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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.
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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| Marry me? |
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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| The Bachelorette! |
Guests
arriving for destination weddings are recognizable by the amount of luggage and
the fancy clothes draped across overburdened 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 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 big day |
For
venue choices, there is everything from 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.
We have also 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 |
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 offspring.
A couple of years ago, a
thirty-something American woman told us her four children forbade her from even
looking at IxChel. Every time the woman visited the goddess, she became pregnant. The
kids said, “Enough already!”
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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| Golf cart decorated for a wedding |
Cheers
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