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102 G rowing up in Houston, Dagney Pruner had always imagined that when she wed it would be at her family's ranch in Wimberley. Reality intervened when she and Carlos Gómez del Campo Neme of Mexico City became engaged. "I absolutely fell in love with the city," recalls Dagney, daughter of Alexandra and David Pruner of Houston. The wedding bells for the couple, who now call Austin home, rang out on October 26, 2019, from the cathedral in Mexico City's Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcaínas. The mid- 18th-century Baroque building set the stage for an equally grand wedding celebration that went from dusk to dawn. The festivities, orchestrated by event planner Diego Del Rio Zepeda of Mexico City, spread over three days, beginning with an evening of dinner and dancing for close friends at Blanco Castelar in the affluent neighborhood of Polanco. The couple wed on Friday evening in a civil ceremony that was held on the rooftop of Cipriani Masaryk in Polanco, where out-of-town guests joined in the revelry. "I told Diego I wanted something incredibly romantic, lush, and like a black-tie midsummer night's dream," Dagney says of the wedding celebration. He delivered beyond expectation. Following the ceremony in the cathedral, where the bride wore a magnificent Monique Lhuillier gown, the 700 guests moved to the central courtyard of the building along a pathway of sparklers that spewed fiery crystals throughout the night. Del Rio Zepeda created a shimmering tableau across the vast interior with magically lighted navy velvet draping; hundreds of candles; the Baroque arches drenched in ivy and flowers; banks of roses and orchids; and tables magnificently set. Throughout the five-course dinner, Paco de María (think Michael Bublé) and his swing band performed American classics. As the night moved on, DJ Julio spun both Mexican and American hits. The dancing frolic was interrupted at 2 am by a shower of metallic confetti that drenched the dance floor, where the celebration continued until 6 am. The couple met in graduate school at the University of Texas, where Dagney earned her master's degree in journalism and Carlos received his MBA. She serves as marketing director in venture capital; he's in marketing at oil and gas tech company Enverus. A DREAM WEDDING INSPIRES DAYS AND NIGHTS OF GRAND PARTIES. MAGICAL MEXICO SHELBY HODGE LOOKS ON. PHOTOGRAPHY GRACIELA UBANDO. Dagney Pruner in Monique Lhuillier & Carlos Gómez del Campo Neme David Pruner and daughter Dagney The bride and groom The mid-18th-century Baroque cathedral A dazzling train Mexico City's Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcaínas