# Andalusia > Moorish palaces, white villages, olive groves to the horizon and two coasts — Spain’s warm, bright south. - URL: https://lensandvows.com/spain/andalusia - Spain: https://lensandvows.com/spain - Português: https://lensandvows.com/pt/spain/andalusia.md - Español: https://lensandvows.com/es/spain/andalusia.md - Italiano: https://lensandvows.com/it/spain/andalusia.md - Lens & Vows: https://lensandvows.com/ Andalusia is the Spain of postcards: Seville’s orange trees and tiled patios, the Alhambra in Granada under the snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada, Ronda on its gorge, white villages on the hilltops — and two coasts, the Mediterranean Costa del Sol and the wilder Atlantic Costa de la Luz. Weddings here move to the rhythm of the heat: a ceremony late in the afternoon, dinner after dark in the courtyard of a cortijo or hacienda — the old farm estates of the south — and dancing under the stars. ## When to marry in Andalusia - **Best:** April, May, September, October - **Good with planning:** March, June, November April, May, late September and October are warm and golden. July and August are fiercely hot inland, in Seville, Córdoba and Granada; the coast stays easier. Spring also brings Holy Week and Seville’s April Fair — beautiful, and hard for finding rooms. - **Spring:** Orange blossom in the streets, green fields and wild flowers in the hills. Holy Week processions and the spring fairs fill the cities. - **Summer:** Long, blazing days inland; on the coast, sea breezes and late sunsets. Plan everything that happens outside for the last hours of light. - **Autumn:** The heat breaks, the sea is still warm and the light turns soft and gold. Rain returns from October, heaviest in November and December. ## Where couples marry here The kinds of places — ask your photographer which ones they know well. - **Cortijos and haciendas:** Whitewashed farm estates among the olive groves, with arcaded courtyards, fountains and room for everyone. - **Palaces, patios and old quarters:** Tiled courtyards, orange trees and Moorish arches in Seville, Córdoba and Granada. A photo session inside the Alhambra needs the monument’s own permission, asked for well ahead. - **White villages and mountain towns:** Hilltop villages, cliff-edge towns and gorges — for a small ceremony, or portraits with the whole valley behind you. - **Two coasts:** Beach clubs and villas on the Mediterranean; long, wild Atlantic beaches with dunes and wind on the Costa de la Luz. ## How the light falls The southern sun is strong and high: midday light is hard and white, and bounces off every wall. The Atlantic coast faces west, so the sun sets into the ocean; in Granada the classic moment is the Alhambra turning red at sunset, seen from the hill opposite. ## Getting there Málaga and Seville have the main airports, Granada and Jerez smaller ones. High-speed trains link Seville, Córdoba, Málaga and Granada with Madrid. Distances are bigger than they look — choose one area for the weekend. ## Photographers in Andalusia https://lensandvows.com/photographers?region=andalusia https://lensandvows.com/photographers?region=andalusia&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) - [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) - [Wedding photography styles compared: documentary, editorial, fine art, classic and film](https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-photography-styles-compared): What each style looks like, how the photographer works on the day, and how to recognise it in a whole wedding rather than a highlight reel — with a table to compare them side by side. (Markdown: https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-photography-styles-compared.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) - [Getting married in Spain: civil, Catholic or symbolic, and who can do which](https://lensandvows.com/journal/getting-married-in-spain): Spain’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. (Markdown: https://lensandvows.com/journal/getting-married-in-spain.md) - [Wedding venues in Spain: fincas, castles, haciendas and wine country](https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-venues-spain): Twenty 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. (Markdown: https://lensandvows.com/journal/wedding-venues-spain.md)