A Complete Guide to Wedding Venues in Careyes, México
One of the most common questions we receive at Mr & Mrs Soul is simple: where, exactly, do weddings happen in Careyes?
The answer is more interesting than most couples expect.
Careyes does not have a dedicated wedding venue in the traditional sense — no ballroom, no hotel terrace with a standard package, no coordinator handing you a laminated menu of options. What it has instead is something far more valuable: an entire community of private properties, each one extraordinary, each one available exclusively for your event and your guests.
Here is a complete guide to the types of venues available in Careyes and what makes each one right for a different kind of celebration.
The Casitas
The casitas of Careyes are the most iconic image of this destination — small, colorful houses painted in fuchsia, terracota, cobalt and yellow, stacked along the hillside above the Pacific. Each one is different. Each one is private.
The casitas are ideal for intimate celebrations — elopements, small weddings of 20 to 40 guests, or as accommodation for the wedding party during a larger event. They create an immediate sense of place that no hotel room can replicate. Your guests wake up inside Careyes. They have breakfast on a terrace above the ocean. They walk to the ceremony barefoot.
The Private Villas
Careyes has a collection of larger private villas — properties with multiple bedrooms, private pools, full kitchen facilities and staff. These are the workhorses of the Careyes wedding world.
A well-chosen private villa can host a wedding of 60 to 150 guests comfortably, with the ceremony on the terrace, the dinner on the lawn and the dancing continuing until the Pacific tells everyone to go home. The privacy is absolute. The property is yours for the duration of your celebration — no other guests, no shared spaces, no hotel lobby.
The Ocean Castles
At the top of the Careyes property hierarchy are the ocean castles — large, dramatic structures built directly above the Pacific, with panoramic views that extend to the horizon in every direction.
The ocean castles are Careyes at its most spectacular. They are right for weddings of 100 to 400 guests who want the full Careyes experience at scale — multiple event spaces, capacity for the entire wedding party on site and a backdrop that photographers travel from around the world to shoot.
Playa Rosa
Playa Rosa is Careyes' most iconic beach — a crescent of sand with a small beach club, a restaurant and direct access to the Pacific. It is one of the most photographed spots on the Costalegre coast and one of the most requested locations for wedding ceremonies.
A ceremony at Playa Rosa with the ocean as the backdrop and the colorful architecture of Careyes rising behind the guests is, simply, one of the most beautiful things we have ever produced. We may be biased. We don't think so.
The Polo Fields
For couples who want something completely unexpected, the Careyes polo fields offer a spectacular open-air venue for large events and festivals. Surrounded by jungle, with the Pacific visible in the distance, the polo fields have hosted some of the most extraordinary private events on the Mexican coast.
This is firmly in the territory of Everything Else — the category of event that doesn't fit neatly anywhere else and is better for it.
How we work with venues in Careyes
At Mr & Mrs Soul, we don't just recommend venues — we know the people who own them. Every property in Careyes has a story and a relationship behind it. Our job is to match your celebration to the right property, negotiate the right terms and then produce an event that makes that property feel like it was built specifically for your wedding day.
We also house your guests. With access to 300+ beds across all categories of Careyes properties, we manage not just the event but the entire experience — from arrival to departure.
We take on 4 to 6 events per year. If you are planning a wedding in Careyes, the earlier you reach out, the better.
Mr & Mrs Soul is the only full-service wedding and event agency based in Careyes, Costalegre, México.
Careyes vs Punta Mita: Which is Better for Your Destination Wedding?
Every year, couples planning a luxury destination wedding in Mexico land on the same shortlist: Los Cabos, the Riviera Maya, Punta Mita — and increasingly, Careyes.
Punta Mita and Careyes are the two that generate the most questions. They are both on the Pacific coast. They are both exclusive. They are both extraordinary.
But they are not the same place. And they are not right for the same couple.
Here is an honest comparison.
Punta Mita
Punta Mita is a private peninsula located 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta in the state of Nayarit. It is home to two Four Seasons hotels, a St. Regis, dozens of private villas and one of the most established luxury wedding industries in Mexico.
It is polished, accessible and exceptionally well organized. The vendors know exactly what they are doing. The infrastructure is flawless. The beaches are beautiful.
It is also busy. On any given weekend in high season, there are multiple weddings happening simultaneously across the peninsula. The experience is extraordinary — but it is a shared one.
Careyes
Careyes is located two hours south of Puerto Vallarta on the Costalegre coast of Jalisco. It is a protected natural reserve. There are no chain hotels, no shopping centers, no traffic. The architecture — painted in fuchsia, terracota, cobalt and yellow — was designed by Italian architect Gianfranco Brignone to be unlike anywhere else on earth.
He succeeded.
Careyes receives a fraction of the visitors that Punta Mita does. The wedding industry here is intentionally small. There is one full-service event agency physically based in Careyes: Mr & Mrs Soul. We take on 4 to 6 events per year.
When you get married in Careyes, you are not one of several weddings happening that weekend. You are the event. The whole place knows it. The whole place prepares for it.
The key differences
Accessibility: Punta Mita wins. It is 45 minutes from Puerto Vallarta airport. Careyes is two hours from Puerto Vallarta or three hours from Guadalajara. The drive is one of the most beautiful coastlines in Mexico — but it requires commitment from your guests.
Exclusivity: Careyes wins. There is simply no comparison. Punta Mita is exclusive within the context of Mexican tourism. Careyes is exclusive in an absolute sense — it receives fewer visitors in a year than Punta Mita receives in a weekend.
Venues: Different. Punta Mita offers world-class hotel venues with full service infrastructure. Careyes offers private properties — casitas, villas and ocean castles — where your guests don't stay near your wedding. They stay inside it.
Nature: Careyes wins. As a protected natural reserve, Careyes is home to humpback whales, sea turtles, manta rays and jaguars. Your ceremony backdrop is not a manicured hotel garden — it is one of the most biodiverse coastlines in the country.
Vendor ecosystem: Punta Mita wins on volume. There are dozens of established wedding vendors with years of experience. In Careyes, the vendor ecosystem is smaller and more carefully curated — which means less choice but more quality control.
Photography: Both are extraordinary. Punta Mita offers iconic ocean views and perfect golden hour light. Careyes offers all of that plus the most dramatic and colorful architecture in Mexico — and almost no other weddings competing for the same shots.
Which is right for you?
Choose Punta Mita if you want a seamlessly organized luxury wedding with full hotel infrastructure, easy access for international guests and a well-established vendor ecosystem.
Choose Careyes if you want your wedding to feel like the only wedding in the world — in a place so extraordinary that your guests will spend the rest of their lives trying to explain it to people who weren't there.
Both are the right answer. Just not for the same couple.
Mr & Mrs Soul is the only full-service wedding and event agency based in Careyes, Costalegre, México. We take on 4 to 6 events per year.