Dear Bride & Groom, read please this piece of advise

DESTINATION WEDDING VENUE Burning Questions

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Before choosing your Destination Wedding location, be sure you've answered three essential questions.

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There are things yo can leave to chance or luck, but when planning on having an amazing destination wedding you can´t just flip a coin, or shake your Magic 8 Ball. So if you're looking for the right venue, it's up to you to do the searching, the digging and the internet exploring to ask the tough questions that determine whether this is the right place for your event.

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DESTINATION WEDDINGS FACTS:

· THEY USUALLY COST LESS THAN TRADITIONAL WEDDINGS.

YOU CAN DO IT ALMOST ALL YOURSELF - BUT YOUR DESTINATION WEDDING PLANNER WILL GUIDE YOU AND SHOW YOU IN HER (his) EXPERTISE WHICH ARE THE BEST OPTIONS FOR YOUR EVENT. · THEY ARE A FUN AND RELAZING EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

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But how can you be sure a venue is right for you? What questions should you ask when considering a location? Here are the three major issues you have to address before you decide for your Destination Wedding Venue:

1. What style of destination wedding are yo looking for? This is the first step to create a bigger idea about the kind of destination wedding you are looking for: classic, whimsical, country, fair, beach, vineyard, rustic, fairytale, vintage, hippie-chic, retro, modern or romatic style. This will define pretty much the place your dreamed idea would be more likely to fit perfect with the natural surroundings of the destination.

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2. What kind of atmospehere are you thinking about? Here you ask your selves if you want an outdoor or indoor wedding, this pretty much will define between venues with gardens or beaches and hotels with great ballrooms.

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3. How much money are you willing to spend? This is really the most easy question of them all, this will tell you exactly if you prefer package deals with all inclusive resorts or if you really want a more exclusive and private venue where you can choose your vendors and can work on a Budget that will exactly fit your interests and you can work together until they fit your pocket too.

When thinking on destination weddings, it´s a fact that on your mind you already have picked your TOP 3 destinations, this Burning questions will really help you choose the right venue or location to make the best out of every minute, cent and patience invested in the greatest treasure hunt of your lives.

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My name is Ilse Diamant and I am your Riviera Maya Destination wedding expert.

Mexican Traditions: DAY OF THE DEAD

TODAY IS HALLOWEEN!!!

One of my favorite holidays.

I have adopted this Holiday

because its fun and I adore costumes.

BUT I´M MEXICAN AND AS MUCH AS I LOVE TO ADOPT CUSTOMS

FROM OTHER COUNTRIES;

I EMBRACE MY CULTURE, AND AT HOME WE ALSO

CELEBRATE THE DAY OF THE DEAD.

Halloween and Day of the Dead have somethings in common:

celebrating souls that are not living with us anymore.

In Halloween people dress up as ghouls, ghosts,

mummies and skeletons,

so spirits can confuse them and will not do them

any harm on the 31st.

And November 1st and 2nd Day of the Dead

we celebrate the Dead by

visiting their graves with their favorite food,

or making altars with

drinks, food, some of their favorite

things that our beloved ones

enjoyed while they where alive.

We decorate with candles, photos and flowers.

The Day of the Dead is also celebrated in some

Latin American countries.

For example, it is a public holiday in Brazil,

when people visit churches

and cemeteries. This holiday is also observed in the

Philippines. In the United States,

The Day of the Dead is also observed as a holiday among

Mexican-American communities. So, while majority of

America celebrates Halloween on October 31st night,

the Hispanic population considers The Day of the Dead as a special

event honoring the dead. In Mexico it is a

traditional holiday.

El día de Muertos is not a sad time, but instead a time of

remembering and rejoicing.

Families prepare an altar

decorated with flowers, bread, fruits and candy.

Pictures of deceased family members are kept on that altar.

In late afternoon, candles are lit, as to remember the departed souls.

Just as in the United States, there are Halloween special recipes and treats,

Day of the Dead is also celebrated with unique and weird recipes like

chocolate skulls, marzipan coffins, white chocolate skeletons,

milk chocolate bones.

There are skeleton figurines, skeletal brides, evil dolls,

spirit and ghost figures, are quite popular

gift and home décor items.

November 1st and 2nd can be a wonderful

time to visit Mexico,

as you will get to see a celebration full of flowers

and chocolates.

People parade through the streets dressed as

skeletons and

ghosts and candles are meant to burn all night.

We have culture which believes in a vibrant afterlife

and remembers the departed ones with joy!

WEDDING INDUSTRY EVENTS

LAST WEEK WAS HECTIC.

FILLED WITH WEDDING EVENTS IN THE RIVIERA MAYA.

FIRST OF ALL WE HAD THE FIRST

OFFICIAL MEETING

OF THE A.C.I.B.E.P

AS VICEPRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION

I WAS THE MAIN SPEAKER AT THE EVENT.

WEDDING PLANNERS FROM CANCUN

THE FIRST ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL WEDDING

COORDINATORS OF QUINTANA ROO TO EVER EXIST.

OUR GOVERNORS REPRESENTANT

Lic. Juan Carlos Puga Alcerreca

Ilse Diamant Vice president of the ACIBEP

and Arwed Lentz President of the ACIBEP

WHERE WE HAD THE SUPPORT OF OUR STATE

AND COUNTRY TOURISM REPRESENTATIVES

ON THE PRESENTATION OF OUR ASSOCIATION.

HOSTED BY THE

GRAND SIRENIS RIVIERA MAYA RESORT

WE HAD A FULL DAY EVENT.

NETWORKING WAS FUN

COORDINATORS LUNCH

THIS ONE OF A KIND EVENT WAS VERY

IMPORTANT BECAUSE ITS THE FIRST TIME

EVER IN OUR COUNTRY MEXICO AND IN

OUR STATE THAT A WEDDING PLANNERS

ASSOCIATION IS FORMED.

WE INVITE ALL THE WEDDING PROFESSIONALS THAT

WORK IN CANCUN RIVIERA MAYA,

TULUM, COZUMEL, CHETUMAL,

ISLA MUJERS AND ANY OTHER DESTINATION IN

QUINTANA ROO TO JOIN US.

FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL US

info@acibep.com

THE SECOND MAIN EVENT WAS:

ON THE WEEKEND WE HAD THE

SOCIAL MEDIA TOURISM BOOT CAMP

AT THE DREAMS RIVIERA MAYA CANCUN HOTEL WHERE

KAY WALTEN EXPLAINED WHY SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE MOST

POWERFUL TOOL TO INVITE TOURISTS TO OUR DESTINATION.

HERE ARE THE PHOTOS.

I AM SO PROUD OF MY COUNTRY AND TO BE A PART OF THE

PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO BUILD UP A

BETTER IMAGE FOR OUR WEDDING DESTINATION.

KEY WALTEN

EXPLORE TOURISM

SOCIAL MEDIA

GROUP

COME TO MEXICO, COME TO CANCUN

AND RIVIERA MAYA.

WE ARE READY FOR YOU!