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The Coolest Woman-Owned Boutique Hotels in Mexico City

Wondering where to stay in Mexico’s capital? Check out my picks for some of the coolest woman-owned hotels in Mexico City!

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Here’s the story of how we chose our destination Here’s the story of how we chose our destination wedding location! 

We got married in a stunning little wine region called Valle de Guadalupe in Northern Baja, Mexico.

It’s not a party town, it’s not a ‘scene.’ It’s rolling, rocky hills and these beautiful sunsets mixed with remarkable foodies and farmers and winemakers doing some really interesting things.

Jacob and I were actually invited to write about a local business in Ensenada back in 2018. That business owner, Jesse, introduced us to some incredible new hoteliers designing an entirely off-grid hotel in Valle de Guadalupe. We hit it off, and found ourselves returning here multiple times a year ever since.

I always knew in the back of my mind we’d get married here.

It’s a place that has always managed to slow the chaos in our lives and remind us to take it easy.

But it was NOT without its challenges. To get married in Valle de Guadalupe meant navigating:

• land border crossings between USA & Mexico (stressful these days, let me tell ya)

• no Ubers or public transportation (everything needed to be organized) 

• early noise curfews (it’s a wine region, not Cancun) 

• “too cool for you” attitudes (this isn’t a destination that spoils the bride & groom) 

• multiple hotels to accommodate all of our guests

• “handshake” agreements and slow response times

In the end, we learned a lot. And we managed to pull off a wedding weekend that showcased this rugged valley that we love. Each day of our wedding incorporated different elements of the region, from our favorite wines, to the best Ensenada fish tacos, to a mariachi band serenading our guests!

Comment “WINE” and I’ll DM you my guide to visiting Valle de Guadalupe! 🍷

Thank you Jesse @ensenada.massage, Matt, and Monica @uvauva_valle for opening up our world and bringing us here back in 2019 🤍
Follow along for more from our destination wedding Follow along for more from our destination wedding in Mexico! 💍

So, who’s ready for a recap of @jacobsmedium’s and my 3-day destination wedding weekend?

Everyone says it, but now I understand why. Our wedding really was the most humbling, magical experience of my life. The past 1.5 years of being engaged, planning the group trip of our dreams (what it kinda felt like, and honestly, what we wanted it to feel like, vs just a wedding), and seeing it all come to life was such a surreal feeling. We had many, many ups and downs along the way. It even rained on our wedding day when the weather forecast didn’t predict a single drop!!! 🥲

But it was the privilege of our lives to bring some of our favorite people together in one of our favorite places in the world. 

Stay tuned for more from our wedding weekend✨ #SheSaidSIgala #2025bride
“It was lifechanging. A dream. The best weekend “It was lifechanging. A dream. The best weekend of my entire life. An experience that I will continue to daydream about instead of focusing on this job for the foreseeable future.” 🤪

But seriously, how many times have you come back from PTO or an epic weekend and had these same intrusive thoughts when hit with this question? 

How do you ever answer in a corporate setting? Do you just drop the “it was good, thanks” and move on, or do you go deeper? 

When is it appropriate? When isn’t it?

My thoughts (and how I handled coming back to work after my wedding) continued in the comments! 👇🏽
Has THIS ever happened to you at work? 👉🏽 I Has THIS ever happened to you at work?

👉🏽 Introducing a NEW series where I Circle Back on all the burning work and travel questions you’ve been dying to know, but couldn’t ask 🤫

Today’s Topic: Travel Shaming in the Office 

Let’s just say, I’ve had my fair share....

• One past coworker would screenshot my Instagram and send it to my boss as “proof” that I wasn’t doing my job 

• One peer complained to execs about me sightseeing in my free time in a city we were visiting for a business meeting.... (which I crushed, by the way)

• One higher-up ignored my PTO request for nearly 8 months and then made me feel endlessly guilty about it upon my return

So, what did I do about it? How did I turn things around? Let’s talk about it. Welcome to Just Circling Back!

✨ Like this series? Follow @racheloffduty for more & tell me what I should cover next!
Reflecting a lot on the idea of chosen family. The Reflecting a lot on the idea of chosen family. The ones who are often physically far but always have a way of making you feel like you’ve come home. The ones you look at and imagine what it will be like when we are in our 40s, or 50s, or 60s together, laughing as we look back at the wild stories of our youth. Of our now ✨

The irony? I am, historically, not great at keeping in touch. I get so lost in myself sometimes. I forget the value of a text, a call, a gesture, even if those same things mean everything when I am on the receiving end. Now, In my late 20s and into 30s, especially through the process of planning a wedding, I am reforming (as best as I can) my bad habits. Because it’s this. These moments. These people. The ones who have shown up for me. That make me feel rich. And I want to show up for them, too. 

Feeling so full as I look back on the last few months!! These words by @hannahrowrites say it better than I ever could, and felt like the perfect backdrop to share a few more moments from my bachelorette trip earlier this year ✨ 

#bacheloretteweekend #2025bride #girlhood #racheloffduty
Upcoming conference + travel schedule!! Where I’ Upcoming conference + travel schedule!! Where I’ll be over the next few months 👉

Don’t get me wrong, I am reflecting on our wedding every spare moment I get (and will share our special day here soon 🤍). But in the meantime my FOMO couldn’t keep me away from attending some of my favorite conferences of the year and I am so excited to get back to some of my favorite North American cities & one new one that might surprise you! 🙏🏽

• May: Women in Travel Summit in NYC (@witsummit / @sheswanderful / @downtownnyc / #witsdtnyc)

• June: Travel Blog Exchange in Quebec City (@tbexevents / @quebeccite)

• July: Destinations International in Chicago (@destinations.international) – my first time here!

Will I see you at any of these? Anything I simply must check out (or eat) while in Chicago? Let me know 😌
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