Mary & Pablo
Etereo Auberge, Mexico

Seven years after they first met at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Pablo proposed to Mary at a small vineyard in Napa. “We had the whole place to ourselves,” remembers Mary, who was led to a table with a small chest filled with little memories from their relationship over the years. Of course, she said yes. 
Since Mary’s family is from the United States and Pablo’s family is from Argentina, they knew any location would be a destination for at least half of their guests, “so we decided to make it a beautiful destination for all!” affirms Mary. 
Desiring a venue that would allow the party to go as late as they wanted – “It was very important to follow Argentine tradition and have the after-party go until the sun came up the next day,” notes the bride – and have accommodations they would be able to fill with a full buyout, the couple found a new hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico, that checked all of their boxes. With the buyout secured, they were excited to host a special celebration for 120 friends and family members that would be staying onsite together for the full destination-wedding weekend. 
As Mary and Pablo met at Coachella, they wanted to create a similar feel for their wedding. “We planned it around being a fun and unique experience for our guests, with details that felt sort of like a music festival,” explains the bride. “We wanted to have multiple special experiences to make the day memorable,” affirms Pablo. “We had multiple dancers and performers throughout the night, spent money on a good live band and fire dancers, and ended the night by converting the ballroom into a ‘jungle disco’ with a DJ we had seen multiple times with friends in the past.”