AshleyParrish

Hey Brooke, My husband and I got married 12-11-10 in Playa Del Carmen. If you haven't already been, then you are missing out. I have been to Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Tulum, and Acapulco. Out of all of these locations, Playa Del Carmen was the best. It has turquoise water, an amazing downtown area, and a real Caribbean vibe. That is the main reason we chose this location. Another factor for us was finding non-stop flights from Chicago. The best place in Mexico to fly non-stop is the Cancun airport and Playa Del Carmen is about 20 miles outside of Cancun. Once my husband I am picked our location, we started trying to figure out how we were going to plan the whole wedding. A co-worker of mine had recently had a destination wedding and recommended www.destinationweddings.com. This was the best advice I could have received. You pay $50 only and they plan your entire wedding. I know it might seem too good to be true, but that's all they charge. They will find you the best rates (we even compared with Expedia, Hotwire, etc) and they have arrangements with many resorts in Mexico as well. I think the best part is that if you want to go and look at a few hotels in Mexico, they will set you up with someone to take you around and view a few different places. I am not sure how many people you have coming down for your wedding but we had about 60 people. Destination weddings recommended the Karisma resorts which are gourmet all-inclusive resorts which I highly recommend. These resorts have unbelievable everything (Food, Customer Service, Drinks, Venues, etc) and they are reasonably priced. We had our wedding at The Azul Fives resort in Playa, and it was truly the best decision we could have made. I highly recommend Destination Weddings and Karisma Resorts. Check them out and trust me, you will not be disappointed. Ashley