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Thanks everyone we did have a blast! And I'm 100 percent sure you will too!!

Jen France- Of course! Anything I can do to help just let me know

Awesome! That's great! Don't worry they are going to take good care of you!! Answers are below,let me know if you have anymore questions oh here are things I forgot -Hand ceremony script -Guest book -cake serving set We did fine without them but the only thing I wish I had was the hand blessing script. If I would have printed it out I would have remembered but I forgot all about it and didn't even realize it until the day of the ceremony. So I would say try to make sure you print out everything you need before you go. especially since internet is 8 dollars for an hour and 13 dollars for a day . 1. We are planning to bring our own music for the ceremony. It looks like you had the trio play, but do you have any idea if they have a set up for an iPod? - They do have a setup for the ipod. We did bring ours but went with the trio at the last minute. I would bring your audio cable just in case though. 2. We would like to schedule time to sit down with Laura when we arrive at the resort. Do we need to schedule this ahead of time? -No Laura will do it, after you have all the details ironed out, she will send you a “wedding program†which is basically a breakdown of events from when you arrive until the wedding reception. She scheduled a meeting with us for the day we arrived. Then we were supposed to have a meeting the following day to finish any details we didn’t cover. 3. Is there a schedued ceremony rehearsal? We would like to schedule one so everyone knows where to stand, and the order of events. - There isn’t a rehearsal but she will tell everyone where to stand and etc on the day of. I was a little skeptical of this but it really worked. She will ask if you have MOH,Bridesmaids,ETC and ask you if you want them to walk with you or just be waiting there, etc. all of it will be covered in your meeting you give her all the details and she'll take it from there. 4. Did you have your hair/makeup done at the resort? Still undecided on this, but would like to know if it needs to be scheduled ahead of time. - I did my own hair/make up. But I did get my nails done there. I was very disappointed! If you want to get acrylic nails it will cost you about $75 USD and that’s if they can even find someone to do it. I got a manicure and it was $20 and totally not worth it. I kicked myself for not just going to my regular nail salon and just getting a gel manicure for the same $20…but I digress lol..It does need to be scheduled ahead of time but Laura will schedule it for you just let her know. 5. Did you have your gown/your hubby's outfit steamed at the resort? Cost? - I had my dress steamed and it cost $6 USD. You will need to write "STEAM" on the laundry bag/form they provide you with because there is no option for it on the form. My husband just ironed his clothes. 6. What types of activities did they have at the resort during the day? I've been to other all-inclusives that had dancing lessons, spanish lessons, etc. Just want to include some more info for my guests. - They actually have the same sort of things, water aerobics, Spanish lessons, dancing, bingo, archery, volleyball, etc. In the rooms they give you a sheet that has a breakdown of the day activities with times. And they have a bulletin board by the lobby that tells what night shows/activities will be going on for the week. The only thing I remember for certain is that bingo was at about 3pm everyday and they have Karaoke on Tues and Sat.at I think 11pm 7. Your table displays at dinner were gorgeous. Did you pay the extra $$ for more flowers or just bring yours in from the ceremony? -Nope, they were the flowers from the ceremony that were included in the package. They moved them and set it up themselves while we were taking photos.

Congrats!!! Your wedding date will be here in no time! Are you excited or freaking out? Have you gotten your dress and everything? You are going to love it there! Laura did the same thing to me so I completely but if you have any questions I'd be happy to help, you might be asking something that I have the answer for already. The necklace is Larimar.I bought it while I was there I believe once a week or every 10 days or something and I had to haggle with the guy the original price he gave me was about 80 for the necklace with matching earrings and a bracelet (I didn't wear them on the wedding day) . I told him thanks but no too much and then he went down to 60 and I told him nope I only have 20 dollars. We went back and forth with me sticking to 20 and him trying to get me at a price above that. We got to 35 and I was about to walk away and he said ok and gave it all to me for 20. So don't get pressured! lol stick to your guns! Also, the gift store at the resort (the one that will be by the lobby bar) Has really good stuff for cheap. I actually wished I had ditched the OOT bags and just bought souvenirs from the gift store for the guest and just personalized them someway. For example, we paid about 2.00 for carved wooden key chains. We paid about 4 dollars for a little bottle of mamajuana and we got my daughter maracas for like 3 dollars.

Hello Ladies! I just got married here in December and I know there is not a whole lot on here for this resort in particular. So I posted a review in the review section below is the link. For all of you who haven't picked a resort yet I hope this helps and for all my soon to be Iberostar Bavaro brides lurking out there this one's for you http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/products/iberostar-bavaro-punta-cana-dominican-republic

I love this dress!!! However, I gained weight and couldn’t fit it anymore and was forced to get a new one as my wedding is right around the corner. I bought this gown from some extremely talented women who take damaged sample gowns and transform them into something amazing. Back-story: The shell of this dress is from Lazaro (the designer tag is still attached) and is silk satin. I was told that it was originally from their 2005 Fall collection and had a beaded English net overlay but the overlay was extremely damaged so they took it off and designed this beauty from the shell. BUST: 36 WAIST: 28 HIPS: 38 The ruffled trim is semi-matte and semi-sheer. The gown has a zip-up back with faux fabric-covered buttons. There is an inner hook-and-eye strap for more support at the bust but the bodice already has its own built-in boning and light padding. The gown is fully lined and is a fantastic medium weight so it would work for both informal as well as formal weddings. It also has a semi-cathedral (slightly longer than chapel) length train. The color of this gown is IVORY and it’s tagged size 12 but Lazaro tends to run a little small. The mannequin that you see it on is a size 8. All sales final and buyer pays for shipping which shouldn’t be more than about 25 dollars.

Hello Ladies! I just came across this and thought I'd share. If this is a repeat I apologize. I thought that these are soo cute especially if you are getting married in December. I just picked up the ornaments from Michael's. I got 6 for 4 dollars. I will update you all with pics when I am finished. Happy Planning!!

Thanks Mitzy! I made it using powerpoint. And I got the inspiration from one I saw on the website from my previous post. It did take a bit of time to be honest but totally worth it! I think that this will finally be "the one" lol and I can quit my addiction now.

Everyone's logos are so beautiful! I'm still making more as you can see in my siggy it's an addiction I swear!

Its Gorgeous!!!! I love it!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by jmiranda Can you share you thoughts on my logo. I am trying to created myself. Please tell me what you think. Thoughts and ideas are welcomed. I used word to do my logo and it seems to be too blurry. What should I be using? I luv your logo it's sooo cute! Do you know what you have the file saved as? Is it a Jpeg? I was having the same problem at first but with mines I wasn't saving the file as a jpeg it was actually saving as a TTF. file. Once I changed it, it worked out fine. Hope this helps a little.

Thanks guys! Jamie+Brandon- I think the date is cute too! and I didn't even plan for it to be that way. lol

Hello Everyone! I just wanted to say that all of your monograms/logos are amazing!!!! It can be a little frustrating making them yourself but once you get the hang of it it's truly a blast....However, in my case making too many can make you crazy lol. So, I created my first logo which is the one in my siggy and I loved it! But then I found this website with all of these cool logos but it cost $35 for them to customize it. So I thought to myself "I can do this" and I did! (well kinda sorta) and now I can't decide on which logo to pick! What do you guys think, should I stick with the one in the siggy or one of the new ones? Also here is the link to the website for anyone looking for some inspiration Still-Thoughtsâ„¢Monograms, Wedding Monograms, Graphic Monograms, Custom Monograms, Modern Monograms, Contemporary Monograms

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