Sunset Rooftop Tulum Wedding
Updated: Sep 7
Annalise & Peter's beach to jungle Celebration
They wanted to get married in town. Then Tulum showed them a sunset over open water, and town quietly lost the argument.
Annalise and Peter's wedding moved through three acts: golden-hour prep at Chiringuito, a barefoot ceremony on a sunset rooftop, and a night at NU Tulum that ended with every single guest on the dance floor. It's the kind of day that starts soft and builds until it breaks wide open, and as their Tulum wedding photographer, I got to watch it happen in real time.
Couples planning a luxury Tulum wedding, or comparing venues as a Riviera Maya destination wedding photographer search, often land here after seeing NU or Chiringuito online. If that's you: welcome! This is exactly what a day at either venue looks like. Thinking about a Tulum ceremony of your own? See more real Tulum weddings →
//Quick facts:
Venue: NU Tulum (ceremony, dinner, reception)
Getting ready: Chiringuito Tulum
Style: candid, editorial, documentary-led
Planning: Couconay Events
Photography: Chérie Wedding Photography
Bride getting ready at Chiringuito Tulum before the wedding
The morning started slow, the way the best wedding mornings do. Chiringuito's open-air rooms let the light in early — soft, warm, unhurried. Annalise got ready surrounded by the people who'd flown in to be there, the kind of easy laughter that tells you a room is full of people who actually like each other, not just people who were invited.
A Ceremony That Built Quietly
The ceremony was on a sunset light bathed rooftop at @nutulum and you could feel it start small, the vows steady, the energy in the crowd rising with every minute. Nothing rushed. Just two people committing to each other while the jungle did what it does best in the background.
Thinking about a jungle ceremony of your own? See more real Tulum weddings →
The reception
From the rooftop, the celebration moved into NU Tulum for dinner, long tables, golden light, the kind of colorful, layered styling that made every frame feel like it was lit on purpose.
Dinner had its own rhythm: toasts, plates passed, that particular hum of a party warming up.
Speeches got their spotlight of course.
And then the band hit its stride and it was over. Everyone ended up on the dance floor, not the polite kind of dancing, the kind where shoes come off, where the wedding party and the grandparents and the college friends all end up in the same circle, where nobody's checking the time because nobody wants the night to end.
That's the thing about a good wedding: you can see it building the whole day, quietly, and then it just breaks open.
Annalise and Peter's did exactly that.
Planning a wedding at NU Tulum or Chiringuito?
Whether you're set on Tulum or still comparing options as a destination wedding photographer Mexico search brought you to, I'd love to hear about your day. Get in touch → and let's talk about capturing it candidly, start to finish.
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