Puerto Vallarta has a very special place in my heart- it was where we were married almost 1 year ago! We did a scouting trip to PV in June 2006 and our wedding was in February of 2007. We toured many hotels and restaurants in search of the perfect place. In June, we stayed at the Marriott Casa Magna in the marina area, and we visited the Crown Paradise, Golden Crown Paradise, Holiday Inn, Fiesta Americana and Dreams Resort. When we returned with our guests, we decided that Dreams would be prefect for us and we had a fabulous experience there.
Dreams Resort in Puerto Vallarta
I can honestly say we LOVED the awesome little town. It’s not nearly as popular (or crowded) at placed like Cabo (where we went for our honeymoon) and Cancun (which can be over whelmed with the party crowd). You can see the town’s colonial history in the buildings and architecture around town, and the people are incredibly friendly. Overall, we found things much more reasonably priced in PV than Cabo.
H after our Swim with the Dolphins
Us at Le Kliff Wedding Island
We decided to have our wedding at Terra Noble Spa- a holistic, eco-friendly retreat up in the mountain overlooking Banderas Bay and the city. The hotels just weren’t doing it for us, I couldn’t stand the thought of all that sand or too many nosey tourists. We were able to bring in all of our food and alcohol, do anything we wanted with decorations and had the best view in the entire city. It worked out perfectly and all our guests were amazed. The pictures from our wedding day are much better than this hazy summer shot above. It was such a fun and funky place!
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