Balearic Islands, Spain
MallorcaWedding photography
A limestone mountain range falling into the sea, with a finca at the bottom of it.
We photograph destination weddings in Mallorca — fincas in the Serra de Tramuntana, mountain estates on stone terraces, and coastal properties above the small deep bays of the northwest. Two photographers, on site two days early, from $22,000.
Most of what is said about this island describes the wrong half of it. The weddings are in the mountains, and that side looks nothing like the airport you landed at. Direct flights from most of Europe are what make a three-day weekend realistic here.
Most people picture Mallorca as a beach and it is really a mountain. The Serra de Tramuntana runs the length of the northwest coast — grey limestone, terraced olive groves, stone villages, and a road that drops down to small deep bays. That side of the island is where the weddings are, and it looks nothing like the airport you flew into.
The form here is the finca: a stone farmhouse with a courtyard, thick walls, a terrace of olives and a view either to the mountains or to the sea. It does the same job the Tuscan villa does, with harder light and a sharper landscape, and it is three hours from London rather than a day of connections.
That accessibility is the real argument for Mallorca. Guests from across Europe arrive on direct flights in an afternoon, which makes a three-day wedding weekend achievable for people who could not give you a week.
The light
When to marry in Mallorca.
The part a visitor cannot look up, and the reason this page exists rather than a list of packages.
May to June
Green terraces, wild flowers on the mountains, warm days and cool nights. The best of the year.
July to August
Hot, dry and very busy. Hard light until evening; the courtyards and the stone are what make it workable.
September to October
Warm sea, softer light, the almond and olive harvest, and the island returning to itself.
The venues
Where to be married in Mallorca.
The rooms this market is built on, and what each one does to a photograph. Listed as places rather than as partnerships — we have no preferred-supplier arrangement with any of them.
Son Marroig
Clifftop estate, Deià
A marble rotunda on a cliff above the sea with the Tramuntana behind it. West-facing, so the evening light comes straight in off the water.
Finca Son Mir
Country finca, Sencelles
Inland and flat, with a walled garden and old stone. Away from the mountain roads, which makes it the easier option for a large guest list.
La Residencia
Hotel and olive terraces, Deià
Terraced olive groves stepping down the mountain. The terracing is the architecture here, and it gives you level ground at four different heights.
Castell Son Claret
Restored castle estate, Es Capdellà
Formal grounds at the foot of the range with room to seat a full guest list outdoors, which the mountain villages cannot offer.
Cap Rocat
Former military fortress, Palma bay
Cut into the rock above the bay, all stone tunnels and hard-edged shadow. Twenty minutes from Palma, which for guest logistics is unusual here.
The kind of place
- Fincas — stone farmhouses with courtyards and olive terraces
- Mountain estates in the Tramuntana, with stone terracing as the architecture
- Coastal properties above small bays, reached by a single descending road
- Historic town houses in Palma’s old quarter, for a city ceremony
What a Mallorca wedding plans around
- The Tramuntana roads are narrow, winding and slow. A coach on the road to Deia or Soller is a real constraint on the schedule.
- Direct flights from most of Europe land at Palma, which makes this the easiest island on this list for a large guest list.
- August is the island’s busiest month by a considerable margin, on the roads and everywhere else.
- Many fincas are working properties. What is accessible and when is agreed with the owner rather than assumed.
Frames
From Mallorca.
The commission
Photographing a wedding in Mallorca.
A Mallorcan wedding is a destination commission from $22,000: two photographers, two days on site before the date, full coverage of the day. Travel at cost, and from most of Europe it is a short flight rather than a day of connections.
That accessibility is the real argument for this island, and it changes what we recommend. Guests who could never give you a week in Italy can arrive on a Friday afternoon here, which makes the wedding weekend — welcome dinner, wedding, farewell lunch — achievable rather than aspirational. It starts at $28,000 and it produces a noticeably different set of photographs, because by Saturday everybody has met.
The Tramuntana roads are narrow and slow, so transfer times are built from the coach rather than from the map. Preview within seven days, full set within eight weeks, private archive, print release with no expiry, nothing published without your consent.
- Destination Wedding, from
- $22,000
- Photographers
- Two
- Preview
- 7 days
- Full delivery
- 8 weeks
Wedding photography commissions in Mallorca
Every commission on this site is available in Mallorca. See all seven.
Mallorca wedding photography — questions
How much is a Mallorca wedding photographer?
From $22,000 for a destination wedding with two photographers and two days on site beforehand. A full wedding weekend covering the welcome dinner and the farewell lunch starts at $28,000. Travel is quoted at cost.
Mountains or coast?
The Tramuntana, almost always. Stone, terraces, olives and a sea view from height photograph better than a beach does, and they give you shade at four in the afternoon.
How difficult are the roads?
The mountain roads are narrow and winding, and a coach to Deià or Sóller takes considerably longer than a car. We build the schedule from the slowest vehicle in the convoy.
When should we come?
May, June or late September. May and June bring green terraces and wild flowers on the mountains with warm days and cool nights; September gives a warm sea, softer light and the island returning to itself.
Is a finca available for the whole weekend?
Most are taken whole, which is what makes the weekend commission work here. Many are also working properties, so what is accessible and when is agreed with the owner rather than assumed.
Is August a bad idea?
It is the island’s busiest month by a considerable margin, on the roads and everywhere else. The light is hard until evening and the villages are full. June or September give you the same island with room to move.
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Married in Mallorca?
Tell us the date and what you are planning. We reply personally, usually within two business days.