alittlerandr

Wow, that is crazy tax - so glad I found out about that now! Thanks for sharing But as I understand in your post, the $2300 (or whatever it is for the Sand Extravaganza, for example) includes tax, right? It's just the extras - dj, decor, etc, that has the add'l tax?

@MsClarke- Thanks for sharing! I'm curious about a few things: -DJ/MC. In looking at the price list I received for 2012, it looks like DJ services are $350 for 1-4 hours, and MC are $250 for 1-4 hours. (I read that to mean that the DJ, for example, is $350 for up to 4 hours, not $350 per hour. Do you know if I'm correct in that?) Is yours $986.58 for 4 hours + tax, or also }+ additional hours, or ? I told Yinette that I wanted a dj, and all she said was 'ok'...nothing else. I'm thinking I should probably follow up. -Basic decoration package is $300 in the price list I received. Does that mean taxes are $78? Thanks so much for posting!!

Everything looks great - hope your day was magical!

What a perfect dress for a beach wedding - love it!

Looks great - love your color choices!

Love everything, especially the ideas for the OOT bag for the little one!

Looks beautiful!

Looks wonderful - thanks for sharing!

Congrats!

Looks great!

Everything looks great - congrats!

Love the invites - congrats!

Everything looks great - congrats!!

I didn't have to put down a deposit to get La Brasa. (I'm doing everything through Delta Vacations, and OB&S is one of their 'romance package' resorts, so maybe that's different between you and I? Or maybe my TA did something to book it for us? But as far as I know, no deposit, but I did get confirmation from Yinette that we have La Brasa booked.)

What an amazing planning thread...aka, your wedding was beautiful!!! Congrats!!

Us too! We're going to do the legal ceremony up here but treat it like the formality of getting the license. We'll have just our parents there, and will take them out for dinner afterwards. We're keeping it on the DL, although I have been honest when people asked. They all seem to be understanding of why we'd choose to take care of it in the US rather than deal with the extra cost/hassle.

Hi all- I just found this board today and wanted to introduce myself! I'll be getting married on February 28 at Ocean Blue & Sand in Punta Cana. I love seeing where everyone is at in their planning so I can reassure myself that I'm on the right track Happy planning!

Looks great - congrats!

Beautiful!

Love your earrings! Everything looks great

Great list - thanks for sharing!

Oh, I love so much about this! Fantastic!

Wow - everything looks great!

@Kelly - did you contact them or did they contact you to get that lined up? I don't want to be a pain to Yinette, but I don't want to overlook anything either, in case I'm supposed to be the one that's reaching out. When you get back, I'd love to hear how everything went Happy last couple weeks of planning!

Wow! Everything looks great - congrats!