Jan and Alex Celebrate LOVE: Real Wedding Inspiration from Villa Planners Riviera Maya
“We saw Villa la Joya on Instagram, booked a flight to take a tour and once we saw it in person, we knew it was where we wanted to get married! It’s truly beautiful! Adriana with Villa Planners is the kindest & best! Enrique & Nancy also helped out a lot. I owe these 3 for my best day!”
A successful destination wedding is a combination of great planning and communication, a clear vision, and a whole lot of romantic love and magic. Jan and Alex had all this and more for their fantasy wedding at Villa la Joya Riviera Maya.
Lush floral ceremony setup, fireworks, and funky moves on the dance floor at the reception … get ready for real wedding inspiration from newlyweds Jan and Alex!
Villa la Joya Riviera Maya wedding: A love that was meant to be
Jan and Alex first met in the 7th grade and shared a close bond as friends through middle school, high school, and college, attending countless life events together. After 17 years of undeniable connection and countless memories, they finally embraced their romantic love in their early 30s and Alex proposed in 2022. Their Villa la Joya Riviera Maya wedding was well worth the wait.
Why did you choose Mexico for your destination wedding?
We love to travel & having a destination wedding was always a thought. Mexico was close enough for all our guests & we fell in love with Villa la Joya.
What was your destination wedding theme or inspiration?
We wanted our wedding to be modern but with a flair of fun with all the different color bridesmaids dresses!
Floral fantasy Riviera Maya wedding ceremony: Villa la Joya family celebration
Bride Jan and groom Alex tied the knot in a moving wedding ceremony in Playa del Carmen. Jan was simply gorgeous with a divine train and long veil and Alex rocked a chic green suit as they exchanged their vows of love. Laughter and tears, this was everything you could want in a wedding ceremony for two people who were meant to be together.
The aisle and altar of Villa la Joya were bedecked with stunning white flowers and lush greenery, Floreria la Fiore knocked this one out of the park. The tiny little flower girls and ring bearers were totally adorable, this is a family-friendly destination wedding with kids that will make you say “awwwwww”.
There’s a party going on right here: Celebrating love with a FUN Riviera Maya destination wedding reception
Jan and Alex know how to throw a party, their disco wedding reception at Villa la Joya was totally out of this world. Personalized dance floor, a glorious ceiling of greenery and white flowers, disco balls, neon signs, fireworks, churros, oh so many incredible details. Our Playa del Carmen wedding vendors are simply fantastic, we couldn’t do it without them.
Bride Jan changed into a cute little number, a short dress with a train and Alex let loose with his tropical shirt and cool shoes meant for getting down on the dance floor. Their families joined them in a joyous celebration of love with smiles, laughter and some extremely funky moves.
Looking back on planning a destination wedding in the Riviera Maya with Jan, Alex and Villa Planners
All of us at Villa Planners Riviera Maya send our best wishes and gratitude to Jan and Alex for inviting us to share in your destination wedding planning. Your story started long ago and we know the chapters to come are full of light and love, muchas felicidades y gracias.
What was your favorite/most emotional or funniest moment of your wedding day?
The best part of our day was having all of our friends and family celebrating our love in Mexico! My most emotional part was Alex seeing me for the first time in my wedding dress at our first look and seeing him grinning from ear to ear.
Anything you would have done differently?
I should have eaten more haha the abundance of tequila shots will get ya!
Any advice you’d like to share with other brides?
Really take it all in! The day flies by faster than you realize. All the months of planning come down to this one day, don’t lose sight of the most important thing…being married to the love of your life. The little things won’t matter!
Villa Planners sends gratitude to our fantastic Riviera Maya wedding vendors and to venue Villa la Joya
Planning this destination wedding was a full team event and all of us at Villa Planners send our gratitude to the incredible Riviera Maya wedding vendors who made this day magic from beginning to end. As always, we are so grateful for your creativity, professionalism and passion for amor, amor, amor.
Venue: Villa La Joya | Photographer: Erika Geier Photography | Video: Amare Weddings Mexico | HMUA: Beauty Expert Mx & Geni Makeup | Dress: Bellas Bridal & Essense Of Australia | Stationary: Shine Wedding | Florist: Floreria La Fiore | Rentals: Canteiro Weddings | Dance floor: Hercon Entertainment | Catering: Gourmet Soberanis | Cake: Lali Pasteles | Churro cart: Los Pockets | Violinist: Tenoch Wedding Violinist | DJ: Uno Audiovisual | Fireworks: Pyrotech