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[Beachgirl1983]

hey guys!!!

Im new to this site!  Planning a wedding in dominican at the hard rock for july 2014.  Been looking at prices for this trip... man its expensive.  Wondering how many months in advance did you book for wedding?  Dont even know where to start...any info suggestions or anything ur willing to share please feel free to tell me

thanks!!!

[preciousblue]

Yeah, the Hard Rock is one of the pricier resorts... we were looking at it because the pictures and reviews looked great but we don't want to ask our friends and family to fork out that kind of moolah, so we looked elsewhere. I'm not sure if you are located in the US or Canada... travel arrangements work differently... first off is to get a travel agent and see about getting quotes. Spread the word to those you want to invite to give them notice... we started our wedding planning in October, got quotes in November, and chose the resort in December. Now we have to wait until the spring to book anything because here (in Canada) flight schedules won't be posted until then, and the tour operator won't let us leave a deposit before then. I wish you the best of luck in your planning!

[AndyB]

My original plan was to marry at the Hard Rock and yes it's beautiful but also pricey. My friends who are Dominican informed me to have my wedding on a resort that would give you the feeling of being in carribean. Hard Rock is too Americanized. I will marry at the Ilberostar Bavaro, it was 400 dollars cheaper for each room oppose to the Hard Rock and it's beautiful! I booked my Wedding reservations last May and will marry this July. I have 18 rooms with 2 or 3 guest in each. Ilberostar Bavaro's packages are inexpensive verses the Hard Rock. So, do some research before booking with the Hard Rock. Punta Cana has many beautiful resorts to chose from.