Playa Secreta Weddings in Sayulita, Mexico

Playa Secreta is truly a unique wedding venue! We hosted our ceremony on the public beach and then everyone went back into the small jungle space for the reception and dance party. Our guests loved that we were in the trees and sand, it was really such a unique experience for everyone. It was amazing to see how the space was transformed into a relaxed venue that felt very casual but also very beautiful. Karen was wonderful to work with from the get-go. It was fairly easy to walk through each step with her as she recommended some great vendors and was never pushy about anything. I'm also thankful for her patience with me as we changed our mind about minor details here and there before the wedding day. :D I was so impressed with the decor/setup the day of - I really felt like she made my Pinterest board come alive and truly appreciated the creative direction she took. We opted for the buffet and had several guests rave about the food the day after our wedding. Her whole staff was just so wonderful and kind. They all made sure every one of our guests was taken care of and truly helped make our wedding day that much more special. Thank you, Karen, and the Playa Secreta Team! We will miss working with you.

We can’t recommend Karen and her team enough. As someone who has planned and coordinated many of my friend’s weddings, once I got engaged, countless people asked me “but who’s going to plan and coordinate your wedding?!?” Well by luck or fate I found the perfect person to do that in Karen and the Playa Secreta team. From my Fiance & my’s first meeting with Karen, before we had even decided to get married in Sayulita, I knew Karen was the best in the business. She answered all our questions thoroughly, told us all about a town neither of us had ever been too, and gave us confidence in planning a destination wedding in another country. After that meeting, I knew Karen had to be our wedding planner and we had to get married in Sayulita. Karen made the wedding planning process easy and straightforward. At the beginning she thoroughly outlined all the steps and then sent us tasks one by one. She gave us options and recommendations, but never overwhelmed us with too many. The vendors she recommended were all lovely and it made it hard to pick since there were so many good ones! The day of our wedding was magic. Karen and her team literally brought my Pinterest board to life. I’ll always remember my little sister running into my room before I saw the space and saying “it looks just like your inspiration photos out there! It’s amazing!” Karen and the team also took care of every little detail - tips on how to make the ceremony perfect, ensuring we had drinks during all our cocktail hour pictures, keeping the evening flowing and on time, accommodating our guests requests. The playa secreta venue was also amazing. I was nervous about getting married on a public beach but during the ceremony I felt like we were in our own little slice of paradise. Then the reception space was absolutely dreamy - I loved feeling like we were in a magical jungle.

Needless to say, our wedding day was absolutely perfect and I fully credit it to Karen, her team, the vendors she recommended and the amazing playa secreta venue.

We cannot recommend Karen and her whole team at Playa Secreta enough. We had a relatively seamless experience planning a wedding from afar. Karen took care of ALL of the decor details, managing the vendors, the day-of-timeline, etc. Karen did an amazing some executing the wedding of our dreams and bringing our vision to life. Additionally, our guests absolutely loved their time in Sayulita and were blown away by the wedding itself. It was so special with every detail thought out. We are so happy we went with Playa Secreta and will miss working with Karen!

Look no further because this team, their services, and location was nothing but pure magic! I am so very thankful to Karen and her phenomenal team helping plan every single detail and executing the wedding of my dreams. Planning a wedding can be daunting...especially in a different country. But, Karen was so responsive, organized, and transparent with each step along the way. Her and her team break up the planning in sections so that it is less overwhelming and sends very clear details, instructions, and reminders. When I walked into the venue the day of the wedding I started crying as it was even more beautiful that I had imagined. I feel so blessed to have found Karen and her services! She is beautiful inside and out! Just trust me, brides...this is the place/service to use for your wedding.

Karen did a perfect job coordinating our wedding. She was organized, responsive and the actual event blew our expectations away. It’s challenging planning a destination wedding because you have to give up so much control on so many different aspects, but Karen did an amazing job and I’d recommend her 100% for anyone looking to get married in Sayulita. I can’t say enough about how perfect our special day was. We had multiple people tell us afterwards and even months later that it was the best wedding they had ever been to.

My partner and I began working with Karen back in 2019 - needless to say, we got to know Karen really well. She was absolutely incredible - such a lovely, thoughtful and positive presence in the wedding planning process. She helped secure fantastic vendors, coordinated all the logistics, was incredibly responsive. During the actual event, she ensured we had an incredible time - we felt taken care of. Our wedding was one of the best days of our lives and Karen helped ensure that - I wish there was 6 stars to rate her!

We started planning our wedding in November of 2021 to be married 11/3/22. We visited multiple places on both coasts of Mexico, while there is a plethora of gorgeous sites in Mexico for nuptials there is only one place with a planner like Karen Ruezga and space like Playa Secreta! Coming from a Corporate Events background I was concerned about the level of service and the overall outcome of such a special day planning from a far. Once we connected with Karen and heard her experience and how she truly listened to our vision (and more importantly, budget) we knew she was the piece of the puzzle would get us through planning our wedding. She is professional, patient and incredibly helpful. She had the hindsight to set key vendors (like the most incredible and reasonably priced florist!) aside that she knew we would need. I can’t rave enough about Karen, her staff and Amor Boutique Hotel. It was important for us to use someone LOCAL and someone who would use local vendors and community to put on such an intimate and special production. She has an abundance of things that are included in her package while also offering personalized details at a reasonable price to help enhance your experience. I cannot express our gratitude for her and her staff enough for making our special day nothing short of perfectly memorable.

We started planning our wedding during the pandemic so had nearly two years of working with Karen before we ever met her! It was a little scary trusting in someone we had never met but Karen made the whole planning process easy and wonderful. She walked us through every step with helpful check ins every few months and then weeks closer to our wedding date.

The location was more beautiful than anything I could have ever imagined, and Karen had great connections for vendors and food and flowers and basically everything we would need.

Highly recommend, she made our special day and exceeded every expectation!

Playa Secreta was phenomenal! I can’t say enough good things about Karen, and the process of wedding planning, especially since it was all remotely planned. The flowers, the food, the drinks, and the amazing service from the staff at Playa Secreta shaped the evening out to be so beautiful and seamless. Our guests still can’t stop telling us how magical our wedding was for everyone involved. Karen’s accommodations, recommendations, and amazing preparation truly made it the best start to a wonderful, long marriage. This place truly went above and beyond in exceeding my expectations!

Karen, the head wedding planner was absolutely fantastic! She made our whole weekend so beautiful, perfect, and just what we wanted. We didn't have to worry about anything while in Sayulita.
Planing the wedding months prior was effortless with Karen behind the wheel. She was well thought out and plans everything step by step with you. She never gave us too much to think about at once and never made us feel overwhelmed.
Again, just to reiterate, Karen and her team have you covered. She will plan, organize and set forth your dream wedding. Don't hesitate using her as your wedding planner.