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Quote: Originally Posted by jessyg20 Hello ladies, live from the edenh. I met with elizabeth last night and showed her all my pics and ideas. She has a vision! Im really happy and excited it is all going to turn out wonderful. I brought a tear to her eye when I told her how all the Edenh Brides, including myself are happy she´s around. She told me she´d never knew of anyone so detailed beside herself. I think she meant anal! lol The cinque terre is going to look fabulous with all my decor and the Plaza is going to be the envy of everyone here. Yay! A few days to go, in the meantime Im relaxing until the rest of my 10 bags arrive between Thursday and Friday and of course the rest of my 92 guest list arrive. lol Yay. Ill keep you posted. Hugs!!!!! Very cool! Are you booking the Cinque Terre as an A la Carte? Are you paying for a private dinner/reception there? Are you having dancing after dinner at the Cinque Terre and are you bringing your own table runners? I saw that they have turquoise runners there...Have a great wedding day!

I was thinking of doing the same...I have a friend who is a make up artist at MAC, so when I go to Toronto in December, I will do my trial with her and then have friend do my make-up in the DR and touch it up myself.

Hi! Does anyone know where I can get a stand for my shell? I would like to purchase one but not sure where? Thanks for any info!

Quote: Originally Posted by mrslbs Has anyone used the resort photographer at Dreams PC? I am debating beteen photo souvenirs and just using the resort since there is such a huge price difference..I am very torn, pictures mean so much to me, but I just can't imagine that the resort photogs would be that bad, plus we will have all of our guests photos... I am going with Juan Guzman photography. Their orices are reasonable and his work is great. Not only does he do weddings but he is also an art/editorial photographer. I wanted to have a variety of pics. You can google him and there are samples on his website. I hope that that doesn't further confuse you! Cheers. 89 days till we wed!

Oh man! This is what I am going to have to do too!

Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsLewis God love ya! lol 99% of the girls here wish they had a FMIL like you Thankfully I'm part of the 1% who has an FI with an amazing Mom. And I can promise you that your son's future wife is VERY appreciative, expecially if she's ever talked to any bride with a controlling FMIL lol i am also lucky to have a great FMIL! It is my mom and my step dad that were stressing me out a bout the at-home reception. They want to do it their way. So we decided not to do anything since we wouldn't be around to plan it and make decision. We live overseas so we would basically be leaving it up to our parents who do not know each other well to plan together. That is not an option. We told everyone to concentrate on getting to and having fun at the destination wedding!

Quote: Originally Posted by MOGroom Please do not use DSR1 in Toronto. The over charge for everything and using WEDO is cheeper,safer and faster. WEDO is at least %65 less for everything and also they are registered in Canada, USA, and The Dominican. They have been providing doccumentation for over 12 years and have personal and professional knowledge of the legal system in all 3 countries. All the resorts in the DR recomend them and god forbid you forget one of your doccuments when yo arrive they are right there and can get them to you. Using DSR1 is not the Dominican consulate in Toronto as they try to tell everyone they are. They are a huge rip off. We got a quote before we where married and they tried to charge us over $800 USD and then another $150 after we came home to translate the doccuments back to english. Check out WEDO and use them with ultimate confidance, they are directly connected to all USA and Canada Dominican consulates This is great news. So when we will be able to register our marriage in Canada if we use WeDo? Thanks for the info becasue I was going to use this place. Now I will def rethink it. J.

Hi! These are great! But I was wondering if I could only purchase one of the larger ones from you with a stand?

Not sure if this is the place to write this but I write back and forth you ladies the most, so here it is. We were contemplating having an at home reception when we get back from the DR. My parents want to do it their way and my FI's parents want to do it their way. In the end, I would not like to have anything since our familes can't agree and I don't want our wedding in Punta Cana to be spoiled. Our families are from diff worlds and have an idea of what a reception should look like. It is also going to be hard to compromise, so I thought we would just have two separate lucnhes, one with my fam and one with his? Tell me your thoughts. J.

Quote: Originally Posted by jessyg20 Kychick-I have the menu for the Italian and American only. You should email Elizabeth for the Senses menu. I did find a few pics of some food from Senses. Here you go: Lots of good choices at French Restaurant pictures from travel photos on webshots Could you PM me with the menu for the Italian Restaurant: Cinque Terre. Also, do you have some more pics for the Cinque Terre? Thanks. J.

We booked Juan Guzman! Another check on the wedding to-do list!

Quote: Originally Posted by twinkletoes Actually, Severine has shot other weddings there before, so they are familiar with her, so there were no problems as far as bringing her in. And I actually talked them into exchanging the day pass for something I didnt need in my package. Brilliant!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by twinkletoes I actually used Severine at Photo Souvenir. Let me see if I can find the link for the photographer the resort uses, I think Lillian sent it to be a while ago. Hold tight.... Did you have to get a day pass for Severine? And were there any problems bringing an outside photographer in? Thanks. I have the packages for Photosouvenir and if you have a link for the resort photgrapher, that would be amazing! J.

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsTrussell2B Thanks! I chose the photographs on CD only and the video package. So he took pics for 5 hours and did a video for you? How many pics were on your CD in total? Thanks. Great pics. Congratulations! Did you have to make a deposit? Did you sign a contract? How far in advance did you book him? Thanks for all the info.

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsTrussell2B ooops sorry i should have put the link in here Juan Guzman-Wedding Photographer in Dominican Republic carla and kevin So in the end, how many pictures did he take? I was thinking of getting him to shoot for 8 hours and get all the pics on a CD since we leave the next day. Then I would print them out on my own...J.

Quote: Originally Posted by VariaStudio Hi there, If anyone interested in my services I will be in Dominican Republic during these times: April 10-17, 2008 (Riu Bachata, Puerto Plata) - booked on April 14 August 16-21, 2008 (Majestic Colonial, Punta Cana) - booked on August 18 October 19-26, 2008 (Dreams, Punta Cana) - booked on October 22 November 20-27, 2008 (Majestic Colonial, Punta Cana) - booked on Nov 24 December 14-21, 2008 (Majestic Colonial, Punta Cana) - booked on Dec 17 I am available to photograph your wedding at any resort in the area. We are getting married Jan 3, 2009. Will you be in the area or know of someone in the area. We are getting married at the Edenh Real Arena. I am looking to split costs with another bride. Also could you email me the specific sof what you offer: [email protected]. Thanks.

Quote: Originally Posted by joansie hey becksy, aww thanks for the compliment! although i'm sure it has to do with the blushing bride glow =) we definitely had the time of our lives. we had some hiccups here and there but we just laughed it off and tried to be as stress free as possible. would do it all again in a heartbeat!! actually, i wish i COULD do it all again - it was so much fun =) edenh was definitely a great choice I did want to ask you...did you use the resort photographer? Does anyone have new pics from the resort photographer? Twinkletoes...were your pics resort photographer pics...so excited about this resort...

Congratulations once again Christina! It sounds that in the end, you have a lot to be thankful for and a lot to celebrate! All the best to you and your husband!

Quote: Originally Posted by jessyg20 Hi ladies...future edenh brides..I´m at the edenh as we speak. We got here yesterday. We are in love with the hotel. Its beautiful and the staff has been sooooooooooooo great. Today Im meeting with the wedding cordinator Elizabeth. Ill post more details about that later. Yesterday they had a small beach wedding and it was cute. I started crying thinking THATs going to be me in 2 months. WOW The wedding was for 30 people and they had their reception in one of the restaurants, it had a sign private event. i have 89 people confirmed and I cant imagine having that many people in one of the restaurants, so we are doing a private reception. FYI, every Friday night they have a beach party. OMG...it was great. Im going to have a rehearsal dinner for my actual wedding party but after, Im going to meet everyone at the beach party. Buffet style setup, bbq, and even a pig. They have music, activities for the kids. ITs perfect. It rained for like 10mins, the music stopped, everyone went under cover, then when it cleared, you hear the music play and everyone comes back out like nothing happened. This place is amazing. We over did it with the drinks last night and ended up at the club, The Tantra Bar, great music btw, we danced like fools and crawled back to our room by 11p. We woke up at 6am alittle hungover and went straight to the buffet. Great food. One thing, I do recommend everyone upgrade to the Paradise Club wristbands. We did, for 40 bucks a night per person. We get access to the private pools and premium drinks with them. (As a courtesy they upgraded our room too, which should of been 90 bucks more per person per night) Free internet for those with the pink wristbands, so here I am writing to you all how excited I am about the Edenh. Im so glad I came out here. This isnt even a full review. Wait til I get back! lol Im taking TONS of pics so as soon as I get back, Ill post them. For now, all those pics on webshots, do this place no justice. Did i tell you all Im soooooooo excited? I am and you should be too.... Great news! Thanks for all the info. Look forward to the rest of your review and pics!

Hope everything is still going great!

Love the look of your reception! Very Martha Stewart! Beautiful!

Quote: Originally Posted by SunBride remember you can sell the parasols after and make back some of your money! That's what I did! I sold them for 6$ each and people I had SO many people who wanted to buy them, I definitely could have sold them for more. So that helps make up for the fact that shipping is so expensive. You can probably get like half your money back! Great idea! You sound like a true e-bayer! I saw your bouquet. It is gorgeous. Is the pink flower hibiscus? Who did your flowers?

How did everyone pack the parasols on your flight? In your luggage? As a carry-on? Did you have any problems at security? Thanks. And you are right, Pamela Parasols is double the price. I realized this after checking again...

Did anyone try Pamela's Parasols? The prices of their products and shipping is reasonable.

Congratulations once again! can't wait to hear all about it ans see all about it!