Book a Wedding Photoshoot
in Heraklion

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 Heraklion start from €310. Packages vary by duration and the number of edited photos — from a session at the Venetian harbour to a longer walk through the old centre and along the city walls.

The Koules fortress guarding the Venetian harbour, the Morosini fountain with its stone lions on Lions Square, the neoclassical facades of 25th of August Street, the great Venetian walls with sea views from the ramparts, and the fishing boats along the old port — with the coves of Agia Pelagia a short drive west.

Early morning on the harbour mole out to Koules, when the light is low over the water and the walkway is almost empty. The old centre photographs best before the shops open; golden hour suits the sea walls and the waterfront. In summer an early start also avoids the strongest heat.