We both knew that we wanted something different. I, originally wanted to elope just the two of us. And then we decided we would just invite immediate family. Well, that quickly escalated to cousins, and nieces and nephews, so we decided to just have a wedding! A destination wedding was the best of both worlds. We had the intimacy we wanted, and the destination.

Hannah did an awesome job of giving us many options when it came to picking the location of the wedding. For us it was important

that the resort was small so we could see our guests everyday, as well as cost effective for all of those traveling. We ultimately ended

up choosing Dreams Riviera Cancun because it was:

A: On the smaller side

B: Only 30 minutes from the airport. This was important to use because we had a lot of guests that had never traveled to Mexico.

C: Amazing wedding reviews

What was the biggest difficulty in planning your destination wedding?

 

The most difficult thing for me was waiting until 3 months prior to speak to our wedding coordinator at the resort. 

By 3 month before the wedding, a theme is already planned, without any actual planning. Bridesmaids dresses 

were picked, wedding dress, groomsmen attire. It as difficult to envision what the wedding would ultimately

end up looking like without fully understanding what the options were. Thankfully, my planner was amazing

and everything came out wonderfully.

 What was the highlight of the experience and what was the biggest surprise?

 

Honestly, everything! I was just completely blown away with the details that went into each event

starting with our rehearsal/welcome party, the cocktail hour, and the wedding. Fernanda (our wedding

coordinator) has fantastic taste, and everything came together beautifully. It rained everyday while we

were there so we had to go with plan B for our ceremony and reception and moved it all inside. I was

so distraught over it on the day of the wedding, but it was all amazing. You couldn't even tell that our

reception was being held inside of a Mexican restaurant!

 

How well was the resort and your Onsite Wedding Coordinator to work with?

 

AMAZING. Poor Fernanda, I was so stubborn when it came to the idea of moving the wedding inside.

She did not miss a beat on any of the plans that we had made. She even found sparklers for us last

minute on the day of! The details, I feel like the pictures don't even do them justice. She was always

available and had great communication. I can't rave about her enough.