In 2018, Ashley Wright, owner of Puerto Rico Destination Weddings Inc., was looking for a special piece of property to call her own. She heard about an empty lot in Isabela, in Northwest Puerto Rico, on a cliff overlooking the sea with absolutely stunning views, and knew she needed to check it out.

Like many people, she’d lived years in Isabela and didn’t even know where she was going. She drove through the town plaza and a mile through an authentic Puerto Rican neighborhood buzzing with island life and families.

She turned onto the quiet Calle Girasol (‘Sunflower Street’) and walked onto the most breathtaking and magestic 1.5 acres she’d ever seen. It brought tears to her eyes, as it does most visitors. She knew that this was the place. What she didn’t quite know yet is what it would grow to become.

The property didn’t even have a street address, so she flagged down the postman who said she could choose a number between the neighboring addresses. 222 had a nice ring to it, so 222 Calle Girasol became the fortuitous address, and Hacienda222 became the brand name we all stand behind. And, it made Hacienda222’s meaningful groundbreaking dedication four years later on 2/2/22 at 2.22 pm!

Just like Puerto Rico, our Hacienda222 community is everything, and all our visitors love the authentic vibe it creates. We lived on Hacienda222 in a trailer for more than three years (yes, you’ll still see some photos around) until a neighbor sold us a nearby small cement casita in his family since the 1940s. When we needed office space, we went to our community again. We lovingly restored the neighborhood Colmado (think a small, local business version of a 7-11) across the street, abandoned after Hurricane Maria, creating a beautiful open-plan office, commercial kitchen, and indoor event space. A decade’s experience working with hundreds of destination wedding couples at beaches and venues across the island provided the expertise to create a event venue like no other, designed by wedding experts for wedding couples. 

Our team is much like Puerto Rico, a big melting pot of culture and personality. We’re all bi-lingual and bi-cultural and love each other like the family we’ve grown to become as we’ve built this amazing world of Hacienda222. Not only do we employ world-class professionals who’ve found or returned to their forever homes and families in Puerto Rico, but we’ve also created jobs and job training for local craftspeople, artists, and our neighbors and island. We’re proud to have a minimum living wage and an inclusive team of hundreds that work tirelessly to bring you your stunning and authentic Puerto Rican celebration!