Amelie-Mellow

Hi! It's $50 for a day pass for your suppliers, photographer, make up artist, etc. They do not charge for a Pastor to come in and perform your religious ceremony.

I have the details on the Cigar Roller, if you send me your email I can send them to you.

Hi the email address for Yinette Peña, the wedding coordinator is [email protected]. Good luck!

Hi Emives, We are using Phil Steingard on February 11, 2011. You should check him out, he is absolutely amazing!!! http://www.steingardstudios.com/#home/ When are you getting married?

Hi Morgan, I do. You can PM me your email and I will send it to you.

Hey Aumuller, I have gone with other girlfriends who are engaged but have yet to try anything on. I will probably go March 2011. Have you or anyone else begun?

Great question- does anyone know the answer..?

I don't know what your wedding colours are but...I think a nice, inexpensive alternative is the vase's with lemons and limes. I also found a helpful blog post for centerpieces under $20 click here . Â Good luck, let us know how you've fared out.

Hi NJ0511, Â I found this synagogue in the capital city, Santo Domingo it's called Adath Yeshurun Synagogue. Another place that might be able to help you is call the Israeli Embassy in Santo Domingo, Tel. 1 (809) 542-1635, they should be able to help you find a Rabbi. Â Best of luck!

We have been working with Weddings By Oceans for a few months now- our experience has been hit and miss. I have been working with Ashley and although she is super nice, she's made the same mistake repeatedly. The staff their do not really seem to be on the ball. Â Our credit card got charged for the deposit, without them even calling to tell us they would be putting the cost through. A few weeks later I saw this charge from a vendor I did not know(was not from WBO) and had to piece 2 and 2 together to figure out it was them. When I called to ask why they didn't even check if it was ok for them to charge us, they didn't even apologize for not letting us know. Â On another note they are pretty good at getting us quotes and don't mind doing this a number of times. Â My biggest pet peeve with them is the lack of attention to detail. Â Having said all that, based on my experience with other travel agencies it's not much better elsewhere. Â Hope this helps. Â Q: Who have all of you booked with?

OMG! Really? That is scary, not knowing who will be taking over Ada's job while she is on maternity.

Hi everyone, Has anyone had a private reception after the wedding diner? We would like to have a completely private area for our first dance and our guests are huge dancers so it would be a bonus. How did most of you do it? Did you just go to the club or did you have a private area. Feedback would be very helpful. Â Thanks in advance!

FYI- For any 2012 Ocean brides I received an email from Ada (wedding coord at Ocean) letting me know that they are not taking reservations for 2012. For those of you like me who wanted to be ahead of the game, know that they will start accepting 2012 booking in January 2011. Just thought I would share.

Welcome to 2012! Great month you choose We are getting married on February 11, 2012- what resort have you chosen?

Quote: Originally Posted by oceansand09 Here are the email addresses I used: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] I hope they work! Thanks for the emails!

Quote: Originally Posted by oceansand09 We had 23 guests total; 18 travelled with us from Montreal and the other 5 flew from Toronto. When we booked there were no guaranteed direct flights from Ottawa so we drove to Montreal, stayed overnight and flew from there. It ended up being about $400 cheaper per guest, so the drive was definitely worth it. We chose the Free Wedding package that included the ceremony site (beach), a bottle of champagne, the wedding cake and a private reception dinner with at La Brasa restaurant. On top of that we paid for white chair covers for the ceremony site, flowers and photography. Julissa ended up adding blue chair sashes and decorating the altar as a special gift to us. The chair covers were dollars a piece (can’t remember the exact amount), my bouquet, the 3 bridesmaid’s bouquets and a bag of fresh rose petals for the flower girl came to about $250US. We ordered the Bronze Photography Package and including the extra 32 prints we paid $822US. My mom paid for my wedding day hair and I think it was $50US for me and $40US each for my MOH and sister. We also booked the Honeymoon Suite and it was the best decision we could have made. Ours was room 6301 and it faced the pool and the ocean. The room is HUGE and simply beautiful. We love the 4 poster king size bed and the large balcony. But we loved the outdoor shower most of all! It’s stunning out there at night under the stars. Treat yourself, you won’t regret it! Our wedding was very laid back. We arrived at the hotel Sunday afternoon. Monday morning we met with Julissa for 45 minutes to pick flowers, our dinner menu and organize the ceremony. And we were married on Tuesday at 3:00p.m.! We wanted to have the wedding right away so 1) I wouldn’t be thinking about it all week and 2) so our gusts could enjoy their vacation, plan excursions and chill out. We didn’t want to occupy too much of their time. It was perfect! Let me know if there is anyhting else I can help you with! Congrats on your wedding! It sounds like it was perfect! Quick question could you let me know what Julissa's email is? Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by SonyaR So is Amelie-Mellow, us Ottawa girls have good taste. Oceansands09-did you have a large wedding? We are looking at approx. 40 people and I think their packages are perfect. I heard you have to pay extra for decorations for the beach/gazebo. Did you choose and do you recall the prices for what you got? Hurray Ottawa! We should plan a Ottawa-Ocean Sands meet and greet We are also going with the extravaganza for 40 people. P.S. Sunquest has a promotion on right now where only the bride and groom need to put a deposit and they will hold an additional 28 seats (30 seats total). Our deposit was pennies! So if you have not booked already I suggest you book as soon as you can

Quote: Originally Posted by SonyaR Any other Ocean Blue/Sands brides out there? I would love to know what you are choosing for packages, extras, etc. Hi Sonya, We picked the Extravaganza(the one for 40 people). Which one are you thinking of choosing?

Quote: Originally Posted by sheri hi guys i have already booked our wedding at ocean blue for april 2010 and i am so excited to finally find a thread on this resort!! It does not seem to be a popular resort on BDW but i have had no problems so far with the wedding planner/resort info. as well it was a more affordable resort for guests. If anyone has any questions on packages/pricing let me know and i will send them to you...if i can figure out how lol!! the date is coming so fast starting to get really pumped!! Sheri, how was your wedding? Will you be posting a review? Can't wait to hear all about it!

Quote: Originally Posted by chan_porty Hi all, This resort is also at the top of my list. Can someone tell me approximately how much their guests paid for 1 week AI. (from Toronto). Thanks so much Hi Chan, This is part of a quote I received from our TA(weddings by oceans). It might have expired already but it should give you a good idea. OCEAN SANDS BY H10- JR SUITE- ALL INCLUSIVE - 7 nights - February 4, 2012 SQ $1550.00 per person, double occupancy $332.16 Taxes per person You should contact them they have been great help! Good luck

Quote: Originally Posted by cristina2011 Hello fellow brides!! My fiancé proposed to me at the Majestic Colonial on April 7, 2010, so this resort is very dear to me! I was so overwhelmed with excitement that I didn't even thinking about visiting the WC on our last remaining day, even though we both have always planned to have a DW. We're hoping to return next spring for our wedding, but the prices are so steep that I'm concerned our guests are going to have an issue. Does anyone have any booking suggestions? I'm afraid to take the plunge without waiting it out a bit... Has anyone booked this resort 6 months in advance without problems?? Any good travel strategists out there?! Although our trip in April was a last minute deal, it worked out to $1409/person incl. tax. Hi Cristina, Congrats on the engagement! I have been working with an amazing DW company out of Toronto. Weddings by Oceans is who they are and they have been able to get me pretty awesome deals for my guests. My most recent quote*which might be out of date* for the Majestic Colonial was 1535 + 331.16(taxes) for 7 nights, including flights out of TO. Hope this helps- let me know if you have any questions.

Quote: Originally Posted by anneuga2 hi, what are your thoughts on resort photographers in punta cana, DR? we are going to be staying at majestic colonial. please let me know what your experiences are with on site photographers versus outside photographers. thanks! If you are staying at the Majestic I strongly recommend Phil Steingard- he does AMAZING photos there.

Quote: Originally Posted by chan_porty Hi all, This resort is also at the top of my list. Can someone tell me approximately how much their guests paid for 1 week AI. (from Toronto). Thanks so much Hi Chan, We are working with Ashley from Weddings by Oceans a Toronto based company(they are amazing) and got quoted 1550 + 332 (tax) OCEAN SANDS BY H10- JR SUITE- ALL INCLUSIVE - 7 nights - February 4, 2012 SQ $1550.00 per person, double occupancy $332.16 Taxes per person EARLY BOOKING BONUS: Book and pay in FULL by October 23, 2011 to receive above rates. COMPLIMENTARY CONCESSION: When booking 10 adults the 11th adult is complimentary based on double occupancy same travel dates, duration and room category excluding taxes. Hope this helps!

I am Dominican- born and raised. My FI is Canadian. We are getting married in the Dominican because my family still lives there.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mylady42 The most recommended cigars factory in Punta Cana is Don Lucas Cigar.They have hand made cigar,you can ask at your hotel lobby about for more info: Cigar Lounge Punta Cana, by Lucas De Meester. Don Lucas Cigars Thanks I will check their site out:)