MARCH/APRIL 2015 31UNDER $10K
HOTEL RIU PALACE CABO SAN LUCAS
Located on action-packed Playa Medano, Riu
Palace offers all the essentials for a wedding
bash wrapped up in one affordable package.
For the ceremony, the beach is the hands-down
favorite. Six restaurants vie for the reception, but
the grilled rack of lamb at Torote steakhouse is a
standout. Afterward, keep the party going at the
resort’s Pacha discoteca. You’ll even have room
in your budget for a pro fireworks display. Rooms
from $170, all-inclusive; weddings from $3,000.$20K PLUS
PUEBLO BONITO PACIFICA RESORT
No need to deliberate over rooms at Pueblo
Bonito Pacifica: All 147 suites flaunt an ocean view.
After hitting bars like rock legend Sammy Hagar’s
Cabo Wabo, recover with a ’maids’ spa day while
the guys kick back at Quivira Golf Club. The
resort’s beach is ideal for I do’s, with endearing
touches like a baby-sea-turtle release. Celebrate
poolside with “tequila shrimp” as the sun sets —
muy romantico. Rooms from $472, all-inclusive;
weddings from $500 per person. — Peter Zaremba$10K TO $20K
CASA NATALIA
Couples with a midrange budget and an itch
for exclusivity can book just 14 of Casa Natalia’s
19 rooms to have the whole hotel for their affair.
Eight minutes away, Flora’s Field Kitchen, an
organic farm and celeb favorite (Adam Levine
married there), is a sweet setting for the rehearsal
dinner. Wed shaded in Casa Natalia’s private
garden, then fiesta at Mi Cocina Restaurant:
Mariachis play while Chef Loic gets creative.
Rooms from $155; weddings from $250 per person.Powered by sparkling seas, desert sun and a dash of Hollywood star power, Los Cabos, Mexico, has
bounced back from last year’s Hurricane Odile — bigger and Baja-er than ever.WEDDING THREE WAYS Los Cabos
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: PUEBLO BONITO OCEANFRONT RESORTS AND SPAS (2); CASA NATALIA; RIU PALACE CABO SAN LUCAS
At Pueblo Bonito Pacifica
Resort, event venues range
from the lantern-lit pool to
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