If you’ve got an iPod loaded with all your favorite dance songs, feel free to bring it along. We’ll have a DJ for the reception, but just in case he can’t handle your special request, you can just hand him your ipod and he’ll jack you in. Only requirement is that the words have to be in Spanish. Ok, not really.
If you have any song requests, post them here or drop us a note, and we’ll make sure we have it!
We will be posting a PDF to this entry in the next 2-3 days… you’ll want to print and bring this document along with you. It will include maps, phone numbers, addresses, the wedding schedule, and other handy information for your trip.
BTW, if you haven’t already sent us your flight itinerary and what condo you have reserved, please post your info to this blog or drop us an email. This will help us coordinate pick-up times and make sure your condo is ready to go!
Arriving
If you are flying into Cozumel, just grab your luggage and clear customs, and head out to the street in front of the terminal. If someone from the group can pick you up, this is where we will meet you. You will probably have 3 or 4 people solicit you for timeshare presentations in the 50ft between customs and the street, just ignore them (unless you really want a timeshare 
).
If no one is there to pick you up, you can either take a Collectivo van ($15-20, many stops) or walk 100 yards to the main street in front of the terminal and flag down a taxi ($10-15, direct).
If you are arriving on the ferry, just grab a taxi in front of the pier where you arrive. You’ll be heading south (right, as you walk off the boat and pier).
Have the taxi take you to the “Residencias Reef Condos”. Most taxi drivers speak enough English to get by. You should ask for the rate before departing so there are no issues later. Expect to pay $10-13 to get between downtown and the condos. Just relax and go with the flow!
Car Rental
If you want to explore the island, you’ll need a car. We will have a few rental cars available for the group, so unless you want to disappear for an entire day by yourself, you can probably just tag along with others.
If you do decide to get a rental car, it’s pretty easy. Just reserve the car online (or stop by any of the 30+ rental car offices when you get on the island). There will be some mandatory liability insurance, and optionally you can get the full coverage. Expect about $40/day with the minimal coverage, or $65 with the full coverage.
If you’re heading to mainland Mexico, you should reserve a rental car to be picked up in Playa de Carmen. There is a car ferry, but it is $45 and not worth the hassle.
Rehearsal Dinner, Ceremony, and Reception Transportation
We will probably use taxi vans to shuttle everyone around… we’ll take care of organizing the pick-ups, just show up! The departure times will be on the schedule (coming soon).
If you’re a scuba diver and didn’t get an email from me earlier this week, drop me a note… so far everyone is up for at least 2 days of diving (Thursday AM and Monday AM), and we’ll have some smaller groups going before and after the weekend.
Over the next few days everyone should be getting invitations to our rehearsal dinner at Pancho’s Backyard. Not sure why we’re still calling it a rehearsal dinner — it will be extremely informal, and we won’t be rehearsing anything, just eating and drinking.
And just to clarify, we don’t actually know someone named Pancho, and we’re not having dinner in his backyard. It’s a nice restaurant a couple of blocks north of the main pier in town. We sampled their menu a few weeks ago, and then went back for dinner the next evening. You can’t go wrong with their Tamarindo and Hibiscus margaritas.
We’re assuming all of our guests will be attending, but please leave a comment below (or send us an email) to confirm your attendence.