The Caribbean Sea, the balmy weather and the tropical sun are aphrodisiacs that drive couples to say “I do” with friends and guests in tow. How in the world could someone fail to attend a wedding in the Mexican Caribbean if that sensual feeling up in the air is a temptation too hard to pass up?

The most requested months are April, May and June. Beaches, boats, restaurants, nature parks and hotels equipped with facilities and convenient services for weddings are perfect settings to tie the knot in, especially among Europeans and Canadians.

At the Moon Palace Hotel in the Mayan Riviera, or the Cancun Hyatt Hotel, weddings are key players in their operations with as many as one million ceremonies every year. Also Playa del Carmen or Tulum are top destinations of choice in the Mexican Caribbean for those eager to get hitched.

In addition to the packed weddings, honeymoons are fairy-tale style, chiefly with the setting sun over the Nichupte Lake, the many adventure tours around, the spas.

There are local wedding planners with top-notch services that include the entire preparation of the event, ranging from the selection of the kind of wedding and local arrangements for the civil and church ceremonies to the tiniest details and gifts for all guests.

All it takes is the couple making a visit to the sea for three days so they can find out what their wedding is actually going to be like. During that span of time, service providers give the groom and bride a program layout and take them for a grand tour around the facilities, from the hotel and the church to a call at the priest officiating the ceremony. Decoration gets underway, the kind of music is picked, and the party menu is chosen as well.

At the same time, affordable travel packages for guests are pieced together: airfares, hotels and transportation. Activities for the days prior to the wedding are arranged, like golf, fishing, scuba diving and visits to archeological parks. The groom and the bride are billed for the services they will receive with plenty of time in advance.