DawnBP

Thanks for the advice Well since this post I have organised everything with Laura and have not had any trouble at all, I honestly can't fault her at the moment, I do however copy Claribel into every email so she is aware of the plans. Everything seems to be going smoothly and I like I say I haven't had any issues so can't grumble I think with ours only being a small wedding with 10 people there is much to organise and so I don't think too much could go wrong...I hope Our vendor fee has been waived as my photographer is flying in from Orlando and staying on site for 3 nights. If they stay on site for 3 nights or more the vendor fee gets waived 13 weeks today till we fly.....eeekkk!

Our ceremony and reception are both on the sand however the major factor for me was that my insurance states you are NOT covered if you fall on the sand and you are wearing heals. So its flip flops for me all the way My dress length has been adjusted for the flip flops

7 months is totally doable for just the two of you How totally awesome and exciting for you both, the countdown is on! Good luck and enjoy all the planning, this place is awesome by the way, everyone is so helpful! We have 10 in total, us and 8 immediate family and we booked it February with only 8 months to go. Picked the resort, booked the wedding and paid deposit, then we all booked flights and accommodation. Now we only have 3 months to go and I have done ALL the organisation with my wedding planner in 3 days last week bearing in mind I'm in the UK and my wedding planner is in Canada. So yeah it took 3 days to finalise all the plans for the wedding day and that's for 10 people. So you have PLENTY of time

How are your plans coming on, I see you get married next year, it will soon come around Do you have lots left to decide on and are your pretty much organised?

Thank you so much, yes it was such a good feeling, as much as I adore my dress I think I was more happy with the weight loss than trying my dress on again Thankfully I fell even more in love with my dress during that fitting, its just perfect in every way for me I emailed my planner last Monday and by Thursday we had pretty much organised the whole thing and had my first invoice. Just waiting for the table décor to be added to the invoice and then we are pretty much completely done on the organisation. Just the mens outfits to buy and favours to make and take with us Favours, we are going to do a little message in a bottle for everyone, but we are going to write a unique message to each person so each one is unique and special to that person I thought it would be quite cute and a little surprise for them all, what do you think?

Thank you Flowers were so expensive, like a little centre piece was $300 and given we would need at least 3 and we never really wanted flowers so its worked out well

Table décor now picked We are adding shells, sand and dried starfish to the décor though, so it will be totally perfect as we are eating on the beach We are have a U shape set up with Dave and myself at the end (top table) and then 4 down each side

I get married at the Royalton in October this year. Its beautiful!! February is peak time, we are October which is out of season and has saved us quite a chunk of money on flights and accommodation. However I am from the UK and its very cheap with the exchange rate so for me its great but seeing the prices in dollars and what you ladies have to pay blows my mind! What I think you need to do, is ask your friends and family could they afford it at that price OR is it totally out of the question? Then go from there.

We feel its important to celebrate with friends back home so we budgeted it in from the beginning. For our wedding day, we wanted a very small intimate wedding with only immediate family, which is wwhat we are having (10 of us in total, parents and siblings). We were both nervous about speeches and all the formal stuff in front of say 60+ people so we decided to have a small tropical wedding However we wanted to throw a huge party when we get back for all our friends and family but without anything formal so a party with a DJ, food, lots of dancing

Quite a bit on a party in the UK a few weeks after we get home, this will cost us around £1000.00 ( $1700 for buffet and dj. Will have around 150 people at that party. Good excuse to wear wedding dress again Also going to have some further photography done in the UK in our wedding outfits with our show cars.

Eeeekk congratulations on your engagement! How exciting for you! Better to get a head start and not have a last minute rush like us!! This forum is amazing, everyone is super friendly and just wants to help so you will get all the help/advice you need! Enjoy your planning!

OMG we get married on our 6 year anniversary We wanted a date that meant something but not Valentines Day or birthdays. We have been engaged for 5 years

Awww amazing! Look how happy they look! OMG I could cry!! Thank you!!

EVERYTHING lol I worry about everything in general day life, let alone a wedding in a foreign country I've never even been too and having to organise the whole thing by email with 2 wedding co-ordinators, 1 in Canada and 1 on resort in DR and we are in the UK. So yeah, everything for me haha I need to chill!

Hi ladies, just thought I mention what we have decided for my Fiance and other guys...We are actually going down the shorts route for the men A lot of brides don't seem too keen but for me I just want him and the guys to be happy and comfortable Pluse my man looks uber sexy in shorts Here are some pics for you and a little explanation: Groom - Teal shorts, white shirt, teal tie and stone/cream waistcoat - all pictures below Then all the other guys are wearing cream shorts, white shirts and teal tie So my Fiance will stand out as he has coloured shorts and a waistcoast. I think its going to work really well but we are going to try it all on together this weekend Oh and that dress is beyond stunning xx

Hi ladies, another soon to be bride here also October 1st - Royalton Punta Cana Sooooo excited! 16 weeks to go!

Oh fantastic!!! You must feel so much better Its all about you and how you feel so the dress has to be right! Sounds like you had already made your mind up when posting this thread asking Well done

Ohhh I like the purple!! I probably would have gone down that colour choice if Dave didn't love Teal so much. Really appreciate the help!! Happy to hear you decided on the dress you wanted by the way, sounds like you never totally fell in love with the first one!

I'm not wearing a veil, simply because I think its too much for a beach wedding. I know its still a huge once in a lifetime occasion, I just think its too much if that makes sense. However as a few of you have said, I just can not work out how to have my hair, I know I want it up and with a flower or two in but no idea on the style!!

Late reply but wanted to offer an opinion as you have been kindly helping me LOVE LOVE LOVE the second dress, absolutely amazing!!! However you need to go with whatever you want, whether that means selling one you already have and buying another or keeping your original. No one else can answer this question really apart from you. Go with what you love. I would probably imagine you bought the first one thinking yeah its nice and super cheap ill just get it, but now you are planning your wedding your heart is more into it and that dress probably isn't your dream dress. Hope that helps x

YAY I'm glad you think it will work, Dave really likes it all. He wants to go try it all on together this weekend! It was mainly the waistcoat colour we couldn't work out. Do you think the shorts are smart enough?? They do have OXFORD chino shorts which are a little smarter but they only have a light pastel blue colour and I just don't think that would work as everything else is the teal blue. That's all from NEXT so should be nice and easy to sort it all out Teal is Dave's favourite colour and has a bit of a theme in our household so there was never any question over our wedding colour scheme. We are having blue diamonds in our wedding bands too to go with the teal and beach/sea wedding so that it reminds us of the sea etc Thanks

So the wedding colour scheme is White and Teal and this is what the wedding gazebo will look like So Dave has said he wants all the men in shorts, shirts and ties, all men including Dave to wear the same white shirt and teal tie. Dave to stand out wants teal shorts and a waistcoat. So Dave will have these shorts All other men to wear this colour Then all men to wear white shirts with this teal tie So the problem is what colour waistcoat for the groom, I am thinking a light stone like this to break up the tealshorts and tie

Thank you This forum is soooo helpful even after a few days of joining! Spoke to co-ordinator a lot yesterday, yes the majority of the final payment has to be made but changes can be made any time even after that, she said we will probably change things once we meet Claribel on-site anyway. Ok so I will show you what Dave wants to wear and you can give me your thoughts on waistcoat colour if you don't mind

Thank you for taking the time to write this review - its so nice to hear that it was the wedding of your dreams despite the fact you had a few issues. MY Fiance and I get married October 1st and we still need to finalise everything with Laura but I really want to work with Claribel as she is based on-site and knows everything. I am really concerned about organising things with Laura when she isn't even on site. I want to use an external photographer also and I have been wondering if there would be a vendor fee - this really really annoys! Would also love to see your photos but I don't have enough posts either Thanks again for the review

No he hasn't got anything yet, we have seen the chino shorts on Next website and only £16 so think this weekend coming we are going to go and try them on and see what colours work best, he really wants to wear a waistcoat still with a shirt and tie but I really have no idea what colour waistcoat would work? These are the shorts, he wants to wear a white shirt and teal tie, all the men will have white shirts and teal ties but only Dave will have a waistcoat and a different colour shorts. Will have a look at Zara - thank you I think I am just stressing because they said final payment is 45 days before so I am guessing we need to have everything decided on by them but reading a few posts on here a few girls said they changed a lot of things once they got to resort and some saying they didn't actually pay final amount till 1 week before so I really need to speak to Laura about it all I am sure your weight will be fine sounds like its all under control! Have you decided on most things or still a lot left to think about? x