No Frill Wedding

[cobra269]

We are both in our 50"s and are traveling alone. Just want to get married with our feet in the sand. So I know of 2 wedding planners and have checked out their sites ($1000 for a simple wedding) and know only 1 judge can do a legal wedding. Any advice ie welcomed for something easy and not expensive. If we have it here in the states then the children are involved, want simple because at our age it's all about us.
Should mention this is my 4th trip in 2 years and her second. Both love Cozumel.

 

[Prop Joe]

We got married at Villa Aldora. We stay there on the island every year. Dave the owner, offered after I proposed to my wife, at sunset, on the pier the year before.
Proposal:

Fiona arranged our wedding Everything went off without a hitch. It was great! Everyone had a good time:
Destination wedding coordinator of Cozumel weddings and Mexico beach wedding

I went diving the morning of the ceremony

. Kim picked out a dress once we got down there. I was wearing shorts and sandals. We did it right on the beach, at sunset. Good music, good dinner, good friends and family that made the trip down. Ice cold Mojitos were ready at the end of the ceremony just as we had asked. A day I will never forget. It was about as good as it gets.

You can do it as simple as you like. It was much cheaper to get married down there than in the states. We had a smallish party later after we got back to the states for the people who didn't or wouldn't go to the island.
PM me if you don't want air it here on the forum. You'll find Fiona can answer most of your questions. I was really easy. She did almost everything. Basically, all we had to do was show up. Perfect!

 

[DandyDon]

How basic do you want it? Just an I-do on the sand...?

 

[cvchief]

Do you need my address for the invitation? :blinking:

 

[DandyDon]

If you want a very basic ceremony, I would think a local clergyman could be hired for a hundred bucks or so?

I have officiated a couple here in Texas, but couldn't there.

Do you need my address for the invitation? :blinking:

Did you grow those eyelashes or buy them?

 

[tedgarner]

If you want a very basic ceremony, I would think a local clergyman could be hired for a hundred bucks or so?
The problem with a local clergyman is that they are only able to do the religious part of the wedding they cannot preform a legal wedding in Mexico that takes the local Judge.

 

[DandyDon]

If you want a very basic ceremony, I would think a local clergyman could be hired for a hundred bucks or so?

The problem with a local clergyman is that they are only able to do the religious part of the wedding they cannot preform a legal wedding in Mexico that takes the local Judge.

Oh really?! Even in a church, you have to have the judge - too?

My local research is dated, but probably hasn't changed. In Texas, if either the man or woman believe the officiator is real, then the marriage license is valid. I guess that goes back to the circuit rider days, no way to confirm a traveling pastor was real, etc. I am no longer official even here tho.

 

[Prop Joe]

If you want a very basic ceremony, I would think a local clergyman could be hired for a hundred bucks or so?

The problem with a local clergyman is that they are only able to do the religious part of the wedding they cannot preform a legal wedding in Mexico that takes the local Judge.

This is correct.
If you get married on the beach by the judge it is legal and binding. If you get married in the church, you just had a party in the church, in the court systems eyes. You will have to stop by your local courthouse when you get home to make it legal. Not a big deal you can do it either way. It's your day. My wife and I are not really religious, so we had the judge on the beach. No lightning bolts from the heavens... Yet.

One other thing. The Villa is a dive resort. We have been going there since Dave started the Villa. Dave is very nice and offered the use of the Villa, the same evening I proposed. We look at it as a perk of being a long time customer. You would have to check with him to be sure it was Okay. Just wanted to throw that out there so people don't think this is a destination wedding spot. Now if you were already booking a dive vacation with Aldora and the Villa... I'm sure something can be arranged. You just need to ask.

 

[cvchief]

My local research is dated, but probably hasn't changed. In Texas, if either the man or woman believe the officiator is real, then the marriage license is valid. I guess that goes back to the circuit rider days, no way to confirm a traveling pastor was real, etc. I am no longer official even here tho.

That's the same for hangings too, right?

 

[rhwestfall]

how about a captain on a live-a-board?