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Wedding guides and real weddings in Italy

Guides to getting married on the Amalfi Coast and in Italy, notes on venues and real weddings, written from the other side of the camera.

Positano Wedding Photographer: Where to Say Your Vows Above the Sea
Amalfi Coast and Campania · 9 October 2026 · 3 min

Positano Wedding Photographer: Where to Say Your Vows Above the Sea

A Positano wedding photographer's guide: where to hold your ceremony, when the light works, and how to photograph the town without the day-trip crowds.

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Bride and groom embracing beside a marble bust on the Terrace of Infinity, the coast behind.
Real Weddings · 7 October 2026 · 2 min

Getting Married at Villa Cimbrone, Ravello: A Photographer's Notes

Getting married at Villa Cimbrone, Ravello: the ceremony in Amalfi, the Terrace of Infinity at the blue hour and dinner in the Gothic crypt. A real day, with a few practical notes.

Bride and groom hand in hand on the white villa steps, sunlight through the trees.
Photography and Style · 2 October 2026 · 2 min

How to Build a Wedding Day Timeline for Beautiful Light

How to build a wedding day timeline for beautiful light: work backwards from sunset, protect golden hour for portraits, with a sample summer wedding day timeline.

Bride and groom sharing a kiss under soft lights, romantic evening moment in Ravello.
Real Weddings · 30 September 2026 · 2 min

Getting Married at Belmond Hotel Caruso, Ravello: A Photographer's Notes

Getting married at Belmond Hotel Caruso, Ravello: frescoed rooms, gardens made for walking and dinner under the olive trees. From a wedding I photographed there.

Getting Married at Relais Blu, Massa Lubrense: A Photographer's Notes
Real Weddings · 23 September 2026 · 1 min

Getting Married at Relais Blu, Massa Lubrense: A Photographer's Notes

Getting married at Relais Blu, Massa Lubrense: a garden ceremony under the trees, Capri in every frame and sunset at the railing. Notes from a real wedding.

Why Italy Is Perfect for Editorial Wedding Photography
Photography and Style · 4 September 2026 · 3 min

Why Italy Is Perfect for Editorial Wedding Photography

Why Italy is perfect for editorial wedding photography: architecture, light you can plan, and how the look changes from the Amalfi Coast to Puglia.

Bride laughing as she sits on the green clay of the old tennis court at La Cocumella.
Planning Your Wedding · 28 August 2026 · 3 min

How Much Does a Wedding Photographer Cost in Italy?

How much does a wedding photographer cost in Italy? What changes the price, what's included beyond the wedding day, and how payments work.

Black and white photo of the veil hanging beside a painting
Photography and Style · 23 August 2026 · 2 min

Why a Wedding Album Still Matters

Why a wedding album still matters: the problem with digital-only galleries, what a printed wedding album does that a folder can't, and how the design works.

Bride in sunglasses relaxing in the peacock chair, legs crossed.
Photography and Style · 21 August 2026 · 3 min

What Is an Editorial Wedding Photographer?

What does an editorial wedding photographer actually do? Composition, light, colour and black and white, and why editorial doesn't mean posing all day.

Bride coming down whitewashed steps with her father
Planning Your Wedding · 17 August 2026 · 2 min

What If It Rains on Your Wedding Day in Italy?

What if it rains on your wedding day in Italy? Why rain on your wedding day doesn't stop it, how venues and umbrellas save it, and the light after a shower.

Bridesmaid in floral pyjamas holding a spritz and a film camera.
Planning Your Wedding · 14 August 2026 · 3 min

Questions to Ask Before Booking a Wedding Photographer (and My Answers)

Questions to ask before booking a wedding photographer, with what to listen for and my own answers: availability, galleries, direction, payments, delivery.

Bride walking across a sunny square toward the sea, pines on the horizon.
Planning Your Wedding · 7 August 2026 · 2 min

How Many Hours of Wedding Photography Coverage Do You Need?

How many hours of wedding photography coverage do you actually need? What each part of the day requires and the two moments couples regret cutting.

Black and white photo of a groom adjusting his tie beside a lamp in the suite.
Photography and Style · 7 August 2026 · 3 min

How to Feel Comfortable in Front of the Camera on Your Wedding Day

How to feel comfortable in front of the camera on your wedding day: what helps before the wedding, what to do on the day, and why shyness is fine.

Black and white photo of the couple standing on the terrace.
Photography and Style · 24 July 2026 · 3 min

Do We Have to Pose for Editorial Wedding Photography?

Do you have to pose for editorial wedding photography? How much of the day is directed, what a couple session looks like and what I actually say.

Amalfi Coast Wedding Photographer: An Editorial Guide to Getting Married on the Coast
Amalfi Coast and Campania · 18 July 2026 · 3 min

Amalfi Coast Wedding Photographer: An Editorial Guide to Getting Married on the Coast

An Amalfi Coast wedding photographer's guide to the light, the towns and the venues, and how to plan a wedding day that photographs beautifully.

Black and white photo of guests lifting the couple at the party under string lights.
Photography and Style · 17 July 2026 · 2 min

Editorial vs Documentary Wedding Photography: Which Style Is Right for You?

Editorial vs documentary wedding photography: what each style does, how they split the wedding day, and how to choose the right mix for yours.

Bride and groom on the terrace of Villa Oliviero, the houses of Positano rising behind them.
Planning Your Wedding · 10 July 2026 · 3 min

How to Choose an Editorial Wedding Photographer in Italy

How to choose an editorial wedding photographer in Italy, step by step: full galleries, destination experience, the call, and what to check in the contract.

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