PLANNER: Celia Bezares Matus, Bezares Matus Event Planner, Puebla Mexico

TIME IN THE INDUSTRY: 13 years

PHOTOGRAPHER: Fratela Films

OTHER BUSINESSES INVOLVED: Rivas, Design Glambeer, Abbondanza, The cake station, Dj ZAP productions Yanderi, Quinta San Jose, Desastroza, Jesus de Nazaret,

WEDDING DATE: March 3, 2018.

GUEST COUNT: 314

THE COUPLE: I met this beautiful couple one year before their wedding, when I was coordinating their best friend’s wedding and both of them were part of the bridal party. Joss and Irving saw my work and they loved it and since that moment we had a great connection. The Catholic ceremony took place in a beautiful ex-convent built in the early 1,500’s with breathtaking views from one of the most iconic city’s in Puebla- Atlixco. Named “Ex Convento de San Francisco” this majestic structure is the oldest of its kind in the city. The temple architecture is a must see when you are un Mexico. The couple also wanted to incorporate their traditions the groom had his good friends surprise the bride with the guajolote dance and serving mezcal in the dance floor.

MOST UNIQUE DESIGN ELEMENT: The ceiling, we choose two different colors of our palette and left the middle transparent, then we added candles and green foliage for the final touch the illumination was made with wicker baskets shaped like balloons.

BUDGET: $25,000 us dollars.

“AHA” MOMENT: We had to make sure there was food for everyone within the menu and and cake in a way that we could incorporate informal yet classy concepts.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Giving attention to every detail, developing an excellent minute by minute timeline to provide us the opportunity to solve any unforeseen issues and at the same time give our providers enough time and space to perform. Every location has their own set of rules involving dates and schedules and that’s why the minute by minute time line is so important because every event (weddings) needs up to 18 providers working at the same time to give an excellent service to our couple.

PLANNING TIME: 9 months

LEARNINGS: One thing we learned from this wedding is to be more effective is to have less appointments with the couple so we can be more productive “Less meetings but more productive during those meetings.