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ISSUE 305 | October 17, 2019
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico offers beach weddings with picturesque sunsets MARRIOTT AND WESTIN HOTELS WELCOME LGBTQ WEDDINGS BY JERRY JONES, NEMA NEWS NETWORK
For many
LGBTQ couples, a wedding in an exotic location or even one on the beach was something they could dream about but never really afford. The staff at two sister hotels in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, want you to know that your wedding dreams can come true, and they are looking to work with you and your budget. The Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa and The Westin Resort and Spa Puerto Vallarta, sit about a mile apart from each other, and both have received LGBT certification by the Jalisco Tourism Secretariat and Talento Consultores; The Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa is also TAG Approved, and TMR Out Now certified. With the hotels operating under the Marriott International umbrella, they sit on a beachfront property overlooking Banderas Bay and the Pacific, and each has ample space for just about any size wedding. Marriott International has long been recognized as a leader in the hotel industry on topics of diversity and inclusion, PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE WESTIN RESORT & SPA, PUERTO VALLARTA
regularly scoring a 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. The company also offers education and sales training to its associates to give them greater insight into what their guests might expect. However, be warned that most of the American weddings performed at
the hotels are symbolic in nature – the couples have gotten married before they left the USA. If you want a legal Mexican ceremony, the law requires that you be in the country at least four days prior to your wedding, and there are several other steps that you must take. “Love is love has become our inspira-
