Wedding photographers in Spain
Spain
Getting married in Spain
Mediterranean coves, Moorish palaces, vineyards, a green Atlantic north and islands that stay warm all winter.
Spain is big and varied: coasts on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, a high central plateau, mountain ranges and two groups of islands. The Mediterranean coast and the south are warm and dry from spring well into autumn; the north is green, mild and wetter; the Canary Islands are mild in every month.
Weddings run late here: the ceremony in the early evening, dinner after dark, dancing long past midnight — helped by a clock on Central European time, which keeps the summer light until late.
Seven places
Where in Spain
Each has its own light, landscape and best months. Start with the one that feels like you.
Barcelona & CataloniaGaudí’s city by the sea, the coves and fishing villages of the Costa Brava, and vineyards and old stone farmhouses inland.Best: May · Jun · SepPhotographers joining
MadridA capital of palaces, parks and late nights under clear skies — with royal towns, castles and the mountains about an hour away.Best: May · Jun · Sep · OctPhotographers joining- AndalusiaMoorish palaces, white villages, olive groves to the horizon and two coasts — Spain’s warm, bright south.Best: Apr · May · Sep · OctPhotographers joining
Mallorca & the BalearicsTurquoise coves, mountain villages of honey-coloured stone and long island evenings — Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza.Best: May · Jun · Sep · OctPhotographers joining
Canary IslandsVolcanic islands off the coast of Africa: black-sand beaches, lava landscapes and mild weather in every month.Best: Apr · May · Jun · Sep · Oct · NovPhotographers joining
Valencia & the Costa BlancaOrange groves, rice fields around a lagoon, a city both old and new, and the coves and white towns of the Costa Blanca.Best: May · Jun · Sep · OctPhotographers joining
Basque Country & the NorthGreen mountains falling into the Atlantic, the bay of San Sebastián and Rioja’s vineyards inland — a cooler, greener Spain with a famous table.Best: Jun · Jul · Aug · SepPhotographers joining
Through the year
When to marry, region by region
Dark: the easiest months. Outlined: they work with some planning. Grey: the quieter, wetter or hotter part of the year there.
- Barcelona & Catalonia
- 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
- Madrid
- 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: Best
- November: Quieter
- December: Quieter
- Andalusia
- January: Quieter
- February: Quieter
- March: Good with planning
- April: Best
- May: Best
- June: Good with planning
- July: Quieter
- August: Quieter
- September: Best
- October: Best
- November: Good with planning
- December: Quieter
- Mallorca & the Balearics
- 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: Best
- November: Quieter
- December: Quieter
- Canary Islands
- January: Good with planning
- February: Good with planning
- March: Good with planning
- April: Best
- May: Best
- June: Best
- July: Good with planning
- August: Good with planning
- September: Best
- October: Best
- November: Best
- December: Good with planning
- Valencia & the Costa Blanca
- January: Quieter
- February: Quieter
- March: Good with planning
- April: Good with planning
- May: Best
- June: Best
- July: Good with planning
- August: Good with planning
- September: Best
- October: Best
- November: Good with planning
- December: Quieter
- Basque Country & the North
- January: Quieter
- February: Quieter
- March: Quieter
- April: Quieter
- May: Good with planning
- June: Best
- July: Best
- August: Best
- September: Best
- October: Good with planning
- November: Quieter
- December: Quieter
The seasons
What each season brings
- March – MaySpringOrange and almond blossom, green fields and fresh light. Holy Week and the spring fairs fill the southern cities.
- June – AugustSummerLong, dry days and very late sunsets. Hot inland and in the south, busy on the coasts and islands, mild in the green north.
- September – OctoberAutumnA warm sea, the grape harvest and softer light. On the Mediterranean coast this is when sudden storms are most likely — keep a covered plan.
- November – FebruaryWinterShort, cool days on the mainland, cold on the plateau and in the mountains. The Canary Islands stay mild — Spain’s winter-wedding option.
The legal basics
Three ways to say yes
What makes a wedding legally binding in Spain, in short — and why many couples from abroad sign the papers at home.
- CivilCelebrated by a mayor or a councillor they delegate, a notary, or a court clerk (letrado de la Administración de Justicia). The file that has to come first is opened where one of you lives, so a couple who both live abroad can’t, in practice, marry legally in Spain. Same-sex couples can marry here.
- ReligiousA Catholic wedding, or one in another faith the state recognises, has civil effect, and is fully recognised once it is entered in the Civil Registry. The church and the registry each have their own steps.
- SymbolicAny place, any words, any celebrant — but no legal weight. It is how many couples from abroad marry in Spain: the papers at home, the celebration here.
Before any legal wedding
First, a notary or the civil registry where one of you lives opens a file — the expediente matrimonial — to confirm you are both free to marry, and speaks to each of you in private. A foreign partner usually brings a passport, a birth certificate and proof of their marital status from home, translated and apostilled; the exact list depends on nationality and on the office.
Rules and documents change and depend on your nationality and residence: always check with the notary or the Registro Civil, and with your own country’s consulate, before you set a date.
Photographers
Photographers in Spain
The first photographers in Spain are joining now
We approve every photographer by hand, from three whole weddings, so the list starts small. Tell our concierge your date and your plans — it checks who is free and fits.
Plan your wedding
Guides
- Getting married in Spain: civil, Catholic or symbolic, and who can do whichSpain’s three routes for couples from abroad — what the law asks (Ley 20/2011), why a civil wedding needs one of you to live there, how a Catholic wedding works without residence, the documents, the timings and where the photographer fits in.
- What a wedding photographer costs in Spain, and what changes the pricePublished prices for a wedding day in Spain run from under €1,000 to €8,000 and more. The ranges with their sources and dates, region by region, what goes into a price, the Spanish extras (preboda, postboda, IVA) and how paying works on Lens & Vows.
- The best time to get married in Spain: month by month, region by regionAEMET’s climate normals for six places couples marry, how many couples marry in each month (INE), the best months for each region, and sunrise, sunset and golden hour for 2027 in Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Palma and Las Palmas.
- Wedding venues in Spain: fincas, castles, haciendas and wine countryTwenty places that say on their own sites that they host weddings — Mallorcan fincas and a sea fortress, Andalusian haciendas and city palaces, Catalan castles and a cava winery, Basque belle-époque hotels and Gehry’s winery hotel — with where they are, what they look like, capacity from their own pages, and what each means for your photos.
- Where to elope in Spain: 15 places, from Tramuntana cliffs to TeideFifteen named places in Mallorca, Catalonia, Andalusia, the Canary Islands and the green north — what each looks like, how you get there, when the light is right, and which permits, fees and seasonal closures apply before you say your vows there.
- Portugal, Italy, Spain, Greece or France? Choosing the country for a destination weddingThe 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.
All the countries we work in · More countries are coming.
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Tell us about your wedding — we’ll find who is free
The place, the date, the guests, the photos you like. Our concierge checks who is free and fits, and comes back with photographers to choose from.