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The Eiffel Tower and the rooftops of Paris silhouetted against an orange sunset

Wedding photographers in Paris

Bridges over the Seine, pale stone façades and rooftop views — a city for vows and portraits, with châteaux in the country around it.

See all 4 photographersWhen to marry here

Paris is a city to walk through on your wedding day: the bridges and quays of the Seine, whose banks are a UNESCO World Heritage site, wide avenues of pale stone, gardens of clipped trees, café terraces, and the grey zinc rooftops seen from the hill of Montmartre.

Some couples keep the city for an elopement and the portraits; others marry in a private mansion or on a rooftop, or take the guests out to one of the châteaux of the Île-de-France, an hour or so away.

Wedding in Paris, photographed by Natalia D.Wedding in Paris, photographed by Michi N.Wedding in Paris, photographed by Natalia D.
Photo: Natalia D., Michi N.

Photographers

4 photographers shoot here

They shoot here and know the light. Their whole weddings are on their pages.

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Through the year

When to marry in Paris

May, June, July and September bring long, mild days, and in late June the sun sets close to ten at night. Paris has no dry season: showers come in any month, a little less often in summer. In August many Parisians leave town and some restaurants close, and a heatwave is possible.

  1. January: Quieter
  2. February: Quieter
  3. March: Quieter
  4. April: Good with planning
  5. May: Best
  6. June: Best
  7. July: Best
  8. August: Good with planning
  9. September: Best
  10. October: Good with planning
  11. November: Quieter
  12. December: Quieter
  • SpringChestnut trees and magnolias in flower, fresh green in the parks and mild days. April and May can be showery.
  • SummerThe longest evenings of the year and dinner outside. Music fills the streets on 21 June and fireworks the sky on 14 July; in August the city empties and goes quiet.
  • AutumnSeptember is warm and bright, with softer light; by late October the trees along the quays turn yellow and the days shorten fast.

In numbers

Hottest month, average high
July · 25.7°C
Météo-France
Average high in the best months
May 20.2°C · Jun 23.4°C · Jul 25.7°C · Sep 21.5°C
Météo-France
Days with 1 mm of rain or more, best months
May 9.2 · Jun 8.3 · Jul 7.4 · Sep 7.5
Météo-France
UNESCO World Heritage

Weather station: Paris-Montsouris, normals 1991–2020 · Checked 13 October 2026

Places

Where couples marry here

The kinds of places — ask your photographer which ones they know well.

  1. Private mansions and salons

    Old town houses with a cobbled courtyard, gilded salons and a garden behind — a ceremony and dinner in the heart of the city.

  2. Rooftops and terraces

    Terraces above the zinc roofs for drinks at sunset, with the city’s domes and towers all around.

  3. Châteaux around Paris

    Castles and country houses with formal French gardens in the Île-de-France — room for everyone, an hour or so from the city.

  4. Bridges, quays and gardens

    The Seine at dawn, stone bridges, quiet squares and avenues of trees in the parks for portraits — before the city wakes up.

Light

How the light falls

Paris light is soft and often filtered through high cloud, and the pale limestone of the buildings throws it back, so even grey days photograph well. In summer the sun sets late and the golden hour lingers along the river. The famous viewpoints fill up by mid-morning: photographers who want them empty start at sunrise.

Travel

Getting there

Fly into Charles de Gaulle or Orly; trains from London, Brussels and Amsterdam arrive in the centre of the city. Inside Paris the Métro and walking beat the car; the châteaux around it are reached by car or coach.

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