Fati

Hi, I will begin by saying that we just had our dream wedding in DR last May and I want to encourage you to go ahead with your destination wedding. Just 4 of my mother's side relatives made it to the wedding, they didn't go even when I paid for 6 rooms for them, ohhh and by the way, my cousin, THE MAID OF HONOR, she didn't go neither (the reason was "she just can not imagine going to DR only for 3 days" that was the excuse, so she preferred not to go! So, I understand you perfectly, but let me tell you something: THAT IS THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE, and nobody can ruin your wedding unless you let them. I was very disappointed and thought that I wouldn't enjoy my wedding but it was amazing, because as my father says, the only person that you need to be there is your fiancé, and it is a union between two people in front of the relatives and friends that care about you guys, and since then, I realized that I only wanted the people that wish us blessings to be at our union, and that was what happened!!! We had a religious ceremony before with super selected family members in NYC due to financial issues (a religious wedding in DR would cost $900.00 and in NYC only cost $350.00!!!), so that solved our issues. I believe that you should talk to the wife of your best man and tell her your dreams for the wedding and ask her for her support. Some people don't understand the destination wedding purpose and may only think about money, but I think with a good conversation she will realize that at least she should let the best man go to the wedding. In the other hand, we saw many little kids in our hotel (melia caribe) and even our friends brought their 3 month old baby to the resort. They said that it was difficult to do activities because of the baby but they even go to a whole day boat trip with the baby! The good thing about bringing the baby is that usually the rooms are booked as "rooms" and not per people and the kids under 12yrs are also free, so if you pay for the best man, that covers for the hotel room and your sister in law only has to pay for her plain ticket technically (this is only if booked by orbitz/Expedia). Best of luck with your wedding planning. If doing so, don't worry about the lack of communication with WC, call them if you absolutely need to, and don't buy anything for decoration cuz it's not necessary unless you really want it! Have fun!!