Cliffs, lava fields and a big tree
a lava field, a cliff edge
Not every ceremony needs a venue. This guide collects places where two people and a photographer can be the only ones for miles: a lava field, a black beach, a cliff edge, a big tree.
Each one has a different rule. Wind, weather and access decide the plan more than the camera does.
Open ground
Lava and black sand are dark, so a white dress stands out from far away. A long lens helps, and a drone does the rest, but check the local rules first.
The edge of the land
A long beach, a coast of cliffs and a rocky shore. Put the couple small in the frame and let the horizon sit low.
Trees and weather
A cool forest, a big tree on a green hill and a snowy plain. Quiet places that work best in the weather other people avoid.
A last note: whatever the place, check the weather and tell someone where you are going. The picture is never worth the cliff.
Credits
This is sample content for the Second Shooter template. The story is invented, and the photographs are Pexels photos, listed below with their photographers, so each caption describes only what is in the picture.
Featured photograph, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A couple crossing a dark lava field, small under a pale sky, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
Two people on black sand, seen from above, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A couple at the edge of a long, empty beach, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A rocky coast in warm light, the couple far along it, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
Vows read from a card among tall trunks, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A very large tree on a green hill, the couple at its foot, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A snowy plain with two people walking, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A rainy porch: his arms around her, a bouquet between them, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A tiny figure on mossy ground, from high above, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
Not every ceremony needs a venue. This guide collects places where two people and a photographer can be the only ones for miles: a lava field, a black beach, a cliff edge, a big tree.
Each one has a different rule. Wind, weather and access decide the plan more than the camera does.
Open ground
Lava and black sand are dark, so a white dress stands out from far away. A long lens helps, and a drone does the rest, but check the local rules first.
The edge of the land
A long beach, a coast of cliffs and a rocky shore. Put the couple small in the frame and let the horizon sit low.
Trees and weather
A cool forest, a big tree on a green hill and a snowy plain. Quiet places that work best in the weather other people avoid.
A last note: whatever the place, check the weather and tell someone where you are going. The picture is never worth the cliff.
Credits
This is sample content for the Second Shooter template. The story is invented, and the photographs are Pexels photos, listed below with their photographers, so each caption describes only what is in the picture.
Featured photograph, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A couple crossing a dark lava field, small under a pale sky, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
Two people on black sand, seen from above, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A couple at the edge of a long, empty beach, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A rocky coast in warm light, the couple far along it, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
Vows read from a card among tall trunks, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A very large tree on a green hill, the couple at its foot, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A snowy plain with two people walking, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A rainy porch: his arms around her, a bouquet between them, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
A tiny figure on mossy ground, from high above, Josh Withers, Pexels licence
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