The gazebo is the default ceremony structure on this coast. Nearly every wedding resort in Punta Cana has one, which means the question isn’t whether you can find a gazebo but which kind you want, and that turns out to be a more interesting decision than it first appears.
They come in three distinct varieties here. Beach gazebos sit on the sand with the Atlantic directly behind them, and they’re the largest, running to 250 guests. Garden gazebos are set back into the planting, which gives shade, level ground, and a quieter feel. Plaza and lobby gazebos sit within the resort’s architecture, framed by buildings rather than landscape.
Each produces a visibly different photograph. Below are six resorts covering all three, and our Certified Destination Wedding Specialists can confirm availability and what decorating the structure involves for your destination wedding.
Best Gazebo Destination Wedding Venues at Top Punta Cana Resorts
These six resorts cover beach, garden and plaza gazebos, seating from 100 guests up to 250.
1. Majestic Colonial Punta Cana
Majestic Colonial Punta Cana has a Beach Gazebo for 250 guests, one of the largest on the coast, alongside a 300-guest Beach Area and a 30-guest chapel.
Two hundred and fifty under a gazebo is unusual, since most are built for a hundred or fewer. The pairing with the chapel is what makes this property distinctive: an intimate religious ceremony indoors, then everyone together under the gazebo. Its sister properties, Majestic Elegance and Majestic Mirage, run identical 250-guest beach gazebos if your dates aren’t available.
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2. Ocean Blue & Sand
Ocean Blue & Sand is a four-star, large, family-friendly resort with a Beach Gazebo taking 200 guests, handling Catholic, civil, and symbolic ceremonies.
Two hundred at four-star rates is the value pick in this category, and value is usually what decides a wedding once the room block is priced across a full guest list. Large scale also means a substantial block fits without the property filling up, which matters when the ceremony is this size.
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3. Ocean El Faro
Ocean El Faro is a 4.5-star, large, family-friendly resort with a gazebo for 200 guests.
It’s one of the newer large resorts on this coast, which generally shows in the condition of the structure and the surrounding landscaping rather than in the capacity. For a gazebo ceremony specifically, that matters, because the gazebo is the thing every photograph is framed around, and an older one needs more dressing to look its best.
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4. Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites
Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites has a Garden Gazebo for 180 guests, alongside a 300-guest beach, at a 4.5-star, medium-sized, family-friendly property.
A garden gazebo is the version to choose if the beach is making you nervous. You keep the structure and the frame it gives the photographs, and you gain shade, level ground, and planting around the ceremony instead of open sand running away in every direction. The suite layout also suits families staying longer than four nights.
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5. Grand Palladium Punta Cana Resort & Spa
Grand Palladium Punta Cana Resort & Spa has a Garden Gazebo taking up to 130 guests, with restaurant venues for 200 and a convention center for 300 behind it.
A hundred and thirty is close to the size most destination weddings actually run to, and a gazebo at that scale reads as intimate rather than ceremonial. The resort sits within a large complex with sister properties alongside, so a bigger room block can spread across more than one hotel while sharing the venue.
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6. Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana
Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana is a five-star, medium-sized, family-friendly resort with a beach gazebo and a Sky Deck for 60.
It’s the obvious answer for a wedding where children are a significant part of the guest list and you’d rather they were genuinely entertained than merely tolerated. A five-star wedding property built around that is rare, and it means the adults get a proper wedding while the younger guests have somewhere to be.
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For a gazebo framed by architecture rather than landscape, the Plaza Lobby Gazebos at Royalton Punta Cana, Royalton Splash Punta Cana and Royalton Hideaway Punta Cana each hold 100.
More Information for Planning Your Gazebo Destination Wedding in Punta Cana
Gazebos are simple wedding venues with a few specifics worth settling. Here’s what our Certified Destination Wedding Specialists check.
Gazebo Destination Wedding Venues Appeal
Shade at the altar is the practical benefit, and on a flat coast with no natural shelter, it counts for more than elsewhere. The two of you stand still for twenty minutes or more while everyone else sits, and a roof over that one spot changes how the ceremony feels and how the photographs come out.
Composition is the other half. A gazebo gives the photographer a frame built into the setting, so shots down the aisle have structure. Open sand is beautiful and offers nothing to compose around, which is why beach ceremonies so often end up with a draped arch brought in at extra cost to do the same job.
Two things to ask. Find out what decorating the structure costs, since draping and florals on a gazebo are usually quoted separately and can run higher than an arch. And ask to see photographs of the specific gazebo both bare and dressed, because the difference between the two is larger than most couples expect and varies a lot between properties.
Punta Cana Destination Wedding Cost
The average couple marrying in Punta Cana spends around $10,768 all in, covering the wedding package, accommodations, airfare, and add-ons. Rooms average roughly $390 per person per night across a typical four-night stay, with airfare of $200 to $1,000 per couple. Couples marrying here average 38 guests.
These averages reflect real spend data from couples who booked their destination wedding with our Certified Destination Wedding Specialists.
A gazebo ceremony usually sits right around that average. The structure itself is normally included where the venue is, and the variable is decoration. Ask what the package covers and what the upgrade actually buys before assuming you need it.
Punta Cana Destination Wedding Packages
Resorts here offer complimentary and deposit-only wedding packages with a qualifying room block, running roughly $800 to $3,500 at entry tier, $4,000 to $8,000 mid-tier, and $9,000 to $17,000 and beyond for full productions.
Because the gazebo is the default ceremony structure on this coast, nearly every resort includes one within its standard tier with a qualifying room block. Where the tier matters is the reception, so decide what happens after the ceremony before comparing package prices.
Punta Cana Destination Wedding Travel Information
Punta Cana International serves the Bavaro resorts in 20 to 30 minutes and has the widest choice of direct flights of any airport in the Caribbean.
A gazebo ceremony is one of the formats that holds up best outside the dry season, since the structure covers the part of the day that matters most. That makes the June to November months genuinely usable here, when rates are lower and availability is better, though December through April remains the most reliable window and the busiest.
Punta Cana Gazebo Destination Wedding Venue FAQs
What is the largest gazebo wedding venue in Punta Cana?
The Beach Gazebos at Majestic Colonial, Majestic Elegance, and Majestic Mirage Punta Cana, each holding 250 guests. Ocean Blue & Sand and Ocean El Faro each take 200, and Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites has a 180-guest Garden Gazebo.
What’s the difference between a beach gazebo and a garden gazebo?
A beach gazebo sits on the sand with the ocean directly behind it, which is the photograph most couples picture. A garden gazebo is set back into the planting, which gives shade, level ground for chairs and tables, and a quieter, more enclosed feel.
Is a gazebo better than an open beach ceremony?
It depends on what’s bothering you about the beach. A gazebo gives shade at the altar, a built frame for the photographs, and often level ground. An open beach puts nothing between you and the ocean, which a structure inevitably does.
Get Ready to Plan a Gazebo Destination Wedding in Punta Cana
A roof over the vows, a frame for the photographs, and three genuinely different settings to put it in. On a coast where nearly every resort has one, the interesting question is which kind rather than whether.
Fill out our online wedding planning form, and one of our Certified Destination Wedding Specialists will check availability and tell you exactly what each package includes.
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