We're getting married in Cancun, Mexico!!

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Daniel and I have known for a long time that when we got married that it would be a destination wedding.  Although we love other locations, Mexico has produced so many special memories and moments for our relationship.  I cannot imagine getting married anywhere else. 

We have narrowed down the choices for hotels between Moon Palace, The Royal Cancun, or Dreams Cancun.  Below I have included photographs from the site visits that we did in March 2010. 

THE ROYAL CANCUN

And the winner is.......The Royal Cancun!  We have chosen the Royal Cancun and it's sister property, the Gran Caribe Real as our location for our June 18, 2011 wedding!  The Royal Cancun is a five star all-inclusive hotel located in the hotel zone of Cancun, Mexico.  It offers first class restaurants, bars, pools, and staff.  Daniel and I have stayed at the Royal twice before and have loved every minute of our vacations there.  We cannot wait to return for our wedding next summer.  We will also be taking trips to the Royal in August 2010 and March 2011 for our annual vacations, and hopefully make progress with wedding plans in person.  Below is the website link to the Royal Cancun's website.

http://www.realresorts.com/The_Royal_Cancun/
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The Royal gazebo
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View from the gazebo
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The Villa Terrace @ the Gran Caribe
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the glassed in chapel - they only perform Catholic ceremonies in the chapel
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The Gran Caribe gazebo
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swim up suite

The Runner Ups

These are the other locations that we visited during our March 2010 trip to Cancun.  We absolutely loved certain aspects of each property, but ultimately decided on The Royal because of sentimental value (where Daniel proposed).  Here are a couple of pictures that we took on our site visits.

MOON PALACE

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The entry sign
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the grounds
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enclosed with air conditioning gazebo
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view from inside the AC gazebo
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cocktail hour/ reception space
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beach wedding set up for later that evening
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Gazebo choice # 2
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a reception space by the ocean
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one of the spa areas

DREAMS CANCUN

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The pyramid rooms and dolphin area
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a cocktail hour/ recpetion space with expansive views
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the wedding gazebo (it has been torn down and replaced with a brand new one since this picture was taken)
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Concrete blocks directly to the center right of the gazebo
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large beach area available for receptions
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terrace area that is available for receptions
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'inside' view of the terrace
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Inside area available for recpetions - also Plan B in case of rain
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view of wedding gazebo from tower jr. jacuzzi suite
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beach bar with swings
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pool area with swim up bar
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Kid's Club
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'Market' Area
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Spa Area