Wedding Photographer in Phi Phi Islands

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 on the Phi Phi Islands: 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 beach session against a longer one before you book.

November to April. Phi Phi Don has no cars, so sessions move on foot and by longtail, and the viewpoint above the village is at its best around sunrise and sunset. Maya Bay, on Phi Phi Leh, is inside a national park and run under strict rules: boats no longer enter the bay but moor on the other side of the island, visitors walk in along a boardwalk, swimming is not allowed, time on the beach is limited, and the bay has closed every year from 1 August to 30 September — check the current dates. Arrive at opening for a beach with fewer people on it. From May to October, monsoon swells can cancel boats at short notice.