A Wedding in Perast, Montenegro

Montenegro wedding – Perast

Aerial photograph of a wooden boat drawing a circle on the water of the bay

Bride and groom on the deck of a classic wooden boat in the Bay of Kotor

Groom looking at the camera as the bride sits at the stern of the boat

Aerial view of a wooden boat crossing the bay, leaving a long wake

Bride seated at a long table set for the wedding dinner between palm trees

Aerial view of the wedding table laid out on a white terrace among palms

Bride and groom sitting together on the boat, mountains behind them

The bride's shoes and fresh lemons arranged on a patterned floor

Black and white photograph of the couple on the boat

Aerial view of the Bay of Kotor with a small island in the middle

Bride and groom standing on the boat with the town of Perast behind them

Groom seated and the bride standing beside him under a pine on the waterfront

Aerial view of the wedding table set with flowers, lemons and blue ceramics

Bride and groom embracing between palm trees at the water's edge

Black and white photograph of the bride seated on the terrace

Wedding cake on a wooden dresser between two palms above the bay

Black and white photograph of the couple walking past a striped lighthouse

Black and white photograph of the couple on the terrace by the sea

Bride and groom embracing on the waterfront terrace, the bay behind them

Black and white photograph of the couple on the terrace among the palms

Wedding table set between palm trees above the Bay of Kotor

Black and white portrait of the groom seated by the water

Bride raising a glass at the wedding table

Black and white photograph of the bride and groom at the table under the palms

Bride and groom embracing beside the laid table

Bride sitting on the groom's lap at the table by the sea

The laid table on the terrace, the couple seated at either end

Black and white photograph of the groom holding the bride as she drinks

The wedding table seen along its length, with a lighthouse across the water

Bride and groom embracing at the end of the table among the palms

Bride and groom close together on the boat, both wearing sunglasses

Aerial view of the long wedding table seen from directly above

Black and white detail of the groom's hand resting on the bride's waist

Bride and groom on the deck of the boat, the mountains of the bay behind

Aerial view of the island church in the Bay of Kotor

Bride and groom on the boat with the stone houses of Perast behind them

Bride and groom seated on the boat in front of Perast

Wooden boat on the water with the couple aboard, seen from the shore

Black and white photograph of Perast seen from the water

Aerial view of the boat carrying the couple across the bay

Aerial view of the wooden boat passing close to the rocky shore

Black and white aerial view of the boat crossing open water

Black and white photograph of guests seated on cane chairs during the ceremony

A parasol left on a cane chair on the grass

Black and white photograph of the couple embracing after the ceremony, guests around them

Bride and groom signing the register at an outdoor ceremony

Black and white photograph of the ceremony in front of a stone gateway

Bride and groom walking away together after the ceremony

Gravel path leading to the ceremony gateway, chairs set out on either side

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A wedding that moves by boat

In Perast the day does not stay in one room. It starts in a stone house above the water, moves to the island church by boat, and comes back for a long table under the palms once it gets dark. Photographing that means working from the boat as much as from the shore — and it is the reason this wedding does not look like a wedding anywhere else.

Light on the bay

The bay works twice a day. In the morning the mountains still hold the shadow and the water is flat enough to mirror the island. In the last hour the stone turns the colour of honey and the light comes across the water instead of down onto it, which is when portraits on the quay are worth the wait. Midday is the hour to be indoors, and the old houses are built for exactly that.

Planning a wedding in Perast

The nearest airport is Tivat, about half an hour away, and I come down from Serbia the day before. The town is small enough to walk end to end in a quarter of an hour, so guests are never far from anything and the day does not lose an hour to transfers. Travel is quoted separately and kept simple: one photographer, no crew to accommodate, no lighting rigs in your ceremony.

Weddings in Perast and across Montenegro

If you are planning a wedding in Perast, Kotor or anywhere on the Bay of Kotor, write to me with the date and the venue.

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