Book a Wedding Photoshoot
in Athens

For peak-season dates — May through October, and especially Saturdays on Santorini or Mykonos — book 6-12 months ahead. The best-reviewed photographers are often the first vendors to sell out after the venue itself. Shoulder-season and weekday weddings are far more flexible; three to four months is usually comfortable. If your date is closer than that, don't assume it's hopeless: availability shifts, and Photo Greece can check the whole vetted roster for your date at once instead of you emailing photographers one by one. When comparing, look at full wedding galleries rather than portfolio highlights — how a photographer handles a dim taverna dinner tells you more than their best ten frames.

Work backwards from the moments you can't lose. An intimate ceremony with dinner fits in 4-5 hours: preparations, vows, couple portraits at golden hour, first toasts. A classic full wedding day — getting ready through the first dances — runs 8-10 hours. Greek weddings tend to run long and warm up late; if your party will peak at midnight with plate-worthy dancing, budget coverage for it or arrange a set finishing time you're at peace with. One Greece-specific tip: schedule couple portraits around sunset, not the ceremony's end — in summer that golden window is what your photographer will plan the whole timeline around. Discuss your running order with your photographer and they'll recommend honest hours, not maximum hours.

Yes — island weddings are the norm here, and photographers are used to travelling. Many are based in Athens or Thessaloniki and fly or ferry out to Santorini, Mykonos, Crete and the Ionian islands routinely; others live on the wedding islands themselves. For remote venues, travel and accommodation costs are quoted transparently up front — for a Saturday wedding on a smaller island, expect the photographer to arrive the day before rather than gamble on a same-day ferry, and that overnight stay appears in the quote. When you enquire through Photo Greece, mention the island and venue in the first message; we'll prioritise photographers already on or near your island, which trims cost and adds local knowledge of the venue itself.

Professional photoshoots in Athens start from €310. Packages vary by duration and the number of edited photos — from a short couple session below the Acropolis to a full morning across Plaka and the historic centre.

The Acropolis seen from Areopagus Hill, the whitewashed island lanes of Anafiotika, Plaka's bougainvillea corners, the marble Panathenaic Stadium, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, and Lycabettus Hill for the full city panorama. Your photographer will string the spots into a route that works on foot.

Early morning. Areopagus Hill and Plaka are nearly empty at first light and busy by mid-morning, and in summer a dawn start also beats the heat. Golden hour is beautiful too — from Lycabettus or Philopappos Hill the Acropolis turns amber as the city lights come on.