Happy (Belated) Anniversaries!

We made a big oops! We got so wound up in the “Wedding Hurricane” that hit us early November that we are really late in wishing all of our previous Las Caletas Wedding Couples a very “Happy Anniversary!”
We hope you had a spectacular anniversary and that you have had many amazingly wonderful married moments since your celebration with us in Las Caletas.

We wish each and every one of you a lifetime of happiness ahead.  Special congratulations also go out to the couples who are expecting or have recently had their little bundles of baby love!

November 1st
Janelle & Justin – 1 year

November 2nd
Niky & Jason – 2 years
Tara & Joe – 1 year

November 3rd
Brittney & Brent – 2 years

November 4th
Amanda & Jean-Francois – 3 years

November 5th
Brooke & Gen – 2 years – expecting a baby boy! Congrats!

November 6th
Amanda & Juan – 1 year
See their slideshow

November 7th
Nancy & Oscar – 1year
See their slideshow

Rita & Dan – 2 years

November 8th
Rachelle & Matt – 2 years

Lisa & Lou – 1 year

November 9th
Jane & Sean – 1 year

November 10th
Beatriz & Santos – 3 years – expecting another baby boy! Felicidades!
Nilda & Ryan – 1 year  Check out their videos~!
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November 11th
Joanny & Aaron – 3 years

Krista & Hunter – 2 years

November 12th

Shiloh & Howard – 2 years

Holly & Paul – 1 year – expecting a baby!

November 14th
Kim & Emile – 1 year

November 15th
Gilbert & Dulce – 1 year

View their photos

Our sincerest wishes go out to all of our celebrating couples!

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Featured Wedding: Tara & Joe

The couple:  Tara and Joe Troness
The date:  November 2, 2008

Where/how did you meet?
Joe and I met at a little neighborhood bar, Al’s, in St Louis Park, Minnesota.
Joe was living two hours outside of the Cities at the time and came to the cities to visit his friend and they decided to make Al’s their bar of choice.   My then roommate and I decided to go to our favorite neighborhood bar, Al’s, to play some darts and golden tee.
As we fired up our first game of golden tee I kept having this feeling that someone was looking at me.  And each time I turned around I saw a cute boy in a North Face fleece and good jeans looking at me.  But as soon as I caught him, he looked away.  A few hours later cute North Face boy FINALLY came over and talked to me … about time!  We ended up talking the rest of the night and he got my number.  And the rest, as they say, is history.

Tell us about the proposal…
Being an event planner I travel frequently for work.  On a trip to Fort Lauderdale Florida it worked out perfectly for Joe to come along with me and join in on my work festivities.   We were super busy touring hotels, seeing venues, the city, and doing boat cruises and shows at night.  Every day we kept saying “tonight we’ll go out to the beach; we have to make it there before we leave”.  We both love the beach and the ocean and really wanted to take a minute to relax and enjoy it.  It was our last night there and we still hadn’t been to the beach.  So we grabbed some beers from the lobby bar and headed towards the sand.

At that point its pitch black out and we can’t really see where the path is that goes to the beach so we sat on the bench and decided that if we couldn’t enjoy the beach at least we’d enjoy the sound of the waves rolling in.  Joe starts talking about how we’ve been dating for a long time, how perfect we are together and I’m sitting there going “yup, yup, I know” thinking that he’s just being his usual cheesy self. Then all of a sudden he’s on one knee and holding up something that is catching the moon light and sparkling. Then he asks “will you marry me” I start hysterically laughing saying “are you kidding me?!” he’s like “uh, no. so will you marry me” me “yes, yes, of course I will” He puts the ring on and I cannot stop laughing, and hugging and kissing him. Then I say “we have to go back to our room! I need to see this ring… and call my parents!”

How did you discover Las Caletas and what made you chose it for your destination wedding?
We knew right away we wanted a destination wedding.  That decision was easy.  Figuring out where to have our wedding was the hard part.  We googled our brains out trying to find the perfect place.  We couldn’t find one!  We were starting to think we’d have to compromise our wedding vision because our vision didn’t exist in reality.  At this point I was directed, by a photographer, to Best Destination Wedding Forum.  Talk about a wealth of destination wedding information.

On Best Destination Wedding Forum there is a section dedicated to Las Caletas.  I clicked on it, curious what it was, and intrigued because it was in Puerto Vallarta and Puerto Vallarta held a special place in our hearts as it was our first vacation together.  I started checking out former Las Caletas brides pictures and was hooked.  Secluded, bon fire, tropical, breathtaking, sand isle, chuppa, the list goes on and on.  Every aspect of our wedding vision was unfolding before my very eyes.  As soon as Joe got home I showed him the Las Caletas pictures and he said “that’s it” to which I totally agreed!
The location had us mostly sold.  The rest was sold by Kelley, the wedding coordinator.  I submitted an online wedding inquiry.  I received an email back within 3 days.  And not just any email.  And email with serious wedding details and pricing and answers to all of my initial questions.  I was floored!  In our long quest of finding a wedding location I knew that this was not the norm.  I’d read horror stories of wedding coordinators what would take months to respond and then not even answer the brides questions. Kelley and I emailed a few times and then we were booked!

While we loved the LC location we also loved knowing that Kelley would be our wedding coordinator.  There was as peace of mind knowing that we had a great location AND a great person to support us on site.  Kelley took care of everything for us – from the minister, to my hair, to the chuppa, to the fire dancers, to my very specific flower requests, to bringing in my favorite beer.  Every random request Kelley had answers for and a way to make our wedding vision come true.

Who was your event coordinator?
Kelley! I could go on and on about how great she was and how lucky we felt to have her on our side for our special day.

Was planning your destination wedding at Las Caletas stress-free?  Were there any requirements out of the ordinary you had to have to make your wedding day complete?
Yes, yes, and yes!  As I said above Kelley was beyond fantastic.  Every single request or question I had she had answers for.  A great example of a random request that she made happen -  Dos XX is my husband’s and my favorite beer.  Las Caletas served Pacifico.  A great beer, but not our favorite.  I asked Kelley if she could work her magic and get us some Dos XX.  She said she’d look into it and then found a way to get Dos XX beer at our wedding.  Working with Kelley she made everything happen – from the smallest, silliest request, to big requests, she did it all.

What was the highlight of your wedding?
The highlight of our wedding was the experience and the memories we have from our wedding day.  We couldn’t pick one moment or one aspect of the wedding because it was all amazing and it all contributed equally to our wedding day.   It sounds so cheesy but it’s true.  I loved so many things about our wedding, but asking me to pick one thing is impossible!  Not only the tangible things like the setting, and the amazing vows, and the fire dancers, but the intangible things too, like the happy tears in our parent’s eyes during our ceremony, or the way my husband and I both smile when thinking about our wedding or looking at our pictures.  Our favorite thing about our wedding was our wedding – from start to finish we couldn’t have asked for anything more perfect.
One thing I do recommend for every bride and groom – take a minute to yourselves and look around you – soak it all up!

How did you spend your time on Las Caletas before your event?
My girls and I went over to Las Caletas in the morning.  We pulled in and the smile on my face wouldn’t go away.  Kelley and her staff helped us unload our wedding gear and we headed up to the bridal suite.  The views on the way up to the bridal suite are amazing!  We put our stuff down and quickly finished our wedding “to-do’s” and headed down to the beach.  Kelley brought us some beers and we grabbed beach chairs and spent the day relaxing and swimming.  It was perfect.  We enjoyed a lazy lunch and then headed up to the bridal suite to shower and start getting ready. It was the perfect start to a perfect day!

What was your guest’s reaction to your celebration?

Throughout the night our guests came up to me and asked “how did you pull this off?!  It’s amazing”  I just smiled and thanked them.  If they only knew how easy it all was!  Our guests loved it all!  By the end of the night they’d decided that a yearly vow renewal was necessary – they wanted to go back over and over again!
Our wedding is still being talked about… a year later!  I think it’s safe to say our wedding left an impression on our guests!

Would you come back 25 years from now to Las Caletas and do it all over again?
I’d come back year after year after year if I could!  We loved every minute of our wedding.
Any tips or pointers for future brides coming to Las Caletas for their destination wedding?
First, get the extra hour!  Time flies on Las Caletas and you’ll want that extra time on your wedding day.  Second, relax! they will take care of everything for you!  Third, make sure you take a moment to yourselves and look around and soak everything in!

All of us at Las Caletas and Vallarta Weddings wish you both a very Happy Anniversary and long and joyous life together! We also look forward to celebrating an Anniversary with you at Las Caletas in the future!

Kelley & Team

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