Ottawa Bride

Quote: Originally Posted by jerseykitten I put the deposits down on 12 rooms myself, and then as they get booked, that money will go towards the payment of my trip. I think your TA should have been more upfront with you in the beginning about how the rooms get held. It always stinks to have to ask people for money! Ours was a similar situation... we had to come up with 10 deposits and then as other people pay, the money comes back to cover our trip.

Wow, what a list!! March 2009 Marisa & Don: March 10, 2009 - EdenH Real Arena Sita & Fernando: March 14, 2009 - Riu Bachata Carmen & Donovan: March 19, 2009 - EdenH Real Arena Nuc Med Bride & FI: March 19, 2009 - Gran Bahia Principe April 2009 Mamie & Joshua: April 2, 2009 - Bavaro Princess Kim & Chris: April 4, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana Raquel & Dominick: April 17, 2009 - Paradisus Punta Cana Jennifer & Eliu: April 18, 2009 - Paradisus Palma Real Nancy & Kenny: April 23, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Brittany and Jay: April 23, 2009 (I think) - Occidental Grand Michelle & Jeff: April 24, 2009 - Meliá Caribe Tropical DRBride2009: April 24, 2009 - Meliá Caribe Tropical Aliya & Joey: April 24, 2009 - Riu Palace, Punta Cana Shannon & Dave: April 30, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical Christi88 & FI: April 30, 2009 - Eden Real May 2009 Shawn & Jeremy: May 2009 - Punta Cana (Still deciding on resort) Nicole & Justin: May 1, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana Yadira & Alexander: May 2, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana Eliu & Jennifer, MAY 3, 2009 - Paradisus Palma Real Velvet & James: May 8, 2009 - Riu Palace Punta Cana jhildebr: May 11, 2009 - Majestic Elegance Jennifer & Adam: May 11, 2009 - Paradisus Punta Cana Karen & Anthony: May 12 2009 - Ocean Sand Punta Cana Meagan & Jeff: May 15, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana Nichole & John: May 16, 2009- Melia Caribe Tropical Jessica & Omar: May 22, 2009 - Paradisus Punta Cana Kristen & Craig: May 22, 2009 - Paradisus Punta Cana Heather & Joe: May 23, 2009 - EdenH Real Arena Sam & Sarah: May 27, 2009 - Majestic Colonial June 2009 melnb & FI: June 2009 - Paradisius FYB87 & FI: June 2009 - Resort undecided Lisa & Mike: June 9th 2009 - Majestic Colonial Vanessa & Hugo: June 19, 2009 - Paradisus Palma Real Mark and Jessica: June 19, 2009--Dreams Punta Cana Amanda and Tony: June 19, 2009-- Dreams Punta Cana Katy & Will: June 20, 2009 - Occidental Grand Rosanne & Alex: June 24, 2009- Dreams Punta Cana Sue & Steve: June 30th, 2009 - Riu Palace Punta Cana July 2009 Kylie & Chris: July 1, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana Amber & Seth: July 2, 2009 - Excellence Punta Cana Nadia & Julian: July 3, 2009 - Excellence Punta Cana Lori & Justin: July 8, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical Nathan & Brianne July 15th- Dreams Punta Cana Jess & Dan: July 27, 2009 - Dreams Punta Cana Jenn & Chris: July 31, 2009 - Riu Palace, Punta Cana Cecile & Nord: July 24,2009-Moon Palace, Punta Cana August 2009 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) 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 - Grand Palladium Palace, Punta Cana Veronica & Paul: November 5, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Lisa & Jim: November 5, 2009 - EdenH Real Arena Punta Cana Erin & Trent: November, 9, 2009 - Melia Caribe Tropical Leslie & Gerry: November 16, 2009- Majestic Colonial Andrea & Chris: November 24, 2009, Majestic Elegance Krista & Dave: November 25, 2009 - Sirenis Tropical December 2009 Julie and Rob: December 4, 2009 - Grand Palladium Punta Cana Amber and Dan: December 5, 2009 - Majestic Colonial Beth and Ian: December 12, 2009- Excellence Punta Cana Lindsay and Tracy: December 31, 2009 - Majestic Colonial August 2009 Tasha & Jamil: August 1, 2009 - Excellence Punta Cana 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 Amber & John: February 27, 2010, Paradisus Palma Real March 2010 Jennifer & Cory March 13 2010- Palma Real Punta Cana Diane & Devin March 25 2010 - Paradisus Palma Real Lindsay & Seth March 28 2010 - Paradisus Palma Real April 2010 Jess & Aaron April 22, 2010 - Majestic Colonial Punta Cana 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 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) July 2010 Lynette and Darnel July 13, 2010 - Dreams Punta Cana Liz & Miguel - July 26, 2010 - Undecided location {Santiago, Puerto Plata, or Punta Cana

Great idea! I really need to get on the ball - I never even think of ebay for these things!

Hey everyone, I just found this site and thought I'd share. We're planning on having Dominican cigars available for our guests at our reception (would like to have someone come and roll cigars for us but plan B is just to buy them once we get down there)... anyway, I found this great site where you can order labels, then access their software online to customize and print at home. The site was Online Labels - Labels for laser and inkjet printers! Compatible with all popular software programs for printing labels!. I just placed an order so hopefully I'm not getting ahead of myself by recommending the site! Will keep you posted on how they turn out. Tanya

My mom is from Central America... she's not crazy superstitious, however, has always said that it's bad luck for a younger woman to wear pearls... apparently it's okay for more 'mature' women to wear them as long as they've been given them as a gift... no mention of wedding though, so not sure what to tell ya.

You're incredible! Thanks for posting this.

Great job, Miranda! As a head's up, I would be very careful with a glue gun... because the ribbon is sheer, you could end up seeing the glue through the ribbon. You could try clear double sidded tape or even those 'glue dot' things. Love the idea of adding some bling... if there isn't enough room for initials (or if trying to write them out becomes more complicated than you had hoped), what about just a row of diamonds on the ribbon going around the vases? One last idea is about how to combine the two colours... oh, I hope this explanation makes sense what if you wrapped the middle vase with the aqua/blue using the full width of the ribbon (as you've done on the shorter one), then fold the white ribbon in three so that it's not nearly as wide... place the white ribbon over the blue ribbon and then you could apply a row of diamonds over the white ribbon... does this make any sense at all?!? Hope this helped.

I also say you should send invitations to those you sent STD to... I know that it's a lot of work and extra expense, but I think those people who were close enough to invite with a STD will appreciate the effort you put into making the invitations... I also would hope that it will help them feel a part of your day even though they weren't able to make it.

To register or not to register... ugh! We've been struggling with this same question. So nice to read through everyone's great ideas and suggestions.

Great job! I wouldn't even have thought to do that!!

Hello everyone, I'm also new to the forum. We've decided on the Grand Palladium Palace Resort Spa and Casino in Punta Cana, D.R. Finally confirmed the date last week and it looks like we'll be married on November 4th, 2009! Looking forward to learning more through this forum. Tanya