planning guide dream destination
Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Resort & Spa.
or right on the sand—before a Mayan-
like sand castle contests, beach Olympics
THE NITTY-GRITTY Required: birth
style altar set with flowers, fruit, seeds
and tequila games.
certificates validated by U.S. and Mexican
and fire.
consulates, photo IDs or passports, tourist
CELEBRATE Dinner with a string quartet
cards, health certificates no older than 15
in the ballroom, followed by mariachis and
THE VIBE Zero stress thanks to the
days from the wedding, blood test results
then DJ house sets all night long.
eco-friendly lodgings, Latin culture
no older than seven days from the wedding
LIKELY CANDIDATES Fiesta Americana
and tropical setting.
and certified divorce papers or death
Grand Coral Beach Cancún Resort &
AISLE STYLE Seaside under a rainbow
certificates if necessary. Typically up to
Spa; Hyatt Regency Cancun; Secrets
of flowers; with a smoldering volcano as
four days needed to process the license.
The Vine Cancun.
backdrop; or beside a waterfall under a
EMBRACE THE PLACE A visit to Cabo
THE NITTY-GRITTY No residency or wait
rainforest canopy.
calls for at least one cruise—to get an
CELEBRATE On the terrace, with mojitos
process the blood tests and paperwork.
and multiple courses reflecting the
commune with marine life, including
Required: birth certificates validated by
nation’s rich culinary diversity.
whales in season; at least one round of
U.S. and Mexican consulates, photo ID or
LIKELY CANDIDATES Occidental Grand
golf; and at least one walk on the wild side
passports, tourist cards, health certificates
Papagayo; Flamingo Beach Resort & Spa;
of the cantinas after dark.
no older than 15 days from the wedding,
Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort.
blood test results no older than seven days
THE NITTY-GRITTY No residency or
from the wedding and divorce papers or
waiting period, but couples should mail
THE VIBE International glamour combined
death certificates if previously married.
the required documents at least a month
with a breezy island feel.
EMBRACE THE PLACE Sun worship, shop-
ahead (copies of passports, birth certifi-
AISLE STYLE Under a beachside gazebo
ping and dining set off organized events
cates, police records and affidavits of
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Courtesy of Fiesta Americana; Las Ventanas al Paraíso
except the two to four days it takes to
overview of the coast and the chance to
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