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Hi welcome and congrats!

Hi and welcome! The Dominican Republic is a wonderful island! I stayed there for a while, but not at a resort. It was great to hang around with the locals. Beautiful island! You'll love it!

Hi and welcome! You'll find a ton of info here!

Hi and welcome!

Hi and welcome!

Hi I'm getting married in Jamaica as well. Good luck with your planning!

Hi and welcome just do a couple of searches and you should find all the info you need

Hi I'm a Secrets Wild Orchid bride! Not until 2011. Welcome

You'll find great info here. Just do a couple of searches or browse. Welcome!

welcome! thanks for your info!

everything looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!

great details! thanks for sharing

thanks for sharing!

I will def. be incorporating jumping the broom into our ceremony! That African tradition held fast across the ocean and into slavery times to today.

They don't open until this March. This gives them time to work out any kinks for any 2011 brides like me! Hopefully, everything turns out well because this seems like a great new resort. And I've gotten prices. They seem very reasonable and they have nice wedding packages (for up to 20 guests) I don't know how much the charge would be for more guests. . . Still waiting on an answer. . .

nice work!

thanks for sharing! they look great!

this is the best!!!! i would love to do this! so original!

THANK YOU!!! I'm late but these look AMAZING!

everything looks amazing! thanks for sharing!

thanks for sharing!

we thought about doing a welcome dinner too, but didn't want to spend more money than necessary. so the idea about welcome cocktail hour to give out oot bags sounds great! we may use that one!

it's all about you and your FH, no one else. I think the majority of brides on this forum have been through what you are going through now.

All I can say is I feel you guys' pain. My parents were telling me we should just have a church wedding in my hometown. But the FI and I always knew we would go back to Jamaica for our wedding. I didn't budge with my mom and I guess she figured that I wasn't going to change my mind and said they would be there. Her whole thing was she couldn't afford it, but she didn't even know how much it costs. I have a HUGE family, but we're not backing away from OUR wedding location. It shouldn't be about what other people want. It should be about what you and your FH want. I really don't want to consider anyone's feelings because we are paying for this ourselves. No one is helping financially, but is quick to offer ideas about our wedding location!

great pics! thanks for sharing!