DawnBP

So we have been together for 6 years, engaged for 5 and due to coming into a little extra money we decided to get married while we had the chance, hence the quick timeframe and wanting to get married ASAP as it’s been a long time coming  Booked it in February and chose October 1st as it’s our 6 year anniversary and we wanted a date that meant something but not your typical Valentine’s day or anything like that. So there is 10 of us in total, small and intimate is just what we wanted, basically our parents and siblings. Me, hubby to be, my Mum and Dad are flying out Wed 24th Sep for 14 nights, so we have a full week either side of the wedding. Our remaining 6 family/guest fly out Saturday 27th for 7 nights. We have chosen the beach gazebo, we get married at 5pm so it’s a little less crowded and not mid day heat, followed by a private meal for all 10 on the beach with a private bar and musician (Saxaphone) – we have picked our menu (Fish starter, surf and turn main, chocolate for dessert and then coffee) and that’s about as much as we have planned not a lot I know. Given that there is only 10 of us though, there isn’t much to organise really as I am guessing we will only have 1 table for all 10 or 2 tables of 5, I have started drafting an email today to the wedding co-ordinator to start finalising things. I need to find out what the plan b will be if it rains, the wedding co-ordinator on site is apparently AMAZING, however they don’t really allow to work with her until you arrive on re-sort which is a bit annoying. Yes I have my dress, it has taken 6 months to make and I had my first fitting last weekend, my dress was made to measure but I am a little on the plump/curvy side so have been on a diet and exercise since January 5th and I have lost 35 pounds ( 2 and half stone) and my dress was HUGE, so given it was made to measure I am thrilled!!! Because I want to keep losing weight they have told me that we can leave off the final measurements until August 9th so I have 9 weeks to give it my all and hopefully shift a lot more pounds and keep fit and healthy. The boys are wearing chino shorts and shirts, my Fiance is wearing light blue/teal shorts with a white shirt and teal tie, he wants the other men is cream shorts with white shirt and teal tie. We are also having an ipod system, no need for a party with DJ with only 10 of us, we just want to relax and enjoy the beach for the evening so we thought the ipod system would work great but again we need to sorting out a play list. I thought oh this is great not much to organise it will be a breeze but now we are so close I was like OH OK WE HAVE EVERYTHING to do haha! So that’s where we are at, starting from today we should be making progress!!! Keep you all posted ladies xx Hi Stefadile - oh that's good to know, I kind of feel I have been a bit too laid back but given how small the wedding is, I think as you say, we should be able to get a lot finalised in a matter of weeks A few people said they actually change their minds on a lot of things once they met Claribel on the resort as she is brill and just knows what works best for all situations When do you get married? x

Thank you so much! We only booked it in February so the countdown has been quite short from the start but already we are less than 4 months and I am starting to panic I'm looking forward to counting down with all you lovely ladies Ok will give you a run down of the current plans....just bear with me

Hi all Newbie from the UK here, my Fiance and I are getting married on the 1st October this year at The Royalton in Punta Cana - Dominican Republic. Its all booked and deposit paid, however we still have EVERYTHING to finalise and decide on and we only have 16 weeks till we fly out...eeeekkkkkk! Anyway, big hello to you all from the UK Dawn

Hello ladies Congratulations to all of you, recently married or still engaged and planning your wedding. I'm Dawn and I am from the UK, my Fiancé and I are getting married at the Royalton on 1st October this year!! 16 weeks to go!! I have just read through this thread from the start and firstly thank you for all the information I simply found just from you ladies. At the moment we have paid our deposit and spoke about a few things with Laura, so far Laura has been very accommodating in regards to replying to my emails, given the time difference I always have a reply with 24 hours so I can't complain about that. So we are travelling from the UK on Wed 24th September for 14 nights, so we have a full 7 days before our wedding to finalise things with Claribel and enjoy some holiday time. There is only 10 of us in total so its a very small intimate wedding, just what we wanted. My Mum and step Dad are travelling with us but our remaining 6 guests arrive on Saturday 28th. So the main decisions we have decided are, legal ceremony on the beach Gazebo (booked for 5pm) followed by a PRIVATE meal for all 10 on the beach. Now we have initially told Laura we would like the dreams package, however I am not sure if the free package and paying for extras is the way to go with such a small number of guests, will it actually work out cheaper? The only reason we picked the dreams package is for things like the cocktail hour and musician, those little touches are the things we would love, specially the saxophone! I mean basically we still have EVERYTHING to finalise, I really need to start getting things sorted with Laura but I would much rather work directly with Claribel as she is based on resort. Price wise, the exchange rate for us in the UK it works out a lot cheaper, hence why a lot of Brits chose to marry abroad as its just so much cheaper so I don't have as much worry in regards to costs as a lot of you, plus with only 8 guests its far from a large wedding, however we are not made of money and so we still have to keep costs as low as possible. So yeah, I need to start cracking on really! Hope to speak to you all a lot more in the next 16 weeks Thanks D xx