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MY wedding date is July 22, 2011 What time is your ceremony at?

MsRedbird, I am undecided about the time to have the photog start taking pictures. Since I have a 4pm ceremony, would 3pm start time be fine? Any help would be appreciated!

Msredbird and SHeila, which photographer are you using? I am in the midst of booking HDC Soooooo excited

Thank you for your input! Can I ask which travel agent you used? Also, what are the price ranges for the quotes you received from the travel agent? just wondering to have rough idea since the agents I have been asking so far have sent very steep prices for the ROOM only, not even with flight included! THANKS!

MsRedBird, thanks for your feedback! I really agree with the whole trave booking approach you have, can I ask which travel agent you used? You can PM me if needed. When you say that Carolina asked for all your guests' booking numbers, do you mean she asked for their hotel reservation information? thanks again

hi Sheila! I sent out my save the dates last week so I am glad that is out of the way, on to dress shopping next! I am trying to get the big things out of the way in the next coming months to avoid the stress if I wait until the last few months. Can I ask how you booked your trip? Did you use a travel agent or did you book on your own and were you able to get some type of discount or group rate through anyone?

Oh and I forgot to mention that I had the magnets done through Vistaprint. I uploaded the design and voila, large magnets!

So I had the magnets designed by a graphic designer I found online. I created the letter with the starfish background and pasted the letters onto the colorful cards that I already had from Papyrus I wanted to keep it colorful and vibrant!!!

hi Sheila! Have fun choosing your registry items, January is soon! Â Everyone will have different opinions about any resort they go to, and in my opinion it's a matter of how sensitive people are about the service and their expectations. I stayed at this resort this past August, you can read my review about it on another thread I have here i had a great time. My outlooks is I read everything with a grain of salt!

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 Hi ladies! So it's been a week or so since coming back from Punta Cana and I miss it!! I want to go back to the beach!! So I will try to cover everything I can recall, here goes: Resort: As our taxi pulled into the resort, palm trees everywhere! The grounds are very well maintained, and we pulled into the lobby for the Punta Cana section around 5pm or so, tired and thirsty and hungry. The ride from the Punta Cana airport is not very long, about 15 min or so. The young girl at the reception desk was pleasant, check-in was quick and the bellhop took our bags to our room and was willing to answer any questions we had about where stuff was located. Rooms: Deluxe Room: Punta Cana section: I have to say, my experience with the Deluxe room in Punta Cana started out fine, but as I noticed some details, I was not too happy with it. The humidity smell was so strong, yet I know this is common especially in a humid climate so I was willing to air out the room and turned on the A/C to get rid of the smell. Then I noticed the bedspread had a few stains on it, and one small stain on one of the pillowcases. They only give you two small pillows, and were pretty tough to sleep on if you are used to a fluffier pillow! They offer a pillow “menu†where you can upgrade your pillows for about $3 a day! The television had pretty bad reception, not a big deal for me since I was not planning on spending my vacation watching t.v. anyway! Overall everything else about the room was fine except for these details, which I think are small details that do add up, at least for me. The next day, got a tour of the rest of the resort and its rooms, and I mentioned my FI and I were not too crazy about our room, so we were upgraded to a Romance suite at the Bavaro section! The Bavaro section overall I think is nicer than the Punta Cana section. Nicer lobby with a fountain, rooms are in better shape. The Romance suite was a definite step up from the Punta Cana room! We also had a Mayan shower meaning the bathroom opened up to an outdoor shower and hammock covered by a thatch roof. That was pretty sweet! We saw the rest of the Bavaro rooms and were also guided through the Royal suites section. The Bavaro rooms offer a variety of rooms depending on what you are looking for. Loft style rooms, junior suites, etc. The Royal section was so quiet and seems not many people were staying there at this time of the year, since this is considered their low season. The Royal rooms are very modern with flat screen tv’s and a shower with too many buttons to name. It would take a few days for me to figure out how to work that shower, LOL. My FI and I are planning on staying at the Royal for sure for our wedding J Wedding Coordinator: We met with Carolina on our second day there, and she was friendly and warm, and answered all our questions. She did not seem too busy, and showed us a few pictures of flowers, decorations, etc. The meeting was brief, about 25-30 min. long and when we mentioned we wanted a tour of the resort and its rooms, she set that up with Guest Services for later in the day. However, when we were ready to go on our tour with Guest Services, she came over to tell us the rooms were not ready and asked if we could come back the next day instead. We did so the next day and that is when we got our tour of Bavaro and Royal. Restaurants/Food: My favorite restaurants were: Sumptuori (Japanese), and the Brazilian Rodizio. One night we went to the Spanish restaurant El Quijote but it was closed for that day, some restaurants are closed once a week on specific days, so we missed that one. That one seemed to be the most popular, with a nice indoor bar next to it. Arrecife and La Uva: Both are near the beach and the food was good, not the greatest I have had but not bad either. I had a yummy ravioli dish from La Uva one night. I an picture how the reception dinner at either one of these restaurants would be romantic, we sat outside by the little deck in La Uva and there was a nice ocean breeze. None of these have air conditioning but I don’t recall feeling sweaty and uncomfortable. For breakfast we tried the buffets in Las Torres, and la Catedral. The variety is the usual eggs, cereal, waffles, and there was an omelet station so that was a plus. The variety is good, presentation not the best but the food overall was tasty and well done. They keep the coffee flowing and offer nice warm milk with the coffee J There was very little Dominican food! Dominican food is yummy and I was a bit disappointed that some signature dishes were not on the menus or in the buffets. There is a 24-hour sports bar with a good selection of nachos, hot dogs, pizza, beer, etc. It also has a foosball table and a pool table as well with a jumbo screen tv. This is great for late night munchies! Staff: Overall the staff was friendly but some did not know the menu to be able to recommend a dish. For example, when we had dinner at La Uva, my FI asked the server if there was a dish he recommended from the menu and the server said he did not know, we found this a bit odd. Pools: The pools are large and plentiful! Each section has its pool, and there are plenty of people hanging at the swim up bars having a great time. They closed at 7pm each day for cleaning and maintenance. Beach: OHhhh the beach is amazing!!! Powdery white sand and turquoise clear water, and the water is warm, not cold at all J There are many thatched huts you can sit under in case you don’t want too much sun. Definitely one of the trip highlights! Entertainment: The Bavaro section has a club, the DJ played a good mix of English dance music, merengue, salsa, bachata and the DJ also took requests. We had a great time dancing and drinking. It opens at 11pm til 2 am each night. Every night at 10pm there were shows in the theater. They ranged from ok to pretty cheesy. I was expecting a merengue or perico ripiao show but all the shows we saw were American themed. There was disco night one night and a horror show another night, all the dancers had different Halloween costumes, I did not get that at all, LOL. More to come on the gazebo and a wedding we witnessed! I am not sure if I can post pics, do I need a certain amount of points to do that?

hi missNatalie, you have mail!

Thanks for the information Luciel, I was looking for prices on their site but they were not posted

Hi Chell, from what Carolina told me, the wedding agreement is simply a one page form you fill out with bride/groom name, date of wedding, date of arrival, etc. That is what she sent me and it's not an actual contract at all. I am doing a site visit in a little less than a week so I will ask about a contract if it exists! Â

Hi ladies! Â So my FI and I wanted to go away before the summer ended to a warm, tropical, relaxing place...what better spot than Punta Cana where we could also take a look at the resort we are considering for our wedding next year! I found a pretty good deal on Expedia for 4 nights so we are headed there in about 10 days I'm putting together my list of questions for Carolina the coordinator and also planning to check out the Jellyfish restaurant, we are weighing our options with the reception dinner. Are there any brides out there getting married on these dates at the Palladium? I would love to be able to observe your wedding ceremony!

Many many thanks!!! this place looks great Now i am really considering having a reception here... I probably have not read in reviews yet, but, is there space for dancing at the Jellyfish?

 Hi everyone! Can someone please forward me the price list as well for Jellyfish? I am looking at a date of July 2011  [email protected]

Chell44, my date is July 22, 2010

Thank you Shan!! Can you email me the menu as well? [email protected] Â thanks so much

Hi everyone! I am looking into this resort too, it's between Grand Palladium and now Iberostar Bavaro! Have you looked at prices for flight plus hotel for Iberostar and what prices are you getting so far? I am wondering how expensive it will be for my guests to go there, and if it is above my limit I might have to go for Grand Palladium. Any feedback would be great, thanks!!

Welcome!! My FI is Dominican as well She did not mention the time for cocktail hour, she just mentioned that if I choose Hemingway's, it opens at 5pm. My ceremony is for 4pm, hoping that is a good time. I'm realizing that all the restaurant choices we have (la Uva, Arrecife, and Bohio) seem to be open air restaurants, I wonder how hot will it be?? yikes

I just emailed you

Here is the attachment with cocktail hour info. $6, $7, or $8 per person, or you can always go to Hemingways bar and have cocktails there for no extra fee the document she sent me is in Spanish since I have been communicating with her in spanish, let me know if you need a translation! KIT DE BANQUETES PALLADIUM 2011 - ESP.doc

Chell44, Carolina sent me the options for cocktail hour if you are interested. Hemingway's sounds like a good idea to me too. Do you know where I can find pics of this bar?