DRPrincesa

Originally Posted by PuntaBride 

 

 

hmmm, I dont know.  Mine is at 1:00 ... also not happy about that!

My wedding was at 1:00pm and I was honestly not too happy about it either.  Pictures went to about 2:30, I went back to my room , changed out of my dress, into my bathing suit and my two boys (ages 3 and 9) into their swimming trunks.  I dropped the boys off at the Kids Club (they keep kids until 5) and met most of my group at the pool.  We danced and drank and I went to change for dinner at about 5:30/6.  My room was right next to the restaurant.  My hubby picked the boys up and changed them back into their outfits and met us back at the restaurant.  I kid you not, the break is so fast and ppl have the option to eat, drink, read, swim or lounge around.  It was perfectly fine!

Originally Posted by Smithk79 

 

 

I am not sure if all places are the same or not but at Jellyfish u dont need anything for symbolic cerny...

I was told to bring my marriage certificate. Double check with your wedding coordinator, I know some things are changing for 2013.

Hey Steph,  FABULOUS!!!!!!! Would you by any chance have a template for this??? 

What time did you set sail?  I am considering doing this as a welcome dinner, farewell dinner or between my ceremony and reception because I have a huge gap from 2pm to 7:00pm.

Thanks in advance!

Thanks a million for sharing.  The different shades of blue were driving me up the wall!!! Because of YOUR thread, I was able to settle on the turquoise at efavortmart.  Thanks again!!!

The hair flower is now 47.99. Same etsy vendor SMH!

R these still available? I need 24! Thanks in advance.

Please let me know if these are still available!!!! [email protected]

Your pics are great! What is the exact color are the blue sashes?  I am going crazy with the different shades of blue. lol

Originally Posted by AquaCait 

I am finally getting time to sit and write a review, so I figured this is a good place to start.  We only had our ceremony at the Majestic Elegance, and our reception was at the Jellyfish (haven't gotten to that one yet, as it will be a long one too, but soon...).

 

We booked our date (May 9th, 3pm on the beach) in April of 2011, but prior to that, it had been on hold and Sandra was really good about kepping us in the loop and letting us know what was happening.  I probably emailed Sandra a hundred times with stupid questions, and they all were answered, no problems. 

 

The hardest part of everything was doing the paperwork translations, and they were still pretty easy.  We sent down all of our papers, and the passport copies of our witnesses (my brother, my sister-in-law, and my husband's sister).  This was the biggest problem that we had.  I had gotten an email back from Sandra saying that everything was good and there were no problems.  When we met with Andreina on May 7, we found out that witnesses can NOT have the same last name as the bride or groom.  Which would have been fine if we'd known before.  Thankfully my SIL never changed her last name, so that was OK, and my best friend was able to sign for us as well.  This was by far the biggest glitch that we had. 

 

Now, when we got to the ME, we did not receive our letter saying when and where our meeting was, so we went on Sunday morning (the 6th) and asked the front desk.  Apparently Sunday is the day off for the co-ordinators, as no one was there.  Monday (the 7th) we tried again and got in touch with Andreina, who was our assigned co-ordinator.  We asked about our meeting, and she informed us that our meeting was scheduled for May 8th at 10am.  This wasn't going to work at all for us.  We had planned a golf day for all the guys, and I had my hair trial.  Oh, and it was the day before the wedding!!  My husband explained our situation, and Andreina said that she would see what she could do.  We got our letter saying to meet her at 4pm on the 7th, by about 1pm.  I think she managed to squeeze us in between a ceremony and a reception...but we both really appreciated it, and it eased the stress off of us both.

 

We took everything that needed to be set up to Andreina for the meeting.  We had lots of stuff. We had fans, parasols, sand ceremony, and paint brushes (I will post a pic, got the idea from Etsy..."To brush the sand from your toes...") and a basket and sign for those, and CDs of our music.  We had to go over all of our selections again, for colours and what we've decided over the course of the year.  We also had to bring down my dress and my husband's suit to be steamed (my dress had the train hooked up on the hanger, and they didn't take it down before steaming, so it was a bit wrinkled, but not bad...and it my it back to where I was getting ready, not my room, so I was happy...)

 

On the ceremony itself, we hadn't chosen a song for signing the papers, but Andreina selected Lucky, by Jason Mraz and Colbie Callait, which was great, because I love that song!!

 

The salon was really good, I had made the appointments with Sandra when I sent in paperwork, but I went to confirm them anyways (especially now that the Colonial lost their Spa).  Everything went great, just be sure that you take extra bobby pins and hairspray...my hair was falling out by the time we got to the reception...my makeup looked great though...

 

I think that is about it...any questions, please don't hesitate to PM me or catch me on here...

 

Now pictures (thanks to Caribbean Emotions)!!

 

I have one month to go and I STILL have some last minute ppl booking! SMH!

Where in DR are you getting married? I am getting married at the Majestic Colonial.

 

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Originally Posted by DRb2b 

Congrats!!!! I'm getting married the same day but in DR. I know it's not the same resort but we plan to do a DJ this way we don't have to worry about controlling the iPod. We will probably do an iPod for the ceremony though. I have been considering just doing the OOT bags as the favors per couple and then probably just doing some small candy like favor at the reception but I haven't decided yet.

I work for Pure Romance (in-home parties that specialize in relationship enhancing products ).  The idea of a couples bag, I can add some lube samples or edible undies. lol.  Thanks for planting the idea in my head.

Originally Posted by coconoir1908 

There are slight differences in the bag but nothing major that anyone would pick-up on.  For istance: More candy was put in the bags for couples,  and I alterenated the pink and blue items within the bags.  Otherwise they were completely the same.

GREAT question!!! I am also wondering how the resort DJ is.  As you said, DJ Mannia is double in price.  I am considering having my brother DJ with his ipod and their sound system.  It is only $250.  Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! Driving me crazyyyyyy!  lol
 

Color coding is a GREAT idea.  I was on the fence about individual bags versus couples bags but I think its a good idea to tailor them.  Can you tell us what was the difference between the bags?  What did you put in female/male bags and what did you put in couples bags? Everything looks great but I'm sure you know that. lol Thanks in advance!

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Originally Posted by coconoir1908 

 

Updates in May!

Wow, it seems like such a long time that I have updated anything on this site!   I find myself contemplating all that I will put into my final planning thread (without having our professional pictures back),  so that it's complete, however; this would only lead to post in June, which will happen anyway.  So, for now I will add pictures that our guest took and templates.  I will do my best to add things as they happened as this will help me to stay organized

 

Coco's discliamer *All pictures are non-professional pictures.  Once I am done uploading all post, I will mark this by saying "The End." Lastly, if I do not include a template it is probably one that I do not intend or sharing.  Likewise, if you find a template that does not include the graphics that I used, that is because I do not intend on sharing that as it was designed for us. 

If you are new to my planning thread, please take a moment to look at the first few pages which will have pictures, explains vendors etc.  If you have been following me for a while, then please take a look at my review for Moon Palac before you get started here as this will have a lot of things in it.  You can find the link in my signature!

 

So, let's get started shall we?

Since the majority of the DIY projects came with the concept of OOT bags, let's start with all things centered around OOT.  Since we planned to have welcome cocktails, I thought it would be great to give the bags out that night.  Most guests arrived on Thursday and our Welcome Cocktails were Friday so... it simply made sense so that they could start using the bags immediately.  Here is a picuture of the bags lined up on the Terrace... They were color coded this way:

All pink: single females

All blue: single males

Combo (pink and blue): Couples!  Couples received 1 bag

 

bags and tissue paper purchaed from Nashvillewraps.com

 

Contents:

-Welcome folder (there was no template for this)!  I took a 12x14 sheet of Bazzille paper (found at Michaels) and folded it in half and then folded it up.  I used Martha Stewarts glue  & bone folder to make the creases.

-DND signs

-Tears of Joy packets

-Vista Print "Wish you were here" postcards

- Welcome booklet

 

Other DIY contents/or their parts in the bag

-Adult Activity book

-Kids activity book (given in pre-mailing packet)

-1st Aid Kit

-chapstick labels

-oot bag tag labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tears_of_joy_packets[1].pdf

DND graphics removed.pptx

First Aid Kit graphics removed.doc

Adult Activity Book.docx

activity answer key.pdf

Congrats!!!!!! I am also celebrating my 5 year vow renewal.   I never had a wedding, just a civil ceremony and I cannot WAIT!!! 3 months to go for me!

OMG August Brides, we have 3 months to gooooo! It is all becoming so real! 

I am looking at zazzle as well.  Which invitations did you decide to go with???

Originally Posted by erinmc 

I decied to order my invitations from Zazzle...I found a bunch of coupon codes!!

Originally Posted by Sarah 

 

Wow- that was fun to see this thread bumped from 4 years ago! lol

This was fun to see but I can't believe creative montage now charges $75 for monograms!! WOW!

I LOVE BLOGS! You should start a blog, I would definitely tune in! Great stuff and I look forward to seeing what else you have in store!
 

I feel the same about the vendors fee.  The thing with the DJ is, if I would be better bringing an ipod, I would rather do that then pay the extra for a DJ.  I will most likely get the DJ so things won't be too tacky. I would hate to be worried about controlling the ipod the day of my wedding.  i am hoping more reviews pop up from now til then. DJ Mannia is definitely not in my budget but their reviews are off the charts! lol
 

Originally Posted by bride2b2013 

I've been trying to find out the same thing...  Ive read Photophil say that the resort has purchased new DJ equipment and my wedding coordinator has assured me alot of people are choosing the resort DJ this year that we should be hearing some reviews soon. 

 

I am surprised that the resort has not tryed to promote their DJs more or even made a website to get more information and put them out there with so many brides choosing outside vender DJ's over the resorts.. 

 

I personally do not want to pay the added money for the "outside vender fee" in addition to the DJ's cost

(  I would have LOVED to have DJ MANNIA but unfortunately he is not in our budget )

  BUT also am leary of booking a resort DJ with no reviews or information to go on LOL  ..  Hopefully we will get some reviews soon! 

Hey ladies! Has anyone used the resort DJ???? Or the resort photographer (Tropical Pictures)??? If so, how was your experience???

Everything looks GREAT! You are ALL set! I forget how fast 5 months will fly by! I cannot wait to see your after thread! Best wishes!!!!

I STILL HAVE NOT BOOKED MY FLIGHTS FOR AUGUST!!!!!!!!!   I am so upset at myself because flights have practically doubled. The flights are currently 750 and I have a family of 4.  I will be booking this month but the fares are going up daily especially because of the gas prices!!!!!
 

Originally Posted by Celia 

DR Princesa

 

Thank you for the reply! how much are your guests paying for Aug next year???

Originally Posted by DRPrincesa 

My guests are paying $360 for 4 days (Fri-Mon) all-inclusive and travel to and from the ariport included.  Flights are $450.  That's $810.   My hubby and I are staying for 8 days and and it's running us $1800 for both of us.  I thought these were very good prices.  The Hard Rock was charging $800 for 4 days, I did not want my guests to pay that much.  Hope this helps!
 

 

This is GREAT but there are so many things not added in the total cost like a reception, hair and make-up. I'm guessing because there are only 20 guests there are no set-up fees.
 

Originally Posted by Jessica4LUXE 

 

 

 

 

Hi DRPrincesa,

I have attached a sample budget for a fairly simple wedding we had planned at the Majestic Colonial. I hope this helps

Majestic Colonial Sample Budget2 - 20 guests $3,624.72.pdf

Does anyone have an actual breakdown for their expenses at the Majestic Colonial???  Just looking for actual figures. Thanks in advance.