My fair lady wedding inspiration

I don't know about you, but ME I'm a

HUGE fan of classic hollywood golden era.

The dresses, the glam, the elegance ...

This weekend I watch for the 20th time (more or less)

Audrey Hepburn at MY FAIR LADY

a classic that will never grow old, at least not for me.

But this time I watched it from a peculiar point of view,

yes you guessed right, from my wedding planner's point of view

and the result is amazing inspiration.

Im all in for the elegance and

the romance of the era.

I could not keep my eyes away from her Dresses,

particularly the white one

she wears for the

"Embassy Ball"

I went all crazy about

the dress and told

my whole family,

there you go I think I

found my perfect wedding dress.

Not that I 'm about to marry or anything yet, but

you know us girls,

I couldn't help it

Its just too damn

perfect for me!!!

So I thought I could share a few photos courtesy

of Warner Bros. pictures

I hope you find the dress as inspiring as I did

and well maybe you can pour us some tea

and sip as we enjoy this adorable "Eliza Doolittle"

a simple flower girl become a real

princess.

A touch of pink with a hint of yellow

These were the colors chosen by Maru & Roberto for their

FRIDAY february 24, 2012 wedding.

They had a lot of problems in their home town to get their papers in time for their catholic wedding, but that did not stop them as they gladly entered our CAPILLA DE SANTA MARIA DEL SECRETO and had their civil ceremony after the Catholic mass.

Friends and familly al travelled from Monterrey,

Mexico to witness their LOVE union.

They danced all night with the Cuban Band they had for their party.

MARU LEAVING HER WISH AT OUR VENUE'S

WISHING TREE EXPERIENCE

It was a very intimate wedding with 40 guests

but they had the time of their lives choosing

a unique VENUE that could really give them the privacy and

exclusivity they where looking for their Beach wedding.

Lighted dance floor, lighted tables and light center pieces

gave a very romantic atmosphere as bride and groom

danced the night away ending the party at 330am.

Luckyly they had a bus waiting for them at the entrance and took

everybody back to Playa del Carmen to their

Hotel where they rested to get ready for their

saturday activities.

[real wedding] BRAZIL party & glam at #rivieramaya

We had a very fun and elegant beach wedding last weekend with our

DESTINATION WEDDING from Brazil.

LOVE MEMORIES

was in charge of all the coordination

of this lovely event.

The colors of the wedding where chosen by BIDE & GROOM

and we could find a mixed palette of TURQUOISE BLUE

WHITE AND CHOCOLATE

in every detail at the event.

amazing fire performance

The party was amazing, food was wonderful

and all their guests had a BLAST.

MORE DETAILS TO COME ABOUT THIS BRAZILIAN

WEDDING WHEN WE GET THE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS FORM

THE PHOTOGRAPHERS!!!

REASONS TO LOVE #destinationweddings @Rivieramaya

I love the saying that goes SOMETHING like this:

A PICTURE CAN TELL

MORE THAN WORDS

My favorite REASONS why Riviera Maya

is an amazing Destination that allows

you to have your LUXURY wedding

in a very NON expensive way,

expressed in the following

photos!!!

Check it out!!!

Some great Riviera Maya cool

Ideas include:

Trash the dress in a mayan "cenote"

PRINCESS FOR A DAY

... MERMAID FOR THE NEXT DAY

Spectacular lounge areas for your beach wedding

Very elegant table settings for your dinner party

Simple, elegant and Riviera Mayabulous!!!!!

CORAL + WHITE INSPIRATION

With Riviera Maya becoming a more popular

spot for Destination Weddings we are getting

ELOPEMENTS

more often at our venue.

setting up our gazebo with white and coral on an amazing sunny day

with the turquoise waters in the back round

SO HAPPY TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS

VERY ROMANTIC WEDDING FOR 2 FROM

RUSSIA <3

Details:

sand ceremony

mexican figures as cake toppers

personal photographer traveling

with them from Russia

something BLUE a #destinationwedding in paradise

With a not so sunny saturday but with a lot of

romance in the air.

Catholic ceremony at our Chapel

Capilla de Santa Maria del Secreto

RING SHOT

civil ceremony at GAZEBO on the Venue

DINNER PARTY SET UP AT PRIVATE BEACH AREA

This wedding took place on Saturday february the 4th 2012.

In Playa del secreto.

Secret jewel Celebrations Venue

Coordinated by the talented girls from

UTOPIK EVENT PLANNING

I bring you the wedding highlights:

This is more of a preview the amazing photos by Samuel Catherine from EL NARVAL photography will allow me to write the whole story and really give you a more wide idea about this amazing wedding.

amazing candy buffet

Diana is our FIRST bride of 2012 to leave a wish

at our wishing tree experience.

GREAT IDEA TO HAVE A SIGN WITH

your bride & groom's avatar

at the welcome table

Hope you all enjoyed this preview more photos to come

along with the WHOLE story behind this great couple.

Including mexican traditions on your #destinationwedding

Today is February the 2nd and in Mexico we celebrate the DIA DE LA CANDELARIA.

"LA CANDELARIA" Is a Virgin just like Virgin Mary. And this tradition follows the ROSCA DE REYES on January the 6th tradition of cutting the bread and who ever gets in their slice a "hidden" baby jesus must buy TAMALES

(corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture

then wrapped in corn husks and steamed)

and invite their friends over on the 2nd of february.

So today is our day for TAMALES and ATOLE.

According to Mama Latina tamales are one of Mexico's favorite dishes. You can find them all year long almost everywhere. Most people know about savory tamales, but there are also sweet tamales. The tradition is to have your Tamal with a hot beverage called Atole. It's sweet and corn based very delicious and we have different flavors to chocolate, vanilla, strawberry or plain.

But how is this culinary tradition even important for my DESTINATION WEDDING?

Well this is where the story gets its twist. You know how we are always looking for ways to incorporate traditions of the place where our Wedding will take place, so that our guests and family can have the complete DESTINATION experience?

Well we are adding bite size "Tamales" to your Hors d'oeuvre (literally "apart

from the main work or translated into the food items served before the first course), and serve them at the beach on your cocktail party after your ceremony.

This is an amazing way to add the mexican flavor, TAMALES can be a VEGETARIAN

option also and they are full of flavor.

You can fill them with beef, pork, chicken or cheese; and if you want to try them sweet you can fill them with almost any fruity flavor, they are the best.

There is no reason not to get GOURMET on your "Tamales"

you can add a little culinary twist by filling them with duck,

roasted turkey or even a signature dish by Bride & Groom.

What ever you do don't stop surprising your guests and familly INCORPORATE MEXICAN TRADITIONS TO YOUR WEDDING its a fun way to say I DO and VIVA MEXICO!!!

All photos provided by my FRIEND and amazing Mexican Chef

MICHEL BUNNY from TRES DE AZUCAR signature kitchen, poetry and more ....