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Elopement photography · Lençóis Maranhenses
In short
Elopement photography in Lençóis Maranhenses starts at $950: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Lençóis Maranhenses, and 150 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks.
Why choose elopement photography in Lençóis Maranhenses?
An elopement in the Lençóis Maranhenses is a ceremony in a place with nothing in it: white sand, rainwater and sky to every horizon. The park’s rules keep it that way, and they decide what an elopement here can carry. There is no venue to rent and no lawn to dress; there are lagoons reached in a credentialed 4x4, and an ICMBio rulebook that treats anything built on the sand as an event. The elopements that work bring two people, the vows and very little else.
Worth knowing about Lençóis Maranhenses
ICMBio’s Ofício Circular nº 14/2026 classes the Lagoa da Jacundá as a site that admits no structure, furniture or support equipment, permanent or temporary, so an elopement there has no arch and no chairs. On other circuits a ceremony with structures is an ICMBio event applied for at least 100 days ahead, and nowhere in the park may the couple carry glass or alcohol for the toast.
What does the session in Lençóis Maranhenses look like?
- Lagoa da Jacundá, Santo Amaro
- A lagoon opened in July 2026 on the Rancharia circuit, quiet and still in the mid-morning.
- Lagoa Azul circuit, Barreirinhas
- Wide, shallow water and the dune crests behind it for the last light before a 17:47 to 18:09 sunset.
- Atins
- For the toast afterwards, in the village and outside the park limits, where alcohol is allowed.
What does elopement photography in Lençóis Maranhenses 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
Permits at these locations: Lagoa Azul circuit, Barreirinhas: No ICMBio entry fee; access only in a credentialed vehicle with a credentialed guide, paid to the tour operator, and a session that changes nothing for other visitors needs no authorisation Atins: No ICMBio entry fee; private and non-credentialed vehicles, UTVs and quads are banned from the dune field, and the outside road is the only authorised land route from Barreirinhas Lagoa da Jacundá, Santo Amaro: No ICMBio entry fee; visitation only with personal equipment, since the lagoon admits no structure, furniture or support equipment, permanent or temporary
FAQ — Elopement photography in Lençóis Maranhenses
Can we have an arch or chairs for a Lençóis Maranhenses elopement?
Not at the Lagoa da Jacundá, which ICMBio opened in 2026 as a site that admits no structure of any kind. Elsewhere in the Lençóis Maranhenses, a ceremony with structures is handled as an ICMBio event, applied for at least 100 days before the date and subject to a charge calculated by ICMBio.
Can we toast with champagne at our Lençóis Maranhenses elopement?
Not inside the park. ICMBio prohibits carrying or drinking alcohol in the Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses and bans glass bottles and containers throughout it. Couples eloping in the Lençóis Maranhenses toast afterwards in Atins, Barreirinhas or Santo Amaro, outside the park limits.