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Wedding photographers in Liguria
Pastel harbour villages, villas above the sea and vineyards terraced into the cliffs — the Italian Riviera.
Liguria is the narrow arc of coast between France and Tuscany, with Genoa at its centre and mountains rising straight out of the sea. To the east lie Portofino, harbour villages such as Camogli, and the Cinque Terre, whose villages and terraced vineyards are a UNESCO World Heritage site together with Portovenere. To the west are longer beaches and old resorts such as Sanremo.
Weddings here face the sea: a villa garden or a terrace above the water, a small church by the harbour, dinner as the lights come on around the bay. In Genoa, the palazzi of the Strade Nuove — another UNESCO site — suit a city wedding.
Photographers
1 photographer shoots here
They shoot here and know the light. Their whole weddings are on their pages.
See the photographerThrough the year
When to marry in Liguria
May, June and September are the best months: warm days, with the sea warm enough to swim from June. July is the driest month, but July and August are crowded, above all around mid-August. From September, autumn rain comes in short, heavy storms; October is the wettest month, though still mild.
- January: Quieter
- February: Quieter
- March: Quieter
- April: Good with planning
- May: Best
- June: Best
- July: Good with planning
- August: Good with planning
- September: Best
- October: Good with planning
- November: Quieter
- December: Quieter
- SpringVilla gardens in flower and clear air after a shower. The sea is still cool, and evenings by the water call for a wrap.
- SummerWarm rather than scorching, with a sea breeze in the afternoon. Boats fill the bays and visitors the villages — book early.
- AutumnA warm sea in September and the grape harvest on the terraces, then sudden, heavy storms — keep a covered plan.
In numbers
- UNESCO World Heritage
Weather station: Genova-Sestri Ponente, normals 1971–2000 · Checked 14 October 2026
Places
Where couples marry here
The kinds of places — ask your photographer which ones they know well.
Villas and gardens above the sea
Old villas on the promontories, with palms, citrus trees and terraces over the water: the whole day in one place.
Harbour villages
Tall pastel houses round a small harbour, a church by the water, an aperitivo on the quay.
The Cinque Terre and Portovenere
Villages stacked on the rocks above the vineyards, and a stone church on the point at Portovenere — for an elopement or a small wedding.
Genoa
Palazzi with frescoed halls in the old centre, and Boccadasse, a fishing harbour within the city, for portraits by the sea.
Towns
Towns and places in Liguria
Each with a page of its own: where couples marry there, where to take portraits, the practical side.
Light
How the light falls
The coast faces south, and the light comes off the sea all day — glaring at midday, soft and warm at either end. Camogli and the Cinque Terre look west and south-west, so their coloured houses glow in the last sun, while in the deeper coves the mountains bring the evening shade early.
Travel
Getting there
Fly into Genoa, about an hour by car from Portofino; Pisa is closer to the Cinque Terre, and Nice to Sanremo. The Cinque Terre are best reached by train or boat, and Portofino lies at the end of a single narrow road — plan how the guests will get around.
Plan
Read before you plan
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