destination wedding at dream macao

We went to Dream Macao in the Dominican Republic for Corey & Alicia's gorgeous, beachside wedding day! This one was a hot one! So hot that we’re pretty sure Josiah stopped sweating altogether… (we know…he was significantly dehydrated) a different type of hot than what we’re used to here in Philly. The second you hit that shade, it was twenty degrees cooler. But it didn’t rain and we’d take a hot, sunny wedding day over a stormy wedding day. With blue skies and no clouds above us, it was such a wonderful day for a wedding in paradise.

Alicia and Corey exchanged gifts and notes with each other before the ceremony. They seemed to be holding back some tears while reading. Corey continues to give green flag after green flag in his love for Alicia like fighting back tears during their informal rehearsal or kissing the note she wrote to him on the morning of the wedding, or the handful of speeches he gave (you know Corey loves to give a good speech, and he’s excellent at it) that kept saying how wonderful Alicia was. He continues to dote on her and you can see just how grateful he is to have her. Alicia looks happier than we’ve ever seen her when she’s with Corey. The way she looks at him, and her eyes light up. She’s found someone who can let her be truly herself, holding nothing back, and who supports her in every aspect of life.

When Corey and Alicia are around, they inject a certain level of happiness and fullness into the room infecting everyone with their joy. Being around them is easy and you feel lighter when you’re with them. Looking at all the laughter and smiles from their guests shared throughout the week, we have to assume they all feel the same way we do. We hope we captured the essence of all the joy and excitement that everyone experienced over the few days celebrating Alicia and Corey.

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