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Sent from a mobile deviceFound: The wonders, mindsets and general loveliness of an all inclusive resort.

First, to start this off, here is a public service announcement. To all of our friends that have scattered around the country, we all have to fly into your wedding anyway. Destination weddings are encouraged.

Back to previously planned programming:

All inclusive resorts put you in a new mindset. You put your wallet into the lock box with all your electronics and your biggest worry becomes the application of sunblock as waiters bring you an afternoon snack amidst the constant flow of fruit punches, drinks and dark beers.

Jessica and I made pacts to prevent the little fat people within us from escaping by forcing ourselves to work out each morning. Then we get our blended coffee drink.

After leaving the hell cone (cone shaped mosquito net blocking all wind and capturing all heat with the sole intention of both killing Jason with heat and saving him from malaria) in Tulum, our room here got our relaxation mindset started off with a swift kick in the sun burnt rear! It was a pure, marbled, air-conditioned, enormous, comfortable bed kind of luxury. We may have been extra appreciative after a fiasco involving a 45 minute search for a gas station while low on gas, or a bumpy, smelly (Jason almost puked) van ride from where we dropped the car off. The result was the same. We were cast off into heaven!

With food, drinks, and room service all free, our first move was to have tortilla soup and two mojitos delivered to the room. The remainder of the day was spent floating.

Jessica's only real world distraction is Jason's continual reflection on the all inclusive business model. How do they allocate their costs? How do they incentivize their employees? Jason continues to wonder .... and float.

The wedding and the culmination of our trip came all to quickly, but it did not disappoint. Set on the shady sea side with a barefoot wedding party, we enjoyed a mixture of Ukrainian, Jewish, and Christian wedding traditions. The celebration continued on a sea side deck where we had diner and danced late into the night. We learned an important lesson that we would like to impart on all our engaged friends: seaside weddings are awesome! We also learned a few cool Ukranian reception traditions. The best was the "10 paces" where the groom stands 10 paces away from the bride and recites one thing he loves about her with every step towards her. Then he gets to kiss her.

With one last pitch to our engaged friends, check out the beauty of our married friends below.

Next stop: Tahoe!!

Jason & Jessica