Esencia Estate in Mexico’s charmed Riviera Maya, is an ideal locale for a destination celebration.
Finding the perfect venue for your wedding or a major celebratory event is often a daunting task. Your venue list shrinks when you realize many options have been “played out” or already overrun with such events, which lead many to consider something different. Enter: destination celebrations. This is a booming trend as bookings for getaway destination celebrations are on the rise. Knowing this, we have a few thoughts and pointers on what you should keep in mind.
Location, Location, Location
Annie Fitzsimmons of National Geographic Intelligent Traveler reminds those planning destination celebrations that, “the destination must be easy to get to.” Remember: your guests are coming from different locales with varying flight and transport times, so accessibility is key. A wedding in the Maldives may sound picturesque, but once you mull on the logistics of getting friends, family and loved ones there, it sounds almost nightmarish.
Fernando’s Hideaway? No, Ferrari Heiress’ Hideaway
There are a myriad of options for where you can plan your destination celebration that are totally manageable. Remember: the overriding concern is air transportation be easily accessible and reasonable. Esencia: A Seaside Estate on Mexico’s Riviera Maya, is the stunning beachfront former enclave of the Ferrari heiress. Its a complete hideaway, situated on a fabulous stretch of water and is easily accessible from Cancun airport.
According to luxury travel guru Peter Lloyd, Esencia’s positioning in the Riviera Maya of Mexico is ideal: “We love the Riviera Maya for weddings.” And honestly, who wouldn’t.
Esencia is also a magnificent setting for weddings, and has been covered by Vogue as such. From the white-sand beach and lush gardens to the grand, palm-lined entry of the main house, the property was practically made for destination celebrations. The 50-acre resort is replete with private gardens, solariums and long, sleek deep-soaking plunge pools.
Luxurious Simplicity and Culinary Home-Runs
The best destination weddings I’ve attended were elegant, yet simple: in other words, the execution of the event was effortless. Relying less on “over the top” and more on clean, simple elegance, places like Esencia get to truly show off the whole reason you chose them: their natural beauty.
Regardless of where you have your destination celebration, accessibility, simple elegance and spot-on food are key. The hotel should be able to accommodate all guests comfortably too.
Here’s dreaming of our next destination celebration at Esencia in the Riviera Maya!