
Playa del Carmen, Mexico · Riu
Hotel Riu Tequila wedding packages
Resort that takes children, 630 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
- 80 guests
- Outside vendor fee
- $700
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
- $700 per vendorriu.com · labelled 2023–2024
- Day pass for guests not staying
- $65 (per non-staying guest at a Riu Palace wedding (approx. $55 at a Riu Classic); guests at a sister Riu Classic pay a $45 wedding pass for a Riu Palace wedding; no pass between sister hotels for a Riu Classic wedding)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 in Spanish, extra cost. Passports (copies) for the couple and 4 witnesses aged 18+ who arrive with the couple; tourist cards; HIV, syphilis and blood-type tests done in the room on arrival (price included in the civil fee); apostilled birth certificates only if parents' names are wanted on the certificate. No documents sent in advance. Arrive 3 full business days before (2 for symbolic). Symbolic and vow renewal by a non-denominational minister, no paperwork (renewal needs a copy of the marriage certificate).
- Spanish translation, per page (approx.)
- $50
- Same-sex weddings
- Yes (Page: 'our RIU properties in Playa del Carmen perform civil same-sex weddings'; 'our RIU properties in Mexico perform 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). The weddings booking tool lists different venue caps: Jardin 60. Collection prices are the US-market figures from the weddings app; the app takes the customer's origin country, so other markets may differ.


