Are you planning to visit Venice and enjoy a special time with your loved one? Are you wondering about elopment photoshoot in Venice?
Maybe you bought secretly the ring and wondering how to surprise your partner with surprise proposal in Venice, but not sure what proper location to choose?
Hi! We are Paolo and Barbara, photographers in Venice! We would love to share some ideas with you, how to get the most pleasant experience the city with your partner, avoiding mass tourism and spending pleasant days of tranquility and romance during romantic photoshoot in Venice.
You may have 2 questions:
1) "I came to stay there just for 1-2 days for enjoy my honeymoon in Venice and have no time for photos".
The portrait or engagement photoshooting in Venice usually takes 1-2 hours, but the main thing - with us you will see the true beauty of Venice not overcrowded by tourists. We will share some tips and show you some interesting locations in Venice which are visited by locals only. So you will receive more than just photoshooting in Venice!
2) "I'll wear a big down jacket, how to have beautiful pictures when it's cold during my engagement photoshoot in Venice?"
We all want to look elegant and natural in our photos and memories, not wrapped up in large warm clothes walking as fluffy penguins. Yes, you can easily wear your stylish coat, light raincoat or your favorite designer trench (which also will take up very little space in your suitcase) - just don't forget to wear warm running or mountain sports thermo clothes as first layer. You definitely won't catch a cold at the day and be able even to have long walk through a mysterious Venice even at night!
There is unforgettable soft silver light in Venice during late autumn and winter period that does't exist in any other city in the world, which phones could't catch - so you will have it on photos made by us - engagement photographers in Venice.
These are 7 tips how to spend a very nice time in Venice:
1. Stay in an apartment instead of a hotel.
Apartments could provide you private and comfortable stay. A lot of apartments have antique closed cortyard and still keeping its unique historical venetian style with oil paintings on their walls and wooden furniture, which is combined with a modern bathroom. You can even rent a whole house or palazzo with high ceilings and elegant windows overlooking the canals. These apartments are usually located in quiet squares in the authentic districts of Venice.
2. Explore Local Cuisine
You can buy fresh vegetables in small boat markets (as the locals do) and explore historical Rialto's fish market for fresh ingredients to cook a delicious romantic dinner in your cozy apartment. You will enjoy each other with a glass of wine and window view at the city rooftops or the magical Venetian canals, constantly changing its elusive color. You can also rent an apartment with a rooftop terrace framed by plants and enjoy sunset surrounded by warm candle lights or lantern garland waving old wooden columns.
As professional photographers in Venice, we will help you to create atmosphere full of love and capture every little emotional moment. While capturing vivid and unique moments of your life instead of static posing we will remain discreet and unobtrusive cinematographic photoshooting in Venice.
3. Enjoy the gondola ride in Venice!
Experience Venice from a unique perspective with a gondola ride through the city's canals. Let the violinist add a touch of romance with classical music while photographer in Venice captures the magic of your journey.
Short gondola ride at the daytime is 90 euro, long or evening gondola tour is 110 euro (official prices for 2025).
There are many routs for photoshooting in Venice, but not all the canal views looks nice for your eye, on photos or selfies. We are familiar to all the routs and can advice you the proper gondola ride with fascinating views and palaces to create for you perfect engagement photo shoot in Venice.
Need a modern flower bouquet or degustate a prosecco while preparing to make a proposal on the gondola? Contact us, we would love to help organize you a private proposal photoshoot in Venice and have many options to realise it in a perfect way. We even know how and where to decorate the small cozy square for your unforgettable proposal in Venice!
And if it is not your first time in Venice, you can take a water taxi for wider experience of the Venice unique atmosphere and surroundings. The taxi will bring you to Grand canal, where you enjoy the freedom, speed and fresh sea wind, also make a ride to the Burano, Murano or secluded Giudecca island.
4. Try an Aperitivo and cicchetti like a Venetian.
Cicchetti are wide range of small snacks or side dishes, food eaten by your hands. Analogs are tapas in Spain and dim sum in China. Usually you will find them at small wine bars and tiny taverns (bácaro), where you will stay close to each other right at the counter or sit at the small window sill serving also as a table. Nice place to make a stop, enjoy true local food and make some natural and full of life photos! We love such places as Osteria Ai Pugni or Cantine del Vino gia Schiavi and can advice more of them - depend on our photographic tour in Venice. You can always take fresh cicchetti in places like these!
5. Try venetian frìtole, add more sweetness to your special day of photoshooting in Venice.
Frìtole festival is usually takes part only during Venetian Carnival! These are special sweets, also called frittelle, one of the Carnival signature dishes and important city heritage. You will find them in many bakery spots such as Majer, Rosa Salva, Tonolo, Dal Mas and many more.
6. Enjoy sunset engagemant photoshoot in Venice from Giudecca Island.
Giudecca Island is great because it is always away from the crowds. Go to the Fondamenta delle Zattere on the Giudecca Canal and enjoy one of the most remarkable views that the Serenissima offers. You can also look here at the squero, the place where gondolas are made, and the neighborhood is also one of the least touristy in the city. Warm hugs and a shared glass of wine with magnificient reflection of the deep red sunset in it - sometimes simplicity is the best way for romantic photoshoot in Venice.
7. Nighttime Stargazing
Seven is a happy number (and for now this is a last tip in this article). But your fantasy could bring you more ideas - we are Venice photographers which are always happy to help you realize your wishes.
Conclude your day by stargazing in Campo San Polo, a peaceful square away from the crowds. Capture the magic of the night sky deep within your hearts as you revel in the quiet beauty of hidden location in Venice.
Ready to turn your Valentine's Day in Venice into a visual love story with the best photographers in Venice? Our team Pro Photo Italy can capture the romantic hues of the sky as you share a quiet moment, creating stunning images that reflect the magic during your engagement photoshoot in Venice, proposal or honeymoon in one of the most fairytale and magical Italian cities.
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