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FILIPPO BRIGNONE AND LUISA GONZÁLEZ TIE THE KNOT IN MEXICO’S UTOPIC CAREYES

Perfect Harmony

An intimate wedding ceremony at the base of LA COPA DEL SOL, a massive art installation in Mexico’s resort town CAREYES.

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Careyes, the sprawling private luxury resort town on the Pacifi c coast of Jalisco, Mexico, is—quite literally—the stuff of dreams. In 2006, inspired by a mid-slumber vision of a man and woman united by the universe under a setting sun, Italian-born founder Gian Franco Brignone commissioned two on-site art installations: La Copa del Sol, a huge cliff-side concrete basin (the “woman”) and, a mile inland, the Piramidion, a stone pyra-mid (the “man”). At sunset, rays from the basin’s perforated windows illuminate the pyramid, uniting the two structures in a harmony of light.

In August, Gian Franco’s dream played out anew when his son, Filippo, joined hands with fi ancee Luisa González for a wedding ceremony inside La Copa del Sol at sunset. “It had never been done before,” says Filippo of the use of the dramatic venue, which is accessible by a treehouse ladder and features pristine acoustics.

Filippo, who serves as president of community nonprofi t Careyes Founda-tion, met Luisa, a Mexico City interior designer, when she was a guest at Car-eyes. “We have a deep love and gratitude toward this place,” he says. The couple invited 350 of their nearest and dearest for a three-day celebration spread across the resort, including Friday night cocktails at Sol De Oriente Villa, a magnifi cent marigold-colored estate which features Careyes’ signature blend of Mediterra-nean and Mexican design infl uences, not to mention a 360-degree infi nity pool overlooking the Pacifi c.

In attendance throughout the weekend was Gian Franco, who, at 93 years old, still holds court over his sun-drenched para-dise. “My father was there for every event,” says Filippo. careyes.com. • E V E LY N C R O W L E Y

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LUISA GONZÁLEZ, in PRONOVIAS, at the SOL DE ORIENTE VILLA. Clockwise from above: Groom FILIPPO BRIGNONE and Luisa are declared husband and wife. Guests arrive at La Copa del Sol. The couple at the TIGRE DEL MAR VILLA. A romantic moment.

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