Santa Catarina
Destination wedding photography · Florianópolis
In short
Destination wedding photography in Florianópolis starts at $1,800: 8 hours on location with a photographer who works in Florianópolis, and 500 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 6 weeks.
Why choose destination wedding photography in Florianópolis?
A Florianópolis wedding usually happens at a venue on the bay side of the island, where the water is calm and the sun goes down over the mainland hills. Some couples add something older: an hour at one of the eighteenth-century fortresses in the north bay, with stone walls and the sea all around. Those fortresses belong to the federal university, run on its hours, and in summer those hours end before the sun does.
Worth knowing about Florianópolis
The Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) opens its fortresses from 08:30 to 18:30, and the sun sets in Florianópolis at about 19:08 in late December. A summer wedding that wants portraits at Anhatomirim takes them in the afternoon light before closing, with the private boat booked to return in time, while a winter wedding, with sunset at about 17:27, can have the fortress at golden hour.
What does the session in Florianópolis look like?
- Fortaleza de Santa Cruz de Anhatomirim
- Stone walls and sea on an island in the north bay, for portraits of the couple.
- The venue on the bay side
- The ceremony and reception, with the sun setting over the water towards the mainland.
- Lagoa da Conceição
- A morning-after session on the lagoon and the dunes.
What does destination wedding photography in Florianópolis include?
- 8 hours of coverage, from the end of getting ready through the first hours of the party
- 500 edited photographs in a private online gallery
- Full gallery delivered within 6 weeks
- A planning call and a written timeline built around the venue’s rules and the hour of sunset
- Outside-vendor registration with the pousada or venue, handled with your planner
- A covered fallback agreed in advance for every outdoor part of the day
Permits at these locations: Fortaleza de Santa Cruz de Anhatomirim: UFSC ticket for the fortress, with hours of 08:30 to 18:30 and free entry for all on the last Sunday of each month from March to November; the boat is a separate private service
FAQ — Destination wedding photography in Florianópolis
Can we have wedding portraits at a fortress in Florianópolis at sunset?
Only in winter. The UFSC fortresses in Florianópolis open from 08:30 to 18:30, and the sun sets at about 19:08 in late December but about 17:27 in late June, so a sunset portrait session at a fortress fits a winter wedding, while a summer one is photographed there in the afternoon.
How do we reach Anhatomirim for wedding photos in Florianópolis?
By private boat. UFSC runs the Fortaleza de Santa Cruz de Anhatomirim in Florianópolis but not the boats to it, which are private services, so the crossing for a wedding portrait session is booked separately and timed to the fortress hours.