How I planned my destination wedding. Tips and useful vendors! Unico Hotel Riviera Maya

In celebration of my one year wedding anniversary, I'm sharing my experience along with some tips and vendor links to planning a destination wedding. Featuring Unico Hotel Riviera Maya.
To all my bride-to-be: congratulations! & I hope you find this video helpful!
Gi
Vendors mentioned:
www.samanthahallevents.com/
foolishlyrushingin.com/
www.etsy.com/shop/ShopMamour
www.etsy.com/shop/MintyPaperi...
www.tripguy.com/ (Mitch Toren)
Websites mentioned:
www.theknot.com/
www.allseated.com/
BOOK a stay at UNICO: expedia.com/affiliate/2YVvjST
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[@gigil4m]

I said fiancé (then). I meant husband (now)😆

[@aaronolsen3985]

This video was so helpful! Thank you for sharing your experience so openly and comprehensively!

[@gigil4m]

Thank you! I truly hope it was helpful! And best wishes to you on your planning! Enjoy it cause it goes by too fast!

[@AdrianJ]

This is SO sooooo helpful!! Thank you Gigi!!!

[@gigil4m]

🥰 I’m so glad u found the video helpful! Congratulations and happy planning!! 💕

[@LuxAeterna]

This was SO helpful. Thank you so much

[@gigil4m]

💕! Glad you found it helpful! Happy planning!

[@cechernandez]

This was so helpful. Thank you!

[@gigil4m]

[@nadiyakaralash7878]

OMG. I WANT YOUR SKIN. Thanks for the very helpful video!

[@gigil4m]

🙏🏼💕 thank u ! I’m glad u found this video helpful! & as for skin i get a lot of help with skincare 😆 . I did a beauty cabinet tour video too if u want to check that out xx

[@nadiyakaralash7878]

@@gigil4m thank you I will! Already saved to watch later

[@gigil4m]

@@nadiyakaralash7878 Thank you! I hope you find that video helpful too!

[@YuranyRuizMakeup]

Omg you are awesome❤

[@gigil4m]

💕🙏🏼! Hope you found the video helpful!

[@nilieanddanielmobiniandkle9450]

Thank you so much! I am just starting to replan our wedding since we cancelled our first one due to COVID. I am now only wanting a destination wedding because I can't go through planning another wedding from scratch. Your video was so extremely helpful! I am wondering if you give a quote of how much the day cost (and for how many people), if you are comfortable! I also live in LA and have two cats, so I definitely feel the good vibes!!!

[@nilieanddanielmobiniandkle9450]

Also, which location in the resort did you pick for your ceremony and reception? There seems to be a few. Thanks!!

[@gigil4m]

First of all, congratulations on your engagement! I’m so sorry that COVID got in the way but I’m sure you’ll plan a beautiful wedding from here on forward! Sending you all the good wedding jujus! And to answer some questions, for budget my husband and I did around 40k for the wedding day itself. It was originally for 80 ppl but only 40 made it, the hotel was very nice to credit some to our stay so we got to use it towards the spa and some other excursions while staying. & for ceremony we did it at the gazebo. My heels were 5 inch tall so couldn’t do a beach location lol … But the gazebo faces the beach so the backdrop was gorgeous still. And for reception I wanted outdoors so we did it in one of the even spaces in the center of the hotel. I chose it cause the floor was cream white which matched my wedding colors better. Their other outdoor space had red brick flooring which didn’t work for my color scheme but beautiful space otherwise! We used one space for the welcome dinner and then the other for wedding reception. If you ask the planner from hotel end they can give you pictures / videos of each venue space though so you can get an better idea :D Hope this helps! Happy Planning!

[@shawneeshareen]

I really want to do passport invites but now I’m starting to second guess and do e invites! Maybe even order a passport invite for myself and parents but everyone else like friends, etc digital invite

[@gigil4m]

Maybe do the save the date as a passport invite? but then direct people to the website to rsvp? That's what we did, I had a printed save the date using our pets cause I really wanted to include them in our wedding. But I'm glad the invites for all digital cause it made my planning life so much easier.

[@shawneeshareen]

@@gigil4m love this idea! Thank you 💕

[@gigil4m]

@@shawneeshareen happy planning!! Enjoy it and don't sweat the small things!!

[@angelliu255]

I just got engaged and your video was the first one I saw! Very helpful and a bit overwhelming lol to plan a wedding but I'm excited! I have to ask where did you buy your dress and is it still available?! It's it's exactly what I'm looking for that would fit my body type!!! You looked gorgeous by the way.

[@gigil4m]

Congratulations! Don’t stress and just enjoy :) cause when u’re done u’ll miss planning! 😆 As for my dress I think it has been discontinued. But it’s from Pronovias and they are known for this kind of silhouettes so check them out!

[@angelliu255]

Thank you!

[@ritayeh1946]

Love your short hair so....cute!!

[@gigil4m]

Thank you Rita Auntie! Hope all is well and hopefully we get to see you soon!

[@breonnawalker7704]

Hi! Thanks for the information! Super helpful. I was wondering if you would mind sharing about how much your total spend was for your wedding?

[@gigil4m]

Thank you and I'm so glad you found it helpful! Also, congratulations and I'm so excited for you! For our budget, both my husband and I agreed to 20k each. I want to say for the wedding venue specifically it was around 40k. But on my end, I def had a little more to pay in terms of my dress and also bridal party items. For the venue, because it is all inclusive for food wise, the budget was used towards all the decor / florals / dj / dj booth rentals etc. Hope that helps!

[@cechernandez]

Hi was alcohol unlimited and included in the 40k? Thanks!

[@venicebabe414]

Hi Gigi! Your video was super helpful! I just got engaged and found your account cause we’re planning a destination wedding to Mexico! May I ask how you handled hair and makeup? Did you hire someone local in Cancun? Thanks!

[@gigil4m]

Thank you and I’m glad u found the video helpful! ☺️ and congratulations! For makeup I actually did it myself cause I prefer it that way. For hair I used unico’s salon service and I loved my hair. U can always submit a pic ahead of time to make sure they can achieve it to avoid any surprises. Hope the helped!

[@rachel7455]

How did you order your stuff from Etsy or whatever and get all the other stuff to the location?

[@gigil4m]

Great question! So I did 2 things. 1) used etsy sellers that are based out in cancun. Like the fans I gifted all guests during the ceremony, the vendor was based in cancun so she just delivered it to the hotel directly. 2) For the welcome bags, I worked with the etsy seller too to pack it as compact and organized as possible and between myself & my wedding planner we just brought it along with us. I did look into shipping it there but because of the bulk like quantity you'll end up having the pay import tax which just didn't make sense. It was adding up to cost more than the actual cost I paid for the gift bags if anything. Hope this helps! Congratulations and happy planning! Gigi

[@Meowbooom]

How many guests did you end up having?

[@gigil4m]

we had planned for 80. but due to the pandemic it went down to 40 in the end. But we were lucky and was able to use the extra credit towards flowers / our stay. :)

[@mich.m1206]

Could you please share the info of your planner?

[@gigil4m]

it's samantha hall events. I linked all the vendors I worked with in the video's description :)

[@CaseyMelvin]

Can I get your Pinterest board?? I absolutely love your wedding vibes 😍 Also if you don’t mind sharing, roughly how much did everything end up costing?

[@gigil4m]

Thank you so much! & congratulations on your engagement! Here's my wedding inspo board for your ref: www.pinterest.com/gigil4m/wedding-inspo/ I hope you'll find the board helpful! As for my budget, for the wedding itself, my husband and I each did 20k. mostly spent on florals and we did upgrade the furniture so we did pay a rental fee. Cause we wanted the long tables instead of round tables. the hotel does offer some furniture that's included with the package at no cost. so we mixed in some of that to help. i.e. the cocktail tall tables. i just did the basic but i did decorate it with more florals. hope this helps!

[@CaseyMelvin]

@@gigil4m thank you so much!!

[@gigil4m]

@@CaseyMelvin Happy to share! Congratulations and happy planning!

[@laurenpalacios5690]

Who did your save the dates? ❤️

[@gigil4m]

We actually worked with a pet photographer and they helped us with the design too! ❤️They are amazing at what they do! Here's their website: www.charlienunnphotography.com/

[@laurenpalacios5690]

Thank you. Such a cute idea!

[@gigil4m]

@@laurenpalacios5690 Thank you! We thought so too! Great way to incorporate our fur babies in the wedding. We also used the pictures and made signature drink menus to decorate the reception with. Here's the link to the etsy store that helped us with that as well : www.etsy.com/shop/FunkyAndGlitz

[@user-pd9bq5nm6m]

How much was your wedding budget?

[@gigil4m]

Without including my dress and other miscellaneous items, just for the venue it was a 40k total. includes all the decor / food & drinks / DJ / bar set up etc and the welcome dinner was also part of this total. The base package at Unico ranges from few thousand to 7k at the time. We went with 7k base but personalized quite a few things. However, we did have our wedding pre-pandemic, so pricing might vary a bit now. definitely check with the hotel for details. hope that helps!

[@cmariyadh]

Hello Gigi

[@gigil4m]

Hi :)