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Finally coordinating wedding at my favorite beach club in playa

I want to start saying this friday was my Birthday. So I already knew this weekend would be spectacular, not only was I spending my Bday at my favorite beach club on friday CANIBAL ROYAL in Playa del Carmen But I also got to work with one of the most talented and professional wedding planners In MEXICO (A dear friend that I truly admire) MARISSA FLORES from CONTACTO AZUL.

Canibal Royal is very Hipster beach club located in Playa del Carmen.

The ambiance feels like Mexico in its early 50´s the golden age, like ACAPILCO when Sophia Loren and Frank Sinatra used to spend their time just hanging in the amazing warm Mexican beaches.

What I love so much about this place in particular is it´s FOOD.

Their menu is based and developed by my FAVOURITE seafood restaurant in CANCUN & PLAYA called LOS AGUACHILES

During the day this amazing place has live DJ sets and cool chill out music. You pay $150pesos as a cover fee but you get that money to spend on your bill and you can get as much "ceviche" and "micheladas" as you want for that kind of money because their prices are really accessible.

This is a photo of how the place looks like from the beach, I took this one on my Bday.

I was very excited because on the very next day I knew I would be working not only with my "Yoda" of weddings but at my favorite spot in Playa.

I arrived there approximately at 430pm to check the progress of the set up, and it just amazed me how the place totally changed as they removed the whole furniture from the area and just installed all the tables, the lounge area, hanging lanterns and of course the lighted dance floor (a beach wedding favorite)

As I was entering the place the lovely BRIDE & GROOM from Monterrey Mexico, the place where Marissa is originally from and where she has her main office; where ending their photo session and heading to the church.

The main entrance also had two big chandeliers hanging I just had to have my photo taken there with Marissa.

ORIGINAL ENTRANCE LOOKS LIKE THE PHOTO WITH THE GREEN LIGHTS.

After a quick preview meeting for final details we headed to the church in downtown Playa del Carmen La parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen was dressed up in white and green, with candles and flowers.

A cool TIP, if your priest lets you; switch the traditional bench for two comfortable mini booths as seen on the photo.

After ridding the busses back to the Beach Club when the Catholic Ceremony ended, Sophie & Rodrigo greeted and welcomed each and every guest under the amazing chandeliers at the main entrance.

After that friends and family entered to be received by two gorgeous hostess that gave them their table numbers and also a pair of flip flops just in case people would like to switch from high heels to a more "cross-country" shoe style.

DINNER PARTY WAS SET UP IN THE TWO STORY BUILDING AND SOME ON THE SAND ON TOP OF A NATURAL FABRIC CALLED "petate".

After a great 7 course Familly style dinner that included, shrimp rock, fresh salad, octopus, beef, friend rice with sea food, chicken and a final creme brulè with a hint of expresso every body HIT the dance floor.

They partied for hours ending this amazing wedding at 4am, a very normal time to end a Mexican Wedding.

This wedding was a Destination Wedding, because all the guests flew from Monterrey on the northern part of our country, Spain, China and USA all the places where bride & groom have studied abroad and had made friends during their 12 years of being boy friend and girl friend.

GREAT LOVE STORY, GREAT LOCATION, GREAT WEDDING AND THE BEST BIRTH DAY WEEKEND EVER!!!!!

discovering new VENUES around #rivieramaya

I'm coordinating a wedding in JUNE at

AMARTE MAROMA

a very beautiful venue that

is very unique.

A beach where the only thing you need is your

imagination. A white canvas ready for your

production to take place.

This is how it looks today and

of course I will post the wedding

so you can see our magic touch as

we take the creativity in us and

design a whole new place for our

lucky couple.

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

GIVE AWAY!!! for RIVIERA MAYA OR CANCUN #destinationweddings

Are you having your DESTINATION WEDDING

in Cancun or Riviera Maya around the months of MARCH / APRIL 2012?

If your answer is YES this is something you might want to consider.

The amazing MEXICAN DESIGNER

is giving away her SIGNATURE hair piece

for one of our lucky readers.

An amazing Organza Shangtun flower

decorated on the center with pearls and cristals

its 15cm wide and its a very Ivory-white color

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW

is getting married here send her this give away.

Gertrudis and her Atelier will choose the winner

that gives the BEST comment below (on the comment box)

about why SHE deserves this amazing gift.

Valued in $150dlls

SO KEEP CALM AND MARRY ON...

SEND THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS AND

MAY THE BEST ARGUMENT WIN!!!

Comments will be accepted until

february 28th, 2012 at noon.

ALL COMMENTS MUST INCLUDE

1. WEDDING DATE

2. PLACE

3. EMAIL OF BRIDE

great gift IDEA for your riviera maya wedding

Take me along to those who seek a world of peace and love.

If you come cross me in someone else's hands, exchange me as a sign of friendship ...

THIS IS THE SPIRIT around my amazing

(my car keys and my bola maya)

find of the month: LA BOLA MAYA

Bruno Chapoutier,

(French before now Mexican)

comes to live to PLAYA DEL CARMEN about 15 years ago and discovers the

MAYAN tradition of exchange in Maya civilisation regarded as a guarantee of peace between

the tribes and practiced with objects, semi-precious stones.

He then decided to revive this tradition by creating La Bola Maya,

a symbol of peace and LOVE between human beings.

I find this object a magical piece of ANCIENT tradition.

You can now share this with your friends and family on your wedding day.

Great for WELCOME bags along with a personal message by BRIDE & GROOM

or as a thank you for coming souvenir with LOGO (bride & groom initials)

This is the BEST way to give something with a true meaning.

Every color represents a different value.

And if you are planing a CANCUN or RIVIERA MAYA wedding

this is just the most amazing GIFT you can find.

Plus you help the mayan communities

by purchasing this RIVIERA MAYA OFFICIAL PRODUCT.

NEED MORE INFORMATION EMAIL US AT rpdiamant@gmail.com

2011 was a great year

My mother has always thought me to be thankful.

Its one of the best virtues one can have.

So as this year ends I'm just taking a few moments

to say that I am very grateful about this 2011.

It was an amazing year full of personal and professional

chalenges, that just made me become a stronger believer

in AIM for the STARS and the SKY is NOT the limit!!!

I had the privilege of meeting very important people,

who I personally admire and that have influenced my life

and they have no idea how much, thank you!

So many inspiring people, I got the chance to become a TWIPS

(Twitter Wedding Inspirational Pals) community and I am also

so grateful to be part of this amazing group of talented, loving

and passionate human beings that enlighten my hours with

theirs posts, tweets and comments, you guys ROCK MY WORLD!!!

Last but not least (actually he always comes first)

I am thankful to GOD for the great family

I have for being healthy and for giving me a chance to make a living

out of what I enjoy the most: MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE!!!

This has been an amazing year and I am very excited to welcome 2012

I hope everyone has a great NYE

Sending all my loving from CANCUN, MEXICO

Take care and till 2012!!!

with LOVE xoxo ilse

SEASONS GREETINGS

www.secretjewel.com.mx

WISHING YOU ALL LOVE, LIGHT AND

THE BEST FOR THIS 2012

your friends at www.thesecretjewel.com

and

DIAMANT EVENTS

the power of I DO

This is a very special post for me

because I will share a personal inner thought.

A basic principle in my life.

Always surrounded by weddings and events ...

I can't help it, and they have become part of my every day reflections.

This is how I came up with one of my favorite phrases: I DO

Thinking positive has always being my "thing" and people that have had the opportunity to share with me some quality time know that I am committed and will fully devote my self to every single project I have.

This is How I understood the power of I DO. This is a very powerful word that means you will make it happen, this word speaks not only from your heart but it is sealing a deal in which you have accepted to take part of something bigger than just your self.

I am referring not only as your I DO's when you

get married but as a general I DO for life.

As good as saying THANK YOU meaning it from your heart is important from the moment we wake up till the moment our day has ended, saying I DO is a very energetic thought that will allow you to accomplish deadlines and to work as a team mate just because you have giving it the correct meaning.

I DO is a commitment not to try but to deliver,

if I can DO it you CAN definitely DO it too!

This is just how I take the simple things in my day to day life

and give them an important meaning;

there for every time I'm hosting a wedding

I always remember why I choose to be positive and

committed with my heart, mind and soul to every project I have said to:

I DO!!!

ps. choose wisely we can't say YES to everyone and everything

this is one of my basic principles too, but that will be discussed at another POST!

1st LATINAMERICAN CONGRESS FOR DESTINATION WEDDINGS

TODAY I WILL BE AT

AS VICEPRESIDENT OF THE 1ST ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESIONAL WEDDING PLANNERS

IN QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO.

I will be talking about Legal

ceremonies of matrimony in Mexico.

Stay tuned!!!!

sweet & joy

Today's post is about the sweetness of weddings.

And not precisely talking about the LOVE and ROMANCE,

but about the wedding cake!!!!

I have read and heard lots of stories regarding the wedding cake, but do we really know where thsi tradition came from?

Well according to my WBW Book for Wedding Planners the history of the wedding cake goes back as far as the Roman Empire, of course by this time icing was not even on the mind of the bakers.

The groom would eat part of a loaf of barley bread baked especially for the nuptials and break the rest over his bride's head. History tells us that breaking the bread symbolized the breaking of the bride's virginal state and the subsequent dominance of the groom over her. Talk about "macho" ego.

The tradition disappeared fairly quickly in some places, we all can see why that lasted so little. If I'm a bride there´s no way I'm letting my man break the cake on my head, after all the time it took for me to look GORGEOUS... but there were still reports of breaking an oatcake or other breakable cakes over the bride's head in Scotland, in the 19th century. It's reported that in Northern Scotland, friends of the bride would put a napkin over her head and then proceed to pour a basket of bread over her. We are all glad this tradition is over.

I also read on the web that during Medieval England, there was a custom involving stacking small sweet buns in a large pile in front of the newlyweds. The couple would attempt to kiss over the pile. Success in the process was a sign that there would be many children in their future... I guess in those days they would still have many children even if they could not succeed in kissing over the pile of sweet buns...

And then we have the appereance of the BRIDE'S PIE. This was somewhere in the middle of the17th century and well into the early 19th century. Oh how I love pies!! Ok this pie was filled with sweet breads, a mince pie, or maybe just a mutton pie. The main "ingredient" of this pie was a glass ring.

The myth says that the lady who found the ring would be the next to be married. You didn't exactly find these pies at weddings but they where in almost every event. *** great idea for your bachelorette party lets see who the next in line is ???

But wedding cakes became really popular by the late 19th century, they where simple and usually plum cakes.

Legend has it that sleepers will dream of their future spouses if a piece of wedding cake is under their pillow. In the late 18th century this notion led to the curious tradition in which brides would pass tiny crumbs of cake through their rings and then distribute them to guests who could, in turn, place them under their pillows. The notion of sleeping with a piece of cake underneath one's pillow dates back as far as the 17th century and quite probably forms the basis for today's tradition of giving cake as a "gift." After a while brides started to get superstitious about taking off their wedding rings so this tradition just kind of ended too.

FIRST WEDDING CAKES WHERE WHITE.

White icing required the use of only the finest refined sugar, so the whiter the cake, the more affluent the families appeared. It was due to this fact that a white wedding cake became an outward symbol of affluence. (we get that now but not only with the cake but with the ring too) Previous to Victorian times, most wedding cakes were also white, but not because of the symbolism. Using the color white for icing had a more pragmatic basis. Ingredients were very difficult to come by, especially those required for icing.

THE CUTTING OF THE CAKE REPRESENTS THE FIRST TASK THE BRIDE AND GROOM DO TOGETHER AS A NEW FAMILY. It takes place on the center stage so every body can be a part of this moment.

And for sure this is one tradition that most of us have witnessed many times. The first piece of cake is cut by the bride with the "help" of the groom. So cutting the cake becomes a joint project. After the cake cutting ceremony, the couple proceed to feed one other from the first slice. This provides another lovely piece of symbolism, and one I really love: the mutual commitment of bride and groom to provide for one another. (till death do us part)

On my wedding planners course with the WBW I learned about the Groom's Cake, not every culture has this tradition.

Now a days it's a tradition that has prevailed in the South part of USA, but I have seen amazing Grooms cakes they usually symbolize something that the groom really enjoys doing in his life, fishing, gambling, play station, hahaha they are made with a lot of color and fondant details that really make them a fun part of the wedding.

We have evolved into a most sophisticated form of wedding cake with top tiers that are to cut the cake and bottom tiers made with decorated mini muffins. Also the tree tire cake evolves in to first and second layer being fake and only bottom one is to give the guests. And yes the SWEETS and DESSERTS buffet tables have also help bride and grooms decide into a much smaller version of their wedding cake and give guests the option of several deserts at wedding.

Which ever your selection remember to choose wisely, cutting the cake is your first task as husband and wife so you want the cake to shine.

Have a great weekend and take care,

remember sweetness in life is also JOY!!!!