I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – a huge perk of destination weddings is that they take you places that are not on your usual travel bucket list. While I’m usually a European city or country escape type traveler (although I’m dying to get to Asia), a friend’s destination wedding recently had me jetting off to Punta Cana for a dash of fun in the sun.
Here are the highlights from my trip.
Where To Stay The wedding was at the Magestic Elegance in Punta Cana and we booked our hotel, flight and transport through a local travel agent in Boston. Having transport head of time is especially helpful because the Punta Cana airport is on the chaotic side, with many people trying to approach you and offer transportation services. Plus, there’s no hassle then to worry about getting back to airport. One would think it’s easy just to find a cab or car service, but as I’ve learned, booking ahead just saves a lot of hassle.
Upon arrival to the resort, I was wowed with how massive my room was. I had a junior suite with hot tub (that I never used!) in the adult portion of the resort.
As we were there for a wedding, we did not venture off the resort and instead spent a few days relaxing at the beach and pool.
While the grounds are the resort were beautiful, I wasn’t overly impressed with the food. But, win some, loose some I suppose!
The Wedding
And, in case you’re wondering how the wedding was…it was lovely. Unfortunately an incredibly hot day, but we made the most of it (and seriously thank goodness my dress was sweat proof!). Not sure I can say the same for my hair, but of well! 😉
Final Thoughts
All in all, a great time and not somewhere I would have ventured on my own, but I happy to have had the experience. The trip came at a time where I was a bit run down and it was exactly the relaxing break that I needed. For more information on the Majestic Elegance Punta Cana, click here.