The Happiest Place on earth!

Maybe you are wondering why I haven't posted in a few days, well I'm at

WALT DISNEY WORLD FLORIDA!!!

And Im so excited I am going to have the opponrtunity to take the WEDDING PAVILLION TOUR at the Grand Floridian Hotel next week.

But meanwhile I want to show you why the magic is everywhere and why Disney is just the MAGICAL perfect place for your Destination wedding:

View of the main entrance at the Disney's Grand Floridian

Even flowers smell like magic.

You can actually see the castle at Magic Kingdom while you get married.

view of wedding pavillion from the Monorail.

Im just so excited, the Disney Weddings team is so amazing can't wait to

meet them and take the tour I will be posting more info about Disney Weddings

soon!!!!

Best Destination Wedding Specialist Experience

During the AFWPI FAM & Education weekend in Cancun

Here I am with the destination wedding experts who participated in the FAM & Education weekend

The happy bride enjoying her cocktail party.

I not only got to network and meet great wedding industry professionals but also witness and participate in a Destination Wedding by the fabulous Candy Cain,

This is the lovely cake they had on their pre-wedding cocktail

Real destination Wedding by Candy Cain

and Interviewed her for my BLOG.

- WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A DESTINATION WEDDING EXPERT?

Real destination Wedding by Candy Cain

I didn't exactly decided it just sort of happened. I became a Destination Wedding Planner when I saw how much money you could make. I mean yes it's wonderful to make dreams come true, but in the end I'm raising my family and this is a wonderful way to make money. Because it's a HOT TREND in the United States and even though there is a recession people still want to get married.

- WHAT IS THE THING YOU LOVE THE MOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?

Real destination Wedding by Candy Cain

The thing I love the most about this job is that every wedding is a new project and there is so much variety. I get very bored if I had to do the same thing over and over again. And the fact that theres something new every time really keeps me interested.

- WHY WOULD YOU RECOMMEND DESTINATION WEDDINGS

IN CANCUN & RIVIERA MAYA?

Real destination Wedding by Candy Cain

The good thing about having a Destination wedding here is that you get more for your money, there are so many people who really want to work and network wit USA Planners that they treat you perfect and the quality of their services is really high.

- WHAT WOULD YOU SAY DEFINES YOU AS A COORDINATOR?

I never settle for anything!

-WHAT IS THE ADJECTIVE THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOU AS A WEDDING PLANNER?

"Successful" and I don't mean it only to have a successful career but also I make Successful Weddings, my couples are so happy that they recommend me all the time, because they know I will do what ever it takes to get the Job done.

- PLEASE TELL US ONE OF YOUR BEST WEDDING STORIES SO FAR.

Oh, I have many. But since we are here in Cancun for

their Wedding I would say

"Debbie & John"

Debbie came to me and said, Candy I want a Beach wedding my dream is to feel the sand in my toes and to have the ocean in the back of the ceremony. And I told her I know just the place we are going to Cancun. They have never being in Cancun because they were worried for the insecurity issues. But i told them trust me this would be an amazing place for your destination Wedding. And here we are she is the most happy Bride ever, she just can't thank me enough, the Hotel "Gran caribe Real Resort" cancun has treated them exceptionally and now theres two more Weddings that the family would like to come back and have here.

-WHAT WOULD YOUR ADVICE BE FOR ANYONE WHO IS THINKING ON BECOMING A DESTINATION WEDDING PLANNER?

Destination Wedding Experts

My advice would be ask for help, sometimes you can't do things on your own. Destination weddings are about partnering and networking with people who are experts at the Destination where you are working. Remember you are not in a competition. And get certified. There is not another person who gives the Destination Wedding Expert Certification. I created the seminar and I highly recommend people to take it.

NEVER FORGET: The bride always comes first!!!

Thank you very much for your time, and for granting me with this

interview it is a pleasure to know such a talented Wedding Planner.

You can follow Candy's BLOG at http://theartofdestinationweddings.blogspot.com/

FEATURED IN LAURA WINFREE'S Mexico Travel Blog

I was very excited when

Laura Winfree one of the 24 bloggers for

Mexico Travel by the Cancun Turism Board

interviewed me for her Blog:

This is the short story, Laura contacted me trough Twitter and asked to interview me for her Blog I said Yes and she asked if I had a wedding this weekend so she could take photos for the post.

I took this photo of Laura at the Candy Cain Wedding

So I invited Laura to a Wedding this saturday at The Royal Resort in Cancun

where the DESTINATION WEDDING EXPERT Candy Cain Coordinated a Wedding

and allowed us to witness her magic.

Thank You very much for this POST I really love to read GOOD things about Cancun!

YOU GUYS CAN READ THE POST BY CLICKING ON THE BANNER BELOW:

MY Guest POST Featured in

http://northwoodsloves.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/feature-post-ilse-of-secret-jewel-celebration/

Learning a Wedding Tradition: The Ribbon Bouquet

I JUST LOVE THIS TRADITION! The tradition of creating a ribbon bouquet for the bride at her bridal shower to use at her rehearsal dinner as a stand in bouquet. Each ribbon or bow that was that extra detail on the gifts at the bridal shower is saved for this ribbon bouquet as the bride opens her gifts.

And I only knew about it when we had the Wedding rehearsal of Joe at Secret Jewel Celebrations and she had a funny thing on her hands.

I came near her and said, what is that?

And she just smiled and told me it's my Ribbon Bouquet made from the ribbons on the presents I got on my different Bridal Showers.

Then I just thought I had to share this great idea and this is how I have started the Ribbon Bouquet tradition with my friends. Actually we have just made 2 of them (most of my Friends (the girls) got married before I knew the tradition)

Since in México this is not a tradition we do, I had to have it on my BLOG to give ideas to all those Mexican (or other Country) Brides that can do something different at their Bridal Showers and better Yet give a wedding related activity to that eager aunt or cousin who really wants to help you out with something, have her in charge of your: RIBBON BOUQUET

Now I leave you with Laura Winfree 's Ribbon Bouquet True Story.

It's just so exciting:

I'm an American but I live in Cancun, and married my now - husband Jorge in July 2010.

My entire American family came down to Mexico for the wedding.

My aunts and grandma hosted my bridal shower at their villa in Puerto Morelos (where they were staying),and these ribbons are from that shower. My 2 older sisters made the bouquet and gave it to me on the morning of the wedding, right before the rehearsal. The wedding was at Hacienda Teya in the city of Merida.

I hope you enjoyed reading my Post as much as I enjoyed learning a cool Bridal tradition!

DIAMANT EVENTS in Beach Wedding Design

The story goes this way:

I am friends with a friend of the Bride. In other words a friend of mine from Puebla called me about 4 months ago and told me her Friend Claudia was getting married in Cancun and she needed my help to make this possible.

Civil Ceremony from Bride and Groom's point of view.

So after many changes in decoration, illumination, and other specific details Wedding involved we finally came up with the perfect Design for her Beach Wedding.

She wanted to have a Classic Elegant Wedding but right in front of the ocean and she was very happy when we managed to transform the Beach right in front of Le Meridien Hotel & Spa Cancun where in the morning there was nothing and after the Ceremony in the hotel's Gazebo the Dinner area just shined across the amazing white sand & turquoise waters of the Caribbean sea.

I was honored to be a part of this amazing Wedding.

CANCUN, MEXICO

I LOVE CANCUN by Diamant Events

The wedding today at

Le Meridien Hotel & Spa

was just perfect.

photo by Me (original)

with my Nikon 3000

The weather, the ocean, the sand, the sky, the clouds.

I've been living in Cancun for as long as I remember and

I just can't stop feeling overwhelmed with such a

gift from God.