Wedding Photographer in Bangkok

Most sessions run between forty-five minutes and two hours. In Thailand the time of day matters more than the length: the sun rises and sets between roughly six and seven o'clock all year, the soft light lasts only a short while because the sun climbs fast, and by mid-morning heat and hard overhead light take over. An hour that starts at sunrise or ends at sunset usually gives more than two hours at noon. The photographer's packages on their profile say exactly what each length includes.

It depends on the coast. Phuket, Krabi, Khao Lak and Koh Lanta are driest from about November to April; their rainy season runs roughly mid-May to mid-October and peaks in September. Koh Samui and its neighbours have the opposite pattern, with the heaviest rain from October to December. Plan the ceremony for the last hour before sunset — the sun sets between about six and seven all year — and give the photographer time for portraits in that light before the reception. If the ceremony is at or near a temple, ask the temple first: rules for weddings and shoots differ from one temple to the next.

Each photographer sets their own price for a photoshoot in Bangkok: every package on their profile shows an all-inclusive price, and nothing is added at checkout. Packages differ by how long the session runs and how many edited photos you receive, so compare a one-hour walk against a half day before you book.

November to February is the comfortable window: drier air, cooler mornings and clear evenings. From March the heat builds to its peak in April, and the rains run from about mid-May to mid-October, usually as a heavy afternoon downpour rather than a grey day. In any month, shoot at the ends of the day — the riverside temples as soon as they open, and sunset from the Tha Tien side of the river, with Wat Arun across the water as its lights come on. Chinatown's Yaowarat Road is at its best after dark. The Grand Palace is the strictest site in the city: shoulders and knees covered, and no photography inside the chapel of the Emerald Buddha.