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Places to Elope – Courtesy Weddings in Aruba or Dominican Republic

This is the second installment in our series on how to receive a free or complimentary wedding with the purchase of a honeymoon package. In our previous article, we talked about free weddings in the Caribbean, specifically Jamaica, Bahamas, Saint Lucia, and Antigua.

Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort: The Holiday Inn Sunspree Aruba resort is one of the most affordable of all the resorts we surveyed. Your free wedding package includes a professional planner, island-themed decorations, and a small one-tier wedding cake. You’ll also receive a complimentary bouquet of flowers, a boutonniere, and a candlelight dinner for two. Sunspree Resort provides a nondenominational pastor to serve as officiator, marriage certificate, and some legal fees are also included. There is a seven night minimum stay in your “superior room” which has an ocean view. Rates started at approximately $ 290 per night.

Excellence Resort Punta Cana: The Excellence Resort and Spa in Punta Cana Dominican Republic is simply breathtaking. The pain is beautiful and the water is a sight to see. Excellence is an all-inclusive luxury resort, with a picturesque colonial style. A minimum seven-night stay in a junior suite or ocean view room is required to receive your free wedding ceremony. Room rates start at $ 475 per night. With the complimentary wedding package, Excellence Resort will provide the officiant, wedding coordinator, wedding dress and tuxedo preparation (i.e. any pressing or pressing) and their choice of a gazebo or beach location to your royal ceremony. There’s also the complimentary inclusion of floral pieces, the wedding cake, a horse-drawn carriage, and late check-out for the bride and groom. As with most other resorts, you’ll have to pay more for photography and video services, as well as legal fees and your marriage license.

Occidental Resorts of the Dominican Republic or ArubaOccidental has several resorts in the Dominican Republic, Aruba, and Mexico. The Occidental Grand has a complimentary wedding package available when you book a minimum stay of seven nights in a Royal Club Master Suite. Its price starts at $ 730 and is at the top of the list in terms of price of all the resorts we have examined. Your package includes the usual on-site wedding consultant, fresh flower arrangements, officiant (judge), and document services, as well as cake and breakfast in bed the next morning. Photography and video services are, of course, additional.

If we were to recommend one of the three, it would definitely be Excellence Resorts, its price is quite reasonable and the gardens are simply stunning.

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