My husband and I got married at Le Reve in Playa del Carmen on June 16, 2012. We booked our wedding through the del Sol / Le Reve / BDW promotion which offered us a great value in the free hour of photography and reduced room rates for our guests and free nights for us! Thank you so much for offering us this great promotion!!

Here is a link to our wedding photos, and all the photos pasted below are copyright del Sol photography: http://delsolphotography.com/blog/content/galleries/?gal=755

I honestly don't know where to start - let's just say everything was a DREAM! From our first email to giving Arlenis a good bye hug, we couldn't have asked for a more amazing wedding. I'll break down my review into categories:

Coordination - A+

Arlenis was simply amazing. I honestly don't know how she is so good at her job. Le Reve does a LOT of weddings for a property of its size, many of them being resort buy-outs, and I can only assume that many of her brides are high maintenance like me. We exchanged hundreds, if not thousands, of emails all of which were returned promptly and completely. There was no question that she didn't answer; no idea that she didn't make happen, no detail that she didn't remember. About half way through our planning we were introduced to her assistant Ana who is equally as amazing. The greatest part about them is that they genuinely want us brides to be as happy as possible. It doesn't seem like just a job to them - they seemed so truly invested in our lives and making the start to our union as perfect as possible. They did a fantastic job coordinating our wedding.

Food - A+

When we were picking a location, we wanted a boutique hotel that had great food. We didn't want an all-inclusive as typically the culinary quality is lesser at all-inclusives. To ensure we could save our date, we had to book Le Reve before we could do our site visit, but we planned a trip the next month. On our visit we did our menu tasting, which was a 4-hour eating and drinking extravaganza! We tasted so many incredible foods and knew we had made the right decision. Almost as impressive as the taste of the food was its presentation - everything looked fantastic! And the presentation held up for the scale of our wedding - no change in how the food looked - it might have actually looked better. The absolute best part of our wedding meal was the cake. We had a raspberry tres leches cake which was to die for. It's not on their typical menu but rather a special request for us, and it is the most amazing cake I have ever tasted. The pastry chef really out-did himself in the decoration, too. We actually didn't expect any decoration at all except for adding some flowers from our florist and a banner I bought on etsy, but they went all out in the decoration/design! I must say it is more beautiful than we expected and better looking than other cakes we have seen from Le Reve. (Maybe we were special or something?)

Aside from our wedding food, all food at the Naay restaurant was incredible. Our room rate included the full breakfast which was actually my favorite meal of the day. Over my two trips to Le Reve I think I tasted every item on the breakfast menu, and they were all great - so great it was usually hard to decide! The lunch menu is fairly small, especially if you don't like ceviche or fish, but what I tried was great. The drinks were always freshly made with the best ingredients, strong, and delicious. Lastly, the food and drinks are VERY reasonably priced especially for the superior quality and taste. This was important to us as we were mindful of our guests' total spending.

"Mussels Le Reve"

Doesn't the cake look like it could be in a magazine?!

Service - A+

The service at Le Reve is second to none. There wasn't one request that wasn't answered promptly and with a smile from any member of Le Reve's staff. The best part about this being a small hotel is that we really got to know all of the staff as did all of our guests. All of our guests were blown away by the service provided during our rehearsal dinner and wedding ceremony. Both days, it started to rain just as each event started (literally while serving food at the rehearsal, and I was about to walk down the aisle during our ceremony) and the events had to be moved inside at the last minute. Within a matter of minutes (literally, 5 max) everything was moved and set up perfectly inside. Every waiter was carrying on his back a stack of 8 chairs. At the rehearsal, they were sprinting with tables, centerpieces and all. The grounds crew came out of the woodwork and the concierge even lent a hand I think. Literally every staff member on site was dedicated to moving everything and making sure the new setup was perfect. Again, thank you to all of the Le Reve staff for making our wedding a dream.

The inside ceremony location ended up being gorgeous. It felt like we were in the jungle. Very cool and sexy.

Accommodations - A+

During our site visit we stayed in the Master Suite which had the most amazing balcony and view of the ocean and Cozumel beyond. I actually preferred this room to the Bungalow which we stayed in during our wedding. Both were very comfortable and spacious, with the most amazing beds ever. Their beds were recently rated by Tablet as top 10 in the world! http://www.tablethotels.com/en/best-hotels-bedtime-story-2012  The Bungalow was just a little too removed from the main part of the hotel, which was great after the wedding, but before the wedding I wish we were closer to the action and the rest of our guests. Both rooms were great though!

Value - A

We didn't plan a destination wedding to save money. We ended up spending about what we would have spent to have a wedding in our hometown (Boston) but we got SO MUCH MORE for our money. I really feel that Le Reve produced a luxury wedding in their luxury boutique hotel for a very reasonable price. You would probably spend less at a larger/all-inclusive resort but I doubt you'd find the same quality of service, accommodation or food. Le Reve provides a great value if you are looking for a high-end resort with very personalized attention.

Overall, we couldn't be happier. We are already planning our trip back for our first anniversary. I hope they will consider making us a piece of our special cake again!!

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about my wedding or Le Reve. I hope this helps and happy planning!