# Amalfi Coast & Capri > Pastel villages stacked on cliffs, lemon terraces and a deep blue sea — with Capri a boat ride away. - URL: https://lensandvows.com/italy/amalfi-coast - Italy: https://lensandvows.com/italy - Português: https://lensandvows.com/pt/italy/amalfi-coast.md - Español: https://lensandvows.com/es/italy/amalfi-coast.md - Italiano: https://lensandvows.com/it/italy/amalfi-coast.md - Lens & Vows: https://lensandvows.com/ South of Naples, the Sorrento peninsula drops straight into the sea. Along its southern side runs the Amalfi Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage site: Positano, Amalfi and Ravello, villages stacked on the cliffs, terraces of lemon trees and one winding road between them. Capri lies just off the tip of the peninsula. Weddings here are about the view: a ceremony on a garden terrace high above the sea, dinner on a hotel terrace, a church with a tiled dome, a boat to Capri the next day. Places are small and the season is short, so it pays to book early. ## When to marry on the Amalfi Coast & Capri - **Best:** May, June, September - **Good with planning:** April, July, August, October May, June and September have warm days and the season in full swing without August’s crowds. July and August are hot and busy, and the coast road is slow. October is still mild, with more rain; from November most hotels close until spring. - **Spring:** The season opens around Easter: gardens in flower, clear air and a sea still too cool for most swimmers. - **Summer:** Hot, bright and lively; boats fill the bays and cars fill the road. Plan the day around the heat and the traffic. - **Early autumn:** September has softer light and a sea still warm from summer; October is quieter, with the first storms. ## Where couples marry here The kinds of places — ask your photographer which ones they know well. - **Garden terraces above the sea:** In Ravello, high on the ridge, old villa gardens look straight down the coast — the classic ceremony view. - **Hotel terraces and village churches:** A ceremony in a small church with a tiled dome, then dinner on a terrace with the village lit up below. - **Boats and coves:** A wooden boat between the villages, portraits on the water, a cove you can only reach from the sea. - **Capri:** Gardens, cliff paths and whitewashed lanes on the island — for an elopement, or the day after. ## How the light falls The coast faces south, so the villages stand in sun for most of the day and turn pastel and pink at dusk, while the mountains behind them bring the evening shade early. For the sun going down into the sea, Capri’s western side is the place. Midday on white walls and water is very bright. ## Getting there Fly into Naples. The coast is an hour or two away by car on narrow, winding roads, or by ferry in season; Capri can only be reached by boat. Drivers for the guests make the day much easier. ## Photographers on the Amalfi Coast & Capri https://lensandvows.com/photographers?region=amalfi-coast https://lensandvows.com/photographers?region=amalfi-coast&sort=rating (highest rated first, by verified reviews) ## Read before you plan - [Portugal, Italy, Spain, Greece or France? Choosing the country for a destination wedding](https://lensandvows.com/journal/portugal-vs-italy-spain-greece-france-destination-wedding): The legal route for couples who don’t live there, season and crowds, price levels, light, flights, venues and permits for photographs — five countries compared with official figures, as of October 2026. (Markdown: https://lensandvows.com/journal/portugal-vs-italy-spain-greece-france-destination-wedding.md) - [A wedding-day timeline built around the light](https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-day-timeline): Sunset decides more of your photos than you might think. Approximate sunset times by month, where golden hour fits, and two example timelines — one for June, one for October. (Markdown: https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-day-timeline.md) - [How to choose a wedding photographer: the steps, and the questions to ask](https://lensandvows.com/journal/how-to-choose-a-wedding-photographer): The decision in order — whole weddings, style, availability, the package, the contract and deposit, cancellation, delivery and a conversation — then a checklist of questions, with why each one matters. (Markdown: https://lensandvows.com/journal/how-to-choose-a-wedding-photographer.md) - [How deposits and payment protection work on Lens & Vows](https://lensandvows.com/journal/deposits-and-payment-protection): A 30% deposit holds your date; the balance goes straight to the photographer, or through us with payment protection. Every step, what each choice costs, and what happens if plans change. (Markdown: https://lensandvows.com/journal/deposits-and-payment-protection.md) - [Where to elope in Italy: 15 places, from Dolomite lakes to a Greek theatre in Sicily](https://lensandvows.com/journal/where-to-elope-in-italy): Fifteen named spots in the Dolomites, on Lake Como and the Amalfi Coast, in Tuscany, Venice, Rome, Sicily and Puglia — what each looks like, how you reach it in 2026, when it is quiet, and the fees, permits and drone rules that apply before you say your vows there. (Markdown: https://lensandvows.com/journal/where-to-elope-in-italy.md) - [Wedding venues in Italy: villas, castles and masserie in Tuscany, Lake Como, the Amalfi Coast and Puglia](https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-venues-italy): Twenty-seven places that host weddings today — Medici villas and Chianti castles, lakeside villas and gardens, cliff-top hotels above the sea, fortified farmhouses among the olives — with where they are, what they look like, rough capacity from their own sites, whether a legal civil ceremony can happen there, and what each means for your photos. (Markdown: https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-venues-italy.md)