Dana you are gorgeous!!! The cameo ring on the left is her great grandma’s engagement ring

Meet Dana + Matt. Remember their e-session last year?

Tropical flowers for a tropical destination wedding

Dana getting Chelsea Handler tickets from Matt.

Dana and Matt’s beautiful son walking with Dana’s Dad on the left & the cute Jackson getting ready on the right

Meet the bridesmaids– a saucy bunch that kept me laughing. Left is Dana getting bug sprayed as there were some sneaky bugs in the Dominican


Dana looking like a goddess! It was overcast/rainy but that cloud cover gave the BEST soft light for photos!



Dad walking the gorgeous Dana down the aisle


Jackson was adorable during the ceremony. He stared down the sand, played peek a boo, and picked flowers.













They were a crazy fun bunch



Dana and Jackson dancing away. Aww!!

Resort, flowers, day of wedding coordinator, dj, food: Dreams, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Travel Concierge/Planning: Beach Bum Vacation
Wedding Dress & Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal
Grooms and Groomsman Suits: www.studiosuits.com
Makeup & Hair: Grooms Sister, Marissa Allen

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Some questions/answers, suggestions, and thoughts from the Bride:

Why the Dominican?
The largest reason is because our son is 2 years old. We wanted the wedding to be special and exciting to him, and didn’t feel that a church wedding would have much to offer to a toddler. A destination wedding, on a beach, is much more exciting to him, especially because he gets a fun vacation with his parents and grandparents!… The Destination Wedding allows me a week of relaxation with the most important people in my life, and a laid back lead-up to the wedding, and is much more casual so I’m not as uncomfortable being the center of attention!
We chose the Dominican republic because I have been on a vacation there before with one of my best friends (my maid of honor!!) and we LOVED it. It was just gorgeous, so it was a top choice for our wedding. We are on a limited budget, as are many of our guests, so we chose a resort that had a LOT to offer, at a reasonable price. Also, because we are taking our son, we had to go to a resort that is kid-friendly; but we also wanted a resort that wasn’t kid-centered, as our son is the only child coming to our wedding. We didn’t want our adult guests to feel like they were at Disney!

Favorite Detail?
I don’t know if I can pick out one favorite detail of the entire wedding. I think that it has to be the cute little things Jackson was doing during the ceremony (playing peek a boo). Or, when he would come up to me, and pat my dress or look at my shoes, because he liked them so much. Just the little things that showed how much he was enjoying the wedding.

Would you change anything?
I would have tried to designate one person as the “go-to” person to coordinate meals, etc. so that I could have relaxed more instead of always trying to plan where/when to meet.

Funniest Memory?
Jackson discovered that he could put his hands in front of the pool jets and spray people. That was one of the funniest things, as he was spraying all of our friends and family in the pool!
Obviously, being all-inclusive, there were a few hysterical stories of people after a few cocktails….Just ask Matt!!! =)

Advice for brides to be?
RELAX. Delegate as much as possible, let others make decisions that really don’t matter, and just enjoy it.

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