Elopement photographer in Granada

An elopement in Granada has to solve one thing the city is bad at: privacy at the hour when the light is best. The view everyone wants is the Alhambra lit by the setting sun, and the places that show it are public and busy. So the day is split in two. The vows happen somewhere enclosed or empty: the walled garden of a carmen, the Albaicín houses built around a terrace and an orchard, some of which are hired for small ceremonies, or the Sacromonte path in the morning, when there is hardly anyone on it. The portraits come afterwards, moving downhill through the lanes to a viewpoint for the last forty minutes of sun. As elopement photographers we would rather tell you now that San Nicolás at sunset will not be yours alone than let you find out with a veil on.

When to book in Granada

A weekday between December and March is the strongest choice. The viewpoints are at their emptiest, the snow stands behind the city, and with sunset at around half past six the vows can be at four and the portraits done before dark, leaving the evening for dinner. February adds almond blossom if you want a field rather than a garden. May and October are warm and reliable without snow. Midsummer elopements here are morning events: by eleven the Albaicín is too hot for anyone in a suit, and the evening light comes after half past nine to crowded viewpoints. Keep clear of Holy Week, when processions close the old streets.