CREATING THE WEDDING OF
YOUR DREAMS!
Nothing
compares to the amazing, romantic ambiance a Colonial Mexican Hacienda
brings to a destination wedding event. Couples wishing to have an
unforgettable wedding may choose to turn their Wedding Day into a
mini-vacation, that costs a fraction of a U.S. wedding with the added token
of an exotic and magical place. Chichen-Itza, with its impressive
Maya
cultural legacy and Colonial heritage, is your best wedding destination in
Yucatan. Not only does it offer a timeless beauty and magic, but many
great cultural and eco-friendly activities to spend a great mini-vacation
with your friends and family prior to your wedding ceremony gala.
The
property of
Hacienda Chichen
is truly an unique, magical hideaway embraced by lush, tropical gardens
amidst the ancient Maya temples of Chichen-Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico.
This
Colonial Hacienda
and boutique hotel offers the utmost privacy, hospitality, and refinement;
it is the
perfect intimate place to fulfill a couple's special day's dreams and
celebrate a memorable wedding
in style!
Destination weddings should be planned with the help of professional,
respected consultants,
Chichen Services
and
Travel Yucatan Today
offer exclusive, intimate wedding
packages to couples in a variety of personalized plans. A destination
wedding starts with a three days, two nights program to create the intimate,
friendly atmosphere among guests and family members; the best wedding
packages include all major wedding services.
Today, most couples choosing a destination wedding prefer to have a variety
of
wedding packages
that
cater
to their personal choices and dreams, a good wedding designer or
consultant should be ready to cater the couple's wishes without major
additional costs for small extra services. Before confirming a
destination or any
wedding service, it is advisable to request a private
meeting or phone call with the wedding designer and ask as many questions as
needed for the couple to feel totally comfortable with what is offered and
the costs.
Wedding parties may turn out to be a bigger expense than originally budget,
if the couple does not clearly define what additional services will be
hired; it is advisable to consider into their
wedding catering services an additional budget for
independent professionals services such as a
fine arts photographer,
florist, make-up and stylist artist, music band, etc.
We invite our bride-to-be and readers to check the various
possibilities a destination wedding in Chichen Itza has to
offer, prior to confirming a wedding program in their own town.
Chichen-Itza is full of wonderful experiences awaiting
those
that love nature (flora and
fauna). This is the perfect place to become
newlyweds; a wedding gala and weekend in Chichen-Itza allows
couples to explore the rich cultural legacy of the Maya legacy
together, enjoy the nature, indulge in
Maya Spa couple rituals a fantastic way to start any
newlywed's first
getaway adventure and memories!
Be sure to contact
Chichen Services
Wedding Planners
for their Wedding Gala Packages' information
kit.
Mayan Wedding Ceremonies:
K’AAM
NIKTE’ and K’AAM XIIB.
Having a
mystical
romantic Maya wedding is another choice couples have offered
by
Hacienda Chichen in
Chichen
Itza, Yucatan, Mexico. The Mayan weddings called K'aam
Nikte' ceremonies are highly spiritual, filled with beauty
and respect to life. Those couples wishing to have a
spiritual Mayan Wedding Ceremony, may do so at the Sacred Maya
Ceremonial Site, within the
Maya Nature Reserve of Hacienda
Chichen, the site was blessed by the Maya J'Men Wiseman who
continue to celebrate their ancient rituals and mystical
ceremonies with utmost respect and reverence to love,
their Gods
and Mother Nature. The Mayan Wedding K'aam Nikte' is
filled with ancient symbolism to unite the couple spiritually
with the Cosmos and Mother Nature's life giving energies.
The sacred
energies of love and life are placed upon the couples' love vows
to protect their marriage from the negative forces that daily
living bring into a home, the couple undergoes a
purification
ritual, then they are welcomed by the Wise Elder Priests inside
the sacred ceremonial altar, where the J'Men welcome the love
energy of
Noj
Yuum k’uj
(greater God), Yuum K’aax and all yuumtsilo’ob
(godly earth elements),
The Aluxes, Yuum Chaak (rain,
godly water element) and Junab K’uj, (deities in charge
of nature and the elemental energies of life)
are then invited to embrace the
couples hearts and bring protection to their spirit so that love
grows within them as one; then the couple greets each other
with a Maya holistic greeting: In Laakeech (also spell In
Lakech).
The
Maya Wedding Ceremonies
celebrated at Hacienda Chichen's Sacred Cermonial Site, are
truly beautiful, romantic and magical; each ceremony is a highly
spiritual love binding ritual recognized by the Mayan Senior
J'Men Wiseman and the Maya People as an official true marriage.
Remember each nation has its own legal marriage requirements, in
Mexico couples are required to have a Mexican Civil Marriage
Certificate register under the national justice system and
religious marriage ceremonies or spiritual wedding vows are not
recognized as legally binding. Mayan Weddings in Chichen Itza,
Yucatan, Mexico are under the spiritual authority of the Mayan
Senior Wiseman (Mayan shaman). For couples to understand the
legal marriage requirements in, Yucatan, Mexico,
Chichen Service has help
us create a detailed list for marriages within Yucatan State,
(bellow); do request an updated
list from your local Mexican Consulate or Embassy. Other
countries accept religious marriage ceremonies such as the
Mayan
Wedding Ceremony as a legitimate marriage status and will not
require a civil court marriage certificate, so check your own
nation's marriage laws and legal requirements.
Mexico's Legal
Nuptial Requirements:
Couples wishing to have a
civil nuptial certificate, that is binding under Mexican law,
should first have the advice and legal guidance of a good
Mexican lawyer to explain the various choices offered by law to
them. Below is a list of the basic documents to be
presented at the City Hall's Civil Court, such documents require
reviewing by the local judge a few days prior to the civil
wedding ceremony.
* Original FM3
immigration forms with copies.
o*
Original
Birth Certificates and Spanish translated notarized copies
of each.
* Both
Passports and notarized copies, plus two clear facial
passport photos
* Parents'
legal Passport, Birth Certificate, or
Death Certificate; plus, copies.
*
Two
legal identifications with photo; passport & driver's
licenses are acceptable.
* Four
wedding witnesses, two from your own country and
two Mexican citizens.
* Prenuptial
Medical Certificates issued in the Mexican State you wish to
marry.
* Prenuptial
Interview with Civil Judge ( arranged at the Hacienda
Chichen).
Prior to the
wedding ceremony, the
judge requires all legal documents
to be presented before him or her in order to discuss your legal
marriage contract choices.
Mexican Law allows two types of financial nuptial
certificates: Commonwealth Finances known as “Bienes Communes”
and Individual Separate Finances known as “Bienes Separados.”
Both marriage certificates have different binding laws you need
to discuss with Judge; their legal terms will prevail in case of
financial issues such as inheriting, wills, credit, bankruptcy,
divorce, etc.
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Religious
Ceremonies require a Civil Wedding Certificate. In Mexico, such
ceremonies are optional and do not representa legal binding
marriage status for a couple, however social traditions place a
higher value to a Spiritual Wedding Ceremony than any other
moment in a couples life.
Nuptial
Requirement list is a courtesy of
Travel Yucatan Today
Wedding
Planner Advisor.
Photographs for this article are courtesy of
Moreno Lopez,
Weddings, Destination Photographer
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