Quintana Roo
Trash the dress session · Tulum
In short
Trash the dress session in Tulum starts at $450: 2 hours on location with a photographer who works in Tulum, 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 Tulum?
The Tulum ruins open at 8:00 and close at 17:00, so sunrise and sunset sessions here happen on the beaches, the reserve and the cenotes instead. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Tulum 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 Zona Arqueológica de Tulum, the window to aim for is at the 8:00 opening, before the tour groups arrive. 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 Tulum look like?
The typical session runs 2 hours across two locations: we start at Zona Arqueológica de Tulum and move on to Parque Nacional Tulum beaches. 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 Tulum 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: Zona Arqueológica de Tulum: Entry is a unified ticket of MXN 265 for foreigners and MXN 80 for nationals that includes the CONANP charge; professional equipment needs INAH permit INAH-01-001, MXN 7,958 per day for photography in 2026 Parque Nacional Tulum beaches: CONANP park fee of MXN 125 per person per day; commercial work with a crew can need a CONANP authorisation, so ask the park office before booking Hotel-zone beach on the Tulum–Boca Paila road: The sand is public under the Ley General de Bienes Nacionales; a set-up such as an arch or chairs may need a ZOFEMAT permit, and the hotel behind it sets its own vendor rules Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Ka'an (Muyil and Arco Maya gates): CONANP access fee of MXN 225 per person per day; commercial photography inside the reserve can need a CONANP authorisation requested well ahead Zona Arqueológica de Cobá: Entry MXN 210, or MXN 105 for nationals and residents; professional equipment needs the same INAH-01-001 permit as Tulum
FAQ — Trash the dress session in Tulum
Trash the dress session in Tulum: what time should we book?
For a session at Zona Arqueológica de Tulum in Tulum, aim for at the 8:00 opening, before the tour groups arrive. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Tulum?
At some Tulum locations, yes: Zona Arqueológica de Tulum (Entry is a unified ticket of MXN 265 for foreigners and MXN 80 for nationals that includes the CONANP charge; professional equipment needs INAH permit INAH-01-001, MXN 7,958 per day for photography in 2026); Parque Nacional Tulum beaches (CONANP park fee of MXN 125 per person per day; commercial work with a crew can need a CONANP authorisation, so ask the park office before booking); Hotel-zone beach on the Tulum–Boca Paila road (The sand is public under the Ley General de Bienes Nacionales; a set-up such as an arch or chairs may need a ZOFEMAT permit, and the hotel behind it sets its own vendor rules); Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Ka'an (Muyil and Arco Maya gates) (CONANP access fee of MXN 225 per person per day; commercial photography inside the reserve can need a CONANP authorisation requested well ahead); Zona Arqueológica de Cobá (Entry MXN 210, or MXN 105 for nationals and residents; professional equipment needs the same INAH-01-001 permit as Tulum). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Tulum?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Tulum 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 Tulum?
A session in Tulum is delivered within 10 days, in a private online gallery: 60 edited photos, downloadable at full resolution from any country.