El Farallon del Chiru, Panama · Riu
Hotel Riu Playa Blanca wedding packages
Resort that takes children, 573 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
- 60 guests
- Outside vendor fee
- $200
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
- Outside vendor fee
- $200 per outside provider (approx.)riu.com · labelled 2023–2024
- Day pass for guests not staying
- $60 (approx., per non-staying adult; $30 per child)riu.com · labelled 2023–2024
- Guests who must stay at the resort
- The couple and 80% of their guests must stay at the resort where the wedding takes place
Legal and symbolic ceremonies
- Legal ceremony
- Offered
- Symbolic ceremony
- Offered
- What the resort says you need
- Civil ceremony by a judge, extra cost, Monday-Friday only; certificate in Spanish mailed 6-8 months later. Birth certificates, passport or driver's licence copies, divorce/death papers if applicable, parental consent under 21, health certificate done 2 days before by a Panamanian doctor at the hotel, two witnesses. Documents presented on arrival in the original language.
- Health certificate, per person
- $80
- Same-sex weddings
- Yes (Page: 'our Riu property in Panama performs symbolic same-sex 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). Collection prices are the US-market figures from the weddings app; the app takes the customer's origin country, so other markets may differ.
