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| Punta Sur, Isla Mujeres |
It’s a perfect place for romance – Isla Mujeres.
Sunshine, white sand beaches, palm trees and dozens of locations where
you can tie the knot, get hitched, walk down the
aisle, go to the chapel, drop the anchor, or get spliced (two ropes woven into
one). You could also celebrate your mutual weirdness, or blend your families.
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| Marry me? |
First
there are numerous options for the proposal, ranging in price from expensive
with the fine champagne, an enormous diamond and dinner at a classy restaurant.
Or a spur of the moment sign on the beach using pieces of coral and shells,
asking his lady love to marry him. She said, yes!
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| The Bachelorette! |
Then
there are the bachelorette parties frequently featuring the bride, maid-of-honour
and bridesmaids wearing matching t-shirts. Hilariously happy, the women ricochet
around the island flitting in and out of bars, nightclubs and restaurants, creating
their own party wherever they go. Typically the bachelorette bashes are the
advance party, celebrating the last few days of singledom for the bride. Occasionally the women celebrate for a
week in paradise before returning to their northern homes for a large formal wedding.
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| Mariana & Chris, beach wedding |
Guests
arriving for destination weddings are recognizable by the amount of luggage and
the fancy clothes draped on over-burdened arms. They disembark the passenger
ferries in chatty gaggles of parents, in-laws, assorted relatives and close
friends. The groups disembark the passenger boats heading to the host hotel, or
perhaps an assortment of private homes rented for the occasion. Once the throng
has settled into their accommodations they start the social whirl of
gatherings, getting to know one another before the big day. By the time the
event takes place everyone is relaxed and sociable, having finally settled into
the slower pace of island-time.
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| Zama's Beach Club decorated for Carly & Simon's day |
For
venue choices there is everything from the large all-inclusive beach resorts,
beach clubs, beach restaurants, or simply on the beach. You can arrange for
your guests to arrive by boat, taxi, golf cart or whatever transportation
method you can dream up. A few times we have seen a colonial-style, horse-drawn
carriage transport the bride and groom from the church to the reception.
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| Bodas Colectivas 2012 |
And
for the economy-minded the municipality of Isla Mujeres traditionally sponsors Bodas Colectivas, collective weddings,
group weddings around St. Valentine’s Day for residents who wish to be married
in a civil ceremony. A decorated bus
drives the prospective brides and grooms to the chosen location, and everyone
recites their vows together. It’s an affordable and festive event reserved for Mexican
citizens.
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| Goddess IxChel at Punta Sur |
And
for the younger just-marrieds, a stop at Punta Sur a small gift for the Goddess
IxChel is rumored to quickly produce off-spring. A couple of years ago, a
thirty-something American woman told us her four children forbade her to even
look at IxChel. Every time the woman visited the goddess, she became pregnant. The
kids said, “Enough already!”
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| Golf cart decorated for wedding |
We
have attended an assortment of island weddings, everything from a handful of
people to hundreds of guests joyfully celebrating the happiness of the new couple.
Isla Mujeres, is a romantic
destination for the proposal, the wedding and of course the annual celebration
of your unforgettable experience in paradise.
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Cheers
Lynda & Lawrie
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By
Isla Breeze on January 5, 2017
What
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