CELEX SOJOURN · 2026
A La
Mexicana
A seven-day immersion for the world's leading wedding planners
Register your interest2026
Tulum · Cancún
The journey to A La Mexicana has begun.
2026
Where a richer
Mexico awaits
Mexico is one of the most recognised wedding destinations in the world. It is also one of the most misread. A La Mexicana is the CELEX Sojourn for October 2026: a seven-day journey from Playa Mujeres to Isla Mujeres, down to Tulum and back to Cancún, built for planners who are ready to see past the familiar.
Limited to ten attendees. Seven days of walking through the country's leading wedding venues, meeting the local vendors who rarely reach an international audience, and building the relationships that make a destination workable. Small enough that every introduction is a real one.
Planners leave knowing how to place a wedding here in a way that their clients will not have seen before.
Kempinski Hotel
Cancún
Positioned directly on the water with a clear view of the Caribbean, Kempinski Hotel Cancún anchors the opening nights of the journey. The property sets the tone for what the week is — considered, unhurried, and built for a different kind of guest.
Inclusions
& exclusions
- →Six nights' accommodationAcross Playa Mujeres, Isla Mujeres, Tulum & Cancún
- →Isla Mujeres island day experiencePrivate transfers, curated island immersion
- →Full venue walkthroughs & destination showcasesAcross all three destinations
- →Welcome dinner, themed evenings & closing gala
- →Ground transfers throughoutAll in-destination logistics handled within the scope of the programme
- →Partial Flight CoveragePartial contribution toward arrival & departure airfare to & from Mexico
- Domestic flights
- Travel insurance & visas
- Personal incidentals & spa treatments
- Optional excursions beyond the programme
- Additional travel outside the programme scope
- Food & beverage outside the programme scope
Schedule at a glance
Playa Mujeres · SLS Playa Mujeres
Arrival into Cancún
Met at the airport and driven north by private car, with a cold drink waiting on the back seat.
Lunch on the road
A pause on the way up the coast as the group gathers through the afternoon.
Check-in at SLS Playa Mujeres
Rooms already styled and waiting, with a welcome note.
The coconut cart
A proper Mexican welcome — green coconuts opened by hand in the shade, the first taste of the trip.
Night One — The Meeting
Welcome dinner and the first table of the week — the first sense of the group.
Isla Mujeres · SLS Playa Mujeres
Breakfast
Slow, oceanside, unhurried.
Transfers to the Isla Mujeres Island
Down to the terminal and out across the channel.
Lunch on the island
Caught that morning, eaten with your feet in the sand.
Island Excursion
Ruins, market and cliffs — the temple at the southern point, the artisan stalls, and the cliff edge where the sea turns open.
Return to SLS Playa Mujeres
Golden hour on the water on the way home.
Night Two — The Elopement
Open sky, salt and rope, the sun going down behind you. The brightest night of the week.
SLS → Tulum · Casa Malca
Breakfast
A last morning in Playa Mujeres.
Check-out
Leave bags at the door — everything is handled for you.
Transfers to Tulum
Three hours on the road, the coastline changing from resort to jungle through the window.
Lunch & site visit at Playa del Carmen
A stop on the way south — a table by the water, and a look at what the town does well.
Arrivals & check-in at Casa Malca
Pablo Escobar’s former beach house, now one of the most photographed hotels in Mexico. Your room is ready, and so is a gift.
Panel discussions
The group in conversation as the light goes — what works here, and what does not.
Reception dinner & afterparty
Dinner under the canopy, the art still watching, and no one in a hurry to leave.
Tulum · Casa Malca · Kima Tulum
Breakfast
On the sand at Casa Malca.
Walking Casa Malca
Every wedding and event space, seen the way a planner needs to see it — with a real couple’s brief in hand.
Lunch on property
Transfers to Kima Tulum
Twenty-five minutes off the coast, into the jungle.
Cooking with Chef Javier
Hands in the masa. Ginger Tulum’s chef takes you through the dishes you have been eating all week.
Cocktails on the pool deck
Golden hour, canapés, the Kima bar in full swing.
Night Four — The Descent
Dinner in the open air. The cenote as the entrance — dark, enclosed, lit from below.
Return back to Casa Malca
Out of the jungle, back to the coast.
Tulum → Cancún · Kempinski
Breakfast
A last morning in Tulum.
Check-outs and transfers to Cancún
Two hours back up the coast.
Lunch
On the road, or waiting for you on arrival.
Check-in at Kempinski Cancún
The final address of the week, and the grandest.
Transfers to the Dinner Venue
Cars waiting at the door, into Cancún for dinner.
Night Five — The Return
Dinner off property, Cancún beyond the resort.
Back to Kempinski Cancún
Cancún · Kempinski
Morning Breakfast
An hour and a half with the Kempinski team and their in-house suppliers — the people you would actually be booking.
Site inspection
Ceremony and reception spaces, walked properly and without a queue. Time to shoot, measure, and ask the awkward questions.
Lunch off property
Out of the Hotel Zone and into the city, at a table the locals keep to themselves.
Getting ready with experts
A team on hand in your room before the final night.
Night Six — The Unmasking
Farewell dinner on the South Pool Terrace as the sun goes down. The masks finally come off, and the live 360 video booth runs through the evening — step in between courses and the camera circles you.
Awards and the film
The week played back, and a closing word from each of you.
Cancún → Airport
Breakfast
Take your time.
Collaboration Café
A last hour at the table, moving between conversations — the introductions that outlast the trip.
Departures
Private transfers timed to your flight.
Secure your
invitation
Places are strictly limited to 12 wedding professionals. To express interest or learn more, reach out to the CELEX team directly.
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