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Cancun, Mexico

Proclaimed as the most romantic place on earth, weddings in Cancun, Mexico provide an intimate backdrop of lush palm trees, turquoise water and silky, white sand to make your wedding SEVENTH HEAVEN.

Imagine a unique wedding ceremony filled with magical moments, ancient magnificence and the wonder of a tropical paradise that is sure to make your wedding dreams come true. Sumptuous food, a culturally charged atmosphere and romantic sunsets allow you and your fiancé to experience the wedding you dream of in a truly captivating land that is filled with archeological marvels and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Undoubtedly, Cancun weddings are a sultry delight that offer sensational enjoyment no matter your preferences.

While Cancun shares in the same culture as Riviera Maya, it is truly unique, in that its pristine shores were known only to local fishermen until 1974 when the Cancun that we know and enjoy today was proclaimed a paradise resort and the jungle was tamed. Now, manicured tropical gardens, ancient temples and castles, and cultural traditions create an ambience that is simply divine.

Furthermore, whether you relish exploring coral reefs, journeying through lush jungle on horse back, deep sea fishing, or soaking up the warmth of the sun on tropical shores, the post-wedding activities are sure to be pleasurable with many activities located nearby.

This region of Mexico is often considered to be fast-paced with traditional Mexican bands and Latin rock and roll music filtering through the night air, allowing everyone at your Cancun wedding to dance under the stars and personify true love. (Disclaimer)

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JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa

The JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa offers luxurious Mexico vacations and a lifetime of memories. Truly one of the best hotels in Cancun, our 448 guestrooms are luxuriously furnished with 32 inch flat-panel LCD televisions, Marriott's sumptuous Revive Bedding and private balconies that provide stunning views of Cancun's beaches and the Caribbean's turquoise waters. The JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa offers a unique 35,000 square foot Mayan-themed spa, which incorporates an exiting combination of natural elements to offer a revitalizing spa experience. With two restaurants, a complete business center, over 20,000 sq ft of meeting space and the stunning beauty of the Mexican Caribbean, the JW Marriott Cancun Resort assures an extraordinary Mexico vacation for couples and business travelers alike. Cancun hotels are many, but there is only one JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa. (Disclaimer)

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Le Blanc Spa Resort

Introducing the adults only Le Blanc Spa Resort - the transformation of all-inclusive into all-incredible. Created for the discerning traveler by one of Mexico's most celebrated designers, Le Blanc elevates the vacation experience with an uncompromising determination to exceed your every expectation. (Disclaimer)

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Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort

The spectacular Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort is located 5 miles south of the airport in Cancun's tranquil south shore. Nestled between 123 acres of tropical foliage and a secluded white sand beach stretching nearly 2000 feet, perfect for non-motorized water sports, this resort offers 2,103 luxurious rooms with either ocean or garden views. It is divided into two sections, Sunrise and Nizuc, each one with its own characteristics. Full fitness facilities, a kids club, restaurants featuring a wide variety of cuisines, several bars to quench your thirst and an attentive service make of this resort a truly destination for travelers of all ages. (Disclaimer)

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Riu Palace Las Americas

Riu Palace Las Americas and its magnificent architecture encompasses 372 deluxe junior suites and suites located in the very heart of Cancun’s exclusive hotel zone. Riu's tradition of luxury and style continues with amenities such as 24-hour All Inclusive (snacks and beverages), continental breakfast room service and unique room amenities such as a fully stocked mini-bar, liquor dispenser or suites with a jacuzzi on the terrace. The wide assortment of restaurants, bars, and entertainment is enhanced by personal service and the exchange privilege programme with our sister properties. One of Riu´s finest resorts, this hotel affords an exceptional level of luxury and comfort. (Disclaimer)

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Westin Resort and Spa Cancun

The Westin Resort & Spa, Cancun rests peacefully at a quiet end of Cancun’s Hotel Zone. Enjoy the serenity of private white-sand beaches with breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea and Nichupte Lagoon, plus easy access to Cancun’s excitement. (Disclaimer)

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Barcelo Tucancun Beach

Situated on the north-eastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, encircled by the warm turquoise waters of the Caribbean, is the Barceló Tucancun Beach. This all-inclusive resort is located in the “Hotel Zone” on the long, narrow coastal city of Cancun .This island, connected to the mainland with bridges on both ends, is nestled between the waters of the Laguna Nichupte and the Caribbean Sea. The four-star Barceló Tucancun Beach hotel is located on the pristine white sand beaches that are bathed by the crystalline waters of the Caribbean. (Disclaimer)

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Beach Palace Wyndham Grand Resort

If you are seeking a sensational family vacation resort look no further. A beautiful stretch of white sand, premier location in the heart of Cancun's hotel zone close to myriad shopping and entertainment options, and the modern facilities of Beach Palace create the perfect combination for an unforgettable escape. (Disclaimer)

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Capella Bahia Maroma

There's a perfect oasis, crowned with its own coral reef, situated right where the beach meets the sea. Far removed from city sights and sounds, this crown jewel transports guests away from it all by opening up a destination sure to take your breath away. Over 250 acres and nearly a mile-long beach front in Mexico's Riviera Maya plus mangroves and jungle create a tapestry of pristine experiences. A private golf course weaves into the landscape, while the underwater wonderland of the Great Maya Reef beckons to adventurous guests. Villas offer the ideal way to interact and immerse yourself in this singular environment of white sand, blue water and verdant foliage. Capella Bahia Maroma is located at the intersection of the old and the new Mexico, with irreplaceable Mayan ruins at Tulum, Chichenitza and Coba nearby, as well as the vibrant culture of modern Playa Del Carmen. Whether you want to shop, dance, or explore an architectural treasure, you'll have the perfect place to start and end these excursions. A place that stops the clock with its timelessness. (Disclaimer)

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CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort

Graced by beautiful gardens and stunning views of the Caribbean Sea, the CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort is a premier hotel in Cancun, Mexico. A Mexico vacation at the Cancun CasaMagna Hotel will recharge the spirit and reinvigorate the senses. This Cancun hotel offers 452 spacious guestrooms, each appointed with a 32" flat-panel LCD television, wireless Internet and Marriott's renowned Revive Bedding. The CasaMagna Cancun Resort boasts an extensive beach area, where the white sand and turquoise water of the Caribbean create an optimally relaxing atmosphere for your Cancun vacation. (Disclaimer)

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Crown Paradise Club Cancun

Crown Paradise Club Resort offers an inclusive package without limits that you may not know where to start and that you will never want to end. We have everything. Water park for the kids with a Pirate ship and 8 water slides, excellent a la carte and buffet dining, adult only areas, mini golf, disco, nightly entertainment, we are also close to important destination features such as shopping plazas, restaurants and a short drive to archaeological sites, botanical gardens. (Disclaimer)

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Dreams Cancun Resort & Spa

Dreams Cancun Resort & Spa is a luxury resort combining traditional Mayan and contemporary Mexican architecture. Designed by renowned Mexican architect, Ricardo Legorreta, Dreams Cancun boasts open spaces and beautiful interior atriums, providing the enjoyment of warm tropical breezes and the calm, turquoise sea. Exclusively situated at the shore point known as Punta Cancun, Dreams Cancun is the only resort surrounded on three sides by beach and the brilliant turquoise Caribbean, just steps from shops, sights and nightlife of Cancun. A variety of room and suite sizes meet any family’s needs. All offer private balcony views of the ocean, beaches or lagoon. Each is luxuriously appointed with marble floors, elegant furnishings, sitting area, mini-bar, satellite TV and 24-hour room service. Several suites provide private whirlpools and other enhanced luxury amenities and services. Shimmering pools, excellent gourmet à la Carte restaurants, friendly lounges and bars are all part of this all-inclusive package. Relaxed and airy, alluring colors and designs add to this beautiful resort’s originality. Dreams Cancun Resort & Spa is the perfect dream get-away. (Disclaimer)

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Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach

Rising majestically in the heart of Cancun’s entertainment district, the 602-room Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach presents guests with all the class of a fine European hotel, combined with the warm and gracious service that Fiesta Americana has made famous. Groups, couples, and families from around the world are equally embraced and the hotel reflects the international nature of the guests it hosts. (Disclaimer)

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Grand Oasis Cancun

Grand Oasis Cancun is an exclusive Hotel with the highest standards of quality that provides a relaxed atmosphere and the largest selection of Restaurants and Bars in Cancun proper. With offerings to please any palate, with flavors from Asian fusion to the most exquisite plates of nouvelle cuisine Mexican and exotic drinks by the sea or in one of our air-conditioned bars, everyone can find their own place at Grand Oasis Cancun. (Disclaimer)

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Great Parnassus Resort & Spa

12 story building Resort has a magical atmosphere combining design and architecture. Great Parnassus offers the ultimate in luxury and service, each of the resort rooms exquisitely appointed in a modern style has lovely ocean or lagoon views from the private terraces, some of them with spectacular Jacuzzis. Visitors are able to enjoy a wide variety of delicious gourmet dinning options or refreshing cocktails at any of the 10 International restaurants or 11 bars. (Disclaimer)

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Hyatt Regency Cancun

Hyatt Regency Cancun hotel is located in Punta Cancun, right on the Caribbean Sea and just steps away from the best beaches, shopping, restaurants and nightlife in Cancun, Mexico. A 5 star luxury hotel in Cancun, Hyatt Regency Cancun enjoys a unique seafront location on the tip of the peninsula. The hotel is also host to the al fresco Beach House Spa. Cancun's main golf course Pok-Ta-Pok is just five minutes by car from Hyatt Regency Cancun Hotel. (Disclaimer)

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Iberostar Quetzal

All our personnel is already waiting to make you enjoy our extraordinary world of "All Inclusive" Iberostar. Find specialties restaurants of many parts of the globe, refined or simple drinks, but in any case also of importation. Feel hungry at very late (or very early) hour? No problem, there always is something to eat. Experience this offer and enjoy endless details.This resort complex, comprised of the Hotel Iberostar Tucan (350 rooms) and the Hotel Iberostar Quetzal (350 rooms), is designed to blend harmoniously into the surrounding spacious, tropical gardens. The reception area features a lobby with bar, lounge bar, main restaurant and several speciality restaurants. The resort offers a large pool area with an activities pool, a lagoon, an adults´ pool with swim-up bar and separate children´s pool. (Disclaimer)

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Iberostar Tucan

The Iberostar Tucan reflects in its decoration the past of the ancient Maya. Many figures of this old culture are distritubuted throughout the hotel and make the guests participating in the mystery of this part of the world. This resort complex, surrounded by spacious, tropical gardens, blends harmoniously into the landscape. There is a spacious reception featuring a lobby with bar, lounge bar, main restaurant and several speciality restaurants. The resort offers a large pool area with an activities pool, a lagoon, an adults´ pool with swim-up bar and separate children´s pool. All lounge chairs, umbrellas and beach towels are complimentary. (Disclaimer)

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Ritz Carlton Resort, Cancun

Immerse yourself in the exotic Mexican Caribbean while staying at The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, an exclusive resort considered one of the most luxurious in the world. Explore intriguing ancient Mayan sites, enticing white sand beaches and a variety of lively and leisurely pastimes. Indulgent amenities such as the impressive Culinary Center, the luxurious Kayantá Spa, the new Cliff Drysdale Tennis Club and award winning restaurants come together to create an irresistible oasis of enchantment. (Disclaimer)

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Riu Cancun

The contemporary beachfront Riu Cancun is set in an excellent location in the heart of Cancun’s hotel zone. 569 tastefully-decorated guestrooms boast unparalleled views of the Caribbean Sea, and are complete with unique amenities such as a mini-bar and liquor dispenser. Discover distinctive dining at several fine restaurants and bars that will satisfy the most demanding palates. There's no limit to the fun thanks to a dynamic choice of activities and entertainment options, including a popular sports bar, night club and theatre with Riu's famous theme shows. Riu Cancun offers the very best for the finest holidays in Cancun! (Disclaimer)

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Riu Caribe

The impressive Riu Caribe, with its Mayan-style architecture overlooking the crystal-blue waters of the Mexican Caribbean, is the perfect site for a fantastic holidays. Riu Caribe features 506 luxurious oceanview guestrooms with unique Riu amenities such as a mini-bar and liquor dispenser. There is a wide array of restaurants, bars and facilities to enjoy, including 24-hour All Inclusive (snacks and beverages), as well as a fun and relaxing atmosphere created by the large swimming pool and spectacular beach. This warm and charming resort ensures memorable holidays to suit all tastes! (Disclaimer)

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Royal Solaris Cancun

Royal Solaris Cancun Resort is an amazing all inclusive vacation trip is unlike any other hotel in Cancun. This extraordinary Cancun resort corporates all the finest qualities of the most luxurious accommodations at an always affordable price. Our Cancun resort will welcome you to paradise with open arms, into a wonderful world of relaxation and enchantment. Club Solaris Cancun is among the most respected and popular resorts in Cancun. A Cancun resort with an outstanding reputation and a magical Yucatan ambiance that will shine upon you from every direction. Cancun, Mexico is an oceanic land of majestic enchantment, where heavenly natural beauty merges with ancient civilizations. Club Solaris Cancun resorts will bring you the greatest in family entertainment, with the best value of any resort in Cancun. Our Mexico hotels were designed to provide you with the very best in service and value. No other resort in Cancun, Mexico offers affordable prices like Club Solaris Cancun. (Disclaimer)

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Sun Palace

As the first couples’ only resort in Cancun, Sun Palace is the perfect retreat from the every day stress. This oasis for couples lies along the coast overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Conveniently located at just 15 minutes from the airport, this property provides service and amenities of the highest level. We invite you to enjoy this old favorite in a whole new way. (Disclaimer)

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Temptation Resort & Spa

The new, 384-room Temptation Resort Spa welcomes singles and couples to a contemporary take on the all-inclusive holiday. A hip vibe is the hallmark, this beachfront adult resort where the over-21 atmosphere allows guests to invigorate and refresh in a vibrating atmosphere Amenities include three swimming pools (topless optional) each with a different theme (action packed, quiet and sports), Jacuzzis, beach, six restaurants, five bars, fitness center, spa, salon, nightly entertainment, room service, 24-hour meal service and a daily activity program. (Disclaimer)

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The Royal Cancun

Real Resorts, with its rich legacy of personalized service and hospitality, proudly presents THE ROYAL in Cancun, the latest addition to its “Royal” brand of luxury resort hotels with the only ocean view spa in Cancun. This new flagship property, conveniently located next to the Gran Caribe Real Cancun in the heart of Cancun’s Hotel Zone, is an Adults Only, all-suite, all-inclusive resort, combining outstanding facilities with exceptional amenities, where guests will experience a truly extraordinary escape. With all 288 suites ocean view, and most actually oceanfront, all guests of THE ROYAL in Cancun are guaranteed magnificent vistas of Cancun’s turquoise blue waters and a newly expanded, white sand beach. (Disclaimer)

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Documents Needed for Travel

A valid U.S. passport is required for entry.

In most cases the passport must be valid for 6 months after the date of travel. For more specific details on entry regulations, please speak with your Destination Wedding Specialist.


Language

Spanish is the official language, however English is widely spoken and understood.


Beaches

The perimeter of the Cancun Hotel Zone is all beach-14 miles of powdery white sand and clear blue water. The east-west stretch of the island fronts the placid Bahia de Mujeres and offers the best swimming, the undertow on the Caribbean side, the north-south stretch can be dangerous (flags are posted to indicate conditions). All beaches are government property and are open to the public.


Climate

Summer months are warmer, with highs in the upper 80s.


Currency

The new peso is the currency of Mexico. The most convenient form of money in Mexico is a major international credit card or debit card. In heavily tourist areas such as Acapulco, Cancún and Cozumel, you can often spend US dollars as easily as pesos at hotels and restaurants.


Marriage Requirements

- Valid passports
- Birth certificates (Original or certified copy of each one)
- Original blood test. Tests must be taken at the resort and results are ready within 24 hours
- Original or certified copy of former spouse's death certificate (if applicable)
- Divorce decree (if applicable)
- Tourist ID (provided by customs upon your arrival at Cancun International Airport
- Legal documentation of adoption or name change (if applicable)
- Name, age, nationality, home address and occupation of 4 witnesses







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Disclaimer:

Destination Wedding Travel makes every effort to keep the travel information up to date on this website, however, resorts, wedding packages and laws do change and so we cannot guarantee that all information regarding rules, regulations, and marriage requirements at particular sites are completely accurate at the time of viewing. Before making marriage decisions on a particular destination, we highly recommend you speak with a DWT travel agent or partner wedding planner to verify rules at a particular destination before finalizing your travel plans.


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