This Mug Shots & Accolades page is what makes us most proud. Included here are letters and photos that our clients have sent us before, during and after their trips. It is such a great feeling to know we helped make someone's "trip" into something spectacular and memorable. Thank YOU! 

WOW! is the word I used to describe our special day

Hello Shelli!

Thank you for the greeting! We did get it while in Mexico. It was so thoughtful for you to think about us.

WOW! is the word I used to describe our special day. We could not have planned a more perfect wedding. It totally exceeded our expectations! Everything was PERFECT!! The day, our guests, the hotel and staff, our coordinator, and the weather! We did not have a single hiccup!! Please enjoy the attached pictures. Also, we are ready for you to plan our next trip!!!! You were simply GREAT!!! We thank you for your time, patience, and care!

Thanks again! MK



We will never forget our wedding day!

Hi Shelli,

This email is loooong overdue but we thank you soo much for everything you've done for us. The wedding was wonderful, the staff at the Royal Plantation did an amazing job, despite the pouring rain and other hiccups!
All our guests had great things to say about working with you. You were incredibly helpful, always calm! and just made it so easy for all of us! We so appreciated your guidance on the group contract and all your interventions with RP.
 
We have already recommended you and Destination Weddings to a couple of friends!
 
We are excited to work with you on other vacations to come! I'm sure we will be thinking about New Year's eve getaways soon, so do let us know if you have any great suggestions this year. We loved your last pick!
 
I will be getting pictures soon, so will be sure to send some off to you and looking forward to staying in touch.
 
Thank you so much again for all you did, it was an amazing experience to have so many of your friends and family in Jamaica with us. We will never forget our wedding day and all the planning and your part in making it happen!
 
Warm Regards,

D&R



The trip was absoultely wonderful...

Shelli,
Thank you so much!! The trip was absoultely wonderful and was everything I wanted and more! Rebeca (the wedding coordinator) was very responsive and I was able to have a meeting with her to go over details and drop off all the items we brought with us for the wedding. The only snafu was the rehearsal dinner which changed location the day of and we had to track Rebeca down to find out which location on the beach was ours. But everything else was great! It was pretty hot on the wedding day, the hottest day in 38 days down there, but everyone was great and didn't complain! Thank you for all of your fabulous help with each and every one of our guests! Everyone kept telling us how nice and how helpful you were! Thank you for answering every one of my emails and always being there to help me! I really appreciate everything you have done!
 
I did want to ask you, do you only do weddings or could we also go through you to book our one year anniversary trip back down there?
 
Thank you again,
J & M



I could not have asked for a more perfect wedding...

After becoming engaged most all couples experience the overwhelming questions of when and where will the wedding be!  We were not sure of how we wanted to get married and where we wanted to get married, but we both wanted it to be as easy as possible for ourselves and our families.  We decided on a Destination Wedding.  We looked at different places in the Caribbean, but in the end we decided on the Dominican Republic.  Neither one of us had ever been there, nor were we sure how to go about setting up the trip and the wedding.  I went online to Destinationweddings.com and registered with their site.  They emailed me back and said they would provide me with a wedding/travel specialist to help me with everything.  We were blessed to be assigned to Shelli Nornes!  Shelli introduced herself and went to work on wedding webpage!  She designed a beautiful webpage where all of our guests could log in and find out all the information about our wedding, the resort and the Dominican Republic.  She helped us from start to finish with every detail!  She booked our guests’ rooms and roundtrip travel.  Thank goodness everyone booked through her because there were several guests that had last minute changes which Shelli was able to handle.  All of our guests made it to the resort including our 81 year-old grandfather!  The wedding was absolutely beautiful!  There is no way we could have done it without Shelli!

Shelli, thank you so much for your help!  We are looking forward to booking our return trip next year through you!

Sincerely,
LE & FB



It was beautiful!

Hello!  Everything went really well! Thank you very much for checking in on us & for helping us plan our destination wedding. It was beautiful. We met other couples getting married at the resort that were the same age and had the same story as us. Attached is our wedding photo from Sandals so you can see how happy we were!
 
Thank You!

JC



Everyone had such a fantastic time

We'd like to thank you so much for all of your hard work making every part of this trip amazing. Everyone had such a fantastic time (many of them extended their stays...as you know ;) ). The only regret we had was not being able to stay longer. The staff at Azul Beach was so friendly and accommodating. We lounged on the beach, we snorkeled, we ate great food and then partied to fullest at night! The beach was immaculate. The ocean was so clear, beautiful and surprisingly warm. It was an event that all of us will forever remember.

El Dorado Royale was also very special in it's own way. The swim-up Casitas are unexplainable. You have to be there to understand how cool they really are. The El Dorado also had fantastic food and everyone was very nice.

Please let us know if we can help with referrals in the future.  JE

 



Thanks again!

Hi Shelli!

I hope you can open these!! We decided to do a little PR "stint" in Jamaica for Shelli's Travel!!

I know we've been back for almost three months already-sorry! Things here have literally been falling apart-had some leaky pipes and replaced bathroom floors, fixtures, and kitchen ceilings-NOT pleasant. I could sure use a vacation now more than anything!! :-)

Anyway-do with these as you please-I really like your Shelli's mug in the ocean zest!! Delete or whatever.

Hope all is well with you-Thanks again!!

SS



I referred your name to family and friends...

Shelli,

The vacation to Mexico was AMAZING. Everything went great. We loved our resort, it was beautiful and the service was great. The weather was alright. Kinda rainy in the morning until about 11:00 and then it would clear off and the afternoons were sunny and hot.

I'd like to thank you for all your help. I have referred your name to a couple friends and family members of mine so hopefully they will be giving you a call.

I am attaching a picture of all of us (great advertisment) holding our Shelli's Travel mugs. They really did come in handy.

I hope you holidays went well. Take care!!

JB



Was very patient with us...

My husband and I decided that we wanted a destination wedding for two reasons. First, we love to travel and wanted to have our wedding in a new and exotic locale that we had never visited. Second, we wanted to avoid the hefty expenditures and headaches associated with traditional weddings held at home. When we got engaged, my husband bought me a Destination Weddings magazine. After seeing the beautiful pictures and scenery in the magazine, we were sold. Shelli Nornes was our rep and was fantastic! She guided us through the process of selecting a location and resort that would meet all of our requirements. We wanted to make sure we found a location and resort that could accommodate a large group of people, that wasn’t too far from home (Fiji was out of the question – we did want to have guests show up!) and was affordable and beautiful. We ultimately decided on the Riu Palace Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic. Shelli did a wonderful job of coordinating the travel for our 80 guests. Our group had a lot of questions and Shelli was very patient with us and always responded to e-mails and phone calls quickly with the information that was requested.

LB



Paid attention to every last detail...

Both my husband and I are attorneys, and as such, we did not have a great deal of time to invest in planning a wedding. Shelli was terrific! She was easy to correspond with via email and paid attention to every last detail. I have to admit, both my mother and I were probably not the easiest people to deal with. We made plans, changed plans, and asked about 1,000 questions, all of which were thoughtfully and quickly responded to by Shelli.  Shelli also did a phenomenal job finding great deals. Our guests received the absolute best price.

JP



The best decision we made...

When we started planning our wedding, we knew we wanted it to be a destination wedding. After doing some research on the internet, we decided that Mexico would be both gorgeous and affordable for the 25 friends and family members who would be attending our wedding.

We signed up with DestinationWeddings.com and were quickly contacted by our Destination Wedding Specialist, Shelli N. Shelli was great at providing information and helped us decide which resorts in Mexico would be the best fit for us and our guests. She did a wonderful job helping our guests who are spread throughout the United States coordinate their travel plans to the Riviera Maya, Mexico. We had initially been a little skeptical about using DestinationWeddings.com, but it turned out to be the best decision we made when planning our wedding.

Our trip was split between two resorts. The first week was spent with our family and friends at the Grand Palladium all inclusive resort in the Rivera Maya, south of Playa del Carmen. It was a great choice and everyone was able to relax and enjoy themselves. Our wedding on the beach was perfect and the resort did a great job of making our night both special and memorable. Anil and I traveled back up the coast to the second resort, the El Dorado Royale all inclusive resort, for our honeymoon. We splurged on a Casita Suite and spent our days lounging in the sun. The food was delicious and there was always someone catering to our every need.

We had such a great time in Mexico that we are already working with Shelli to plan our one year anniversary trip back to the Grand Palladium resort!

Thank you to Shelli & DestinationWeddings.com for helping us to orchestrate the wedding of our dreams!

LG



The trip was amazing...

Just wanted to say thank you again for all your help.  The trip was amazing.  We enjoyed another upgrade on the second floor of the swim-up river suites.  I think we've been spoiled for our trips to come.  My only complaint is that it rained every afternoon and that we didn't get to stay longer.  The rain wasn't a big deal though, it made us get out of the sun and relax even more.  Thanks again!! SS



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