Margie & Dough — Elopement

The place

Athens & the Riviera

The Acropolis above the city’s rooftops, then a coast road south past beaches, coves and marinas to the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion.

September is one of the easiest months to marry here.

The light

How the light falls there

Athens is known for its light: clear and sharp, bright on marble and white walls. The Riviera faces south-west across the Saronic Gulf, so the sun sets over the water and its islands; at midsummer it goes down just before nine. From the hills of Filopappou and Lycabettus the Acropolis turns gold in the last hour of the day, and after dark it is lit up.