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Renaissance Capella Beach Resort offers Caribbean weddings

Located on the beach at Juan Dolio, the Renaissance Capella Beach Resort is now offering couples a chance to say “I Do” – Latin style, with the introduction of their “New Beginnings” wedding package. Priced at US$450, it includes the ceremony, bouquet, boutonniere, photographer, 24 5 x 7 photos, wedding cake, champagne and the civil judge’s fee. Music and video filming are available upon request.

Situated on 17 tropical acres along a pearly beach, the deluxe Capella Beach Resort has 283 rooms and suites tastefully appointed in plaids and floral prints, mahogany furniture, native artwork, terra cotta urns, cable color television, direct dial telephones, room safes and hair dryers in the bathrooms. Other facilities include three restaurants, two large swimming pools with swim-up bars, a water sports center, fitness center, two tennis courts, billiards and a board games room, nightly entertainment and a discotheque.

Seven night honeymoon packages start at US$1,130 per couple, from now until April 30, 1996 and include accommodation, a welcome bottle of chilled champagne, full “American” breakfast and dinner daily, complimentary scuba lesson in the pool, use of the fitness center and all taxes and service charges. There are 75 Renaissance Hotels and Resorts, including Stouffer Renaissance in the U.S., in a total of 24 countries. In the Dominican Republic, the chain also operates the Jaragua Hotel.