Few Things...

Dan and I will be staying in Punta Cana for 10 days.  We were considering a 7 night getaway but we have to be in Punta Cana for 3 business days prior to our wedding that would mean we need to be there Wednesday and 7 nights from that would have us leaving the day after our wedding.  I hope to be laying near some water in the sun all day that day.  Just for your travel plans, we'll be there starting on Wednesday, August 29th.  (By the way, that is Dan's birthday too!)

He also said that the picture that I put up is a bit out dated.  It is from my good friend Marsha's wedding and that was a bit ago.  So here's a more recent picture or two of us.  Braving the Chicago chill on Halloween weekend.  No, we didn't dress up, I decided I would rather be warm than festive.

And lastly, I did get a few Save the Dates marked return to sender (one in particular I KNOW I have the correct address.)  Please let me know if you are checking in on this blog and did not get a Save the Date.  I may have to keep a look out in the mail.

Thats all!  Love you all, hope you had a fabulous Turkey Day.

Carly

Did you get some mail?

So we got the 'Save the Dates' in the mail.  Pretty much all it said was we are getting married and to check the blog.  So if you didn't get a 'Save the Date' let me know and I may need to double check your address.

We sent them to a lot of people.  We even sent them to people we were unsure if they would want to or be able to travel.  Dan and I went back and forth a lot on this subject.  We wanted everyone to know that they were invited BUT we didn't want people to feel obligated to go OR feel obligated to buy a gift if they could not (or even if they do) attend.  Honestly, friends and family, we just want to share our love of travel and figure we could be a good reason to go somewhere new.

I'm sure that I have a long lost cousin or two out there wondering why they got a save the date.  Well, come to the Dominican Republic for a long weekend, relax, soak up some sun... We'll be there and I'll be the one in white.

I've gotten a few questions, sorry Kelly, about travel how the insurance and all that works.  Sally will have better answers than I would.  How I understand it is, if you book the charter (bit more expensive) then should any mother nature disaster happen, you get tickets to the new destination free of charge.  If you book through Sally just a regular flight, there may be a 'transfer' fee but you would not have to purchase a whole new ticket if there is a change of venue.  As an agent she can cancel and do crazy things with no penalties like we would as regular 'Joes.'

Also, if you are considering going to Punta Cana for Labor Day weekend next year, please feel free to bring your children, your favorite travel buddy, that person you've been crushing on...  The more the merrier...

Talk to everyone soon,
Carly  (and Dan)

Ps.  Sophie, would you like to come?