Elopement photographer in Málaga

For a wedding of under twenty people, Málaga is best used the opposite way to most Spanish cities: choose the cold months. December to April is the main season here, 18 degrees in January with sun on 320 days a year, and a ceremony at half past three finishes in warm, low light with the meal after it still in daylight. From mid-June the calculation flips. A humid 32 degrees flattens the view with haze, and the beaches from Pedregalejo to La Malagueta are packed from ten. The other decision is coast or inland. Nerja, Mijas and Antequera are all within the area we cover, each with its own light, and the location is scouted the day before, at the hour we will be shooting.

When to book in Málaga

For an outdoor ceremony, the cooler half of the year gives the gentlest hours: in December the sun sets at about six, so vows at half past three leave time for portraits in the last light and a meal at dusk. Note that the botanical garden’s civil slots run only on summer Saturdays, so a winter civil ceremony means the registry and a separate portrait session. In May and June, an evening ceremony catches a sunset after nine. Avoid Holy Week if your plans include the centre, because the processions fill the main streets every evening, and the Feria week in August for the same reason. Calima is the wildcard: two days’ warning on the forecast is usually enough to swap an outdoor portrait slot for the next morning.