Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancún is a 444-suite resort near Puerto Morelos, about 20 minutes from Cancún airport, with a rooftop wedding deck and roof garden. Plan the ceremony about 90 minutes before sunset; the reef keeps the water calm in your photos.
Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancún is a 444-suite resort near Puerto Morelos, about 20 minutes from Cancún airport, with a rooftop wedding deck and roof garden. This guide is the photographer's view: venues, light, timeline and vendor rules.
The Resort at a Glance
- ResortIberostar, 444 suites including swim-up suites
- VenuesSky Wedding Deck (about 120), Roof Garden (about 100), Plaza del Sol, Pool Deck
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
Wedding listings name the Sky Wedding Deck for about 120 guests, the Roof Garden for about 100, and Plaza del Sol and the Pool Deck for about 120 each. Two of those are elevated, which on an east-facing coast is exactly what keeps the warm light at the end of the day.
Puerto Morelos town, with its famous leaning lighthouse and its pier, is a short drive away and makes a charming second setting.
Sunset and Light by Month
Times for this beach on the 15th of each month in 2027.
| Month | Sunrise | Golden | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:27 am | 5:55 pm | 6:27 pm |
| March | 6:56 am | 6:28 pm | 6:57 pm |
| May | 6:10 am | 6:47 pm | 7:18 pm |
| June | 6:06 am | 6:58 pm | 7:30 pm |
| July | 6:15 am | 7:00 pm | 7:32 pm |
| September | 6:35 am | 6:21 pm | 6:50 pm |
| November | 6:57 am | 5:35 pm | 6:06 pm |
| December | 7:16 am | 5:36 pm | 6:09 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
Expect Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancún to charge outside wedding vendors for access. Resorts call it a vendor fee, an outside supplier fee or a day pass, and they revise it by season and wedding package, which is why we do not print a number here. The moment to negotiate it is before you sign your wedding package; afterwards coordinators have little room. Ask whether it is charged per vendor or per person, and get the answer by email. We handle the paperwork with your coordinator.
Weddings in Cancún, Through Our Lens
Real IVAE Studios weddings and portraits on the Cancún coast, so you can see how this light and water look on camera. They show our work in the area, not necessarily at Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancún.
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.