You have wedding photographs. Hundreds of them, probably.
What you may not have is a photograph of the two of you that isn’t from a day you spent being looked at. Wedding portraits of the couple usually get fifteen rushed minutes between the ceremony and the speeches, with a photographer working against a schedule and someone waving at you from the marquee.
A honeymoon session is the version where nobody is waiting for you. No timeline, no guests, no one else in the frame. Just the two of you, married for four days, in a city you chose.
That’s a different photograph, and most couples only realise they wanted it afterwards.
Why honeymooners book this
Because the wedding portraits weren’t quite it. This is the most common reason and nobody says it out loud at first. The day was wonderful, and the couple photographs were a rushed fifteen minutes. This is the unhurried version.
Because you’re both relaxed for the first time in months. The planning is over. You look different when you’re not managing anything, and it shows in photographs in a way that’s hard to fake.
Because you want to wear the dress again. Plenty of couples bring it. More on that below.
Because you’ll want proof of this specific week. Not the wedding. The honeymoon — the first days of actually being married, which pass very quickly and which almost nobody photographs properly.
Fitting it into a trip that’s already full
Honeymoon itineraries are packed, and the question we’re asked most often is where a session fits without losing a day.
It takes a morning, not a day. A one-hour session starting at sunrise is finished before most of Paris has had breakfast. You’ll be back at your hotel by nine with the whole day ahead of you.
Sunrise is the answer, and not only for the light. It’s the one slot that costs you nothing. Book an afternoon session, and you’ve given up an afternoon. Book sunrise and you’ve given up an hour of sleep.
Which day matters more than people expect. Our recommendation: day two or three. Day one: you’ve just arrived, you’re tired and probably jet-lagged, and you haven’t unpacked. By day four or five, you’ve started to run out of energy. Day two or three is the sweet spot — rested enough to enjoy it, excited enough that it shows.
If you’re arriving from North America or Asia, there’s an advantage hiding in the jet lag. You’ll be wide awake at 5 am for the first few days, whether you like it or not. That’s the hour we want you.
If Paris is one stop of several, do the session in Paris rather than saving it for later in the trip. Everyone is freshest at the start, and Paris photographs better than almost anywhere you’ll go next.
The two-hour honeymoon morning we’d recommend
If you want the fullest version, this is the itinerary we suggest most often.
Start with your Paris honeymoon photographer before sunrise at Trocadéro. The classic view, the city empty, the light coming up behind the tower. Twenty minutes here while almost nobody is around.
Down into the Jardins du Trocadéro as the light warms — fountains, steps, tree-lined paths, and the tower still rising behind you. Quieter than the terrace above.
Across to Avenue de Camoëns, a short residential street ending in a stone balustrade with the tower framed at the end of it. Elegant, cinematic, and about a four-minute walk.
Then down to the river, water level, the tower reflected, boats going past. A completely different photograph from where you started.
Finish on Rue Saint-Dominique with coffee and a pastry on a café terrace as the city wakes up. This is where the photographs stop being about landmarks and start being about the two of you.
Two hours, four distinctly different backdrops, and you’re done by nine.
[All our Paris photoshoot routes →]
Wearing the dress
A good number of honeymoon couples bring the dress, and we’d encourage it if you’re tempted. It’s the one chance to wear it somewhere that isn’t a venue, without a schedule, and with nobody asking you anything.
What to know: it travels better than you’d think, rolled rather than folded. Most hotels will steam it if you ask. And a sunrise session means you’re not walking through a crowded city in a wedding dress, which is the part people worry about.
A suit works the same way, and it’s worth both of you dressing up rather than one.
Bring something else too. The best honeymoon galleries have both — the dress for part of it, then something you’d actually wear to dinner. A two-hour session has time for both, and we bring a private changing tent so you’re not looking for a café bathroom.
What to wear the rest of the time
Paris is cream limestone, grey-blue roofs, black iron and deep green gardens. Cream, camel, navy, burgundy, olive and black all sit beautifully against it. Neon and pure brilliant white are the hardest to work with.
Complement each other, don’t match. If one of you is in navy, the other might be in cream. Identical outfits blur two people into a single shape.
Something with movement photographs beautifully — a dress with weight to it, a coat that moves when you walk. Walking is most of what we’ll ask you to do.
Shoes you can walk cobblestones in. Bring anything delicate in a bag.
[Our complete guide to what to wear for a Paris photoshoot →]
Your session
For a honeymoon, we’d suggest the one-hour or the two-hour. An hour is plenty if you want one beautiful location and a relaxed pace. Two hours is the one to choose if you’re bringing the dress, if you want genuinely different backdrops, or if this is replacing wedding portraits you weren’t happy with — and the changing tent and black-and-white edits are included rather than extra.
Prices are per session, not per person. There’s no surcharge for sunrise, weekends, or travel within Paris.
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What’s included, whichever you book
- A planning conversation before you arrive — locations, timing, what to wear, where to meet
- A route chosen for the season, the light and that week’s crowds
- A photograph of the exact meeting point, so you’re not lost at 7am in an unfamiliar city
- Full direction throughout. You don’t need to know how to pose.
- A private online gallery with full personal print rights
- Delivery within five days
- Free rescheduling if it rains
- A 30-day money-back guarantee
If it rains on your honeymoon
As Paris couple photographer, we always advise you to go ahead anyway. We mean it.
Rain empties the landmarks you otherwise couldn’t have to yourselves. Wet cobblestones reflect every light in the city. And two people under one umbrella, four days married, is one of the loveliest photographs we take all year.
Paris rain is usually brief. If it’s heavy, we’ll shift by an hour or move toward covered locations, and if you’d rather not, rescheduling is free.
[Why we’d rather you didn’t reschedule →]
If you didn’t get the photos you wanted at your wedding
Say so when you book. It’s more common than you’d guess, and it changes how we shoot.
We’ll spend more time on the two of you properly posed and properly lit, rather than only on candid walking shots — because what’s missing from your wedding gallery is usually the considered portraits, not the documentary ones. Bring the dress if you have it, and tell us which photograph you wish you had. We’ll make sure it exists.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a honeymoon photoshoot in Paris cost? Between €180 and €520 depending on session length and the number of edited photographs. Most honeymoon couples book either the one-hour or the two-hour session. Prices are per session, not per person.
When during our honeymoon should we book the photoshoot? Day two or three. Because on day one you’ve just arrived and are probably tired; by day four or five, energy starts to flag. Day two or three is rested but still excited.
What time of day is best for honeymoon photos in Paris? Sunrise. The landmarks are nearly empty, the light is soft, and it costs you only an hour of sleep rather than a whole afternoon of your trip.
Can we wear our wedding dress and suit? Yes, and plenty of couples do. Roll the dress rather than folding it for travel, and most hotels will steam it. A two-hour session gives you time for the dress plus a second outfit, with a private changing tent included.
How long does a honeymoon photoshoot take? An hour suits most couples and is finished before breakfast if you start at sunrise. Two hours gives you two genuinely different areas and time for an outfit change.
We already have wedding photos — is this worth it? Most couples who book this have wedding photographs and still want something different. Wedding portraits are usually fifteen rushed minutes on a day full of other people. A honeymoon session has no schedule and nobody else in the frame.
What if it rains? The session goes ahead unless you’d rather it didn’t. We move toward covered locations and spots that improve in wet weather, or reschedule free of charge.
We’re visiting several cities — should we do it in Paris? We’d say yes, and early. Everyone is freshest at the start of a trip, and Paris photographs as well as anywhere you’ll go.
Let’s plan your morning
Tell us when you’re in Paris, how long you have, and whether you’re bringing the dress. We’ll suggest a route and an hour that fits around the rest of your trip.
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