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i have WEDO .:: Taking care of your legal documentation for your Dominican weddings

one more question - do you have to do Wedo if you are having the legal ceremony (i'm having a catholic one, which is therefore legal in DR). Can someone send me the requirements for legal marriages but for the US?

Quote: Originally Posted by MilitaryMrs.s-to be GRRRRRR.....................How the hell do I get ahold of Carolina I need to get my docs done this month and her email isn't working?!?!?! Who do I email?? The same thing happened to me. I wanted to do table #s, and wanted to ask how many to a table. I'm not going to have them made if I don't know how many to make! I'll let you know if I get any kind of response, but the emails just keep bouncing back. The last time it happened she replied that she didn't know why something was wrong with her email because in the body of the email I mentioned how they kept bouncing back to me. Sungoddess - I booked arnaud, but i agree that you have some time, and dont' get pushed into something just because. I found out a few weeks later my sister's friend is a photog, and we could have had him shoot the whole thing, for about the same price, and probably more options. The good thing is I've read lots of good reviews about HDC in general.

I thought Carolina's email situation was fixed, because I had sent her an email a few weeks ago and it turned out she did get it and reply back, but now I wanted to ask her a question today and it bounced back. Here's to hoping her email get resolved...

We're doing our wedding in a gazebo. Dina, you hit the nail on the head! Our parish is in NJ at my parents' church, and it will be very close to the deadline of two months before that we'll have our paperwork in. This may be a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway - if we're having a catholic ceremony, is there anything else we need to follow other than those requirements? (i.e. i haven't had our birth certificates translated yet). So far i'm following the same document that was attached to this thread.

I didn't do it either, I didn't even think to ask for it. My only regret (and it's really minor), was that the single people we invited, we had the envelopes addressed to Mr. Jim Smith and Guest, and apparently that's not proper etiquette for the outer envelopes. Oh well, they're already sent out!

Great photos!

Quote: Originally Posted by Nonnie I had 18 people total and Carolina set us up in one long table, which worked perfectly. People mingled at the party after and mingled a lot the week leading up. I don't think she would hold a dinner with over 20 people the same place we had ours, the thatched roof area on the ocean side of La Arrecife was just the perfect size for us. how many people do you have? I have 34 total. The reason I'm asking is I'm trying to figure out how many tables I'm buying centerpieces for, since I don't want the long table. I wanted to confirm that it's 8 to a table and the tables are long, not round. How are the buffet restaurants set up? ours will be held at El Bohio.

Nonnie, thanks for the great review!!! Congrats! do you know if you have a large group, how many people they seat to a table? i am trying to avoid the one large table because i think we;ll have too many guests...I;m trying to encourage the "mingling" within our group.

For zazzle, I had ordered from them before - if you do place an order, definitely search on retailmenot.com , because usually you can also get free shipping, or some other discount.

zazzle is having a sale, custom postage is being sold at face value using code FACEVALUE880 . The sale is 9pm-12am PST tonight. Happy shopping!

nonnie, take lots of pictures!!! congrats, mrs!

Quote: Originally Posted by classadiva This is a great idea. I saw some CUTE items in the wholesale district in passing recently. I went to the wholesale district looking for real touch flowers but did not find any. I was in the flower district. I plan on having OOT bags and have picked up only one item so far...have to take a trip back to the wholesale district. BTW...the name of that New Jersey Bridal shop that I was looking for is called Bridal by Roma in Clifton, New Jersey: Bridals by Roma I'm going to call and ask them about their selection tomorrow. The only thing is...I have seen some very mixed reviews about them on-line. Anyone been to this store? I got my dress at BBR - I didn't think I would end up there, but it was one of the first places I went to, and they threw in alterations, the bustle, etc. I had a really nice saleswoman, but truthfully, I didn't do a whole ton of searching either. My first fitting is supposed to be in the next few weeks.

1. How old are you? 27 2. At what age did you/will you get married? 26 3. Do you have children? no 4. Did you think you would marry the person you are with now? after I met him, yes, but he wasn't my "type" first 5. Were you ever engaged or married to someone other than the person you are with now? no 6. Do you want a garden wedding, beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding? i wanted traditional church, but we're going to have garden 7. Where did you/will you get married? punta cana 8. First dance - classic waltz, slow and sexy, or fast and spicy? slow - norah jones 9. How many guests did you/will you have? 32 but hoping for a few more stragglers! 10. Do you want/did you have an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding? simple 11. Vows - traditional or something you make up on your own? traditional 12. How many layers of cake did you/will you have? not sure, i think 3. we're getting whatever comes in our package. 13. Is/was your wedding/reception at a hotel? at our resort 14. When did you/will you get married - sunrise, mid-day, sunset? mid afternoon 15. Did you/will you have your reception outdoors or indoors? outdoors 16. Plan every detail down to the napkins or let someone else decide? trying to plan every detail, but you just can't with our WC. 17. How did/will the bride enter? along the path to the gazebo 18. Song to walk down the aisle to: here comes the bride? 19. Song to make your exit: whatever the trio plays 20. Will you/did you have a solemn ceremony or a light one? solemn 21. At what age did you think you would get married? about now 22. Who to invite - practically everyone or a select few? practically everyone 23. Wedding menu - tbd, probably steak and seafood 24. Champagne or red wine? red 25. Honeymoon right after the wedding, awhile after the wedding, or no honeymoon? depends if I get a new job, right now we're planning on two weeks in September 26. Was your/will your honeymoon be at a place special to you both or somewhere brand new to you both? both special and new 27. Who will pay for the bills? Which bills? i do rent, we split up a lot of other stuff 28. Living together: Not before marriage or absolutely before marriage? yes, before marriage 29. Anything else about marriage you'd like to say? I really hope we get our paperwork back from the church to do our catholic wedding!

Thanks for your review! Which restaurant did you have your reception at for the Grand Palladium. Mannia will be doing our wedding in April at El Bohio.

Great pictures!! Congratulations!

Has anyone had trouble emailing carolina lately? I tried to email her yesterday and her email bounced back to me. The email address I was using was [email protected] .

I am sending you a PM about the OFF wipes and the Immodium.

If June wedding doesn't take the starfish bouquet, I am also interested. Sending you a PM!

Quote: Originally Posted by CherryBomb Hi Amanda, I also booked with HCD. They're pics and video are spectacular. I received a quote from them within a few hours. (If you get pics, video and Trash the Dress session Arnaud gives you a discount as well). His packages offer sooo many pictures and even a photo book is mailed to you afterwards. cherrybomb, what kind of deal did you get? I got pics, video, and ttd, but i'm not sure we are getting a discount, so far i've only paid the deposit, which for me was $400 USD.

I found these in the stores today and also am really happy. I used a 20% coupon for each set, so they ended up being $16.

Has anyone had issues with their priest/ parish at home giving them trouble? I don't know if it's just our church, but they gave my FI and I the 3rd degree this weekend and right now I don't know if we will be granted the dispensation. Any thoughts on this?

Quote: Originally Posted by Ottawa Bride We dressed the guys at Tip Top Tailor. They carry Calvin Klein separates so my husband was able to buy the pants and jacket and the other guys could buy just the pants. Thank you for this! I'm going to see if Men's Wearhouse will order them in that color, we don't want our groomsmen to have to buy suits if they don't want to.

Tanya, thank you so much for this wonderful review!!! I love your husband's and grooms suits, where are they from?

Has anyone been able to find white popsicle sticks / tongue depressors? I want to start making my fans, but all I keep seeing are the wooden colors.