Hey ladies-
I've been married for a full 3 weeks and am just now getting the chance to log on. Luckily Kimmy gave such awesome information I don't have a ton to add!
There are two main things from my wedding that I would recommend to anyone...
1. Grooms' dinner at Carboncitos in Playa del Carmen. My hubby had done all the research and we had decided that since everyone was essentially paying to come to our wedding and paying for their own food and alcohol it would be a really nice thank you to bring everyone to town for dinner the night before the wedding. My hubby had already made the reservations but we went to check out Carboncitos right when we got to Mexico. It was FREAKING AMAZING! Russell (the guy from New York that owns it) told us he was planning on having us up on the roof. We didn't even know the roof existed!
On the day of our grooms' dinner (which also happened to be my birthday) our guests were blown away. The view was spectacular, the tables were set up, there was a full bar, lights hanging down, soft music playing... and we had the entire roof to ourselves. To top it off the food was ridiculously good.
If you're looking for a place to bring people definitely check it out. It was completely reasonable price-wise and was definitely a highlight for our guests. I'm not sure if they have a website but you can find them on facebook...
2. The second thing that was awesome was the maricachi band during cocktail hour. I was a little nervous about having our first dance to a band but it was romantic and perfect. Side note- I really wanted to have our cocktail hour outside and kept asking for the terrace and being told no. Finally Rebecca suggested the theater bar which is actually connected to the terrace area. They set up everything outside for us (appetizers, cocktails, band etc) and it was gorgeous. If you want it outside make sure you specify you want the theater bar outside... apparently the "terrace" is some other huge area.
Overall I stressed out way too much but it all turned out perfectly. I wouldn't do it any other way. If you have any specific questions just let me know... in the meantime I know it won't be easy but relax and enjoy your last days as single ladies!
-Jessica McKenna