Hi Amy, One thing I found helpful was to first consider who I absolutely needed to have attend our wedding. For DH and I that includes my brothers and their children so I knew from the beginning that adults only resorts were out of the question. My second factor in picking a resort was everyone's budget. I knew it had to a 4 to 5 star resort, preferably one I had already been too and then I had my TA start getting prices. We had her start looking in mid-April and by the end of April she came up with a fantastic deal for us, $1359 per person, taxes in to the 5 star Grand Sirenis in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Been there before and loved it so I jumped at the change to book it for that rate. We are getting married April, 24, 2012 so now any questions that come I just search this forum. Happy Planning!