About this vendor
We’re Sarah and Alden — a husband‑and‑wife duo living the dream in coastal Mexico, crafting destination weddings that are anything but ordinary. With a background in logistics, leadership, and heartfelt connection, we bring clarity, calm, and intention to every celebration we support.
Whether you’re dreaming of a barefoot ceremony at sunset or a sleek soirée at a luxe all‑inclusive, we guide you with local insight, personalized support, and a boutique, concierge‑style experience. We believe your wedding should feel like you — meaningful, effortless, and rooted in your story.
Your love isn’t cookie‑cutter, and your wedding shouldn’t be either.
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Business Attributes
- Veteran-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Honeymoon Planning
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Honeymoon
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Engagement Party
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
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We had the pleasure of working with Sarah and Alden from Vacay Mode Travels to plan our destination wedding, and the experience truly exceeded all expectations. From the very begin...
ning, their communication was exceptional—prompt, professional, and consistently proactive in coordinating with resorts, vendors, and us directly.
In addition to handling all travel arrangements for us and our guests, they provided hands-on support for the wedding day itself, something that we cannot recommend enough. They addressed and resolved potential issues behind the scenes, without ever needing to involve or stress us, allowing us to be fully present and enjoy every moment with each other. We even felt so comfortable that we asked Sarah to be our officiant only a couple months before our date. Of course she hit this out of the park as expected, as she carefully planned and wonderfully executed the role.
As a Type A bride and a groom who is highly analytical, we had high standards when it came to planning. Sarah and Alden were the perfect match for us! They carefully adhered to our budget and preferences throughout the entire process. From the very beginning, they didn’t stop searching until they found a resort that met every one of our expectations in which we outlined. Their bilingual fluency in English and Spanish also made a significant impact. With our wedding taking place in Mexico, their ability to communicate clearly with both the resort staff and our vendors ensured that nothing was lost in translation and that our vision was fully understood and executed.
What truly sets Sarah and Alden apart is their certification in destination wedding planning, which goes far beyond the role of a traditional travel agent. Their specialized expertise gave them the tools to design and execute one of the most beautiful, seamless, and memorable days of our lives. This is not to mention that there was never any hesitation for them to jump in and get their hands dirty, when we needed to push for answers or clarity. Sarah and Alden always went above and beyond, and we cannot say enough good things about them and the service they provided.
We are deeply grateful for Sarah and Alden’s dedication, professionalism, and care from start to finish. We wholeheartedly recommend Vacay Mode Travels to any couple planning a destination wedding, as we are confident that you will be in the best hands!
Sarah and Alden at Vacay Mode Travels made our wedding dreams come true! They handled 100% of the communication, planning and logistics with the resort and guests. This was by far ...
the best decision we made through our wedding process!
Sarah and Alden were absolutely wonderful. From our first meeting I knew they were the right choice for us in planning our destination wedding. They listened to what our vision was...
and made it come to life. Our biggest wants were blue waters with a nice beach and a more intimate ceremony with our family and friends. Within days they had multiple resorts that fit exactly what we wanted. After choosing the venue the planning began. Sarah and Alden met with us often and were readily available for questions anytime they popped up. The planning process was seamless. They took care of all of the details over the year we were in contact so that the last month was just reviewing what we had previously discussed. This made it feel not so stressful and truly not so daunting. My wedding day was perfect, it was a dream come true. We can’t thank Sarah and Alden enough!
Sarah and Alden were absolutely amazing throughout our wedding planning process. From the moment we met from our first meeting we knew they would help guide us in the right directi...
on. Please read this review if you’re in the fence with hiring a wedding coordinator/travel agent, it was the best decision we made.
First helping narrowing which resort was best for us (showing PowerPoints of different resort options) always keeping our top priorities in mind. We talked over our aesthetics, location, peak season, cost to us, cost to our guest! All of our wants and needs were carefully sorted through the thousands of resorts and also considering which resort had a reliable wedding department! we tried this on our own but once we met Sarah and Alden we knew they knew so much about the industry and we didn’t and after the first meeting hired them.
From that point forward we would meet for zoom meetings to help us decided what was a priority that month and target deadlines for forms, vendors, and information. Then once we chose our resort they helped coordinate directly with the wedding department (I never once emailed the wedding department) Sarah helped take care of all of that! Then helping direct us with venders that they vet in advance to help us have the best people on our team. They saved us so much money with the fine print and details of room block contracts that I would have been clueless on without them. On top of all the wedding assistance they also navigated booking all our guest, keeping track of head count, cancels, my families twenty questions, and transport! This was a life saver having them to direct my family to!
When we finally had the meeting 3 weeks out from the wedding with the wedding department even the resort coordinator was impressed at how organized we were and everything was fully ready to go. Sarah was a huge help with making sure I stayed on track each month! Then the wedding week/day came and it all went off with a bang! Everyone was on time, all details were perfect and there was hardly any flaws.
On top of wedding planning they also helped book our boat day excursion! They even helped us cancel one that didn’t have everything we wanted and found us a better company and price. This ended up being the best day of the trip and so glad we did it!
Lastly, they also helped coordinate booking our honeymoon, transport, and excursions! This was so nice to just be hands off for once and have someone help us with all the planning! Once we got there we had a sweet note from them with flowers across our entire bed! So sweet.
Hands down I would book them a thousand times over again!! They are an amazing couple and truly cares about your wedding day and makes you feel heard and seen the whole way.
Had an amazing 9 day trip to Canada 🇨🇦. Thanks to Vacay Mode for planning the whole trip! The Rocky Mountaineer train was beautiful and convenient with all the hotels, transfers ...
and meals included. All the excursions we did were also beautiful with friendly tour guides. We had a great birthday trip with many many memories. Can’t wait to book another trip with vacay mode!
These guys are amazing! I had to change my plans and they worked with me phenomenally. Definitely went above and beyond. My highest recommendations! Thank you.
Sarah and the Vacay Mode team made this vacation a hassle free, worry free, super enjoyable experience. Although we didn't need it (because everything was planned perfectly) the pe...
ace of mind knowing someone was there to help, just in case, was priceless.
I couldn't ask for a more friendly, informative, and professional travel agency. I am most appreciative that Sarah and Alden made sure to ask questions not just about how I wanted...
my vacation to look, but also how I wanted it to feel. My experience with Vacay Mode Travels has exceeded my expectations.
Sarah and Alden are amazing. They worked with us through every difficulty, gave us suggestions to make the logistical and financial issues with the trip easier and surmountable. ...
Their knowledge of Princess Cruise Lines and their operation is great and paid off in big ways for us. Sarah and Alden made setting up the trip and details so much easier and streamlined, to include setting up connections from the airport and hotel to the ship, selecting and actually getting a room (would not have happened without their help), connecting with Princess and with even arranging the cruise excursions for us! They are a wealth of information! Their work getting the cruise with all of its arrangements accomplished allowed us to actually get to go to Alaska this year! They were amazing, friendly and willing to work around our schedules in an effort to help make this happen for us. Our many, many thanks to them for all they accomplished for us!!!
Alden and Sarah are the BEST!!! They took care of every detail for our trip to Kauai Hawaii. It was our first time to Hawaii and we had no clue where to start. I totally put this t...
rip in their hands. The whole trip ran smoothly without one problem at all! They did all the research needed to make it an enjoyable experience for us. If you need someone to help plan a perfect trip, I promise they are your people. I can't thank them enough! We will definitely use them in the future for any trip we take. THANKS Alden and Sarah!
Had the best experience no issues and when we had questions we got answers right away I would recommend!!
Better experience than we could have imagined! We gave them a few ideas of what we wanted and Sarah & Alden delivered! From the flights, to the drivers, the hotel, the excursions, ...
sunset sail, jeep tour, Coral world, swimming with wild sea turtles! Just amazing and relaxing to know everything was safe, legit, and a dream come true!! Thanks again, can’t wait to book again soon!!
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Chandler, Chandler, AZ | Mexico
Vacay Mode Travels