Mexico Destination Weddings & Honeymoon Planner 2011 - (Page 6)

L os C a b os, L a Pa z & Tod os S a n t os CARMEN LABORIN Baja California Sur The GranSueño resort in La Paz offers a beautiful serene setting. What to Expect: A fun combination of Paciﬁc blue, desert tan and golf greens in Los Cabos and quieter—but no less beautiful—alternatives in La Paz and Todos Santos. Baja California Sur in its entirety is an ideal place for a wedding and honeymoon. Says Amy Abbott, owner of Amy Abbott Events: “You have the majestic setting with the sound of the cascading waves, the beautiful Sea of Cortez, and the temperate climate of Los Cabos.… What makes a Los Cabos wedding unique is the knowledge that we can make anything happen, and the comfort of knowing your guests will be pampered, inspired and forever inﬂuenced by the Cabo experience.” Wedding Bells: Exclusivity is often the name of the weddings game in Los Cabos, which has yet to see a dull ceremony. At Club Ninety Six, a private beach club available to those who book a villa from Del Mar Escapes in Palmilla, couples can expect nothing but elegant service, moonlit receptions overlooking the water and a day to remember. The focus here is on singular events, with even the beautiful villas being chosen as wedding locales; they start at $2,000 per night. Abbott has worked her fair share of weddings in Club Ninety Six and in Los Cabos, “...from Hindu ceremonies to inter-faith to the traditional. One of my recent favorites included a surprise turtle release, and the bride elegantly making her grand entrance down the beachfront aisle on a horse,” she says. “The reception was celebrated with a special ‘barbecue sauce’ recipe to help create the late-night snack, ﬁreworks choreographed to the bride and groom kissing during the cake-cutting ceremony, and a latenight departure with a spicy maraca exit as the bride and groom rode away on their ‘Just Married’ golf cart. So many details had the guests saying repeatedly that this was the best wedding they had ever experienced. Cabo does that to you; it surprises you each and every time,” she adds. Did she say turtles? Leading Hotels of the World star Marquis Los Cabos resort continues to make strides in the hotel and romance business with a Green Wedding package that celebrates World Sea Turtle Day. The package comes with an organic bouquet and centerpieces, eco-friendly turndown service, the wedding reception and three meals of organic goodies per continued on page M8 M6 May 2011 recommend.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