may 20th, 2011. Ale & George

This time we had a very good time hosting the Greek/Mexican wedding of Alejandra (Mexico) & George (USA/Grece).

George´´s mom brought amazing greek desserts for the dessert buffet table and OMG I wanted to taste them all night long but just couldn´t get any on time and they were finished pretty fast. This is how I assumed they were delicious.

This time the sweethearts table was just infront of the bridge that comnes fromn the palapa and right next to it there were two big screens to show videos.

Friends and famillya from mexico, USA and Grece all had a blast on the lighted dance floor, catering services provided by Real Gourmet, included the coctail, the dinner buffet, wedding cake and the tacos service for what we call "tornaboda" a midnight snack we allways have at our weddings right after the mariachi plays.

The wedding ceremony was Greek Orthodox and was pretty amazing.

165 people gathered for thsi amazing wedding and had a blast.

Flower arrangements provided by Euforia.

Gracias Memo form Ideas y ambientes for bringing this amazing couple to our venue.

SANDRA ET CLEMENT

This Wedding took place on the amazing Playa del Secreto.

The Bride & Groom came straight from France to have a Sweet Escape.

Sandra is mexican, she met Clement when she was studying her Mayor in College here in Mexico. He is from France, and fell In love with this mexican sweetie.

They soon moved to France where Clement had to finish school before they could take the next step: MARRIAGE.

Their love was so strong they had a little baby boy a few time latter. The thing was were would they get married that both famillies could finally meet and meet the grandson.

So they remembered how much they love cancun & riviera maya, AND THIS IS HOW Sandra started looking on the internet and found us!!!

When she came for site inspection I knew she was going to love everything about our place. You see they were looking for a House were they could stay with their closest friends and familly, big enough for everyone and right next to the palce they were havin the ceremony and reception.

Now you can see why we fitted like ring to their fingers!!!

They didn´t even think about it, and the next thing you know their friends and familly are staying over at Villa Bella Vista http://www.secretjewelrentals.com/ and the wedding is on the next door beach, I mean venue ... our VENUE.

As much as I would love to choose some photos from the amazing BLOG once again my favourite and amazing photographers did for this couple I cant, because I want you to see everything, the villas, the chapel, the ceremony, the sea, the sand, the beach, the party, I really don´t want YOU to miss a thing!!!

This why I leave you here with the amazing BLOg of Sandra et Clement, an amazing FRENCH-MEX wedding were two worlds meet as ONE reminding us why I like so much the phrase: ALL YOU NEED IS LOVEY

http://sweetcaribbeanphoto.com/blog/sanclement/

My name is Ilse Diamant and I am your

Destination Wedding Specialist at Riviera Maya & Cancun.

Photoshooting the Cover Page of MEXICO TRAVEL MAGAZINE at the Venue

The venue is also an amazing photoshooting location, and this time we were very happy to Host Araceli from Mexico Travel Magazine and the wondefull team she put together to create a very simple and colorfull picture to represent RIVERA MAYA WEDDINGS on this months issue.

As part of the Team we could see many known faces like Ana L. Gomez y Patricia Gomez from Socialé Events, Bernando Negrete from Negrete Life Style, Elizabeth Rubi from Runah del Sureste Flowers, Daniela & Jose from Sweet Caribbean Photo and of course the amazing makeup artist Azucena Martínez from Cancún.

The Dress came from an amazing Bridal Shop in Cancún called BARZENÉ and the Model was Liliana from a very famous Model Agency in Cancun.

THE FINAL RESULT:



WHEN THE MAGAZINE ISSUE IS OUT WE WILL DISPLAY IT HERE ON THE BLOG SO YOU CAN CHECK OUT HOW THE COVER FINALLY LOOKS LIKE.

JIMENA & WERO FROM MY PHOTOGRAPHERS EYES

This amazing DESTINATION WEDDING brought two famillies together from MONTERREY, NL Mexico. It was an amazing sunny March 2011 day, that had the perfect wind, the perfect atmosphere and te perfect couple joining their souls for life and promessing a greater future as their new life beagn as husband and wife.

I really want you to look at the BLOG my amazing photographers Dani & Jose made for them this photos trully speak for them selves as the VENUE Secret Jewel celebrations and Capilla de Santa Maria del Secreto serve as backround to this amazing LOVE story we were so lucky to be a part of.



Wedding fully coordinated by Marissa Flores from Monterrey, NL.
CONTACTO AZUL http://www.contactoazul.com/


ENJOY:

http://sweetcaribbeanphoto.com/blog/jimenawero/page/4/

TRASH THE DRESS WAS THE DAY after the wedding (at our venue) WERE sweetcaribbean did the photos and REELOVE wedding cinematography did the video.

MI ARTICULO en la REVISTA éBodas México

En esta edicion del mes de Mayo de la revista éBodas tuve la fortuna de cooperar en al redacción del artículo principal llamado: DESTINATION WEDDINGS.




I had the wonderfull opportunity to work for this may/june edition of the mexican magazine éBodas, that is sold all over the country. My article on DESTINATION WEDDINGS was featured as the SPECIAL information of this months issue.

Al ser una Coordinadora de Bodas Especializada en Destination Weddings mi participacion fue muy positiva ya que pude dar TIPS y consejos desde mi punto de vista muy practicos para realizar una Boda de Destino en alguna de las playas más populares de nuestro país.

They invited me because Im now a CERTIFIED DESTINATION WEDDING EXPERT by the AFWPI and I could really give TIPS and information regarding these particular celebrations on the most popular and lovely beaches of my country.

Para poder leer el artículo completo es importante suscribirse a la revista que solo cuesta $150 pesos al año y que vale mucho la pena, ya que apartir de este número tengo mi propia sección llamada DESTINATION WEDDINGS: bodas en las playas de México y estaré hablando de un tema específico cada publicación para que cuando decidan hacer su Boda fuera de su Ciudad de Origen no se encuentren con sorpresas que no habian pensado y esten preparados para las cosas increibles que les esperan.







If you want to have the full article you may need to suscribe to the magazine (for mexican citizens only) its only $150 pesos a year and I will have each edition my very own section called DESTINATION WEDDINGS: on mexican beaches, were I will help brides with ideas and fun stories so that they are fully prepared for a wedding on a different city than the one they actually live at.





EL LINK DE LA REVISTA ES http://www.ebodas.com.mx

g r a c i a s !!!

UPDATING WEEKLY

I really LOVE to write about every single wedding I have had the priviledge to be a part of. Sometimes I just have too little time to UPDATE my BLOG as often as I wished I could.

So tonight I want to give you a great TIP if you want to get my latest comments, photos and wedding material PLEASE go to my FACEBOOK and my TWITTER pages.

I can update them from my phone and

Do it at the moment the wedding is happening.

Also I would like to announce Im involved as a writter and have my very own section called DESTINATION WEDDINGS in Mexican Beaches: In a mexican magazine called éBodas

http://www.e-bodas.com.mx/revista/index.php

Another importante thing you should know is how I LOVE to use the photos from my AMAZING wedding photographers to ilustrate my POSTS and those take some time to be edited thats another reason why I cant update my weddings; as soon as they take place, here on this BLOG as fast as I can do it on my facebook pages or twitter.

So please if you love my BLOG and wish to get the UPDATES on my weddings and events, I really invite you to follow my pages above:


(I did this sign with my sister one day we were inspired)

UPDATES ABOUT THE VENUE
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UPDATES ABOUT THE WEDDING CHAPEL
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Capilla-de-Santa-Mar%C3%ADa-del-Secreto/105157861821


UPDATES ON MY WEDDINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS COMPANY
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Diamant-Events/139133936123966


UPDATES ON THE BUTTERFLY FARM AND DOVE RELEASE SERVICES
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Liberacion-de-Mariposas/25547893918


AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST MY TWITTER ACCOUNT @silkedisa



Thank you!!!

I LOVE RIVIERA MAYA DESTINATION WEDDINGS.

Destination Weddings are so much fun, not only to the guests and friends that have the perfect excuse for a tropical vacation, but to the bride & groom who can really enjoy a whole 72 hrs wedding surounded by their loved ones. This is the perfect excuse everybody needs to just brake with the rutine and travel to an exotic destination that will treat & pamper you like royalty. I love Riviera Maya Destination Weddings because there is so much we can do on the day before, the wedding day and the day after. ON Tonights post I will tell you exactly what my favourite things for a Destination Wedding are and also some of my very own DW TIPS. FIND A DESTINATION WEDDING SPECIALIST ON THE DESTINATION YOU WILL HAVE YOUR WEDDING AT. This will save you lots of time and money because we KNOW everyone in the area and can get ANYTHING for you. Once you´ve decided the Destination of your wedding the next logical step is to choose a Venue, resort or LOCATION to have your ceremony, cocktail party and/or dinner party. Riviera Maya is a very popular Destination, because of its all included resorts were you can get great deals for your weddings. How ever there is a more selected group of travelers that really want to have a very diferent experience and that even if they and their guests are staying at an all inclusive resort; the couple will choose a private, exclusive and more intimate location to make sure they can really create the atmosphere and the vibe they are dreaming about and not just buy a premade package that has allready been the wedding of some hundreds of couples before them. The next thing on the list must be a THEME. Beach weddings have a very popular theme in everything having to do with sea, ocean and sand. But having a DW in a Beach does not mean all your theme must be seashells. You can allways do something that best describes you and your love. Maybe things regarding the place you come from, or even the country were the wedding is at. The theme is very important because it sets the colors, it also defines decoration, flowers, table set up and your logo for all the wedding stationary. NOW AT THIS POINT WE CAN START SENDING SAVE THE DATE NOTES, POSTCARDS OR EMAILS TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILLY. Now we can start talking about:

Hair & Make Up, Transportation, Hotels, Video & Photography also:



• Food & Beverages, Tipe of set up, Cocktail Party , performance, Music, Entertainment, Favours, Decoration, Ilumination, Welcome Bags, Personalized Flipflops, Flowers, etc.


• All the services you´ll be needing in order to make this wedding an event no one will ever forget. So full of little details, screaming the couples name everywhere.

Remember to AMAZE everyone including your selves, dont have a traditional, magazinne wedding you´re allready thinking outside the box by making everyone travel to another country sometimes just to another city so now its time to do extraordinary things. These details dont mean extraordinary costs. With a 6 month minimum planning we can have your ideas perfomed and delivered in the way you pictured them only in your minds.

This are my favourite photos of couples who think different about center pieces or chair decoration, as you will see its just a little imagination and you can get the idea of the tipe of ambiance we are trying to create.

THIS PICTURES INSPIRE THE CREATIVITY IN ME. You dont need lots of flowers to make something beautiful. Also please have in mind that CANDLES are very pretty but at a beach wedding, outside on the night we have breeze and the normal wind that may blow the out. Use Special lanterns for your canddles or have them as decoration only. Another great TIP is The candle ceremony can be replaced by the SAND CEREMONY. Check out my facebook page Diamant Events and become a fan to learn more about this special ceremony. Follow me in twitter also @silkedisa I am only waiting for the photographers of the weddings we have hosted since Jan 2011 to give me their amazing art work and update the BLOG with this true LOVE stories we´ve had the honor to be a part of.