Wedding Photographer in Chiang Mai

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 Chiang Mai: 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 early February: cool, dry mornings and clear skies, the season the old city's temples are made for — and Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, on the mountain above town, is calmest early. Loy Krathong and Chiang Mai's Yi Peng usually fall on the November full moon: beautiful, crowded and regulated, with sky lanterns banned in much of the city and near the airport and most releases held at organised events, so check the current year's rules. Avoid February to April if you can, when burning-season haze hangs over the north, worst in March. The rains, roughly May to October, turn the rice terraces green from about August and gold towards the harvest in late October.