
Aruba, Aruba · Riu
Hotel Riu Palace Aruba wedding packages
Resort that takes children, 450 rooms.
- Free package
- No minimum rooms; eligible with the purchase of any room category. Valid for the USA and Canada markets. Maximum 30 guests. Symbolic, renewal and legal ceremony services cost extra.
- Paid packages from
- $1,099
- Largest ceremony venue
- 150 guests
- Outside vendor fee
- $250
The free package
Free
- How to qualify
- No minimum rooms; eligible with the purchase of any room category. Valid for the USA and Canada markets. Maximum 30 guests. Symbolic, renewal and legal ceremony services cost extra.
- Guests included
- 10
Paid packages
Riu sells the same packages at the same prices at all its resorts, so these match the chain’s list. What differs here is the venues and the fees below.
- Classic$1,099
10 guests included
maximum guests: 30 · upgraded decoration, recorded music, bouquet and boutonniere · minister for symbolic ceremony · semi-private dinner at a resort restaurant · wedding cake and sparkling wine toast · room decoration on wedding night · 10% spa discount for the couple
Price from riu.com for US customers. Guest counts and inclusions are from Riu's 2022 package list. (PDF)
- Royal$3,199
20 guests included
maximum guests: 40 · upgraded decoration, recorded music, bouquet and boutonniere · minister for symbolic ceremony · private dinner at select restaurant or location · wedding cake and sparkling wine toast · room decoration and surprise gift · 20-minute couples massage · 10% spa discount for couple and guests
Price from riu.com for US customers. Guest counts and inclusions are from Riu's 2022 package list. (PDF)
- Caprice$4,799
30 guests included
maximum guests: 40 · upgraded decoration, bouquets for bride and maid of honor · minister for symbolic ceremony · private dinner at select restaurant or location · private cocktail after dinner · wedding cake and sparkling wine toast · room upgrade and late check-out (subject to availability) · photo session credit · beauty package for 1 · 50-minute couples massage
Price from riu.com for US customers. Guest counts and inclusions are from Riu's 2022 package list. (PDF)
- Indulgence$9,599
40 guests included
maximum guests: subject to location · upgraded decoration, bouquets for bride and maid of honor · minister for symbolic ceremony · 4-hour private reception with open bar and DJ · private cocktail with 45 min live music · wedding cake and sparkling wine toast · room upgrade and late check-out (subject to availability) · photo session credit · free night on first anniversary · beauty package for 1 · 50-minute couples massage
Price from riu.com for US customers. Guest counts and inclusions are from Riu's 2022 package list. (PDF)
Ceremony and reception venues
Fees and rules on top of the package
Legal and symbolic ceremonies
- Legal ceremony
- Offered
- Symbolic ceremony
- Offered
- What the resort says you need
- Civil ceremony by a judge, extra cost, certificate issued with an English translation. Aruba Declaration of Intention to Marry form, Certificate of No Impediment and long-form birth certificate, both apostilled; divorce decree or death certificate if applicable; passport copies for couple and witnesses; originals by express mail 3 weeks before. Arrive 2 business days before. Renewal needs the marriage certificate 15 days before.
- Same-sex weddings
- Yes (Page: 'our RIU properties in Aruba perform same-sex symbolic weddings')
Also worth knowing
Reception of 41+ guests becomes a private event at extra cost. $250 cancellation fee within 1 month of the date. No weddings on Sundays or national holidays (and set Dec/Jan dates). The weddings booking tool lists different venue caps: Garden 150. Collection prices are the US-market figures from the weddings app; the app takes the customer's origin country, so other markets may differ.

