Hey Marcia!
i know what you say! I have been working with Julieta, a wedding coordinator, in cancun, who solves this by finding private reliable locations and private villas. Finally I decided on Sunset Lagoon August 23 but she was v ery helpful, resourceful.
good luck!
Hey, I booked a tour through Julieta, for my future wedding, that is sightseeing, another one for a 24 hour cruise after the wedding. and dinner out. She has different attractions, runned by locals in local places!
Hey, I can recommend Julieta, wc and florist, and she also has wholesale prices for allotment and locations.
wc in the hotel do need an outside coordinator! she makes good team with the in house coordinators.