10 THINGS YOU MUST HAVE FOR YOUR DW IN MEXICO

Once you have chosen Mexico as your wedding destination, we introduce you 10 traditions that are perform on Mexican weddings.

1.     Something new, something blue and something old

a.     Brides have to wear these three elements that represent a good start of her married life.

Something new represents the new life as a wife that is going to begin. Something blue symbolizes fidelity and love, you can wear it in some detail of your clothes; something old represents the link between the bride and her family, also the pass for a new life.

2.     The thirteen gold coins

a.      These golden coins are called arras and the groom gives it to the bride on a little box on her hands, these are blessed on the religious ceremony and symbolize prosperity, material assets and confidence, usually it passes from generation to generation.

3.     Throwing rice

a.     At the end of the ceremony the guests throw rice to the married couple. This represents fertility and well-being with the purpose of the couple to have children.

Currently, some churches have banned the use of rice, however exist other options just as beautiful that may substitute the rice, like blow bubbles which look great in photos and give a touch of freshness and originality, also the guests can throw rose petals or butterflies.

4.     Play the car horn

a.     While the just married couple is being transferred to the party room, the car’s driver plays the car’s horn five times quickly, frequently for announcing
that newly weds are on board. The legend has it that is for get away evil spirits that can interfere in the happiness of the new couple.

5.     Lace Bridal Garters

a.     It is a piece of lingerie that the bride wears above the knee. This represents that the bride is no longer single. The groom has to remove it from to the bride and later he throws it back to the male guest and he who wins it, it’s said to be the next one to get married.

6.     Víbora de la mar

a.     This is an enjoyable dance in which the bride stands on a chair and the groom in another being two meters away from each other holding the bride’s veil. There are two moments: one vibora for women and another for men. The song of the víbora de la mar plays and all the guests hold their hands dancing around the couple passing under them and besides them.

7.     Dance of  muertito

a.     This dance is for the groom, in which the funeral march sounds and the male guests carry him on their shoulders and walk through the party room, sometimes taking away his clothes (but not all of them); meanwhile the bride goes behind him. Afterwards the guests throw him up. Sometimes this symbolizes the groom quitting parties and now devoted to his wife.

8.     Dancing of straws

a.     This dance is performed when the party is well advanced. High poles adorned are distributed among the guests who make a big circle where background music id being played. The guests dance at the same rhythm while In the center of the track are the couple.

9.     Money for the bride and the groom

a.     After the dinner and the dances, the bride along with her godmother, walk holding her slipper on her hand accompanied and approaches the female guests so they can put some money into the slipper. On the other hand, the groom accompanied by his godfather also ‘ask for money’. They approach the male guests who stick money on the back of his shirt.  This money help the couple with the honeymoon expenses.

10.  .Mariachis

a.     Definitively  is an option that you can’t miss. The mariachis is a group of six people wearing regional clothing that play traditional mexican music.  Nowadays they also play some modern music.

The mariachis can be the best part of your party since everyone can dance with their music and can be the cherry on top of your wedding.

I hope these options are of your liking and consider them for your wedding day. If you have any doubt on some of them or want to know more about them, you can search videos or information on internet, you will see that these alternatives are funny and very lovely

Enjoying a memorable and lovely day with a bit of Mexico at your wedding.

By Alexandra RQ

WHY YOU SHOULD GET MARRIED IN MEXICO?

Where you get married is so important as choosing your wedding dress. 

Mexico offers diversity in weather and places since it has colonial cities like Guanajuato to beautiful beaches as Playa del Carmen. 

Regardless the date you chose to make your wedding, you can enjoy the weather that you’ve been planned for that day because Mexico has beaches, deserts, tropical forests and and snow-capped mountains, likewise the sunsets are must-see landscapes that you and your couple will greatly enjoy. 

An idea of where to celebrate your wedding, check the favorite places to say I do, among we can find Cancún, Riviera Maya, Cozumel, Puerto Vallarta and San Miguel de Allende. 

Mexico’s millenary gastronomy has been recognized by the UNESCO as intangible heritage, in which you can find a variety of meats, seafood, seeds and vegetables of different sizes, colors and flavors that undoubtedly will make of your wedding menu memorable. Not forgetting, of course! the typical and well-known beverages like tequila and mescal. 

One more advantage that Mexico offers is that you can find places according to your pocket, all lovely and attractive. Meanwhile you can pick the topic of your liking in which you can include the traditional Mexican music of the mariachis. 

On the other hand, thanks to the wide variety of flora your wedding will enjoy of magnificent floral arrangements that may not be easy to found where you live or are more expensive. 

It’s not necessary travel to another country to have your ideal honeymoon since you and your couple can move from your wedding to charming places to complement the experience of this new journey together.

Among the popular locations for visit on your honeymoon are: Punta Mita, Itxapa Zihuatanejo, Los Cabos, Ciudad de Méxica, the Riviera Nayarit, and certainly Cancún. In which you can experience some activities like snorkeling and diving, spa, horseback riding along the beaches, museums, tours of the city and visit archaeological zones. 

Likewise you will be welcome in each place you visit, since Mexico is distinguished by having warm and gentle people. 

I invite you to enjoy and experience Mexico on you unforgettable day with your fiancé accompanied by your beloved people. Mexico will welcome you with arms wide open. 

By Alexandra RQ

To Get Married in Riviera Maya is a beautiful and romantic thing and these reasons will have you booking a place as soon as possible!

Deciding to get married is a huge decision, but where are you planning on spending that special day? Perhaps you should look into a wedding in Riviera Maya. 

5.) Riviera Maya weddings are unique. Many people get married close to home, and this also increases the number of guests in your party. Destination weddings in Riviera Maya offer an opportunity to go somewhere different and get away with your loved ones.

4.) Your night will be a memory to last forever. Think about every wedding you have ever been to. Let me guess, small church, white wedding, pretty standard ceremony, reception, then home? Who knows what will happen at your wedding in Riviera Maya. Because it will last at least 3 days, and not to count the days after the wedding.

3.) Your wedding is a wedding and honeymoon combined. We called it WEDDINGMOON. After your wedding, you don’t have to worry about traveling more to get to your honeymoon destination. Everything will be planned out for you in advance, and after you exchange ‘I Do’s,’ you will have absolutely nothing more to worry about and you’ll have plenty of time for relaxing or recreation.

2.) Costs are actually relatively inexpensive, contrary to popular belief. For each wedding, people drop thousands of dollars on decorations alone. When you marry in Riviera Maya the real luxury is NATURE.  Also, whoever you get to help you plan your wedding in Riviera Maya will know all of the locals and will be able to find you better deals on catering, entertainment, and other services.

1.) Riviera Maya is paradise forever! Peace, tranquility, romanticism, and mystery surround you and you couldn’t ask for a more perfect location than that. Unless you have a beach with palm trees and a beautiful clear ocean all around you, I doubt you can find another place that offers you the same natural amenities with the same warm service their people have to offer and with the same incredible great prices you can get with all the different wedding package deals waiting for you to come.