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Elopement photography · Jericoacoara
In short
Elopement photography in Jericoacoara starts at $950: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Jericoacoara, and 150 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks.
Why choose elopement photography in Jericoacoara?
An elopement in Jericoacoara is two people, an officiant if they want one, and the dunes of a national park that begins at the edge of the village. That smallness is what makes it work here: the Parque Nacional de Jericoacoara lets a couple and a photographer use the dunes during visiting hours without any paperwork, provided nothing is built and nobody else is moved aside. The design question is therefore not where to put the arch but whether to bring one at all.
Worth knowing about Jericoacoara
Under ICMBio Instrução Normativa nº 12/2025, a shoot in a federal park that brings temporary structures or a set is handled as an event, and IN 05/2019 asks for the event application at least 100 days before the date. An elopement on the Jericoacoara dunes with an arch, chairs or a decorated table is that event; the same vows with nothing built need no authorisation at all.
What does the session in Jericoacoara look like?
- Duna do Pôr do Sol at sunrise
- Empty in the first hour after the 05:31 to 05:46 sunrise, when the evening crowd is still asleep.
- Pedra Furada
- The rock arch frames the vows without anything carried in, reached on foot along the beach.
- Lagoa do Paraíso
- Outside the park, so a lakeside venue can host chairs or a table under its own rules.
What does elopement photography in Jericoacoara include?
- 3 hours of coverage: the ceremony, portraits and one move to a second location
- 150 edited photographs in a private online gallery
- Gallery delivered within 3 weeks
- Help choosing a place where a small ceremony is allowed and the light works at your hour
- A short running order shared with your celebrant
FAQ — Elopement photography in Jericoacoara
Can we have an arch for our Jericoacoara elopement on the dunes?
Only as an authorised event. In the Parque Nacional de Jericoacoara, an elopement with an arch, chairs or a set counts as an event under ICMBio rules, applied for at least 100 days ahead and possibly charged. Without structures, a two-person ceremony during visiting hours needs no authorisation.
What time of day suits an elopement in Jericoacoara?
Sunrise, in most months. Jericoacoara sees the sun rise between 05:31 and 05:46 all year, and the Duna do Pôr do Sol is empty then, while the same dune fills with visitors at sunset. An evening elopement in Jericoacoara works better on the beach east of the village or at Pedra Furada.
Is a Jericoacoara elopement legally binding in Brazil?
Not by itself. A symbolic elopement ceremony in Jericoacoara has no legal effect; a legal marriage in Brazil goes through a civil registry office (cartório) with its own documents and notice period. Many couples marry at home and keep the Jericoacoara ceremony for the vows and the photographs.