The Best Time of Year to Get Married in Careyes, México

One of the first questions every couple asks us is about the weather.

It is a reasonable question. You are planning one of the most important days of your life in a place you may have never visited, on a coastline most of your guests have never heard of. You want to know what to expect.

Here is the honest answer.

Careyes has two seasons. Both are extraordinary. They are not the same.

The Dry Season — November through May

The dry season is the most popular time to get married in Careyes — and for obvious reasons.

From November through May, Careyes delivers warm days, cool evenings, zero rain and skies that turn colors at sunset that no photographer can fully prepare for. The Pacific is calm. The jungle is golden. The casitas glow in the afternoon light like something from a dream you had once and can't quite remember.

This is Careyes at its most accessible and its most cinematic. It is also the season when humpback whales arrive offshore — from December through March, it is common to see whales breaching during wedding ceremonies. We have seen it happen. We never get tired of it.
The dry season is right for couples who want predictability — clear skies, reliable temperatures and the confidence that the weather will not become part of the story in any unexpected way.

The Wet Season — June through October

The wet season is Careyes at its most alive.

From June through October, the jungle surrounding Careyes transforms — from golden to an almost impossible shade of green, lush and dramatic in a way that the dry season simply cannot replicate. The waterfalls run. The rivers fill. The landscape looks like something that should not exist this close to the ocean.

The rain comes in the afternoons — usually between 3pm and 6pm — and then clears. By sunset, the sky does things that dry season sunsets can only approximate. The colors are more saturated. The light is more dramatic. The air smells like the earth has just remembered what it is.

Weddings in the wet season require more logistical preparation — covered spaces, contingency plans, flexible timing. They also produce some of the most beautiful photographs we have ever seen from a Careyes event.

The wet season is right for couples who are not afraid of a little weather — who understand that the most extraordinary things are rarely the most predictable ones.
The transition months — October and November

October and November deserve a special mention. These are the months when the wet season gives way to the dry — when the jungle is still green but the rain is beginning to ease, when the days are warm and the evenings are cool and Careyes is at its most quietly beautiful.

October and November weddings are, in our experience, some of the most extraordinary we produce. The landscape has the lushness of the wet season and the reliability of the dry. The crowds — such as they are in a place this exclusive — have not yet arrived. The Pacific is at its most expressive.

If you have flexibility in your dates, October and November are worth serious consideration.
What about hurricanes?

The Pacific hurricane season runs from June through November. Careyes is located in a zone that receives significantly less hurricane activity than the Caribbean or the Gulf of Mexico — but the risk is not zero.

We monitor weather patterns carefully during the wet season and build contingency plans into every event we produce during these months. In our years of producing events in Careyes, we have never had a wedding significantly disrupted by weather. We also believe in being honest about the conditions we work in.
Choosing your date

Our recommendation is simple: choose the season that matches the kind of wedding you want, not the season that matches what other people expect.

If you want reliability and the most popular dates — November through April. Book as early as possible. These months fill up first.

If you want drama, lushness and the feeling that the whole natural world is participating in your celebration — June through October. Embrace the season. It will reward you.

If you want the best of both — October or November. You will not regret it.

We take on 4 to 6 events per year at Mr & Mrs Soul. Whatever season you choose, the earlier you reach out, the better your options.

Mr & Mrs Soul is the only full-service wedding and event agency based in Careyes, Costalegre, México.