About Us

2 things you need to know.

1 – It’s all about values.

A strong list of values is at the core of any company worth dealing with. You will work with passionate individuals with years of experience that are dedicated to you and your guests. We are genuine people that work hard to make your destination wedding planning easy. Our pictures, videos, reviews, and team are authentic and we are happy to help you.

2 – Practice makes perfect.

We live, eat, and breathe destination weddings in Mexico. We are in the hotels every week meeting with the teams, seeing the venues, and learning what is new. No one can claim to know the hotels in Cancun and the Riviera Maya better than we do. Consider us the Wikipedia for Weddings in the area.

Our Team

Montse Velasco

Animal lover and mom of 7 dogs and two cats, pro-animal rights, vegetarian, fitness enthusiast, beach lover, love exploring new places and cultures, family first.

Lisa Wright

Soccer-mom, newlywed-wife, dog-lover, yoga-doer, tequila-drinker and master-wedding-specialist-extraordinaire! At your service…

Jeff Lanno

World-traveller, scuba-diver, beer drinker, awesome dad to child and dogs, even better husband, zen master travel agent. (Written by my wife but all true!)

Miriam Juarez

Beach-lover, inspired by travel, vodka drinker, amazing sister and daughter, Mexican-food eater, always willing to help and excited to learn! How can I help you?

Marissa Barker

Dog, wine and chocolate lover, avid-traveler, devoted girlfriend, aunt, and friend, living and loving Mexico for 12+ years and planning honeymoons galore!

Riley Wright-Lanno

Former street hooligan, now living the good life and making noise while the Hola Team is helping their guests.

Testimonials

sandos playacar wedding couple on the beach

Selnika Lefever

I’ve been working with Lisa for about a year prior to my wedding and she has been such an incredible asset, to the point where I don’t know what we have would have done without her. She showed us to a bunch of resorts at the beginning and was not pushy, understands client needs, and understands the importance of the once in a lifetime event. Through many struggles we had with the resort that we chose, she fought for us to get as much as we can, even stayed at the resort during our wedding to make sure everything ran smoothly. She also offered to go out and buy last minute things in the city so I didn’t have to. I can’t express how lucky we were to have found her! My wedding was absolutely amazing and I owe her so much for making all my dreams come true!

bride and groom kissing, orange juice toast, palladium colonial riviera maya

Hadi Hassan

It was by chance I found Lisa and Hola Weddings by doing a quick search. Our time was short so we took a chance. The advice we received from her experience helped greatly. We told her what we wanted and she knew the area well enough to recommend some options. After some back and forth of looking at some resorts we engaged one in Riviera Maya. After Lisa worked her magic the pricing came back much better than anticipated. She took care of all guest booking, transportation and there were a few good surprises. We had 4 months and a hundred guests and without Lisa at Hola we would have failed miserably. She did it all. She made it easy. She was always accessible and quick to respond. It was all you. You made our wedding something amazing! Thank you for everything!!!

Ashley & DeVante Hooker

Our trip to Cancun was amazing. But what really made the trip was our adventures. Lisa is beyond amazing. She not only helped my husband and I organize a few activities, but she truly handled it for us so we wouldn’t have to worry about the booking, scheduling, etc. We simply told her what we wanted and what day and she took care of the rest. She treated us like VIP and made our honeymoon so memorable. Which was great because we had just come from our wedding which required a lot of planning. So having someone else take care of it for us, was perfect. The transportation, service and activities were everything we wanted! We did Chichen Itza one day which was a fun filled day with an great tour group, sightseeing, food and experience. Then she booked our Horseback riding tour. This was our favorite! Joel was such a great guide on the horses and really made us feel comfortable and special. This was such a great experience for my Husband and I and will definitely reach out to Lisa our next visit to Cancun. Thank you so much for everything!

Our Story

We have a combined 75+ years of travel experience. We have worked as travel agents, destination representatives, hotel concierge, reception, bellboys, airline agents, tour guides, tour agencies and have seen every side of travel operations. We love travel and love to help our guests discover new places.

We also believe in love and relationships. Our relationship with you is precious we build meaningful bonds with our couples based on trust and respect. We have great relationships with our suppliers and the hotel teams we work with which means better overall service for you and your guests.

We will be authentic and honest. Send you real pictures and videos. We will do everything possible to make this as stress free and easy as possible but will also be there to hold your hand when planning a wedding from a distance becomes a little much. We will fight for you if things don’t go your way, and be your biggest fans.

We are based in Mexico (although most of us are from Canada and the US) so we speak the language, know how to navigate the differences, and best of all, regularly visit the properties to have all the best connections and knowledge.