Destination wedding photographer in Madrid

Guests who fly in on the Friday land in a city that has not yet started its evening: dinner is at nine or later, which suits a welcome dinner well and jet lag not at all. That is the first thing a foreign couple cannot know, and the second is that in Madrid the season rewrites the timetable. In July the sun sets at 21:45 and the hour before is still hard and still 33 degrees, so the group portraits move to half past nine and the aperitif moves with them; every Madrid venue has done it before. In December the sun sets a little before six, and a ceremony at half past five finishes in the dark. The walk-through the day before is where we find out which terrace loses its sun first and whether the group can really stand where the planner drew them.

When to book in Madrid

For guests travelling from abroad, May, June, September and October are the comfortable months: long evenings, warm days that do not punish a suit, and sunsets from about ten to ten in June to a quarter past six at the end of October. July and August work if the timetable is built for them, with the ceremony late and the group portraits after sunset. November to March are quieter and cheaper to travel in, the light is excellent from late morning until a sunset between a quarter to six and half past seven, but evenings are cold, so the dinner is indoors. Whatever the month, give guests a Friday arrival and a free Saturday morning: jet lag meets a city that dines at nine, and the wedding is better for everyone having slept.