LovelyGemini

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Originally Posted by MissJali 
 

So exactly 6 months from now...I will just have arrived in Punta Cana for my wedding week!!! Can you tell I'm excited?!? LOL

AHHHHHH!!!! LOL

yea, it hit me last night when someone mentioned, "wow, exactly 7 more months left until your wedding!" 

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Originally Posted by MissJali 
 

 

ay yi yi! im praying for less than 55!! 

I got my first "declined" RSVP today and in my head I was thinking "YESSSSS two less people!!" LOL, terrible I know, but the rising cost of this wedding is giving me nightmares. I hear you though, your ceremony's on the pier right? I remember BBPD telling me there was a limit for having it there.

On the sheet for pricing it's $1300 with fireworks and MC plus other stuff or $700 with just the DJ and a wireless mic Yes he is the recommended one so no outside fees to worry about, I was so happy when I was told! He has a different price but when I compared it's just different packages offered from the hotel and the DJ, difference is not bad at all in my opinion. You are paying $300 more for fireworks and flashing devices as in comparison to his package for the wedding. The only thing I'm not happy about is the extra hour but it is what it is.  Did we all get the same pricing, please say yes lol lol

What was the price you were quoted for dj and mc? And is this without the 'fireworks'? Does anyone know if there is no mc, does that mean there is no mic at all? I'm trying to justify all the costs :s

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Originally Posted by SoonMrsD 
 

 

We are all mostly for DJ Mannia, the resort recommends him and he has amazing reviews. Plus a friend of a friend had him for her wedding 2 years ago. Good Luck on your wedding and planning!

SoonMrsD, do you know if DJ Mannia is one of the DJ's that our WC's give us the pricing for? I chose the package that includes the MC, but don't know if DJ Mannia has to be booked separately or has a different price list. I've also read great things about him.

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Originally Posted by Jcastro0124 
 

Hi Melissa,

 

Are you a May bride also??? Our date is the 2nd of May. I have the following so far:

 

 

-personailzed bags

-hand sanitizer

-advil, pepto, for the hangover

-aloe vera

-sun screen

-welcome letter

-I want to buy the door hangers (where did you get yours?)

 

I actually hired my photographer from here, flying her out and having her stay at the resort for a couple of days. She will be covering other activities, apart from the "day"

JCastro, I saw you're also from NY, where did you find your photographer? I don't mind the style of TP, but their package prices are outrageous! I really wanted someone who could take pictures of our stay out there, at least while we're with most of our friends and family. 

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Originally Posted by Bjeantil 
 

As promised......

 

Please check out the blog posting of my wedding and trash the dress session at http://mwsphotoblog.com/berlourde-sean-say-i-do-in-dominican-republic/ blog my photographer created. Enjoy.

gorgeous pictures! congrats again and thanks for coming back to share this with us!

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Originally Posted by Trish Upshall 
 

ok so i am probably the WORST when it comes to wedding planning! My wedding is still 7months away (April 2014) I have the date booked and ceremony time and reception etc...but haven't booked or discussed anything else with the coordinator.  Which I believe from reading through the past comments, is no longer working there so I emailed the other day and still ahven't heard back.

 

Should I be booking and reserving a dj this far in advance? and with decor etc do I need to let them know colours or does most of this get dealt with once we are there?

 

I am the WORST wedding planner ever!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Ps.. Thank goodness for this thread or else i would be even more lost! I love all the pictures and posts from all the past weddings!! Makes me so excited for mine!!

Trish, when are you in April? I'm April 5, 2014, but I've been so nervous planning for everything that I've asked my WC tons of questions via email and also went over a couple things face to face when I met with her back in July, like colors and stuff. 

I've read most WC's send you some sort of questionnaire to go over everything about 2 months before, but I would send sample pics of things you want, like colors, cake, centerpieces, etc so they can tell you what's possible and what may not be. Only because they love to charge "extra" for every little thing, I feel it helps to know budget-wise what you may be paying extra for. 

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Originally Posted by MissJali 

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On top of the DJ, you have to pay $15/pp for the extra hour.
Supposedly it's to cover the cost of drinks or whatever. I'm definitely doing the extra hour as well, even though it's gonna run us about $2k just for that ONE extra hour.

Even a reception hall in the US gives you at least 4 hours, they sure know how to get every extra penny from us destination brides! LOL

oh gosh how many people are you having?

LOL! wayyyy too many! We're thinking anywhere from 100-120, hopefully no more than 150. We both have very large families!

So depending on the DJ Mannia package you choose it could be $236 or $433, just for the extra hour. I might do it since everyone keeps telling me its worth it but it's so much money lol

Very true.  Wahh! Everything is costing so much more than I expected!

Thanks so much for posting this! That centerpiece looks so much better than the old Christmas-like one. I was just wondering if you heard back yet about the mirrored plate also being included with the cylinder rental? Thanks!

Originally Posted by SoonMrsD 

 

 

This is the pricing on the sheet I got: (don't know what it means but here it is):

The first one is the picture they send you for the Tangerine package

 

Drapping Bar Higüey (Casablanca ceiling and walls)	1888
Drapping Ibiza 1  & 2 or 3 & 4 (Full drapping  hanging on wall pipe & drape tube)	2360
Drapping Mallorca 1 and 2  (Full drapping  hanging on wall pipe & drape tube)	4248
Drapping Mallorca 2 (Full drapping  hanging on wall pipe & drape tube)	3540

WHATTTTTT???!!!! I think I'll do just fine without the draping. My reception will be in both of the Mallorca ballrooms and I'm not about to pay close to 5 grand for that. They're out of their minds! 

Originally Posted by SoonMrsD 

 

 

Nope it's extra money for that as well, I asked haha

It's always something but the drapery does look really nice!

grrrr... figures! I wonder how much it is, did you happen to get a quote?

Anyone know if the drapery decor is included in the Tangerine Sunset package? I've seen it done with some of the other brides who used Bar Higuey, but my reception will be in the Mallorca ballroom since they can't accommodate the number of my guests anywhere else. The ballroom is beautiful but I think the drapery would be a nice touch.

Lovelygemini, I think she means overlays not topper lol. That's what the second table setting would suggest. That's called an overlay lol

Did you know the Tiffany Chairs in the first picture are $12 each to rent?   So the only ones that are free are the plastic ones covered in white with a color sash... ugh what a disappointment!  Also, there's an IKEA about 5-10 min away from the resort for last minute things. I wonder if it's worth paying $15 to rent the cylinder or better to just bring my own and leave it at the resort unless my guests want to take it home with them lol I'm def doing my own centerpieces since it will prob look better and be cheaper than what they offer.  Aris is my WC as well, Good Luck and keep us posted on any other details please!!!

The colors on the first picture i'm in love with! Pink!

Hey ladies, so I've been hounding Aris because I refuse to pay $50 for each centerpiece and finally told her I'm willing to bring my own flowers for the centerpiece (I heard they use fake ones anyway!) and the votive candles. She finally told me they can rent a cylinder vase at $15 per table. I'm waiting to hear if this includes the mirrored plate as well, which makes it wayyyy more affordable. She sent me a photo of the cylinder vase and I'm also waiting for her to send me the dimensions of it. Here is the sample photo she sent me. 

Also, I found out that the tangerine package table decor allows you to choose one of the following:

1. colored tablecloth

2. white tablecloth with color runner

3. white tablecloth with a topper? not sure what she meant by that, I'm not really a decor expert (LOL) but she attached the following photos:

Last but not least, she also attached the included centerpiece everyone has talking about, which is not terrible, but I'm more a fan of taller centerpieces. 

Girl, what is the Diablos Cajuelos?

@lovelyGemini: I don't have all the photos from the photographer yet so this is just a photo a guest took on her phone so you can get an idea of the centerpieces

I didn't realize the opinion everyone would have on hair! I just tried dresses for the first time on Monday and I was completely outvoted in having my hair down! lol. But I agree... we don't want to regret anything in our pictures! MissJali- I do not have an "up-do" face either!!

@LovelyGemini: Everyone was telling me the same thing (to get an updo) but I really didn't want to. I orginally wanted to get a waterfall braid but that didn't work with my headpiece so the hairdresser did something similar. Also, I put on clip-in extensions for the extra 4 inches in length so that the curls would look better, the curls fell by the end on the night but I still loved the way my hair came out and since it was somewhat away from my face, it didn't bother me at all. Also, you can take anything that you would like with you but just think of the weight and how much space its going to take up in your suitcase. I used up two large suitcases and at least 4 carry on's for all my stuff that I took, not to mention that I had to carry my super heavy dress throughout the entire airport while waiting close to an hour and a half in Punta Cana Airport to get through customs. I would suggest giving the DJ a playlist, I did this and the music was amazing all night (with the exception of the fact we improvised wanting the wedding party to dance a song together and the DJ put a really old Fulanito song that was super long that I didn't really like.)

yesssI want my hair down also! im getting annoyed by the suggestions too lol

Probably June 25th. I haven't submitted my reservation form as of yet because I am between the strawberry package and the tangerine package. I was also thinking about sending in the reservation after I purchased my plane tickets. Do you think I should send in the reservation form before confirming my vacation details?