Why Careyes is Mexico's Best Kept Secret for Destination Weddings

There is a place on the Mexican Pacific coast where the architecture is painted in colors that have no name in any other language. Where whales breach offshore during wedding ceremonies. Where jaguars walk the hills behind the reception dinner. Where the sunset turns the ocean a shade of orange that no filter can replicate.

It's called Careyes. And almost nobody knows it yet.

That's exactly why you should get married here.

What is Careyes?

Careyes is a private resort community located on the Costalegre coast of Jalisco, Mexico — approximately two hours south of Puerto Vallarta and three hours from Guadalajara. It was designed in the 1960s and 70s by Italian architect Gianfranco Brignone with a single obsession: to create the most colorful, most extraordinary place on the Pacific coast.

He succeeded.

The result is a collection of casitas, villas and ocean castles painted in terracotta, fuchsia, cobalt and yellow — each one a different color, each one facing the Pacific. It is one of the most photographed architectural destinations in Mexico and one of the least visited. There are no chain hotels. No nightclubs. No cruise ships. Just the ocean, the jungle, the color and the silence.

It is also a protected natural reserve — home to sea turtles, humpback whales, manta rays, jaguars and one of the most biodiverse coastlines in the country.
Why Careyes for a destination wedding?

Most couples planning a destination wedding in Mexico think immediately of Los Cabos, Punta Mita or the Riviera Maya. These are beautiful places. They are also saturated — with wedding photographers, wedding planners, wedding vendors and wedding guests who have seen it all before.

Careyes is different. Here, your wedding is not one of hundreds happening that weekend on the same beach. It is the event. The whole community knows about it. The whole place prepares for it.

The exclusivity is real — not manufactured.

The venues

Careyes offers something no other destination in Mexico can match: a complete ecosystem of private properties available exclusively for your event and your guests.

From intimate casitas that sleep 10 to ocean castles that host 400, every property in Careyes can be yours for the duration of your celebration. Your guests don't stay in a hotel down the road — they stay inside your wedding. They wake up inside it. They have breakfast inside it. They dance inside it until the Pacific tells them to go to sleep.

This is what we mean when we say we don't just plan the party. We house the guests.
The climate

Careyes has two seasons worth knowing. The dry season runs from November through May — warm days, cool nights, zero rain, perfect skies. The wet season runs from June through October — lush, green, dramatically beautiful, with afternoon rain that clears by sunset.

Both seasons produce extraordinary weddings. The dry season is the most popular. The wet season is the most cinematic.

The team

There is one full-service event agency physically based in Careyes: Mr & Mrs Soul.

We are Álvaro and Alejandra — a Colombian duo who arrived in Careyes, fell completely in love with this place and never left. We have produced weddings, festivals and private celebrations here for years. We know every property owner, every local vendor, every corner of this coast where the light is perfect at golden hour.

We take on 4 to 6 events per year. If you are reading this, there may still be a date available for yours.
Is Careyes right for you?

Careyes is not for everyone. It is remote — intentionally so. It requires a flight to Puerto Vallarta or Guadalajara and a drive through one of the most beautiful coastlines in Mexico. It does not have a Starbucks or a shopping mall.

What it has is something most wedding destinations have lost: the feeling that you are somewhere completely real, completely extraordinary and completely yours for the duration of your celebration.

If that sounds like what you've been looking for — we should talk.

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