Create your own Ceremony

Akumal Weddings can help you take care of all the details of your wedding.
Day or night, you can tie the knot in a beautiful, natural, and romantic location on the Vista del Mar and La Buena Vida Restaurant properties.
Our weddings take place on the beachfront overlooking Half Moon Bay,
decorated with with palm fronds and natural jungle flowers.
An aisle leading to the beach is set up with a border of white stones.

If you have not had a chance to visit our property before your wedding we can arrange to have you meet with our on-site coordinator a couple of days before your wedding to choose the spot that is right for you. The coordinator will show you the various options available and discuss all the last minute details of your ceremony with you.
We can arrange to have chairs placed on the beach for your guests, a flower covered arch for the altar area, or tiki torches to add to the ambience of the ceremony.
Prices vary.

Decide what type of Ceremony you wish to have:

SPIRITUAL WEDDING (non-legal)
Spiritual weddings are not legal ceremonies. They are an affirmation of the couple's commitment to one another. Participating in this ceremony will not legally change your marital status. In a spiritual wedding, anyone can perform the ceremony: a religious person, a friend or a local person can do it. Most couples officially marry before arriving in Mexico.
If you prefer a simple spiritual service, we can arrange for you to be married by Akumal Weddings' celebrant for a fee of $200. Our celebrant has performed several spiritual weddings and is available to perform your ceremony for you. You may also wish to choose your own special person to conduct your wedding ceremony.

CIVIL WEDDING (legal)
If you wish to have a civil wedding, the ceremony can be performed by a Justice of the Peace for about $500. Additional costs in paperwork and tests are about $200. There are many legal requirements involved in having your union recognized legally by the country of Mexico. Blood tests, doctors' certificates, translations, and witnesses are just part of the regulations for getting legally married in Mexico. Also, you must be present in the country for 4 working days prior to the wedding as there is a mandatory waiting period before the wedding.

VOW RENEWAL
The cost for renewing your vows is $250 and includes rental of the beachfront area and decorations of fresh flowers, as well as on-site assistance from our coordinator in Akumal.
The celebrant's services are $200. Or you may provide your own celebrant.
This is a non-legal ceremony with standard renewal vows and/or vows chosen by you.

One possibility for after your Vow Renewal is to have dinner afterwards, at our lovely beachfront restaurant, La Buena Vida. We can set up a choice table with panoramic views of Half Moon Bay.

VOWS: Many couples choose to write their own vows or combine their own words with a standard wedding ceremony. For this reason we suggest you have a copy of the vows to give to the celebrant in advance. Vow renewals and same sex commitment ceremonies are welcome.

COSTS:
Spiritual Ceremony: $450 ($250 for the wedding, $200 for the celebrant)
Legal Ceremony: about $1000-$1200
($500 for JP, $500 for wedding, $200 other charges)
Vow Renewal: $250
Rental of Private Dining Room:
high season $1000 (Dec-April)
low season $500 (May-Nov)
Musicians must be paid in cash at the time of performance.

Religious ceremonies performed by the Catholic church are not permitted on the beach. They must take place in a church. For this reason we do not coordinate Cathlic wedding ceremonies.

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Weddings - Riviera Maya - Resort