DORINA BROWN
​My love of travel started when I moved to Ireland in 2008. I wanted adventure and to try something new. I did not expect to fall in love with the people or culture, nor did I anticipate the impact backpacking around Europe after would have on me. This world is a big, beautiful place with so many opportunities to explore and challenge our own perceptions.
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That love of traveling led me to start selling Travel in 2018. Since then I've fallen in love with working with groups and helping couples with their big day. Weddings are stressful to plan and I hear from couples all the time about how they are feeling overwhelmed, frustrated or even dejected. But my number one goal is always to try and reduce the couple's stress as much as I am able by supporting throughout the process. I care about the couple's I work with and their guests and what's best for everyone.
Favourite Destination
I was incredibly lucky to live in Ireland for a little bit. It holds my heart, and I often joke that I'm going to become a Sheep Farmer in Donegal when I retire.
Where I've traveled
Throughout Canada, US, Mexico, Jamaica, Iceland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Spain, France, Monaco, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Italy and the Czech Republic.
Favourite international movies and TV shows
Mary and Max, What We Do In The Shadows, Kitchen Stories, Kontroll, The Secret Lives of Others, Crash Landing On You, Taskmaster (UK)
Favourite international music
Of Monsters and Men, Mumford and Sons, Keywest, Matt Corby
My favourite moment working with couples
The first time I see you via a video call or see your photos - getting to put faces to names. That first time I actually get to see you - that's my favourite moment in the entire process.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Exceptional Quality
RELATIONAL
My business is about you - getting to know you, serve you, support you. I believe strongly in building that rapport to help reduce your stress and provide your guests a good booking experience.
AUTHENTIC
I don't believe in gimmicks, high pressure sales tactics, or selling you something that doesn't fit with who you are or what your budget is. I promise to always be authentic and honest with you.
INCLUSIVE
I believe in adhering to a business model that is designed to be safe for all people. When you work with me you should feel heard and respected. Whether you are neuro-divergent, LGBTQ2S+, or require particular accessibility considerations - I won't judge and will work with you to make sure you feel supported.
CULTURE
Destination Weddings are all about heading to a new destination - which means interacting with a different culture, language, and history. My goal is to honour that as best I can to support and promote authentic local experiences and services.
SUSTAINABLE
We only get one world and as complicated as it can be sometimes, I love it. But in order to continue to explore and engage as a global citizen, there has to be something for us to explore. Thus, whenever I am able, I promote and support sustainable tourism practices so future generations can
TESTIMONIALS
Dorina made our dream wedding become a reality. She was extremely helpful planning our travel/wedding with over 50 guests. Guests were able to email her and would receive a quick response with questions answered in great detail. I thought the planning of a destination wedding would be tough. Dorina made it very easy. She recommended the PERFECT resort and from there it was all seamless. I would 100% recommend using [her] for planning a destination wedding. Thank you Dorina.
It is sad to think that we won’t be planning anything else together…. I have truly enjoyed the process and for that, I will always be grateful!
I can only thank you for all your time and dedication. If I think back to the beginning of the process, you were the one that guided me into discovering what I was looking for in my wedding! It ended up being the most special moment for us all!!!
Our wedding was not easy (as you know), and we had several hiccups along the way. But you were there, always willing to help, with the visa issue, translating emails and information from English into Portuguese and Spanish so I wouldn’t have to do it. Getting back to me on Sundays, even when you were moving. Working with me on my worries…. And always helping me feel like we had things under control.
You are awesome, and I will miss planning things with you!!
What can I say, IT WAS AMAZING! Beyond expectation. The resort was beautiful, the facilities comfortable enough, the design the commodities, everything was dreamy and went perfectly.
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As for your help, I think you are amazing, and having you as a transition/bridge between the customer and the hotel just facilitates things so much. Also another good thing is your response times, every time I needed you you were available, that is always a good thing, especially when a client doesn't have any experience when planning an event far away from home.
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Thank you so much, you were so helpful and your guidance made our dream wedding possible!
Thank you again for your hours and hours spent on this for us. I am blown away by the amount of information you know and am thankful we aren't tackling this alone.