The Event

The wedding unfolded across five days. A pre-wedding boat cruise ending in a beach party. Bridal preparations at the Poseidonion, surrounded by friends and family. The groom and his not-so-quiet group at a private villa overlooking the sea. A horse carriage carried Fay and her father through the cobbled streets to Agios Nikolaos. The reception at Kaiki on one of the island's finest beaches ran through the night. The next morning, the same beach, a lazy brunch and plans already forming for the Maldives.

Our Approach

We were chosen for this wedding as naturally as we chose them. We had crossed paths on other weddings, and it seemed inevitable. Spetses gave us five days and complete access. The quietest bride we have ever photographed, and a groom who made sure nobody was ever bored. Between the two of them, the story told itself.

The Destination

Spetses is one of those islands that requires no persuasion. An hour and a half from Athens by hydrofoil, yet entirely removed from it. No cars, no noise beyond the rhythm of the sea and the occasional horse carriage on cobbled stone. The Venetians called it Spezia, after spice, though it could just as well have been named for the jasmine and pine that follow you everywhere.
The port opens onto a wide piazza dominated by the Poseidonion, a grand hotel modelled on the Carlton in Cannes that has presided over the island's social life for over a century. Around it, fishermen, tavernas, domed churches and impressive villas line the seafront promenade. The kind of place that makes you slow down without trying.
For a wedding, Spetses offers something increasingly rare. The church of Agios Nikolaos for the ceremony, Kaiki and Agia Paraskevi beach for the celebration. Venues that feel rooted in the island rather than imposed on it. The scale is intimate, the light generous, the atmosphere entirely its own. A destination that rewards couples who choose it for the right reasons — and photographers who know how to work within it.

This film is part of our Weddings filmed in Greece and our broader Destination wedding films portfolio.