Chad and Berklee's Wedding in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

We had planned Wednesday (a few days before the wedding) for our in person meeting with both Kukua and Junior, our photographer. We loved finally getting to see the venue in person, getting all of the details finalized, trying every single thing on the menu, including drinks and desserts! When we walked into Kukua in person, it provided a great sense of that we had made the right decision in a destination wedding. It was more beautiful than we had imagined, and Mayte was a complete doll. She greeted us with a huge hug and made us feel like we had known her for years. After we finished with the tastings and tours, we headed back to the resort to meet our photographer. Junior was also welcoming, confident and fun to be around! He assured us that he would get us the perfect photos, and he exceeded any sort of expectation we had.

After having breakfast by the ocean the morning of the wedding, we were picked up by a van to take us to Kukua. The driver of the van was wonderful, energetic and even he had help set the tone of how the day would be. We arrived to Mayte waiting for us, helping us get to the suite and Olga and her assistant Anastsia immediately started hair and make up for my mom, and two bridesmaids. They were fun, helped make suggestions to make sure that everyone looked absolutely beautiful. Mayte checked in on us several times, making sure we were comfortable, and updated us on the progress of how everything was being set up. Olga had worked some serious magic on my thin hair and makeup, I couldn't have imagined a better look for my big day. Seeing everything coming together was one of the many many times I cried throughout the day and somehow my make up stayed flawless. Walking down the stairs to do a first look with first my father, and my now husband I was speechless looking at all of the beautiful decor and I had a hard time believing it was for MY wedding. Mayte had gone above and beyond with every single detail, everywhere I looked there was something beautiful to be admired. After the first looks with two of the most important men in my life, my dad and husband everything went so quickly! The ceremony was held on the beach and it was perfect...and of course I was the one to mess up the vows haha. I'm glad we did a first look, as you don't realize how quickly time goes, and we were still taking photos right up to dinner. The meal with impeccable, there isn't one thing that I would change about it. The rest of the night of eating cake, dancing our hearts out and making memories with our most important friends and family made me again thankful that we chose Kukua to hold and create all of those memories. The end of the night was complete when Mayte joined in on the bouquet toss, so much fun!

We cannot thank Mayte and her team at Kukua, Junior and Olga enough for all of their hard work making our dreams come true!