Krista and Pat’s Intimate and Easy-Going Punta Cana Wedding

The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you):
Krista, Support Analyst, owns two feisty lionhead rabbits and
Pat, Nurse, enjoys movies about genetically altered sharks

Celebration Date & Location:

5/28/13
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Dreams Palm Beach & Jellyfish Restaurant

Tell us how you got engaged:

We got engaged while on a trip to the West Coast of Canada. We both love to travel, so it only made since that we incorporate that love of traveling in our wedding. What better way to start our married lives than on a beautiful beach with an intimate group of our family and friends.

What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration:

We really wanted our wedding to be an easygoing and fun celebration of our love. Having a destination really helped in that respect. We could not have asked for a more beautiful setting. We tried to keep things as simple as possible. Since we had a strict budget, we focused on the particular aspects of the wedding that were more important to us, such as photography, food and setting. Other things such as flowers or decorations weren’t as important, mainly because with such a beautiful setting you need to let it speak for itself. Another important aspect was trusting our vendors and their abilities to make our wedding day amazing.

Are you adding any fun twists on tradition:

We had a ring warming ceremony, where we asked our guests to silently make a wish for our marriage. Once the rings were passed through the crowd and returned to us, they were not only filled with our vows for each other, but our family and friend’s support of our marriage.

What was the inspiration for your Glövite and Glösite design? If you made them yourself, tell us how you did it.

We wanted something that reflected our colours with the feel of our wedding. One of our friends designed the background for our Glosite and our Glovite save the dates and invitations. The designs encompassed a rustic, beach feel using our colours – peacock blue and natural beach tones.

Let’s show off your Glövites and Glösite

We worked with one of our friends, who is fantastic with graphic design, to create some designs that suited what we had envisioned.

Any good planning tips and tricks for the couples who are just starting to plan?

We honestly loved having a Glosite and sending out the Glovites to our guests. The Glosite was an easy way to keep in touch with our guests regarding booking flights, room prices, or anything important that came up in regards to the trip. It was also handy to have all of our contacts in one space.

Having a travel agent to take care of the trip bookings was so helpful and saved us, and our guests, a lot of work.
Pinterest is great for gathering inspiration for your wedding, but it can get overwhelming so it’s best to focus on the details that are important to your wedding.

If you’re still planning: What are you looking forward to the most about your celebration? If you’ve already celebrated: What is your favorite moment or memory?

The whole day was full of so many amazing memories, such as seeing each other for the first time, dancing all night on the sand, and even spending the whole week with our family and friends. It’s hard to choose just one memory!