Photo by: Maria Jose Photography
Our journey began in 2012 with a beautiful wedding in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, surrounded by all our cherished friends and family. That day, Miguel and I sealed a time capsule containing letters to each other, promising to open it exactly 10 years later.
When the decade mark finally arrived, a destination vow renewal was still risky due to COVID-19, so our plans had to be put on hold. Yet, after 13 years and every challenge life threw at us (yes, marriage is a beautiful and challenging adventure!), we felt an even stronger need to celebrate our enduring love.
So, we set a new date: May 2023! The perfect spot? The stunning island of Roatán, Honduras. We’re incredibly lucky because my dear college friend, Farah, lives there and owns Roatan Events, a business specializing in paradise ceremonies. With Farah’s help, we brought our vision to life—a small, intimate vow renewal on one of our favorite beaches.
I hope that by sharing the photos from that day, you’ll feel some of the deep love and warmth that washed over us. Stay tuned, because the post-ceremony beach day deserves a whole story of its own!
Highlights From Our Vow Renewal Ceremony We’ll Never Forget:
- Nico walking in with the Mission Impossible theme song carrying a briefcase with our time capsule.
- The spectacular pink, orange and purple sunset during our ceremony on the beach.
- The beautiful words our friend and officiant Farah spoke at the ceremony.
- Miguel singing his vows to me using lyrics from our favorite songs and making all of us cry, laugh and gasp.
- Opening our time capsule and realizing we wrote the cheesiest notes to each other 11 years ago but that we also feel very much as excited as that day.
- Dancing the night away in what was the hottest night we experienced in Roatán! We were drenched at the end of the party.
- Seeing our friends and family singing into the mic when the singer offered them the mic. Hahaha! We all sang a bit of Bon Jovi and Mana.
The Decor
Our color palette: Navy and magenta pinks with hints of gold. We tried to keep that palette in our outfits too.
Instead of a simple guestbook we opted for people to sign our Roatán coffee table book.
The Ceremony
Nico was in character all night guarding the dance floor after he came in protecting our time capsule in his briefcase.
Miguel singing his vows. A moment I’ll never forget.
Sealed with a kiss.
It was amazing to be surrounded by so much love on this day! Below: I’m the oldest of the cousins! My younger cousins are all grown up.
The Party
Vow Renewal Vendor Details:
Wedding Planner: Roatan Events
Venue: San Simon Beach Club
Photography: Maria Jose Martinez
Videography: Alden Photo and Video
Live Music: Hector Casas
My Outfit Details:
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Want to get a feel of that amazing day!? I’m sharing our vow renewal video below: