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Elopement photography · Ilha Grande
In short
Elopement photography in Ilha Grande starts at $950: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Ilha Grande, and 150 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks.
Why choose elopement photography in Ilha Grande?
An elopement on Ilha Grande can go further than any wedding could: to Aventureiro, a fishing village on the far south-west coast with a long beach, a palm tree bent almost flat over the sand and no road of any kind. Getting there is a sea crossing around exposed headlands, and the village sits in a sustainable-development reserve with its own entry rules. For two people, an officiant and a photographer, that remoteness is the point.
Worth knowing about Ilha Grande
The Prefeitura de Angra dos Reis limits Vila do Aventureiro to 560 people a day under a term agreed with the community, and the access wristband is issued only at the Prefeitura's visitor station on the Angra dos Reis ferry quay, open from 7:00 to 19:00 every day, after the visitor signs a commitment term. An elopement on Aventureiro therefore starts on the mainland, with the wristbands for the couple, the officiant and the photographer collected before boarding.
What does the session in Ilha Grande look like?
- Praia do Aventureiro
- The leaning coconut palm at the left end of the beach, with the open sea behind.
- Praia do Demo
- The small neighbouring beach that the visitor term allows, for quieter portraits.
- Vila do Abraão
- For a sheltered back-up ceremony site if the sea is too rough to cross.
What does elopement photography in Ilha Grande include?
- 3 hours of coverage: the ceremony, portraits and one move to a second location
- 150 edited photographs in a private online gallery
- Gallery delivered within 3 weeks
- Help choosing a place where a small ceremony is allowed and the light works at your hour
- A short running order shared with your celebrant
Permits at these locations: Praia do Aventureiro: Visits are controlled: Aventureiro lies in a Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável, and the Prefeitura issues the access wristband; ask before planning a session there
FAQ — Elopement photography in Ilha Grande
How do we get permission to elope at Aventureiro on Ilha Grande?
Through the Prefeitura de Angra dos Reis. Vila do Aventureiro, on Ilha Grande, lies in a Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável created by State Law nº 6.397/2014, visits are capped at 560 people a day, and every visitor collects a wristband at the Prefeitura's station on the Angra dos Reis quay and signs a commitment term before the crossing.
What happens to an Ilha Grande elopement if the sea is rough?
The crossing to Aventureiro is not made. The Prefeitura de Angra dos Reis advises against navigating around the Ponta do Drago and Ponta dos Meros when the sea is rough, so an Ilha Grande elopement planned there keeps a sheltered back-up beach near Vila do Abraão and a flexible day.