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Thanks girls! Our wedding wouldn't have been the same without all the crazy awesomeness of all you girls and your fantastic ideas! Thank you so much! <3

Thanks girls! Ok, to answer questions... Quote: Originally Posted by Kamilla850 Did you get the flowers from the resort or did you bring your own? Also, did the resort place the flower petals that are on the beach as you walked down the aisle or did you have to provide? I can't wait to hear your review. After another Bittersweet Wedding fiasco (feel free to stalk!), we gave up fighting with Crystal and decided to just go with the resort flowers. I'm thinking it was almost meant-to-be because the resort flowers were SO beautiful! We would do it all again in a heartbeat! I was so upset after dealing with Bittersweet I basically didn't even care about the flowers anymore. I simply let Maritee know (literally) a couple of days in advance we would need flowers, that I liked a picture of a lily arrangement in a "sample flowers" email she sent and that our colour was fuchsia. They turned out PERFECT!! And OMG they smelled SO good! Pricewise, they actually ended up being CHEAPER than what we were supposed to pay with Bittersweet (and we didn't have to lug them down there with us)! For 5 boutonnieres, 2 bridesmaid bouquets, 1 bridal bouquet and 2 Mother's corsages, it worked out to be roughly $300. Quote: Originally Posted by Flores Congrats Amber! Your pictures are beautiful! Did you fly your photographer down? We did!... Quote: Originally Posted by CnC Sunnycherries - Where is your photog based? I couldn't find th e info on their website...are they based in DR? Our photographers were Ben and Laura Harrison of Harrison Studios, based out of Michigan. They were an absolute dream to work with! Very professional, and super fun! Their email is [email protected]. They also have an awesomesauce blog: HARRISONSTUDIO | the blog of the destination wedding photographers of Harrison Studio

Our wedding slide show is UP!!! Couldn't wait another minute to share dan + amber We were married Dec 8, 2009 at the Majestic Colonial in Punta Cana. We brought Ben & Laura Harrison (Harrison Studios) to the Dominican with us, and couldn't have been more pleased!!!

We just got back from our wedding at the Majestic Colonial... it was the most perfect wedding/week! I promise you won't be disappointed! Our group had a blast! I'm going to try to get around to getting a review done, and hopefully a (very late!) planning thread (my laptop that has everything on it is currently in the shop! eek). But for now I have a few pics to share: dan + amber

Our wedding slide show is UP!!! Couldn't wait another minute to share dan + amber We were married Dec 8, 2009 at the Majestic Colonial in Punta Cana. We brought Ben & Laura Harrison (Harrison Studios) to the Dominican with us, and couldn't have been more pleased!!!

Well it's Wednesday night now and I STILL haven't heard from her. We will be leaving on Sunday morning, most likely sans flowers. At least we have the resort flowers to fall back on! I'm sure they will be just as beautiful! Mum-in-law-to-be is bringing her glue gun and I found some extra ribbon to take in case we have to make any "adjustments" to what we get at the resort! We're very disappointed, but all will be well! Now, just to try to get the money back! eeek

Hi Red Deer (are area!) Brides! We just moved here about a month ago; loving the city so far! Things have been crazy with a move and wedding planning so I only just found this thread now! If you guys are still planning a get together, I'd love to meet some girls in the area! We leave this Sunday (Dec 6), so if the meet-up ends up being after then maybe I can shed a bit of light on some things as a post-BDW bride! Is the facebook group still active? I'll send in a request to join!

Chalk another one up for no flowers! Arrrrgh this is BEYOND frustrating. I ordered my flowers in FEBRUARY, with a "needed by" date of OCTOBER so that I would hopefully avoid anything like this happening (mind you, February was before everything kind of hit the fan. Maybe I had a gut instinct I should have listened to!) We have been trying to call (number has now been disconnected) and email her since the beginning of November. FINALLY on Friday we sent her a (very polite) ultimatum email basically saying if we didn't hear from her by Monday morning, we would assume she will not be fulfilling our contract and we would expect a full refund for the deposit. Well we heard back from her almost immediately, apologizing saying her internet and phone have been down etc etc. But not to worry she would send proofs this weekend. Well, it's now Monday and I have yet to receive proofs or hear anything from her. Its heart-breaking because you get your heart set on a product and give a vendor a deposit, assuming they will fulfill their end of the contract, not even thinking something like this could happen! The worst part is that she strings you along, empty promise after empty promise, making you think (hope) you will eventually see your flowers and by the time you realize that she's completely full of bunk, it's too late to even try to find someone else who CAN give you want you want. Anyone else have ANY communication with her over the past week?

Hey ladies! Sorry I've been a bit slow on this response - its been a crazy busy summer As for the paper/cardstock, we bought it all at a scrapbook store in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Their supplier is in Calgary. I'm sure I could find out the exact name if anyone needs it. The only thing I remember about the paper is that the colour of the dark brown we used for the pocketfolds was called "Charlie". We made the pocketfolds ourselves using the template via the link I provided in an earlier post on this thread!! We printed all of them all through a laser copier at DF's dad's office. So I'm not sure if they would go through on a home printer, but we had no problemo with the office copier! And thank you again for all the wonderful comments! You ladies are fantastic!

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Quote: Originally Posted by joshfrommontreal The canopy right now is white (as of 4 days ago). Some couples bring their own fabric and they decorate in that color for them. But I believe the standard is white. Fantastic! Thanks Josh

Quote: Originally Posted by joshfrommontreal This is the setup of the Colonial and Elegance beach location: Majestic Ceremony Location on Twitpic Hey Josh! When was this picture taken? From pictures that I've seen on the Facebook Majestic Colonial Brides group, it looks as though the canopy was BLUE(!) for a while!! Do you happen to know if it is now back to white? Thanks a bunch!

Silly Me! I suppose I should mention that I used the fabulous template from aylee bits, which can be downloaded for free from: DIY: Boarding Pass Invitation / Save The Date - Aylee Bits The template was incredibly easy to use! Once we got the wording down we just entered the text, pasted in the clipart and moved a few things around til we liked what we saw. We used pocketfold template #1, which is also found on the above site. The fonts we used were Scriptina, which can also be downloaded for free from Scriptina Font @ 1001Fonts.com, and Verdana on 'small caps' formatting (in Word, click Format - Font and check Small Caps, OK) Any other questions, Id be happy to help

Quote: Originally Posted by Virg I have the same flower in my monogram, But I have not been able to figure out which Font or CLipart it is from, can you tell me? Sorry, I'm not sure! I can't even recall where I first found it as it was quite some time ago! We had originally used them for our return address labels on our save the dates and like it so much, decided to incorporate it into our invites too! Does anyone else happen to know? I think I've seen it around the site a few times! Quote: Originally Posted by doblauvelt great job! i love the detail of the ribbon with the embossed flower on it. quick question though, did you print or hand write the addresses on the metallic envelopes? i've been wondering how to do mine. We actually just printed them out on clear address labels! A lot easier (and faster!) than printing them directly on the envelopes Upon close inspection, you can tell there's a label, but they are quite translucent and besides, I'm pretty people don't really care too much about the envelopes!

Thanks girls!!! Quote: Originally Posted by TheFutureMrs.Sears Wow!!! they look amazing!!!! I'm attempting to do my own as well, so I have a question...how do you cut the ends of the boarding pass? Did you use scissors or a special corner cutter? We used a round corner punch to clip the corners. We picked it up at a stationary store for cheap ($5 or $6). I've also seen them at Michael's though too! Everything else we did with an craft knife! Any other questions, I'd be happy to help Happy Invitation Making!

Lovlies of the BDW: Well, we finally finished our boarding pass invites, so I thought I would share some photos! We are ecstatic with how they turned out and have been receiving fantastic feedback from our friends, family and even the lady who owns the scrapbooking store we bought the paper from! We we able to make 110 invitations for $244.50 (so just over 2 bucks a pop). That included ALLLLL the paper supplies, labels, punches, glue, ribbon, envelopes, postage etc etc etc! Before I get to the pics I must take the time to thank each and everyone of you fantastic BDW peeps out there! My invites would not have been even half as successful had I not have been able to scour the boards for all your helpful hints, tips, tricks, photos and of course templates! Thank You from the bottom of my little destination bride heart!!!! Without further ado (click to enlarge the image)...... Envelope (front and back) & Pocketfold with invite inside: Invites close-up (the cards look as though they are two different colours here, but they are in fact the same!): The flash went off here, so the detail isn't that great. However, you can seen the pretty coppery sheen our pocketfolds have!!

Greg and Kat: We are getting "Floramatique/Real Touch" flowers done before we go and taking them with us (a tiny bit of a pain, but I think it will be worth it for how much we are saving!) For bride + 2 bridesmaid bouquets, 5 boutonnieres, & 2 corsages we are paying $300 (much better than the resort!!). Bitter Sweet Wedding Designs - Floramatique Bouquets They are out of Alberta and I'm not sure if they do international orders, but it doesn't hurt to ask/get a quote!

Quote: Originally Posted by liujessicam Hi Everyone, I saw the menu for the Rodeo in the package Josh Brown shared, but was wondering if anyone had the menu for Tres Carabelas? thanks! Jess If you have the included reception dinner at the Rodeo or Tres Carabelas it's actually a set menu - not the menu in the wedding package. The choices are the same for both restaurants (they are in the same building) - we were told you can have salad and either Chateaubriand or steak and fish (which is grouper).

How do you go about booking the fire dancers? Do you have to do it in advance or do you set it up with the resort when you get there?

Sorry to hear that eloping! Best of luck to you and your hubby-to-be Upcoming Majestic Brides: June 2009 Christinamaria22- June 4, 2009 August 2009 Melwhip- Aug 3, 2009 cgf- Aug 15, 2009 November 2009 lscilley- Nov 16, 2009 andime85- Nov 24, 2009 December 2009 SunnyCherries - Dec 8, 2009 xcandilkx-Dec 31, 2009 January 2010 trance angelxOx- Jan 19, 2010

yet another date change Upcoming Majestic Brides: June 2009 Christinamaria22- June 4, 2009 July 2009 eloping789- July 8, 2009 August 2009 Melwhip- Aug 3, 2009 cgf- Aug 15, 2009 November 2009 lscilley- Nov 16, 2009 December 2009 SunnyCherries - Dec 8, 2009 xcandilkx-Dec 31, 2009 January 2010 trance angelxOx- Jan 19, 2010

Hi Korie, I might be able to help you answer a few questions.... Quote: Originally Posted by korie83 My Fiance and I really want to have a beach party after dinner, however the prices posted to host an open bar seem unreasonable. Is there a public bar close to the beach that people can use? I'm not entirely sure on this but I don't believe that there is a bar close to the beach that is open during the evening. However, I may be wrong. Have you considered holding your reception at the Parrot Bar? This is what we intend to do as we had the same feelings towards the open bar prices, especially considering it is an all-inclusive resort! There is a public bar that is within a few strides of the Parrot Bar! Quote: Originally Posted by korie83 How accomodating is the resort to using our own photographer (friend that will be staying there as well), and getting other kinds of entertainment, such as a firedancer for the beach party? You are free to bring your own photographer, and if they are staying there as part of your group then you won't even have to worry about getting a day pass for them! As for other entertainment, you would have to double check with the wedding coordinator. Quote: Originally Posted by korie83 Does anyone recommend the Seafood restaurant for dinner? It seems the steakhouse is much more popular on this forum. We are having our dinner at the Seafood restaurant! I asked Maritee about the difference and she said that they have the same menu available for both restaurants (surf and turf). The restaurants even share the same building. So I believe the only difference is the decor. Quote: Originally Posted by korie83 How kid/teen friendly is the resort? We have quite a few kids from ages 9-14 that will be attending and we want to make sure they have things to do at this resort. From what I have heard, they should have a blast! Hope this helps

Hi Lori I seems to depend entirely on who you are assigned as your wedding coordinator. Many of the brides who I have spoken to seem to wait for sometimes a week or more to hear back. I have been fortunate enough to be dealing with Maritee Garces and she typically gets back to me within 24 hours. Her email address is [email protected] Hopefully you hear something soon!!

Im terribly sorry, but I have to retract my offer to purchase 50 cups as we are now doing something entirely different for a thank.you/welcome favor. Apologies, Amber

We are getting married in December as well and have been waiting for what seems like forever. We went to about 5 different travel agents last week and haven't heard back from any of them yet. Because they are all taking this long, I figure there must be a reason! However, I am starting to get miiightly impatient!