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SoontobeMrsDorsey: I am bringing my own photographer and just paying the day pass for him to be with us all day.

Hi and Welcome! We are getting married at Dreams Palm Beach in Punta Cana! There are so many great resorts to choose from! I am sure you will decide on the perfect one!

I agree with Roxanne! We are getting married at Dreams Palm Beach. We considered Dreams Punta Cana but for us...Dreams Palm Beach was a better fit for what we were looking for. I think both are very similar but it depends on what you are looking for. Good Luck in your decision! I don't think you can go wrong with either!

yep...That's me! Very true about it not being that great...but it was just started not that long ago so hopefully more people will get involved and will have more information as time goes on. I agree that the Dreams Palm Beach page is helpful too!

There is also a dreams Palm Beach Brides group on Facebook too that is helpful!

Quote: Originally Posted by karenk77 I wish these posts were dated so we could see when they were written. Just wanted to know if you had any addit'l info about the majestic room rate? They are dated. Just take a look in the left hand corner of the posts and that will tell you when they were posted.

Hi! WELCOME! Lots of good stuff here! Good luck planning!

I am going to go with flip flops.

Hi Say-C! The resort has their own photographer (Tropical Pictures...I think). Photosouvenir is an outside photographer that you can hire. As far as I know, if you have the private dinner, the drinks are included

August 2009 Tasha & Jamil: August 1, 2009 - Excellence Punta Cana Shannon & Rich: August 5, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana Hayley & Nick: August 10, 2009 - Paradisus Punta Cana Ana & Adam: August 15, 2009 - Iberostar Punta Cana September 2009 Clare & Ross: September 7, 2009 - Ocean Blue (date to be confirmed) Chris & Martin: September 9, 2009 - Ocean Blue (date to be confirmed) Lori & Keith: September 9, 2009 - Excellence, Punta Cana Kenya & Eddie Sept. 12, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana Kim & Jason September 18, 2009 - Dreams Palm Beach Kristy & Vince: September 19, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana October 2009 Carmen & Tiny: October 09, 2009 - Catalonia Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana Jeannie & Jorge: October 10, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana Jen & Dave: October 10, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Darcy & Dave: October 11, 2009- Melia Caribe Tropical- Punta Cana Angela & Jason: October 20, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Kelly & Pablo: October 22, 2009 - Majestic Colonial, Punta Cana Jenny & Matthew: October 27, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical c & d: October 27, 2009 - Majestic Colonial, Punta Cana November 2009 Tanya & Joe: November 4, 2009 - Palladium Palace, Punta Cana Veronica & Paul: November 5, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Lisa & Jim: November 5, 2009 - EdenH Real Arena Punta Cana Sandra & Rob: Novemeber 7, 2009- Ocean Blue/ Sand Golf & Beach Resort Erin & Trent: November, 9, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical Rosa & Eddie: November 10, 2009 - Barcelo Bavaro Palace Leslie & Gerry: November 16, 2009- Majestic Colonial Andrea & Chris: November 24, 2009, Majestic Elegance Krista & Dave: November 25, 2009 - Sirenis Tropical Annida & Sante: November 27th, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana December 2009 Julie and Rob: December 4, 2009 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana Amber and Dan: December 5, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Tara and Philip: December 7, 2009- Majestic Elegance Nonnie and Marj: December 10,2009-Grand Palladium Punta Cana Beth and Ian: December 12, 2009- Excellence Punta Cana Lindsay and Tracy: December 31, 2009 - Majestic Colonial January 2010 Jacqueline & Craig: January 5, 2010 - Sirenis Tropical Nicole & Michael: January 23, 2010 - Bavaro Princess Shelby & Michael: January 23, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Jocelyn & Michael: January 25, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Lisa & Adam: January 2010, Dreams Punta Cana Nicole & Chad: January 13, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana February 2010 Anne & Tim: February 20, 2010 - Jellyfish Restaurant (Staying at Melia) Amber & John: February 27, 2010, Paradisus Palma Real March 2010 Jennifer & Cory March 13 2010- Palma Real Punta Cana Kim & Ron March 17, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Diane & Devin March 25 2010 - Paradisus Palma Real Anna & Lawrence March 26 - Majestic Colonial Erin & Pat March 27 2010 - Dreams Palm Beach Lindsay & Seth March 28 2010 - Paradisus Palma Real April 2010 Vanessa & Eddie April 16, 2010 - Majestic Colonial Steph & Jason April 17, 2010 - Grand Palladium Palace Punta Cana Alli & Darren April 19, 2010- Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Crystal & Tyler April 20, 2010-Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana Helen & Scott April 21, 2010- Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana Dianne & Adam April 21, 2010 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana Jess & Aaron April 22, 2010 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Stacey & Eric April 22, 2010 - Dreams La Romana Erin & Jeremy April 28, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Amanda & Craig April 28*, 2010 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana May 2010 Jennnifer & Trevor May 11th 2010 - Majestic Colonial Rosa & Larry May 15th, 2010 - Excellence Punta Cana Heather & George May 15th 2010 - Dreams La Romana mary & joey may 21st, 2010- dreams punta cana Lauren & Nate May 18, 2010- Majestic Colonial Sara & Adam May 22nd, 2010 - Indecided, Punta Cana (Palladium, Dreams, Iberostar or Excellence) Iris and Mike May 27, 2010 - Majestic Colonial Valerie & Jake May 29, 2010- Dreams La Romana Shanelle & Michael ~ May 28, 2010 ~ Paradisus Punta Cana June 2010 Bobbi And Tyler: June 4th 2010 Majestic Colonial July 2010 Lynette and Darnel July 13, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Liz & Miguel - July 26, 2010 - Undecided location {Santiago, Puerto Plata, or Punta Cana James and Jessica- July 17, 2010 -Paradisus Punta Cana August 2010 Jeanette & Julio - undecided Punta Cana, (PPC or PPR) Aug 2010 Linda & Robin: August 3, 2010 - Paradisus Punta Cana July 2011/ 2012 Yvonne and Andrew- last week of july 2011/ 2012 (money dependant), dreams la romana

Hey Irdavis23! We had initally chosen another resort and were having issues with the communication and a few other things so we switched to Dreams Palm Beach. I was very impressed with how quickly Melani and Dreams Palm Beach was to respond to all of my questions no matter how many times I emailed her...and so quickly! There is alot to be said about that in my opinion! We also were considering the Melia but we heard that it is a very large resort and we were looking for something a bit smaller (even though we will have a large group). In the end, it is up to you about what type of feel you are going for. Good Luck in deciding and keep us up to date!

Thanks for posting! It looks like I am in good shape according to this list!

Welcome! This site is great and you will find tons of info! Good Luck planning!

Welcome and Happy planning!

Welcome Chelymo and hackston! I am getting married on the beach too (hopefully). I don't think I have seen any beach set up pics either. Happy Planning!

Quote: Originally Posted by Lindsay521 Erin, Most hotels let you bring your own photographer and just ask that you pay a vendor day pass fee if they are not guests at the hotel. I assume you are asking this question because you liked Michael's photos !!! Using myself as an example, Michael is not staying at my hotel and the PPR just requires that I pay $120 for him to be on site for the day to shoot the wedding. Most of the hotels require this same sort of fee. I hope you get your questions answered and let me know when you make a decision!! HA!! Pat and I are weighing the options and I sent Michael an email to get more details before we decide on anything. I am waiting for a response from the wedding coordinator. I know I saw that if you bring a photographer at the Melia, then there is some crazy copyright fee. I just want to double check.

Does anyone know if you are allowed to bring your own photographer?

That is strange....I have had no problem with the wedding coordinator at Dreams Palm Beach getting back to me with any questions. I made sure my date was available first. Good luck and I hope they get back to you soon!

When did you get your photos back or did you just get them on CD before you left?

Congrats and Welcome!

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Those are so cute! I wish they had more in my size! I wear a size 11 and haven't been able to find too many flip flops like this and the ones on that website are just what I am looking for!

We are guessing we are going to be around the $15,000 range, including our travel. We have no idea how many people are actually going to come so that might bump us up a bit. We figure it is still cheaper than doing it here!

Congrats and Welcome! I am getting married on March 27, 2010 At Dreams Palm Beach! We researched and were considering Riu Macao! Good Luck and Happy planning!

We just put his last name and our address. We also ordered them from Vistaprint! They were really cheap and they came really fast!