Rio de Janeiro
Destination wedding photography · Rio de Janeiro
In short
Destination wedding photography in Rio de Janeiro starts at $1,800: 8 hours on location with a photographer who works in Rio de Janeiro, and 500 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 6 weeks.
Why choose destination wedding photography in Rio de Janeiro?
A wedding in Rio can happen in a Zona Sul hotel, a house in Santa Teresa, a beach club in the Barra, or under Christ the Redeemer itself. The last one is the most photographed and the most regulated: the Santuário runs a small chapel at the foot of the statue and celebrates weddings there as Catholic ceremonies, under the rules of the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro, and the coverage is planned around those rules.
Worth knowing about Rio de Janeiro
The Santuário Cristo Redentor accepts wedding requests only through its website, 3 to 18 months ahead, requires at least one partner to be Catholic and a premarital course, allows only sacred or classical music, and does not marry on Holy Week, Christmas, New Year or the feast of Nossa Senhora Aparecida. Some formats take place before or after tourist visiting hours.
What does the session in Rio de Janeiro look like?
- Santuário Cristo Redentor chapel
- Ceremonies inside the chapel, in front of it or before the monument, some outside visiting hours.
- Parque Lage
- Portraits in the courtyard and gardens on the way down from Corcovado.
- Copacabana or Ipanema hotel terraces
- The reception with the sea and the city lights behind.
What does destination wedding photography in Rio de Janeiro 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
FAQ — Destination wedding photography in Rio de Janeiro
Can foreigners get married at Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro?
Yes, if at least one partner is Catholic. The Santuário Cristo Redentor celebrates Catholic weddings in its chapel, in front of it or before the monument, booked through its website 3 to 18 months ahead, with a premarital course that can be taken at a parish near home. A religious wedding with civil effect is also possible.
What music is allowed at a wedding at Christ the Redeemer?
Only sacred or classical music, under a decree of the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro that the Santuário Cristo Redentor applies to every wedding. Pop songs and film or soap opera themes are not allowed during the ceremony, so the wedding playlist in Rio is saved for the reception venue.