TuffLuv

First off Congrats....hope you had an amazing time. Can you post or send me a pic of the style you went with so I can get an idea lol? did you end up going with a weave? I was thinking that with a weave it would be ok? how bad was it?

 

I will try and post a few pics tonight when I get off. Honestly, hindsight is 20/20 so I wish I would have wore my own hair. I have naturally curly hair and being able to just wet and go would have been nice. Instead I was very worried about maintaing my weave and not wanting it to get wet or messy. I am glad I had it for the ceremony though. Hope this helps.

Okay ladies, I was married in the DR on April 12th and can I tell you the heat/humidity killed my hair/weave. I wore ponytails our entire trip. I did do big curls pulled to the side the day of the wedding. However, by time we made it to our celebratory dinner they were damn near gone. I wouldn't necessarily recommend an updo either b/c it is so windy. I hope this helps.

 

I love Etsy! However, I was hoping to buy something here on the boards from a bride that had some things to unload from her wedding.

 

Oh gotcha. I'm sure you'll find what your looking for. Just may take a lil patience

Hey TuffLuv...neither of those pictures are me. They're just some photos I found online while looking for ways to style my hair for my wedding. Don't feel bad... I've damaged my locs too. I actually had to get them cut in the back into a very high bob. It reminds me of Maxine Shaw from Living Single... I'm not so sure I like it yet but I keep getting compliments...all I can say is "Oh well, it's hair and Lawd willin' an the creek don't rise..it'll grow back!"

2 weeks out! Yaaaay! I can't wait to see pictures! Congrats, and remember relax. no matter what happens it will all be okay!

 

I soooo feel your pain. Hopefully your hair will have grown out to the lenght you want by your wedding. If not, you can always add some  .

I want to have a Old Hollywood styled wedding, therefore I have been looking at hair styles in that era. And I like the big deep waves and the pin curls plus the red lips.

 

That sounds very pretty. I love matte red lipsticks. Mac has a good one, Ruby Woo.

I'm looking for a few more things for my upcoming wedding, including a pretty hanger for my dress such as the one here (but I'm open to other ideas):

https://www.etsy.com/listing/164539104/wedding-dress-hanger-bride-hanger?ref=shop_home_active_9

 

I'm also looking for a large shell similar to the ones that the bride and groom are holding in this picture:

http://galleries.weddingchannel.com/ODB/themes/weddingchannel/detailview.aspx?STOPREDIRECTING=TRUE&id=66050&type=19&Seasons=Fall,Spring,Summer,Winter,Tropical&pageIndex=12&MsdVisit=1

 

I was going to suggest etsy. That's where I ordered mine. I ordered one with my soon to be last name and I absolutely love it.

Hey Y'all!! See here I was sittin' here sufferin' all alone! When I could've come to this post back in Sept???! I've been loc'd for 18 months now and for a brief moment I was missing my loose natural hair because for all the options I had, pressed, twists, twist outs, and then I saw this

TuffLuv your photos have inspired me... I may do something similar to this with my locs... and just add a flower or two

 

 

So I must admit I do not like the changes to the site. I never know when or if someone has commented to a post I've made. So needless to say I didn't know anyone responded to my January post. Niss1324, you are beautiful and I love your hair. Did you decide on what you were going to do? I went with a sew in. Not because I wanted to but b/c I felt like I had to. In October I severely damaged my hair and it is still trying to recover. So in order to get the look I'm going for I had to add hair. Although I did not want to go the sew in route I must admit I love it and I have been getting compliments daily. I'll upload some pics later this evening. I'm down to the final 2 weeks before our big day and I'm soooooo excited.

Okay ladies, its been a while since I've heard from you all. I'm 2 1/2 months out until my wedding. I haven't made a final decision on my hair but I did decide to schedule an appt with the salon at HR. I'm praying she knows what she's doing. I think I will be adding hair with clip ins instead of doing a sew in so I can take it  out right after the wedding. My hair broke off really bad in October after I had it dyed. So I'm hoping the clip ins will give me the long full effect I'm going for. Have any of you made any final hair decisions?

ginamapi you were a beautiful bride.

Hello Ladies! My wife and I just got back from the HRPC. After a year and a half of planning as a couple I am happy to say that our wedding went off without a hitch and everything was perfect. We were both very pleased. 

 

I am willing to answer any questions and gave guidance because we sure got a lot of information from this blog and those on FB. I

 

Thank you all for accepting an active groom in he group!

 

Barry

 

My wedding is quickly approaching and I am very nervous and very much excited. I have been in constantly contact with my off site wedding coordinator for a while now and all the plans we have made have been "tentative". I was told that I could not finalize my plans until the day we arrive and meet with onsite coordinator. Did you find that most or all of your tentative plans were confirmed once you arrived or did you have to make changes to your original plans? Also, did you have any guest staying off resort? If so, did you have any problems getting wedding day passes?

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Beautiful. Did you make it yourself?

Thank you. I'm getting very excited. My guest paid 583.00 per person for the weekend not per night.

Did anyone use photographers from Punta Cana that were outside of the resort they got married at? Who did you go through and what were your thoughts/opinions? How far in advance did you book them? I also really want to do a TTD session and am curious how they fit that in, did they do that the next day, did it cost more, etc. Thanks!

 

I am getting married April 2014 at the Hard Rock and my FI and I decided to use an offsite photographer. We decided to go with HDC. I choose this particular  photographer based on some reviews I saw on here as well as examples of his work from his site. I booked him fairly early, around Septmember b/c I didn't want to risk him not being available on my date. Also, my resort does have an outside vendor's fee. 

I'm trying to figure out what to bring with us for decor?. We're getting married at the Hard Rock in April 2014, and they've given us vendor info for decorations but they are both pricey. I know it would be cheaper to get the decorations here at home and bring it with us but will they let us use it? Will they let us set it up? Or will the resort charge us to set it up? Does anyone know?

 

You can bring your own decorations but there is a set up fee. Some things they will do for you without a fee (i.e lay out your programs) but things like chair covers, they will charge you a fee. At least that's what my wedding coordinator told me.

Hi ladies, 

    This site has help me alot with choosing my resort, my travel agent recommened this hotel. My finace and I plan on getting married July/August 2015. Any advice or recommendations?

 

I don't have either (advise or suggestions) as of yet but I will definitely share after my wedding date 4/12/14.

 

What website?

 

Beautiful

 

Thank you. My FI and I aren't doing a videographer since we don't have a wedding party. However, we are using an outside photographer (HDC). You aren't the first bride I've heard say using site vendors ( photographers/videographers) felt rushed and the quality wasn't that good.

 

I have no idea but you might want to email your wedding coordinator and ask for sample of their work. I did that for the photographer and my coordinator sent me some samples.

 

I loved your video. You were a beautiful bride.

 

I will walk down the aisle to Forever by Jaheim After the ceremony we will walk back to Primetime by Janelle Monae and Miquel Our fist dance: For the Rest of My Life by Robin Thicke Father/daughter dance: Joy by Chrisette Michelle I'm also thinking of using, When I first saw you by Jamie Foxx and Beyonce for when the guest are being seat before the ceremony

 

You may want to go into the chit chat forum and play some games. It's a good way to get you 150 quick.

 

Very pretty

 

Isn't it beautiful? I wish I loved it on me as much as I did the model. It might have helped if the sample size was close to my size. I couldn't really get a feel for it. As a result, I fell in love with a different dress. LOL

 

OMG!!!! I woke up to this email today. My sister, who recently got married sent it to me and a few friends. WOW, I must really needed to see this. Thanks for sharing.

I used HDC for my wedding at Hard Rock Punta Cana on 8-9-13. They were extremely professional and did an amazing job capturing my wedding day. I highly recommend Arnaud and Milan. 

I love hearing that. I booked them for our wedding.