For a Hotel Zone wedding, choose someone who knows that the sun sets behind your venue, can show full weddings at your resort and handles vendor paperwork. Compare coverage, delivery time and any resort charge before you sign.
The Hotel Zone is unusual: most ceremonies take place on east-facing beaches, so the light goes soft and the sun sets behind you. A photographer who only knows the west coast of somewhere else will be surprised.
What to Ask
Have you shot at my resort? Can I see a full wedding, not only the highlights? Who will actually be there? Is a second photographer included? How do you handle the resort's vendor rules? When will I get my gallery? Ours is one to three business days, while many studios quote weeks.
The Light Here
Start your ceremony about 90 minutes before sunset. If you want the sun itself in the frame, a rooftop or the lagoon side can help. Sunset on the 15th of each month in 2027:
| Month | Sunrise | Golden | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:27 am | 5:54 pm | 6:26 pm |
| February | 7:17 am | 6:15 pm | 6:45 pm |
| March | 6:56 am | 6:27 pm | 6:56 pm |
| April | 6:28 am | 6:36 pm | 7:06 pm |
| May | 6:09 am | 6:47 pm | 7:18 pm |
| June | 6:05 am | 6:58 pm | 7:30 pm |
| July | 6:14 am | 7:00 pm | 7:32 pm |
| August | 6:26 am | 6:47 pm | 7:17 pm |
| September | 6:34 am | 6:21 pm | 6:50 pm |
| October | 6:43 am | 5:53 pm | 6:23 pm |
| November | 6:57 am | 5:34 pm | 6:06 pm |
| December | 7:16 am | 5:35 pm | 6:08 pm |
Cancun Hotel Zone, Through Our Lens
Real IVAE Studios work on this coast, so you can see how this light and water look on camera. It shows our work in the area, not necessarily at Cancun Hotel Zone.
Budget and Options
Our wedding prices are public. Up to four hours of coverage costs 1,800 to 2,800 USD; a full day of eight to ten hours with a second photographer is 3,500 to 5,500 USD; photography plus a wedding film is 5,500 to 8,000 USD. Any access charge from the resort is separate and paid to the hotel. Your edited gallery arrives within one to three business days.
Other wedding studios working here include Gonzalo Nunez Photography, Sweet Caribbean Photo and DreamArt. See our comparison of real studios, and our guide to resort and outside photographers.
How It Works
Booking takes a few messages. Tell us your dates, your hotel and who is coming. We come back with the best hour that week at Cancun Hotel Zone, a place to start and the collection that fits, usually the same day. During the session we direct you in English or Spanish, and you keep moving, which is why the photos feel natural. One to three business days later, your private gallery is ready.