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Just returned from PPR. In short, it was awesome! Resort was absolutely gorgeous. I'll do a full review soon. Posting a quick pic of our reception at Olympus Terrace since I recall in my planning not being able to find a good shot of it setup. It looked so pretty at night. Setup is Aqua package with different chairs and added centerpieces and oriental lanterns.

Any NY brides out there that have advice, stories or suggestions on how to change your middle name? I know this thread is a bit old now but hoping there's someone out there that might have insight. I want to put my maiden name in my middle name so it would be FirstName Middlename MaidenLast GroomLast. In New York and a few other unlucky states, you're not allowed to change your middle name without going through the process of a petitioning the court to change your name. Which can mean a few trips to the courthouse to get it sorted. Has anyone just changed their middle/last name on the SS card and not going through the whole court process?

After staring at my navy blue shoes for a month, I decided that they needed a little extra something. I bought some pretty ribbon from Paper Source and added it to the bows... Original shoes:

Hey ladies! I just got a map of the resort from my planner, wanted to post in case it was helpful to future PPR brides. Enjoy! Paradisus Palma Real Resort Map.pdf

Chelle2BMorrell, if you don't mind me asking... how much did you tip the wait staff? Did you give the money to the wedding coordinator to distribute? I'd love to tip them if they do an awesome job, I'm just not sure how much $ I should plan on bringing with me.

britb618 - The boat takes off from Jellyfish restaurant right? I think PPR is fairly close to there so hopefully we'll be able to avoid getting sick on the bus. Ooof.

Do you have a pic of the front?

We're going with a recording of a steel drum band. Would have liked a live band but it wasn't in the budget.

I ordered my flower from Etsy a bit ago. Hopefully it'll be here soon. I'm 5 weeks out so I hope it works (otherwise i'm going to scramble to figure out something else). http://www.etsy.com/listing/85681380/real-touch-whitepink-orchid-hair-pins

Agreed! I wish i started using it earlier. Perhaps a good thing I'm now obsessed and am browsing the app whenever i have a spare moment. I'm a little frustrated with the iphone app though. I created new boards that don't show up. :/

That packing list is awesome!! I'm hoping to take 1 carry on each + two checked bags. Worst case we'll take an extra checked bag for all our stuff and then I'll convince someone to take it back for us.

Congrats!!! Thank you so much for sharing your journey! Love the pics!

These are great! Nice work!!

I love the print on the bag! Great job!!

Your dress looks epic in the photo on the catamaran!

Great job! I love the colors!

Perhaps because I use my debit card for everything these days the thought of carrying a wad of cash with me to DR for tips seems weird. I'm not sure there will be ATMs readily available as there haven't been on some of my other carribean trips. We also have to pay cash for our welcome sail (4k) . Thoughts? Suggestions?

70-80 I think for flowers, vase, candles and mirror. It's a bit more than I'd hoped to spend but they're exactly what I want so oh well!