Couples find plenty of good reasons to marry in Mexico but Palace Resorts offers another good reason: free weddings. Guests at Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort, Aventure Spa Palace and the new Vallarta Palace can take advantage of a free wedding package.

The Wedding Package: The Palace Resorts’ free wedding package, valid only to guests staying at Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, Aventura Spa Palace and Vallarta Palace for their entire visit, includes the following:

* Wedding gazebo
* All document arrangements
* Justice of the peace
* Marriage Certificate (Document issued in Spanish)
* Table and white linen covered chairs (extra chairs available upon request)
* Domestic champagne for guests during the ceremony (4 bottles max)
* Dinner reservations for the wedding party (Only at selected restaurants up to 20 guests at Vallarta Palace and 50 guests at Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort and Aventura Spa Palace)
* Continental breakfast in bed the morning after the wedding
* Candlelight Dinner for the Bride and Groom with special menu and decoration
* Fruit basket and bottle of sparkling wine in room
* Honeymooners’ weekly cocktail party with memento photograph for the couple.
* CD Player or tape player available (Bring your special songs)
* Red carpeted walkway
* Wedding coordinator
* Witnesses if required
* Late check out until 6:00 p.m. (upon request and availability)

Add-on Packages: Superior and Deluxe wedding packages are also available for an additional cost. Some of the amenities included in these packages are a decorated horse-drawn carriage only at Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort and Aventura Spa Palace, spa treatments, flowers, wedding cake and photo and video package.

About Vallarta Palace: Vallarta Palace opened on July 1, 2005 and overlooks the stunning beaches of Bahia de Banderas. Residing in the heart of Nuevo Vallarta, the 348-superiour deluxe-roomed Vallarta Palace combines luxury with Mexican culture. Couples enjoy the tranquility of a serene colonial fishing village nestled between the breathtaking Sierra Madre Mountains and the Pacific Ocean and just 15 minutes away from Puerto Vallarta’s airport.

The All-Inclusive Package: All-inclusive packages at any of the Palace Resorts include:

* luxurious accommodation
* fine dining and snacks
* top-shelf drinks
* entertainment
* non-motorized water sports
* unlimited select tours
* taxes
* gratuities

Room Rates: Rates range from $300 - $500 per room/per night, depending upon season and specific resort.

For more information:

* call (800) 635-1836
* visit Palace Resorts

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Hmm, who woulda thought that tupperware wasn’t just a thing from the past? My mom still has this one piece from way back when - like in the 60’s - that she calls “the vault”. It’s hilarious…burnt orange top with ridges that is almost impossible to get off. She stores all her homemade goodies in there in the freezer. Why she bothers to then put a rubberband around it, I’ll never know.

Meanwhile, tupperware is totally making a comeback. And why shouldn’t it? - this stuff lasts a lifetime! Just like we all hope our marriages do. You can now open your own Tupperware Gift Registry for your wedding…how cool is that?!

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For some, the surprise of the proposal and the ring your man has picked out is half the fun. As much as I love my husband to death and appreciate his taste, I wanted my ring to be the perfect ring. For me that meant knowing what it looks like and helping him pick it out. The design your own ring programs online are the perfect solution. Your man can feel like he designed it all on his own, but he’s sure to know you’ll love the ring b/c you created it together.

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The wedding invitation. It sets the tone for your entire big day. There seems to be a new movement towards printing your own invitations at home. This can work and it can look as good as a professionally done invitation IF you have the right materials. You need a really good printer, preferably a laser…and ofcourse the right paper. Nowadays you can actually buy the paper used for professionally printed papers. At printathomeinvitations.com, they have 7 different categories of paper ranging from “Traditional” to “Lavish Looks” to the “Latest Trends” for sometimes just a fraction of the price. For example, this beautiful invitation called Satin and Stripes can be purchased blank for $22.00 per set (Box of 10 with blank envelopes).

Or you can have it personalized by their website and printed professionally for $349.00 per 100. For some it is certainly worth the convenience of having it all taken care of, but for others it is definitely worth the savings if you like the feeling of having your wedding invitation somewhat “handmade”.

My husband and I wanted to plan a unique wedding. We made things a little less traditional than what our circle of friends and family are used to. We got married on the beach, but I still wore a traditional white wedding gown by Vera Wang. It was beautiful and I felt amazing, but when I look back, I think I could have done something a little edgier. The brides in Birmingham, England have the right idea. More and more woman are choosing to forego the traditional white dress and have fun with color. During ther National Wedding Show in Birmingham, an array of colorful wedding gowns were displayed.

British designers are providing wedding gowns in peacock blue, red, chocolate brown and peach — with some brides thinking traditional white meringue as something dated, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.

I agree. I think colored gowns would look great. Not to mention how much money we all shell out for those dresses, it’s a shame we can only wear them once. Buying a colored gown would make brides more apt to wear them again. I actually wanted to dye my own wedding dress another color, but couldn’t find a place that would do it. I could have sent it off in the mail somewhere, but it would have been outrageously expensive so it wasn’t worth it. I might as well just buy a new gown for another occasion if I have to.

Also, white, being the traditional symbol of virginity, seems somewhat of a joke these days with so many couples living together and even having children before the wedding day. That being said, white wedding gowns are gorgeous and they are traditional and I’m sure brides will still be seen wearing them as long as there are still weddings around.

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When I was a bride-to-be almost 5 years ago, I remember the excitement that flowers and dresses and color schemes brought me. Ok, color schemes might excite me even more now that I’m obsessed with decorating my house, but that’s another story. I remember browsing the racks at the bookstore looking at wedding books and magazines.

Magazines were my favorite. Each month leading up to my wedding, I waited for the new issues of Modern Bride & Martha Stewart Weddings to be published so I could tear through them and rip out pictures for my “wedding binder”. Magazines were such a great resource because there was always something new to look at and read. I mostly saved pictures of hairstyles, flower arrangements, and dresses, but the little tips on ettiquete, food, drinks, saving on your budget, and ways not to kill your fiance were invaluable.