RubyB

Hi Jvwedding, Did you have any luck? I'm in the same predicament myself. My wedding is in Punta Cana Sep 2014. Any help is appreciated! RubyB

Hi Bean84, I'm still having trouble finding a Babaji myself. My wedding is in Sept 2014 and the flights for the Babaji in Mexico City is nearly $1200/person plus they want $2k USD in fees so it's way too expensive. I'm trying to find one locally in Toronto Canada to fly out with us but it's hard because of their VISAS or they're being very 'traditional' and fear what others in the Sikh community will say. I'm noticing through these forums, a lot of Sikh brides from Vancouver are finding it easier to fly out the Babaji from BC. Can anyone give me the contact info of the Babajis they flew out from BC? Regarding henna, I decided to do mine literally the day before I fly out. I leave on a Friday and my wedding is on a Monday. My henna will be done on Thursday morning. DJs can be provided by the resort I think. Mine is at the Grand Palladium Palace however ultimately I decided to book a videographer, photographer and DJ all from Canada and fly them out. I don't think anyone else can do the videos/photos/music they way we've come to expect in the South Asian community. How's your progress going? Any luck finalizing these things yet?

Hi to everyone and all our soon to be brides! I'm looking to plan a wedding next year in Punta Cana. At first I was leaning on Mexico but have now decided to change it to DR based on my wedding coordinator's suggestions. I found so much info here from Sikh brides in Mexico and am wondering if there are any who can provide some advice/tips/help for Punta Cana or anywhere in the Dominican? I'm curious what you've done for your bridal henna? Flew someone out? From where? How much did this set you back? DJ - local or flew someone in or just played from an iPod? What about during the ceremony? How did you handle the kirtaan music? Speaking of ceremony - did you fly in a Babaji from home, or the one we all hear about from Mexico? Any help would be super appreciated! I'm getting stressed out again because we're starting from scratch at a new location. Even resort tips! Somewhere with a gazebo or nice set up for a Sikh wedding would be helpful. Thank you thank you!

Hi Bella, Check out DJ ASE's stuff on www.allstarmixshows.com. He spins in Toronto, I love his stuff, great for parties and the mixes run about an hour so you can download a few and play them back to back. Open it on a Chrome browser, right click and save as on the video file. You'll need them on an iPod/mp3 player though, they're too long for CDs.

Hi npmexico! Congrats on booking your wedding! I have 110 questions for u actually! I'm leaning towards Moon Palace myself but how many people do you have? Does their Indian wedding package accommodate for large groups or charge more per person? And how are you handling decor for all of your pre-wedding events? I was reading other forums for Moon Palace and they said decor for the reception is pretty expensive... what do you think? Thanks! - Ruby

Hi BellaWright, isn't the reception dinner included in the packages? Are you doing it in an indoor venue? I saw some of the photos and it looked gorgeous but how much were they quoting? I have over 100 guests (it's an Indian wedding) so do they charge per/person? Please let me know once you hear back about the table sizes! I'm considering doing the same if it's going to cost too much... Thanks!

Hi Sandy, Thanks for the info about the Babaji. I'm just wondering, does he bring everything with him, including the people for the Kirtaan, the Guru Granth Saab, the Ramals for the set up (besides what we need to bring as our bridal gift)?