We are so excited to celebrate with the people we love most — on the sand, under the palms, with the jungle behind us and the Caribbean in front. Come for the wedding, stay for the long weekend: cenotes, beach days, good food, and one very good party. Everything you need is in the pages linked below and in the menu above.
With love,
Carly Anguiano & Doug Dolan
One celebration, four moods. Tap a palette and scroll — the whole page changes with it, from ivory and antique gold to deep jungle green.
Jump straight to the part you need — the story, the day itself, the resort, travel, or your RSVP.
How we met, the trips, and the easiest yes.
Ceremony, cocktails, dinner & dancing — times and places for Saturday, Feb 26.
Cenotes, water park, restaurants, shows, and the full wedding week at Sandos.
Flights to Cancún, transfers, and booking your room in the group block.
What Beach Formal means, colors to wear, and dressing for sand and breeze.
Booking deadlines, kids, plus-ones, day passes, weather — answered.
Tell us you’re coming — we’d love to hear from you.
Every love story is beautiful — this one just happens to end up on a beach.
It started the way all the best stories do — completely by accident. A mutual friend, a crowded room, and a conversation that was supposed to last five minutes and instead lasted the whole evening. Doug made Carly laugh before he'd even finished his first drink. Carly, for her part, remembers thinking: oh no, this one's going to be a problem. She was right — just not in the way she expected.
From there it was late-night tacos, long drives up the coast, and a shared habit of turning "we should go there someday" into actual plane tickets. Somewhere between the trips, the inside jokes, and learning exactly how the other person takes their coffee, someday quietly turned into every day — and neither of them would have it any other way.
When Doug finally asked, there were happy tears, a ring that had been burning a hole in his pocket for longer than he'll admit, and the easiest "yes" of Carly's life. Then came the next question — where do you marry your favorite person? The answer was obvious: somewhere warm, somewhere beautiful, with everyone we love in one place. See you in Mexico.
One day, three parts, all outdoors — golden hour on the sand, then dinner and dancing under the string lights.
We say "I do" as the sun goes down. Please arrive by 4:30 PM to find your seat — the ceremony starts right on time.
Drinks, music and golden-hour photos while we sneak away for a few portraits of our own. This is your hour to mingle.
Dinner, toasts, and dancing under the palms as the evening cools down. Bring your light layer — and your best moves.
The core weekend — and if you're coming earlier, the full wedding week, Wednesday to Monday, is in the Resort Guide below.
Your home for the week — an all-inclusive eco resort inside protected jungle, just north of Playa del Carmen, where the forest meets the sea. This is everything there is to do here, plus everything we've planned around it.
Sandos Caracol isn't a typical hotel strip. Rivers, mangroves and natural cenotes wind between the buildings, wildlife wanders the grounds — look for howler monkeys, coatis, peacocks and macaws — and the beach is wide and white. You can swim in a crystal-clear cenote in the morning and be on the sand by lunch.
Almost everything below is already included in your stay: meals, drinks, the water park, cenotes, eco activities and nightly shows. Spa treatments, the temazcal, golf and off-resort excursions are the main extras.
No booking, no wristband math — just show up. The resort publishes its exact daily activity and show calendar on arrival and in its app, so treat this as your menu of what's on offer all week.
The reason this resort exists. Five natural cenotes sit in the jungle on site — start with Cenote Cristalino, the big, clear one behind the lobby, where snorkel gear is provided.
One of the biggest resort water parks in the Riviera Maya, and it's included — 29 slides in total, split by age and nerve.
Sandos runs a daily eco programme — the All-Nature Experience — with 30+ animal species living on the grounds.
Three buffets for easy group meals, and à la carte spots for smaller dinners — book the popular ones early in the week.
The resort is built around Mayan culture, not just Mayan décor.
Sandos is built for families, which is why we picked it — kids can have their own holiday while the adults have theirs.
If you're staying longer — and we hope you are — these are all an easy trip from the lobby.
Come for as much of the week as you can. The only Hosted events are on Saturday — the wedding itself. Everything marked optional is an idea or a standing invitation — a time we'll be somewhere doing something fun, and you're welcome to join, skip, or go find a cenote instead. Nothing but Saturday is mandatory.
Saturday's ceremony, cocktails and reception are the confirmed hosted events. Friday welcome drinks and a Sunday farewell brunch are still being finalized — we'll post confirmed times, along with the resort's own show calendar, here closer to the date.
Fly into Cancún, take the transfer south, and you're on the beach. Rooms for the wedding are held in our group block — here's exactly how booking works.
Booking inside the block keeps everyone at the same rates, in the same part of the resort, and counted for our wedding events. It also means our planning team at Via Destination Weddings can help if anything comes up with your reservation.
Tap the button below to go to our group's booking page and pick your room and dates.
A $100 deposit holds your room. The rest is split into two payments — no need to pay in full up front.
Fly into Cancún (CUN), then add an airport transfer or take a taxi / ADO bus to Playa del Carmen.
Cancún International is the airport for the whole Riviera Maya, with direct flights from most major US cities. From there it's roughly 45 minutes to the resort.
Pre-booked private or shared transfers are the easiest door-to-door option. Taxis and the ADO bus to Playa del Carmen also work well. We'll share transfer booking details as the date gets closer.
You're welcome to stay off-resort — you'll just need a wedding day pass to join the events: $100 per adult, with children at half price. Staying in the block is simpler (and more fun), if you can.
Most guests are coming for 3–4 nights. Arrive by Friday to settle in before the wedding, and if you can stay longer: Chichén Itzá, Tulum, and the cenotes are all an easy day trip away.
Dressed up, but beach-smart. Here's how to be comfortable from a sunny 5 PM ceremony to a breezy 10 PM dance floor.
Think summer wedding, upgraded: long or midi dresses, linen suits or dress trousers with a button-down and blazer. Light, breathable fabrics in soft colors photograph beautifully against the sand and sea.
*Ivory and white are the only ones to skip — those are Carly's.
Golden hour on the sand and dinner under the string lights — the Sandos Caracol we'll be celebrating at.
The things everyone asks us, in one place. Anything else — just text us.
As soon as you know you're coming. Rooms in our block are held for the group, and booking early locks your rate and your room choice. A $100 deposit reserves your room, with the second payment due November 6, 2027 and the balance December 6, 2027.
Cancún International (CUN). The resort is about 45 minutes south, near Playa del Carmen. Pre-booked transfers are the easiest option; taxis and the ADO bus work too. Don't forget a valid passport — Mexico requires one for US travelers.
We love your little ones, and they're very welcome at the resort — Sandos is wonderfully family-friendly, with a water park and kids' activities. Because the resort caps our wedding guest count, the ceremony and reception themselves are for adults and our close-family children (our nephews and niece). If you'd like to bring your kids along for the trip, the resort has a Kids Club (ages 4–10; hours vary — check the Sandos app on arrival) and a Baby Club for ages 2–3 where a parent or guardian must stay with them. We're confirming evening childcare options with the resort for the wedding evening and will update this page once we have an answer.
Your invitation will say if it includes a plus-one. Our guest count is capped by the resort, so we have to be careful with numbers — thank you for understanding.
Beach Formal: dresses, linen suits, dress trousers. Bring a light wrap or jacket for after sunset (high 60s and breezy), and choose wedges, block heels or dressy sandals over stilettos for the sand. Full guide in the Attire section above.
Not yet — we're still deciding, and honestly, you traveling all the way to Mexico to celebrate with us is already an enormous gift. If we add a registry, it will be completely optional, and we'll post the link here.
Totally fine — you'll just need a day pass for the wedding day: $100 per adult, children half price. That said, staying in our block at Sandos keeps everyone together and is usually the simplest option.
One of the best times of year in the Riviera Maya: warm and mostly dry, low 80s in the daytime, cooling into the high 60s at night with a sea breeze. Pack the swimsuit and the light layer.
RSVPs will open here when invitations go out.
RSVPs will open here when invitations go out. In the meantime, you can book your room in our group block — see Travel & Stay for the steps and payment dates.