Travels — Santorini in June
We seriously love to travel. It is so exciting, and it takes Beziique Destination Wedding Photographers to so many new and exciting places the world over. We love going on an adventure for our couples' special days. This trip we teamed up with James and Ellie from Ground Films for a wedding on the island of Santorini.
Santorini destination wedding photography travels
A volcanic island
Santorini is a truly mysterious place. It evokes a sense of something different, something unique — and it did not fail to surprise and delight us. Born from the heart of an ancient volcano, this little group of islands in Greece is as magical as it sounds.
In around 1620 BC, a huge volcanic eruption caused the centre of the most southern of the Cyclades islands to collapse. The Aegean Sea poured into the resulting caldera, leaving the crescent-shaped volcanic rock we now know as Santorini. The water in the caldera has an inky blueness that is stunning and lends even more of an air of mystery. At the height of summer the islands are a little crowded from the visitors coming in from the cruise ships, and the towns bustle with people milling about the shops and bars. There are still small pockets of calm — you just have to seek them out.
Inky blue sea, white buildings and dramatic clifftop villages
In Oia, we met a gorgeous couple from China who allowed us to capture them among the domes. Santorini — and the quaint, picturesque old town of Oia in particular — is reputed to have the most beautiful sunsets in the world. It was spectacular to see the sun drop slowly into the sea, leaving only a fiery glow and the silhouettes of the tiny islets in its wake. The light here on these islands is amazing for a destination wedding photographer — it is light that we paint with. One of the most beautiful churches on the island is Profitis Elias, the Church on the Hill in Fira, with its white and blue colours and bells.
The clifftops are mind-blowing. You are really high up, and there are colours of red, rust and chocolate brown. There is the Red Beach, where the strata of the earth are visible and truly fascinating. Some beaches are black from the volcanic origins of the islands.
It's a place hard to describe, but when you arrive by boat, think Norway without greenery. Santorini is a place of contrasts and contradictions — a place that is stunning for destination weddings. A place we will return to next year for another special day.
