Quintana Roo
Elopement photography · Cozumel
In short
Elopement photography in Cozumel starts at $950: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Cozumel, and 150 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose elopement photography in Cozumel?
A 48 km island whose west coast watches the sun set over the channel, and whose south-west shore is a national park charging MXN 225 a day and banning sunscreen. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Cozumel and works across Quintana Roo all year, so they are not seeing the place for the first time alongside you. That prior knowledge is the difference between a session that keeps to its schedule and one spent looking for a frame.
The hour matters more than the location. For Parque Punta Sur and the Celarain Lighthouse, the window to aim for is from the 9:00 opening; the park closes at 17:00, before sunset. The session runs 3 hours and is built around that window rather than around your diary — it is the one variable that genuinely changes the photographs, and it costs nothing.
What does the session in Cozumel look like?
The typical session runs 3 hours across two locations: we start at Parque Punta Sur and the Celarain Lighthouse and move on to Playa El Cielo. Two locations rather than one give you two distinct backdrops, and the move between them produces the frames made in motion — frequently the truest of the set.
What does elopement photography in Cozumel include?
- 3 hours of coverage: the ceremony, portraits and one move to a second spot
- 150 edited photographs in a private online gallery
- Gallery delivered within 3 weeks
- Help choosing a location where a small ceremony is allowed and the light works at your hour
- A short timeline shared with your officiant or celebrant
Permits at these locations: Parque Punta Sur and the Celarain Lighthouse: Park admission US$25 for adults and US$17 for children aged 4 to 12. The Fundación de Parques y Museos de Cozumel publishes no policy for professional photo sessions, so a session is cleared with the park first. Playa El Cielo: CONANP fee of MXN 225 per person per day for Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel, reached only with CONANP-authorised boats. No sunscreen in the water; commercial work with a crew can need CONANP authorisation. The east coast, Punta Chiqueros to Punta Morena: No fee is published for these public beaches. The north and east coastal strip is a federal Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna, so commercial work with a crew, and any drone, needs CONANP’s say first. Zona Arqueológica de San Gervasio: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) entry of MXN 210 for foreign visitors. Professional equipment, models or a commercial purpose need INAH permit INAH-01-001, applied for at least 10 business days ahead. Parque Chankanaab: Park admission US$31 for adults and US$22 for children aged 4 to 12. No policy for professional photo sessions is published, so the park is asked before booking one there.
FAQ — Elopement photography in Cozumel
Elopement photography in Cozumel: what time should we book?
For a session at Parque Punta Sur and the Celarain Lighthouse in Cozumel, aim for from the 9:00 opening; the park closes at 17:00, before sunset. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Cozumel?
At some Cozumel locations, yes: Parque Punta Sur and the Celarain Lighthouse (Park admission US$25 for adults and US$17 for children aged 4 to 12. The Fundación de Parques y Museos de Cozumel publishes no policy for professional photo sessions, so a session is cleared with the park first.); Playa El Cielo (CONANP fee of MXN 225 per person per day for Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel, reached only with CONANP-authorised boats. No sunscreen in the water; commercial work with a crew can need CONANP authorisation.); The east coast, Punta Chiqueros to Punta Morena (No fee is published for these public beaches. The north and east coastal strip is a federal Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna, so commercial work with a crew, and any drone, needs CONANP’s say first.); Zona Arqueológica de San Gervasio (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) entry of MXN 210 for foreign visitors. Professional equipment, models or a commercial purpose need INAH permit INAH-01-001, applied for at least 10 business days ahead.); Parque Chankanaab (Park admission US$31 for adults and US$22 for children aged 4 to 12. No policy for professional photo sessions is published, so the park is asked before booking one there.). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Cozumel?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Cozumel location unusable, the session moves to a new date at no charge. Overcast skies and light rain are working conditions, and often good ones.
When do we get the photos from Cozumel?
A session in Cozumel is delivered within 3 weeks, in a private online gallery: 150 edited photos, downloadable at full resolution from any country.