2019 Issue 6 Nov/Dec - Focus Mid-South Magazine
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VALLARTA<br />
networking and details that<br />
will long last memories of your<br />
special day” said Areli Vega,<br />
wedding and special events<br />
manager at The Marriott<br />
Puerto Vallarta Resort and<br />
Spa. “Our recently renovated<br />
resort offers amazing<br />
beachfront locations, it has<br />
become a preferred resort for<br />
Americans and Canadians.<br />
Some couples have marked<br />
their first walk together on<br />
white horses, others prefer the<br />
butterfly release, and of course<br />
we can always make the vow<br />
(declaration) a special surprise<br />
for your love one.”<br />
Most of the weddings held<br />
at the hotels are done on the<br />
beach and at sunset. Each<br />
hotel will only allow two<br />
weddings on the same day.<br />
With wedding packages<br />
starting as low as $75 USD per<br />
person (not including food),<br />
each hotel has specialists who<br />
will work with LGBTQ couples<br />
to help make them feel<br />
comfortable and make lifetime<br />
memories.<br />
“We have a lot options to<br />
offer with our packages, or we<br />
can personalize their wedding<br />
to meet their own needs,” said<br />
Denisse Montes De Oca,<br />
wedding and special events<br />
manager at The Westin Resort<br />
and Spa Puerto Vallarta. “We<br />
love to work with couples. And<br />
their location in the U.S. is not<br />
a problem. We work through<br />
email, telephone and FaceTime<br />
right up until the wedding.”<br />
Planning for a wedding –<br />
especially one that is in a<br />
foreign country – can be a<br />
daunting experience. But rest<br />
assured, Montes De Oca said,<br />
the thousands of details will be<br />
expertly handled.<br />
“Our certified wedding<br />
planners are trained to help,”<br />
she explained. “After<br />
completing demanding<br />
coursework, each Marriott<br />
Certified Wedding Planner is<br />
qualified to coordinate<br />
weddings of all types,<br />
including ethnic and military<br />
weddings. Relying on<br />
experience, training, tradition<br />
and old-fashioned intuition,<br />
Marriott Certified Wedding<br />
Planners can help you<br />
determine an overall vision for<br />
your wedding and help you<br />
execute each detail. That<br />
includes setting a budget;<br />
deciding on a menu; arranging<br />
table settings; and finding<br />
florists, photographers, a band<br />
and other entertainment for<br />
the big day.”<br />
Montes De Oca said she is<br />
often asked “When is the best<br />
time of year to have my<br />
wedding?”. She said that the<br />
hotels can make any time of<br />
the year work.<br />
“We have a huge annual<br />
Pride celebration in Puerto<br />
Vallarta around Memorial Day,”<br />
she said. “That’s always a high<br />
interest time. But there are<br />
pros and cons to our different<br />
seasons. The summer months<br />
can be hotter and later in the<br />
summer, rain showers are<br />
typical. But, she added, both<br />
hotels are experienced in these<br />
situations and can make<br />
anything work to please the<br />
happy brides or grooms.”<br />
SCENES FROM THE WESTIN<br />
Treat / NOV+DEC <strong>2019</strong> / focusmidsouth.com / Page 31
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