Secrets Mirabel Cancun, the former Now Emerald, reopened in November 2025 as an adults-only resort. Ask for its current venue list in writing, and plan around the wide beach and new terraces. Start the ceremony about 90 minutes before sunset; the table below gives the time for your month.
A brand-new resort is an opportunity: nobody has seen these photos a hundred times. It also means the wedding team's lists are still changing, so here is what to ask and how we would plan the day.
Secrets Mirabel Cancun at a Glance
- AddressBlvd. Kukulcán km 19.5
- ResortAdults-only (18+) all-inclusive by Hyatt, on the site of the former Now Emerald Cancun
- OpenedNovember 2025, after a full renovation
- Size487 rooms and suites with ocean, lagoon or garden views
- DiningEight restaurants and a sky bar
- Beach facesEast, onto the open Caribbean
- From the airportAbout 15 to 20 minutes
- Sunset here6:06 pm in November to 7:32 pm in July
- Official sitehyatt.com
- Our coverageFrom 1,800 USD, gallery in 1 to 3 business days
Venue names and capacities come from the resort's own material and wedding listings. They change with renovations and packages, so your coordinator's current sheet is the final word.
Where the Ceremony Happens
Secrets Mirabel opened in November 2025, so its wedding offer is still young. Ask the resort for its current venues and capacities in writing, and whether a beach ceremony is possible on your date. Most Secrets resorts offer a beach setting and a terrace or rooftop option; confirm what applies here.
For photos, the wide southern beach is the natural choice: long sand, open sea and even light once the building shades the shoreline. Being new, the terraces also make crisp, modern portraits. Ask how far the reception is from the ceremony, since short walks keep your family photos in the good light.
Ceremony Time by Month
Start the ceremony about 90 minutes before sunset and the family photos and portraits fall in the softest light of the day. These are the times for this exact beach on the 15th of each month in 2027.
| Month | Ceremony | Golden | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4:55 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:26 pm |
| February | 5:15 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:45 pm |
| March | 5:25 pm | 6:27 pm | 6:57 pm |
| April | 5:35 pm | 6:37 pm | 7:06 pm |
| May | 5:50 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:18 pm |
| June | 6:00 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:30 pm |
| July | 6:00 pm | 7:00 pm | 7:32 pm |
| August | 5:50 pm | 6:47 pm | 7:17 pm |
| September | 5:20 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:50 pm |
| October | 4:55 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:23 pm |
| November | 4:35 pm | 5:34 pm | 6:06 pm |
| December | 4:40 pm | 5:35 pm | 6:08 pm |
With the beach facing east, sunrise is the dramatic hour and sunset is the flattering one. The building blocks the low sun, so faces stay evenly lit while the sea keeps its colour.
Seaweed and Weather at Secrets Mirabel Cancun
Secrets Mirabel Cancun faces the open Caribbean, the side of this coast that takes the most seaweed in a heavy year. Sargassum usually builds from April and is heaviest from June to August, and November to March is normally the clearest stretch. It changes week to week with the wind. If the sand is heavy on your date, we go early, when large resorts have just raked, or move to the Nichupté Lagoon across the boulevard, where the water stays clear. Our month-by-month sargassum guide has the detail and the outlook for the season. Summer and early autumn bring afternoon showers that tend to pass quickly. We keep an eye on the forecast and adjust the hour with you the day before.
A Wedding Day at Secrets Mirabel Cancun
The afternoon we would plan here in January, when the sun sets earliest, and in June, when it sets latest. Your coordinator's dinner time moves the end of it, not the light.
| Moment | January | June |
|---|---|---|
| Ceremony starts | 4:55 pm | 6:00 pm |
| Family photos | 5:25 pm | 6:30 pm |
| Portraits of the two of you | 5:45 pm | 6:50 pm |
| Sunset portrait | 6:20 pm | 7:25 pm |
| Reception entrance | 6:50 pm | 7:55 pm |
Bringing Your Own Photographer
Before signing, ask Secrets Mirabel Cancun one direct question: what do you charge an outside wedding photographer? Resorts on this coast call it a vendor fee, an outside supplier fee or a day pass, and they revise it by season and package, so we do not print a number here. Get the answer by email while your contract is still open, when there is still room to negotiate. We handle the paperwork with your coordinator.
Close to Secrets Mirabel Cancun
The nearest public beaches are Playa Delfines (km 18, under a kilometre away) and Playa Ballenas (km 14, about 5 km away). Mexican law keeps every beach public, so a session at the water's edge does not depend on the hotel's grounds policy.
If you are comparing hotels on this stretch, these are the closest ones we have written about:
- GR Solaris Cancun, next door. Wedding guide
- Solymar Cancun, next door. Photographer guide
- Royal Solaris Cancun, under a kilometre south. Wedding guide
- Riu Ventura, under a kilometre north. Wedding guide
Weddings on This Coast, Through Our Lens
Real IVAE Studios weddings and portraits on this coast, so you can see how the light and water look on camera. They show our work in the area, not necessarily at Secrets Mirabel Cancun.
Coverage and Prices
IVAE Studios publishes its prices. Half-day coverage of up to four hours is 1,800 to 2,800 USD, enough for the ceremony, family photos, portraits and the start of the reception. A full day of eight to ten hours with a second photographer is 3,500 to 5,500 USD, and adding a wedding film brings it to 5,500 to 8,000 USD. Every gallery is edited and delivered in a private 4K gallery within one to three business days.
Coming early or staying after the wedding? Our Secrets Mirabel Cancun photographer guide covers family and couples sessions at the resort.