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A little while after we decided to have our wedding in Mexico I was asked if our wedding would be legal back in the United States. I was speechless.

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I had no idea, and truthfully it never crossed my mind that it might not be. So, I went into superwoman (aka panicky bride) research mode. Here is what I discovered:

Basically, a wedding in Mexico would be legally recognized here in the States, but there are some nuances.
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After we picked the Riviera Maya for our wedding it was time to pick a theme. From the start of planning we knew we wanted a cohesive look. At first we thought about using just a bold monochromatic color palette, but something was missing; it just didn’t reflect our fun, whimsical personalities. So, we began doing research on themes.

Photo: The Perfect Palette

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It took Mr. Meerkat and I less than 12 hours after we got engaged to decide that we wanted to have a destination wedding. We are travel addicts who love to explore the history and culture of an area.

At first, the choices were overwhelming because there were so many possibilities. We looked at Italy but the costs were just too high. We looked at St John but it just didn’t have that rich culture that we were looking for, and in Mr. Meerkat’s words, “all there is to do there is sit on a beach.”

We looked at Alaska. Ok, I’m not going to lie; we were totally in love with the idea of getting married on a glacier. Then we realized that some of our relatives might not want to hop on a helicopter and ride out onto a floating chunk of ice in the middle of the ocean.

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The more research we did the more the locations started to blur together. So, we had to stop and ask ourselves what things were really important:
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Our engagement began with a rendezvous. Not between Mr. Meerkat and I but between Mr. Meerkat and MOH Meerkat. Now, wait before you start thinking this is a Days of Our Lives episode; let me explain.

It started one day in June while I was at lunch with the guys I work with. I had been telling them that Mr. Meerkat was planning a surprise weekend away and how excited I was. During lunch, Mr. Meerkat called. As we were talking I realized he was driving while he should have been at work. So, I asked him the obvious question: where was he going? He was honest and told me that he had taken the day off and was meeting MOH Meerkat in the town where I work (one hour from where we live) for lunch and shopping (he didn’t bother to tell me that their shopping was actually going to happen two more hours north). As you can guess, I was kind of hurt. My boyfriend and best friend were getting together and didn’t invite me.

When I got off the phone ,my co-workers could see I was kind of bummed and asked what was wrong.
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Well, hey there hive! I can’t even begin to express how excited I am to be the newest bee!!

The morning I got my acceptance email from Mrs. Penguin was just another Saturday in the Meerkat house. I was in the bathroom getting ready so I could go run some errands when Mr. Meerkat saw the email pop up on my computer. Being the sneak he is, he stole a peek. When he saw that I had been accepted, he came into the bathroom with this HUGE grin on his face and told me he had some good news. He teased for a couple minutes, asking what it was worth to me. I just laughed. Finally he ‘fessed up and told me I had been accepted. I did a full body, legs wrapped around Mr. Meerkat’s waist, jump into his arms. I was screaming and yelling the whole time, “OMG ARE YOU SURE???” Alright, so maybe it wasn’t really a typical day, but it sure was nice. *grin*

I chose Miss Meerkat because from the moment I saw that cute little icon he reminded me of our overly spoiled shih-tzus, Wicket and Bravo.

(Yes, Wicket really does stand just like a meerkat when he’s begging for food.)

So who are the Meerkats, you ask?
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