Rodi & Omar Gil

My now-husband, Omar, and I live in Connecticut and a couple of years ago decided that we wanted a destination wedding in the Dominican Republic. We thought we would pick a wedding package at a large all-inclusive resort and that would be the beginning and end of our wedding planning process. However, when we looked into the large all-inclusive resorts and the packages offered, the con’s outweighed the pro’s and we determined that we wanted something different. The Puerto Plata province (including Cabarete and Sosua) seemed like an excellent ocean-front option for us. Through some internet research we stumbled upon Richard and his wedding planning services. We “interviewed” him and a couple of alternatives and there was no doubt in our mind that he would be our best option.
Throughout the whole process, Richard was very proactive and extremely responsive. He was always direct and honest on every topic. We exchanged 1,000s of emails over the course of a bit over a year. To this day, we are not sure how he keeps track of all of these communications and stays organized but we were repeatedly impressed by his memory of our various detailed discussions. His planning expertise, fluency in English and Spanish, American up-bringing combined with close to 20 years in the Dominican Republic, and extensive local network made the process go by very smoothly.
The end result was absolutely AMAZING – the private villa, the decorations, the table settings, the music, the drinks, the food cooked on-site… and even the weather! We are not very easy to please and have high expectations but we both felt like everything was just right. Our guests have told us that they were very much impressed with everything and enjoyed themselves. People who have seen photos from the wedding (professional by Hege Holt and ones taken by guests) say that everything looks wonderful. One component that is not evident from the photos but was very clear on the day of the wedding was how great Richard’s whole team worked together – close to 20 people worked on our wedding for 45!
All that is left to say is a big THANK YOU! Our wedding was an important event in our lives and Richard made everything go according to plan and aligned with our desires! 🙂