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Quote: Originally Posted by marji Not lame! I am happy to answer questions since this forum helped me so much! We did not want to pay for upgraded chairs either so we decided to just see what we got. They are basic plastic outdoor chairs but not uncomfortable or anything at all. The white chair covers actually looked much nicer than I expected. And I originally emailed and asked what sashes were included for free and Jenny sent me 5 colors, blue, green, pink, orange, red, all just solid plain bold colors. But when we got there we told Yanna we wanted blue and she showed us two different options, one was the light blue sheer which we picked. I thought that looked much nicer! Not sure if other brides leave things, or they just have extra laying around or what but we were happy. One thing that surprised me though was we got charged $3 per chair for the number of chairs over 10. When we booked though the wedding guide did not have a price for chair covers and the latest one says $3 so maybe it changed. I didn't argue it since we only had 26 chairs. I tried to attach a picture of the whole ceremony set up but my pictures are all really big and it won't let me use any that are over 10 mb. These two kind of show the chairs more. Hi Marji! Congrats!! I was wondering how you faired for the heat element?? Im nervous about being in my wedding dress at a 4 pm ceremony and melting!! Thanks, Carlee

Quote: Originally Posted by flyingchild Help....Any brides here has actually been to the resort or Caribbean? I am debating whether to have the reception at the beach or indoor ballroom...and it has been a big battle in my head! I loooove the image of a beach wedding...dancing, tiki torches, moonlit surrounding...the whole Caribbean feel. But I know it might not be as pretty as I think. Not sure if the guests would like the sand everywhere, and the wind might be strong, the weather might be bad, mosquitoes..etc. We don't really appreciate a lot of strangers standing around watching either. Ballroom is a little more formal and classy. More private too, along with AC that I am sure everyone would appreciate under such warm weather. But it lacks the whole "tropical, beach and ocean" feel that only nature has to offer. Good thing about indoor venue is we get to have the party going for longer and there are less variations that I need to worry about. Did all these when through your head when you were trying to decide? What venues are you guys going for and why? I am doing mine on the seaside grill deck. It's a good mix of both as it incorpoarates the beachy feel but is a bit more formal than the beach itself

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomtom Hi Everyone, how exciting time is going so quickly before we know it we will all be married! Just wanted some advise on photographers... I have the dreams of love package and get some photos of the ceremony within this package but I wanted someone all day... Jennt has said its £150 to let another company other than tropical studios onto the resort - who is everyone else using as I LOVE the design of caribbean emotions photos!! Hi there, My wedding is next month. I am using HDR photogrpahy, he came highly recommended on this site last year so i booked him and other brides have out up his photos! Carlee

Quote: Originally Posted by flyingchild I know how you feel! That was my biggest concern as well...I did not want a wedding in the middle of summer in America, while Dec-May is their peak season with things being much more expensive.. I know 5 different couples that had their wedding/honeymoon in Caribbean during the hurricane season in the recent 3 years, they all told me there is nothing to worry about. 2 couples actually came across stormy weather during part of their stay, but they just chilled in their room and what not. My FI was really looking into the weather issue for a while and he says there were reports that show DR has less chance of hurricane than many other islands ie Antigua, Jamaica..etc. And when it did hit, it hit more so the western part of the island. That was part of the reason we picked DR and specifically La Romana (according to dr1.com, La Romana should be drier than Punta Cana). I hope all these will comfort you a little bit! But how you feel is definitely the most important thing! If you are really worried then I would say pick the non-hurricane season. We are going with it but will be closely watching the weather reports I chose November for my wedding, it was more affordable and still great weather!

Hurricane season is highest is August/September

Hey Jenn! Congrats on your big day coming up!! Where did you purchase your sky lanterns?? I have found one place online but am always looking for resources! Thanks

Just wondering what the food options were or what was served for the buffet?

The price that I was quoted 60-70 pp included the reception, cocktail and open bar...

Paying the restaurant fee- ($500) and on top of the fee $60-70 pp including the reception and cocktail party. I don't know if there is a cap?? They also offered a buffet since we have 40 people and we were concerned about picking one food option.. it is still cheaper than paying $2500 ++ for a package, because they make you pay the $500 fee on top of that anyways and then per every extra guest over 20 guests... Hope this makes sense

Ya.. You pay the set fee for the restaurant (which you have to pay above the package regardless!!) and then it's 60-70 per person depending if you pick silver or gold... Because we have 40 people it's a much better option

Welcome!! We are set to marry in November. Since we are having about 40 people I calculated that it is cheaper for us to go with the free package and "buy out" dinner because the packages only cover 20 people. So to pay the extra 60-70 dollars per person over the 20 covered is much more money than to just pay for dinner for everyone and not pay for the package. This is also because I don't want all the "extras" in the packages...

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Does anyone have a contact number for HDC??

Was just reading through my "the knot" magazine.. So happy to see Dream La Romana was one of the only two recommended destination resorts in the Caribbean!!

Hi there, I was looking at the passports you made for your guests, and I have to say they are AMAZING! Do you have a template that you used for some of the pictures/info such as the resort map?? Thanks!

Finally spoke to Yanna today about setting a date for next November! She is alive!!

Hey All, Have just been reading the threads, and getting some info. We are currently collecting deposits for our wedding trip next November 22-29, 2013! Feels so far away! I too have attempted to contact Jenny/Yanna without any luck!