Blue Venado Seaside

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

How to get to the airport?   Cancun International Airport: Carretera Cancun-Chetumal Km 22, 77565 Cancún, Q.R., Mexico   Tulum Felipe Carrillo (TQO): F7C+72, 77130 Macario Gómez, Q.R., México

IN CASE YOU NEED IT AGAIN:    Blue Venado Seaside Address: Carr. Cancún - Tulum Km. 94, 77733 Puerto Aventuras, Q.R.   The venue is in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico. 2 airports you can fly into, which is Cancun international airport or Tulum airport Felipe Carrillo Puerto.  Anyways, the wedding ceremony and reception is south of Cancun. Roughly about a 1hr 26 min drive from Cancun international airport :) So in between Playa del Carmen & Tulum. Blue Venado Seaside is a private venue and not at any resort in case you all are wondering.    Hopefully this didn't confuse anyone at all.

Is there a dress code? We'd love to have our loved ones get dressed up for our BIG DAY, so semi formal wear if possible! For the gentlemen's may include jacket and tie or traditional suite. A tux is not required. Please NO no floral tops or jeans. Thanks! For women, floor length or midi length dress. Please no jeans, mini dress, Traditional dress this applies to Áo Dài or Laotian national costume sorry in advance :) &amp; sneakers. We also ask ladies to avoid white, ivory, beige, PLEASE &amp; Thanks! For children, same thing applies as the guys &amp; gals! Semi formal or formal. Just kidding, LOL as long they look cute &amp; ready for some group pictures!!

How long is the event?   4: 00 PM - 1:00 AM   PREPARE TO PARTY!!   We will have open shuttle with 3 different time slot for the ones who wanna hit the sheets early or don't want to get caught up with some wild guest that decides to stay behind. LOL   Transportation is covered by the Bride & Groom! If any guest would like to get there own, feel free too. Just wanted to add this little information so you all have it :)

Q + A

The Beginning

Hopefully this doesn't end up being a few pages long. If it does, sorry in advance. :) How did we meet?  Back when we lived in Fort Wayne, IN. We were both young! I was only 18.5 years old & James was 20.5 years old. It all started during summer of 2009 after I graduated from Paul Harding high school.  One summer night, Jessica asked me if I wanted to go meet her cousin JAMES at some meetup in a parking lot off on Coldwater Rd & Coliseum Blvd in Fort Wayne, IN . Mentioned that he drives an Evo but In my head, I was wondering the heck is an Evo? lol that very moment she was played as our Cupid which led us to each other and it was like love at first sight! Well for me actually because James have said he doesn't remember how I looked that night smh lol  Anyways, met him and he was with a bunch of people I think. See.... this Is hard because I'm trying to remember all this and it's been almost idk 16 years ago. lol. She introduce me to him... I remember saying  Me: Hi!!!! I'm Anna Him: Hey....  At that moment, I knew he was gonna be the ONE. He was so handsome but I didn't tell anyone at all.  From there, I don't remember what we talked about but it was super short. We didn't stay long, so didn't get James phone number at that time.  Next day, I logged into MySpace and went straight to Jessica's page to find if she had him as her Top 10 friends. It took me a minute to find him because this guy didn't have a personal picture of himself. THERE! I found him. It said on top of his snowboarding pic J.Tran, something like that.   Clicked his profile & decided to message him. I really don't remember what I said to him but it must've been a paragraph. We went back & fourth messaging each other . That day we talked, he told me he had to go. I had to shoot my shot with him, sooooooo I went ahead and said if you ever wanna talk or get bored. here's my number. HAHA.  Ever since then, we were texting back & fourth everyday, but this guy kept it short everytime! I had to break that shy little shell out of him. Even though it bugged me because I felt like he wasn't interested in me:( Then while I was on the couch, he asked me if I wanted to go to the gym because Travis at that time couldn't make it.  Of course, I said YESSSS but I texted him, sure. lol That moment I Had to figure out what to wear because I never in my life ever been to a gym. So I put on a t shirt with some leggings & sneakers from Payless on! James drove from Jefferson point area to New Haven area.  Our first date was the YMCA! I didn't know what to do because I never been to any sort of gym again so he left me to do my own thing. Decided to walk around the tracks upstairs while he was lifting weights. As James was finishing up, we walked the tracks together. The funny part was, with my shoes on...I thought we were the same height, So as we were walking.... I kinda bent down to make it seem like he was much taller than me. LOL I never told him that until later later.  Afterward he asked me if I was hungry? I said, sure. So we decided to get some Steak 'n Shake. Talked for hours. Afterward, he dropped me off at home. I think going on our first date kinda made it better than just texting over the phone.   Nights past by, he would drive to my place & we would talk in the cars for hours. Sometime when the sun rises :) We never done any holding hands or kissing in the car, just talk.  One morning, after we got done hanging out in the car. He walked to my door. That very moment, he asked me to be his girlfriend. I said, YES!!! We just gave each other a hug & nothing else. I think it was the best thing that ever happen to us. It took about a month until we kissed & said I LOVE YOU. Ever since then, we never left each other side.  We would go out to eat & would always order a 3 course meal, that's how much we could eat back in the day but Not anymore lol. Other fun things we like to do was watch movies & play poker on Facebook late at night ! That all happened during the summer of 2009 :) Afterward, relationship got tough in the 2-3 months being together. James moved to Arizona for a new career change while I stayed behind and moved to Illinois. It was hard because we were doing long distant and it was hell for sure. I didn't understand that he would be busy with the restaurant and couldn't video chat or talk. Everyday was a consistent fight & argument. I was the problem lol. But this never happened when we were together in Indiana :( Then....ONE DAY he said let's be friends! My heart shattered into pieces. I was so depressed, I decided, well.. if this is how it's going to be. Ima go ahead and get a bob haircut. Thinking maybe this would've changed me and made me into a different person. Yeah, NOPE....I felt the same Lmfaoooo. We kept talking as friends even though he called me babe & said I love you after our calls. But one day he asked if I would like to move to Arizona. I said Yesss in a heartbeat while driving back home from work. Hahaha.  Fast forward, now it's been almost 17 years together, we have 3 beautiful boys name Ethan, Eli, and Emmett Tran. Oh also we now have a 4 legged son name Axel Tran :)   Y'all are wondering & questioning, what took us this long to get married? Especially being engaged for almost 10+ years & why I didn't leave him bc it took a decade to get married? lol jk. Well... to be honest, LIFE happened!! Marriage wasn't important because we knew being together was enough. But as years passed by the boys asked me..  Boys: Mama, why do you have a different last name than daddy or us? Me: i don't know boys, maybe your dad doesn't wanna marry Mama.  Jk, lol. We knew wedding was gonna be very expensive if we did in the states or in general. That's what made us wait, plus we weren't in a rush. Now that we're in our mid 30's, I think it's time to tie the knot. If we wait too long, we're just gonna keep pushing it even further. So here we are, FINALLY!!!  Probably would love to add more details to our story but scrolling up, man I been typing this whole time at work. LOL I believe a few of you guys have heard our story & some haven't. Hope you all enjoyed reading and if you guys have any questions, ask away when we see you all in Cancun, Mexico!   Love, Anna + James

Our Story

Hi guest! FINALLY :) we booked our room. We will be staying at Barcelo Maya Palace on March 31st- April 5th. Our ceremony &amp; reception which is at private venue is only 7 minutes from each other. Thank goodness :) FYI: this hotel resort requires guest to stay at least 3 nights , minimum . I know we said Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya. We talked about it &amp; we believe this was the best choice. Tons to do &amp; its a big resort itself. Thats if you guys decided to book your stay at Barcelo Maya Palace. We hope guest can RSVP and book your room asap. Were not sure if this resort will be booked out because we are going around spring break and Easter. Any questions, feel free to message one of us. In the special request , please put Heading to the Trans wedding 2026 !! That way they know you guys are part of our guest. We hope this way, they can put all guest together on the same floor or nearby. But this isnt a guarantee they will or can. Crossing fingers :) haha Please let us know if your staying at the same resort as us so we can gather the number of guest that needs transportation to the wedding &amp; back to the resort. Thanks! Check in 3:00 pm Check out 12 pm Once checked out, guest can use the facilities until 3:00 pm Free parking of charge for hotel guestFhThanks

Barceló Maya Palace - All Inclusive

Where we are staying :)

Registry

General Admission Adults (13+): $648 MXN Children (3-12 years of age): $100 MXN Chichen Itza is open from Monday to Sunday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm *Last entry is at 4:00 pm *These prices are only valid for box office purchases.

Chichén Itzá

Isla Mujeres (the “Island of Women”) is known for its rich marine life and pristine beaches. Here you can snorkel at Manchones Reef, scuba dive in the Cave of Sleeping Sharks, or stretch out on the white sands of North Beach (Playa Norte). On land you’ll find bustling nightlife, with oceanside bars and restaurants serving fresh seafood.

Isla Mujeres

If you are looking for something to do (One of the best activities) in Playa del Carmen, Then you have to know this museum. What starts out as amazing images, soon morphs into irresistible opportunities to ‘jump into the art’ and become an active part of the illusion. Pricing Adult : $38.12 Children 4-11 years old : $32.68 Children under 3 years old: FREE Open 10 am – 8 pm 7 days a week

Anna & James

Anna & James

A&J

Wedding Day