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Baja California Sur person per day, as well as drinks and cocktails from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The highlight, however, is being able to assist in the release of baby sea turtles during September and October; the Marquis Los Cabos is a certiﬁed sea turtle watch-and-rescue site, protecting ﬁve different species. Eco-conscious couples will also love to know that the resort is neck-deep in earthfriendly practices and programs. A Green Wedding is good through 2012 and starts at $355 per night in an oceanfront jr. suite with a 2-night and 15-room minimum booking. There’s a different kind of allure to La Paz, which is much more laid-back and yet beautiful in its own beachy way. CostaBaja Resort & Spa is a good choice for a wedding or honeymoon here, with an onsite coordinator at the ready and several locations for nuptials and receptions that look out the marina and the Sea of Cortez beyond. Golf aﬁcionados will also beneﬁt from a championship-level course, while ﬁshing enthusiasts have the “Aquarium of the World” the moment they walk out. Room rates at CostaBaja start at $149 per night. There’s also Todos Santos, even more of an antithesis of Los Cabos—a Pueblo Magico just an hour’s drive north that many artists have long called home. The place for unforgettable nuptials here? The placid Posada La Poza, which sits right by a bird sanctuary and is blessed with Swiss hospitality thanks to its owners. With eight rooms and suites, including one for honeymoons, a small wedding party can “move in,” take over and wake up to the sounds of the Paciﬁc Ocean. Ceremonies at Posada La Poza can take place in its gardens, at the edge of the lagoon or on the decorated deck of its swimming pool. Afterwards, the property’s gourmet restaurant, which comes with an extensive wine cellar, can put together a feast. Rates start at $140 per night for a Garden Suite and include a daily made-to-order breakfast. continued and the underwater paradise that is Cabo Pulmo is just an hour north. Retail therapy is also a popular pastime in Los Cabos, and even shopping venues are getting into the swing of destination weddings. Luxury Avenue Los Cabos offers a full menu of specialized wedding services for brides and grooms, with onsite coordinators helping them ﬁnd an ideal keepsake for the bridal party—or an engagement ring, should the mood strike others—or prepping them with pre-wedding spa treatments and makeup services. La Paz is the “happy medium”—bigger than Todos Santos yet not as glittery as Los Cabos. The capital of Baja California Sur has a long boardwalk lined with sculptures, much like Puerto Vallarta’s, and snakes along a placid beach with palapas. Restaurants, souvenir stores and coffee shops are just across the street. This is the place from which to arrange day excursions to Isla Espiritu Santo and enjoy the company of sea lions and assorted marine life. Style Terramar can assist with all matters of wedding program design and logistics, as well as ﬁshing, golﬁng, cultural and other types of tours. Weather: Dry and sunny all year round; it only rains a few times a year in the region. ● Contact Information Amy Abbott Events: (206) 407-3742; amyabbottevents.com CostaBaja Resort & Spa: (877) 392-5525; costabajaresort.com Del Mar Escapes: delmarescapes.com Los Cabos Convention & Visitors Bureau: visitloscabos.travel Marquis Los Cabos: (877) 238-9399; marquisloscabos.com Posada La Poza: lapoza.com Style Terramar: (314) 754-8808; styleterramar.com Sightseeing: Todos Santos, about an hour’s drive from Los Cabos, is a wonderful place to ﬁnd talented unknown artists toiling away. There are no large resorts here, just small hotels scattered about amid dozens of colorful galleries and shops. It’s quiet and endearing, worth the price of a rental car; visitors might want to follow a random dirt road to hit the shoreline on their way there, although waters are too rough to venture into. Los Cabos can be celebrity-ﬁlled and inﬁnitely fun at times, with nightclubs and rowdy sunset cruises at hand, but it’s also a favorite place to relax. Visitors can enjoy an Art Walk in San Jose from November through May, or else coordinate a whalewatching tour during the winter. There’s always that elusive tuna waiting to be caught far out in its rich waters, immaculate greens with some of the world’s most famous golﬁng options More Destination Wedding Options Cabo Azul Resort: (877) 216-CABO; caboazulresort.com Esperanza, an Auberge Resort: (866) 311-2226; esperanzaresort.com GranSueño: gransueno.com Hotel California: (612) 145-0525 Hotel Guaycura: (877) 448-2928; guaycura.com.mx Las Ventanas al Paraiso: (888) ROSEWOOD; lasventanas.com Me Cabo Resort and Hotel: (877) 9 LIVE ME; me-cabo.com One&Only Palmilla: (866) 829-2977; palmilla.oneandonlyresorts.com Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Resort and Spa: (800) 990-8250; pueblobonito.com Sunset da Mona Lisa: sunsetmonalisa.com Zoëtry Casa del Mar Los Cabos: (888) 4-ZOËTRY; zoetryresorts.com M8 May 2011 recommend.com http://www.amyabbottevents.com http://www.costabajaresort.com http://www.delmarescapes.com http://visitloscabos.travel http://www.marquisloscabos.com http://www.lapoza.com http://www.styleterramar.com http://www.caboazulresort.com http://www.esperanzaresort.com http://www.gransueno.com http://guaycura.com.mx http://www.lasventanas.com http://www.me-cabo.com http://palmilla.oneandonlyresorts.com http://www.pueblobonito.com http://www.sunsetmonalisa.com http://www.zoetryresorts.com http://www.recommend.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Mexico Destination Weddings & Honeymoon Planner 2011

Mexico Says "I Do" to Destination Weddings
Baja California Sur
Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit
Acapulco
San Miguel de Allende & Guanajuato
Morelia
Cuernavaca
Oaxaca & Huatulco
Campeche
Marriage Requirements
Merida, Yucatan
The Mexican Caribbean
Built for Romance
How to Get There

Mexico Destination Weddings & Honeymoon Planner 2011