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Thanks everyone! Yah, we will keep looking and see what we can find. I really appreciate all the responses, and I will see what we can find regarding those airlines you mentioned. I've never heard of them before, so I'll check if they fly out of Cali too. Much love to all! Kemi

Thanx Monica! Yah, we just realized that if it's on different days, then you can get better flights. I guess for the peeps that can only stay for two nights that they have to just bear with it. Sad... I was condering the idea of flying somewhere south and then flying out from there, but I dont' want to have to put up with checking bags twice. I think that might just get too crazy for me. Well, we still have over a year (we're planning for next Sept), so we'll see what happens I guess. My FI and I were just not very thrilled about making our west coast guests (my side, lol) go thru a travel nightmare. But I don't want to just cancel out the DR, because I'm really falling in love with it... We'll see what happens. Thanks for the response! ~ Kemi

Hi everyone, Well my FI and I were just starting to narrow our choice down to PPR in DR, and then we began looking into flights just to test it out and see how it would be. We found that most flights from Cali would involve at least one layover in which you had to sleep there (the layovers were like 8 hours). No, this changed for different days, but if some of our guests left on this particular day, it would be a nightmare for them. We were checking kayak.com and expedia.com, so we were just wondering if there was some way to get flights that were not so crazily long, and I also wanted to know how you all found the flight experience to DR to be. If you're not from Cali please feel free to let me know how your flight experience was also, because our guests will be coming from all over the country, but mainly from Cali, Pennsylvania, New Orleans, and Texas. Thanks everyone! ~ Kemi

Wow, what a great review! Congratulations on your new wedding! My FI and I are considering getting hitched at Paradisius Punta Cana, and I am so glad to hear that it is possible to do it beautifully without it costing an arm and a leg. I was wondering, was the cost affordable for your guests? Just checking the booking online, it was about $900 a night or so. I am a bit worried about this, because it is quite steep for our guests. If anyone could let me know if it really costs that much or if there are better rates for groups, it would be much appreciated. Thanks!! ~ Kemi

Hi everyone, I'm new to this thread (but not the forum), because my FI and I just recently started shifting towards having our DW in the DR, instead of Mexico. We too are trying to keep our budget to $7000-8000. We really don't want to go too much higher than that. I am glad to hear that you think it is feasible. One other issue I am considering is the cost for our guests. They would be paying their own way, but I was wondering if it extremely expensive at the Paradisius Palma Real Punta Cana and the Majestic Colonial Punta Cana. So far, I think the lowest price they have is a little over $900/night. Is this how much it worked out to for your guests? I'm a bit troubled by this, because not everyone we're inviting is rolling in dough. Well, any extra input you all could share with me would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance and happy planning to all! ~ Kemi

Oh wow, this stuff is super cute! Thanks for sharing!!

It's all good! LOL! I was just about to let you know that we're having a destination wedding when I saw that you got it. Yah, I SOOOOOOOO gotta get out of the IE for my wedding. I've grown up here most of my life. I just moved away for college and now I'm back for grad school. So I need a change of scenery for my big day. I'm very excited about going somewhere new - WOOT! And congrats to you for having your venues locked down. Thanks for also sharing the info. That was very kind of you. I just shared my previous site that I was thinking of getting hitched at (Pacific Hills in Laguna Hills) with one of my students. Sharing is caring. Good luck with the rest of your planning! ~ Kemi

Welcome Jenny and congrats! I'm glad you found this site! In the past 2 months of being engaged, I've learned how confusing it all can be. I'm glad you've found your way again, and I wish you very happy planning! ~ Kemi

Congrats and welcoeme to the forum! I wish you some happy planning!

Congrats and welcome!

Congratulations and welcome! I'm sure you'll find so much helpful information here!

Welcome Ayesha and congratulations!

Welcome to the forum, and I'm glad that you're going to be able to have the wedding of your dreams. It's all about doing what you want, so more power to you, and I wish you much success and happy planning!

Welcome Ming! I'm also in So Cal (IE to be exact). Where are you having your wedding?

Hi Ann! Welcome and congratulations! You've definitely come to the right place. Happy planning!

Welcome to the forum John and congratulations! My best friend, and MOH, is Filipino, and she's gonna get married in the Philippines too... someday... LOL! Anywho, welcome and I wish you and your FI very happy planning!! ~ Kemi

Welcome and congratulations!!

Welcome and congratulations!!

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Good luck finding your destination! My FI and I are still trying to figure that out. JHarwood explained it all (kudos to her). For us, when we found this site, we just started thread hopping. We wanted to get a feel for all the various places you could have a DW, and then from there just started looking into the details of each place. We're still trying to narrow it down. But once you have a general location you like, such as tropical, near the ocean, etc., then you can really narrow down the venue. I wish you much luck on this. Happy planning! ~ Kemi

You're welcome Omy! (Hope you don't mind. I just checked your wedding website, which I absoutely loved. Where did you go to set up your website? My FI and I are looking for one right now.) It seems like you're right on track and have all the important things you need. Yay!! As for me, we're not getting wedded till next year (probably in the fall), so I've still got time. We just got engaged 2 months ago today (woot!), and we're taking it slowly. We're also pacing ourselves 'cause I'm a doctoral student and he works full time in addition to grad school. We just found this site like 2 weeks ago, and we've been scouring it for info. It's been fun, and confusing at times too. Sometimes having too many options is not a good thing, lol. But overall, I'm just trying to enjoy this time and not freak out. No Bridezilla for this girl, lol. I'm just excited that now we've moved from having our wedding here in Cali to having a DW, which I've always wanted (WOOT!) I concur that this site is HIGHLY addictive! I have to come on here everyday, which takes up time that I could use being productive - like working on my research, lol. It's too funny. My FI just laughs at me. He can't say anything 'cause he's the one who found this site. So it's all his fault (at least that's what I like to tell myself, lol). So, what made you choose Hawaii, and more specifically Wailea? Where are you getting married at? We're still trying to figure all that out. So far we've been looking into Mexico, but I'm keeping all my options open. I would love to hear how you made your decision, and feel free to PM me if you like. Thankies!! ~ Kemi

Thank you and welcome to the forum! Wow, 30 days to go! How far along are you with the planning? Congratulations!! This site is going to be a tremendous help to you. I wish you very happy planning!

Welcome to the forum and congrats!!

Welcome Dorothy! It's funny 'cause my FI is from New Orleans, but now he's living in Pittsburgh. Small world... I'm excited for you, and I hope you enjoy this whole planning process. This site is going to be a lot of fun for you. Take care! ~ Kemi

Congrats and welcome to the forum!!