WORDS TO LIVE BY: marriage

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!!!!!

MAID (Wedding planner) OF HONOR

DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST WEDDING PLANNERS

TO EVER EXIST WHERE THE MAID OF HONOR???

Yes, as strange as this might sound and reading about the tradition of the Maid of Honor's tasks before and during the wedding when you come to compare it, they were doing the same things wedding planners are doing now a days. In other words, as we all know (and if you don't know you can imagine) weddings are hard work, and the maid of honor became the BRIDE'S "person" to help her out with fresh perspectives about situations.

For example the maid of honor was expected to help the bride with:

• Attend the catering meetings or tastings and make recommendations.
• Host the bridal shower.
• Host the bachelorette party.
• Scout wedding locations.
• Maintain timetables and be of general assistance to keep things moving forward.
• Attend the rehearsal dinner.
• Keep a list of gifts received.
• Select invitations and help with invitation prep.
• Explore floral options and other decorative choices.
• Help the bride shop for her wedding dress and choose bridesmaids' dresses.
• Oversee delivery of the dresses, monitor fittings and assist with other wardrobe functions.
• Encourage the bride to register for gifts, spread the word about where the bride is registered and answer any gift questions that may arise.
• Help with honeymoon planning.
• Help with seating chart details.
• Attend the cake tasting and make recommendations.

ON THE SAME LIST I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED THE TASKS OF YOUR WEDDING PLANNER.

So now the duties are shared with you planner, your maid of honor can still go with you and do all those things but you have now your Planner to make all this decisions even more easy for you.

According to thefreedictionary.com

matron of honor - a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

With that said we now

move on to the BIG DAY

Your number one task is to keep the bride happy, but among your other tasks you may find:

• Hold and protect the groom's ring.
  (this one is tricky his best man should do it but it makes the bride nervous so you do this too)
  • Handle dress and veil issues.
  • Maneuverability could be important here, even in the restroom, so this is an important and sometimes unexpected duty involving lifting, fluffing, arranging and rearranging.
  • Hold the bride's bouquet for the duration of the wedding ceremony.
  • Witness the marriage license signing.
  • Be part of the receiving line at the reception or act as a greeter.
  • Toast the bride and groom.
  • Participate in the first dance at a formal reception (partnered with the best man).
• Help the bride dress and deal with her hair, jewelry and the unavoidable wedding day jitters.
• Check the last minute details, like instructions for the photographer and deliveries to the hall.
• Act as a messenger between the bride and groom (and various family members).

MY EXPERIENCE AS A MAID OF HONOR / WEDDING PLANNER IN MY BEST FRIENDS WEDDING IN GUATEMALA WAS AMAZING. I got to be involved in so many things I can still remember each specific detail. I really think the MAID OF HONOR is an amazing tradition and the role isn't gender specific anymore.

REMEMBER. Your wedding planner is hired for a reason, avoid UNNECESSARY stress to your brides maids and maid of honor you can now split the chores.

Catholic Ceremony by the Sea only at #RIVIERAMAYA

Welcome to the land of wonders, welcome to the place where magic is possible.

YES WE HAVE THE ONLY CATHOLIC HCAPEL

by the sea in the RIVIERA MAYA.

OUR LADY HOLY MARY OF THE SECRET

( Santa Maria del Secreto)

Pleas enjoy our latest wedding

where Andrea and Jason share their

love at the place where GODs presence

can be felt with all our senses.

RED & WHITE a Chapel decoration

Ideas for your Chapel Decorations

ROSES

WHITE AND RED A GREAT COMBINATION

PRETTYsome LOVELYsome AWsome

I LOVE SUPPORTING OUR WEDDING INDUSTRY

I was invited to a cocktail party

last night for the presentation in Cancun of

CONCEPTO ROSA

a new project of my entrepreneur friends

Emma & Mayalen

both very talented event designers from Cancun

that inject their passion to every single detail

they create.

DESSERT AND CUPCAKE BAR

The night was filled with lots of flower and decor details

But also we were pampered by the most exquisite

gourmet selection from the kitchen of

Chef Jorge Hernandez.

MUSHROOM CROSTINI

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN ON A STICK

THAI SALAD

ALFREDO PASTA WITH SHRIMP

STRAWBERRY DESSERT

CEVICHE

MORE PRETTINESS

I hope this great event can give you

inspiration and ideas for your upcoming event

or DESTINATION WEDDING.

I loved the flower combination, I'm not a particular ROSE lover

but this vintage style arrangements are so classy that I really

liked the color and the way they have a personality of their own.

Well done girls and BEST OF LUCK with your new project!!!

SUNDAY green wedding project

Well I love pompons and we know

that there are a lot of DIY

on the web for paper and cloth pompons,

but I decided to POST about one

involving plastic bags we keep from

the super market,

or our shopping and this

is a GREAT DIY recycling project for your

GREEN WEDDING.

Why because you can re-use

and its great for out door weddings.

FIRST CHOOSE YOUR PLASTIC BAG

I CHOOSE PINK SINCE ITS OCTOBER

AND ITS THE THINK PINK MONTH

SECOND CAREFULLY CUT ALONG STRAIGHT RECTANGLES

TIE THEM TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE

START PULLING BOTH SIDES OF THE PIECES OF

PLASTIC TO MAKE THE POMPON SHAPE

HANG IT AND ENJOY

MY SISTER HELPING ME OUT FOR THE PHOTOS OF

THIS FUN SUNDAY PROJECT