If you prefer a thatch-roofed gazebo in the garden to a cathedral. An acoustic guitar trio to an organ wedding hymnal. Horse-drawn carriage to a stretch limo or the asphalt jungle. Champaign toasts at sunset and romantic walks on the beach at dawn. A Dominican Republic all-inclusive wedding may be the nuptial escape of your tropical dreams.

Affordable prices, and casual elegance. Dominican Republic all-inclusive weddings offer getaways in temperate climes and warm waters just hours from New York or Miami. Spoil your family to an island vacation — for no more than the expense of a large stateside affair. Or enjoy the intimacy of an exotic romantic escape (and keep the tab under a few thousand).

What can you expect in your DR package? A typical Dominican Republic all-inclusive wedding includes the coordinator, a civil judge and legal expenses, the cake, photographs, and a bouquet for the bride. Coordinators are praised for making it all just another day in paradise, but know that early birds not only get the proverbial worm, they typically get the facilities, the photographer and the restaurant they were promised, and often paid for.

What should you expect to provide to make the ceremony legal? A birth certificate, valid passports, two witnesses (with valid passports) and a notarized declaration of single status and, if applicable, a divorce or death certificate, translated and legalized by your Dominican Republic Consulate. No blood tests, but three days residency is required.

High season is December to April. But bring your snorkel and bikini year round. Explore Santo Domingo, the oldest city in the New World, take a tropical safari, or go kiteboarding in Cabarete. Dominican Republic all-inclusive weddings let you stroll from the ceremony to the honeymoon barefooted, sun-kissed and carefree.

For lots of information on Dominican Republic holidays and other Dominican Republic travel related topics, visit The Dominican Republic Travel Guide at http://www.dominican-republic-travel-guide.com/

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