CrystalandTyler

We are having a DW and were originally planning on just inviting our parents. That didn't go over so well with a lot of people so we extended it to Aunts and Uncles and a few friends. There's a lot of the family that we didn't invite who would like to be part of our day so we're doing an AHR. It won't be a formal thing. We'll just rent a hall and have a potluck party and show our pictures and video.

Dreams Punta Cana was one of our top 3 resorts. We ended up going with the Gran Bahia Ambar but were pretty set on Dreams for awhile. The price seems very reasonable to me. Our guests will be paying $2000 per person for a week.

Like everyone has said, take bad reviews with a grain of salt. I've read reviews for places that i've been before that were awful and I had an amazing time. People are much more likely to write a review when they had a bad time vs a good time.

June 2009

melnb & FI: June 2009 - Paradisius

FYB87 & FI: June 2009 - Resort undecided

Lisa & Mike: June 9th 2009 - Majestic Colonial

Vanessa & Hugo: June 19, 2009 - Paradisus Palma Real

Mark and Jessica: June 19, 2009--Dreams Punta Cana

Amanda and Tony: June 19, 2009-- Dreams Punta Cana

Katy & Will: June 20, 2009 - Occidental Grand

Rosanne & Alex: June 24, 2009- Dreams Punta Cana

Sue & Steve: June 30th, 2009 - Riu Palace Punta Cana

July 2009

Kylie & Chris: July 1, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

Amber & Seth: July 2, 2009 - Excellence Punta Cana

Nadia & Julian: July 3, 2009 - Excellence Punta Cana

Lori & Justin: July 8, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical

Nathan & Brianne July 15th- Dreams Punta Cana

Jess & Dan: July 27, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

Jenn & Chris: July 31, 2009 - Riu Palace, Punta Cana

Cecile & Nord: July 24,2009-Moon Palace, Punta Cana

August 2009

Shannon & Rich: August 5, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

Hayley & Nick: August 10, 2009 - Paradisus Punta Cana

Ana & Adam: August 15, 2009 - Iberostar Punta Cana

September 2009

Clare & Ross: September 7, 2009 - Ocean Blue (date to be confirmed)

Chris & Martin: September 9, 2009 - Ocean Blue (date to be confirmed)

Lori & Keith: September 9, 2009 - Excellence, Punta Cana

Kenya & Eddie Sept. 12, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

Kim & Jason September 18, 2009 - Dreams Palm Beach

Kristy & Vince: September 19, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

October 2009

Carmen & Tiny: October 09, 2009 - Catalonia Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana

Jeannie & Jorge: October 10, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana

Jen & Dave: October 10, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

Darcy & Dave: October 11, 2009- Melia Caribe Tropical- Punta Cana

Angela & Jason: October 20, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

Kelly & Pablo: October 22, 2009 - Majestic Colonial, Punta Cana

Jenny & Matthew: October 27, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical

c & d: October 27, 2009 - Majestic Colonial, Punta Cana

November 2009

Veronica & Paul: November 5, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

Lisa & Jim: November 5, 2009 - EdenH Real Arena Punta Cana

Sandra & Rob: Novemeber 7, 2009- Ocean Blue/ Sand Golf & Beach Resort

Erin & Trent: November, 9, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical

Rosa & Eddie: November 10, 2009 - Barcelo Bavaro Palace

Leslie & Gerry: November 16, 2009- Majestic Colonial

Andrea & Chris: November 24, 2009, Majestic Elegance

Krista & Dave: November 25, 2009 - Sirenis Tropical

December 2009

Julie and Rob: December 4, 2009 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana

Amber and Dan: December 5, 2009 - Majestic Colonial

Nonnie and Marj: December 10,2009-Grand Palladium Punta Cana

Beth and Ian: December 12, 2009- Excellence Punta Cana

Lindsay and Tracy: December 31, 2009 - Majestic Colonial

August 2009

Tasha & Jamil: August 1, 2009 - Excellence Punta Cana

January 2010

Jacqueline & Craig: January 5, 2010 - Sirenis Tropical

Nicole & Michael: January 23, 2010 - Bavaro Princess

Shelby & Michael: January 23, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

Jocelyn & Michael: January 25, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

Lisa & Adam: January 2010, Dreams Punta Cana

Nicole & Chad: January 13, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

February 2010

Amber & John: February 27, 2010, Paradisus Palma Real

March 2010

Jennifer & Cory March 13 2010- Palma Real Punta Cana

Kim & Ron March 17, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

Diane & Devin March 25 2010 - Paradisus Palma Real

Anna & Lawrence March 26 - Majestic Colonial

Lindsay & Seth March 28 2010 - Paradisus Palma Real

April 2010

Vanessa & Eddie April 16, 2010 - Majestic Colonial

Crystal & Tyler April 20, 2010-Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana

Helen & Scott April 21, 2010- Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana

Jess & Aaron April 22, 2010 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

Stacey & Eric April 22, 2010 - Dreams La Romana

Erin & Jeremy April 28, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

Amanda & Craig April 28*, 2010 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana

May 2010

Jennnifer & Trevor May 11th 2010 - Majestic Colonial

Rosa & Larry May 15th, 2010 - Excellence Punta Cana

Heather & George May 15th 2010 - Dreams La Romana

mary & joey may 21st, 2010- dreams punta cana

Lauren & Nate May 18, 2010- Majestic Colonial

Sara & Adam May 22nd, 2010 - Indecided, Punta Cana (Palladium, Dreams, Iberostar or Excellence)

Valerie & Jake May 29, 2010- Dreams La Romana

July 2010

Lynette and Darnel July 13, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana

Liz & Miguel - July 26, 2010 - Undecided location {Santiago, Puerto Plata, or Punta Cana

James and Jessica- July 17, 2010 -Paradisus Punta Cana

August 2010

Jeanette & Julio - undecided Punta Cana, (PPC or PPR) Aug 2010

Linda & Robin: August 3, 2010 - Paradisus Punta Cana

July 2011/ 2012

Yvonne and Andrew- last week of july 2011/ 2012 (money dependant), dreams la romana

My wedding date has been officially booked for April 20, 2010 at GBP and Photosouvenir has confirmed that I have them booked. I'm so excited. It's a huge stress that has been lifted now that it's booked. Now onto other planning.

Congrats and happy planning

I finally got a confirmation that my wedding will be April 20, 2010 at GBP. I had emailed photosouvenir a couple months ago to see if they had the date free and they did at the time. They said they would let me know if people started booking around that time and to get in touch with them as soon as I knew the date for sure. Well I emailed them 2 weeks ago, didn't get a response, so I emailed them again last week and still haven't heard. How long did it take for them to get back to you for those of you that have used them. I don't want to miss out because they take amazing pictures. Should I try calling instead?

We just got our group rate quotes for Gran Bahia Principe and it is $2100 per person after taxes. That's flying from Vancouver and is airfare and hotel (all inclusive) Our guests think it's too expensive too and are backing out. But it's my wedding and I want to stay in a nice hotel. We're only having a small wedding (15 people) and probably half have backed out. That's also quite far in advance, so prices will most likely go down later in the year.

I found this in another GBP post:

Gildania Pilarte

weddings coordinator Hotel Gran Bahía Príncipe-Punta Cana

Email:[email protected]

Tel: 809 552 1444 ·Ext:13013 Fax: 809 468 4780

Carretera Arena Gorda Macao

Bavaro Higuey · Provincia La Altagracias Rep. Dom.

I haven't done a site visit. It's just not in my budget though i'd love to.

I voted for 600-1000. Mine was originally 1200 but I got it off the rack so they gave me a discount. It ended up being 900.

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...ngdress003.jpg

My TA told me that prices have not come out for that time next year and won't come out until mid summer most likely. The further in advance you book, the more expensive it is. Which is unfortunate because of course we're going to want to book asap. I want to book my wedding photographer but I can't do that until the hotel and date are confirmed. I'm trying to get group rates which can apparently be locked in at this time. I'd need 10 people but i'm having a small wedding and will only have 10-15 people who don't have a clue what they're going to do in regards to where they are staying. So as of right now, no one will commit to being part of the group rate so as of right now, I can't book anything. It's very frustrating. So what i'm trying to do, is reserve the wedding day I want before booking the package as I may have to wait until prices do come out. I'm waiting to hear back on if I can have the date.

There are so many choices out there. It's super difficult to decide on what resort. FH and I have gone back and forth so many times on where to have it. Price would depend where you're flying from. I'm in Vancouver, BC and the ones that were our top choices were:

Dreams PC

Majestic Colonial

Gran Bahia Principe

Melia tropical

We chose Gran Bahia because they would allow us to use a local photographer and would be a reasonable price for our guests(approx 2000 for one week). Everyone is going to tell you that the resort they're having their wedding is the best. It really depends on what you like the look of and what factors of it are important to you. Do you want a resort that is a party resort, has a lot of entertainment, has more of a private beach, etc.

Hi there,

I'm planning on getting married there in April 2010 as well. I'm waiting to hear back from my TA about group rates and if the date I want can be reserved. I'm super inpatient so waiting to get replies from everyone is frustrating, haha.

I've always thought that their family was cult-like.

Hello everyone. I'm new to this board and just wanted to say hi.

Hi Everyone,

After going back and forth on where we should have our DW, I think we've finally decided on Punta Cana. I want to use photosouvenir and was wondering if people could post which resorts allow outside photographers.