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Elopement photography · Paraty
In short
Elopement photography in Paraty starts at $950: 3 hours on location with a photographer who works in Paraty, and 150 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 3 weeks.
Why choose elopement photography in Paraty?
An elopement in Paraty often leaves the town for Trindade, at the end of the road south, where granite boulders, forest and clear water meet in a way a wedding of a hundred guests could never use. A couple, an officiant and a photographer fit on a corner of a beach or by the natural pool. The trade-off is that much of Trindade is a federal national park, and a ceremony there is planned around ICMBio's rules.
Worth knowing about Paraty
ICMBio needs no authorisation for filming in a federal park during visiting hours when the visitor routine is unchanged, but a shoot with temporary structures or one that closes off a public area counts as an event under IN ICMBio nº 5/2019. An elopement at Trindade inside the Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina therefore stays small, with no arch, chairs or roped-off sand.
What does the session in Paraty look like?
- Piscina natural de Trindade
- Calm, clear water among boulders, best on a weekday morning.
- Praia do Meio, Trindade
- A quieter stretch of sand for the vows, with forest behind.
- Igreja de Santa Rita
- For couples who want the colonial town in the album as well, after the beach.
What does elopement photography in Paraty 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
FAQ — Elopement photography in Paraty
Can we have an elopement ceremony at Trindade, near Paraty?
Yes, if it stays small. Trindade lies partly inside the Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, and ICMBio treats a shoot with temporary structures or a closed public area as an event that needs its own authorisation. An elopement in Paraty with just the couple, an officiant and a photographer, and no set-up, fits within the normal visitor rules.
When is Trindade quiet enough for an elopement near Paraty?
Weekday mornings outside the summer holidays. ICMBio ranked the Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, which includes part of Trindade, the 4th most visited national park in Brazil in 2024, and the beaches near Paraty fill on summer weekends, so an elopement there is planned when the sand is empty.