Libie and Daniel are an American couple who fell in love with Mexico after visiting many times over the years. When it came time to plan their wedding, they wanted to celebrate in a place that had become deeply meaningful to them, and to share its beauty, culture, and hospitality with their family and friends.
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Style: Modern, Organic, Immersive
Number of guests: 200
Time of planning: 1 year & 3 months
Setting: A historic mansion
Season: Spring
Their vision was to honor Jewish tradition while giving every celebration a touch of their own. Throughout the weekend, they invited guests to experience the best of Mexico, from a taco tour and a hands-on cooking class to a traditional Shabbat ceremony at one of Mexico City’s most iconic museums. The reception blended Jewish traditions with Mexican details, a celebration that reflected both their heritage and their love for the country.
Welcome Party & Planning
The inspiration came from Mexico itself. Libie and Daniel chose the country because they truly fell in love with it, so every event was designed to show a different side of its culture while honoring their Jewish traditions. Eterna Weddings planned the whole weekend, down to the smallest detail.
Instead of following one design style, the team let each venue guide the creative process. For the Shabbat dinner, the palette shifted to warmer tones inspired by Mexico: terracotta, coral, orange, and soft pink florals, handcrafted ceramics, and long serpentine tables that softened the space and encouraged guests to gather, connect, and celebrate together.
“It was important to us that our wedding felt incredibly personal,” the couple says. “By the end of the weekend, we wanted our guests to feel like they knew both of us, our story, and what we love about Mexico City. At the rehearsal dinner, we wrote personal notes to each guest and gave gift bags with some of our local treats. We scheduled activities throughout the weekend, taco tours, a padel tournament, an artisanal market excursion, museum tours, and more, to show our guests some of our favorite parts of CDMX, and also to have more time to connect.”
Fashion
Libie wore a custom dress by Neta Dover. “I can’t really explain why, but I always envisioned a wedding dress with feathers, and when I saw Neta’s designs, I knew she would be the one to make it,” she says. She wanted something fun, unique, and playful, glamorous but not too serious. For the rehearsal dinner, she wore a Jenny Yoo wedding dress that she had shortened. “I felt the asymmetry of the dress matched the museum location, and the floral embroidery reminded me of the traditional Tenango style of Mexican embroidery.”
Her wedding band came from Wwake, the independent Brooklyn designer who also made her engagement ring, and her custom earrings from Sophie Ratner feature pierced pear-shaped diamonds that appear to float. She added an oval tennis bracelet from Frank Darling and, on Friday night, carried a vintage beaded clutch her maid of honor found at the Brimfield Antique Market. She wore Gucci Bloom Ambrosia perfume, a warmer variation of the Gucci Bloom she’s worn for years, and carried a sculptural bouquet of anemones, calla lilies, and drooping amaranthus by Xochipilli.
For the Friday night Shabbat dinner, Daniel wore a bespoke suit meant to feel casual and catch the golden-hour light against the stone backdrop. “Given Mexico City is a tropical urban jungle, I knew it would be brown and linen,” he says. For the wedding day, he kept the classic black-tie boxes checked with modern tweaks: deep navy instead of black, a shawl collar with gentle Neapolitan shoulders, no cummerbund or suspenders, and a covered placket. Suede Belgian loafers kept it relaxed. “Even though it is very classic, I think it presents more casual.”
His bow tie belonged to his late grandfather, whose signature was wearing bow ties, “so it was very sentimental for me to wear.” He also wore a Cartier Santos watch and matching cufflinks, surprise wedding-week gifts from his mother-in-law and his wife, respectively. His tailor’s tip for any groom: wear the new tuxedo at home for a couple of hours before the wedding, so the fabric can relax and drape to your body.
Ceremony
The ceremony took place at Proyectos Públicos PRIM. For Libie and Daniel, it was important that it stay deeply tied to their Jewish traditions while still feeling intimate, modern, and true to who they are as a couple. The chuppah became the emotional center of the day, and the ceremony reflected the balance they wanted all weekend: honoring the traditions that matter to them while creating something personal, contemporary, and theirs.
“The entire weekend was all about entertaining others and connecting with friends and family,” Libie says. “Somehow, when we were under the chuppah, it felt like time was still, and we were the only ones in the room. I still think about Daniel’s vows every day. They were incredibly moving.”
Reception Decor & Details
Throughout the planning process, Eterna Weddings created a weekend where every event felt unique while telling one cohesive story, celebrating both the couple’s heritage and their love for Mexico.
On the wedding day, guests entered through dramatic burgundy velvet drapery into the historic courtyard, completely transformed. A suspended floral installation filled with lush greenery became the focal point of the reception, creating an immersive, garden-like atmosphere while letting the architecture of PRIM remain an essential part of the design. Subtle nods to Mexico came through natural textures, locally inspired details, and seasonal elements.
To balance the installation overhead, the tables were intentionally kept simple, with crisp white linens, cane chairs, seasonal fruit, and delicate floral arrangements. The contrast between the historic architecture, abundant greenery, and understated tablescape created an editorial, organic, contemporary setting.
What Made The Day Unique
The experience extended far beyond the wedding day itself. Libie and Daniel wanted their guests to leave Mexico City feeling that they truly understood them as a couple, their story, and why the city had become so meaningful to them.
Throughout the weekend, they curated experiences that introduced guests to different sides of Mexico City, including taco tours, a padel tournament, an artisanal market excursion, museum tours, and a hands-on cooking class. Even the venues became part of the storytelling. Each celebration was designed to feel different, letting guests discover another side of Mexico through its architecture, food, craftsmanship, and culture, with Jewish traditions running through the weekend as a meaningful thread that tied it all together.
Advice from the couple:
• There are so many cliches we could share about planning and participating in a wedding; enjoy the process, try not to worry about things that aren’t in your control, take it one day at a time. As true as they are, they’re not always possible to live by. So better than that, our advice is that there is no “right way” to plan a wedding; do it the way that feels true to you, and accept that the process will be different from what you expected, so lean into the surprises.
WEDDING PLANNER Eterna Weddings | MAIN PHOTOGRAPHER & VIDEOGRAPHER Efege | SET UP PHOTOGRAPHER Peter Olver | VENUE Proyectos Públicos PRIM | MAKEUP Lore Pinto | HAIR Clo Reyna | CATERER Catamundi | FLORALS Xochipilli | FURNITURE & TABLE STYLING Decoracy | FURNITURE Rent & Company | LINENS Gabuzzi | TABLE STYLING Babani & Boudica
