Sabrinaa

Hi Jess819, I used the DJ that the resort provided for us. I made a bunch of playlists on my ipod for "must play" songs and then let him do what he wanted. We had a great time! The photographer was a friend of a friend so I can't really help you in that aspect.... Good luck! Sabrina

Hey Soccer1615, No I didn't. The prices were just too much for me because I was going to need another 3 bouquets and a bunch of coursages and boutonnieres. I got my flowers and cake from places in Santo Domingo and we hired a taxi service to bring everything to the hotel the day of the wedding.....my husband is Dominican which helped a lot. We didn't want to outsource our cake but the hotel was unable to make a cake for 60 people for some unknown reason...we went back and forth with this for almost a month! (because it just doesn't make any sense!) We finally just got fed up and outsourced a cake and it was SOOOOO delicious....best item on our menu for sure.

Hi Brendee, Regarding the tiffany chairs, yes, I think we had to make a 70% deposit....that sounds right.

Hi Soccer1615, There was no charge for any decor/linen set up. The chairs came from the outside vendor and they set them up for the ceremony and then moved them to the reception. I brought all my own centerpieces and the lanterns for the gazebo and they set it all up free of charge. Jessicalynneh, see my post #2883 just above for pricing of the tiffany chairs.

Hi Brendee, We paid $150 pesos per chair plus a delivery fee of $1600 pesos. These linens were a hot pink/fuschia colour that we used and we were not charged for them. The hotel does have a linen price list but these were free to use. I bought 2 other hot pink crushed taffeta table cloths and brought them with me to use on the head table but the rest were the hotel's linens. Happy to help - I got so much help from this forum myself

Hi Soccer1615, Our aisle runner was 25 feet - it would have been better if it was longer....but it did the job!

Thank you ladies! Brendee - our reception was in the a la carte restaurant Portofino. We did not rent any linens - they are all hotel linens. They have a few colours of linens that are free but limited quantities. The pink linens that I used were plain cotton, the hotel had 8 of them. The tiffany chairs were rented from an outside vendor - they only speak Spanish (my husband dealt with him as he is Dominican) and they took forever and many phone calls/emails (just a warning - be patient!). Contact info: Andreina Reyes Calle Altagracia Nº 11B, La Romana Rep. Dom. Tels.:809-556-5959 809-556-8595 Fax: 809-556-5454 E-mail: [email protected]

Thank you Vancouver Bride. We were married December 17 and our ceremony started around 5:20pm.

Here are a few more...enjoy!

Hey Ladies, Here are a few pictures from my wedding - keep in mind they are untouched and I'm not sure why they are attaching at all different sizes....

Hi Cynthia, It wasn't very difficult to walk through the path in heels. I wore 2.5 inch and my bridesmaides work 3.5 and 4 inch.... We had to walk more slowly but it looked natural - it's your wedding and it gives people/photographer more time to take pictures.

Hi Everyone! I know it's been awhile but I wanted to let you know that I had the most wonderful wedding and that Jenny was very easy to work with and really did accomodate our needs for our wedding day. I should have the pics from the photographer sometime within the next 2 weeks and will post some for you. We got married at the gazebo and had the reception in the Italian a la carte restaurant which was a perfect venue for us (we had the entire restaurant to ourselves like a mini banquet hall). We had 52 people in total at our wedding and it was fantastic. Good luck to all the brides still planning and believe me - you may be stressed now but once you have your first meeting in person with your wedding planner, you will feel totally at ease. Sabrina

Hey Ladies! The time is almost here! I'm leaving for the DR tomorrow but I won't be getting married until the following Saturday. I'm so excited! I won't be back until January but I'm sure I'll find a few moments to give you ladies updates. Wish me luck! Sabrina

Thanks ladies for all the kind words....I think I've morphed into Bridezilla....and I think my fiance agrees

Hey Ladies, My wedding is only a couple weeks away and I wanted to give you a heads up. My ceremony got pushed from 4pm to 5pm which I AM NOT happy about. This means I will have very little time for pictures before my 6:30pm ceremony. My fiance and I are considering pushing the reception back until 7pm to give us a bit more time but I'm worried about the sunsetting and therefore the increase in time won't actually be of any help. Just make sure your planner gives you confirmation of the time of your ceremony because even though I told her the time that I wanted back in April, she never actually confirmed it and it was just yesterday that I found out. She gave me the option of getting married on the beach instead (which I do not want at all - we specifically came to this resort for the gazebo, or moving it to 2pm which won't work for us, not to mention the heat!) We are considering taking pictures prior to the ceremony because of the lighting and also so that we are not then rushed or God forbid the ceremony before us gets delayed and then we're really screwed! And besides that, I'm a bit traditional in the whole thing about not seeing the bride before the wedding so I'm really not too happy about this option but I might have to suck it up. Not something I wanted to find out about just 2 weeks before my wedding! I don't want it to happen to any of you. Sabrina

Anudrm - congratulations! Your gazebo decor looked so pretty! What time did you have your ceremony and when did your reception start? Thanks!

I can't believe how fast my date is coming!!!! I'm really excited and trying not to stress too much. Only little details left....but I can FEEL the clock ticking....

Good luck to you and congratulations! So excited for you!

LIST OF WEDDINGS IN DREAMS LA ROMANA anudrm (Selina) 12 November 2011 DreamsBride2011 (Katie) November 11th, 2011 (reception November 12th, 2011) Sabrina December 17, 2011 Amurka 6th March 2012 brendee2005 May 5th, 2012 Jessicalynneh November 10th, 2012

Hey Francys, Did you have an actual "rehearsal" before your wedding? Thanks, Sabrina

Hi Jessicalynneh, My photographer is a friend of a friend who usually does sports photography but has done a handful of weddings as well - he basically did this as a favour for us so I'm not too sure how much wedding business he really wants. When is your wedding (it's so hard to remember with all the different ladies on this forum)? I won't meet him until my wedding day (December 17, 2011) but I will be sure to ask him so I can post his contact information on this forum if he is interested! Sabrina

Hey ladies, The florist I'm using is in Santo Domingo - I went to visit them when I was there earlier in October to pick things out/see who I'm dealing with I ended up getting my bouquet, 3 bridesmaids bouquets, 2 boutonnieres and some roses for my cake topper for about $220 Canadian dollars - well worth it when you compare what the resort wants to charge! Because my wedding package included a bouquet for me, I instead asked for it to be swapped for extra coursages and boutonnieres which they agreed to do. The florist I'm using is Jardin Constanza http://www.jardinconstanza.com/ is the website for them. They only speak Spanish and I gave them pictures of exactly what I wanted. Good luck ladies!

Hi Jessicalynneh, Do you have confirmation about the $5/hr per guest after 11pm? The price I got was $10/hr + 26% tax per person per hour after 11pm. I'm having my reception in the ballroom in order to extend the time and to enjoy the a/c ) My wedding is in less than 2 months!!! As for flowers, I went with an outside vendor in Santo Domingo - the lucky thing for me is that my husband has family in Santo Domingo so they are going to bring the flowers in the day of the wedding so I saved a lot of money. Ladies, your dresses are both beautiful! I went with a more traditional dress as well with a short chapel train - super excited to wear it! My first fitting is next week!

I emailed Jenny yesterday and she got back to me today....so hopefully you will hear back soon!

Hi Jessicalynneh, I'm planning on having my reception in the ballroom as well. My wedding is on December 17...it's coming so fast! I have never been to Dreams and I was wondering if you noticed if any of the ballrooms have a dancefloor or are they all carpeted? I just wondered if I had to budget in for a dancefloor... Thanks, Sabrina