District Weddings

I hope that you all had a happy and relaxing Thanksgiving weekend.  Is everyone still as full from turkey and pie as I am?

Today, we are heating things up with a destination wedding that took place last month by Amber Karson Events at a seaside villa in the Dominican Republic.  The couple, Sandie and Alan, live in DC but travel a a great deal for their jobs so a destination wedding was the perfect option for them.

And, I just LOVE their story…

A summer internship during graduate school took Sandie to Brussels, Belgium in 2003 where she first met her future husband.  As fate had it, Sandie did not meet Alan, the handsome U.S. Marine, until her last night in Belgium.  Trusting a gut feeling, Alan asked Sandie to return to Brussels that fall for his Marine Ball.  Feeling spontaneous (and a little like Cinderella), Sandie accepted and returned to Belgium to attend the event (in a historic castle.)  They had a wonderful time together, but their paths (and long distance) led them different ways soon after the ball.  However, Sandie always kept a picture of Alan on her dresser and no guy she dated afterwards ever compared.  Four years passed, and on the eve of yet another deployment, the two reconnected by chance- this time, for good.

For a destination wedding, it is crucial to embrace the local culture and let your guests experience everything your locale has to offer.  This wedding took place in Cabrera, a small town at the eastern end of the Dominican’s north coast.  Cabrera has little tourism infrastructure – far from the resort towns most people are familiar with – and the quaint, remote atmosphere added to the tropical mood.

The Rehearsal Dinner took place at Playa Grande Beach (once rated as one of the top ten most beautiful beaches by Conde Nast Travel) the day before the wedding.

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