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Mayakoba · Riviera Maya
Mayakoba, on the Riviera Maya.
The jungle meets the sea.
The jungle meets
the sea.
Mayakoba canals at golden hour,
overwater chapels at blue hour.
Signature venues
Four resorts. One Mayakoba.
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Rosewood Mayakoba
Editorial wedding portraits on the Mayakoba canals. Overwater suites, Agave Azul ceremony lawn, last light on limestone.
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Banyan Tree Mayakoba
Overwater chapel ceremonies, lily pond gardens and private villa receptions. Tropical, minimalist, cinematic.
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Andaz Mayakoba
Central lagoon ceremonies, Plaza Mayakoba toasts and beach receptions. Color holds into sunset.
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Fairmont Mayakoba
The Cape Mayakoba. Oceanfront ceremonies, El Pueblito plaza receptions and the El Camaleon fairway portraits.
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Mayakoba, Riviera Maya
Mayakoba Wedding Photographer
Editorial wedding photography inside the Mayakoba resort complex. Rosewood Mayakoba, Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Andaz Mayakoba and Fairmont Mayakoba. The gold standard for luxury Riviera Maya weddings, captured the way the canals catch the light.
500+Sessions Delivered
48hrPreview Gallery
40+Resorts Covered
Why IVAE in Mayakoba
The Gold Standard for Luxury Riviera Maya Weddings
Mayakoba is not a single resort. It is a 600 acre coastal compound on the Riviera Maya, twenty minutes north of Playa del Carmen, built around a private canal network that connects four of the most acclaimed five star properties in the Western Hemisphere. Rosewood Mayakoba, Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Andaz Mayakoba and Fairmont Mayakoba (now The Cape Mayakoba) sit inside the same gated jungle preserve, share the same mangrove and beach geography, and host more luxury destination weddings per year than any other resort cluster in Mexico. We photograph all four.
Canal Light, Mangrove Shadow, Caribbean Sea
Mayakoba light is unlike anywhere else on the Riviera Maya. The saltwater canals carve the resort into long limestone corridors. At late afternoon the mangroves throw a deep green shadow across the water while the open lagoons hold a warm honey glow until the last twenty minutes before sundown. The Caribbean beach sits beyond the dune line, soft and clean, and the overwater suites at Rosewood and Banyan Tree mirror everything back at you. We have logged hundreds of golden hours inside this complex and we time every ceremony, portrait and reception around how the light moves through it.
A Cinematic, Connected Resort
Within a single Mayakoba wedding day we can move you by silent electric boat from a Rosewood suite getting ready, to an Agave Azul ceremony, to a Banyan Tree lily pond first look, to an Andaz reception under the Plaza Mayakoba lanterns. The shuttle network and our existing approval at every property means we never wait at a gate. Your timeline is built for portraits, not logistics.
Our Services
Mayakoba Wedding Coverage
Every Mayakoba wedding is built around the resort you chose and the way the canal light moves through it. Our coverage spans the welcome night, the wedding day and a next day editorial portrait at a second property.
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Wedding Day Coverage
Eight to twelve hours across getting ready, first look on the canals, ceremony at the lawn or overwater chapel, sunset portraits and the reception. Second photographer included on every Mayakoba wedding day.
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Welcome & Rehearsal
Welcome dinners at Casa Amate, beach bonfires at Banyan Tree, rehearsal cocktails at Rosewood. Two to four hour evening coverage that documents the people before the day arrives.
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Next Day Editorial
A trash the dress or fresh styling session at a second Mayakoba property the morning after. Mangrove canals, overwater suites, oceanfront. Quieter light, slower pace, magazine frames.
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Proposals & Engagements
Discreet proposal coverage from a hidden vantage point on the canals or at a private oceanfront dinner. We coordinate with the Mayakoba concierge so the surprise stays clean and the gallery feels like a film.
Portfolio
Mayakoba Through Our Lens
Signature Locations
The Finest Ceremony Sites in Mayakoba
Our team knows every ceremony site, suite balcony and canal turn inside the resort complex. These are the locations we return to for extraordinary light, privacy and visual range across the four properties.
Agave Azul Ceremony Lawn
Rosewood's signature ceremony lawn beside the overwater suites. Best at last light.
Rosewood Mayakoba
Overwater Chapel
The Banyan Tree chapel floating above the lagoon. A blue hour ceremony venue unlike any other in Mexico.
Banyan Tree Mayakoba
Plaza Mayakoba
The Andaz village square at the heart of the resort. Lanterns, color and a lagoon view for the reception.
Andaz Mayakoba
Fairmont Oceanfront
The widest ceremony beach in the complex. White sand, calm sea, soft Caribbean light an hour before sundown.
Fairmont Mayakoba
The Canals
The saltwater canal network that connects all four resorts. Cinematic boat portraits between ceremony and reception.
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Mangrove Preserve
Banyan Tree lily ponds and the Mayakoba mangrove walkways. A jungle backdrop with green and gold light.
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How It Works
From Inquiry to Gallery
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Connect
Share your travel dates, resort, and session vision. We respond within 24 hours with a tailored proposal.
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Plan
Receive a comprehensive guide covering wardrobe, location options, and a timeline built around optimal light.
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Create
Our team arrives early to scout light, guiding you through natural movement during the most cinematic window.
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Deliver
Preview gallery within 48 hours. Full edited collection delivered via private online gallery in two to three weeks.
Resort Experience
Approved at all four Mayakoba resorts
We coordinate directly with the wedding teams at every property inside Mayakoba, with vendor agreements, insurance and crew lists pre filed.
Canals · Agave Azul lawn
Overwater chapel · Lagoon
Plaza Mayakoba · Beach
The Cape Mayakoba · Oceanfront
Fairway portraits · Mayakoba
Welcome dinners · Mayakoba
Client Stories
Words from Our Guests
★★★★★
IVAE shot our wedding at Rosewood Mayakoba over three days. Welcome night, ceremony at the Agave Azul lawn and a next day editorial on the canals. The gallery looks like a magazine. They had every detail with the wedding coordinator handled before we arrived.
Olivia & Ethan H.Rosewood Mayakoba
★★★★★
The overwater chapel at Banyan Tree is the photo we dreamed of and IVAE delivered it. They worked the blue hour ceremony with one photographer on the bank and another on the boat. Vianey was bilingual on the day, which made the whole family feel at home.
Jasmine & Daniel W.Banyan Tree Mayakoba
★★★★★
We booked a multi day Mayakoba wedding spanning Andaz and Fairmont. Welcome event at Plaza Mayakoba, ceremony on the Andaz beach, brunch portraits at El Pueblito. The IVAE team moved with us across both resorts and the editing brought the whole story together.
Jennifer & Marcus W.Andaz & Fairmont Mayakoba
The frames between the canals.
Canal light, in the last minute.
A dress, the breeze, the mangroves.
Hands on the limestone.
Lily pond, mid-laugh.
Shadows, sand, sea.
FAQ
Everything You Need to Know
All four Mayakoba properties are exceptional for wedding photography, and the right choice depends on your aesthetic. Rosewood Mayakoba offers the most editorial palette with long limestone canals, overwater suites and the Agave Azul ceremony lawn. Banyan Tree Mayakoba leans tropical and minimalist with vast lily ponds and a private beach club ideal for sunset receptions. Andaz Mayakoba is the most playful and modern, with a central lagoon, a long ceremony beach and the colorful Plaza Mayakoba courtyard. Fairmont Mayakoba (now The Cape Mayakoba) is the largest and most traditional, with a mile of mangrove canals, the El Camaleon championship golf course and oceanfront beach venues. Many couples mix venues across properties on welcome night and wedding day, which the Mayakoba shuttle and electric boat network makes seamless.
Yes. Every Mayakoba property maintains a preferred vendor list and outside photographers must be approved by the resort wedding team in advance, usually six to twelve months before the date. Most properties charge an outside vendor fee between 500 and 1,200 USD per event day, which covers wristbands, meal service and access to back of house staging areas. IVAE Studios is approved at all four Mayakoba resorts and we handle the paperwork directly with your wedding coordinator. We submit insurance certificates, signed vendor agreements and crew lists so the only thing on your plate is the day itself.
Yes, and these are some of our favorite Mayakoba assignments. The overwater chapel at Banyan Tree and the floating ceremony platforms along the Rosewood Mayakoba canal both pose tight angle constraints, so we plan camera positions weeks in advance. We use a second photographer on the opposite bank to capture the procession arriving by electric boat, then move into a service position behind the officiant for vows and ring exchange. For lagoon ceremonies at Andaz, we often pre rig a remote camera on the dock to capture the wide aerial story without a drone permit.
Yes. The Mayakoba canal network connects all four resorts via silent electric pangas, and the boats themselves are a signature visual element. We routinely board the boats with you for first look portraits, bridal party transitions and welcome dinner arrivals. The light through the mangrove tunnels is exceptional in the late afternoon, so we time portrait sessions around the resort shuttle schedule. We carry stabilized lenses for low light water work and we never use flash on the boats, which preserves the cinematic mood the canals naturally create.
Mayakoba sits in the same Riviera Maya weather band as Playa del Carmen, with warm temperatures year round and two seasons that matter for planning. November through April is the dry season with low humidity, predictable golden hours and the calmest sea state. May through October is the rainy and hurricane season: afternoon showers are brief and often pass before sunset, but September and October carry higher tropical storm risk. We always plan a covered backup location with your coordinator and we time outdoor portraits around the daily forecast on the morning of the event.
For peak Mayakoba dates, twelve to eighteen months ahead is normal and we routinely book Saturdays in January, February and March a full year in advance. Off peak weekdays in May and September can sometimes be booked four to six months out. Because Mayakoba weddings often involve a welcome event, a wedding day and a next day editorial session across three to four properties, we recommend reaching out as soon as your venue contract is signed so we can hold a multi day block.
Our most photographed Mayakoba locations are the Rosewood beach with its private cabana row, the Agave Azul ceremony lawn at Rosewood with overwater suite reflections, the Banyan Tree overwater chapel, the Banyan Tree lily pond garden, the Andaz central lagoon and Plaza Mayakoba, the Andaz ceremony beach and the Fairmont oceanfront with El Pueblito plaza. Each location holds light differently. Rosewood is best at last light, Banyan Tree is best at blue hour, Andaz holds color into sunset and Fairmont oceanfront is best one hour before sundown.
Mayakoba restricts drone use inside the resort complex for guest privacy and golf course safety reasons. Drone footage requires an advance permit from the Mayakoba security office and a SCT registered pilot, and it is typically granted only for editorial commercial shoots, not standard weddings. We work around this with elevated angles from suite balconies, dock vantage points and pre rigged remote cameras that produce wide cinematic frames without crossing the airspace rule.
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