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Hard Rock Complimentary Wedding Collection

Hard Rock Hotels · Free wedding package · last checked 2026-10-24

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PriceFree
To qualifyNone; reserve 30+ days ahead
CeremonySymbolicCivil ceremony: $1,200 admin/government fee ($800 Vallarta), blood test included
VerificationOfficial ✓5 of 5 key facts official; 0 not confirmed

Where: Hard Rock Punta Cana (DR); Riviera Maya, Cancun, Los Cabos, Vallarta (Mexico)

Marriage rules for visitors: Dominican Republic · Mexico (links open Wedding Abroad Rules)

Package details

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PriceOfficial ✓
Free - 'We do not require a 7-night minimum stay, specific room category, or the number of rooms'
What's includedOfficial ✓
Collection for up to 32 guests (extra chairs $6-$20, extra cake tier $100); group benefits add free room nights, upgrades, cocktail party or private event
Minimum nightsOfficial ✓
none
RoomsOfficial ✓
none
GuestsOfficial ✓
32 (extra chairs/cake/wine purchasable)
Booking windowOfficial ✓
Reserve at least 30 days ahead; $1,000 last-minute fee if reserved 30 days or less before; not if requested onsite
Deposit / cancellationOfficial ✓
Non-refundable deposit (amount n/s)
Ceremony: legal or symbolic, and legal feesOfficial ✓
Symbolic ceremonies 'not legally binding'. Civil: Admin/Government fee $1,200 (Riviera Maya, Cancun, Los Cabos) or $800 (Vallarta), blood test included; ceremony in Spanish; arrive 3 business days prior; 4 witnesses (resort can provide). Catholic fee $650-$1,500.
PaperworkOfficial ✓
Resort provides witnesses if needed; couple must file with home courthouse
Day, time and vendor rulesOfficial ✓
80% of guests must stay on property; day passes max 20% of guests, leave by 11pm (2025: $156 adult / $78 child).
GotchasOfficial ✓
Outside vendor fee $1,500 per vendor per service per day (waived if vendor stays 3+ nights at Punta Cana); beach set-up fees $6-$18 pp.
Same-sex couplesOfficial ✓
Yes - 'Same Sex Civil Ceremonies can be performed in Cancun, Riviera Maya, Los Cabos and Vallarta'; symbolic at all properties
Research note
Only free package with no stay minimum; Hard Rock's corporate weddings page shows only an NYC package.

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