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Depends on if you needed the Divorce Decree done. Have either of you guys been married? If so, that would add on another translation & legalization fee. I believe they charge $40 translation of each BC $40 translation of each Single Status Affidavit (SSA) $40 translation of each Divorce Decree $100 legalization of each SSA $100 legalization of each Divorce Decree (BC does not need to be legalized, just "stamped") Hope this helps

LISA'S GETTING MARRIED TOMORROW! Congrats Lisa! Best wishes for you on your day!

Same to you Lisa! Congrats on your upcoming wedding! Go, relax, and enjoy every minute. It's a week long celebration with your family and friends. Best of luck to you in 2010 and for your wedding day!

Also keep in mind that if they are at another resort, they really won't get to spend any time with you guys. Security is good at kicking people out who are in the wrong resort. You won't be able to have dinners together, party at night together, grab drinks at night together. It would pretty much be a seperate vacation and I don't think your guests would like it anyway. Hope that helps a little?!

It's completely normal. They have everything planned. They even have music for you. Some of us brides just want to specialize it for our special day. Other brides could care less. To be honest, I wish I would have cared less because I ended up getting sick at 6:00 and missed the entire dinner and dancing. The day flies by so fast so just go, relax, and don't have any expectations. Just "Fly by the seat of your pants" (or dress?) Find out what is necessary/important to YOU. You might value music more than the photos/cake/flowers etc. Every bride is different. Enjoy your day and trust me! It will be fantastic!

I used WEDO in the states. 1. get your english version of your single status affidavit (SSA) notarized by a lawyer. 2. Send to WEDO: original SSA photocopy of SSA PHOTOCOPY (or two) of birth certificate & Passport. NOT the originals They will send the documents to the Embassy where they will LEGALIZE the translated version of the SSA, and stamp all other copies of the documents. Fax a copy to your resort about a month before you arrive WEDO will mail you all the documents back (including what you sent them) BRING ALL DOCUMENTS WITH YOU TO THE RESORT. I'm from Canada, did this with WEDO, got married October 22/09 at the Majestic Colonial, and everything was fine. I paid the $300 US (Which was about the same with the exchange)

lol thanks girls I'm not crying about it or anything, and it's only when I look at others pictures that I get sad. The great thing about a destination wedding is that it's a WEEK LONG celebration, so even though I missed out on "traditional" things, it still was a fantastic celebration. I'll just have to stop looking at others pictures lol IF anything does happen to you guys, please don't let it get you down too much. If it's going to happen, it's going to happen! There's nothing you can do. You HAVE to go with the flow no matter what the day throws at you. It's not about a big presentation, or entertaining everyone. It's about having that small intimate gathering with the closest family and friends in your life.

Ya, Erika, you totally CAN'T EVEN TELL! Congrats! Lisa - trust me, you ARE going to look stunning on your wedding day Thank you to all my other ladies here for your comments. I couldn't believe that I felt so good on the big day. The years leading up to my wedding day, I always said that geting married would be my motivation to lose weight. Well, I was wrong. I never even tried. I never went to the gym once after we got engaged. I honestly believe it has alot to do with Pablo. He met me when I was this big, and truely loves me for who I am. He doesn't care about my weight. He finally made me accept myself for who I am. After meeting him, I don't focus on my "looks" anymore. I am still concerned about my weight as it is starting to give me health problems, so hopefully I can start to lose a little

This isn't a review so much as it is the "low down" of my "wedding vacation". People had asked how my wedding was and I never responded. I never responded because it wasn't that memorable and thinking about it makes me kinda sad. Also, I got tired or telling/typing all the problems that happened so I kinda left it. Now that I've relaxed a little, I figured I'd update you all on what happened Saturday Oct 17th I went to bed at 2:30am. Woke up at 4:30am to fly out at 6:30am. Arrived in Toronto at 8:20. Flight was to leave at 9:40. At 9:40 the pilot comes out and tells us OUR FLIGHT IS CANCELLED due to Volcanic ash in the air! Apparently there was an eruption in Puerto Rico and the ash drifted through the air. Ash causes the engine to quite. The kicker is that all other flights from around the world, travelled into Punta Cana, as well as to all other caribbean destinations, EXCEPT OURS! Waited in line at the airport to get our hotel vouchers as well as our $10 food voucher (this was supposed to cover our 24 hour stay in Toronto). Went to pick up all our luggage (I had 3 suitcases, 2 carry on's, plus my dress), then went to stand outside in line for the complimentary bus to pick us up. Total time in line ups 5 hours Turns out WestJet implented a new computer system and encountered soooooo many problems that they disconnected their phone lines. We had to find out our travel info from another passenger and trust they were correct. Up again at 4:30 the next morning to catch the 5:00 bus to bring us back to the airport to leave for PC. Got to resort at 2:00pm SUNDAY. Meeting with Maritee These women know what they are doing! They are completely organized and take care of everything. The meeting was about 45 minutes. Her list contains: time place when and where all the guests are to be before the wedding structure of the wedding are you writing your own vows photographer flowers cake dinner reception music down the isle, during document signing, after wedding day passes hair appointments any favours that need to be passed out in advance sand ceremony & wording I had forgotten the sand ceremony wording, and all my inspiration photo's at home. PLUS I FORGOT MY VEIL AT HOME! I was so sad. I mentioned it to her during the meeting and she says that she has one and asks if I want to borrow it! It was perfect! She also had the wording for the sand ceremony which was very beautiful. She was more organized that I am so I found her to be wonderful! WEDDING DAY On my wedding day, everything was going smoothly. Got married at 3:00 and then "Amazing Michael Steingard" worked his magic for the next couple hours for photo's. I had an "emergency" bathroom break around 5:00 then did more pics. Around 6 we were going to head to the beach for the remainder of the photo's but I didn't want to. I wanted to relax the last 1/2 hour before the dinner. As soon as we were saying bye to Michael, I turned around and puked in the flower hedge lol!! TWICE! Well, I haven't puked since 2003, not even after drinking! Of all days, I was sick on the wedding day. But usually you puke and your fine right? Well, usually I am. So I figured I'd head back to the room and freshen up. I didn't feel nauseous and I was still excited about the dinner at the steakhouse and then dancing with my new Dominican family on the beach! Well, I made it to the room and puked about 7 times in a row. I spent quite a bit of time on the toilet as well. Mom stayed with me as I wanted Pablo to be with his family. Well, it was 7:00 and I told my mom I couldn't make it to dinner and to go ahead and have dinner without me. Dinner & Reception After she left to go down for dinner, I puked another 6 times, and spent time in the shower and on the toilet. I asked her to come back around 8 to get me for the dancing. Well, I still wasn't good by that time so I told them to party without me. At this point I really didn't care that I was missing it. I just wanted to lay in bed. So they partied on the beach, Pablo and his niece (my flower girl) posed for pictures for cutting the cake. And I believe they had our first dance lol. It was awesome (well, to see it in the pics anyway lol). They were on the beach for maybe 30 minutes to 1 hour? Then it started to rain so they rushed in and spent the rest of the time hanging out at the steakhouse I guess. I'm not to sure. Michael Steingard was awesome. My stereo shorted out and there was no reset button so now they were out of music. Michael went out of his way to keep everyone entertained. He ran to his room and got his laptop so that they could all have music. I had about 14 Dominican family & friends there and they LOVE music so that was really special to me that Michael did that. Around 10:30 they all started to leave the steakhouse and I asked them all to come in to my room to say goodbye as I lay there cuddled under my blankets. I was happy that everyone had a good time. I paid lots of money for it and I wanted them to enjoy themselves. As long as they had fun I was fine with missing it myself. Now however, I look through other brides pictures I see pics of people cutting the cake, dancing, and having a great time partying with their friends and family and it makes me really sad. MICHAEL STEINGARD I feel EXTREMELY fortunate to have had Michael Steingard for a photographer. Those Steingards are truly amazing. Maybe you will pay a bit more than you would for a resort photographer, but MAN! These guys aren’t just your photographers. Their your friends, they're your “go to†guy when things aren’t right. They reassure you, relax you, and help you through your entire wedding day. I can’t put into words how special Phil and Michael are. I only had Michael for my wedding, but Phil obviously has inspired Michael to treat his “job†the way that he does. That’s why I acknowledge them as a team. They are a the Majestic about 10 times a year. Sometimes they stay for a few days, other times they stay for 3 weeks depending on how many weddings they have, so their travel costs would be very affordable! WESTJET VACATIONS – HOLA TOURS It also sucked that we had lost a day of our trip because of Westjet. So I talked with Westjet Vacations "Hola Tours" representative Dominique who lives near Punta Cana and is AMAZING! When you check in, you get a note from your travel rep stating when and where to meet the following day. Westjet is MUCH better than Sunquest. She even gave us her personal cell phone number and answers it any time. She tells you about your flight out, any fees (westjet incorprates the $25 departure fee in their prices always), Dominican's hisory & traditions, explains "Dominican time", and tells you about the excursions. She was EXTREMELY HELPFUL, and got us the extra night in the resort (as I was staying in the Dominican with Pablo's family anyway). So luckily, we still got our 7 nights at the Majestic and I didn't have to do any of the complaining! ~~~~~~~ We didn't really get anything special in our room. We had no towel art, no flowers, no "extra" touches. We didn't get the banner over the door. We got a room upgrade to ground floor, pool side. But really that doesn't matter. You get an outdoor Jacuzzi tub but it takes about 1 hour to fill it so it felt like were in a basic room like everyone else. I was always so positive about destination weddings and thought that no matter what happened it would still be an amazing wedding vacation surrounded by people you love and care about. But with so many things happening, I’ve lost that excitement. I don’t look back and think “It was amazingâ€, because it wasn’t any different than the week I spent there 2 years ago. Maybe if I hadn’t been so familiar with the Majestic, I wouldn’t expect so much and instead I would be surprised. But knowing what I could have had, and see what I actually got, just didn’t meet what I was expecting and it sucks. My vacation didn't seem like a wedding vacation. I didn't get anything different than the rest of my family and friends got. Pablo and I did receive 4 different things during the week with wine or champagne, but I never got the dinner and beach party. My wedding day started at 11am for hair, 1-2:30 for pictures, then the wedding & pics from 3-6. I spent 4 hours "done up", and by 6 my hair was out, make up off, dress & jewelry off, and I was in bed. We got breakfast in bed but I couldn't eat any of it because I was still sick. We got the romantic dinner (not on the beach) but on the empty side of the Seafood restaurant. It looked amazing, but again I couldn't eat it. I spent the day after the wedding in the room all day except for the dinner. I wasn't going to have an At Home Reception. I was just going to do a BBQ outside when Pablo gets here. But now, I feel I want something more. I want it to be more special because I didn't get the cake, didn't do or hear any speeches, didn't do our first dance, or the father daughter dance. I still love the Majestic, and still say that your wedding will be amazing. The food & staff are amazing, and the resort is beautiful. The wedding day did go smoothly minus me, and the rain at night. My family/friends enjoyed the wedding, dinner, and beach party. It’s not often that things go wrong, so I do STILL believe that you will have a memorable wedding vacation there! You are getting married in another country, outside, so I guess you do have to be prepared for the unexpected. Kelly's Wedding Photos - By Michael Steingard

People had asked how my wedding was and I never responded. I never responded because it wasn't that memorable and thinking about it makes me kinda sad. Also, I got tired or telling/typing all the problems that happened so I kinda left it. Now that I've relaxed a little, I figured I'd update you all on what happened Saturday Oct 17th I went to bed at 2:30am. Woke up at 4:30am to fly out at 6:30am. Arrived in Toronto at 8:20. Flight was to leave at 9:40. At 9:40 the pilot comes out and tells us OUR FLIGHT IS CANCELLED due to Volcanic ash in the air! Apparently there was an eruption in Puerto Rico and the ash drifted through the air. Ash causes the engine to quite. The kicker is that all other flights from around the world, travelled into Punta Cana, as well as to all other caribbean destinations, EXCEPT OURS! Waited in line at the airport to get our hotel vouchers as well as our $10 food voucher (this was supposed to cover our 24 hour stay in Toronto). Went to pick up all our luggage (I had 3 suitcases, 2 carry on's, plus my dress), then went to stand outside in line for the complimentary bus to pick us up. Total time in line ups 5 hours Turns out WestJet implented a new computer system and encountered soooooo many problems that they disconnected their phone lines. We had to find out our travel info from another passenger and trust they were correct. Up again at 4:30 the next morning to catch the 5:00 bus to bring us back to the airport to leave for PC. Got to resort at 2:00pm SUNDAY. Meeting with Maritee These women know what they are doing! They are completely organized and take care of everything. The meeting was about 45 minutes. Her list contains: time place when and where all the guests are to be before the wedding structure of the wedding are you writing your own vows photographer flowers cake dinner reception music down the isle, during document signing, after wedding day passes hair appointments any favours that need to be passed out in advance sand ceremony & wording I had forgotten the sand ceremony wording, and all my inspiration photo's at home. PLUS I FORGOT MY VEIL AT HOME! I was so sad. I mentioned it to her during the meeting and she says that she has one and asks if I want to borrow it! It was perfect! She also had the wording for the sand ceremony which was very beautiful. She was more organized that I am so I found her to be wonderful! WEDDING DAY On my wedding day, everything was going smoothly. Got married at 3:00 and then "Amazing Michael Steingard" worked his magic for the next couple hours for photo's. I had an "emergency" bathroom break around 5:00 then did more pics. Around 6 we were going to head to the beach for the remainder of the photo's but I didn't want to. I wanted to relax the last 1/2 hour before the dinner. As soon as we were saying bye to Michael, I turned around and puked in the flower hedge lol!! TWICE! Well, I haven't puked since 2003, not even after drinking! Of all days, I was sick on the wedding day. But usually you puke and your fine right? Well, usually I am. So I figured I'd head back to the room and freshen up. I didn't feel nauseous and I was still excited about the dinner at the steakhouse and then dancing with my new Dominican family on the beach! Well, I made it to the room and puked about 7 times in a row. I spent quite a bit of time on the toilet as well. Mom stayed with me as I wanted Pablo to be with his family. Well, it was 7:00 and I told my mom I couldn't make it to dinner and to go ahead and have dinner without me. Dinner & Reception After she left to go down for dinner, I puked another 6 times, and spent time in the shower and on the toilet. I asked her to come back around 8 to get me for the dancing. Well, I still wasn't good by that time so I told them to party without me. At this point I really didn't care that I was missing it. I just wanted to lay in bed. So they partied on the beach, Pablo and his niece (my flower girl) posed for pictures for cutting the cake. And I believe they had our first dance lol. It was awesome (well, to see it in the pics anyway lol). They were on the beach for maybe 30 minutes to 1 hour? Then it started to rain so they rushed in and spent the rest of the time hanging out at the steakhouse I guess. I'm not to sure. Michael Steingard was awesome. My stereo shorted out and there was no reset button so now they were out of music. Michael went out of his way to keep everyone entertained. He ran to his room and got his laptop so that they could all have music. I had about 14 Dominican family & friends there and they LOVE music so that was really special to me that Michael did that. Around 10:30 they all started to leave the steakhouse and I asked them all to come in to my room to say goodbye as I lay there cuddled under my blankets. I was happy that everyone had a good time. I paid lots of money for it and I wanted them to enjoy themselves. As long as they had fun I was fine with missing it myself. Now however, I look through other brides pictures I see pics of people cutting the cake, dancing, and having a great time partying with their friends and family and it makes me really sad. MICHAEL STEINGARD I feel EXTREMELY fortunate to have had Michael Steingard for a photographer. Those Steingards are truly amazing. Maybe you will pay a bit more than you would for a resort photographer, but MAN! These guys aren’t just your photographers. Their your friends, they're your “go to†guy when things aren’t right. They reassure you, relax you, and help you through your entire wedding day. I can’t put into words how special Phil and Michael are. I only had Michael for my wedding, but Phil obviously has inspired Michael to treat his “job†the way that he does. That’s why I acknowledge them as a team. They are a the Majestic about 10 times a year. Sometimes they stay for a few days, other times they stay for 3 weeks depending on how many weddings they have, so their travel costs would be very affordable! WESTJET VACATIONS – HOLA TOURS It also sucked that we had lost a day of our trip because of Westjet. So I talked with Westjet Vacations "Hola Tours" representative Dominique who lives near Punta Cana and is AMAZING! When you check in, you get a note from your travel rep stating when and where to meet the following day. Westjet is MUCH better than Sunquest. She even gave us her personal cell phone number and answers it any time. She tells you about your flight out, any fees (westjet incorprates the $25 departure fee in their prices always), Dominican's hisory & traditions, explains "Dominican time", and tells you about the excursions. She was EXTREMELY HELPFUL, and got us the extra night in the resort (as I was staying in the Dominican with Pablo's family anyway). So luckily, we still got our 7 nights at the Majestic and I didn't have to do any of the complaining! ~~~~~~~ We didn't really get anything special in our room. We had no towel art, no flowers, no "extra" touches. We didn't get the banner over the door. We got a room upgrade to ground floor, pool side. But really that doesn't matter. You get an outdoor Jacuzzi tub but it takes about 1 hour to fill it so it felt like were in a basic room like everyone else. I was always so positive about destination weddings and thought that no matter what happened it would still be an amazing wedding vacation surrounded by people you love and care about. But with so many things happening, I’ve lost that excitement. I don’t look back and think “It was amazingâ€, because it wasn’t any different than the week I spent there 2 years ago. Maybe if I hadn’t been so familiar with the Majestic, I wouldn’t expect so much and instead I would be surprised. But knowing what I could have had, and see what I actually got, just didn’t meet what I was expecting and it sucks. My vacation didn't seem like a wedding vacation. I didn't get anything different than the rest of my family and friends got. Pablo and I did receive 4 different things during the week with wine or champagne, but I never got the dinner and beach party. My wedding day started at 11am for hair, 1-2:30 for pictures, then the wedding & pics from 3-6. I spent 4 hours "done up", and by 6 my hair was out, make up off, dress & jewelry off, and I was in bed. We got breakfast in bed but I couldn't eat any of it because I was still sick. We got the romantic dinner (not on the beach) but on the empty side of the Seafood restaurant. It looked amazing, but again I couldn't eat it. I spent the day after the wedding in the room all day except for the dinner. I wasn't going to have an At Home Reception. I was just going to do a BBQ outside when Pablo gets here. But now, I feel I want something more. I want it to be more special because I didn't get the cake, didn't do or hear any speeches, didn't do our first dance, or the father daughter dance. I still love the Majestic, and still say that your wedding will be amazing. The food & staff are amazing, and the resort is beautiful. The wedding day did go smoothly minus me, and the rain at night. My family/friends enjoyed the wedding, dinner, and beach party. It’s not often that things go wrong, so I do STILL believe that you will have a memorable wedding vacation there! You are getting married in another country, outside, so I guess you do have to be prepared for the unexpected. Kelly's Wedding Photos - By Michael Steingard

Thanks Ladies! Erika, how did your wedding turn out? Were you comletely healed by then? You look great in the pics that I can see here!

I've come to accept who I am and what I look like too. I was terrified that I wouldn't be a beautiful bride because I'm big. turns out that no matter what you look like, as soon as you put on that dress with your hair all done up, and your make up just right, and all the perfect accessories, we all look amazing! It's funny, I haven't read this thread in a long time and it was just 3 hours ago that I was walking into a building that had reflective doors/windows and I realized that I was huge! But whatever. If it truley bothers me, I'll do something, but right now, I'm fine with it Here's some of my pics from my photographer. Here's all 250lbs of me! But DAMN! I look GOOD! LOL kidding

Quote: Originally Posted by Outdoor_girl1010 If i am reading this right it looks like these people sale it pre made for 30$ a bottle Republik Mamajuana Is that what yall are understanding from the site $30 a bottle? plus shipping and taxes? What a pain! A friend brought back 8 bottles of just rum in to Canada and claimed it all. they were polite and charged her only $69. Each bottle of rum cost $8-10. You're allowed to bring back more than your limit, you just gotta claim it and pay the taxes on it. I don't think it's much more for the Mamajuana. I would just buy it in the DR and bring back more than you limit anyway. I don't believe they take your liquor away if you are over, only just make you pay on it.

Quote: Originally Posted by damaris Mamajuana is a staple at my house I am Dominican, Basically its moonshine. Very strong moonshine lol. you need honey, dominican rum preferably brugal and the actual barks. Once you mix the ingriedients it has to ferment for at least a week. But truthfully the longer the better. By the way you have to mix it before travel or they won't allow it, because of the roots in it its considered a plant. What about the wine? I remember someone saying you can mix red wine, honey, AND rum all together? Last time I was there, my dad commented that it tasted like Cherry Whiskey. For those who plan to buy little bottles and make it there, keep in mine that the neck of the bottle needs to be big enough to fit some of the bark.

Quote: Originally Posted by Crystal&Matt2010 First and foremost, congratulations on your wedding! Also, thank you for sharing Michaels website! I love this company's work. I actually spoke to Phil on the phone last night and he is EXTREMELY nice! He gave me so many tips and pointers and I have not even hired them yet. Also, they are going to try and change Michaels flight so that he can do my wedding in May! How nice is that! I am trying not to get my hopes up yet, but hopefully they will be available to book. If not, I would still recommend them based on my long conversation with Phil last night. He is extremely kind and really just wants you to enjoy your day!! Thanks again for posting! Oh Crystal! I hope you get Michael! I had his doing all my work lol He was fixing my bustle, pinning on boutenniers, trying to get music up when my system died. I almost stepped on the guy when we were in the room. Apparently he was taking a picture of me, but he was laying on the ground to get it. lol He's awesome!

Quote: Originally Posted by IrisS For the Canadian brides out there - once you return home with the marriage certificate, do you have to pay anything to make it legal in Canada. My dad told me it costs $2000... i can't believe that its true. Can someone clarify? I believe you just need it translated and not legalized. WEDO will do it ofr $85.

lol how did you come to work at a resort? I went to the Majestic for my best friends wedding. She asked me to be MOH but I totally didn't want to go (but I didn't tell her that) because I wanted to spend the money on a trip to Europe, plus I hate the sun and hot weather. Turned out to be a great week though as that's where I met my husband When are you getting married rubialoca? Has he been able to get a visa to visit Canada? Have you looked into sponsoring him to come to Canada? That's my next step. I have most of the documents ready, just have to gather the details.

I just married a Dominican last week! How did everyone meet their FI?

Ladies don't forget to check out the group Majestic Colonial Brides on Facebook. It's an active group with LOTS of feedback. I've worked with Phil Steingard and had his nephew Michael do my photo's last week. Phil will always answer your questions even if you don't hire him.

get your single status affidavit (english) notarized by a lawyer. Send to WEDO: original SSA photocopy of SSA PHOTOCOPY of birth certificate & Passport. NOT the originals They will send the documents to the Embassy where they will LEGALIZE the translated version of the SSA, and stamp all other copies of the documents. Fax a copy to your resort about a month before you arrive WEDO will mail you all the documents back (including what you sent them) BRING ALL DOCUMENTS WITH YOU TO THE RESORT. I'm from Canada, did this with WEDO, got married last week, and everything was fine. I paid the $300

Quote: Originally Posted by LIW Okay ladies, I leave next saturday for Cuba and I have a minor problem. I need to find a bra or something supportive for the "girls" but I can't find either a) anything that fits and a bra where the band does not poke out of the back of the dress. I found 1 bra that might have worked but they didn't have my size in the store and would have to order it in, and there was no guarantee it would arrive before I left. Also, there was no guarantee that it would even work. So, I need something that I can get now that will keep the "girls" up and won't show under the dress. My MOH suggested duct tape, lol, but I'm not liking that idea. Any suggestions? Don't know if this helps. I found a bra at Lane Bryant. This bra actually had a comfortable strip of boning about an inch from the side of the cup (like under the arm pit). I LOVE this bra and ended up buying 3 of them. The white one, I got a seamstress to cut off the straps & top of the cup so that I could use it as a strapless. It's perfect! That's my suggestion cause I can't think of anything else lol

I hate looking for jeans! The butt, and thighs fit perfectly, but I can never do up the button without making it look like I have two stomachs! Why does the button have to dig in so far? I never do up the top button. The zipper zips up fine, so I try to hide the fly away tips with a belt.

LINGERIE! I just got 4 outfits from hips & curves online. I'm 260 lbs 5'6" and ordered 3X/4X (OMG I just shared my stats!!!!!) one outfit was surprisingly short on the torso? WTF? the school girl skirt didn't even go past my thighs?! WTF? LOVE the other two outfits, and even though the torso is a little short. I can make due PM me if you want more "intimate" details.

I would feel sad & mad. When we decided on destination wedding, as long as our parents and brothers could make it, then we would be happy. I would be heart broken if his parents wouldn't come, ESPECIALLY seeing as they travel all the time. I have cousins who travel all the time to the caribbean for sailing, but they don't want to spend their money to come to Punta Cana. So this has made me feel like she really doesn't care about me, and it hurts. I can only imagine how you feel about it being his mom. I would feel like she didn't care about me. But deep down, you know that's not true. She does love you, but maybe she's just too self absorbed and would rather spend her money on other things. To me it's sad, but obviously she doesnt' see anything wrong with it. Just remember, this is who she is. The future will be full of other stupid annoying things that she will do. We just have to learn to push it aside and not let it get to us too much. We need to focus on ourselves. Good luck!

I bet you that it will be all you expected and more. Just keep being polite. If you turn into a B**** they will not WANT to help you. They depend on tourism and they will want to make your experience fantastic. Very few DW brides have terrible experiences. Just keep remembering you will have all of your family with you, you will be on vacation, you will be marrying the man of your dreams. All the small little things really aren't that important right? You may not get exactly how you imagined, I bet the location, food, wedding will still be fantastic and who knows!?! Maybe BETTER! keep that smile on your face, relax, this will be easier than you think! You must be leaving any day now?!