dominicanwedding

hey there its the groomzilla again with a few questions for the lovely ladies here at BDW. As many of you know i'm Dominican. I'm a Catholic Domincan to be precise and my lovely fiancee is Anglican. We have decided to not only not have the wedding at the resort anymore but to have it in the old city of santo domingo ideally in the main cathedral or one of the many breathtaking churches of the city. There's a small hiccup. Kate is not Catholic. And she has no problems regarding marrying me at a catholic church but im not too sure how to play this one out. I thought to myself. How are they going to chech that we're both catholics?? But it turns out that they ask for paperwork from the country of origin. Does this ring any bells to anyone? Is it possible? Could I try and "wing it" and see what happens?? Any light you can shed on this would be great;y appreciated, even more so if you happen to be dominican or have been in a similar position as me. BTW, Just so you guys know. We canned the wedding at the resort EdenH when we found out that we couldn't bring in our own suppliers and had to use whatever was at hand on the hotel. We're now honeymooning at Cap Cana. Donald Trump's piece of the D.R

Hi my name is Andres, I'm from the Dominican Republic but have been living with my now fiancee for the past 5 years in Australia. So after 5 long years of struggle and love as a couple i decided it was time to make an honest woman out of my darling aussie girl. And what better place than where we met Dominican Republic. We both work in advertising, so she was part of the international marketing team that went to the island for the Panamerican Games in 2003. I was the Designer working with them developing the logos and the fit outs for all the venues. However the first time we met it was so random at La Vega's Carnival, we got drunk kissed. We've been together ever since. Now that its time to get married, this one will be a bit tricky, because of the cultural differences in terms of whats expected at a wedding. It's a logistical nightmare, since we're flying more than 30 ppl from the uk, australia, the states and spain. Plus my crazy dominican family. I must admit, that after seeing some of the pics posted all over the internet, i wasn't sure about Destination Weddings. I'm not sure if i can trust the biggest day of my life to just about any person in a remote part of the D.R. This is when i turn into the Groom-zilla. Growing up in the D.R we're spoiled since the natural beauty of our country seems completely natural, thus we expect as a norm for the beaches to be gorgeous and the sun to be shinning yadda yadda. In our minds, what makes or breaks a wedding is 3 things: Fancy Decoration, One of a kind Food (and lots of it), International expensive Alcohol, and Entertaintment. I know i said 3 but i forgot about that last one. So a simple, table on the sand and 12 chairs scattered around will simply not do. Nor will it be having the hotel's wedding coordinator hanging cds behind the counter. It should be an Event. Something fun, elegant, grand exuberant and above all Tasteful. My mother wants to have a say but my wife to be is not having it. so im jsut leaving that one alone. My only job is to find and book the perfect hotel. I already found D.R's BEST WEDDING PLANNER. She would put JLo to shame. her name is Carlota Sanlley, she runs Novella.com.do and Novella the Magazine. One of my best friends used her for their wedding and they said it was like a dream where everything you can think of is already taken care of. So I'll let you know how i go with mine. I'm glad to be here and congratulations to us all. I never knew how much fun is planning a wedding (he says after only being engaged for a week! ) cheers Andres