Caring for the environment begins with simple steps — you don’t have to give up your car and live in a hut powered by solar energy. Making tiny improvements in all aspects of one’s life, on the other hand, adds up to large changes for the ecosystem as a whole.
Because of all the moving pieces and factors that must be managed, planning an eco-wedding is both satisfying and (slightly) stressful. Regardless, utilize these luxurious properties as an eco-conscious couple to both simplify and improve the environmental effect of your big day. With these five-star resorts, you may have the wedding of your dreams while reducing your carbon footprint:
What Makes These Resorts Eco-Friendly?
These eco-resorts are completely attuned to their surroundings, and they are committed to conserving them through measures like alternative energy, noninvasive beach cleaning, and water treatment systems that avoid pollution. Many of them were even constructed from materials gathered from the beach and the forest surrounding their building sites. An eco-friendly mindset entails not just a less ecological imprint, but also a feeling of being one with nature and off the grid.
Sandos Caracol Eco Resort
Sandos Caracol Eco Resort in Playa del Carmen offers a blend of tropical outdoor pleasures and a calm oceanside sanctuary for the adventurous bride. Before allowing the actual fun to begin, tie the knot in front of your closest friends and family on an untouched white sand beach. Don’t be shocked if you see a monkey or a tropical bird because the resort is constructed around a natural habitat.
With 29 water slides, you can let your inner child loose at the water park. If you want to explore the local area, the Xcalacoco Experience provides a variety of outdoor activities, like swimming in a cenote (underground bathing hole), learning jungle survival techniques, and floating down a river through a mangrove. Finish the day with a Mayan cooking class or an evening entertainment, then head to the vibrant downtown area, which is only 15 minutes away.
How is it eco-friendly?
The Rainforest Alliance has awarded Sandos Caracol Eco Resort certification for its efforts to make the resort as environmentally friendly as possible. They undertake a variety of outreach and collaboration activities, as well as animal rescue and repopulation programs, with the Mayan people in the area. Energy and water conservation measures, as well as recycling, are available at the hotel.
The Fives Azul Beach
Imagine exchanging vows on a white-sand beach, surrounded by your friends and family and the Caribbean Sea. Wedding ceremonies and receptions for up to 200 people can be held at the Fives Beach Hotel & Residences, which has 2,390 square feet of indoor event space and magnificent outdoor locations. Exchange vows with magnificent views of the sea on the stunning Sky Deck or Sea Pier. Enjoy a barefoot beach wedding or a glitzy celebration in our seaside gazebo with views of the crystal-clear water.
From our breathtaking settings to our trendy seaside suites to our gourmet food, the Fives Beach Hotel & Residences is an amazing destination for Playa del Carmen weddings and honeymoons. With fantastic cuisine, entertainment, nightlife, outdoor pools, and a postcard-perfect beach, your guests will have the ultimate destination wedding experience on Mexico’s Riviera Maya.
How is it eco-friendly?
This property participates in EarthCheck, a program that assesses the property’s impact on the environment, community, cultural heritage, and local economy.
Fairmont Mayakoba
Your wedding at the Fairmont Mayakoba on Mexico’s famous Riviera Maya will be a once-in-a-lifetime event. This magnificent resort, dubbed the “Venice of the Caribbean,” seeks to suit the requirements and interests of all types of visitors. This resort goes above and beyond to ensure your vacation is perfect, from the attentive personnel to the cuisine created by renowned chef El Pueblito Mayakoba.
The Willow Stream Spa, with its 37,000 square feet of space and 20 treatment rooms, is the perfect place to unwind. The great range of activities and sports offered, from nature trail bicycling to El Camaleon Golf Course, will appeal to active Fairmont Mayakoba wedding guests. The setting for your destination wedding photos is 240 acres of tropical forest bisected by turquoise rivers and encircled by silken white sand beaches.
How is it eco-friendly?
As a result of its commitment to sustainability and decreasing its environmental impact, the Fairmont Mayakoba has received Rainforest Alliance Certification. The resort is constantly seeking to improve its environmentally friendly operations. They’ve shifted to biodegradable and environmentally friendly in-room goods like reusable straws. They are protecting the great habitats they share by conserving and decreasing waste, procuring local food, and conserving the amazing ecosystems they share.
Hard Rock Punta Cana
Get married on a gorgeous sandy beach, with the Caribbean Sea serving as both a backdrop and a soundtrack as the waves gently wash ashore. Alternatively, select one of our floating wedding gazebos, which are encircled by swaying palm trees and cooled by gentle Caribbean breezes. Whatever you want, our backstage personnel will take care of everything. At Hard Rock Punta Cana, you may live out your fantasies.
How is it eco-friendly?
As a touristic company, Hard Rock Punta Cana provides the greatest level of quality and safety, as well as providing welfare to its community and the environment through its Philanthropic and Save the Planet programs.
Here are a few environmental objectives that the resort strives to uphold:
Taking steps to prevent and manage pollution and environmental degradation as a result of its operations.
Implementing strong environmental practices for energy savings, involving employees and ardent supporters, through continual initiatives of water conservation, energy conservation, and recycling.
Ecosystem restoration and endangered animal rescue are two examples of efforts that can be taken to safeguard natural flora and fauna.
Dreams Royal Beach
The vacation vibes will carry over to your wedding ceremony at the Dreams Royal Beach Punta Cana, and you and your wedding guests will dwell in luxury owing to the finest amenities available. The invitingly warm waves of the Caribbean Sea are just beyond the pristine dunes of the famous Bavaro Beach. With a Dreams Royal Beach Punta Cana wedding, you’ll have all you need for a beautiful celebration, as well as everything you’ll need to rest after the wedding.
How is it eco-friendly?
This property is part of the Travel Sustainable program, offering the following efforts to maintain an eco-friendly resort experience:
Option to opt out of daily room cleaning
Option to reuse towels
Most food provided at the property is locally sourced
Most lighting throughout property uses energy-efficient LED bulbs
Wild (non-domesticated) animals are not displayed or interacted with while kept at the property, nor are they harvested, consumed, or sold.
Green spaces like (rooftop) gardens at the property
Most food provided is organic
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