Sayulita, a small surf town on the Riviera Nayarit coast just north of Puerto Vallarta, is the bohemian heart of Mexico’s Pacific elopement scene. It is a place of golden surf beaches, colourful streets strung with papel picado, jungle-clad hills, and a laid-back, artistic, barefoot soul. For North American couples who want a tropical elopement with genuine boho character, surf-town charm, and a relaxed, intimate feel, Sayulita is unmatched.

The Surf Beaches

Sayulita’s main beach, with its rolling surf, golden sand, and palm-lined shore, is the heart of the town’s appeal, lively, warm, and quintessentially Pacific. Just beyond, quieter beaches like Playa de los Muertos and the secluded coves north and south of town offer more private settings. The warm Pacific light, the surfers on the water, and the palm-fringed sand give Sayulita’s beaches a relaxed, golden, bohemian beauty.

Bride and groom embracing on a swing at a tropical sunset beach — Sayulita’s main beach, with its rolling surf, golden sand, and palm-lined shore, is the heart of the town’s appeal, while quieter beaches like Playa de los Muertos offer more private settings. The warm Pacific light, the surfers, and the palms give Sayulita’s beaches a relaxed, golden, bohemian beauty

The Colourful Town

Sayulita’s town is a riot of colour and character: cobblestone and dirt streets, brightly painted buildings, strings of papel picado fluttering overhead, murals, galleries, and the iconic colourful streets that have made it an Instagram favourite. For couples who want their elopement woven with vibrant, bohemian, authentically Mexican character, the town itself is a beautiful and joyful backdrop.

Bride and groom in wedding attire together in a Mexican town — Sayulita’s town is a riot of colour: cobblestone streets, brightly painted buildings, strings of papel picado overhead, murals, and galleries. For couples who want their elopement woven with vibrant, bohemian, authentically Mexican character, the colourful town itself is a beautiful and joyful backdrop

The Jungle and the Hills

Sayulita is wrapped in lush jungle hills that rise behind the town and run down to the sea, threaded with trails and hidden clearings. The jungle offers a green, sheltered, tropical counterpoint to the surf beach, and many of the boutique villas and jungle venues around Sayulita set their ceremonies amid the greenery, with views down to the Pacific. The wild, verdant hills are part of what gives the town its untamed, natural charm.

Couple holding a bouquet together in a lush green woodland — Sayulita is wrapped in lush jungle hills that rise behind the town and run to the sea, threaded with trails and hidden clearings. The jungle offers a green, sheltered counterpoint to the surf beach, and many boutique villas set their ceremonies amid the greenery with views down to the Pacific

The Sunset Points and Palms

The headlands and palm groves around Sayulita offer elevated and intimate sunset settings, the Pacific stretching west, the surf below, the palms silhouetted against the golden sky. Sayulita’s west-facing coast makes for spectacular sunsets, and a portrait among the palms or on a headland as the sun drops into the Pacific is the quintessential golden, bohemian Sayulita image.