Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana Brides

[zooly]

Hello All! I'm having my wedding at the Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana resort in one month. Any ideas, warnings, photography info., centerpieces...any think of that helps me and so many other brides plan their big day is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[J&M.Oz]

Hi & congrats! I just received confirmation for my wedding date for Jan 11th, 2011 and am so excited to start the planning! If you search under wedding reviews you will find some reviews by other Dreams Palm Beach brides (even reviews for Dreams Punta Cana are helpful). I've read a lot of brides used HDC Photography and have been very happy with their photos. I've also read that the resort photographers are great as well but more expensive. I'm going to research both and see which packages I like.

 

Have you confirmed which wedding package you are going with?

 

Best of luck!

Jeni

[Chelymo]

Hello there,

 

I got married at Dreams Palm Beach 2 months ago and have no complaints - you should go under the review section and take a look at my review. If you have any questions please let me know.

 

Chelymo

[elizabethrodriguez314]

not alot of information of this site for dreams palm beach anyone has picture of wedding at gazebo? or can tell me there experiance with this resort?

[elizabethrodriguez314]

also any pics of the centerpiece and bouquets/ dj that they used? thanks sooooo much

[Chelymo]

Elizabeth:

 

You can read my review on DPB, I got married there a little over 2 months ago. I did not get married at the Gazebo so I don't have any pics but you can also go on Facebook and look at the page under Dreams Palm Beach Brides I think there are some there. Happy planning.

[RoryS]

My niece is looking at DPB for an October, 2011 wedding. Her sister got married at Dreams Puerto Aventuras and it was spectacular. She has to find a different location though, because her sister said Mexico is "her" country

I helped plan her sister's wedding, so we're trying to come up with an alternative that is beautiful, reasonable for both guests and the bride and pretty much has everything already set up prior to the wedding. Dreams seems to fit that bill.

If you have your wedding on the beach, is there any sort of pergola or anything that is set up or is it just the table that I see in all the pictures? The gazebo looks nice, but the guests are facing the hotel rooms. I read somewhere that you can have the cocktail hour at the restaurant located near the beach. Is that the case for the reception, as well? Other than the banquet rooms; what other choices for a reception are there? My niece had hers set up in a nice private area of the resort in Mexico. We had about 5 tables and it was really nice. We just danced in the sand to her i-Pod.

Also, does anyone know what is the best time to visit the Dominican Republic? Would late October still put us in hurricane season? How do the prices for travel go up and down according to off and in seasons?

Thanks for all your help!!

[MysTea]

Hello there!

 

There is an Arch you can have /floral arrangement for the Beach that I believe is $400.00, You should also visit the DPB website and look for the wedding guide..There you will find alot of info about what they offer and also the prices.

You can have a beach or a indoor reception.

Originally Posted by RoryS 

My niece is looking at DPB for an October, 2011 wedding. Her sister got married at Dreams Puerto Aventuras and it was spectacular. She has to find a different location though, because her sister said Mexico is "her" country

I helped plan her sister's wedding, so we're trying to come up with an alternative that is beautiful, reasonable for both guests and the bride and pretty much has everything already set up prior to the wedding. Dreams seems to fit that bill.

If you have your wedding on the beach, is there any sort of pergola or anything that is set up or is it just the table that I see in all the pictures? The gazebo looks nice, but the guests are facing the hotel rooms. I read somewhere that you can have the cocktail hour at the restaurant located near the beach. Is that the case for the reception, as well? Other than the banquet rooms; what other choices for a reception are there? My niece had hers set up in a nice private area of the resort in Mexico. We had about 5 tables and it was really nice. We just danced in the sand to her i-Pod.

Also, does anyone know what is the best time to visit the Dominican Republic? Would late October still put us in hurricane season? How do the prices for travel go up and down according to off and in seasons?

Thanks for all your help!!

[RoryS]

I spoke with Melani and she was extremely helpful. I asked several questions and she answered them right away. In case there are other

brides out there who are wondering the same things - here's a list of the questions I asked and Melani's responses:

 

1. How is the beach wedding set up? I understand there is an additional fee to set it up. What does that include? The set up includes chairs with white covers and white table linen.

2. Can we bring our own decortions? Chair sashes, etc. yes, you can bring your own decoration.

 

You provide linens - do you have a color choice? We currently have yellow, turquoise, beige and white.

 

 Can we bring table overlays or do you supply those and if so, what colors and cost.You can bring your own.  Also we can make a quote for special colors.

 

 I see flower petals along the aisle to the beach; are they provided, if not what is the additional cost?The petals have an additional cost. Around USD$20 dollars each bag..

 

I didn't see costs for centerpieces on the tables. Do you provide those?  No, it has an additional costs.

 

Anything with lanterns?no, but we can make a quote subject to request.

 

 How much are floral arrangements?Around USD$60 to USD$90 dollars but the prices are depends of your choices.

 

3. Is the cocktail hour held at the Beachside Grill? How is that set up? Tables? We currently used different beach spot in order to performed a ceremony.  the set is  with cocktail tables (tall)

 

4. If she has a reception on the beach, will we be able to have music? yes, there is a restrictions with the volume.

 

Can we bring our own i-Pod and speakers? Yes

 

5. Is a reception by the pool a possibility? Yes, it is .    Is it near the beach?a little close.

6. Can a private or semi-private rehearsal dinner be set up? What locations are available? please note that you can have a private one, it has a cost. For the rehearsal we currently have the main restaurant we can settled an space.

7. Based on the time of year of the wedding; what is the best time to schedule the ceremony to take advantage of the sunset and still have some light for the reception? Starting at 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

 

Is there any sort of lighting provided by the beach for the reception?yes. spot light.

 

[CampbellSoup]

Great post, RoryS - very helpful