Family with kids at Playa Mujeres during a beach session by IVAE Studios
Family with kids at Playa Mujeres during a beach session by IVAE Studios
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Dreams vs Secrets Playa Mujeres: Which Photographs Better?

In short

Dreams and Secrets Playa Mujeres are neighbouring sister resorts on the same calm beach. Dreams welcomes families, with a lively feel and an over-water wedding platform. Secrets is adults-only, with quieter backgrounds.

People are often surprised that these two are next door to each other, in the same hotel family, and yet feel so different. The water and light are identical. It is the people in your background that change.

Dreams Playa Mujeres

502 suites and more than 65,000 square feet of pools, with water parks and a lazy river. Lively, and full of children. For photos we head to the gazebo walkway, gardens and shoreline. See our Dreams family guide.

Secrets Playa Mujeres

Adults-only, so no children's pools in your frame, with pale sand and the Greg Norman course on the land side. Quiet at golden hour. See our Secrets guide.

Couple at Playa Mujeres photographed by IVAE Studios
Couple at Playa Mujeres. IVAE Studios.

How to Choose

With children, Dreams. As a couple looking for calm, Secrets. For a wedding with a few children on the list, ask about staying on one side and celebrating on the other.

How It Works

Message us with your dates, who will be in the photos and where you are staying. We suggest the hour from the sunrise and sunset on your date, confirm availability, usually the same day, and send you a short plan for Costa Mujeres. On the day, we guide you the whole way, so nobody needs to know how to pose. Your edited gallery arrives privately in one to three business days, in full 4K.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are Dreams and Secrets Playa Mujeres the same resort?
They are neighbouring sister resorts. Dreams welcomes families, and Secrets is adults-only. They share the same stretch of beach.

Vianey Díaz

Director · IVAE Studios

Vianey founded IVAE Studios in Cancun 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.

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Planning photos at Costa Mujeres? Tell us your dates.

Tell us who will be in the photos and when you arrive. We suggest the best hour and confirm availability, usually the same day.

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