Taking the plunge: Planning the wedding of your dreams in the Dominican Republic

It’s summer again, which means amor is in the air. And while it seems that you're spending the summer attending everyone's wedding but your own, by the end of this season of love it may just turn out to be you planning the fiesta of your dreams.

So if you find yourself dreaming about saying your vows on a quiet beach while wiggling your toes in the hot, white sand, you may want to consider the Dominican Republic as your island of choice. But there are a lot of challenges involved with planning a destination wedding in a foreign country, where the normal stress of wedding planning is compounded with the pressures of taming your hair in the humidity and scrambling to remember your 8th grade Spanish. So we'ved done some legwork for you and we've hand-picked six resorts in the Dominican Republic that we know will take marvelous care of you – and the wedding of your dreams. So if you're in the planning stages – or even just the dreaming stages – of your nuptials, below we'll tell you about our six favorite spots in the Dominican Republic to take the plunge (and we don't mean into the ocean).
Want to see more photos of our top picks? Check out our slideshow of destination wedding hotels in the Dominican Republic.