My brother-in-law was getting married in Punta Cana.  Hmmm, sun, hot weather, beach….right, let me think about that one…I’m there.

We stayed at the Majestic Punta Cana (pronounced Mayestic) a beautiful resort located on a popular stretch of beach that boasts a plethora of resort after resort when walking in either direction.

The Majestic Punta Cana

View from the main foyer of the Majestic Punta Cana

A lone, leaning palm tree on the beach in Punta Cana

Like all resorts, this one has all kinds of vegetation in and around its carefully sculpted and manicured gardens.

To avoid lawsuits, resort workers are seen early in the morning, cutting down coconuts and branches

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Resort workers also cut down whole palm branches

The converging lines of a palm branch

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Symmetrical leaf

The wedding was beautiful, right on the beach, pretty cool to be able to say your vows in that kind of setting.

I couldn’t leave without including one picture of the happy newly weds. Here they share a first kiss on the beach soon after saying “I do”

The set up for the beach wedding at the Majestic Punta Cana

A young child is enchanted by the ocean

I loved waking up early, while most are still sleeping, and getting some pictures of the sun rising.  The area next to the resort was undeveloped land, so there were lots of palm trees that I was able to use in the foreground of the pictures.

The sun rises over palm trees in Punta Cana

The sunrise. A brilliant and promising start to a new day

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The sun rises over the thatch roof on the beach

The beautiful rays of sun early in the morning

Palm trees welcome a purple sky as the sun begins to rise

But the three days I was able to take off of work was just too little to really relax and enjoy my time.  I’ll be back.