Wow, what an amazing wedding we had at the Riu Palace Riviera Maya (RPRM) I am a very happy bride and I highly recommend this resort to other brides. The planning stages worried me a bit when emailing with the wedding co-ordinator but everything worked out perfectly, I couldn’t have asked for anything better! Thanks again to Tammy for the BDW forums, everyone has been amazing and so helpful!!!

Accommodations- Riu Palace Riviera Maya (RPRM) – A++++++

The resort is beautiful, the grounds were constantly being maintained and the staff was amazing. The hotel is only 3 ½ years old but you really do feel like you are staying in a palace!

We did not splurge for the 2 storey suite (however I kinda wish we did) we were just hoping we would get it as a free upgrade but that didn’t happen.
All the rooms were suites however ours looked out into the courtyard and it was beautiful. We were in room 1051 and it was close to the pool and spa which was awesome and farther from the theatre and lobby so it wasn’t loud at night.

View from our room:


The shows they put on were really good. The whole 2 weeks we were there we never saw the same show twice which was pretty cool.

Here’s my thoughts on the restaurants…

Chili’s – Steak House – Favorite!!!

The sea and land (lobster and steak) was delicious!!! I always got 2 lobster tails! I like my steak med-rare and it was cooked perfectly every time!!

The baked Alaska desert is also delicious here and I am not a desert person. It is ice cream covered in meringue. The staff will light it on fire too, it’s really cool.

Miguel was our server every time and he was fabulous!!!

Krystal – Fusion

The pumpkin soup was amazing!!!
We had the beef and the salmon here and both were excellent.

Agave – Mexican

I loved the chicken fajitas but the appetizer is a buffet so careful because most of the time I was to full for my main course!!

Botafogo – Brazilian

I was not a big fan of this restaurant, I think the meat could have been cooked better. The turkey was dry and all the meat also needed spices.

Yashima – Japanese

I had the salmon, it was alright. Doug loved the sushi tray!! I am not a big sushi fan.

The main buffet was also very delicious!!! The ribs were amazing. My fav. thing at breakfast is the omelet station..yummy. We also made BLT’s for breakfast which were really yummy. The guacamole and Pico de galo were so fresh and so delicious!!! The pizza and pasta at the lunch buffet by the pool was good too. Oh and the pasta station in the main buffet…awesome!!!! I am getting hungry!!

Room service was excellent, we had pretty much everything on the room service menu, my fav was the chicken toastadas.

Late at night when you are hungry the sports bar has awesome sandwiches, which Doug had pretty much every night!

My fav. drinks were, pina coladas, Miami vice, champagne, mimosas, chocolate martinis and rum punch!!! The cappuccinos there are good too.

The beach and pool were spectacular!! The ocean was as warm as a bath tub!! The pool water was a little cold sometimes but when it gets really hot it was nice!

Santos, Gus and Javier are fabulous servers down at the theatre, say Hi for me!!!

Wedding Coordinator- Ael – B+

She was really great, when we met with her she answered any questions we had and helped us make informed decisions based on our needs and group size. The only bad thing is once you sign the sheet at the end of the meeting you cannot change anything or ask any questions.

Spa – A+++

I got my hair done at the spa and it turned out amazing!! The lady who did it could not speak much English but I had brought a photo with me and she did a great job!

I also got a pedicure and aroma therapy message with our wedding package and it was spectacular!! It was so good I went back and got the combination message with was also fabulous!!

Gazebo Location – A+++

Beautiful…what else can I say. It is a perfect location.


Flowers- A+++

Our flowers were amazing!!! I was blown away at how beautiful and perfect they were.



Photographer – Calypso Photography - B

They were alright. They sprung it on us that we had to pay cash for our photos though which we were not to pleased about. We got them to let us pay half cash and half credit card. We got package 8 that is offered and the pictures turned out great! The photographer we had though seemed to be new at what she was doing and didn’t have many ideas for poses and things so from looking at all the photos on here I had some ideas of what I was looking for and did that.

Cocktail Hour – A+ (5pm-7pm)

Every one mingled and had a great time. It was held in front of the theatre and an area was setup just for our group. This is also when they served us our champagne that was included in the package. We did not pay extra for this as it was semi-private and we did not get any snacks.

Reception – A+++ (7pm-12am)

We had our private reception at Chilis and it was great. We had a head table and then 6 others tables of 8-10 people. We had dinner which was a Mexican buffet that had tons of stuff and it was delicious! After dinner we did speeches then a slide show and dancing!!! We never ended up cutting the cake because there everyone was full from the buffet which also had deserts so they delivered our cake to our room the next morning and we ate it with forks and anyone who came by the room had some too!! It was really funny!

We also paid to have cocktails at our reception and I think it is totally worth it. They are setup the whole time but most people didn’t really get drinks until after speeches were through.

Oh, we were also only suppose to have the space from 7pm-11pm but Ael said if we talked to Diana, the head of PR at the RPRM and she said it was okay we could pay $100/hr to have it longer. We never ended up talking to Diana but my hubby the sweet talker just paid them under the table and we got to stay later.

DJ -

From what I remember, not because I was intoxicated but because time went by so fast and I was really sick is that the DJ was good. Everyone was up dancing and having a great time. We requested a certain song for Doug’s and I’s first dance but we let him pick the rest. We also rented the slide show equipment from him and it turned out great.

The service at this hotel is outstanding; I highly recommend tipping the maid service, bell boys, serving staff…everyone!!! They work so hard to ensure we have a perfect vacation and it is greatly appreciated!!

Please PM me if you have any questions!

Here’s a few of my favorite photos…