A session before the wedding, where the light is worth flying for.

Two to three hours in Hallstatt, the lake country or the Alps. No ceremony, no schedule, no crowd if we start early.

Couple walk away along a wooden dock into fog, bride in white, groom in Tracht
Bride and groom's ringed hands rest together above a bouquet of white roses

One hour, used properly

A pre-wedding session is not a smaller wedding shoot. There is no ceremony to work around, which means the entire block can sit inside the best hour of the day rather than wherever the timetable left a gap.

Hallstatt is the reason most couples fly in for this. A sunrise session at the lake produces frames that no other location in Austria can, and by nine in the morning the village belongs to day visitors.

How a session runs

Sunrise, genuinely

In June that means a five in the morning start. It is the difference between an empty lane and standing in a queue, and it is the whole reason to come.

Two or three locations

A session usually covers a viewpoint, the waterline, and one quiet lane. Enough variety to carry an album without rushing between them.

Outfit changes are fine

Most couples bring two. We plan the route so there is somewhere sensible to change without losing the light.

Delivered in three weeks

60 or more edited photographs. Faster than a wedding gallery because there is far less to cull.

Couple in Austrian Tracht sit together in a window nook silhouetted against a lake

Hallstatt, from 690 euro

Two to three hours, two or three locations, and 60 or more edited photographs delivered in three weeks. Scouting is included; travel is 0.50 euro per kilometre from Salzburg. Sunrise slots cost the same as any other.

Frames from sessions

Long reception table set with white linen, wine glasses and colourful flower centrepieces
Groom in a green Tracht jacket and bride touch noses laughing, autumn foliage behind
Bride's hair updo and veil seen from behind in black and white
Bride in a tea-length dress walks a wooden dock over a lake, mountains beyond
Two gold wedding rings in an open glass box beside a bouquet on a dock
Bride and groom kiss under willow branches beside a lake, bride holding a bouquet

Questions

From 690 euro for two to three hours, including scouting and 60 or more edited photographs, with travel from our Salzburg base at 0.50 euro per kilometre. Sunrise sessions are the same price as any other slot.

Sunrise, without exception. Hallstatt fills with day visitors from about nine in the morning and stays full until late afternoon.

Yes, and it is genuinely underrated. Snow, low cloud, and almost nobody there. The roads are normally clear and the village is at its quietest.

Regularly. Salzburg, the Wolfgangsee, the Dolomites and the Tyrolean lakes all work well. Hallstatt is simply the one couples ask for most.

Tell us your date.

We reply within two days with availability and an honest read on whether we are the right fit for your day.