook if you are interested in seeing some PM me. Carrie Thornton

WE had the honeymoon suite for 2 weeks. We absolutely loved it. The suites are large and have a balcony with a hottub, there is a walk-in closet, double sinks, and stand up shower. There is a separate livingroom with a couch, chair, coffee table, wall unit with tv..Seeing all my other guests rooms, I was more than pleased with mine. I would definitely recommend it.

We did the Saona Island trip last week..It was a long day...We left the resort at 7:40am, and came back at 6:00pm. The bus ride to get to the speed boat was just over an hour, then the speed boat over to the Catamaran. The Catamaran ride was about another hour. Once we got to Saona Island, we were actually kind of bored. The vendors there are really annoying and pushy, you are constantly telling them no. We did see a lot of fish by the reefs, we were feeding them bread..it was actually the hi-light of Saona Island. When we left there we took the speedboat to the natural swimming pool, where we found and held 3 starfish...there are not a lot of them, stayed there 20 minutes or so, then took the speedboat back to the bus. On the way back to the resort, the bus stops at some shops, so you can purchase some souvenirs and there is a mini-mart in there. ( We were more then happy to buy Pringles, we were starving, the lunch served on Saona was not that good. All in all, I would rate it 6 out of 10. Wouldn't do it again.

my FI and I are doing this when we come back from our wedding in April....

April 8, 2008..Dream PC.. still waiting for my dress to come in...everything else is done...

actually, Julianna is Grisele's sister and she is now taking over as WC...she is amazing to deal with and is very helpful...I am leaving for my wedding in 24 days..so I will let you know how she was..

A co-worker told me about a place called XtremeLashes, I found a location near my work and got semi-lashes put on today..they are really cute. My wedding is 4 weeks away, so I will have to go back to get maintenance done on them. They are supposed to last for up to 2 months if taken care of properly...I can't believe the difference it makes on my appearance though...

we also did not register anywhere...we don't really need anything as we have been living together for over a 1 year, and I have been on my own for 13 years..most people have been giving us cash gifts which has paid off our wedding debt already...

hey ladies, I used selloffvacations to book our trip in April 08, to Dreams PC, and we booked 11 people at once and they each paid $1355 taxes incl. they all had to put a $100 deposit, and pay the rest 3 weeks later, but it worked out perfectly. We booked for 2 weeks, and got the honeymoon suite for week 1, then a deluxe room for the 2nd week all for under $5000 for the both of us. Since we have had other people book and the price is still under $1500 per person ...

I will definitely let you ladies know about my experience and share my pics...

Quote: Originally Posted by jen419 Sorry, I referred to you as Foxy when your name is in BIG pink letters...LOL....Tami, we will alsoo be flying in the same day only difference is i'm flying out of NY! Who knows, we might take the same bus transfer! Wouldn't that be crazy! Hey Jen419, I am getting married at Dreams on April 8th...if you have any questions let me know...who are you dealing with at the resort?

welcome...I am a Dreams bride, getting married April 8, 2008...let me know if you have any questions..

Quote: Originally Posted by becks Oh dear. How can you tell him that you think its a bad idea? Because you've undoubtedly (if you're anything like me) all but dictatated everything thus far, and now that he wants to add his two cents, its not like you have a right to cut him off. Ugh. But, I'd let him know that maybe you're not fully behind the kilt thing, and bring up a few reasons - heat, what plaid, the real significance of kilts (do some research first), etc. Maybe you can dissuade him (because it sounds like its a bit of a random thought to him right now), but I'd act fast before the kilt thing takes hold. my FI is 100% Scottish (born and raised), he was going to wear a kilt too, as his entire family is scottish..but when he priced it out for his clan kilt, it was near $1000...so this alone has deterred him...maybe the money alone will change his mind...

has anyone had their make-up done, or known someone that had their make-up done at the resort? I am contemplating this, not sure what I should do....

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsInTraining Do you know where I can purchase the individual packs of sunscreen? I've been searching the web for a bulk supply and can't find anything reasonable. All of the individual sunscreen packets I see are customized and you have to order like 500 or so...I'm only having about 30-40 people!!! I picked up travel size sunscreen at Walmart..

Quote: Originally Posted by Cherielee I am absolutly lovin this garter...i can't wait to see his face when he goes under my dress and sees this garter...he will flip out...lol...plus he will love to hang it on his mirror in his car afterwards...can't wait to get it!!! Gosh, do they have the Maple Leafs? My fiance would go crazy....

Quote: Originally Posted by newfiebride For those of you getting married in Dr, how did you get your documents done that are needed for the wedding? Did you use wedo? or something else? and how much is it costing you? we originally were going to do the civil ceremony in DR, and would have cost us $50 for notarization of single status doc, $290 for the translation/legalization with WeDo, and $300 for the resort judge...we decided to get married before we go, it's cheaper and less of a hassle...we just will keep it a secret, our guest will never know the difference.

Quote: Originally Posted by albrosious I have been thinking about joining Curves. I wanted to hear from anyone who belongs. Do you like it? Do you see results? Do you recommend it? Thanks so much! I am doing slim-fast right now and it is working but I want to be tone! Thanks! Amanda I re-joined again too...the first time around I lost 31lbs, and kept it off until of course I got pregnant...so I am a huge advocate for Curves!! My only suggestion is to go 4/5 times per week, 3 times is good only to maintain.

Quote: Originally Posted by Debs In orangeville you can just get the city clerk to do it. check out this link: http://www.orangeville.org/cms/docum...pplication.pdf That's how it works here anyway, you can have someone special (who's qualified) or just the town clerk. It takes 10 weeks they said to get the marriage cert (which we need to get the symbolic wedding for free) so time is ticking!! I found the one for City Hall in Toronto, its $180...I didn't know it takes 10 weeks to get the wedding certificate though...the resort won't have a symbolic ceremony without it?

Quote: Originally Posted by Debs We are doing symbolic too. Too much hassle and headache and $$ to bring the judge in. Your guests will not be able to tell the difference. They have someone from the resort do the ceremony, and the coordinator translates (just as she would for the judge). so are you getting married here before you go? I have been calling around all morning trying to figure out what we need to do...are you going to the justice of the peace, would you mind sharing the details, I am getting no where with the city of brampton and mississauga...