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I had tried to post wedding pics on this site but have had trouble in the past.
Richarsd... our wedding date was April 12th as well! Of course that was last year. If you are on Facebook, look me up... Dawn Buckley. I am in Ottawa too. If we chat on Facebook, you can see the pics I have posted there. Anyone else who is interested can do the same. Just let me know you are from this site.
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We got married last April 2010 at Grand Palladium. We had actually worked with a great wedding coordinator/travel agent where we live who had worked at various hotels in Punta Cana. She suggested the Grand Palladium due to the great food. She had shown us other 5 stars but it was her recommendation because they were so well known for having the best options and delicious meals. We were 40 people and had a blast. Everything about the resort including the on site wedding Coordinator Carolina were absolutely fantastic. It's an exciting time ladies... enjoy it!
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Hi there! I bought them in Montreal on St. Hubert street which is where all the bridal shops are. Too bad they weren't your size.
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When I saw these wedding shoes, I had already bought another pair but just loved them and they looked gorgeous when I tried them on with my dress. Then I ended up wearing the first pair so these were only worn during the dress fitting. They are Blossom Collection Size 6 and are Pure White. They have just the right amount of sparkle... waiting for the perfect bride who takes a size 6! Will sell for $35 plus shipping. Here's a link to my kijiji ad.
Beautiful Size 6 Wedding Shoes - Never Worn - Ottawa Clothing For Sale - Kijiji Ottawa
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How about something like "Please choose the seat where you'd like to eat!"
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Hi Girls! I have been MIA too! Been busy trying to plan the AHR. We are definitely having it here at home in the backyard on June 19th! It better not rain as we don't have a tent yet! Oh well...I am sure it will all work out.. fingers crossed everyone! I sent an evite for this party and so far have 56 confirmed that they are coming but 60 have not replied. If they come and bring someone...yikes! But the way I look at it... if they didnt reply immediately, they don't know yet if they can make it so chances are maybe half of that number won't come, so we shall see. Gave them a deadline of this Friday.
Sungodess.... its almost here for you! I am trying to do a review too and post it quickly. Having trouble with photos on here though so I opened a photobucket site and might just do a link to all photos so you can all see the beach party, dinner, hotel, gazebo, etc. Will do that soon... I promise.
As Caribbeanlover said it is friggin hot here! Just walked to the store for my husbands b-day cake. And guess what I am doing in this heat... cooking a turkey! Just a small one. His Mom and daughter are coming over so it should be fun.. HOT.. but fun.
Talk soon girls! Really excited for those of you whose wedding is around the corner!!!
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This is not the greatest image of the bouquet.. it was a few day later, but it gives you an idea of the ribbon, etc. The locket was an image of my Mom and Dad... my something borrowed. -
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We had our meeting with Carolina then went to the menus posted in the lobby, found out that a few of the meals were at La Uva (thats where your pasta dish was) so a few of us arranged to have dinner there to try different dishes and desserts. I found that the chocolate there is not as yummy and chocolatey as here so we just decided on the tiramisu and wedding cake. Wedding cake was awesome eh?
One of the choices of bouquet was red roses. I changed mine to white roses and gave them the turquoise ribbon to wrap around. Girls... bring your own ribbon and they will fix your bouquet for you. I will try to upload a photo but it seems that the size is never right... how do you go and change your photos to fit? Are you saving files as jpegs or bmps? HELP! -
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As for the menu, I happen to have a printout in front of me! This is the menu we got to choose from and I believe it was the same for everyone. Doug and I ran around to the restaurants serving the dishes to taste test before. We chose the Beef Medallions and they were excellent. We also chose Caesar salad but got Caprese instead (it was great so we didn't mind). We chose Tiramisu for dessert but also cut and served our vanilla cake so thats what most people ate. Here's the Menu:
Appetizers:
- Onion Soup au Gratin
- Minestrone Soup
- Pasta with shrimps, tomatoes, spinach and curry
- Lobster Bisque
- Caesar Salad
- Caprese Salad
- Mostacholli with 3 cheeses (not sure what this is)
- Canneloni with spinach and mozzarella
Main Dishes:
- Grilled TBone
- Beef Medallions with Three Pepper Sauce
- Grilled Chicken Breast stuffed with Shrimp
- Chicken Tetrassini (we tried this and weren't crazy about it... pasta, chicken, mashed potatoes... odd combination)
- Beef Milanaise Parmesan (tomato sauce, ham and cheese) -- Again we tried it ahead of time.. it was so-so
- Loin of Pork with Marsala Sauce
- Salmon Filet
- Grilled Bass Filet
Desserts:
- Tiramisu
- Chocolate Lasagna
- Fresh Fruit Mosaic
- Chocolate Bombon with peppermint flavour
- Brownie with Vanilla Cream and Ice Cream
- Puff Pastry Cake with sweet Apples and Chocolate Sauce
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Well this weekend, we decided... we are doing it ourselves... yikes! Hubby is set on having the AHR right here at the house. We will turn it into a BBQ party. Need to find out this week how much for the rental of table, chairs, etc. and hopefully a tent. I heard that they are soooo expensive, but its a little classier with a tent!
I will do an evite... not so exciting I know, but we plan it for June 19th which is SOON!! This way, we will know pretty quickly who opened the invite and whether or not they will be attending. Good thing I like party planning. Lets just hope no mosquitos or RAIN comes our way...positive thoughts... sunshine and no bugs!!
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I purchased 15 beautiful Thai Silk turquoisey blue boxes from Boston Bride last September. See the following thread (hope this works) or go to her August 27 posting if you can.
http://bestdestinationwedding.com/fo...tations-48331/
These are gorgeous boxes which I intended to use to give my MOH, mother in law and bridesmaids their gifts OR I was going to use them for wedding favours (larimar jewellery). Unfortunately we had 40 people join us for our wedding so I did not have enough boxes. One of the boxes has a mark on it but the others are still wrapped in the box I received them in. I paid $15 per box but am willing to sell them for $10 each. Could even split them up if someone wants them. Please let me know. They are absolutely beautiful. If you cannot see the posting on here, I can email you photos. For some reason, I cannot seem to upload pics. Thanks!
Dawn
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Hi Gals! The beach party features big spotlights and some hanging flag decorations but very very simple. They use white patio furniture and stack the lounge chairs under a palapa so you can use them or not use them. We didn't. The dj is in a little yellow shack and the bar is on the opposite side. The beach is your dance floor so there is no need for any decorations. I will try to post some dancing photos and the dj in his booth. They did do a nice fabric entrance for us but unfortunately I don't see it in the photos! Sorry!
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Don't worry about the flight. Everything will work out fine. I would assume you are flying Sunwing. They serve free wine! Have a few glasses, and enjoy the ride! And yes it will be great having people on the flight with you. Don't worry my little friend... all will be wonderful!
Check in went smoothly for us. We arrived around 1:30 or 2:00 in the afternoon. You get in line and fill out a short form with your passport numbers, etc. Doesnt take too long. Plus they were walking around with cocktails so that jump started the vacation anyhow! Since you arrive in the evening, there will be plenty of people hanging around the lobby having drinks and listening to the singers so it will be a party atmosphere for sure.
Nothing to worry about... just exciting things to look forward to!!!
PS that would be awesome to fly back and enjoy someones wedding in June!!!
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We brought our first dance songs on a cd to the dj too. He also used our iPods for the beach party which was great. -
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Hi there! Sounds like yours is all planned and will be nice!
We tentatively chose June 19th for ours but now have to spread the word. We had 40 people at our wedding but there are a ton of people we invited from Montreal and here in Ottawa who said they will definately come so we could be looking at over 100 easily! That's why we are not too sure what to do. Doug wants to have it at our home here in Bourget. We have a big back yard and could rent a tent (which could be over $600) but what if it rains? He thinks everyone can just come inside. We do have a double garage which could hold a lot of people but the flow of the house is not that big for people hanging out in the kitchen area if you know what I mean. Also he wants to provide all the food which I am excited to do (lots of salads, ham cooked ahead of time, chicken on the bbq, etc.) but we only have one oven so what happens with hot hors doeuvres? LOTS to think about and Fast! I also have friends in bands which would be amazing if people could just get up and sing but for that I think we would need a hall.
The Centurion was a place we were considering too. Do you mind me asking how much it is? THere is also the River Rock Inn here in Rockland. Unfortunately, you have to use their caterer and bar. We have to weigh all the costs. And like I said... I better hurry up!
Which area of Ottawa are you in?
What did you do for your invitations? Did you make them yourself? Did they have a wedding shot of you guys on it? I was thinking of doing that. Then I may mail them out and have people email or phone with a reply.
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Shank,
Can't believe you had to clean your own room. I think it was hit or miss with the maids. We lucked out. Our maid was sooo sweet. When she found out we were getting married, she told me she was going to make a nice room for us. She actually decorated it twice that day! First she went in early, tied the curtains up in a bow, had the usual flowers everywhere. I went in the hall to thank her and hug her. While I was having my hair done, she came in with gifts. She gave me a beautiful shell necklace and an incense kit. She also gave my sister a shell necklace. After the ceremony and dinner, we popped back up to the room to get stuff before the beach party and they had redone the room with a trail of those coloured petals to the bed. She was absolutely amazing.
We did not get the t-shirts. Too bad... those would have been neat. Like I said earlier, we did not get breakfast in bed but were not too worried about it.
For all you girls wondering about the menu... Carolina told us we had La Uva ahead of time which was great because our rooms, the gazebo, La Uva and beach party were a stones throw away from each other so it was perfect. They had the decor that I brought and maybe some extra stuff around. To be honest, I don't remember other decor. But we had a whole little section to ourselves so it was nice. We had a few days to decide on the menu so we went to the restaurants serving those foods and tested a few beforehand. I am glad we did because Tracy, I agree with you.. the chicken dish with the fettucini and mashed potatoes underneath was kinda gross. We had tested ahead of time so knew that we were def. not choosing that one! We had not tested the beef medallions in pepper sauce but chose them and it was the best meal we had during our time there so we lucked out. There is also a vegetarian menu and kids menu so ask for these if you need them gals. -
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Originally Posted by caribbeanLover We're finally back already missing the royal resaturant lol!!
I was only able to upload half of our TTD so far, will get to the ceremony tomorrow hopefully
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...5872180&ref=mf
Girls, who just got married. Did you guys get champagne in your room the wedding night?! ANd did you guys get a gift? if so what was it?
We didn't get either. I had a feeling about the champagne but didn't realize until now when I re looked at the package we paid for.
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Just came back from being married there and it is beautiful. It is basically the three resorts in one. The Bavaro section has three great restaurants. We ate at all of them and honestly the food was great. The resort is so well maintained... clean and great staff. Our room was very nice (we didnt upgrade but it was just fine). Dont worry about what you read on Trip Advisor. I am telling you the entire resort was just lovely.
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We did the beach party. We had the legal ceremony with the judge at the gazebo. It was great and went smoothly. We had to have all the documents you are referring to, translated and legalized at the DR Embassy here in Ottawa. Then we brought the paperwork to Carolina. I think the ones that were legalized by them were my fiances divorce papers because he had been married previously. But you bring everything with you and the embassy puts the legal stamp on whatever needs it.
We chose not to have a photographer so that shots you will see are just from family and friends. However, my cousins boyfriend came and offered to take photos and do a wedding album for us as a wedding gift. He was with us a good part of the day and he also took photos of everyone at dinner, etc. Cant wait to see his shots.
The beach party I felt was worth it. Dont worry about decor as it is just the plastic tables and chairs but everyone was up dancing and they had decorated the entrance to the beach with white fabric and we had our white and turquoise flowers around. But you dont need decor for that. We also had the dj for $250. He was great. I brought our first dance on a cd. Also, several of us had our ipods and he just used the music we had so it was good. It rained on us for 15 minutes at 11:30. No one cared as they either took cover or many of the kids and teenagers went in the water and then kept dancing. It all cleared up and you only have the beach until 12 so it worked out perfect.
My finances cousin from England is a hair stylist and she did my hair. I did have the Spa there do my makeup and they did an excellent job. I was very red on my nose and cheeks from the sun and they blended my tan so that the photos would not make me look like Rudolph. I highly recommend them. It cost me $56.
We were fortunate to have the wedding at 6 pm. Then we had drinks and took a few shots on the beach. We simply had to walk two minutes across the lawn for dinner at La Uva at 7. Then we did the cake cutting after dinner so that guests could eat the cake for dessert if they wanted. We went to the beach right there so there was absolutely no walking all over the place, which worked out great for older relatives. -
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Hi Girls! I am back from the wedding! What a beautiful resort, Carolina was great, the wedding was fabulous and it was the perfect wedding in paradise! Tracy, was happy to meet you in the lobby on your first day. Saw you walk by a few times but unfortunately did not get to the meet and greet as some of our guests were leaving that day and we wanted to spend time with everyone before they left. Girls... there is absolutely nothing to worry about with Carolina... she is on the ball and works her little butt off. I have a copy of the menu selections (assuming they always offer the same choices) We chose the beef medallions from Arecife restaurant and they were absolutely fantastic. All our guests commented that this was by far the best meal of the week (and the food in the restaurants is pretty awesome).
I have photos on Facebook. Here is a link (hope it works) Let me know if it doesn't.
You may have to scroll through the comments to see other pictures posted. Add me as a friend so you can see all of them. If you have any questions gals, feel free to ask away. I will be posting a review as well as a planning thread shortly. So excited for those of you who still have this exciting day to look forward to. Now, we are planning our AHR for June. Will keep you posted on those plans as they develop.
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I will look for your Saturday!! Toodles, noodles! xox
Married or going to be married at Grand Palladium Punta Cana?
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Hi Brides to be! When I was married at the Palladium last year, I was considering bringing table runners but had enough stuff to bring with me. It turned out perfect anyhow because Carolina had done all the tables with white tablecloths. My colours were turquoise and white so there was a lovely table centerpiece on the head table (which sat 10 of us). The centerpiece had turquoise ribbons rnning throughout so it was very lovely. I brought the ribbons but I think Carolina would have used her own on it had I not. We were 40 people in all. They set up our main head table across one section of the restaurant and in front of us in rows were 5 tables of 6 guests. I had bought clear plastic square "plates" which looked glass. I had Caroline put sand in the bottom of each and I brought ivory candles with me wth dried turqouise and ivory iris heads. They looked beautiful. Each table had two of those and I had also brought favours which were packaged in ivory boxes with the tuquoise ribbons attached. Unfortunately I cannot upload photos on this site for some reason so if anyone wants photos or advice or help with anything, please add me as a friend on Facebook (Dawn Buckley from Ottawa Canada). Glad to help out. Very exciting time for your girls... enjoy it!