Bride at a Cancún beach in an editorial bridal portrait by IVAE Studios
Bride at a Cancún beach in an editorial bridal portrait by IVAE Studios
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Dreams Puerto Morelos Wedding Photographer: Venues, Light and Timing

In short

Dreams Puerto Morelos is a Dreams resort on the reef-protected coast north of Puerto Morelos town. Plan the ceremony about 90 minutes before sunset; the reef keeps the water calm in your photos.

Puerto Morelos is the calmest stretch of beach between Cancún and Playa del Carmen, thanks to the reef just offshore. Dreams Puerto Morelos sits on it. Here is how we plan the photography of a wedding there.

The Resort at a Glance

Venue names and capacities come from the resort's wedding listings and change with renovations and packages, so your coordinator's current sheet is the final word.

Where the Ceremony Happens

Ask Dreams Puerto Morelos's wedding team for the current ceremony and reception venues, which change with packages. On this calm, reef-protected coast the best ceremony settings are the beach and any raised terrace facing the sea, with pools and loungers out of the frame.

Puerto Morelos town, with its famous leaning lighthouse and its pier, is a short drive away and makes a charming second setting.

Groom at a Cancún beach in a final wedding-day portrait by IVAE Studios
Groom at a Cancún beach in a final wedding-day portrait. IVAE Studios.

Sunset and Light by Month

Times for this beach on the 15th of each month in 2027.

MonthSunriseGoldenSunset
January7:27 am5:55 pm6:27 pm
March6:56 am6:28 pm6:57 pm
May6:10 am6:47 pm7:18 pm
June6:06 am6:58 pm7:30 pm
July6:15 am7:00 pm7:32 pm
September6:35 am6:21 pm6:50 pm
November6:57 am5:35 pm6:06 pm
December7:16 am5:36 pm6:09 pm

The coast here faces east, and the Puerto Morelos reef, a protected national park a short distance offshore, breaks the waves, so the water near the beach is usually calm. The sun sets behind the resort, leaving the sand in soft, even light at the end of the day. We plan ceremonies to start about 90 minutes before sunset, so that family photos and portraits fall in the warm last light.

Bringing Your Own Photographer

Bringing your own photographer to Dreams Puerto Morelos is allowed, with an access charge for outside wedding vendors that the resort sets by season and package. Because the number moves, the only figure that counts is the one in your own contract or in an email from your coordinator. Ask two questions: is it per vendor or per person, and does a higher wedding package include it? We register with the resort and send our documents ourselves.

Coverage and Prices

What does it cost? Half-day coverage, up to four hours, is 1,800 to 2,800 USD. The full day, eight to ten hours with two photographers, is 3,500 to 5,500 USD, the right choice for larger weddings. With a wedding film added, 5,500 to 8,000 USD. We deliver every wedding gallery within one to three business days, not the weeks or months that are common elsewhere.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can you get married at Dreams Puerto Morelos?
Ask Dreams Puerto Morelos's wedding team for the current venues and capacities. On this reef-protected coast, the beach and raised terraces facing the sea give the best photographs.
What time is best for a wedding at Dreams Puerto Morelos?
Start the ceremony about 90 minutes before sunset, so that portraits fall in the warm last light. Sunset here ranges from 6:06 pm in mid-winter to 7:32 pm in mid-summer, and Quintana Roo does not use daylight saving.
Does Dreams Puerto Morelos charge for an outside wedding photographer?
Expect an access charge for outside wedding vendors, as a vendor fee or a per-person day pass, which the resort revises by season and package. Ask for the amount in writing before you sign, and ask whether it applies per vendor or per person.
How much does IVAE Studios charge for a wedding at Dreams Puerto Morelos?
Half-day coverage of up to four hours is 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, and coverage with a wedding film is 5,500 to 8,000 USD. The resort's vendor charge is separate.

Vianey Díaz

Director · IVAE Studios

Vianey founded IVAE Studios in Cancún in 2023 after more than ten years behind the camera, and the studio has delivered over 500 sessions since. She leads every wedding personally, caps the studio at twelve weddings a year, and handles resort vendor paperwork with coordinators directly so couples never have to. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Planned around your light, not a template

Every wedding we photograph is built backwards from the sunset on that date at that beach. IVAE Studios, founded in Cancún in 2023 by Vianey Díaz, has delivered more than 500 sessions on this coast and holds 5.0 stars across 66 Google reviews. We work in English and Spanish.

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Marrying at Dreams Puerto Morelos? Send us your date.

Tell us your date, your guest count and the venue you like. We will reply with your sunset time, a draft timeline and our availability, usually the same day.

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