jess819

Originally Posted by jessicalynneh 

 

Hey ladies!!! Its been SO long since I've posted - so busy with the wedding planning!! 11.10.12 is getting here SO quickly!! We have 163 people booked so far, can't believe it!  We are using HDC & so happy we chose them from looking at everyones pictures!!

 

Gems2Wed2012 - Your wedding is in 7 weeks?  You should definitely contact the wedding coordinator to lock down a ceremony/reception location bc they do get booked up since the resort does more than one wedding a day, sometimes 3 or 4.  We are getting married at the garden gazebo - its not in the center of everything, its over back behind the preferred club area and there is nowhere for people to be walking behind the gazebo, so no one else will be in your pictures. People can see you if they're over there, but its a low traffic area of the resort.  Definitely contact Jenny asap though, I know that one can get booked quickly.  She should send you a package including all of the buffet options & pricing.  

HI Jess! Can't believe it's almost here! You're wedding party and mine are going to dominate the hotel that week! I have 83 people going, not as exciting as 163 but I'm happy with the turn out. How's planning? I feel like in a much better place but there is still so much to do. Print programs, Escort cards, Itineraries, my stuff for the welcome bags...etc But I'll get it done. What day do you arrive? We should meet up for a drink I arrive 11/6 since my wedding is 11/9. What are you doing for hair and makeup? I'm a little nervous about the wedding staff, I'm doing a trial on Wed and am trying to have a plan B too ugh, the reviews on their makeup staff aren't super positive :/

Any-who, happy planning lady

Originally Posted by SOCCER1615 

 

Thank you so much!!! The cake topper came from online. If you search beach wedding cake toppers it comes up on a bunch of different places.  It was a gift so I'm not sure exactly which one it came from.  Hotel made the cake however I brought the chocolate shells with me.  I know kind of crazy to bring chocolate to a hot place, but they made the trip from philadelphia to la romana in a soft sided cooler.  I was so glad I did it to because without them the cake would have been very boring.  The cake was soooo good though. I was really surprised.  We got one layer van with choc filling and another layer choc with van filling.  It was really hot that night too but the chocolates didn't melt.  Thank you for the compliments on the table decor.  We took everything with us.  Kind of crazy I know but all the glass made it there and back.  I used freezed dried roses for the vases which you couldnt even tell they werent fresh roses.  The prices of their centerpieces are a bit pricey down there so I figured I would like to put out the money for something I know I am going to like and bring them with me.  The bases for the centerpieces were from crate and barrell.  They were the most expensive and pain to take down there but they looked with best with the setting.  We brought all the linens.  They are pretty affordable from linensdirect.com.  I gave pictures of how to set everything to Yanna and she took care of it all.  As for getting it all there.  We had ten suit cases.  Ya wow, but I didnt want to chance sending it and never seeing it.  We had a few of our family members bring one down.  I split the glass pieces and brakeables between my carry on, my husbands carry on and my dads carry on. 

 

On another note to those of you worried about the airport to hotel travel time they are working on a highway from punta cana airport to la romana.  When it is done they said it will cut the trip time in half.  It will only take 45 mins instead of hour and half from airport to hotel.  They hope to have it done by end of year. 

 

any other questions just let me know!! I'm happy to repay all the help and advice that helped me from this site!!

Thank you so much for posting all this information and pictures. You looked gorgeous and you did a fabulous job! You're hubby is so cute too, love the TTD pics Quick question for you, where did you get the coral pieces?

Also, did you fly in to Punta Cana or Santo Domingo?

So much to do before my 11/9/12 wedding, your post is super helpful. I want to bring freeze dried rose petals for the aisle decor and worried about customs so I'm happy to hear you used them How long before you traveled did you have them. I'm not sure how long they last and want to figure out when I should have them shipped to me.

Thanks in advance for your help!

-Jess

Originally Posted by Adesir8 

 

lol no flowers/no centerpieces yet. Funny, but for some reason that hasn't been bothering me as much. I think it's because Yanna showed me options when i was there, and everything was so beautiful...so i know whatever we decide on will look gorgeous. Planning's going well. My biggest worry now is guest list...and who's actually going to end up coming.  One of my good friends just let me know that he wouldn't be able to come and it totally blew my mind. I actually cried. I rather some other folks say "i can't come" than the folks i really want there ya know! (that sounds sooooo horrible!)

Hi Adesir,

I feel you, we've had some close friends and family who can't come and it made me really sad. Thanks so much for the reassurance that their arrangements are nice. I looked at places outside of the resort but they are SOOO expensive for what I want. I need to scale back but the inflated estimates left a bad taste in my mouth so I think I'm just going to do everything through the hotel directly.

Still have so much stuff to do I'm trying not to stress out!

Good luck with planning and let's stay in touch so we can have a drink together while we're there.

-Jess

Hi Adesir8,

I have 153 on the invite list. REALLY hoping for under 100 hehe! How's planning coming along. DO you have flowers and centerpieces yet? This has been my real headache lately.

Hope you're well

-Jess
 

Welcome Adesir! I'm getting married November 9th so we're a day apart. Jess Lynn is getting married on the 10th. She's been great help. How many people do you have traveling for your wedding?

Originally Posted by Adesir8 

Hi Everyone!

 

It's taken me 2 weeks to finally catch up on the ENTIRE thread...and I finally can post!

 

First and foremost, congrats to all the brides. What an exciting adventure!

 

Secondly...THANK YOU! this post has helped me immensely in planning our wedding. We literally only decided 2 months ago to go destination (you know the whole craziness of family/budget/time/etc)  and Dreams La Romana is the place!! woop woop

 

Date: Nov 10, 2012.  I believe I'm sharing the date with someone else...

 

looking forward to sharing this journey with you all.  It promises to be a good one!

Hi Sabrina, Thanks so much. That was really helpful. Did you get a package and was the DJ included? If not how much did you pay for then hotel DJ? Thanks again for all your help! Jess

Sabrina, you're wedding was absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations! Which photographer did you go with? Did you have a DJ? Booking DJ and Photographer are next on my to do so hoping you can give me some advise. Thanks!!

Sabrina, you're wedding was absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations! Which photographer did you go with? Did you have a DJ? Booking DJ and Photographer are next on my to do so hoping you can give me some advise. Thanks!!

Hello fellow brides (to-be),

Happy new year to all and congrats to the new MRS. It's been a while since I've been on the site. Lots of progress on my end, most important being,  I found a dress I absolutely LOVE IT!!!!!!!! I also have picked out the bridesmaid dress which are gorgeous.

Date is booked, 11.9.12 but most of you knew that already. white gazebo is reserved and I'm working on reserving Oceana restaurant for my reception.

I need some opinions for photographers, it seems everyone uses HDC, any other recommendations. I like their work but am looking for alternate options.

Also, music is extremely important to me. Any DJ recommendations? I want a PARTY and want to have someone who's a good MC, who knows how to feel the crowd out and get them dancing!

Congrats to all the new brides on the forum!

-Jess

Dream la Romana

Hi ladies,

Congrats again to all and it is so nice to see some activity on the site. I've been reading through all the post and am so excited for all the brides. All of your ideas are amazing. So I'm in the beginning stages of my planning, just book my day November 9th 2012. I'm so excited and nervous at the same time.

Step 1: Get the Save the Dates out! We had our engagement shoot a couple weeks ago so we're just waiting to get the pics back so we can pick one or a couple to include in the STD's.

I'll be sure to update you all on my progress and I look forward to getting to know you all. I've added my name to the list below. Jessicalynneh - I have a feeling we're gonna be good buddies during this process since our weddings are a day apart

LIST OF WEDDINGS IN DREAMS LA ROMANA 

anudrm (Selina) 12 November 2011

DreamsBride2011 (Katie) November 11th, 2011 (reception November 12th, 2011)

Sabrina December 17, 2011

Chanelo February 24th 2012

Amurka   6th March 2012

Cynthia (CynMay2012) - May 4th 2012

brendee2005 May 5th, 2012

soccer1615 July 5th 2012

Romana uk 2012 September 7th 2012

jess819 November 9th, 2012

Jessicalynneh November 10th, 2012

Thank you so much Jessica! Congrats! I'm sure we'll run into each other at the resort. Thanks for your perspective on the Seaside Grill. I think we're going to go wit Oceana. Hoping to get some more pics from the WC soon. Where are you going your reception?

Hello ladies and congrats to you all. I've been combing the site for the past couple weeks. Thank you all for your wonderful posts as they have inspired me to book my wedding in Dreams la Romana. Tentative date is 11-9-12, putting a deposit down this weekend, my it feels so real! I have a pretty large party coming, guest list is 140 people right now and expect around 80-100 to actually go. The WC (I'm working with Yanna) sent me pics of the Seaside grill dance space, it looks mighty small. Has anyone seen the space and can offer their thoughts. I'm also looking at Oceana as an alternate option, has anyone had their reception there and can you share pictures? Thanks in advance for your help!