Book a Elopement Photoshoot
on Skopelos

It depends on what kind of ceremony you want. A symbolic ceremony — exchanging vows with a celebrant or just each other — needs no permit at all and can happen on any beach, cliff or terrace; this is what most eloping couples choose, handling the legal paperwork at home before or after. A legally binding civil wedding in Greece is absolutely possible for foreigners but involves documents, translations and the local town hall, so allow several weeks and consider a local wedding planner — your photographer can recommend ones they work with. Note that archaeological sites like the Acropolis have strict photography rules, so ceremonies happen near, not inside them. Your Photo Greece photographer will flag any location-specific rules during planning.

It scales with your day. The minimal version is a 60-90 minute session covering the vows and a portrait walk — from €300, ideal if you're keeping things spontaneous. Half-day coverage (3-4 hours) adds getting ready, the journey to the spot, and a relaxed golden-hour portrait session after the ceremony. Full-day coverage follows the whole story from morning coffee to a candlelit dinner table. Most eloping couples in Greece land in the middle: ceremony at a quiet hour, then a slow wander through village lanes or along the caldera as newlyweds. Describe your day to your Photo Greece photographer and they'll recommend honest coverage — nobody will upsell you hours you won't need.

Yes — this is where a local photographer earns their keep twice over. They know which caldera terraces can be reserved privately, which Naxos beaches stay empty even in July, what time the light drops behind Meteora's pillars, and which spots that look perfect on Instagram are actually next to a bus parking lot. Tell them the mood you want — vast and dramatic, soft and intimate, village-romantic — and you'll get concrete suggestions with photos, timing advice and honest warnings. They can also connect you with celebrants, florists and musicians they've worked with. Couples consistently tell us the location their photographer suggested beat the one they'd found researching from home.

Professional photoshoots in Skopelos and Skiathos start from €310. Packages vary by duration and the number of edited photos — from a short session in Skopelos Chora to a longer route out to the chapel of Agios Ioannis sto Kastri, or an afternoon around Skiathos old port.

Agios Ioannis sto Kastri, the chapel alone on its pillar of rock above the sea, the stepped lanes and slate roofs of Skopelos Chora with the church of Panagia tou Pyrgou on the sea wall, the harbour front and the ruined kastro at the top of the town, and the pine-backed coves at Panormos and Milia. On Skiathos: the Bourtzi headland in the middle of the old port, Koukounaries with its pine forest behind the sand, and Lalaria's rock arch and white pebbles, which is boat-only.

Morning at Agios Ioannis sto Kastri — the chapel faces roughly east, the platform at the top holds only a handful of people, and the tour boats and rental cars arrive from late morning onwards. The Chora is workable all day because the lanes are narrow enough to hold shade, and it takes the last light beautifully from the kastro at the top. The season is shorter than in the south: June to September is the reliable window, with ferries and flights thinning out sharply from mid-October.