KAREN et RICHARD our 1st FRENCH/MEX Destination Wedding

I will first tell this romantic Tale from my specific point

of view and trough the romantic lens of my Wedding Planner Camera.

Très romatique in PINK.

Hope the Wedding of Karen (Mexico) & Richard (France)

can really inspire you to a very Trendy Beach Destination Wedding.

Amazing Civil ceremony Gazebo with vintage 2 piece

Tablecloth. Top part is lace and bottom is beige.

3 tones of pink, and they blended perfectly with the

sublime white of the tiffany styled chairs and tables.

Flower center pieces "orchids" submerged in water.

Every table had their disposable cameras so guests

could take pics of the BEST moments.

Whit this photo we can se how they had their

Catholic wedding ceremony first at our

Pretty Little Santa Maria del Secreto Chapel

very practically located next to the Gazebo for civil ceremony.

White lanterns on top of tables hanging from the palm trees.

HERE COMES THE BRIDE!

Mrs. Edith Pardo, Karen's mom was the master mind behind this wedding.

And she did an amazing job, taking care of every little detail while daughter and son in law lived in Paris and prepared for their amazing wedding trip.

UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT: Sky lanterns

Beach wedding ·TIP: do the sky lantern wishes ritual

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NOW ITS TIME FOR MY FAVORITE RIVIERA MAYA PHOTOGRAPHERS

TO SHOW US THEIR MAGIC AND WHY WE LOVE THEIR WORK.

Credits to www.sweetcaribbean photo.com

LIGHTED DANCE FLOOR, YES PINK OF COURSE.

THIS PIC IS ACTUALLY AUTHENTIC WE HAD AN AMAZING FULL

MOON AND IT LIGHTED THE SEA NATURALLY.

Riviera maya Wedding ·TIP choose a FULL MOON night

the sea light ups silver amazing and it's really worth it.

No need for artificial sea lighting.

LOUNGE AND COCKTAIL PARTY SET UP ON THE BEACH RIGHT

ON OUR OCEAN FRONT SIDE.

YES, LGHT UP YOUR TABLES

ITS ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS YOU CAN DO

FOR YOUR BEACH WEDDING AND ITS

NOT THAT EXPENSIVE.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST MY FAVORITE PIC.

WE HAD THIS LITTLE BUCKETS WHIT FLOWERS

DOWN THE CHAPELS ISLE AND ON THE BACKROUND

YOU CAN SEE KAREN & RICHARD SAYING: I DO!

HOW ROMANTIC IS THAT!!!

I really hope this very sweet and romantic Beach wedding

can really inspire you for your Riviera Maya Destination Wedding.

(or beach wedding anywhere)

WEDDING AT SECRET JEWEL CELEBRATIONS VENUE

YOUR RIVIERA MAYA NON RESORT WEDDING LOCATION

www.secretjewel.com.mx

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Bridal Canvas, Picture Your Dream Wedding

Found an amazing place on the WEB were you

can get all the inspiration you need for your DESTINATION WEDDING.

Great for Brides to Be.

Check it out:

Bridal Canvas, Picture Your Dream Wedding

2012 GET READY FOR THE YEAR OF THE MAYAS.

As Green Weddings are becoming more and more important due to global warming and pollution, the importance of building up our spirituality as the year 2012 aproaches and making it a part of your wedding ritual will increase rapidly.

So imagine we are in the year 2012 (MMXII)

And it’s a leap year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar.

As you already know this year has brought a variety of popular beliefs;

that range from the spiritually transformative to the apocalyptic,

and center upon various interpretations of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar.

We are going to focus on the Mayan Calendar,

which states this is the year for the Spiritual change.

And you want to be a part of it.

The BEST way of living the 2012 spirit is in the Riviera Maya. You want to have your wedding on a spiritual year and involving every mystical aspect that this means.

So 2012 is your lucky year because we at SECRET JEWEL CELEBRATIONS www.secretjewel.com.mx have the opening of our

Ecological Healing and Temazcal Center.

You may want to know what a “Temazcal” is. Well the name Temazcal, or temazcalli is made of two Nahuatl words, temas, which means bath, and calli, meaning house.

In Aztec culture, temazcal was not only part of a healing process, but also had high religious and symbolic meanings. The goddess of the sweat bath was called Temazcalteci, and she was one of the manifestations of Teteoinan, the mother of gods. The way in which temazcal were built incorporated the elements of Aztec cosmology and even today temazcal are built following most of the ancient rules.

The temazcal represents a microcosmo and is oriented according to the cosmic directions.
Moreover, the temazacl represents the womb of the mother of gods Teteoinan and it is not a coincidence that it is shaped like a womb and it has a small and low entrance.

Exiting the temazacl represents the bather’s rebirth after a process of purification.

During 2012 we also have wedding packages that include the day before wedding with activities at the healing temazcal center for the Bridal party, including bride & groom.

And the next day an authentic mayan Marriage Ceremony, to complete your spiritual journey.

This packages may also include other Spiritual Mayan activities related to the year 2012.

If interested on more information regarding these packages you can email us at secretjewelcelebrations@gmail.com

We will be more than happy to help you walk the year 2012 with this amazing

experience that will sure help your spiritual travel on our planet.

LIGHTING UP THE SKY

Fireworks were invented in China in the seventh century to scare away evil spirits, as a natural extension of one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China, gunpowder. Such important events and festivities as Chinese New Year and the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival were and still are times when fireworks are guaranteed sights. China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of fireworks in the world.

Fireworks were first introduced in the United States in the early 1500s. Fireworks were used in the military and also as a major entertainment show during events. There was such an overwhelming response to fireworks, that factories were started everywhere in America, giving rise to more employment opportunities.

So how did they end up in weddings?

Most people think its just for the glam and the beauty of the moment, but actually tradition of scaring evil spirits from bride & groom has always found a way to be a great excuse for a lot of things involved in weddings.

Ask your Destination Wedding Planner about pyrotechnics experts in the area, they will be able to tell you if the wedding venue that you have chosen or your reception site is appropriate for a fireworks display.

Considerations like distance, city ordinances and the conditions of your site all need to be taken into account. If you are set on making sure that you can have fireworks at your wedding, remember to speak with the pyrotechnics expert before you start planning the wedding venue.

Not all venues are going to be appropriate when you are thinking about setting off fireworks. Fire codes and city regulations are two key things for you to investigate.

For venues that do not allow fireworks we have COLD PHYROTECHNY. This are the shots of light that come from the ground and look like a fire shower.

Photos provided by http://www.proeventoscancun.com.mx/

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TEAL: my beach wedding favorite color

Here I am looking like "Pippa Midleton" holding the dress for the bride.

Real Teal & Red destination Wedding at our Venue.

Amazing Fondant cake

Chapel Decoration

Need a little help to decide on the perfect color, well this is great TIP: TEAL

It will never go wrong in your beach wedding and it looks amazing when combined with chocolate, red, magenta or white.

Here a few amazing inspiration boards

I`ve found along the way:

CHOCOLATE & TEAL

MAGENTA, CHOCOLATE & TEAL

MIX IT WHIT A LITTLE WHITE too

AND NOW THE SEXY RED COMES ALONG

Which ever combination you decide make sure

the color defines you as a couple because it's

your wedding day and it all has to be about the

TWO OF YOU!