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Flyingchild, I think that the 70 person max is being factored in. I told my WC that I my DJ is bringing a dance floor and she didn't say anything except to make sure that the size of the dance floor is not too big.

I'm dong the garden gazebo for ceremony, pier for cocktail hour and seaside grill (indoor) for reception. Kinda like you! I don't know what it looks like either. Just praying for the best! My wedding is in like 45 days and I seriously don't know what I'm doing about a lot of things. I just ordered some fake flowers for bridesmaid bouquets (which is saving me $400) and I have to figure out what I'm doing about my centerpieces and and special gifts for guests/bridal party. So much to do, so little time!!

Hey Flying child, I didn't know that about the bonfire needing to be coupled with a rehearsal dinner. That will really suck if I can't do it. I only have the cocktail hour secured. I still haven't heard back from my WC Jenny about it. Hopefully they will allow me to do it considering the large size of my party??? Idk. When is your wedding date?

The promotion was for brides who booked by March (or around that time) 2013 and are having their weddings before the 3rd week of December. We also had to have 10 rooms booked with the hotel. When is your wedding date? I actually contacted DJ Mannia directly at info@manniapuntacana.com.

Hi Steph! I actually found out that doing a welcome dinner will add about another $2k to my costs, which doesn't work for me. So what we are going to do is just have the welcome cocktail hour along with the bonfire. The welcome cocktail is free for us (for up to 50 people) because we took advantage of a promotion going on earlier this year. As far as DJ goes, I felt the same way you did: didn't want to be fiddling with an ipod and I really wanted to have a nice party. So I hired DJ Mannia. The base DJ service is about $900 if I remember correctly. A bit pricey, but having a fun, stree-free party is important for me. Hope this helps!

Hi ladies, My wedding is only 2 months away! I just got my final guest count (75) so now I'm pinning down details. For those of you who are interested in or have done a welcome dinner for your guests, how did this work? I would like to do a bon fire and floating lanterns after the dinner. Does anyone have any idea how much this costs and how this works out logistically? (Dinner inside first, then move to the beach?) I'm trying to envision it and I'm having a tough time. Thanks in advance!