Ocean Blue & Sand-Punta Cana

[ntlsnow]

I might change my mind...LOL! I know I could use that extra money for our AHR. I was not going to have one, but some close family cannot make it and they talked me into it. Otherwise I love the Sand package. The best package I saw out of all of the resorts I have looked at.

 

Originally Posted by Dominican Ally 

I think going with a dinner reservation is totally fine! Your guests can gather after dinner in the lobby bar, and then to the disco if you want to dance the night away  Especially since you are having an AHR!

 

We have a really good portion of our family and friends joining us, and if we have an AHR it will literally just be a backyard bbq type thing - very casual and inexpensive. So - for me, my only real reception will be down there - which is why we're doing the Sand Ext. package. My family is spread out around the country, so the AHR will just be for some of the local family and friends who didn't end up coming down south with us.....

 

I think the beauty of a destination wedding, is that you can do it any way you want to, which is perfect!

 

 

 

[ntlsnow]

Waiting to hear back on the date. :-(

Then I will add on.

 

Originally Posted by Dominican Ally 

So ladies, I was thinking just to make it easier to keep straight - we could do a little posting like I've seen on some of the other resort's forums where we keep track of our dates?! What do you think? I'll start with mine, and if you want to add yours in to the list (in date order) - just add it and repost....that way we know who's wedding is coming up and if any of us will overlap etc.

 

 

 

 

 

DominicanAlly (Alicia)             Wedding: April 11, 2013             Travel: April 6-20

 

 

 

[ntlsnow]

Just yesterday? Makes me feel a little better. LOL. I cannot wait to be excited about a date finally too. Ill keep you ladies posted.

No just a symbolic ceremony, I am going to wait until the end of the week and then send another e-mail.

 

Originally Posted by jlb392 

I'm not that much further....I did just finally get the date yesterday.  Are you doing a legal ceremony?  If so, it may take a couple days for them to get back to you with the judge's availability.
 

 

 

[jlb392]

If you're doing a symbolic ceremony it should be easier to get a date/time that you want.  Ours is a little earlier in the day then we were hoping for, but the judge wasn't available later.
 

Originally Posted by ntlsnow 

Just yesterday? Makes me feel a little better. LOL. I cannot wait to be excited about a date finally too. Ill keep you ladies posted.

No just a symbolic ceremony, I am going to wait until the end of the week and then send another e-mail.

 

 

 

[KristinaM]

Hey Ladies! Looks like all three of us are close together!

 

DominicanAlly (Alicia)             Wedding: April 11, 2013             Travel: April 6-20

jlb392 (Jessica)                      Wedding: April 17, 2013             Travel: April 14-24

KristinaM (Kristina)                 Wedding: April 18, 2013             Travel April 13-27

 

 

 

Our travel isn't booked yet though since it's not yet available down here! I can't wait to get that done.

 

[jlb392]

we haven't been able to book our travel or hotel yet either.  I'm wondering when the rates will be loaded for next April.....
 

Originally Posted by KristinaM 

Hey Ladies! Looks like all three of us are close together!

 

DominicanAlly (Alicia)             Wedding: April 11, 2013             Travel: April 6-20

jlb392 (Jessica)                      Wedding: April 17, 2013             Travel: April 14-24

KristinaM (Kristina)                 Wedding: April 18, 2013             Travel April 13-27

 

 

 

Our travel isn't booked yet though since it's not yet available down here! I can't wait to get that done.

 

 

[KristinaM]

I'm thinking around May. Right now expedia says Packages can only be booked within the next 330 days and you can select out to the beginning of February 2013.

[jlb392]

ohhh....I hadn't even thought of doing a package through expedia.  I'll have to check it out.
 

Originally Posted by KristinaM 

I'm thinking around May. Right now expedia says Packages can only be booked within the next 330 days and you can select out to the beginning of February 2013.

 

[KristinaM]

Oh yeah we always book packages-- we generally use like expedia or hotwire.com 

 

[jlb392]

I've always shied away from them, since I used to work in hotels and we hated when people booked through a 3rd party, but if it gets us a better deal, then I'm all for it.  Especially since flights were looking pretty pricey
 

Originally Posted by KristinaM 

Oh yeah we always book packages-- we generally use like expedia or hotwire.com