Congrats kgentile! and welcome to the BDW forum community! yes, you're right about this being a wonderful resource for planning a destination wedding - with lots of info, suggestions + advice from everyone here There's a small boutique resort on the north shore of the DR which could be worth you checking out that would fit well within your budget, It's called "Vecinos" in Cabarete, and is a great place for an intimate group of 2 dozen people (in case some of your guests can't make it, and your number goes down). There's a link to it here.......http://www.our-dominican-republic.com/accommodations.html Wishing you all the best with your planning process, and that you have the most amazing wedding of your dreams - Cheers! team MTM asst, Lynda