Hotel Quinta Real Oaxaca Wedding Venue

The Hotel Quinta Real is the classic Oaxaca venue for intimate to medium weddings. It’s in the Centro Histórico, a few blocks from Santo Domingo, and it was originally a convent: cantera stone walls, archways, courtyards, a terrace and pool, a chapel, and the famous lavaderos, the stone basins where the nuns washed their clothes and linens.

Some couples hold the whole wedding here, with the ceremony at the lavaderos, cocktail hour by the pool, and the reception in the chapel. Others get ready and marry here, then walk over to the Jardín Etnobotánico for portraits, or follow a calenda through the Centro to a reception somewhere else. These are the weddings I’ve photographed at the Quinta Real.

Cantera stone archways at Hotel Quinta Real, Oaxaca

Mariana + Eduardo

Mariana and Eduardo were married at Los Lavaderos. Then a calenda with monos and a brass band filled the streets of the Centro, and the reception was at La Fábrica Patio.

Mariana and Eduardo at Los Lavaderos Mariana smiling during the ceremony The kiss at Los Lavaderos

See Mariana and Eduardo’s wedding.

Sylvana + Felipe

Sylvana and Felipe got ready at the Quinta Real, where the bridesmaids wore matching floral robes, and the ceremony was here too, with readings and a sand ceremony. Formals and the reception were at the Jardín Etnobotánico.

Bridesmaids in matching floral robes Guests seated for the ceremony at Hotel Quinta Real Sylvana and Felipe seated during the ceremony The sand ceremony

See Sylvana and Felipe’s wedding.

Margoth + Isaac

Margoth and Isaac’s day started at the Quinta Real and moved to the Jardín Etnobotánico for portraits by the reflection pools and the cactus wall. See Margoth and Isaac’s wedding.

Meredith + Jaime

Meredith and Jaime wanted no posed formals, so I photographed their day purely as it happened. One of my favorite moments was Meredith’s mom helping her get ready, sitting in a hotel window with golden light coming through. See Meredith and Jaime’s wedding.

Danielle + José

Danielle and José’s wedding included the Quinta Real, the Jardín Etnobotánico and a ceremony at Santo Domingo. See Danielle and José’s wedding.

Good to know

Pros	Cons
Ceremony, cocktail hour and reception in one place	Best for intimate to medium guest counts
Lavaderos, chapel, courtyards and pool	Hotel guests share the common areas
A few blocks from Santo Domingo and the Jardín Etnobotánico	Stone courtyards get strong midday sun

The Quinta Real is #6 on my list of the 10 best Oaxaca wedding venues. Planning your wedding here? See if I’m available for your 2027–2028 date.