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I just sent him an email this afternoon and heard back within 20 minutes. This was the email response i got.... Good afternoon Sarah and thanks for your note. I would be happy to help with you ceremony. I can send you a sample ceremony, if you are interested. I have two ceremonies that I can do. One is a traditional, religious ceremony that is very similar to what you would see at most churches in the United States or Canada. The second is a more contemporary, less church-style ceremony. Both are very nice and take about 20-25 minutes to perform. If you decide not to do the civil ceremony here then your date and time are pretty flexible. Right now, I am open from June 26-July 1 so any time is pretty good for me. If you are interested in seeing one, please send me your names, as you would like them in the ceremony and I will prepare one for you to review and modify to suit your wishes. My fee is $300US and that can just be paid the day of the wedding, before the ceremony-no need for a deposit. Blessings to you as you plan. I am sure you and your guests will love the Majestic Elegance! The resort is wonderful and the wedding coordinators do such a good job in making sure your day is special! Rick York La Romana Punta Cana [email protected] Hope this can be helpful to anyone wondering about him. I requested a sample of each ceremony and will post when i hear back

we were wondering about actually getting married at the courthouse, not just the marriage certificate.

very creative

agreed

My FI BM commented that when he went to the DR at an AI he paid about $800 for him and his girlfriend including flights! I asked when they went and he said 7 years ago!!!!!!!!!!! Really?!?! you didn't even need a passport then. Why would anyone assume prices stay the same for decades??? Also, sorry but we're staying at a nice resort not a cheap-o second rate place. Prob couldn't even fly both of them there for that price now! I'm over the whole thing. price is what it is, wedding is what it is, with or without you! period.

Why don't boys realize we've planned this milestone since we could talk?!?! I remember putting toilet paper in the back of my shirt and running through my Grandma's house like I was wearing a veil! Oh well... I keep telling him "happy wife = happy life" i think he's slooooowly starting to catch on!

My mom and i were discussing this on the way to go dress shopping this past weekend. My Aunt was with us and I told her we weren't sure but, may do the legal thing here first. She was like "then why don't you just go to the DR for your honeymoon. You'd get more presents. May not get presents if you still have the wedding down there!" Really?! did i say i wanted a courthouse wedding or did i say i wanted a destination wedding with legalities taken care of here first!!!!!!!!!!!! I just sat there and didn't say a word. I love her dearly and know she was coming from a good place, but i wanted to slam on the breaks and cry! And presents? who mentioned presents??? i didn't even plan on having a shower until SHE said we should do one! I'm dumbfounded. if no one wants to come THEN DON'T COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have cousins who got married here in the states and were legally married before the ceremony for insurance, ect and no one said a thing. I'm over it. I'm not here to please anyone but myself and FI. I don't think people understand. I'm sorry you're having the same issues with family!

very helpful. thanks

I think it's plenty of time. I'm arriving on a monday and getting married wednesday. I know some resorts make you be there (when I was inquiring with Dreams Punta Cana they told me they would not budge on this). Email your WC, i'm sure it'll be fine

let's try this again. Here is my wedding dress

like. driving in snow?

I can see them on mine, but I'm working on the problem... should be fixed soon. Thanks for the heads up!

Finally found my dress on Saturday!!!! Ignore the my expressions, lol. It's from Davids. The dress i tried on was white, but i ordered the ivory

I'm sooo excited to look for jewerly! I'm going tomorrow to look for a dress I love the pearl/diamond combo very elegant and timeless~ good picks ladies!

LOVE this idea! i was def going to have one when we were planning to have our wedding back here. We're going to set up a do-it-yourself booth with a polaroid and goofy props

LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!!

Ever since deciding to have a DW i was all about having the legal ceremony down there for various reasons (mainly b/c i was worried I would get there and not feel like it was my wedding day). My FI parents cannot attend for health and financial reasons (we knew this from day 1). I started thinking about it and felt really bad that his parents wouldn't be there and no mater what he says i knew it sucked for him. So i decided to get over my selfishness and suggest a courthouse ceremony here and then the symbolic ceremony there. Here I am thinking I'm being some great fiance, but then he says "well if we do that, what's the point of even having the symbolic ceremony?" I'm sorry but WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!?! do i really need to tell you the importance of a wedding day full of flowers, family, wedding dress, ect to anyone??? Well apparently i do to the man I'm going to marry! I'm soo irritated by this. I know i should get over it, but i was really hurt. I was compromising and thought i was surprising him with this awesome idea to include his family and then I feel like i was slapped in the face. I should mention that my mom has been trying to get me to do the symbolic for months now to save $$$ and i have refused because i hated the idea. Here i am trying to think of him and put my feelings aside only to have him ask "what's the point of the actual wedding?" Thanks for listening!

if he doesn't book through your ta can you just pay for the 4 room? seems like that would be cheaper if you get you're week free plus lots of extras!

It's 8pm on friday night and i'm stuck at work for another 2 hours. this just made my day, no wait my week! thanks for sharing!

I'm the ultimate foot-in-mouth girl! don't worry about it. Don't ever think your opinions are wrong (maybe just keep them to yourself, lol). People will get over it!

Your grandpa is going to have the best seat in the house! and he will have an amazing party in heaven for you!

Any updates??? I can't believe your mom would ask this of you! like she would rather have the outside world think you're one big happy family and the two of you are bff when she clearly knows you're not. all i can say is stick to your guns, don't have your sister in the wedding and if anyone complains, be honest and tell them why!

I'm speechless. I am without speech.... I cannot believe you're not on America's Most Wanted for finding her and All i can say is good luck. I really hope you're getting MAJOR discounts (more than day passes-that's obvious!) for your trouble. Don't let this completely bring you down. Remember everything happens for a reason (sooo much easier for me to say than for you to hear), and your day will be awesome in the end!

Terrified to fly (especially over water for sooo long). BUT i can't wait until our DW! next time one of them asks you to a get-together or something just say "sorry, I don't like to drive"

i think it probably just sounds weird to you now. after you get use to it, you won't worry (because it really isn't bad!)