Quintana Roo · Mexico · Elopement Photographer
Cancún
21.16°N · 86.85°W
A complete companion to eloping on the Riviera Maya: every location, every package, every figure, in one place.
Cancún and the Riviera Maya give you four completely different backdrops within an hour of each other: white-sand Caribbean beaches at sunrise, jungle cenotes with turquoise freshwater and a shaft of light through the cave, the open sea by private catamaran, and the thousand-year-old Mayan ruins at Tulum. No other elopement destination in the Americas hands you this range so close together.
I photograph elopements here as all-inclusive experiences, curated and run end to end, so you arrive and simply live the day. The ceremony is symbolic, the legal marriage stays quiet and at home, and the Caribbean day is only the part that matters. This is the ground I know, gathered for couples who want it done properly.
Best monthsDec to Apr
From$8,700 USD
CeremonySymbolic
Guides on file6
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6 dispatches on fileThe Directory
Everything I have filed about eloping in Cancún and the Riviera Maya, organized by what you are trying to figure out. Start with the how-to guide, then come back for the specific pieces as your planning develops.
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Four days I photographed on the Riviera MayaReal Elopements
Four elopements from my Riviera Maya archive, written the way I remember them: the light, the location, what the Caribbean gave us that day. Open any card to read the full story.
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All-inclusive*, priced in USDThe Packages
Three tiers, each all-inclusive* of everything I curate on the ground in the Riviera Maya. The tier sets how many days the trip runs, how much coverage you get, and how much of it becomes a honeymoon. Prices are the Cancún list; the exact place and season set the final number.
Essential
$8,700 USD
- ·A designed three-day, two-night elopement itinerary
- ·Symbolic ceremony, officiant and styling
- ·One signature activity: beach vows or a cenote
- ·One strong dinner and photography with videography
- ·All planning, permits, local fixer and transport
Most chosenCurated Signature
$15,500 USD
- ·Everything in Essential, plus:
- ·A fuller four-day, three-night pace
- ·Two signature activities: cenote plus a private catamaran
- ·Richer florals, styling and a local fixer throughout
- ·Stronger photography and videography coverage
Curated Adventuremoon
$22,000 USD
- ·Everything in Signature, plus:
- ·The wedding and honeymoon woven into one journey
- ·Multiple activities: cenote, catamaran and the Tulum coast
- ·Upgraded photography, videography and design moments
- ·Full fixer support across the whole trip
*All-Inclusive covers everything I curate and run: planning, the symbolic ceremony, styling, activities, the dining on your itinerary, permits, local transport, and photography with videography. It does not include airfare or accommodation, which you book yourself. I am glad to recommend where to stay, but I do not book travel or lodging on your behalf.
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A sample plan, counted backward from your dateThe Timeline
A Riviera Maya elopement has fewer moving parts than couples expect, because the ceremony is symbolic and I handle the ground. This is the order I walk every couple through, from the first decision to the morning itself.
3 to 4 months01
Date, location, and photographer
For a dry-season date, December through April, book these first. The specific beach, cenote, or Tulum stretch, and me to photograph it, are the decisions everything else follows from.
8 weeks02
Handle the legal marriage at home
The Riviera Maya ceremony is symbolic, so almost every couple completes the binding civil marriage quietly at home before the trip. It keeps the Caribbean day about the vows, not the paperwork.
6 weeks03
Book your flights and stay
Airfare and accommodation are the two things you arrange yourself. I am glad to recommend where to stay, from a Tulum beach cabana to a Mayakoba villa, and I build the itinerary around it.
3 weeks04
Scout light and permits
I confirm cenote access, catamaran timing, and the exact hour of light at each location. Sargassum forecasts and tide charts get checked here, because the right beach this week may not be the right beach next week.
The day05
Arrive early, stay barefoot
We start before the beaches fill. Your only job is to be in it. I bring the Caribbean home with you.
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Introductions on requestThe Company I Keep
The planners, hotels, restaurants, and experience operators I recommend to couples eloping on the Riviera Maya. Every name here has been vetted directly. If you want a warm introduction to any of them, mention it when you write.
Ask and I will make warm introductions to the planners, boutique hotels, and cenote guides I trust on this coast.
Planners
Boutique Hotels
Dinner for Two
Cenotes & Sea
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The ones couples ask firstQuestions
The questions I hear most often from couples planning a Cancún or Riviera Maya elopement, answered plainly. If yours is not here, it will be in my first reply when you reach out.
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Riviera Maya dispatchesFrom the Journal
Longer reads for couples who want to go deeper: the legal-versus-symbolic question, cenote logistics, the sargassum calendar, and what each backdrop actually delivers on the Riviera Maya.
Guide
How to Elope in Cancún and the Riviera Maya
Symbolic ceremony, dry-season timing, cenote permits, sargassum, and what an all-inclusive Riviera Maya elopement actually includes. The complete practical guide.
8 min read →
Field
Cenote Elopements: A Complete Field Guide
How a cenote ceremony works: access, the forty-minute window of light, what to wear in the water, and why a jungle sinkhole photographs unlike anywhere else on earth.
7 min read →Field
Best Time to Elope in the Riviera Maya
Dry season versus shoulder months, hurricane season, the sargassum calendar, and the exact hours of light on the beach, in a cenote, and at the Tulum ruins.
6 min read →
Guide
Beach, Cenote, or Tulum Ruins?
The four signature backdrops of a Riviera Maya elopement and what each one gives you. Most of the best days weave two of them together.
5 min read →Tell me about your day on the Riviera Maya.
Share your date and I will come back within 48 hours with availability, an honest estimate, and the beaches, cenotes, and boats I would point you toward.
Est. 2014 · Elopements worldwide · Priced in USD