The DR

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Hi there! It's Elena from Bridal Buzz. Jenna asked me to guest blog and share the details of my recent amazing trip to the Dominican Republic. Lucky me, I was able to escape a bitter cold New York week and experience Dominican “winter.” All that meant was a little wind and wonderfully sunny 80-degree weather (with nothing more than an hour-long afternoon rain shower one of the four days I was there).

In the DR, I stayed on a brand-new property, Cap Cana. And when I say property, I’m talking 30,000 acres—yes, you read that correctly. Currently, Cap Cana is in its first stage of development, and one of the first pieces of the property open to tourism is the Caletòn Villas, beautifully decorated, upscale “huts” overlooking the Punta Espada Golf Course and Caribbean waters as vibrant blue as I’ve ever seen. This is where I stayed. And, I found out later, this is where Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony stayed just a few months ago—in my exact villa!

Yeah, I certainly was sitting in the lap of luxury usually reserved for uber-stars like Jen and Marc. The open-air living spaces are equipped with massive gourmet kitchens and, my favorite, a butler who takes care of you throughout your stay (why I ever left, I don’t know). Each villa is slightly different, but mine had three bedrooms, which really felt like their own separate buildings. The master bedroom had an outdoor two-person shower with its own hot tub.

It was such a serene, laid-back atmosphere, that some days, I didn’t even venture to the nearby beach club to hang out—poolside reading was fine by me. But I couldn’t resist heading off to get a Swedish massage in a beachside palapa, with the soft sound of crashing waves lulling me to relaxation. J. Lo knows what she’s doing… this is the life!

Posted by Elena at 10:21 a.m.