Nayarit
Destination wedding photography · Riviera Nayarit
In short
Destination wedding photography in Riviera Nayarit starts at $1,800: 8 hours on location with a photographer who works in Riviera Nayarit, and 500 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 6 weeks.
Why choose destination wedding photography in Riviera Nayarit?
Riviera Nayarit weddings split into two kinds. The large ones happen at the resorts of Punta Mita and Nuevo Vallarta, with planners, ceremony arches on the sand and a guest list flown in through Puerto Vallarta. The smaller ones move north to boutique hotels and villas in Sayulita, San Pancho, Lo de Marcos and the beaches around Rincón de Guayabitos, where the coast is wilder and the light comes off open ocean. A wedding photographer covering this coast plans for long drives, resort vendor rules and, further north, a different clock.
Worth knowing about Riviera Nayarit
Only the municipality of Bahía de Banderas, from Nuevo Vallarta to San Pancho, runs on Central time. Rincón de Guayabitos, in Compostela, is on Pacific time, so its sunset at about 17:24 in late December reads 18:24 on the phones of guests who landed at Puerto Vallarta. Every invitation, shuttle and ceremony time for a wedding there is written in local time and checked twice.
What does the session in Riviera Nayarit look like?
- Punta Mita resort beachfront
- The tip of Banderas Bay, with ceremony sites facing open water and the Islas Marietas on the horizon.
- Playa San Pancho
- A long, empty beach for the couple portraits that a villa wedding in San Pancho leaves time for.
- Rincón de Guayabitos and the Bahía de Jaltemba
- Calm, sheltered water and the Isla del Coral offshore for villa weddings north of Bahía de Banderas.
What does destination wedding photography in Riviera Nayarit include?
- 8 hours of coverage, from the last hour of getting ready to the first dance
- 500 edited photographs in a private online gallery
- Full gallery delivered within 6 weeks
- A planning call and a written timeline built around sunset and the venue’s own rules
- Outside-vendor registration with the venue coordinated alongside your planner
- A rain plan agreed in advance for every outdoor part of the day
Permits at these locations: Playa San Pancho: No published fee for a session on the sand. The beach is federal and public, reached at the end of the village’s main street.
FAQ — Destination wedding photography in Riviera Nayarit
What time zone is a Riviera Nayarit wedding in?
It depends on the town. Riviera Nayarit weddings in the municipality of Bahía de Banderas, including Nuevo Vallarta, Punta Mita, Sayulita and San Pancho, run on Central time like Puerto Vallarta. Weddings in Rincón de Guayabitos and the rest of Nayarit run on Pacific time, one hour behind, under the Ley de los Husos Horarios.
Can we bring our own photographer to a Punta Mita resort wedding?
Punta Mita resorts set their own rules for outside wedding photographers, and some charge an outside-vendor fee, so the resort is asked for its current policy before booking. The Riviera Nayarit wedding photographer then registers with the resort’s wedding office, which usually asks for the vendor’s details ahead of the date.
When should a Riviera Nayarit beach ceremony start?
A Riviera Nayarit beach ceremony is usually timed to end about an hour before sunset, so the portraits get the last light over the water. In Guayabitos, on Pacific time, that sunset falls at about 17:24 in late December and about 18:44 in late June, one hour earlier on the clock than in Sayulita.