Getting married

[justjimmy]

Hi all, haven't posted in a while.

Faith and I want to get married in Cancun in May (after a 10 year engagement).

We will get married before we arrive so were looking for a symbolic ceremony.

Have read a little about a Mayan ceremony. Any info on this or a regular ceremony?

Jimmy and Faith

[Steve]

Congrats on the wedding (about time!)

Can't help much on the Mayan ceremony, but for some general advice on getting married in Cancun please see:
Cancun Weddings

[justjimmy]

I did check out your suggestion earlier. The reason we are looking for a symbolic ceremony is a Mexican wedding is not legal on Colorado. That eliminates the need for translating and apostleing documents.

Hopefully others will chime in on my topic.

Cheers

jimmy

[V]

The reason we are looking for a symbolic ceremony is a Mexican wedding is not legal on Colorado.

Can you cite the Colorado Law that says so: this assertion sounds highly suspect to me.

You may not want to get married here as the legal process would almost certainly be more complicated for you, but that a Mexican Marriage is "not legal" should probably not be one of the reasons.

[Gringation]

I agree with V that the Colorado law sounds a bit off to me... I'd check it out just to be sure.

I don't know much about Mayan ceremonies except that there are resorts in the Hotel Zone that offer them (Real Resorts comes to mind)

Congrats!

[justjimmy]

V.

Can't quote the law, just did a lot of research. It is legal in most states and in some it varies from county to county. I also dropped into the consulate here as it is about a mile away from our home. Wanted to find out about translating documents and the apostle process. Easier to avoid all that, see a JP here, ceremony there.

Thanks for chiming in.

Jimmy

Gringation,

We are considering the Real. I should PM Canuck.

Jimmy

[V]

You would definitely find the process of getting married, officially, in Mexico, to be a little daunting, Jimmy. However, my wife and I did it, and it became a part of a very enjoyable day for us, come wedding day.

We began the day with the official ceremony, at 10 AM. The Mexican Judge that married us had a very charming manner about her (we got married at Isla Mujeres, in the Judge's Chambers), and we are very proud of our "Acta Matrimonial" document, issued by the Mexican Government.

At 5 PM, we had an informal ceremony at Punta Sur, Isla Mujeres, conducted by our friends and family, with the vows being those we wrote; this was followed by dinner on the beach at "Sunset Bar and Grill", North Beach, Isla. The owner, Felipe Biermann, was a gracious host and satisfied all our requests and special needs, including that of a "gluten free" meal for one of our guests.

[justjimmy]

[QUOTE=V;425755]You would definitely find the process of getting married, officially, in Mexico, to be a little daunting, Jimmy. However, my wife and I did it, and it became a part of a very enjoyable day for us, come wedding day.

Hi all.
V, we love Isla and have considered our ceremony taking place there.
The dock at Ballyho and reception at Jax rooftop.???
I appreciate your input as I have read many, many, many of your many, many many posts

Back to topic... I really want to know more about the mayan ceremony.
By having a symbolic ceremony, that would allow us more time to play tour guide for our guests, most will be newbies to the Yucatan.

No hassle with translating docs or apostling if we just get married here.
And Hey, It's only been 11 Years in the coming!

Jimmy & Faith

[V]

Here's just one example of those who offer wedding services on Isla: there seem to be a number of them. Isla, for us, was the perfect venue. There is a temple to Ixchel on the southern tip of the island.

http://www.sundreamers.com/aboutsundreamers.html

[KScpl]

Hope u get it all worked out,,, AND,,, Congratulations!

[justjimmy]

Isla is high on our list V. (Note our avatar) Already contacted Jack & Jackie about a reception on the rooftop. They are the kindest people! "Whatever you want honey".

Anyway, thanks for all who responded thus far and I hope to get more feedback in the future.

Jimmy

[JasmineEvans]

Congratulations! It will be a lovely ceremony on such beautiful place like Cancun! I am dying to go there and you just gave me great idea to renew our vows with my husband! It will be magical!

[JenMan]

Hey Jimmy,

I saw your post & wanted to pass along some info about some people who perform Mayan wedding ceremonies. Visit*Mayan Ceremony | Mayan Wedding | Cancun | Riviera Maya

Congrats and I can't wait to hear all about it! Hubby and I will be in Cancun during most of April & May and I know that time of year is a great season to have your wedding (but then again when isn't a good time in paradise right? Lol)