Cara & Chris
DESTINATION WEDDING IN MEXICO
Cara and Chris recently said "I do" at the stunning TRS Coral and Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres, a perfect setting for their love story. It was a pleasure to help them create the destination wedding they had always envisioned. Curious about what drew them to this beautiful resort? Read their full review to discover what made their wedding day truly unforgettable!
Wedding date: May 2024
Travel advisor: Andrea Norfolk
Destination: Costa Mujeres, Mexico
Resort: TRS Coral and Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres
How did you meet?
We met at work, but it only happened by fate! My site in South Dakota closed and I relocated to Chicago, at the same time Chris got hired in Richmond because of the layoffs elsewhere in the country. Then a couple of years later my site in Chicago closed and they moved me to Richmond, and during that change Chris’s job was eliminated so he got to job bid and picked my department. So a lot of things had to go wrong for us to meet, which turned out to be the greatest thing to happen to both of us!
We instantly became best friends at work, but never crossed any lines since I was a manager and it was highly discouraged to have any workplace relationships. Three years later Chris got a new job and “officially” asked me out. The rest is history!
Why did you choose to have a destination wedding?
Our friends and family are scattered throughout the country so we knew people would have to travel no matter what. We figured it would be better for everyone to get a full vacation out of it! We also love traveling and it seemed fitting for us to get married in paradise!
Why did you choose your resort for your destination wedding?
Andrea helped us narrow down our options and we chose the TRS Coral because of the beautiful campus and amazing reviews! It also was surprisingly on the cheaper end for us and our guests which was a huge bonus!
What was your most memorable moment during your ceremony?
Cara - Sitting down at the reception after having such a crazy (amazing, but quick) wedding day. I was finally able to look around and truly appreciate all of the people who came to celebrate us, able to take in the amazing view, and sit alone with Chris to fully take in what the day meant to us. It was beautiful and a moment I will never forget!
Chris - When I was finally able to be reunited with Cara at the first look after being separated for the first part of the day. Seeing her in her dress for the first time was breathtaking and a feeling I’ll never forget.
What was the best part about having a destination wedding?
So many things!! We loved being able to spend more time with everyone than we would at a typical wedding. We loved getting pampered by the staff and having the most beautiful setting in the world for our wedding day/week. We also felt like the stress was a small fraction of what there would be with a typical wedding. That is mostly because of how easy the process was made by the team at Shoreline Destinations and the wedding coordinator we had at the resort. They made it incredibly easy and assured us all the way through they would handle everything, and they did!!
What was your experience using Shoreline Destinations?
We cannot thank Andrea and the team at Shoreline Destinations enough for how easy they made the process for us! At the very beginning the thought of planning a destination wedding was very overwhelming and we talked to a couple other wedding/travel coordinators prior to talking to Andrea, but when we did she completely put our minds at ease and gave us a step by step breakdown of what would happen next. She truly listened to us in terms of picking the best place for us (budget and personality wise).
Once we set our location, the team stepped in to help negotiate best prices, help create our beautiful and thorough website, make travel arrangements, and even help push for answers when the wedding team at the resort was not replying back to us in a decent timeframe! They were so great about answering all of our questions from us and our guests quickly and thoroughly! We had quite a few inexperienced travelers coming with us and they put completely at ease with the help from this team! We loved working with them and absolutely plan on working with them in the future!
WORK WITH SHORELINE DESTINATIONS!
✔ Customized destination wedding proposal
✔ Contract review & room block recommendations
✔ Custom wedding website
✔ Guest reservation management
✔ Discounted resort site visits prior to your wedding
✔ Transportation & excursion recommendations
✔ Access to “The Vault” filled with wedding planning tips
✔On-site representation*
*Based on room block size. Contact us for details.
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