Oaxaca
Trash the dress session · Oaxaca
In short
Trash the dress session in Oaxaca starts at $450: 2 hours on location with a photographer who works in Oaxaca, and 60 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 10 days. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose trash the dress session in Oaxaca?
Oaxaca de Juárez is a colonial city in a highland valley where Monte Albán opens at 8:00, the cemeteries stay lit until midnight on 1 November, and the Guelaguetza fills July. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Oaxaca and works across Oaxaca 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 Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, the window to aim for is early morning, or the hour before sunset when the façade turns gold. The session runs 2 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 Oaxaca look like?
The typical session runs 2 hours across two locations: we start at Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán and move on to Andador Macedonio Alcalá. 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 trash the dress session in Oaxaca include?
- 2 hours of photography after the wedding day, in your wedding attire
- 60 edited photographs in a private online gallery
- Gallery delivered within 10 days
- A location plan with a dry setting first and the water last
- A safety briefing on footing, currents and how the dress behaves when wet
Permits at these locations: Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán: No published fee for handheld photography in the plaza outside; inside the INAH-run Museo de las Culturas, professional equipment needs permit INAH-01-001 (MXN 7,958 per day in 2026) Andador Macedonio Alcalá: No published municipal fee for a handheld session on the pedestrian street; ask the Municipio de Oaxaca de Juárez before staging anything that blocks it Zona Arqueológica de Monte Albán: Entry MXN 210 (MXN 105 for nationals and residents); any professional session needs INAH permit INAH-01-001, MXN 7,958 per day in 2026, and drones are not allowed without INAH authorisation Zona Arqueológica de Mitla: Entry MXN 210 (MXN 105 for nationals and residents); professional equipment needs INAH permit INAH-01-001 applied for at least 10 business days ahead Barrio de Jalatlaco: No published municipal fee for handheld photography on these residential streets; respect doorways and residents, and ask the Municipio de Oaxaca de Juárez about any set-up Panteón General: No published photo fee; in 2025 the municipality opened it 7:00–24:00 from 31 October to 2 November, and families tending graves are asked first
FAQ — Trash the dress session in Oaxaca
Trash the dress session in Oaxaca: what time should we book?
For a session at Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán in Oaxaca, aim for early morning, or the hour before sunset when the façade turns gold. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Oaxaca?
At some Oaxaca locations, yes: Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán (No published fee for handheld photography in the plaza outside; inside the INAH-run Museo de las Culturas, professional equipment needs permit INAH-01-001 (MXN 7,958 per day in 2026)); Andador Macedonio Alcalá (No published municipal fee for a handheld session on the pedestrian street; ask the Municipio de Oaxaca de Juárez before staging anything that blocks it); Zona Arqueológica de Monte Albán (Entry MXN 210 (MXN 105 for nationals and residents); any professional session needs INAH permit INAH-01-001, MXN 7,958 per day in 2026, and drones are not allowed without INAH authorisation); Zona Arqueológica de Mitla (Entry MXN 210 (MXN 105 for nationals and residents); professional equipment needs INAH permit INAH-01-001 applied for at least 10 business days ahead); Barrio de Jalatlaco (No published municipal fee for handheld photography on these residential streets; respect doorways and residents, and ask the Municipio de Oaxaca de Juárez about any set-up); Panteón General (No published photo fee; in 2025 the municipality opened it 7:00–24:00 from 31 October to 2 November, and families tending graves are asked first). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Oaxaca?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Oaxaca 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 Oaxaca?
A session in Oaxaca is delivered within 10 days, in a private online gallery: 60 edited photos, downloadable at full resolution from any country.