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Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv I fought w/ Viviana on this upon arrival b/c none of her emails indicated that the bar was extra with the beach reception (although that was clear with the restaurant receptions). Otis1230 is right, Albufera is right by the Hibiscus bar and Marino is by both Hibiscus and Gabi Beach Bar ... so either option would work perfectly in order to avoid paying the extra bar fee. We had our per person open bar fee waived b/c I made Viviana find an email detailing that cost and she couldn't (b/c there wasn't one) and I asked repeated times via email if my figures for the cost were accurate. Our initial invoice was like $8300+ for the ceremony and reception. I got her down to $3800 ... which was just a few hundred dollars more than I anticipated. Even w/ a beach reception, if you do it near the Gabi Beach Bar ... I would skip the private bar cost. It was great for us since we didn't have to pay it and our beach reception was off from the restaurant and bar areas a bit. OMG I AM HAVING A HEART ATTACK!!!!!!! I just got an email from my US planner that Miguelina sent her a fee chart for "privitization" of the restaurants, and it is $5,000 plus 26% commision!!!! THAT IS MORE THAN THE ENTIRE COST OF EVERYTHING ELSE I AM BOOKING. Was anyone else approached with this outragous charge? We have a group of 47 people and the restaurant only holds 50, am i really supposed to pay them $6300 to not seat three people? This fee has NEVER been mentioned before and is no where in the romance calculator...HELP!!!

So here is a shot from my first fitting on Friday....I was lucky enough to find this dress in my first hour dress shopping, and haven't looked back since...needs to come in in the middle, but they said they'll do that closer to the day. Forgot to have them take a pic before it was bussled

Welcome back, and congratulations by the way! I can't wait to see some pics Did you do all of this bargaining before you arrived? also, did you get an opportunity to have a tasting to choose your menu, or again was that decided before you arrived?

Hey everyone, is anyone else baffled at the 17$ per person per hour open bar cost? Haven't our guests already payed thousands of dollars to eat and drink unlimited all week? I am struggling to justify spending 1800$ for drinks at an all inclusive...any thoughts? reccommendations? Foxy, can you tell me if there are any pool bars, etc near the Marino resort that everyone could just go get drinks at?

Hello ladies! (..and possibly gentlemen?) Let's start with the basics.... 1. My name is Kristin 2. I will have a new last name starting August 29th, 2008 3. I am getting married at the Paradisus Punta Cana, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic I am not only new to this site, but also to posting/bloggin and the like. I surprised myself by figuring out how to make this post I would love to talk to other destination wedding brides (especially those celebrating at the PPC) about how they are handling some of the planning complications/differences that come along with DW planning. I am exciting to read all of the other posts to get some helpful tips from some of the ladies who have been through this all and managed to pop out the other side with their sanity and some damn great photos! Can't wait to meet everyone!