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Hi ladies I have sad news. My fiance decided he's not ready to get married so the wedding is off and were no longer together. we've been together 8 yrs and this was totally unexpected. so had to tell the guests that booked already and everyone is getting their money back. now i just have to find a way toget back my deposit i sent to marlene i really hope she gives it back :confused: but I do want to say this forum was an amazing help in planning and you ladies have been great and I know all of you will be beautiful

JGcorona, JRM - thankful for your reviews! I was wondering if you and your hubby were separated before the ceremony and if so how did that work out (how were you transported separately) I do not want us to see eachother until ceremony. Also, did they do a good job with your cake was it what you expected and wanted? I'm a little worried about that. Thanks ladies

I havent been on here in a while but I want to thank everyone of you for all your posts they are really great help throught this process. Dizajaya your review was a BIG help makes me feel at ease being that I am not doing a prior visit . (LOVE the hairdo BTW) Just out of curiousity if you dont mind. How much was your airfare? I keep looking and its so high right now. The last time i went to DR i only paid like $350 roundtrip nonstop. I see its in the $600-$700s right now EEK.

Anyone like to share wedding invite ideas or pictures!? I'd love to see!

Thanks a lot sunny!

Have fun busybride! So exciting hope all goes well

Sunny I was just curious about the form we had to get notarized and fill out saying we were single if it had to be printed or could it just be written out? They have an outline on the WEDO website I was just going to copy and paste that and fill in the blanks then leave the portion to be signed blank until I got it notarized....Also wanted to know what the total cost ended up coming to bc I thought I read somewhere they charge per sheet they have to translate and thats X 2 I guess for my fiance and I.... I'm going to the court and we're going to say we lost our birth certificates so we can both get another one and I'll send them that 2nd one in case it gets lost or something I still have the original... i'm kinda worried about identity theft but I guess our identity cant be stolen with just a birth certificate

Has anyone sent out the wedo wedding documentation I'm about to start the process I just had a question about the notarized paper we need to send them....

Trivera I plan on bringing starfishes from oriental trading website, I really don't want to carry with too much but hopefully with the flowers and starfish it will look a lot better...I also am bringing miniature maracas that will be at each place setting I found them on oriental trading too they're plain wooden ones I can paint myself

Hi disazaja I'm not sure about how exactly I'm taking my dress. I guess as my carry on. When I book my flight I'm going to call and see if I can keep it upfront so I don't have to sqoosh it uptop above the seats . As for my hubby he wants to wear a dark beige suit for ceremony and pictures but is taking jacket off for reception. The groomsmen will not have the jackets.

I just wanted to share the info I recieved about the residency requirement. My TA says there is no legal residency requirement for the Dominican republic the resorts set their own residency requirement so they have time to meet with you. Saturdays and Sundays do not count bc the WC is busy with weddings. She spoke to marlene and asked. My wedding is a Saturday and I am arriving on a Wednesday and she said that wouldn't be a problem. I guess just call to double check for what day you wanted to arrive.

Trivera sorry took me so long to reply but in order to get group rates I had to reserve at least 10 rooms. I reserved 15 and had to put a $1500 deposit but just like disazaja said you have up until the 120 days to get your money back or remove rooms without penalty. And we get that money back were just putting it towards our stay. I went through my TA and used travel impressions company it includes transfers. I only reserved two different room categories jnr suite & oceanfront jnr suite club premium. My rates are based on at least a three night stay then a set price for each additional night and prices depend on how many ppl in a room the more ppl in a Rm it is a little less pricewise. but for example a jnr suite with two ppl is $344 for 3 nights then an( all prices are per person) additional $97 per person per night depending how many nights they want to stay.(so two ppl in a jnr suite for 3 nights is $688 total)then for oceanfront a room with 2 ppl for 3 nights is $465 and an additional $137 per person per night. I reserved more jnr suites than oceanfront thinking everyone would probably go with cheaper prices but so far majority of guests want oceanfront.

Trivera are you checking prices on the barcelo website? I was worried about that too that's why I locked in my group rates. I didn't want to take the chance. My TA told me when I locked in my group rates that they weren't updated for 2013 yet mine are 2012 but since I locked them in they wouldn't change if prices went up for next June. So maybe they are the new rates. Try calling the 1-800 # for barcelo they are helpful. I think that's a big $ difference. Maybe if you call they will know why and when best time to book is.

I love this forum and all you ladies. This forum is so helpful I wouldn't know what to do without you guys! Seriously. Teena84 I sent my wire transfer and haven't got a response either and its been like 3 weeks! I sent a copy of the transfer to marlene. My TA still hasn't got a response from her. Grr

JG Corona did you have to pay extra for your rehearsal dinner or did you just make reservations for your party at the restaurant?

MissJali I originally hired a WC from Destinationweddings.com. I paid a $50 deposit and that was it. The WC sets everything up for you. I started to research the company and found alot of negative comments about them saying they are a fraud and then I also found alot of positive comments about them but I just felt uncomfortable with it. The WC I had was very nice. I was a couple days away from signing the contract I received but once i got the 10 pg contract I really started to feel uneasy with the big deposit I had to make which wasnt guaranteed and the contract had alot of miss spellings (kinda bothered me lol) So I just went to a local TA and the rates I got were actually about $60 less (went through travel impressions company for rates) And I like having someone I can go see and visit and talk to about whats going on. Having a WC or TA is definitely great bc they do all the contacting back and forth with the resort and sooo much quicker than me trying to wait for a reply. Does anyone have information about Day Passes and how they work at BBPD? I have a couple guests staying at a condo out there and will just come to the resort for the wedding day (my wedding is at 4pm). I wasnt sure how much $ or how long the pass is for. I thought the Tangerine package included 2 day passes but was wrong Also, has anyone did the WEDO wedding documentation yet? I'm scared about sending my original birth certificate away to someone!

Thanks for the info Disazaja! I love the photobooth idea and i am actually surprised and happy they have the option but $350 for only an hour kinda stinks . As for the group rates it also took me some time. I kept going to my TA and she kept saying rates werent available yet and then like 2 months after they were available and it took them like a month to finally email her the group rates. A couple weeks after i went in to lock in my group rates and she said they had "updated" group rates and she called that day infront of me to Travel impressions and the lady emailed her right after the revised rates and it took about 4 days to get a contract with how many rooms i blocked and what the deposit would be. So i sent in my deposit. I also had contact with Marlene regarding my wedding confirmation. MY MOH actually called pretending to be me since i've been so busy with work and marlene said not to worry my date was confirmed and they are just waiting for my wire transfer and once i give them a copy of my reciept then my date and time will "officially" be confirmed. My MOH stressed both date and time were being confirmed and she said yes. Has anyone started the WEDO wedding documentation yet?!

Tamara the dress is absolutely gorgeous I friggen love it! When will you be on the show update us when it airs!

Octbride I'm so sorry to hear that don't let it ruin your day all that matters is your marrying the one you love and those that mean the most to you are there! I went to see my TA and my date is confirmed however now were waiting on marlene to send me the deposit information and contract. I'm also waiting on my group rate contract with travel impressions and as soon as I get that I'm mailing out my save the dates and pricing information

I myself haven't had any contact with the wedding coordinator my travel agent is the one contacting marlene but I'm going to start emailing her. My TA forwarded me the confirmation email and it said the judge is available that day and 4 pm was confirmed. I'm having a civil wedding. My wedding is also so far away so maybe that's why they know what's available idk. I'm just nervous that they haven't asked for some kind if deposit I don't want to lose my date eventhough they said it was confirmed but I'm going tomorrow to my TA and ill update you guys with any news

Yay guys my wedding date has been confirmed! June 22 2013 at 4pm but I haven't been asked to pay a deposit yet.......

Thanks Natalie. How long are you giving guests to RSVP the same as if it were a local wedding?

Hi I was wondering how everyone went about or planning to go about sending invitations out? How far in advance and what information are you including. Any fun ideas?

Wow you looked great! Beautiful necklace and I love your bouquet! The pine cone LMAO

Congratulations Sunny! Welcome back must feel great now that everything is done and over with and you are officially married! Your review was great super helpful. I'm happy to hear everything went well. I did have a couple questions if you dont mind. - Do you know the Djs name the resort uses? Were you able to talk to him beforehand via email other then meeting him when you arrived? - Did the Dj come with lighting? - For the ceremony how did you get to your ceremony location? Do they have someone bring you so you dont have to walk throught the resort in your dress? - I see that you got to choose 2 main courses, was that extra? Or were you able to take out something in place? - How was La Barcaza boat excursion (boat layout,whats included)? Thanks again. Cant wait to see pictures!!!